Fireworks Injure 28 At Independence Day Event

Malfunctioning fireworks are being blamed for a blast that injured 28 people at a 4th of July celebration northwest of Los Angeles. Around 20 people had to be taken to hospital late on Thursday night with minor to serious injuries after the explosion...

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Freak Meeting Reunites Twins After 41 Years

By Victoria Wei and Sabrina Zeng, in Beijing Twin brothers, separated as babies, have been reunited after more than 40 years following a chance encounter in China's Sichuan province. In late June, a friend of Chengdu resident Zeng Yong, 41, said...

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Hong Kong: Feng Shui Will Forger Jailed

A "shameless" fortune teller has been jailed for forging the will of an heiress he said had been his lover so he could get his hands on her $13bn (£8.7bn) estate. Bartender-turned-feng shui master Tony Chan had claimed to be the sole beneficiary...

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Egypt Coup: Three Killed In Cairo Gun Battle

At least three people have reportedly been shot dead after Egyptian troops opened fire in a stand-off with demonstrators. Violence erupted as supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi marched on the Cairo headquarters of the Republican...

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Pope Clears John Paul II For Sainthood

Pope Francis has cleared John Paul II for sainthood, approving a second miracle attributed to his intercession, the Vatican says. John Paul was extremely popular during much of his 27-year-papacy.  He died in 2005 at age 84. The canonisation...

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Ecuador Finds Bug In Its London Embassy

Ecuador has found a hidden microphone inside its London embassy where the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is living. Foreign minister Ricardo Patino, speaking in his home country, said he would disclose on Wednesday who controls the device. Mr Patino...

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Egypt Sex Attacks Reach 'Horrific' Levels

Almost 100 women have been sexually assaulted in Cairo's Tahrir Square in just four days, according to Human Rights Watch. The charity described the attacks as "rampant" and said they highlight the "failure of the government and all political parties...

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Mandela Family Remains 'Must Be Exhumed'

By Robert Nisbet, Sky News Correspondent Nelson Mandela's eldest grandson has lost his appeal against a court order to return the remains of three relatives to a graveyard where the former president was raised. Mandla Mandela, who is the chief...

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US Drone Strike Kills 18 In Pakistan

By Neville Lazarus, Asia Producer A US drone has killed at least 18 people in northwest Pakistan after a compound and vehicle near a bazaar were targeted. Reports suggest the strike in Miranshah, in North Waziristan, targeted a senior Haqqani network...

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Egypt's Morsi Fights On As Army Deadline Passes

Why Egyptian Army Backs The People Updated: 1:45pm UK, Wednesday 03 July 2013 By Sam Kiley, Middle East Correspondent, in Cairo Egypt's Supreme Council for the Armed Forces (Scarf) has pirouetted through a revolution and successive crises. With...

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Snowden Changes His Mind On Asylum In Russia

Fugitive Edward Snowden has withdrawn his request for political asylum in Russia after Moscow told him he would have to stop leaking US intelligence reports. The news comes after it emerged that the 30-year-old, who faces espionage charges in America,...

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Bond And Bueller Cars To Be Auctioned Off

Two famous movie cars are going up for sale - the Ferrari from classic 80s movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off and James Bond's submersible Lotus. The Bond car, which appeared in The Spy Who Loved Me, goes under the hammer in London in September and the...

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Marine Le Pen: Far-Right Leader Loses Immunity

The European Parliament has lifted French National Front leader Marine Le Pen's criminal and civil immunity, opening the way for race hate charges. Prosecutors in Lyon in central France are investigating Ms Le Pen for alleged incitement to racial hatred...

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Russian Spy Couple Sentenced By German Court

A German court has jailed a married couple convicted of spying for Russia. Andreas and Heidrun Anschlag - known only by the fake names on the Austrian passports they used to enter Germany - were sentenced to six-and-a-half years and five-and-a-half...

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Lebedev Found Guilty Over TV Chat Show Brawl

Media magnate Alexander Lebedev has been found guilty of battery over a brawl on a TV chat show in his native Russia. The financial backer of Britain's Independent and Evening Standard newspapers was sentenced by a court in Moscow to 150 hours of community...

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