Two female journalists working for the Associated Press news agency have been shot by a police officer in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. One of the women, Anja Niedringhaus, died in the attack. Her colleague, Kathy Gannon, is reported to be stable.
Nigeria is to "rebase" its gross domestic product (GDP) on Sunday 6 April, which should push it above South Africa as the continent's biggest economy. The former British colony is one of the world's largest oil producers But few Nigerians, including those in ...
Nigeria is to "rebase" its gross domestic product (GDP) on Sunday 6 April, which should push it above South Africa as the continent's biggest economy. The former British colony is one of the world's largest oil producers But few Nigerians, including those in ...
"Once upon a time one Lebanese called for racism while one thousand said no to racism". This is one of many slogans posted online as part of a campaign to fight alleged discrimination and racism against Syrian refugees in Lebanon. According to the UN, ...
"Once upon a time one Lebanese called for racism while one thousand said no to racism". This is one of many slogans posted online as part of a campaign to fight alleged discrimination and racism against Syrian refugees in Lebanon. According to the UN, ...
The chief executive of Mozilla - the company best known for its Firefox browser - has stepped down. Brendan Eich was appointed just last month but came in for heavy criticism for his views on same-sex marriage. Mozilla's executive chairwoman Mitchell ...
The evidence for an "ocean" of water under the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus appears to be overwhelming. The little world has excited scientists ever since jets of icy material were seen squirting into space from a striped region at its south pole.
This week's mini-plenary at the European Parliament in Brussels was notable for two things. It was the first such session held in Brussels for nearly two years because the parliament's hemicycle chamber had been closed for structural repairs. It also saw a ...
Controversy surrounds the mass shooting of protesters in Kiev which precipitated the downfall of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. It is clear that firearms were used by government security forces, and possibly by some opposition activists, but the ...
The US army is investigating whether psychological trauma was the reason a soldier carried out a deadly shooting spree at a Texas military base. The man has not been named by the army but US media have identified him as 34-year-old Ivan Lopez.
A bomb has targeted the convoy route of Pakistan's former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, within minutes of him passing, police say. They said it was an attempt to target the former president, however, no casualties were reported. The blast struck a bridge on ...
It is still unclear who shot dead radical Muslim cleric Abubakar Shariff Ahmed in Kenya on Tuesday. He was shot outside the coastal city of Mombasa, police and witnesses say, his corpse showing wounds to the head and body. Mr Shariff, known as Makaburi, ...
The US secretary of state has insisted it is completely premature to write off the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. John Kerry said a lot of possibilities were in play, even though a dispute threatens to derail his efforts to extend negotiations beyond this month.
An investigation into a supposedly groundbreaking stem cell study in Japan has found the lead researcher guilty of misconduct. The Riken Centre panel said Dr Haruko Obokata fabricated her work in an intentionally misleading fashion. It said there were ...
Germany's Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has welcomed a "slight reduction" in the number of Russian troops along Ukraine's border. The Russian defence ministry said one motorised infantry battalion was withdrawing from the Rostov region.
The authorities in Australia say the search in the Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysian airliner has moved to a new area. New data suggests that the plane may have been travelling faster than was previously thought and therefore may have run out of fuel ...
The UN Human Rights Council has voted in favour of a resolution which paves the way for an inquiry into rights abuses at the close of Sri Lanka's civil war. The US and the UK were among the countries which sponsored a resolution which for the first time ...
The UN Human Rights Council has voted in favour of a resolution which paves the way for an inquiry into rights abuses at the close of Sri Lanka's civil war. The US and the UK were among the countries which sponsored a resolution which for the first time ...
Is tough love from the West the right economic prescription for Ukraine, as the Russian bear consumes the Crimea and appears to be salivating over the prospect of consuming rather more of that turbulent country? Or should the International Monetary Fund ...
Mobile operators in South Korea have started selling Samsung's flagship Galaxy S5 phone three weeks early. Due to go on sale on 11 April in South Korea, the S5 is already available from three operators, including the country's biggest network. The three are ...
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