Ebola: UN Agency Admits It Botched Outbreak

By Thomas Moore, Health and Science Correspondent The World Health Organisation (WHO) has admitted that it botched attempts to halt the ebola outbreak in West Africa. The UN health agency has blamed factors including incompetent staff and a lack...

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Cameron Presses EU Leaders On Ebola Fund

David Cameron has called for European Union leaders to double their contribution to help tackle ebola, demanding a combined 1bn euro (£800m) pledge. The Prime Minister has written to the other 26 leaders and European Council president Herman van Rompuy...

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Hong Kong Clashes As Protesters Fight Back

Dozens of people have been injured in new clashes in Hong Kong as pro-democracy campaigners took back an area that was cleared by police less than 24 hours earlier. Riot officers used batons and pepper spray against protesters who pushed against police...

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Nigeria Schoolgirls Could Be Free Within Days

Nigeria hopes 219 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist group Boko Haram will be freed by Tuesday, according to a government source. Authorities earlier said they had agreed a ceasefire with the militant group to make the release possible. "I can confirm...

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Nepal Trekking Tragedy Death Toll Climbs To 39

The number of people killed in a devastating snowstorm in Nepal's Himalayas climbed to 39 on Saturday, in the worst trekking disaster ever to hit the mountainous country. The Foreign Office has confirmed it has spoken to concerned British families...

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Cruise Ship Stranded In Passenger Ebola Scare

By Sky News US Team A passenger on a US cruise ship in the Caribbean has been quarantined because she may have handled ebola specimens. The US State Department said the unidentified lab supervisor could have processed bodily fluids 19 days ago from...

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Sobbing Pistorius 'Should Get 10 Years In Jail'

Oscar Pistorius solemnly hugged his lawyer Barry Roux and then sat down alone in court as the defence and prosecution teams finished their closing arguments at his sentencing hearing. The Paralympic athlete sobbed during part of the final day of the...

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Rough Justice For Would-Be Bag Snatcher On Bus

A would-be thief who tried to steal a woman's handbag on a bus got more than he bargained for when his hand got stuck in the vehicle's door as he tried to flee. The driver, who had shut the door to prevent him escaping, then beat him repeatedly with...

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Sixteen Fall To Their Deaths At Pop Concert

Sixteen people have fallen 20 metres to their deaths after a ventilation grate collapsed at a pop concert in South Korea. The victims were standing on the grate while watching an outdoor performance by girl band 4Minute, who are popular across Asia....

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Nigeria: Deal Agreed To Return Kidnapped Girls

Nigeria's presidency says it has agreed a ceasefire with militants Boko Haram which would see the return of 219 kidnapped girls. The group kidnapped more than 200 girls at gunpoint from a school in Chibok, northeastern Nigeria, on April 14. Some...

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Plane Isolated In Madrid Over Ebola Fears

An Air France plane has been isolated at an airport in Madrid after a passenger was reported to have a fever and shivers. The situation is being treated as a suspected case of ebola, a health ministry official was quoted as saying. There were 156...

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New South Wales Hit By Freak Snow Storm

New South Wales in Australia has been hit by a freak snow storm leaving thousands of people without power and motorists stranded in floodwater. Gale-force winds whipped up surf with six-metre waves off the coast of Sydney, while all flights in...

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Pistorius' Sister In Tears Over Hitman

Oscar Pistorius' sister has left his sentencing hearing in tears after a self-confessed hitman was accused of mouthing obscenities at her. Aimee Pistorius complained of feeling "very intimidated" by the presence of Mikey Schultz in the public gallery...

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Putin Accuses Obama Of 'Hostile' Attitude

Vladimir Putin has accused US President Barack Obama of hostility towards Russia over the Ukraine conflict. The Russian president made the comment in a newspaper interview before visiting the Serbian capital Belgrade. He was referring to a UN speech...

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Is Polar Vortex Bringing Another Hard Winter?

The northeast of the US could be facing another extreme winter thanks to the polar vortex, a long range weather forecaster has suggested. Paul Pastelok, long-range forecast expert for AccuWeather.com, said cold air and high snow amounts will define...

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Pistorius: Reeva Death 'End Of The World'

A courtroom has been reduced to tears after Reeva Steenkamp's cousin described the moment she learned the model had been shot dead by Oscar Pistorius. Kim Martin, the first prosecution witness at the athlete's sentencing, said the death of her cousin...

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Brit 'Disease Detective' Helps Ebola-Hit Dallas

By Greg Milam, US Correspondent A British "disease detective", who has become an information lifeline for residents of Dallas during the city's ebola crisis, has told Sky News she finds it "surreal" to be caught up in the outbreak. Dr Seema Yasmin...

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Mexico: Bodies In Mass Graves Are Not Students

The bodies of 28 people found in a set of mass graves are not those of students who went missing last month, Mexican authorities have said. The graves were unearthed outside the town of Iguala in the southern state of Guerrero. At a news conference,...

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Ebola Nurses Short Of Proper Gear, Union Says

Nurses treating an ebola patient in Dallas had to use medical tape to secure openings in their protective outfits, a nursing union has claimed, as a second hospital worker tested positive for the disease. Thomas Eric Duncan, who died at Texas Health...

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American Shot Dead In Saudi Capital Riyadh

By Sky News US Team One American has been shot dead and another wounded after their car was fired upon in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh. A suspect, identified as a Saudi man born in the United States, was arrested after the shooting on Tuesday in...

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Nurse Arrested Over 'Killing Annoying Patients'

Italian police are investigating a nurse suspected of killing at least 38 of her patients because they or their relatives annoyed her. Daniela Poggiali, 42, was initially charged with murder over the unexpected death of an elderly patient. Rosa Calderoni...

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Steenkamps Rejected Pistorius 'Blood Money'

Oscar Pistorius offered the family of Reeva Steenkamp 375,000 Rand as compensation for the death of his former girlfriend, a court has heard. But the Steenkamp's reportedly rejected the payment which they called "blood money" and promised...

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Violent Clashes Outside Ukraine Parliament

Violent protests have broken out in Ukraine, with thousands of demonstrators clashing with police outside the Parliament in Kiev. Many of the masked protesters were armed with metal chains and batons, with smoke bombs and stones being hurled through...

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10,000 New Ebola Cases Per Week By Xmas: WHO

There could be 10,000 new cases of ebola per week within two months, health officials have warned. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said 8,914 cases of ebola have now been reported in West Africa, including 4,447 deaths. WHO assistant director...

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