Venezuela's Guaidó vows crippling strikes
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has called for an escalating series of strikes to force President Nicolás Maduro to relinquish power
Mozambique death toll rises as aid blocked
The death toll in cyclone-hit northern Mozambique has risen to 38, officials say, as aid workers struggle to reach the worst-affected areas
83 Guatemalans died as ‘human guinea pigs’ in the 1940s - report

A commission appointed by the US President revealed how at least 83 people...

A commission appointed by the US President revealed how...

US 'wasted $30bn on Afghanistan and Iraq' over decade

The US government caught wasting $30bn (€20.7) in unsustainable and...

The US government caught wasting $30bn (€20.7) in...

Hurricane Irene death toll reaches 44

Post-Tropical Cyclone Irene has left more than 40 people dead in the US, whilst authorities are warning that flooding could continue for up to three days in...

Post-Tropical Cyclone Irene has left more than 40 people...

Euros line the highway in heaven

Motorist slammed the breaks and gathered money from the side of the street in Holland, when a money trunk burst open and showered the road with Euro notes.

Motorist slammed the breaks and gathered money from the...

Irene still a threat - Obama

Tropical storm Irene has battered northeastern America, leaving 20 people dead - as US President Barack Obama warned there could be worse to come.

Tropical storm Irene has battered northeastern America,...

Lockerbie bomber reportedly in coma

Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi is in a coma at his Tripoli home in Libya, according to reports.

Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi is in a coma...

Japan's finance minister Noda to become PM

Japan's Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda is set to become prime minister...

Japan's Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda is set to...

Suicide bomber kills at least 28 in Baghdad mosque attack

A suicide bomber kills at least 28 people and wounded at least 30 more after...

A suicide bomber kills at least 28 people and wounded at...

European Commission allocates €10m for emergency operations in Tripoli

The European Commission establishes humanitarian presence in Tripoli and boosts funding for emergency operations in Libya's capital 

The European Commission establishes humanitarian presence...

Ban Ki-moon calls for cooperation to restore order in Libya

UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for the international community to work...

UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for the...

Suicide bomb attack hits Algerian military academy

A suicide bomb attack on a military academy in Algeria kills 18...

A suicide bomb attack on a military academy...

Vitamin A pills could cut child deaths by 24%

Giving vitamin A supplements to children under the age of five in developing...

Giving vitamin A supplements to children under the age of...

Singapore votes for new president

For the first time in just under 20 years, voters in Singapore able to vote to choose their next president.

For the first time in just under 20 years, voters in...

Japanese PM to resign
Casino attack in Mexico's Monterrey kills 53

Masked gunmen killed at least 53 people at a casino in northern Mexico on...

Masked gunmen killed at least 53 people at a casino in...

Global governments 'must get tough on obesity'

Tougher action - including taxing junk food - is needed by all governments if...

Tougher action - including taxing junk food - is needed...

EU considering ban on imported Syrian oil

The European Council has added more names to the list of those targeted by an...

The European Council has added more names to the list of...

Far-right blogger says Breivik ‘was not a lone wolf’

Norwegian mass-murdered Anders Breivik was not a “lone wolf”...

Norwegian mass-murdered Anders Breivik was not a...