German Nurse admits to killing 100 patients
The nurse administered fatal doses of medication which caused cardiac arrest to his patients 
Jamal Khashoggi strangled as soon as he entered consulate confirms Turkey
Turkey has given its first official statement on how it believes Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed
UK aviation industry under 'unclear' threat from al-Qaida

British transport authorities have warned aviation officials that al-Qaida is...

British transport authorities have warned aviation...

Suicide attack kills 17 in southern Afghanistan bathhouse

A suicide bomber blew up a bathhouse in a southern Afghan border town as men...

A suicide bomber blew up a bathhouse in a southern Afghan...

Red Cross steps in to protect emblem from UK panto

A ‘nurse' in a Robin Hood panto show had to change his...

A ‘nurse' in a Robin Hood panto show...

Video | Fresh rioting breaks out in Algerian capital Algiers, on-going since New Year

Fresh rioting, sporadic since the New Year, has broken out in the Algerian capital and two other cities after days of unrest over food price increases and...

Fresh rioting, sporadic since the New Year, has broken...

Ivory Coast strongman maintains siege on rival

Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo's troops kept up their blockade of...

Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo's troops kept up...

S.Korea dismisses N.Korea calls for talks as “insincere”

South Korea has dismissed as “insincere” calls for...

South Korea has dismissed as...

Portugal to raise bond issue up to €1.25bn

Portugal is to issue four and ten year bonds for up to €1.25...

Portugal is to issue four and ten year bonds for up to...

French PM says UK ‘must help save euro’

Europe needs to move towards greater integration in order to save the common...

Europe needs to move towards greater integration in order...

South Sudan reach 60% turnout in referendum

South Sudan has reached the 60% turnout needed to pass the referendum on...

South Sudan has reached the 60% turnout needed to pass...

Video | Tunisia imposes night-time curfew in  bid to quell protests

Following at least 23 rioting-related deaths, Tunisian authorities are...

Following at least 23 rioting-related deaths, Tunisian...

Video | Russia struggles to rescue 500 sailors stranded on ships in frozen seas

Russia has mounted a massive rescue operation in the Siberian sea as the ships they are on have been marooned in thick ice for the past 15 days.

Russia has mounted a massive rescue operation in the...

Ship carrying 2,000 tonnes of acid overturns in Rhine river

A ship carrying 2,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid overturned in the Rhine river...

A ship carrying 2,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid overturned...

Radical cleric Sadr back in Iraq

Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr returned to his home city of Najaf in central Iraq after an absence abroad of about four years, a source in his...

Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr returned to his...

Threats against Coptic churches reach as far as Europe

As investigations continue into the Egypt Coptic Church bombing, church...

As investigations continue into the Egypt Coptic...

UK VAT rate rises from 17.5% to 20%

The top rate of VAT has risen from 17.5% to 20% - as the British government looks to boost tax revenues to cut the UK's debt levels.

The top rate of VAT has risen from 17.5% to 20% - as the...

Afghan police: 1 killed, 3 hurt in Afghan bombing

A bomb blast in the Afghan capital killed a police officer and wounded three...

A bomb blast in the Afghan capital killed a police...

WATCH | Partial solar eclipse as seen from Malta

First partial solar eclipse of 2011 for skywatchers in north-east Sweden...

First partial solar eclipse of 2011 for skywatchers in...

Iran invites foreign diplomats to tour nuclear sites

Iran has confirmed that it has invited foreign diplomats to tour its...

Iran has confirmed that it has invited foreign...