Are humans alone in space? World’s largest radio telescope will try to find out
Malta with observer status at world body that will operate gigantic telescope that will scan the sky
New Zealand bans sale of assault, semi-automatic rifles
Weapons ban aims 'to prevent an act of terror from ever happening again in our country', prime minister says
Syria: Bashar al-Assad 'grants general amnesty'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree granting a general...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree...

Zuma’s Libya visit ‘inconclusive’

Talks between South Africa's President Zuma and Colonel Gaddafi in Tripoli have ended with no announcement of progress towards an end to Libya's...

Talks between South Africa's President Zuma and...

Fifa sponsors voice fears over bribe claims

Coca-Cola has joined its fellow Fifa sponsor Adidas in condemning the...

Coca-Cola has joined its fellow Fifa sponsor Adidas in...

Cucumber victims 'likely to increase'

A deadly E.coli outbreak linked to cucumbers is expected to worsen in the coming days, a scientist says.

A deadly E.coli outbreak linked to cucumbers is expected...

Russian ex-tycoon Khodorkovsky requests parole

Russia's once richest man Mikhail Khodorkovsky requested release on...

Russia's once richest man Mikhail Khodorkovsky...

Afghanistan warns NATO-led forces against attacks on homes

Afghan president Hamid Karzai warned NATO-led forces in Afghanistan that...

Afghan president Hamid Karzai warned NATO-led forces in...

Food prices 'will double by 2030', Oxfam warns

The prices of staple foods will more than double in 20 years unless world...

The prices of staple foods will more than double in 20...

Ratko Mladic to file appeal against Hague extradition

Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic is set to file an appeal on...

Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic is set to...

NATO strike kills civilians, Afghans say most were kids

An air strike by NATO-led troops in southern Afghanistan killed at least nine...

An air strike by NATO-led troops in southern Afghanistan...

French junior minister quits over sexual harassment accusation

French junior Civil Service minister  Minister Georges Tron...

French junior Civil Service minister...

Germany pledges to end all nuclear power by 2022

Germany's ruling coalition says it has agreed a date of 2022 for the...

Germany's ruling coalition says it has agreed a date...

E.coli-infected cucumber scare spreads beyond Germany

Authorities in the Czech Republic and Austria have taken some Spanish-grown...

Authorities in the Czech Republic and Austria have taken...

Suicide car-bomber strikes in Hangu, Pakistan

At least 32 people died after government buildings in Pakistan's volatile...

At least 32 people died after government buildings in...

Sarkozy offers Gaddafi 'options' at G8 summit

French President Nicolas Sarkozy urges Libya's...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy urges...

Gaddafi 'paranoid and on the run' as UK engages Apache helicopters over Tripoli

A paranoid Colonel Gaddafi is hiding in a different hospital every night to dodge Nato bombs and Libyan assassins, British intelligence chiefs have...

A paranoid Colonel Gaddafi is hiding in a different...

Bomb kills seven US soldiers in southern Afghanistan

Seven US soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the...

Seven US soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in...

Serbian war criminal worked as labourer

Serbian newspaper Blic has revealed how war criminal Ratko Mladić – who arrested on Thursday – worked as a labourer under the false identity of...

Serbian newspaper Blic has revealed how war criminal...

US diplomats, family members withdrawn from Yemen

The US has ordered all its non-essential diplomats and family members of...

The US has ordered all its non-essential diplomats and...