The author was stabbed on Friday whilst delivering a lecture in New York
Salman Rushdie, author of the provocative book The Satanic Verses that earned him death threats from Iran in the 1980s, has been attacked in New York
Australia silent over fate of Tamil refugees
Australia is refusing to comment on the fate of more than 200 Tamil asylum...
Australia is refusing to comment on the fate of more than...
Senegal Prime Minister sacked
Senegalese Prime Minister Aminata Toure has been sacked after her ruling party's poor results in local elections last Sunday.
Senegalese Prime Minister Aminata Toure has been sacked...
Germany summons envoy over US spying row
The German authorities summon the US ambassador in Berlin after a 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of spying for the US.
The German authorities summon the US ambassador in Berlin...
Funeral for Palestinian teenager held amid violence
Thousands of people have attended the funeral of a murdered Palestinian...
Thousands of people have attended the funeral of a murdered...
Rolf Harris sentenced to five years and nine months in prison
Veteran TV presenter and artist accused of several counts of indecent assault...
Veteran TV presenter and artist accused of several counts...
Italian navy rescues 834 boat migrants 200nm off Malta
482 Syrians, 177 Egyptians, 108 Palestinians, 36 Eritreans and 31 Sudanese in...
482 Syrians, 177 Egyptians, 108 Palestinians, 36 Eritreans...
Rakhat Aliyev threatened in prison, new evidence emerges
Rakhat Aliyev, formerly the son-in-law of Kazakh dictator Nursultan Nazarbayev...
Rakhat Aliyev, formerly the son-in-law of Kazakh dictator...
Two dead as flyover collapses in Brazilian city
A partly-built flyover collapses on to several vehicles in the Brazilian World...
A partly-built flyover collapses on to several vehicles in...
Iraqi Kurds propose independence referendum
President of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq, appears to have...
President of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern...
Hamas set to announce ceasefire as Israel sends troops to Gaza
Israeli troop movement raises possibility of expanded military operation in...
Israeli troop movement raises possibility of expanded...
Sunni rebels offered amnesty by Iraqi government
Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki offers amnesty to some Sunni militants backing a...
Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki offers amnesty to some Sunni...
Millions at risk in South Sudan amid famine warnings
Some four million people in South Sudan are likely to face critical food...
Some four million people in South Sudan are likely to face...
Tighter security for US-bound flights
Security is being tightened at airports with direct flights into the US in response to warnings of a "credible threat"
Security is being tightened at airports with direct flights...
Libya declares oil crisis over after reclaiming ports
Libya's acting Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni says the government had...
Libya's acting Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni says...
Clashes in East Jerusalem following murder of Palestinian teen
The funeral of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdair, abducted and murdered...
The funeral of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdair,...
India MP apologises over rape threat
Tapas Pal made the controversial comments warning the rival Communist party while addressing his party supporters.
Tapas Pal made the controversial comments warning the rival...
Four believed dead in Nairobi plane crash
Kenyan Airports Authority says fears all crew members killed after cargo plane...
Kenyan Airports Authority says fears all crew members...
Iraqi rebel leader calls for ‘holy war’
Leader of so-called Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, calls on all Muslims...
Leader of so-called Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,...