[WATCH] Indonesia tsunami kills over 220 people following volcanic eruption
Following the eruption of Anak Krakatoa, yet another tsunami this year kills over 220 individuals in Indonesia
US government partially shut down after clashes over Mexican border wall funding
The Homeland Security, Transportation, Agriculture, State and Justice departments will being to shut down after lawmakers didn’t reach any consensus over the wall’s...
NATO missiles target Gaddafi's compound

A number of blasts from apparent NATO missile strikes have reportedly targeted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's compound in the...

A number of blasts from apparent NATO missile strikes...

Refugee rights activist rejects NATO's denial of abandoning migrants at sea

NATO has denied a report claiming its military units failed to save dozens of migrants fleeing north Africa by boat which had been adrift in the ocean for 16...

NATO has denied a report claiming its military units...

Japanese power plant operator seeks government help for compensation payments

Japan's TokyoElectric (Tepco), the damaged FukushimaDaiichi power plant operator, is seeking government help in compensating victims of the...

Japan's TokyoElectric (Tepco), the damaged...

Video| Pakistan refutes awareness of bin Laden presence in town centre

Pakistanis denying allegations of complicity or incompetence in the Osama bin Laden case.

Pakistanis denying allegations of complicity or...

Ugandan political leaders accept Scicluna's report as basis for dialogue

Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna presented his report as EU Chief Election Observer on the Ugandan elections in the midst of mounting public unrest and...

Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna presented his report as...

Obama calls for Pakistani investigation on Bin Laden

US President Barack Obama is calling on Pakistan to look into the...

US President Barack Obama is calling on Pakistan...

Two new mass graves unearthed in Ivory Coast

The UN's human rights chief in Ivory Coast said that new mass graves have...

The UN's human rights chief in Ivory Coast said that...

Heavy shooting as Syrian army locks down Damascus suburb

Heavy shooting has been heard in a western suburb of the Syrian...

Heavy shooting has been heard in a western suburb of the...

Bin Laden was in ‘active’ control of Al Qaeda till death

Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was in active control of the terror network...

Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was in active control of...

Egypt PM to hold urgent meeting on deadly religion clashes

Egypt's prime minister has called an urgent cabinet meeting following...

Egypt's prime minister has called an urgent cabinet...

Obama lauds Bin Laden kill team

US President Barack Obama meets the military team that killed Osama Bin Laden, praising the mission as "one of the greatest military operations in our...

US President Barack Obama meets the military team that...

Syrian tanks and troops enter Baniyas

Troops and tanks are reported to have swept into the Syrian city of Baniyas, a centre of anti-government protests.

Troops and tanks are reported to have swept into the...

Indonesian Passenger plane crashes near Papua

A passenger aircraft has crashed in eastern Indonesia with at least 25 people...

A passenger aircraft has crashed in eastern Indonesia...

Suspected US drone attack kills 15

A suspected CIA drone strike targeted a militant stronghold area in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan’s borderlands...

A suspected CIA drone strike targeted a...

600 feared dead as migrant boat sinks off Tripoli, Italy says 300 headed for Malta

Many migrants are feared dead as the boat they were on destined for Italy or Malta sank a few miles off the coast of Tripoli.

Many migrants are feared dead as the boat they were on...

Pakistan army threatens to reconsider US ties

Warning against future raid comes as US politicians question Pakistan aid...

Warning against future raid comes as US politicians...

Syria set for ‘day of defiance’

Syrian activists are preparing to take to the streets on Friday for what they are calling a "day of defiance".

Syrian activists are preparing to take to the streets on...

Coalition to create fund for Libya rebels

Countries involved in military campaign pledge money to provide food,...

Countries involved in military campaign pledge money to...