Kim Jong-Un Missing Due To 'Pulled Tendon'

Kim Jong-Un has missed celebrations of the anniversary of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party, with one source suggesting he hurt himself taking part in a military drill. Mr Kim has not been seen in public for over a month, leading to reports he was...

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'Extremely Powerful' Typhoon Threatens Japan

Japan is preparing for its strongest storm this year as super typhoon Vongfong threatens to wreak havoc when it makes landfall over the Okinawa Islands. "There is no question that it is an extremely large, extremely powerful typhoon," said an official...

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Massacre 'Likely' If Islamic State Takes Kobani

More than 500 people trapped in Kobani could be "massacred" if Islamic State wins the fierce battle for the Syrian town. Staffan de Mistura, UN envoy to Syria, made the warning as militants reportedly took more territory and shelled a border crossing...

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Ebola Hospital Staff Throw Gloves At Spain PM

Angry staff have been filmed throwing medical gloves and shouting "go away" at the Spanish prime minister after his visit to a hospital where a nurse has ebola. Teresa Romero, 44, caught the deadly disease while treating a missionary there. He had...

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Malala 'Honoured' To Get Nobel Peace Prize

Schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai has said she is "honoured" after winning the Nobel Peace Prize for the championing of girls' rights. The Pakistani schoolgirl said a teacher told her she had won the prize while in a chemistry lesson at school. And she...

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The Apocalyptic Prophecy Fuelling IS Militants

An ancient prophecy that sees an "infidel horde" in a monumental battle with an Islamic army in the Syrian town of Dabiq has apparently been seized upon by IS fundamentalists. The Sunni Muslim tale dates back more than 1,300 years and tells of the...

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Canada Authorises Airstrikes Against IS In Iraq

By Sky News US Team Following a request from the US, the Canadian parliament has voted to authorise airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group in Iraq. The motion introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Party passed 157-134...

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Doctor Kills His Bride In Wedding Night Row

By Sky News US Team A doctor shot dead his wife on their wedding night during an argument before turning the gun on himself, officials say. George Samson, 54, opened fire on Kelly Ecker, 50, at their mansion in Terre Haute, Indiana, early on Sunday....

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Texas Ebola Patient Thomas Eric Duncan Dies

By Sky News US Team Thomas Eric Duncan - the first man diagnosed with ebola in the US - has died, says the Dallas facility where he was being treated. A release from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital said: "It is with profound sadness and heartfelt...

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Airstrikes Target IS Fighters In Border Town

Two new airstrikes have reportedly been carried out against Islamic State (IS) targets around the Syrian border town of Kobani. Thick black smoke could be seen billowing into the air from a hill on the eastern side of the town, according to the AFP news...

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Ebola: Seven Facts About The Deadly Disease

Ebola is a virulent virus that has killed thousands during the latest outbreak and is notorious for its low survival rate among sufferers of the full-blown disease. Here we explain what it is. What is ebola? Ebola is a virus that can develop into...

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Ebola Outbreak: 56 Being Monitored In Spain

A Madrid nurse who became the first person to contract ebola outside of Africa is being treated with antibodies from survivors of the illness, hospital officials have revealed. Four people, also including her husband, have been placed in quarantine...

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India Axes 'Laughable' Laws From British Rule

India is to repeal nearly 300 obscure laws dating back to the British Raj. Among the archaic rules to be scrapped is a decree making it a criminal offence to unearth and keep treasure worth as little as 10 rupees (10p) because it still belongs to...

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Kobani 'About To Fall' To Islamic State

Turkish President Recep Erdogan says Syrian border town Kobani is 'about to fall' to Islamic State militants and that a ground operation is needed to defeat the group. Fresh airstrikes targeted fighters who have been bombarding the town with machine-gun...

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S Korea Ferry Captain: I Should Have Done More

The captain of the South Korean ferry that sunk - killing more than 300 people - has admitted to his murder trial that he should have done more to get passengers to safety. Testifying for the first time in court, Lee Joon-Seok said his decision-making...

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Face-To-Face With The Dying In An Ebola Centre

By Garwen McLuckie, Sky News Cameraman Before filming inside the high-risk zone, we were told that all or equipment would have to be either disinfected or incinerated. I had prepared hard - bringing tailor-made plastic sealed containers for the small...

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Ebola Deaths Hidden As Fear Grips Liberia

By Alex Crawford, Special Correspondent, Monrovia Liberia's few ebola treatment centres are overwhelmed with the sick and dying - with patients sharing beds and the dead laying near the desperately ill. The country has accounted for more than half...

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IS Raises Flag In Town Near Turkey Border

Islamic State militants have apparently captured part of a town close to the Syrian border with Turkey after days of fierce fighting. The extremist group raised its black flag on a building on the eastern side of Kobani, where Kurdish fighters have...

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IS Hostage Tells Parents He Fears Being Killed

A former soldier threatened with death by Islamic State militants has spoken of his fear of being killed by his captors in a letter sent to his parents. Peter Kassig, 26, was captured on 1 October 2013 in Syria, where he was taking aid to refugees...

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Kenya President Steps Down For ICC Hearing

Kenya's president has announced he will temporarily step down from office to avoid being the first head of state to appear before the International Criminal Court this week. Uhuru Kenyatta said he would be attending the hearing in The Hague in a personal...

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Alan Henning's Life To Be Celebrated In Church

A church service is being held today to remember Alan Henning, the British taxi driver killed by Islamic State militants. The special service will take place in Mr Henning's home town of Eccles in Greater Manchester this evening and organisers...

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American Hostage's Parents Issue Video Plea

By Sky News US Team The parents of American hostage Abdul-Rahman Kassig, formerly known as Peter, have issued a video plea asking for his safe return. Mr Kassig appeared at the end of a clip posted online on Friday that showed the killing of British...

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Brazil Presidential Race: Poll Gap Narrows

By Karine Mayer, South America News Editor The world's seventh largest economy takes to the polls today, yet many Brazilians are still unsure who to vote for. Although for the last month the race has been between two women - incumbent president Dilma...

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'Dangerous Crossroads' For Hong Kong Protests

By Greg Milam, Sky Correspondent, in Hong Kong Authorities in Hong Kong have again called on 'Occupy' protesters to step aside and allow government offices and schools to operate as normal on Monday morning. There are signs that leaders of the protest...

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