Cyprus Bank Deposits 'To Lose 60% Of Value'

Savers with more than 100,000 euros in the Bank of Cyprus could lose up to 60% of their deposits, two senior officials have warned. The Central Bank official and the Finance Ministry technocrat said sums held at the country's largest lender will ...

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North Korea Says 'We Are At War With South'

North Korea says it has entered a "state of war" with South Korea in the latest threat aimed at Seoul and Washington. Amid escalating tensions, Pyongyang also threatened to shut down a factory complex that is the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation....

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Justin Bieber's Pet Monkey Seized At Airport

A monkey has been seized from pop star Justin Bieber after he flew it into Munich from the US on a private plane. The pet, a capuchin called Mally, is thought to have been given to the singer for his 19th birthday on March 1 by music producer Jamal...

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Nelson Mandela 'Breathing Without Difficulty'

Nelson Mandela is now "breathing without difficulty" after being treated for pneumonia, South Africa's president has said. Jacob Zuma's office issued the statement after the 94-year-old had fluid drained from his chest. It said the treatment had "resulted...

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US Film-maker Who Saved Orphans Shot Dead

The shooting followed an apparent dispute with a neighbour over the trimming of shrubbery outside John Upton Jr's home in Southern California. The 56-year-old was found dead on Thursday on a path in the garden of his Encinitas property. San Diego...

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North Korea Rockets 'Ready To Hit US Bases'

North Korea's leader has told rocket units to be on standby for an attack on US bases, according to state media. The country's KCNA news agency said Kim Jong-Un had signed off on the order to train sights on American bases in South Korea and the Pacific...

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Peng Liyuan: Tiananmen Square Photo Censored

A photo of China's new first lady Peng Liyuan singing to troops following the 1989 massacre in Tiananmen Square is causing a stir on the internet. The image shows Ms Peng wearing a green military uniform, her windswept hair tied back in a ponytail...

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Cyprus Banks: President Makes Rallying Call

Cyprus' president has called on the country to "share the burden" of its financial crisis - as bank withdrawal limits remained at 300 euros. President Nicos Anastasiades made a rallying call for understanding as queues formed outside banks on the Mediterranean...

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Warlord 'Batko' Jailed For Sarajevo Killings

A warlord has been jailed for 45 years for the murder, rape and torture of non-Serb civilians in Sarajevo in the Bosnian war. Veselin Vlahovic, a Montenegrin nicknamed Batko, received the longest sentence handed down so far by the Bosnian war crimes...

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Tanzania Building Collapse Buries Dozens

School children are among at least 45 people missing in the rubble of a building that has collapsed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. At least three people have died but many others are under the rubble, with some desperate survivors calling for help using...

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Brazil Doctor 'May Have Killed 300 Patients'

A Brazilian doctor charged with killing seven patients at a hospital could be responsible for up to 300 deaths, an investigator has said. Virginia Helena Soares de Souza and her medical team gave muscle relaxing drugs to patients and reduced their oxygen...

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Putin Orders Black Sea Warship Exercises

By Katie Stallard, Moscow Correspondent President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's Black Sea fleet to begin large-scale, unscheduled naval exercises involving dozens of ships and thousands of troops. The order was reportedly presented to Defence...

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Newtown Gun Massacre Took Just Five Minutes

Newtown gunman Adam Lanza had access to a vast arsenal of weapons and took just five minutes to kill his 26 victims and himself, according to newly-released police documents. Search warrants reveal several guns, a safe with shotgun shells, a bayonet...

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Nelson Mandela Responding Well In Hospital

Nelson Mandela is said to be "responding positively" to treatment after being taken back to hospital suffering from a lung infection. The 94-year-old former president of South Africa remains under observation, the office of President Jacob Zuma said....

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Cyprus Banks Finally Reopen But Anger Lingers

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent in Cyprus Cyprus' banks have opened their doors after the longest enforced bank holiday in Europe's history. Queues grew outside branches across the country, with no signs of panic as employees limited the...

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Cyprus Imposes Limits Ahead Of Bank Reopening

Cyprus is to impose strict limits on money transfers as it prepares for the planned reopening of its crippled banking system. The measures, aimed at preventing a run on banks in the wake of the nation's controversial bailout, will include restrictions...

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Boy Found Starved In Apartment With Dead Mum

An emaciated four-year-old boy was found in an apartment with the body of his mother, who had been dead for five days. Police said that the child had tried to get food from the refrigerator but could not open the door. Officers said that he had also...

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North Korea Cuts Military Hotline To South

North Korea has cut another military hotline with the South as state media said the country's leadership would meet in the coming days to discuss taking a "drastic turn". A message to South Korean military officials said staff at the military communications...

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Worst Crash Scenes Revealed By Australia Cops

Police in Australia have released a video of police officers talking about the worst road crashes they have come across in their careers. The authorities in South Australia are hoping to persuade motorists to consider the consequences of bad driving...

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Berlin Wall: Anger As Parts Are Torn Down

Parts of the longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall have been torn down in a surpise move by developers to make way for a luxury building project. A newly-installed gate at a section torn down by the developer Work crews backed by about 250...

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Central African Republic: Rebels Condemned

The self-proclaimed leader of a rebel takeover in the Central African Republic is due to name a new power-sharing government as he faces international criticism for a coup that killed 13 South African soldiers. The UN Security Council has said it is...

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Hero Bus Driver In Close Shave With Huge Pole

A bus driver has been hailed a hero after managing to stop his vehicle despite being struck by a huge lamppost smashing through the windscreen. CCTV footage appears to show Mao Zhihao chatting to someone before spotting the danger ahead, but he has...

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Cyprus Moves To Prevent Run On Banks

Cyprus Facing Jobless Total Of 30% Updated: 10:40am UK, Tuesday 26 March 2013 By Tom Parmenter, Sky Correspondent, in Nicosia Cyprus is facing a recession so deep that 30% of people may find themselves unemployed. The EU bailout means massive...

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North Korea Rocket Strike Threat Targets US

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent North Korea has ordered its military to be ready to strike US bases in Guam, Hawaii and mainland America, according to state TV. North Korea threatens a missile attack on Guam, Hawaii and the US mainland "The...

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