- China says ready to help solve EU debt crisis Allison Jackson - AFP - 33 minutes ago
China's Premier Wen Jiabao said Tuesday his country was ready to increase its participation in efforts to resolve Europe's debt crisis, after holding talks with EU leaders … More »China says ready to help solve EU debt crisis
- Sarkozy to throw hat in election ring Wednesday Michael Mainville - AFP - 38 minutes ago
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to announce his bid for re-election on Wednesday, setting the stage for what he hopes will be a dramatic comeback against his poll-leading … More »Sarkozy to throw hat in election ring Wednesday
- Syria rejects UN charges as Homs battered AFP - AFP - 41 minutes ago
Syria flatly rejected UN charges of crimes against humanity on Tuesday, even as monitors said troops killed at least six civilians in the heaviest shelling of the protest … More »Syria rejects UN charges as Homs battered
- Boxer Klitschko fears Syria-like revolt in Ukraine AFP - AFP - 44 minutes ago
Ukrainian boxing star Vitali Klitschko warned Tuesday that a "bloody uprising like in Syria" could start in his home country, which he said is now run by a "totalitarian … More »Boxer Klitschko fears Syria-like revolt in Ukraine
- Blasts rattle Bangkok as Israel accuses Iran Anusak Konglang - AFP - 54 minutes ago
A string of blasts rattled the Thai capital Bangkok on Tuesday with Israel pointing the finger at arch-foe Iran, a day after bomb attacks targeted Israeli embassy staff … More »Blasts rattle Bangkok as Israel accuses Iran
- U.S. welcomes China's Xi with pledge of candour Alister Bull and Chris Buckley - Reuters - 1 hour 22 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden pledged to tackle U.S.-China differences head-on as he welcomed Beijing's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping for talks on Tuesday … More »U.S. welcomes China's Xi with pledge of candour
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden pledged to tackle U.S.-China differences head-on as he welcomed Beijing's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping for talks on Tuesday that could set the tone for relations between the two rival powers over the next decade. Xi's White House visit was the centrepiece of a U.S. trip that …
- Jordan Pledges Fair Trial For Abu Qatada Mark White, home affairs correspondent - Sky News - 1 hour 25 minutes ago
A senior Jordanian government minister has told Sky News that the radical cleric Abu Qatada will receive a new, fair trial with full rights, if he is extradited to J … More »Jordan Pledges Fair Trial For Abu Qatada
- US presses, and woos, next China leader Shaun Tandon - AFP - 1 hour 28 minutes ago
The White House on Tuesday welcomed China's likely next leader Xi Jinping, with President Barack Obama looking to push Beijing on a range of concerns yet also work for … More »US presses, and woos, next China leader
- Insight - Arabs open way for arming Syrians, civil … Edmund Blair and Ayman Samir - Reuters - 1 hour 48 minutes ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - After a bruising meeting in a five-star Cairo hotel, Arab foreign ministers led by Gulf states hinted to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that unless … More »Insight - Arabs open way for arming Syrians, civil …
CAIRO (Reuters) - After a bruising meeting in a five-star Cairo hotel, Arab foreign ministers led by Gulf states hinted to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that unless he halts his violent crackdown, some Arab League members might arm his opponents. The message was folded into Article 9 of a League resolution passed on …
- 'Six More Dead' In Intense Homs Shelling Sky News - 1 hour 53 minutes ago
At least six people have died in the besieged Syrian city of Homs after it came under renewed attack by regime forces, according to pro-democracy activists. More »'Six More Dead' In Intense Homs Shelling
- Cyclone Giovanna rips through Madagascar AFP - AFP - 1 hour 55 minutes ago
Cyclone Giovanna hit Madagascar on Tuesday, pounding the Indian Ocean island with strong winds and heavy rain and killing at least one person, according to officials … More »Cyclone Giovanna rips through Madagascar
- Israel Blames Iran For Thai Bomb Attacks Sky News - 1 hour 52 minutes ago
Israel has blamed Iran for three explosions in Thailand after accusing the country of bomb attacks on its diplomats in India and Georgia. More »Israel Blames Iran For Thai Bomb Attacks
- Bahrain forces patrol capital on revolt anniversar … Andrew Hammond - Reuters - 2 hours 0 minutes ago
MANAMA (Reuters) - Armoured vehicles patrolled Bahrain's capital Tuesday in a security clampdown to deter protesters after overnight clashes outside Manama on the first … More »Bahrain forces patrol capital on revolt anniversar …
MANAMA (Reuters) - Armoured vehicles patrolled Bahrain's capital Tuesday in a security clampdown to deter protesters after overnight clashes outside Manama on the first anniversary of a forcibly suppressed pro-democracy uprising. Youths flung petrol bombs at police cars during skirmishes before dawn, prompting authorities …
- Apple Probe After Factory Staff Abuse Claims Holly Williams, China correspondent - Sky News - 2 hours 6 minutes ago
Apple has allowed a labour auditor to inspect its suppliers' Chinese factories after allegations of worker abuse. More »Apple Probe After Factory Staff Abuse Claims
- Italy prosecutors appeal against Amanda Knox acqui … Reuters - 2 hours 11 minutes ago
PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the trial of American student Amanda Knox, who was cleared last October of the 2007 murder of British housemate Meredith Kercher, … More »Italy prosecutors appeal against Amanda Knox acqui …
PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the trial of American student Amanda Knox, who was cleared last October of the 2007 murder of British housemate Meredith Kercher, filed a motion Tuesday to appeal against the verdict before Italy's highest court. Prosecutors Giovanni Galati and Giancarlo Costagliola said in their …
- Syrian forces attack opposition, Arabs mull arms Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Angus MacSwan - Reuters - 2 hours 16 minutes ago
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces attacked opponents of President Bashar al-Assad in cities and towns across the country on Tuesday and Arab officials … More »Syrian forces attack opposition, Arabs mull arms
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces attacked opponents of President Bashar al-Assad in cities and towns across the country on Tuesday and Arab officials confirmed that regional governments would be ready to arm the resistance if the bloodshed did not cease. The western city of Homs, heart of the uprising against …
- Analysis - Has Monti made Italy's politicians irre … Barry Moody - Reuters - 2 hours 26 minutes ago
ROME (Reuters) - The remarkable success of Prime Minister Mario Monti, feted as a hero both at home and abroad, has created turmoil among Italy's discredited politicians … More »Analysis - Has Monti made Italy's politicians irre …
ROME (Reuters) - The remarkable success of Prime Minister Mario Monti, feted as a hero both at home and abroad, has created turmoil among Italy's discredited politicians and is likely to provoke radical shifts in the political landscape over the coming year. Some analysts say the impact of Monti will spark a political revolution …
- Huge Arena Funeral For Houston, Say Reports Sky News - 3 hours ago
Whitney Houston's funeral will be held at an 18,000-seater arena in New Jersey on Friday, according to reports. More »Huge Arena Funeral For Houston, Say Reports
- Bahrain Sees Unrest One Year Since Uprising Sky News - 3 hours ago
Anti-government protests marking the first anniversary of the Shi'ite-led uprising in Bahrain are expected to escalate. More »Bahrain Sees Unrest One Year Since Uprising
- Bomber Hunted As Tehran Denies Delhi Attack Sky News - 3 hours ago
Iran has denied being behind a bomb attack on an Israeli diplomatic car in India, as police hunt a "very well-trained" assassin. More »Bomber Hunted As Tehran Denies Delhi Attack
- Nigerian blast kills policeman AFP - AFP - 3 hours ago
Two bombs exploded in Nigeria's restive north on Tuesday, killing one policeman in the city of Kaduna, hit hard by a wave of attacks claimed by Boko Haram Islamists, … More »Nigerian blast kills policeman
- Italian women hope for workplace changes post-Berl … Catherine Hornby - Reuters - 3 hours ago
ROME (Reuters) - Maria Grazia Fera was looking forward to getting back to work after her first child was born. But three months into her maternity leave, her temporary … More »Italian women hope for workplace changes post-Berl …
ROME (Reuters) - Maria Grazia Fera was looking forward to getting back to work after her first child was born. But three months into her maternity leave, her temporary contract as a teacher for the disabled expired and suddenly, her job was gone. More than two years later, the 31-year-old is still out of work and often …
- Vatican 'having its own WikiLeaks-style scandal' AFP - AFP - 3 hours ago
The Vatican is having its own version of the WikiLeaks scandals that have hit the United States, spokesman Federico Lombardi has said following a recent rash of leaks … More »Vatican 'having its own WikiLeaks-style scandal'
- Man killed planting bomb in Yemen polling booth Fawaz al-Haidari - AFP - 4 hours ago
A man was killed Tuesday when a bomb exploded as he was planting it in a polling booth in Yemen's southern city of Aden, a security official said, amid rising tension … More »Man killed planting bomb in Yemen polling booth
- Sarkozy set to enter election race Wednesday Catherine Bremer - Reuters - 4 hours ago
PARIS (Reuters) - Nicolas Sarkozy is set to formally enter France's 2012 presidential race on Wednesday, kicking off a rapid-fire re-election campaign with the odds stacked … More »Sarkozy set to enter election race Wednesday
PARIS (Reuters) - Nicolas Sarkozy is set to formally enter France's 2012 presidential race on Wednesday, kicking off a rapid-fire re-election campaign with the odds stacked in favour of Socialist challenger Francois Hollande. The conservative leader is expected to declare his candidacy on prime time television on Wednesday …
- Russian general: Iran's enemies to decide course s … Steve Gutterman - Reuters - 5 hours ago
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top general said on Tuesday that he expects Iran's enemies to decide in the next few months how to deal with a nuclear programme that the … More »Russian general: Iran's enemies to decide course s …
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top general said on Tuesday that he expects Iran's enemies to decide in the next few months how to deal with a nuclear programme that the United States and Israel have said they might attack. In remarks that come as Russia has been voicing its differences with the West on various issues in the …
- US Nanny Found Dead 30ft Up Oak Tree In Oz Jonathan Samuels, Australia correspondent - Sky News - 6 hours ago
A young woman whose body was found decomposing 30ft up in a tree in Australia has finally been identified. More »US Nanny Found Dead 30ft Up Oak Tree In Oz
- Sean Penn Slams 'Colonialist' UK Over Falklands Sky News - 7 hours ago
Hollywood actor Sean Penn has weighed into the ongoing Falkland Islands dispute, and taken Argentina's side in the matter. More »Sean Penn Slams 'Colonialist' UK Over Falklands
- Former PM says Libyans need election awareness Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Ali Shuaib - Reuters - 8 hours ago
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyans could shy away from the country's first free elections later this year if more is not done to educate them about the vote, wartime rebel prime … More »Former PM says Libyans need election awareness
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyans could shy away from the country's first free elections later this year if more is not done to educate them about the vote, wartime rebel prime minister Mahmoud Jibril said. Four months after he stepped down from his post, Jibril said it was premature to talk about his own political ambitions …
- India-EU Pact 'Threatens Millions Of Lives' Alex Rossi, India correspondent - Sky News - 8 hours ago
HIV activists in India claim a new trade treaty with the European Union will threaten the lives of millions of people around the world who rely on generic medicines for … More »India-EU Pact 'Threatens Millions Of Lives'
- Israel diplomat attack by 'well-trained' operative: … Rupam Jain Nair - AFP - 8 hours ago
A bomb blast that badly wounded an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi was a terrorist attack by a highly-trained operative, the Indian government said Tuesday, as Israel accused … More »Israel diplomat attack by 'well-trained' operative: …
- Sudanese air strike hits South Sudan, breaking pac … AFP - AFP - 8 hours ago
Sudanese warplanes dropped several bombs wounding four soldiers in a contested area claimed by South Sudan, two days after agreeing to a non-aggression pact, Juba's military … More »Sudanese air strike hits South Sudan, breaking pac …
- Italy cruise ship passengers widen US lawsuit AFP - AFP - 10 hours ago
Passengers aboard a Costa Concordia cruise ship that capsized off Italy last month have amended their US lawsuit to bring additional charges of negligence against the … More »Italy cruise ship passengers widen US lawsuit
- Clinton: UN Unlikely To Send Syria Peacekeepers Sky News - 10 hours ago
Hillary Clinton has backed an Arab League plan to end the violence in Syria, but acknowledged it is unlikely that calls for a UN military presence would be met. More »Clinton: UN Unlikely To Send Syria Peacekeepers
- New Maldives president vows 'peace and order' AFP - AFP - 10 hours ago
New Maldives president Mohamed Waheed pledged on Tuesday to restore "peace and order" as international pressure mounted on him to ease tensions after his predecessor … More »New Maldives president vows 'peace and order'
- UN security council delegation in Haiti AFP - AFP - 11 hours ago
A UN Security Council delegation arrived in Haiti Monday to meet with President Michel Martelly and to assess the work of UN security forces as the country struggles … More »UN security council delegation in Haiti
- Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in China: groups AFP - AFP - 12 hours ago
A teenage monk set himself on fire to protest China's rule in the nation's southwest, exile groups said Tuesday, as police in Washington arrested Tibet activists during … More »Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in China: groups
- US state of Washington legalizes gay marriage AFP - AFP - 13 hours ago
The US state of Washington became the seventh in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage when Governor Christine Gregoire signed into law a bill approved last week by … More »US state of Washington legalizes gay marriage
- China leader-in-waiting starts US tour Shaun Tandon - AFP - 13 hours ago
China's Vice President Xi Jinping will Tuesday meet US President Barack Obama in a key early test for Washington's relations with the man on course to lead the Asian … More »China leader-in-waiting starts US tour
- Syria ignores Arab plan to stop bloodshed AFP - AFP - 14 hours ago
Syrian troops pounded the protest hub of Homs on Monday, as an Arab League peacekeeping plan for the country went ignored and the UN rights chief said crimes against … More »Syria ignores Arab plan to stop bloodshed
- Obama unveils 'fair shot' election-year budget Stephen Collinson - AFP - 15 hours ago
US President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.8 trillion budget packed with tax hikes on the rich and jobs programs, fleshing out a populist vision that he hopes to ride to … More »Obama unveils 'fair shot' election-year budget
- Abu Qatada Is Released From Prison Mark White, home affairs correspondent - Sky News - 15 hours ago
Radical cleric Abu Qatada has been released from jail and back into the community - as Sky News learned the path appeared to have been cleared for his deportation from … More »Abu Qatada Is Released From Prison
- Radical cleric Qatada released from British jail AFP - AFP - 15 hours ago
Islamist cleric Abu Qatada, once described as Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe, has been released from a British prison on extremely tight bail conditions. More »Radical cleric Qatada released from British jail
- Insight - As Myanmar opens, China alliance starts to … a Reuters staff reporter - Reuters - 15 hours ago
MANDALAY, Myanmar - When officials first turned up demanding Chen Ching-feng remove the Chinese sign above her clothing shop in Myanmar's biggest northern city, she ignored … More »Insight - As Myanmar opens, China alliance starts to …
MANDALAY, Myanmar - When officials first turned up demanding Chen Ching-feng remove the Chinese sign above her clothing shop in Myanmar's biggest northern city, she ignored them. "When they came back a few days later and asked why the Chinese was still there, I said I had been busy," the ethnic Chinese resident of Mandalay …
- Syria ignores Arab plan to stop bloodshed AFP - AFP - 17 hours ago
Syrian troops pounded the protest hub of Homs on Monday, as an Arab League peacekeeping plan for the country went ignored and the UN rights chief said crimes against … More »Syria ignores Arab plan to stop bloodshed
- Peru police to question Shining Path leader Jordi Miro - AFP - 18 hours ago
Peruvian police said Monday they were preparing to question the Shining Path leader known as "Comrade Artemio" after soldiers captured him in a remote jungle cabin suffering … More »Peru police to question Shining Path leader
- Britain frees radical cleric Abu Qatada Peter Griffiths - Reuters - 18 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - A radical cleric once described as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe" was freed from a British prison to live under virtual house arrest … More »Britain frees radical cleric Abu Qatada
LONDON (Reuters) - A radical cleric once described as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe" was freed from a British prison to live under virtual house arrest on Monday after a court ruled that his detention without trial was unlawful. The Jordanian preacher known as Abu Qatada must wear an electronic tag to allow …
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's determination to pursue trade with Iran despite Western sanctions could be undermined as wary exporters back away from fresh deals after a bomb attack in New Delhi blamed on Tehran, a trade association chief said on Tuesday. Up to now India … More »Bombing puts India's trade ties with Iran to the test






































































