Syria War: 11,000 Refugees Flee In 24 Hours

As many as 11,000 people have fled Syria in 24 hours - one of the biggest refugee exoduses the country has seen in its 20-month conflict. The refugees were escaping fierce fighting between rebels and government forces for control of the northeastern...

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CIA Director Petraeus Quits Over Affair

CIA Director David Petraeus has resigned over an extramarital affair - which officials say was uncovered by an FBI investigation. According to his letter of resignation, General Petraeus asked President Barack Obama on Thursday to allow him to resign,...

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Spain: Suicide Death Jump As Bailiffs Move In

A mother in Spain jumped to her death as bailiffs approached to evict her from her fourth-floor flat, officials have said. Amaia Egana's death was the country's second apparent suicide linked to evictions, with authorities under mounting pressure to...

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Turkey Helicopter Crash: 17 Troops Killed

Seventeen Turkish soldiers have died after their helicopter crashed in southeastern Turkey in bad weather, an official has said. The Sikorsky aircraft came down on Herekol mountain, in the Pervari district of Siirt province, according to Siirt governor...

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Syria: 'Casualties After Two Large Blasts'

Two large explosions have struck the Syrian city of Deraa, causing multiple casualties, according to the state-run news agency. The blasts were reportedly followed by clashes between regime forces and rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad....

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Argentina: Protests Over Cristina Fernandez

Thousands of Argentines have been out in the streets of the capital, Buenos Aires, in the country's biggest anti-government protests for years. The march against President Cristina Fernandez was in protest at rising inflation, crime and corruption and...

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Syria: Assad 'Employing Cluster Bombs' In War

By Alex Crawford, Special Correspondent, in northern Syria Sky News has found overwhelming evidence that the Syrian regime is using cluster bombs against its own people, in contravention of international laws. It comes despite repeated denials...

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New York Storm: Mayor Orders Fuel Rationing

The mayor of New York has ordered fuel rationing based on vehicle registration plates after the city was hit by its second severe storm in just over a week. Michael Bloomberg announced at a news conference that drivers will be allowed to buy petrol...

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Britain To End Financial Aid To India In 2015

Britain's controversial £280m-a-year aid programme for India will end in 2015, the Government has announced. The UK will reduce its support to the fast-developing country over the next three years, saving around £200m ahead of the cut-off. International...

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Sweden Shooting: Man Dies At PM's Residence

A man has been shot dead at the Swedish prime minister's official residence. Police said he was a security guard at the Sagerska Palace, the prime minister's waterfront home and office in Stockholm, and had security clearance to be there. They said...

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Guatemala Earthquake: At Least 48 Dead

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala, killing at least 48 people, injuring another 155 and destroying scores of homes. The quake, which hit at 10.35am in the midst of the work day, caused terror over an unusually...

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Assad Vows To 'Live And Die' In Syria

Syrian President Bashar al Assad has told Russian TV he will "live and die in Syria". Earlier this week, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron suggested that Mr Assad could be allowed safe passage out of the country if it would guarantee an end...

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Hu Jintao's Legacy: Critics Lament Lost Years

As Hu Jintao steps onto the stage of the Great Hall of the People his party will seek to portray him as having presided over a "golden decade" for China. When the Communist Party made him the leader 10 years ago, China's economy was only a little bit...

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Hu Jintao Hails China's 'Golden Decade'

Xi, China And The Communist Party Updated: 4:19am UK, Thursday 08 November 2012 By Mark Stone, China Correspondent It would not be an embarrassment to admit to not having ever heard of Xi Jinping. Indeed, the vast majority of people in China...

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Sandy Victims Suffer As New Storm Hits US Coast

By Nick Martin, Sky News Correspondent, in New York City A second storm has battered the northeast coast of the United States, adding to the misery felt by many after superstorm Sandy. Heavy snow and strong winds hit parts of New York and New Jersey,...

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Ghana: 'Dozens' Trapped After Mall Collapse

A shopping centre has collapsed in Ghana, leaving at least one person dead and dozens of victims feared trapped in the rubble. It is thought the top three floors of the five-storey building housing the Melcom mall in Accra came down. One employee at...

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Americans Vote For Gay Marriage And Marijuana

Voters in four American states made history on Tuesday by approving same-sex marriage and recreational marijuana use. Maine and Maryland became the first to allow same-sex couples to marry by a popular vote rather than legislation or court order, as...

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Syria Conflict: Cameron Vows More Help

By Sam Kiley, Middle East Correspondent, Zatari refugee camp David Cameron is planning a wholesale re-evaluation of Britain's policy on Syria including whether to arms rebels or call for military intervention after being "deeply moved" by the plight...

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Fugitive Crocodile Caught By Gaza Police

A crocodile, which has been on the loose for two years, has been recaptured by police in the Gaza Strip. It took an internet search, shark nets and two weeks of floating in a sewage pond before the reptile was rounded up, officers said, proudly revealing...

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Obama 'Wants To Work With Defeated Rival'

Re-elected US President Barack Obama has tried to unify the country by reaching out to his defeated Republican rival about moving the country forward. Following a bitter and costly election campaign, the president easily overcame challenger Mitt Romney...

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Greece: General Strike Before Austerity Vote

Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Athens as a two-day general strike begins ahead of a tight Parliamentary vote on a new round of austerity measures. The 13.5bn euro (£10.8bn) package of proposed cuts and tax increases includes...

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Skydiver Baumgartner Loses Assault Appeal

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner has lost his appeal against an assault conviction dating from before his record-breaking freefall from the edge of space last month. The 43-year-old daredevil was found guilty last April and fined €1,500 ($1,900 or...

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Iraq: Deadly Bomb Blast Hits New Recruits

At least 25 people have been killed in a car bombing in the front of an Iraqi army base as potential new recruits gathered, officials say. The suspected suicide bombing in the town of Taji, 15 miles north of the capital Baghdad, was the deadliest single...

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Americans Vote In Tightest Election For Years

By Greg Milam, US Correspondent Barack Obama looks on course to secure a second term in the White House as Americans cast their votes following the most expensive election campaign in history. The president appears to have the narrowest of leads...

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Syria: Assad Could Leave, Says David Cameron

David Cameron has suggested that Syria's president Bashar al Assad could be allowed safe passage out of the country if it would guarantee an end to the nation's civil war. In an interview with Sky News Arabia, the Prime Minister said the international...

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Call To End 'Gang Warfare' In Obama's Chicago

By Gary Mitchell, in Chicago Matt DeMateo clearly remembers the day he had to tell his five-year-old daughter that her schoolmate had been shot dead on a porch. The girl, Aliyah Shell, aged six, was an innocent victim in one of the hundreds of...

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Obama And Romney In Final White House Push

Who Will Win The Presidency? Updated: 11:01am UK, Monday 05 November 2012 By Adam Boulton, Political Editor In predicting who is going to be the next US president, all we have to go on are the opinion polls - the rest comes down to hunches and...

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Sandy: US East Coast Braced For New Storm

Struggling New Yorkers are being warned to stock up and stay indoors as a new storm threatens to batter the US east coast after Sandy. A nor'easter with gusts of up to 55mph is expected by Wednesday, bringing the threat of more heavy rain, snow and...

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