Nasa's Mars mission on target for landing
The American space agency Nasa says its InSight Mars lander is on a near-perfect Thanksgiving trajectory
US man killed by tribe after ignoring ban on visiting remote North Sentinel island
An American man who ignored advice to stay away from the remote North Sentinel Island has been killed by its inhabitants 
Yemen opposition offers president 'smooth' exit plan

Opposition groups said they have offered President Ali Abdullah Saleh plans...

Opposition groups said they have offered President Ali...

Suicide car bomb kills nine in Pakistan

A suicide car bomb targeting police killed at least nine people and wounded 31 others in a troubled northwestern Pakistani town, police said.

A suicide car bomb targeting police killed at least nine...

Chile mine report blames owners

A congressional commission in Chile has blamed the mine owners for the rockfall which left 33 men trapped underground for 69 days last year.

A congressional commission in Chile has blamed the mine...

Women 'shot’ during pro-Ouattara march in Ivory Coast

Security forces in Ivory Coast have shot dead at least six women marching in...

Security forces in Ivory Coast have shot dead at least...

Pakistan minorities minister shot dead in Islamabad

Pakistan's Minorities Minister, Shahbaz Bhatti, reportedly died after two...

Pakistan's Minorities Minister, Shahbaz Bhatti,...

Facebook announces intention to share users’ contact info with third parties

Facebook announced on Wednesday in a letter to Congress that the social-media platform is moving forward with plans to give third parties access to user...

Facebook announced on Wednesday in a letter to...

EU calls special summit on Libyan and North African chaos

European Union leaders will hold a special summit on Libya and North Africa...

European Union leaders will hold a special summit on...

Dust storm hampers quake recovery in Christchurch

Strong winds whipped up huge dust clouds in earthquake-hit Christchurch on...

Strong winds whipped up huge dust clouds in...

Two US warships enter Egypt's Suez Canal, headed to Libya

The USS Kearsarge and the Ponce, two US amphibious assault ships,...

The USS Kearsarge and the Ponce, two US...

Libya live blog March 1

Ongoing coverage of Libyan protests and developments outside Malta

Ongoing coverage of Libyan protests and developments...

Belarus sends arms to Libya

Aircraft have been seen flying between Belarus and Libya, raising concerns that Ales Minsk is sending arms to Gaddafi.

Aircraft have been seen flying between Belarus and Libya,...

Ali Suleiman Aujali - the new face of the revolution?

Ironically, the 'face of the revolution' is a former minister of...

Ironically, the 'face of the revolution' is a...

Feisty Spanish women top flirting league table

Spanish women are the world's greatest flirts, according to an online...

Spanish women are the world's greatest flirts,...

Swept aside by the winds of change

As the seemingly unstoppable wave of social unrest topples regime after regime across North African countries, reluctant dictators are only some of the...

As the seemingly unstoppable wave of social unrest...

Two shot dead in German airport

Two people have died after a gunman opened fire on a bus full of American soldiers at Frankfurt airport, police say.

Two people have died after a gunman opened fire on a bus...

US court allows military funeral anti-gay protests

The Supreme Court ruled that a church has the legal right to stage anti-gay...

The Supreme Court ruled that a church has the legal right...

US commander apologises over Afghan civilian deaths

The commander of international troops in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus,...

The commander of international troops in Afghanistan,...

Serena Williams has emergency surgery

Tennis star Serena Williams has undergone emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from her lungs.

Tennis star Serena Williams has undergone emergency...