UN postpones Libyan national conference after Tripoli clashes
A UN-sponsored national conference aimed at restoring stability back to Libya scheduled to start on 14 April has been postponed after General Khalifa Haftar ordered his troops to...
Israel election: Netanyahu set for record fifth term
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to secure a record fifth term after almost complete results from Israel's election suggest a new right-wing coalition
Video | Witness reports claim ‘bodies in streets’ in Syria

Witnesses and human rights activists have reported another day of violent...

Witnesses and human rights activists have reported...

Delhi Commonwealth Games chief arrested over corruption

Delhi’s 2010 Commonwealth Games...

Delhi’s 2010 Commonwealth Games...

500 inmates flee through tunnel under Afghan prison

Some 500 Taliban fighters and commanders escaped from a prison in Kandahar,...

Some 500 Taliban fighters and commanders escaped from a...

PlayStation outage allegedly caused by ‘hacking attack’

Sony is pointing to a hacking attack as the reason for its PlayStation...

Sony is pointing to a hacking attack as the reason for...

Yemen: President Saleh agrees to step down under Gulf plan

Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to step down under a 30-day...

Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to step...

Libyan Army claims to 'halt Misrata fighting'

Libya claims its army has halted military operations in Misrata to...

Libya claims its army has halted military operations...

Indian spiritual guru Satya Sai Baba dies

One of India's most revered spiritual leaders, Sri Satya Sai Baba, has...

One of India's most revered spiritual leaders, Sri...

Obama slams 'outrageous' use of force in Syrian protests

US President Barack Obama slams Syria for resorting to...

US President Barack Obama slams Syria for resorting...

France to push for ‘easier’ block to EU freedom of movement agreement

France has called for an easier mechanism to temporarily suspend Schengen agreements allowing EU freedom of movement as Italy protests...

France has called for an easier mechanism to temporarily...

Libyan army to ‘pull out’ of Misurata

Libya’s deputy foreign minister Khaled Kaim said pro-Gaddafi forces are...

Libya’s deputy foreign minister Khaled Kaim said...

Libyan government increases attacks over Misrata, US to deploy 'Predator'

Libyan government troops have continued with their attacks of rebel-held city of Misrata, despite Western threats to step up military action against...

Libyan government troops have continued with their...

Rioting asylum seekers in Australia protesting on roof tops

Angry asylum seekers who set up Syndney’s Villawood Detention Centre on...

Angry asylum seekers who set up Syndney’s Villawood...

Thai, Cambodian soldiers in deadly border clash

Thai and Cambodian soldiers fought with rocket-propelled grenades and guns on...

Thai and Cambodian soldiers fought with rocket-propelled...

US drone attacks in Pakistan leave six dead

Officials report that at least six militants were killed in a US drone attack...

Officials report that at least six militants were killed...

Mother and four children found buried in their garden, father missing

French police searching for a missing family have launched a murder probe...

French police searching for a missing family have...

Measles outbreaks spread across Europe – WHO

Thirty countries in World Health Organisation’s European Region have...

Thirty countries in World Health Organisation’s...

Syria troops open fire on protesters, five dead

Syrian security forces have reportedly fired live bullets and teargas at tens...

Syrian security forces have reportedly fired live bullets...

Father suspected of murdering wife and children

French police are searching for Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes who is suspected of...

French police are searching for Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes...