Alabama passes bill banning abortion
Alabama lawmakers have passed a bill to outlaw abortion outright in the state, set to be the strictest such US law, even rejecting exemptions for cases of rape or incest
Two more bodies found in inquiry into German crossbow deaths
German police probing the deaths of three people shot with crossbow arrows in a rural Bavarian hotel near Passau have found two more female bodies
US looks for 'decisive signal' from Europe on debt crisis

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has called on European leaders at the...

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has called on...

Gaddafi fights in high spirits according to daughter

Aisha Gaddafi claims father, Muammar Gaddafi, is in high spirit and fights...

Aisha Gaddafi claims father, Muammar Gaddafi, is in high...

Russian president proposes Putin for presidential elections

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has proposed former President and current...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has proposed former...

Former Libyan PM jailed in Tunisia

Former Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi was jailed in Tunisia for crossing the Tunisian southern border illegally.

Former Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi was...

Yemen President’s surprise return

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh returned to Sanaa on Friday after more than three months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, even as his forces were...

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh returned to Sanaa on...

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...