CAR: More Violence As Foreigners Set To Leave

More violence has broken out in the Central African Republic (CAR) capital of Bangui following the resignation of the country's president and prime minister. At least three people were killed in the clashes, including a Christian vigilante, an ex-Seleka...

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Ex-Miss Venezuela: Funeral For Murdered Model

The funerals are taking place of a former Miss Venezuela beauty queen and her British ex-husband who were murdered as they returned from holiday. Monica Spear and Thomas Henry Berry are being laid to rest a day after their families held a private wake...

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Ukraine Protests: Ex-Minister Among 10 Injured

Ten people have been injured in early morning clashes between riot police and protesters outside a courthouse in Ukraine's capital, witnesses said. Police used tear gas and batons to control the crowd of several hundred people who were protesting in...

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'Bulldozer' Sharon Was Ruthless But Courageous

In October 1953, Israeli paratroops and commandos from the Jewish State's first special forces unit, attacked the Arab village of Qibya, on the West Bank. Some 69 villagers, many of them women and children, were killed. International condemnation followed....

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Ariel Sharon Dead: Israel's Ex-PM Dies

Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has died following a long illness. The 85-year-old's son was quoted as saying he had died, eight years since a stroke at the height of his powers left him in a coma. Gilad Sharon said: "He has gone. He went...

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Paedophile Dutroux's Ex-Wife Seeks Italy Refuge

The former wife of notorious serial child killer and paedophile Marc Dutroux is seeking refuge in Italy after nuns in Belgium told her they no longer wanted her to live with them, according to reports. Michelle Martin was freed on parole in 2012 after...

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Amanda Knox Wants To Speak To Kercher Family

By Nick Pisa, Sky Correspondent Amanda Knox has again stressed her innocence - and desire to meet the family of the British student she is accused of murdering. Knox, 26, currently on trial in her absence, is accused of stabbing Meredith Kercher...

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Brazil: Girl Dies After Bus Fire Attack

By Karine Mayer, Senior News Editor in Rio de Janeiro Inmates of Brazil's most notorious jail are being blamed by police after a six-year-old girl was killed by a gang who torched a packed bus. Ana Clara Santos Souza died three days after suffering...

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Syria Chemical Weapons Destruction In Germany

Germany has said it will help destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile on home soil to assist international efforts to end the almost three-year conflict. The country's foreign and defence ministries said they had accepted a request from the United...

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Afghan 'Security Threat' Prisoners To Be Freed

Afghanistan is to free all but 16 of 88 prisoners regarded as a security threat by the United States, the White House has said. The US is strongly opposed to their release because it says the prisoners are responsible for more than 60 Nato coalition...

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Muslim Woman Convicted For Wearing Veil

A French Muslim woman has been fined €150 (£124) for wearing a full-face veil. Cassandra Belin was also given a one-month suspended sentence for insulting police officers who arrested her in the Paris suburb of Trappes last year....

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Schumacher Ski Accident Off 'Well-Marked' Slope

Prosecutors investigating Michael Schumacher's ski accident said examination of his helmet camera showed he had left a properly marked out trail at the time of his fall. Albertville prosecutor Patrick Quincy said the two-minute film from the...

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Qatar World Cup 'Will Not Be Held In Summer'

By Paul Kelso, Sport Correspondent The 2022 World Cup will not be played in Qatar during June and July, Fifa Secretary General Jerome Valcke has said. Speaking to French radio, Valcke ruled out holding the controversial tournament in the heat of...

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Footballer Thomas Hitzlsperger Says He Is Gay

Former Aston Villa, West Ham and Germany footballer Thomas Hitzlsperger has announced that he is gay. The 31-year-old, who also played for Everton and VfB Stuttgart, is the most prominent player to say he is homosexual and the first to have appeared...

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Polar Vortex Eases Grip On Frozen US States

An arctic blast that has sent temperatures plummeting to record-breaking levels across much of the United States has begun to ease. The polar vortex that started in the Midwest and spread to the East and South, affecting more than half the US population,...

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Senkaku Islands: Japan Sends Jets in China Row

Japan has scrambled fighter jets to head off a Chinese government plane flying towards islands that are the source of tension between the two countries. The Chinese Y-12 propeller plane went into Japan's air defence identification zone around 99 miles...

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Iraq Gets US Military Boost Amid Rising Unrest

Iraq Violence Was 'Waiting Powder Keg' Updated: 1:10pm UK, Monday 06 January 2014 By Tim Marshall, Diplomatic Editor The fighting in the Iraqi cities of Fallujah and Ramadi threatens to hasten the disintegration of a country in chaos. The upsurge...

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Polar Vortex: 187 Million Hit By Big Freeze

More than half the US population is under a wind chill warning as a blast of freezing Arctic air sweeps south and east across the country, bringing the coldest temperatures for decades. The whirlpool of dense air known as the "polar vortex" has caused...

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Merkel Sings On Crutches After Ski Accident

Angela Merkel's recent skiing accident where she cracked her pelvis did not stop her attending a reception for carol singers. The German leader pictured with young carol singers The German chancellor was pictured on crutches as she sang with children...

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Syria: Chemical Weapons Shipment Leaves Port

The first shipment of chemical weapons has been removed from Syria under a deal to rid the country of its chemical arsenal. The UN mission overseeing the disarmament has confirmed that a Danish vessel is en route to international waters carrying the...

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Iraq: Militants Pledge To Fight Government

Al Qaeda-linked militants and tribal fighters who have taken over parts of the strategic Iraqi city of Fallujah have pledged to fight the government. An unnamed commander of the anti-government Fallujah military council said: "The revolutionaries of...

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Bangladesh Election 'Won' By Ruling Party

Bangladesh's ruling party has been declared the winner of parliamentary elections that have been marred by killings, an opposition boycott, and low turnout. At least 18 people died in political violence on polling day alone, in a vote which saw fewer...

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Polar Vortex: Freeze To Hit 48 States

A whirlpool of freezing, dense air known as a "polar vortex" has pummelled parts of the US with potentially record low temperatures and high snowfall. More than a foot of snow has been dumped on a large part of the Midwest, forcing officials to close...

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Dennis Rodman: I Love My Friend Kim Jong-Un

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent in Beijing US basketball star Dennis Rodman has told Sky News he "loves" the North Korean leader and claims that "when the time comes" he will discuss human rights with Kim Jong-Un. Mr Rodman was speaking at Beijing...

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Angela Merkel Injured In Skiing Accident

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been injured during a cross-country skiing accident in Switzerland. Mrs Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert said the Chancellor suffered a fractured pelvis and must rest as much as possible over the next three weeks....

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