US border security deal reached to avert new shutdown
Democrats and Republicans have reached an agreement in principle over border security to fund the US government and avert another partial shutdown
Thousands demonstrate in Spain over Catalonia policy
Supporters of Spanish conservative and centrist parties have held a protest in Madrid against government plans to hold talks with Catalan separatists
Court seeks arrest warrants for Gaddafi, his son and son-in-law

The International Criminal Court has requested arrest warrants for Libyan...

The International Criminal Court has requested arrest...

Vatican lays provisional procedures for sex abuse crimes

Priests suspected of child abuse sex crimes should be turned over to the...

Priests suspected of child abuse sex crimes should be...

Azerbaijan wins 2011 Eurovision Song Contest

Azerbaijan came out on top last night in this year's Eurovision Song...

Azerbaijan came out on top last night in this year's...

IMF head facing charges over sex attacks claims

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is facing charges of a...

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is...

Up to 1,200 refugees missing at sea en route to Europe: UN

As many as 1,200 refugees from Libya have gone missing and are presumably...

As many as 1,200 refugees from Libya have gone missing...

‘I live in the hearts of millions’, says Gaddafi

After speculations that Libyan Col Muammar Gaddafi has been injured by NATO...

After speculations that Libyan Col Muammar Gaddafi has...

Pakistani suicide attack leaves 89 dead, 140 wounded

A double suicide bombing attack on a parailitary police training centre in...

A double suicide bombing attack on a parailitary police...

Japan shuts down nuclear plant

Japan has shut down all reactors at a nuclear plant near a tectonic fault line, as government pledges a new law to help compensate victims of the Fukushima...

Japan has shut down all reactors at a nuclear plant near...

Video | Double Pakistan paramilitary base bombing reportedly kill 73

Twin bomb attacks on a paramilitary force academy in north-west Pakistan...

Twin bomb attacks on a paramilitary force academy in...

Japan's government approves compensation scheme for Fukushima plant operator

Japan's government has approved a plan to help Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) pay compensation to the victims of the fallout from the...

Japan's government has approved a plan to...

Ugandan anti-gay bill to be debated before parliament

After intense international criticism, proponents of an anti-gay bill before...

After intense international criticism, proponents of an...

African refugees reach Lampedusa after 24-hour journey

A fishing boat from Libya crammed with 166 shivering passengers, all of them...

A fishing boat from Libya crammed with 166 shivering...

Strong earthquake in Lorca, Spain leaves at least 10 dead

An earthquake in the Southern Spanish town of Lorca has left at least ten...

An earthquake in the Southern Spanish town of Lorca has...

Libya State TV shows first footage of Gaddafi in two weeks

Libya's state TV has shown footage of Col Muammar Gaddafi meeting tribal...

Libya's state TV has shown footage of Col Muammar...

US confirms Bin Laden upheld communication in compound with other terrorists

Data and documents taken from Bin Laden’s compound show that that leader sent messages from the compound to other members of al Qaeda, confirming the...

Data and documents taken from Bin Laden’s compound...

EU states to resettle 323 asylum seekers, Labour dubs conference 'failure'

Germany to take 100 asylum seekers - 11 other member states make pledges.

Germany to take 100 asylum seekers - 11 other member...

Yemen security forces continue to pound protestors

At least ten people protesting the rule of Yemen president Ali Abdullah...

At least ten people protesting the rule of Yemen...

John Demjanjuk, 91, found guilty of WWII Nazi death camp murders

A German court has found 91-year old John Demjanjuk guilty of helping to...

A German court has found 91-year old John Demjanjuk...