Syria forces storm strategic town
Syrian forces backed by tanks and helicopters stormed a strategic town on Tuesday after fighting with army defectors, in a major operation to subdue pro-democracy protests in...
Strauss-Kahn claims diplomatic immunity in lawsuit
Lawyers for former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn asked a judge on Monday to dismiss a civil suit filed by a hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault, asserting that the...
Live blog | CIA already after bin Laden's new 'most wanted' second in command

Welcome to our live blog - we'll be updating links to news on the death of Osama Bin Laden all throughout the day.

Welcome to our live blog - we'll be updating links to...

Pakistan rejects claims of ‘harbouring’ Bin Laden

The killing of Osama Bin Laden in his country is not a sign of its failure to...

The killing of Osama Bin Laden in his country is not a...

25 million users suffer detail theft in online network hack atttack, Sony warns

Almost 25 million extra gaming users may have had their personal details taken in a hacker attack last week, says Sony.

Almost 25 million extra gaming users may have had their...

Video | Tornado rips through Auckland, New Zealand

A tornado has swept through the New Zealand city of Auckland very early...

A tornado has swept through the New Zealand city...

UN refugee agency alarmed by large number of people fleeing Somalia

The United Nations refugee agency today voiced alarm at worsening insecurity...

The United Nations refugee agency today voiced alarm at...

Now here’s a real rocket to make Israel shake

Our special correspondent in Gaza reports on the latest developments on the...

Our special correspondent in Gaza reports on the latest...

US President Obama announces Bin Laden killed by US forces

Osama Bin Laden is killed in a fire fight in Pakistan. President Obama...

Osama Bin Laden is killed in a fire fight in Pakistan....

Video | UN withdraws from Tripoli(Libya) amid mob attacks

The UN has withdrawn all of its international staff from the Libyan...

The UN has withdrawn all of its international staff from...

French ex-PM Dominique de Villepin faces appeal trial

Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is due to face...

Former French Prime Minister Dominique...

Egypt urges US to back Palestinian state declaration

The Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil al-Araby has urged the United States to...

The Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil al-Araby has urged...

America celebrates Bin Laden's death [SLIDESHOW]

America celebrates in New York and outside the White House news of Osama Bin...

America celebrates in New York and outside the White...

Iran leader Ahmadinejad resumes duties after 'boycott'

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ended a boycott of...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has...

Air France flight data recorder recovered

One of two flight recorders from an Air France plane that crashed in 2009 off...

One of two flight recorders from an Air France plane that...

Obama’s full statement on the death of bin Laden

Full text of the speech given by the US president announcing the death of the...

Full text of the speech given by the US president...

Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi appears in corruption case

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has made his latest appearance in...

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has made his...

Bin Laden live blog 2 May

Live blog 2 May 2011

Live blog 2 May 2011

NATO airstrikes kill Gaddafi's younger son

A NATO air strike killed Col. Gaddafi’s youngest son and three...

A NATO air strike killed Col. Gaddafi’s youngest...

Pope John Paul II to be beatified today

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have flocked to Rome for the beatification of Pope John Paul II, six years after his death.

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have flocked to Rome...