- Afghan soldier kills two NATO troops at protests Mirwais Harooni and Amie Ferris-Rotman - Reuters - 1 hour 27 minutes ago
KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan soldier joined protests on Thursday against the burning of copies of the Koran at a NATO base and shot dead two foreign troops, Western military … More »Afghan soldier kills two NATO troops at protests
KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan soldier joined protests on Thursday against the burning of copies of the Koran at a NATO base and shot dead two foreign troops, Western military sources said, as the Taliban urged security forces to turn their guns on foreigners. Protests against the burning of copies of Islam's most holy book …
- Syrian tanks attack in Homs, world outrage grows Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Alistair Lyon - Reuters - 1 hour 31 minutes ago
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian tanks pushed into a rebel stronghold in the battered city of Homs Thursday and U.N. investigators accused President Bashar al-Assad's … More »Syrian tanks attack in Homs, world outrage grows
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian tanks pushed into a rebel stronghold in the battered city of Homs Thursday and U.N. investigators accused President Bashar al-Assad's government of crimes against humanity. Rockets, shells and mortar rounds rained on the Baba Amro district, where armed insurgents are holed up with terrified …
- Romney clawing his way back in Republican race Steve Holland - Reuters - 1 hour 34 minutes ago
MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - Mitt Romney is fighting his way back into the driving seat in the Republican presidential race, putting in a strong debate performance in Arizona … More »Romney clawing his way back in Republican race
MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - Mitt Romney is fighting his way back into the driving seat in the Republican presidential race, putting in a strong debate performance in Arizona and gaining in polls against conservative rival Rick Santorum. An aggressive Romney repeatedly put Santorum on the defensive in a CNN debate on Wednesday …
- Iran talks failure sparks confrontation fears Fredrik Dahl and Parisa Hafezi - Reuters - 1 hour 34 minutes ago
VIENNA/TEHRAN (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's latest mission to Iran failed to budge a defiant Tehran over its disputed nuclear programme, sending oil prices … More »Iran talks failure sparks confrontation fears
VIENNA/TEHRAN (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's latest mission to Iran failed to budge a defiant Tehran over its disputed nuclear programme, sending oil prices to a nine-month high over fears of an increasing risk of confrontation with the West. The United States criticised Iran on Wednesday over the collapse of the …
- Philippines' Arroyo pleads not guilty to vote frau … Mynardo Macaraig - AFP - 1 hour 54 minutes ago
A smiling ex-Philippine president Gloria Arroyo pleaded not guilty Thursday to rigging an election, denouncing the charge that could see her jailed for life as part of … More »Philippines' Arroyo pleads not guilty to vote frau …
- Syria Rejects Blame For Journalist Deaths Sky News - 1 hour 54 minutes ago
The Syrian government has denied responsibility for the deaths of the two foreign journalists killed in Homs, as Foreign Secretary William Hague ruled out the possibility … More »Syria Rejects Blame For Journalist Deaths
- Major fire at Myanmar refugee camp in Thailand AFP - AFP - 1 hour 56 minutes ago
A huge fire swept through a crowded Thai border camp home to thousands of refugees from neighbouring Myanmar on Thursday, destroying hundreds of homes, the authorities … More »Major fire at Myanmar refugee camp in Thailand
- Seeking presidency, Putin evokes 1812 Nastassia Astrasheuskaya and Alissa de Carbonnel - Reuters - 2 hours 0 minutes ago
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin evoked Russia's historic 1812 victory over Napoleon Bonaparte on Thursday in a patriotic speech to tens of thousands of people intended … More »Seeking presidency, Putin evokes 1812
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin evoked Russia's historic 1812 victory over Napoleon Bonaparte on Thursday in a patriotic speech to tens of thousands of people intended to show he has real support and counter opposition protests ahead of presidential elections. Addressing his supporters in a Moscow sports stadium, the …
- Indonesia evacuates foreigners, women from Bali ja … Presi Mandari - AFP - 2 hours 12 minutes ago
Indonesian authorities on Thursday began evacuating foreigners and women from a jail on the resort island of Bali after rioting inmates retook control triggering a tense … More »Indonesia evacuates foreigners, women from Bali ja …
- US, North Korea hold first talks since Kim's death Marianne Barriaux - AFP - 2 hours 14 minutes ago
A senior US diplomat said Thursday he had held "serious and substantive" talks with North Korea's nuclear envoy in Beijing, the first such contact between the two nations … More »US, North Korea hold first talks since Kim's death
- US troops killed in violent Afghan protests Usman Sharifi - AFP - 12 minutes ago
President Barack Obama was Thursday forced to apologise over the burning of Korans at a US airbase in Afghanistan, where three days of protests have killed 14 people, … More »US troops killed in violent Afghan protests
- Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears Kareem Raheem - Reuters - 2 hours 21 minutes ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Simultaneous early morning attacks on mostly Shi'ite targets across Iraq killed at least 60 people and wounded dozens on Thursday in one of the bloodiest … More »Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Simultaneous early morning attacks on mostly Shi'ite targets across Iraq killed at least 60 people and wounded dozens on Thursday in one of the bloodiest days of violence since U.S. troops pulled out in mid-December. The attacks that appeared to pitch al Qaeda-linked Sunni Muslim insurgents against Shi'ites …
- Iran starts parliamentary election campaign Reuters - 2 hours 34 minutes ago
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's week-long parliamentary election campaign began on Thursday, the official IRNA news agency said, a vote likely to highlight the popularity of … More »Iran starts parliamentary election campaign
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's week-long parliamentary election campaign began on Thursday, the official IRNA news agency said, a vote likely to highlight the popularity of the clerical establishment as it stands firm against Western pressure to curb its nuclear work. It is shaping up as a contest among clerical and political …
- 'Qaeda' attacks kill 39, wound over 250 in Iraq Salam Faraj and Mohamad Ali Harissi - AFP - 3 hours ago
A wave of attacks blamed on Al-Qaeda killed at least 39 people on Thursday, in what Iraq's parliament speaker said was an attempt to derail an Arab League summit planned … More »'Qaeda' attacks kill 39, wound over 250 in Iraq
- MEP Arrested Over European Parliament 'Fraud' Sky News - 3 hours ago
A British MEP has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud the European Parliament. More »MEP Arrested Over European Parliament 'Fraud'
- U.S. envoy calls North Korea talks "substantive" Reuters - 3 hours ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for the North Korean nuclear dispute said talks with Pyongyang's lead negotiator on Thursday were "serious and substantive" and would … More »U.S. envoy calls North Korea talks "substantive"
BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for the North Korean nuclear dispute said talks with Pyongyang's lead negotiator on Thursday were "serious and substantive" and would continue the next day but analysts have said no major breakthrough is expected. The talks in Beijing between U.S. Special Representative for North Korea …
- Iraq: Dozens Killed In Wave Of Terror Attacks Sky News - 3 hours ago
At least 50 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a wave of apparently co-ordinated shootings and bombings across Iraq. More »Iraq: Dozens Killed In Wave Of Terror Attacks
- Syria forces launch 'terrifying' bombardment of Ho … AFP - AFP - 3 hours ago
Syrian forces launched a massive bombardment of rebel districts of Homs on Thursday, defying a world outcry over the killing of two Western journalists and a citizen … More »Syria forces launch 'terrifying' bombardment of Ho …
- US Republican rivals clash in crucial TV debate Ben Norris - AFP - 4 hours ago
Surging Republican hopeful Rick Santorum came under sustained fire from US presidential rivals, including struggling frontrunner Mitt Romney, in a fierce debate ahead … More »US Republican rivals clash in crucial TV debate
- Cyclists risk life and limb to beat Jakarta jams Matthew Bigg and Olivia Rondonuwu - Reuters - 4 hours ago
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Traffic in Indonesia's capital snarls so badly during rush hour that even motorbikes face gridlock and to get ahead a group of commuters have taken … More »Cyclists risk life and limb to beat Jakarta jams
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Traffic in Indonesia's capital snarls so badly during rush hour that even motorbikes face gridlock and to get ahead a group of commuters have taken up an extreme sport: cycling to work. Their logic is simple. It makes more sense to inhale the fumes and risk being flattened by a vehicle than it does to …
- Australian PM calls leadership ballot Martin Parry - AFP - 4 hours ago
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday called a ballot on the leadership of the ruling Labor party, bringing to a head an increasingly bitter and ugly row … More »Australian PM calls leadership ballot
- Tempers Fray As Romney And Santorum Clash Hannah Thomas-Peter, US reporter - Sky News - 5 hours ago
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum clashed on stage in Arizona during what could be one of the final debates of the Republican nomination battle. More »Tempers Fray As Romney And Santorum Clash
- Argentina reels after 50 killed in train crash Daniel Merolla - AFP - 5 hours ago
Desperate families were searching for loved ones Thursday after a massive train crash in Buenos Aires killed 50 people, injured nearly 700 and left dozens trapped for … More »Argentina reels after 50 killed in train crash
- Egypt judge sets Mubarak verdict for June 2 Samer Al-Atrush - AFP - 5 hours ago
The verdict in the landmark murder and corruption trial of ousted Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak has been set for June 2, Judge Ahmed Refaat said on Wednesday. More »Egypt judge sets Mubarak verdict for June 2
- Crisis in paradise in Maldives' new democracy C. Bryson Hull - Reuters - 5 hours ago
MALE (Reuters) - It was an ordinary blue felt pen, and not a bullet, that killed Mohamed Nasheed's term as the first democratically elected president of the Maldives. … More »Crisis in paradise in Maldives' new democracy
MALE (Reuters) - It was an ordinary blue felt pen, and not a bullet, that killed Mohamed Nasheed's term as the first democratically elected president of the Maldives. After rising to acclaim as a champion of democracy and action against climate change, Nasheed is now back on the streets where he led a nearly two-decade …
- Internet Surfers Go Virtual Diving On Oz Reef Sky News - 5 hours ago
Internet surfers are to get the chance to go 'virtual diving' as part of a scientific survey of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. More »Internet Surfers Go Virtual Diving On Oz Reef
- Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion ro … Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor - Reuters - 6 hours ago
PARIS (Reuters)- After months of reassuring secularist critics, Islamist politicians in Tunisia and Egypt have begun to lay down markers about how Muslim their states … More »Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion ro …
PARIS (Reuters)- After months of reassuring secularist critics, Islamist politicians in Tunisia and Egypt have begun to lay down markers about how Muslim their states should be - and first signs show they want more religion than previously admitted. Islamist parties swept the first free elections in both countries in recent …
- Taliban urge attacks to avenge Koran burning Moshtaq Mojaddidi - AFP - 7 hours ago
The Taliban exhorted Afghans Thursday to attack and kill foreign troops to avenge the burning of Korans at a US-run base, but stopped short of cutting off contacts with … More »Taliban urge attacks to avenge Koran burning
- Nine-Year-Old Boy Shoots Girl In Classroom Sky News - 7 hours ago
A nine-year-old boy has shot and critically wounded a girl in their classroom in Washington state. More »Nine-Year-Old Boy Shoots Girl In Classroom
- Australian PM Gillard calls for leadership vote James Grubel - Reuters - 8 hours ago
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has dared her political rival, former foreign minister Kevin Rudd, to challenge her in a leadership vote … More »Australian PM Gillard calls for leadership vote
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has dared her political rival, former foreign minister Kevin Rudd, to challenge her in a leadership vote next week, hoping to end infighting that threatens to sink the minority government and its reform agenda. Gillard called on Thursday for the vote to be held …
- Inside The EU's Anti-Piracy Nerve Centre Mark Stone, defence reporter - Sky News - 8 hours ago
Counter-piracy operations in the Horn of Africa equate to policing the whole of Europe with just 25 police cars, according to the commander of the military alliance tasked … More »Inside The EU's Anti-Piracy Nerve Centre
- Iran protests to UN over Israel 'war game' campaig … AFP - AFP - 8 hours ago
Iran accused Israel of assassinating its nuclear scientists as part of a "war game" while it denied any role in attacks on Israeli diplomatic targets in several coun … More »Iran protests to UN over Israel 'war game' campaig …
- US Republican rivals clash in crunch TV debate Ben Norris - AFP - 8 hours ago
Struggling Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney clashed repeatedly with his surging rival Rick Santorum on Wednesday, in a crucial TV debate as the pair battle … More »US Republican rivals clash in crunch TV debate
- Indonesia to evacuate foreign inmates from riot ja … AFP - AFP - 9 hours ago
Indonesia said Thursday it would evacuate all 60 foreigners as well as female prisoners from a jail on Bali island currently under the control of rioting inmates. More »Indonesia to evacuate foreign inmates from riot ja …
- Indonesia to evacuate foreign inmates AFP - AFP - 9 hours ago
Indonesia said Thursday it would evacuate all foreign and female prisoners from a jail on Bali island currently under control of rioting inmates. More »Indonesia to evacuate foreign inmates
- Australian PM calls leadership ballot Martin Parry - AFP - 9 hours ago
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday called a ballot on the leadership of the ruling Labor party, bringing to a head an increasingly bitter and ugly row … More »Australian PM calls leadership ballot
- Three US lawmakers sent threatening letters AFP - AFP - 11 hours ago
Several US lawmakers received threatening letters containing a harmless white powder, but the sender warned more missives including a "harmful material" could follow, … More »Three US lawmakers sent threatening letters
- Indonesia forces in stand-off after Bali jail riot Didik Saputra - AFP - 11 hours ago
Indonesian forces backed by water cannons and armoured vehicles were locked in a tense stand-off outside a prison on Bali island Thursday after rioting inmates took control … More »Indonesia forces in stand-off after Bali jail riot
- Argentine commuter train crashes, killing 49 peopl … Hilary Burke and Magdalena Morales - Reuters - 12 hours ago
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A packed commuter train crashed at a Buenos Aires station during Wednesday's morning rush hour, killing 49 people and injuring more than 600 … More »Argentine commuter train crashes, killing 49 peopl …
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A packed commuter train crashed at a Buenos Aires station during Wednesday's morning rush hour, killing 49 people and injuring more than 600 in Argentina's worst rail disaster in three decades. Passengers said the force of the collision propelled the second train car inside the first carriage, trapping …
- Indonesian forces in stand-off after second jail r … Didik Saputra - AFP - 13 hours ago
Indonesian forces backed by water cannons and armoured vehicles were locked in a tense stand-off outside a prison on Bali island Thursday after rioting inmates took control … More »Indonesian forces in stand-off after second jail r …
- Australian PM calls leadership ballot Martin Parry - AFP - 15 hours ago
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday called a ballot on the leadership of the ruling Labor party, bringing to a head an ugly row with predecessor Kevin … More »Australian PM calls leadership ballot
- Chavez health setback creates uncertainty in Venez … Anna Pelegri - AFP - 16 hours ago
President Hugo Chavez's revelation that his cancer may have returned has plunged Venezuela into a period of deep uncertainty as it ramps up for what many expect to be … More »Chavez health setback creates uncertainty in Venez …
- Sex Inquiry 'Not Over' As Ex-IMF Chief Freed Sky News - 16 hours ago
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been freed by French police after two days of questioning about an alleged prostitution ring - but he faces another grill … More »Sex Inquiry 'Not Over' As Ex-IMF Chief Freed
- Assad forces bomb Syria's Homs Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Angus MacSwan - Reuters - 16 hours ago
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighbourhoods of the city of Homs on Wednesday, reducing … More »Assad forces bomb Syria's Homs
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighbourhoods of the city of Homs on Wednesday, reducing buildings to rubble and killing more than 80 people, including two Western journalists. The barrages marked an intensification of a nearly three-week …
- 49 dead, hundreds injured in Buenos Aires train cr … Daniel Merolla - AFP - 16 hours ago
A packed commuter train slammed into a retaining wall at a railway terminus in Buenos Aires during rush hour Wednesday, leaving at least 49 dead, 600 injured, and dozens … More »49 dead, hundreds injured in Buenos Aires train cr …
- Argentine commuter train crashes, killing 49 peopl … Hilary Burke and Magdalena Morales - Reuters - 17 hours ago
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A packed commuter train ploughed into the buffers at a Buenos Aires station during Wednesday's morning rush hour, killing at least 49 people … More »Argentine commuter train crashes, killing 49 peopl …
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A packed commuter train ploughed into the buffers at a Buenos Aires station during Wednesday's morning rush hour, killing at least 49 people and injuring more than 600 in Argentina's worst rail crash in three decades. Passengers said the force of the collision propelled the second train car inside …
- Nuclear talks failure heightens Iran tensions Marc Burleigh - AFP - 17 hours ago
A fruitless visit to Iran by UN nuclear inspectors raised tensions on Wednesday, with Russia warning of "catastrophic" consequences if it leads to a military attack on … More »Nuclear talks failure heightens Iran tensions
International powers called Thursday for urgent action on Somalia, warning at a meeting in London that the world will "pay the price" for failing to tackle political unrest, Islamist militants and pirates. More »World must help Somalia or 'pay the price'

































































