Mexico Drugs Boss Quintero Freed Over Blunder

US officials have expressed outrage after a Mexican drugs baron who ordered the killing of an American agent was released early from prison. Caro Quintero was jailed for 40 years over the 1985 kidnapping - but he has walked free after 28 years because...

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Japan Floods: Five Killed In Severe Weather

At least five people have been killed in severe floods and mudslides that struck in northern Japan. Torrential rain led to widespread flooding in the town of Yahaba, in the Iwate prefecture, with residents forced to wade through waterlogged streets....

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Chinese Human Trafficking Ring Bust In Europe

Spanish and French police have busted a human trafficking ring smuggling Chinese migrants into Europe and the US. A total of 75 suspects, including two "main operatives" based in Barcelona, were arrested, the authorities said on Saturday. Officers...

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Volcano: Deaths As Indonesia's Rokatenda Blows

Lava spewing from a volcano killed six people sleeping in a beach village in Indonesia as hot ash and smoke shot up to 2,000m (6,560ft) in the air. Mount Rokatenda, on Palue island, erupted early on Saturday, when more than 3,000 people were evacuated...

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Sicily: Six Migrants Drown Off Tourist Beach

Six migrants, among them a teenager, have died trying to swim to shore when their boat ran aground on a sandbar off Sicily. The Italian coast guard said 100 migrants were on board when the boat became stranded 15 metres away from a popular tourist beach...

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Malaria Jab a Step Closer After Vaccine Trial

Tests on a new malaria vaccine have raised hopes the battle is being won against the disease which kills hundreds of thousands of people every year. The experimental drug, which is known as PfSPZ and is made from living Plasmodium falciparum parasites,...

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Oprah Winfrey 'Victim Of Racism' In Swiss Shop

Oprah Winfrey has said she recently became a victim of racism when a shop assistant in Switzerland refused to show her a £24,477 handbag saying it would be "too expensive" for her. The US chat show host, who is one of the richest women in the world,...

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Vietnam: 'Jungle Men' Found Hiding From War

A father and son have been found living in the jungle more than 40 years after they fled US bombing during the Vietnam War. Ho Van Thanh left his home village with his baby son Ho Van Lang in 1971 after a mine blast killed his wife and two of his children....

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Tapir Attack: Toddler Mauled During Zoo Visit

A Brazilian tapir has attacked a young girl and her mother during a trip to a zoo. The attack happened during a supervised visit within one of the enclosures at Dublin Zoo. The child's mother was injured when she went to save her child. The zoo says...

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Man Jailed For NY Reserve Bank Bomb Plot

A man has been sentenced to 30 years in jail over a plot to bomb the New York Federal Reserve Bank. ...

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Syria: 'Al Qaeda' Rebels Killed In Ambush

Dozens of rebel fighters have been killed in an ambush by forces loyal to Syrian president Bashar al Assad, it has been claimed. It took place near the town of Adra, which is situated around 22 miles east of Damascus, and is the gateway to Eastern Ghuta,...

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India Farmers: Plan To Sell Organs To Pay Debt

By Neville Lazarus, Sky News Producer Farmers in India have asked the government for permission to sell their own organs to help pay off mounting debts. The Union of Farmers contacted the Prime Minister on behalf of farmers in the northern state...

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Ariel Castro's Dungeon Home Is Torn Down

One of Ariel Castro's kidnap victims said she hoped the demolition of the home in which she was held captive for more than a decade would act as a symbol of hope. Michelle Knight, 32, watched as the house on Seymour Avenue in East Cleveland, in which...

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Kenya Airport Fire: Reopened After Huge Blaze

Kenya's main international airport has reopened after a large blaze in the arrivals area. Inbound flights were earlier re-routed to other Kenyan airports following the fire at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Eyewitnesses said...

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Obama Cancels Putin Talks Amid Snowden Row

US President Barack Obama has cancelled plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next month amid heightened tensions. The move appears to be retribution for Russia's decision to grant temporary asylum to US whistleblower Edward Snowden. It also...

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Fort Hood Massacre: Court Martial Begins

The court martial of a US soldier charged with killing 13 at Fort Hood military base has begun, with the gunman facing his victims for the first time. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, has never denied carrying out the 2009 attack on his fellow...

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Python Attack: 'Snake Kills Two Sleeping Boys'

Police in eastern Canada have launched a criminal investigation after a python apparently escaped from a pet shop and killed two children by asphyxiating them in their sleep. The two boys - named locally as Noah Barthe, five, and his brother Connor,...

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Russia: Oil Tycoon's Sentence Cut On Appeal

By Katie Stallard, Moscow Correspondent Jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has had his 11-year prison sentence reduced by two months after an appeal to Russia's Supreme Court. Now in his 10th year behind bars, Khodorkovsky gave evidence...

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Cannes Jewellery Heist: Reward Offered

Lloyd's of London has offered up to one million euro (£864,000) for information leading to the recovery of jewels stolen from a Cannes hotel. An armed man pulled off a brazen daylight heist at the luxury Carlton Hotel on July 28, in one of the world's...

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Iran's Rouhani Urges Nuclear Talks With West

Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani has said he is "seriously determined" to resolve a dispute with the West over Tehran's nuclear programme. Addressing his first news conference as leader, Mr Rouhani said was ready to enter "serious and substantive"...

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Gibraltar Row: Spain Accused Of Sabre-Rattling

Gibraltar's chief minister has accused Spain of "sabre-rattling like North Korea" after it threatened to impose sanctions on the Rock. Fabian Picardo said Spanish foreign minister Jose Garcia-Margallo was being belligerent by threatening to charge workers...

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Cuban Dissident Car Crash 'Was Assassination'

A Cuban dissident who apparently died in a car crash last year was actually assassinated by Cuban secret services, according to the Spanish politician driving the car. Oswaldo Paya, the leader of the Christian Liberation Movement, which campaigned for...

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Turkey Coup Trial: Ex-Military Commander Jailed

Turkey: A Lesson For Egypt Updated: 12:04pm UK, Monday 05 August 2013 By Sam Kiley, Middle East Correspondent When the sword of Islam clashes with the sabre of secular military ambition sparks will inevitably fly. Egypt has been set aflame this...

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Dominican Republic: British Woman 'Drowns'

The Foreign Office is investigating reports that a British holidaymaker has drowned off a beach at a popular Dominican Republic resort. Media reports from the Caribbean nation say the woman, who has been named locally but whose identity has not been...

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France: Father Of Missing Family Found Hanged

A man whose wife and daughter are missing has been found hanged after leaving a suicide note protesting his innocence. Francisco Benitez was found dead at his workplace in Perpignan, southern France, on Monday morning. His daughter Allison, 19, and...

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Australia: Kevin Rudd Names Election Date

The Australian prime minister has called a national election as his Labor Party looks to close the gap with the conservative opposition. Kevin Rudd was first elected prime minister in 2007, but was defeated in 2010 by his then deputy Julia Gillard in...

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Lucky Escape After Car Door Opens On Cyclist

A woman has escaped serious injury after she was knocked off her bike when a passenger opened a car door in front of her. The victim, whose family name is Shi, was riding home on her electric bicycle in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, when the accident...

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China Blocks NZ Milk Powder Over Botulism

Some brands of baby milk formula from New Zealand contain whey powder which could cause the food poisoning botulism, authorities have warned. Up to 1,000 tons of dairy products - including milk powders used for sports as well as babies' formula - have...

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Switzerland: Couple Die In Cable Car Collapse

A couple died and their baby was seriously injured after an Alpine cable car they were using collapsed and fell nearly 100ft, Swiss police have said. The family had been using a ropeway - a form of small cable car meant only for the transport of goods...

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Iran's New President Takes Office Amid Hope

The new Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has taken an oath of office, calling for an end to sanctions placed on the country over its nuclear stance. Mr Rouhani was sworn in before parliament in Tehran and began naming a cabinet he said would be chosen...

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