Morsi Faces Trial Over Egypt Prison Break

Egypt's ex-president Mohamed Morsi will stand trial for a prison break during the 2011 uprising against dictator Hosni Mubarak. The deposed former leader and 132 others, including members of the Palestinian group Hamas and Lebanon's Hizbollah, face...

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Billionaire Feared Dead In Helicopter Crash

A Chinese billionaire and his young son are among four people feared dead after the helicopter from which they were viewing his newly-purchased French chateau crashed into a river. Lam Kok, the 46-year-old head of the Hong Kong-based Brilliant group,...

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China's Rover Sends Back Lunar Panorama Image

China has released a panoramic picture of its Jade Rabbit rover's landing area on the moon, one week after the country's first probe landed without a hitch. The moon buggy, nicknamed "Jade Rabbit", rolled onto the surface from an unmanned spacecraft....

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South Sudan: Gunfire Hits US Military Aircraft

At least one US military aircraft has been fired at during an evacuation mission in South Sudan, leaving four personnel injured. One individual is said to be in a critical condition. The US military confirmed four people had been wounded when the aircraft...

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Lockerbie 25th Anniversary: Victims Remembered

Relatives of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing have gathered in the Scottish town for a special memorial service to mark the 25th anniversary of the atrocity. Pan Am flight 103 was on its way from London to New York when it exploded above Lockerbie,...

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Tuscany Hit By Mafia Toxic Waste Dumping

The Mafia has expanded its multi-billion pound toxic waste disposal racket to middle-class holiday hotspot Tuscany, a top prosecutor has warned. Franco Roberti said that after flooding their Naples backyard with poisonous materials, the Camorra syndicate...

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Russia: Khodorkovsky Freed After Putin Pardon

Mikhail Khodorkovsky has reportedly arrived in Germany after being pardoned by Russian president Vladimir Putin and freed from a Russian prison camp. The former oil tycoon was released within an hour of the Kremlin publishing a decree and boarded a...

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Uganda To Punish Homosexuals With Life In Jail

Uganda has passed an anti-homosexuality bill that could see anyone found guilty jailed for life. Draft legislation drawn up in 2010 had called for the death penalty for anyone who engaged in a homosexual act for a second time, as well as for gay sex...

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Madagascar: Bubonic Plague Kills Dozens

Thirty-two people have died of bubonic plague in the African island state of Madagascar. The disease - also known as Black Death - wiped out a third of Europe's population in the Middle Ages. Some 84 suspected cases of bubonic plague - 60 of them thought...

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Syria Chemical Arms: UK To Help In Destruction

Britain is to be involved in the international effort to destroy Bashar al Assad's illegal chemical weapons stockpile. Under an international agreement brokered to avoid US military strikes on the Damascus regime, Syria's most dangerous chemical weapons...

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Brits Evacuated From South Sudan Amid Fighting

World's Newest Country May Not Last Updated: 12:55pm UK, Thursday 19 December 2013 By Tim Marshall, Foreign Affairs Editor The world's newest country may not last the decade if the violence seen in South Sudan this week escalates. Up to 500 people...

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The World's Newest Country May Not Last

The world's newest country may not last the decade if the violence seen in South Sudan this week escalates. Up to 500 people have died in days of fighting in the capital Juba and thousands, including foreign oil workers, are sheltering in or outside...

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Putin To Pardon Jailed Tycoon Khodorkovsky

Russian president Vladimir Putin has said he will pardon jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The former head of Yukos Oil was arrested in 2003 and imprisoned for nine years after being convicted of fraud. In 2010 he was put on trial again,...

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Seattle Gunman Wrestled By Bus Passengers

Footage has emerged of a dramatic confrontation aboard a bus between a gun-wielding robber and the passengers who overpowered him. The passenger managed to knock down the suspect and he was held down until police arrived and arrested him. The suspect,...

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Woolwich Murder: Muslim Leader Warns Of 'War'

Killers Were 'No Immediate Threat' Updated: 2:22pm UK, Thursday 19 December 2013 By Martin Brunt, Crime Correspondent Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale were "known" to MI5 before they killed Fusilier Lee Rigby in Woolwich but were considered...

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Russia Will Free Arctic 30 And Pussy Riot

The Arctic 30 Greenpeace activists and jailed members of Pussy Riot are set to be freed under new amnesty laws. The State Duma voted 446-0 in favour of the Kremlin-backed bill. It will allow investigators to drop charges against the 30 activists from Greenpeace's...

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Saudi Activists Defy Threats On Social Media

By Zein Ja'Far, in Abu Dhabi Activists in Saudi Arabia, who are turning to social media to campaign for reforms in the country, face the threat of intimidation, arrest or imprisonment, according to a new report. With protests banned in the country,...

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Italy Migrants Face 'Appalling' Treatment

The European Union has condemned the "appalling conditions" of Italian migrant centres after video emerged of apparent mistreatment on the island of Lampedusa. Italy's Rai 2 TV broadcast secret footage shot inside a detention centre showing naked...

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Paul Walker Porsche Crash Down To 'Speed Alone'

The Porsche Carrera GT that crashed killing Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker had no mechanical problems, according to investigators. A police official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the car lost control due to "speed, and speed alone"....

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Monaco's Royal Family Welcomes New Baby Boy

Monaco's royal family has welcomed a new addition as Princess Caroline's eldest daughter, Charlotte Casiraghi, has given birth to a son. The baby, born on Tuesday evening at Monaco's Princess Grace hospital, has been named Raphael. He is the first...

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Bitcoin Value Slumps Amid China Restrictions

The virtual currency Bitcoin has dramatically fallen in value after China's biggest trading platform banned deposits in yuan. BTC China said the action follows new regulations from Beijing, which keeps a tight grip on the yuan and enforces capital controls,...

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South Sudan: Hundreds Killed In Army Clashes

Hundreds of people have been killed in clashes between rival army factions in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Gunfire was ringing out into the early hours of Wednesday morning, according to a reporter on the scene. "There are people walking in the...

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Saudi Activists Defy Threats On Social Media

By Zein Ja'Far, in Abu Dhabi Activists in Saudi Arabia, who are turning to social media to campaign for reforms in the country, face the threat of intimidation, arrest or imprisonment, according to a new report. With protests banned in the country,...

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Italy Migrants Face 'Appalling' Treatment

The European Union has condemned the "appalling conditions" of Italian migrant centres after video emerged of apparent mistreatment on the island of Lampedusa. Italy's Rai 2 TV broadcast secret footage shot inside a detention centre showing naked...

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Russia Will Free Arctic 30 And Pussy Riot

The Arctic 30 Greenpeace activists and jailed members of Pussy Riot are set to be freed under new amnesty laws. The State Duma voted 446-0 in favour of the Kremlin-backed bill. It will allow investigators to drop charges against the 30 activists from Greenpeace's...

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N Korea Marks Anniversary Of Kim Jong-Il Death

North Korea's political and military elite have publicly pledged their loyalty to Kim Jong-Un during a large memorial in Pyongyang to mark the second anniversary of the death of his father. The public display of support came only days after the execution...

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Syria: Missing UK Doctor 'Dies In Detention'

The Foreign Office is investigating reports that British doctor Abbas Khan has died in custody in Syria. Dr Khan, 32, an orthopaedic surgeon from Streatham, south London, had been held in Syria for more than a year. He was seized by government troops...

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India: US Embassy Barriers Removed Over Spat

India has launched a series of reprisals against US officials in retaliation for the arrest and alleged heavy-handed treatment of an Indian diplomat in New York. The government ordered the return of identity cards for US consular officials that speed...

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Six US Servicemen Killed In Helicopter Crash

Six US service members have been killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, according to officials. One person on board the aircraft was injured, but survived the crash in the southern Zabul province. A statement issued by the Nato international...

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Russia And Ukraine Sign Deal Despite Protests

Russian President Vladimir Putin has slashed the cost of gas sold to Ukraine and agreed to buy billions of government bonds. The deal comes amid massive protests in the Ukraine over the government rejecting closer ties with the European Union in favour...

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NSA Considers Edward Snowden Amnesty Deal

The US National Security Agency is considering offering an amnesty to Edward Snowden if he agrees to stop leaking top secret documents, a top agency official has said. The fugitive intelligence analyst - currently in Moscow - has been charged with espionage...

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China's Illegal Detention Of Christian Pastor

By Mark Stone, China Correspondent, in Henan Province A Chinese Christian pastor and 23 members of his congregation have been held at an unknown location illegally and without access to lawyers since mid-November. The case of Pastor Zhang Shaojie...

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