Mexico Drug War Memorial Angers Relatives

A monument unveiled by the Mexican government in memory of the thousands killed during the country's vicious drug war has sparked anger among victims' relatives. The £1.6m Mexico City structure, which includes steel panels bearing quotes from famous...

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India: Survivor Found Day After Tower Collapse

Rescuers have pulled out alive an injured woman from the wreckage of a Mumbai tower block - 36 hours after it collapsed leaving as many as 72 dead and 70 injured. She was dragged from the building on Saturday morning after rescue workers heard her voice...

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India: British Woman Murdered In Kashmir

A Dutchman has been detained after a 24-year-old British woman was found murdered on a houseboat in Indian-administered Kashmir, police have confirmed. The woman had apparently been stabbed and police said she was found in a pool of blood on the vessel...

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India: 35 Dead As 'Illegal' Building Collapses

At least 35 people have died after a building that was being constructed illegally in Mumbai, India, collapsed. A further 50 people were injured in the collapse in the suburb of Thane, a senior police official said. It is believed nine children were...

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North Korea Moves Two Missiles To East

By Mark Stone, on the South Korea border North Korea has moved two missiles to its east coast and loaded them on mobile launchers, South Korea's Yonhap news agency has said. The move fuels fears of an imminent firing, which would further ramp up...

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Jill Meagher Murder: Accused Changes Plea

A man has pleaded guilty to the rape and murder of an Irish woman who was attacked and killed as she walked home from a bar in the Australian town of Melbourne. Adrian Ernest Bayley pleaded guilty to rape and murder of Jill Meagher, 29, last September....

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Argentina Floods: Dozens Die As Rain Continues

At least 52 people have drowned in their homes and cars, or were electrocuted as floods swamped Buenos Aires. Thousands have been evacuated from their homes At least 46 died on Wednesday in and around the city of La Plata. Six deaths were reported...

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Tarantula The Size Of A Human Face Discovered

A new species of venomous spider as big as a human face has been discovered in Sri Lanka. The legs of the giant tarantula, which have unique daffodil-yellow markings, span a massive 20cm (eight inches). The arachnid also has a distinctive pink band...

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North Korea Army: 'War Could Break Out Today'

By Mark Stone, in Seoul, South Korea The North Korean military says it has ratified a "merciless" attack against the United States, potentially involving a "cutting-edge" nuclear strike. "The moment of explosion is approaching fast," the army said...

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Google Privacy: EU Countries Take Action

A group of European regulators has brought legal action against Google to try to force the tech giant to overhaul its privacy practices. Data protection authorities from France, Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Italy agreed on the joint...

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Brazil: Bus Plunges Off Bridge Killing Seven

At least seven people have been killed and six hurt after a bus plunged off a bridge over one of Rio de Janeiro's busiest roads. Rio's buses are known for being driven at high speeds The bus landed on its roof after falling 30ft (10 metres) onto Rio's...

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South Korea Warns Military Action An 'Option'

South Korea's defence minister, Kim Kwan-jin, has said that military action is an "option" to protect its citizens in its stand off with North Korea. The news comes as the United States has said it will "not accept" North Korea as a nuclear state, after...

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Cinema Gunman: Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty

Colorado state prosecutors have announced they are to seek the death penalty against Aurora gunman James Holmes. The much-anticipated disclosure comes four days after prosecutors publicly rejected an offer by Holmes' attorneys that the former neuroscience...

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Burma: Orphans Killed In Fire At Mosque

At least 13 young orphans have been killed after a fire ripped through their makeshift home in Burma. Police officer Thet Lwin said the blaze in Rangoon was started by an overheated inverter "and not due to any criminal activity". Burma has been on...

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North Korea To Restart Nuclear Reactor

North Korea will restart all nuclear facilities including its shuttered Yongbyon reactor, the official KCNA news service has said. It will rebuild and resume its mothballed uranium enrichment facility and the 5 MW Yongbyon reactor, which was closed...

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India: Victims Urge New Laws For Acid Attacks

By Alex Rossi, Asia Correspondent Human rights groups in India say changes to the rape laws do not go far enough to deal with the dramatic rise in acid attacks on women. New legislation has been passed following the gang rape of a student in Delhi...

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North Korea: Nuclear Arsenal 'Will Be Increased'

North Korea has vowed to strengthen its nuclear capability, keeping up a defiant tone a day after warning it was in a "state of war" with South Korea. Pyongyang also said it would never abandon its atomic weapons in exchange for aid, describing them...

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North Korea: Nuclear Arsenal 'Will Be Increased'

North Korea has vowed to strengthen its nuclear capability, keeping up a defiant tone a day after warning it was in a "state of war" with South Korea. Pyongyang also said it would never abandon its atomic weapons in exchange for aid, describing them...

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India: Victims Urge New Laws For Acid Attacks

By Alex Rossi, Asia Correspondent Human rights groups in India say changes to the rape laws do not go far enough to deal with the dramatic rise in acid attacks on women. New legislation has been passed following the gang rape of a student in Delhi...

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Three Killed In 95-Vehicle Interstate Pile-Up

Three people have been killed and 25 injured after 95 vehicles were involved in collisions on a foggy US highway. Police said the vehicles were caught in 17 separate crashes along the mountainous Interstate 77 near the Virginia-North Carolina border....

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Three Killed In 95-Vehicle Interstate Pile-Up

Three people have been killed and 25 injured after 95 vehicles were involved in collisions on a foggy US highway. Police said the vehicles were caught in 17 separate crashes along the mountainous Interstate 77 near the Virginia-North Carolina border....

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Colville Schoolboys 'Plotted Rape And Murder'

A US judge has ruled that two boys, aged 10 and 11, will stand trial on charges of planning to rape and murder a classmate. The schoolboys had a handwritten plan listing seven steps leading up to the killing of a female classmate, according to Stevens...

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Shroud Of Turin On Display For TV Special

The Shroud of Turin has gone on display for a special television appearance in Italy, as new research disputes claims that the linen is a medieval fake. Pope Francis sent a video message to the event at Turin's cathedral, but made no claim that the...

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Russia: Homeless Battling Brutal Cold Spring

By Katie Stallard, Moscow Correspondent Russia celebrated Maslenitsa, the traditional end of winter festival, a fortnight ago - but the weather does not seem to have taken the hint. Large stretches of the Moscow river remain frozen, the streets...

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