Deadly clashes continue at Egypt's Tahrir Square Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:44:11 +0100
An army-erected brick wall has become a central point in the running battles around Cairo's Tahrir Square. Overnight, protesters tried to tear?
Mourners weep at escalator used by Kim Jong-il Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:23:12 +0100
North Korean state media has released a still photograph of what is believed to have been Kim Jong-il's last public appearance before he died. He?
British government backs major bank shake-up Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:33:11 +0100
It is the UK's biggest financial shake-up for years. Britain plans to reform its banks, forcing them to set up barriers between their retail?
Philippines declares calamity as storm kills 1,000 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:13:11 +0100
The Philippines has declared a state of national calamity after last week's flash floods and landslides. More than 1,000 people are said to have?
Kim Jong-il's body lies in state in glass coffin Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:33:13 +0100
The body of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is now lying in state in Pyongyang with his third son, the expected new leader Kim Jong-un, among?
US calls for Iran to free alleged CIA spy Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:23:12 +0100
The United States has called for Iran to immediately release an American of Iranian descent accused of being a CIA spy. Amir Mirzai Hekmati has?
North Korea weeps for its "Dear Leader" Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:52:36 +0100
North Koreans bowed in silence and reflected in the early morning mist as they tried to come to terms with the loss of the man they called their?
More than 100 die as Syria signs Arab deal Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:33:12 +0100
While Syria was signing an Arab League peace plan aimed at ending months of bloodshed, more than 100 people died in various incidents across the?
World powers hope for better ties with N. Korea Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:03:12 +0100
Major powers have been reassessing their positions after the death of North Korea's leader. A new man at the helm of the maverick state could?
Arrest warrant issued for Iraqi vice-president Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:13:11 +0100
Iraq's vice president is a wanted man. Authorities in Baghdad have issued an arrest warrant for Sunni Muslim Tareq al-Hashemi. He is under?
Egypt's army defends methods against opponents Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:03:11 +0100
Four days of violence between Egyptian security forces and opponents of army rule have left at least 13 people dead. International criticism has?
EU-Ukraine summit founders over Tymoshenko Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:04:13 +0100
They have finished negotiations but not enough progress has been made for a deal. A Ukraine-EU summit in Kiev has focused on a possible political?