EU leaders reach compromise deal on Eurozone bank supervisor
EU leaders have agreed to phase in a single supervisory body for eurozone banks during the course of next year.
US Presidential race: Obama and Romney swap jokes
After heavy debates at the beginning of the week, opponents Barack Obama and Mitt Romney share series of lighthearted jabs at themselves and each other at a charity fundraiser.
Violence continues with two suicide bombings in Syria

Opposing forces in Syria continue to defy ceasefire as two suicide bombings...

Opposing forces in Syria continue to defy ceasefire as two...

Two bombs hit Syria as UN steps up monitoring mission

Two bombs have exploded in Idlib amid the United Nations’ attempt to expand...

Two bombs have exploded in Idlib amid the United Nations’...

Australian billionaire orders replica of Titanic

An Australian billionaire has ordered a shipyard in China to build him a...

An Australian billionaire has ordered a shipyard in China...

Sudan declares state of emergency

President Omar al Bahsir has declared a state of emergency on the border states of South Kordofan, White Nile and Sennar after a month of clashes.

President Omar al Bahsir has declared a state of emergency...

Australian PM orders MP involved in scandal out of party

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has asked one of her MPs to resign from...

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has asked one of...

Libya’s former PM and oil minister Shokri Ghanem found dead in Vienna

Updated | Former Libyan Prime Minister and oil minister Shokri Ghanem has been found dead in Vienna’s Danube river.

Updated | Former Libyan Prime Minister and oil minister...

UN appoints veteran peacekeeper for UN’s Syria mission

Veteran Norwegian peacekeeper Major General Robert Mood is appointed by the UN...

Veteran Norwegian peacekeeper Major General Robert Mood is...

Former Ukranian PM requests deferral of new tax evasion trial

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko faces new tax evasion trial...

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko faces new...

Malaysian protesters call for electoral reform

Heavy police presence in Malaysian capital city centre attempts to stop 20,000...

Heavy police presence in Malaysian capital city centre...

Australia raises alarm over conditions on Malta-flagged ship laden with dangerous cargo

A Maltese-flagged ship carrying 3,000 tonnes of explosive material used in mining blasts is floating off Australian coast because the embattled chemical-maker ...

A Maltese-flagged ship carrying 3,000 tonnes of explosive...

US and Japan agree Okinawa troop redeployment

The United States and Japan reach deal to move thousands of US Marines from the...

The United States and Japan reach deal to move thousands of...

US Secret Service probes fresh sex allegations

The US Secret Service investigates allegations that some of its agents paid for...

The US Secret Service investigates allegations that some of...

UN Chief says Syria 'in contravention' of peace plan

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warns the Syrian government is "in...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warns the Syrian...

Explosion in Hama kills 70

Activists have said that up to 70 people have been killed in an attack on a house in Hama in Syria, while state media reports 16 dead.

Activists have said that up to 70 people have been killed...

Charles Taylor war crimes trial verdict due

The verdict of Liberian president Charles Taylor is to be heard following a...

The verdict of Liberian president Charles Taylor is to be...

France election | Hollande appeals to Le Pen voters

French Socialist presidential candidate Francois Hollande has suggested that...

French Socialist presidential candidate Francois Hollande...

France elections 2012 | Reaping Sarkozy’s harvest

The French political compass seems to have shifted to the far right while still...

The French political compass seems to have shifted to the...

Turncoat-terrorist reveals Bin Laden plots

A British terrorist and turncoat has told a court in the US that Osama bin...

A British terrorist and turncoat has told a court in the US...