Pope Francis Wants 'Church For The Poor'

Profile: The Chemist Who Became A Pope Updated: 1:17pm UK, Thursday 14 March 2013 Francis is the first ever pope from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernised Argentina's conservative Roman Catholic Church. Known until Wednesday...

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Soyuz Space Capsule Lands In Kazakhstan Fog

A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying three crew from the International Space Station has safely returned to Earth after an "energetic and exciting" landing in thick fog. The vessel was upright and almost hit its "bull's eye" target in Kazakhstan, a day...

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Hugo Chavez Taken To Final Resting Place

Chavez: 'A Master Of The Spotlight' Updated: 6:50am UK, Wednesday 06 March 2013 By Rachel Younger, Sky News Correspondent Hugo Chavez was one of the most charismatic and controversial leaders of our time. A master of the spotlight, his military...

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Cyprus Bailout: Savers Lose Money In EU Deal

Anyone with savings in a Cyprus bank will lose some of their money under a ground-breaking bailout deal agreed by European finance ministers. Bank customers will pay a levy of up to 9.9% on their savings, a charge which will raise nearly 6bn euros (£5.1bn)....

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India: Tourist Gang-Raped And Husband Beaten

A Swiss tourist has been gang-raped in India and she and her husband were beaten before being robbed, police said. The pair were on a cycling trip in the impoverished Madhya Pradesh state, when they were attacked by seven to eight men. The perpetrators...

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China Confirms Li Keqiang As Premier

China's parliament has confirmed Communist bureaucrat Li Keqiang to the post of premier. The role involves running day-to-day government in the world's second-largest economy. "I announce that comrade Li Keqiang has been chosen as premier of the People's...

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Syria's Health System In Critical Condition

By Dr Natalie Roberts, Doctors Without Borders I'm part of an MSF team based in the Aleppo region in the north of Syria. This area continues to see an enormous amount of conflict, and the health needs are massive. Before I was in Aleppo I worked...

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Shark Dies During Kmart Advert Filming In US

A white tip shark shipped from New York and placed into an outdoor pool in Los Angeles for a Kmart advertisement has died after showing signs of distress. The American Humane Association (AHA), which monitored the production, said everything was done...

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Syria Anniversary: EU Rethinks Arms Embargo

Health Needs Critical In Aleppo Updated: 9:04am UK, Friday 15 March 2013 By Dr Natalie Roberts, Doctors Without Borders I'm part of an MSF team based in the Aleppo region in the north of Syria. This area continues to see an enormous amount of...

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Dreamliner 'Safe' Despite Battery Mystery

Aircraft maker Boeing has insisted its grounded Dreamliner is "absolutely" safe, despite the exact cause behind a series of battery faults apparently still a mystery. The company said it expected the hi-tech 787 plane to be back in the air within weeks,...

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Pope Francis: Profile Of New Catholic Leader

Francis is the first ever pope from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernised Argentina's conservative Roman Catholic Church. Known until Wednesday as Jorge Bergoglio, Pope Francis is respected as a humble man who denied himself the...

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Higgs Boson: Experts Sure Of 'God Particle'

Physicists are now confident they have discovered a long-sought sub-atomic particle known as a Higgs boson, or the 'God particle'. Scientists at the Cern research centre in Switzerland said data from 2012 confirms the Higgs-like particle they found...

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Pope Francis Settles Hotel Bill After Prayers

Pope Francis has started his new life as leader of the Roman Catholic Church by praying at one of Rome's oldest basilicas - before checking out of his hotel. The 76-year-old, who has become the first ever pope from Latin America and the first Jesuit...

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Xi Jinping Confirmed As New Chinese President

By Mark Stone, China Correspondent Xi Jinping has been declared the new leader of China's 1.3 billion people at a meeting of the National People's Congress in Beijing. Mr Xi's appointment marks the end of a leadership transition which began last...

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Kim Jong-Un Oversees Live Artillery Drill

Kim Jong-Un has supervised a live artillery drill close to a disputed sea border with South Korea, a state news agency has reported. Kim Jong-Un watches a live shell firing drill The drill is the latest sign of increased tensions between the two Koreas...

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Syria Crisis: Two Million Child Victims of War

Two million children have become the "forgotten victims" of the bloody conflict in Syria, according to Save the Children. As the conflict enters its third year, children are increasingly being used by fighters as human shields, runners and porters,...

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Prince Charles Visits Syrian Refugee Camp

By Sam Kiley, in King Abdullah Camp, Jordan The Prince of Wales' timing could not have been better, or his message more clear. Jordan is coping - but only just. The tiny desert kingdom risks being overwhelmed by the strain of handling close to...

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Dutch Raise Terror Threat Over Syria Fighters

The Dutch government has raised its terror threat level over fears Dutch citizens are fighting in Syria and returning radicalised. They fear citizens who have been fighting in the war-torn Middle Eastern country will be traumatised and may be more likely...

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North Korea Threatens 'Merciless' Retaliation

North Korea has confirmed it has pulled out of an armistice with its "enemies" and added the next step was an act of "merciless" military retaliation. In a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, the armed forces ministry argued...

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Jill Meagher Killing: Accused Pleads Not Guilty

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent The man accused of murdering Irishwoman Jill Meagher in Australia calmly discussed the case while watching TV reports about it with his girlfriend - and suggested the victim's husband did it, a court...

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Pope: The Secret World Of The Conclave

By Michelle Clifford, Sky News Correspondent The cardinals heading into the Conclave in Rome know they won't see the world outside the Vatican walls again until they have chosen a new Pontiff. The highly secretive process has been experienced by...

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Ohio Crash Survivor: 'Driver Was Speeding'

The driver of a 4x4 that flipped into a pond, killing six teenagers in Ohio, was speeding, according to one of the two passengers who survived the crash. The Honda Passport carrying eight people slammed into a crash barrier on a road in Warren, about...

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Kim Jong-Un Threatens To 'Wipe Out' Island

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has threatened to "wipe out" a South Korean island as diplomatic tensions between the neighbouring countries escalate. The communist state has been making noises about nuclear war in response to UN sanctions imposed after...

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'Cannibal Cop' Convicted In Plot To Eat Women

By Sky News US Team, in New York A New York City police officer has been convicted of plotting to kidnap, cook and eat women. The jury reached the verdict at the kidnapping conspiracy trial of Officer Gilberto Valle, a 28-year-old father with an...

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Pope Election: Cardinal Conclave To Begin

Voting Cardinals Tweet Goodbyes Updated: 8:42am UK, Tuesday 12 March 2013 Cardinals entering the Vatican on Tuesday ahead of a conclave to elect the next pope took to Twitter to say goodbye to their online flock before they are cut off from the outside...

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Kentucky House Fire Kills Five Children

Five children aged between 10 months and three have been identified as being among seven victims of a house fire in Kentucky. A pregnant mother and her fiance also died in the Saturday morning blaze that engulfed the home in Gray, a close-knit community...

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India Bus Gang Rape Suspect Found Hanged

The man accused of leading the gang rape of a student on a New Delhi bus been found hanged in his prison cell. Police say Ram Singh took his own life in the high-security Tihar jail where he had been on suicide watch in an isolated cell. But the 33-year-old...

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