Gatwick airport was closed several times between 19 and 21 December because of a similar incident
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced plans to punish people who hold unsanctioned protests as anti-government unrest continues into its seventh week
Malta delegation walks out of UN hall as Ahmadinejad claims 9/11 was 'staged'
The Malta delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, headed by foreign minister Tonio Borg walked out of the plenary hall as Iranian...
The Malta delegation to the United Nations General...
Chances of being hit by satellite debris ‘1 in 3,200’
The chances that someone is hit by asteroid pieces are one in 3,200, NASA...
The chances that someone is hit by asteroid pieces are...
Abbas delivers impassioned plea for Palestinian statehood at UN
The Palestinian president has made an impassioned plea for full membership of...
The Palestinian president has made an impassioned plea...
Obama vows to veto Palestine’s UN bid
US President Barack Obama tells Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas he plans veto his bid for UN membership, as he tried to persuade him to drop...
US President Barack Obama tells Palestinian...
Greece austerity cuts stoke further civil unrest
Further protests are expected in Greece in response to ramped-up austerity...
Further protests are expected in Greece in response to...
Pope Benedict faces toughest visit to sceptical homeland
Pope Benedict starts his most difficult visit yet to his German homeland on...
Pope Benedict starts his most difficult visit yet to his...
Troy Davis executed amid international outcry
The southern US state of Georgia has executed Troy Davis despite doubts over...
The southern US state of Georgia has executed Troy Davis...
European Union talks making 'progress' on Greek bailout
Talks to avert a financial meltdown in Greece have made "good...
Talks to avert a financial meltdown in Greece have made...
Powerful Typhoon Roke hits still-recovering Japan
A powerful typhoon has strikes disaster-ravaged Japan, bringing heavy rains...
A powerful typhoon has strikes disaster-ravaged Japan,...
New Libyan government expected within 10 days
A new Libyan government will be announced within seven to 10 days, the...
A new Libyan government will be announced within seven to...
Updated | Rioting Tunisian migrants burn down reception centre
Italian riot police clash with mostly Tunisian migrants who went on the...
Italian riot police clash with mostly Tunisian migrants...
Three dead in Guatemala earthquake
Four earthquakes reaching up to 5.8 magnitude hit the south of Guatemala, killing three, damaging homes and triggering landslides.
Four earthquakes reaching up to 5.8 magnitude hit the...
Italy's sovereign debt rating cut by S&P amid growth fear
Italy has had its sovereign debt rating cut by Standard & Poor's from...
Italy has had its sovereign debt rating cut by Standard...
Gold necklace found on Titanic stolen from Denmark exhibition
A gold-plated necklace recovered from the Titanic was stolen from an...
A gold-plated necklace recovered from the Titanic was...
Government forces fire shells at Yemen protest camp
Yemen’s government forces continued to fire shells at a protester camp...
Yemen’s government forces continued to fire shells...
Liaison with New York hotel maid ‘inappropriate’ - Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Dominique Strauss-Kahn describes liaison with a hotel maid in New York, over which he was charged with attempted rape, as "inappropriate".
Dominique Strauss-Kahn describes liaison with a hotel...
Iran arrests 19 in $2.6 billion bank fraud
Iran has arrested 19 suspects in a bank fraud which is described as the...
Iran has arrested 19 suspects in a bank fraud which is...
2 injured, 3 missing in Gaza tunnel explosion
Two injured and three missing after cooking gas cylinder explodes in a...
Two injured and three missing after cooking gas cylinder...
