North Korea Missile Alert After Japan Blunder

A Japanese official mistakenly announced the launch of a North Korean missile instead of sending an alert about a strong earthquake. An official at the western Osaka aviation bureau emailed 87 airport offices to say a North Korean missile had been launched,...

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Plane Plunges Into Water Near Bali Airport

A plane with more than 100 people onboard has overshot a runway on Bali and plunged into the sea. According to the AFP news agency, an Indonesian official said around 130 passengers and crew survived the accident. Other reports put the passenger and...

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Mubarak Retrial: Judge Withdraws From Case

The retrial of former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak has been plunged into chaos as the judge quits on the first day. Judge Mustafa Hassan Abdullah said he had decided to refer the case to the Cairo appeals court as he felt "unease" in reviewing it....

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Tornadoes And Severe Storms Hit US Midwest

A severe spring storm in the US midwest has left at least one person dead and several injured. The fatality came after a tornado hit eastern parts of Mississippi, with one resident capturing a huge twister in Noxubee County on video. In Missouri, the...

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North Korea: Missile Test Could Occur 'Any Time'

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent, In Seoul US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in the South Korean capital Seoul as tension mounts over a possible missile test by North Korea. The crisis on the Korean peninsula is bound to dominate talks...

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North Korea: Defector Reveals Harrowing Escape

Visiting Secretive North Korea Updated: 11:52am UK, Wednesday 10 April 2013 Despite the current tensions on the Korean Peninsula, tourists have been able to travel to North Korea. A Sky News employee has just returned from a four-day trip. Journalists...

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Syria Airstrikes 'Targeted Civilians'

By Lisa Holland, Foreign Affairs Correspondent The Syrian Air Force has been accused of repeatedly carrying out indiscriminate airstrikes against civilians. A new report by the campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says in some cases government...

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North Korea's Missiles 'In Upright Position'

A North Korean missile launcher has moved into the firing position with rockets facing skyward, Japanese media has said. The reports in the Kyodo news agency come as North Koreans celebrate the appointment of their leader Kim Jong-Un a year ago, and...

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Driver's Unfinished Text Is Warning To Others

The parents of a driver killed after crashing while texting say they want his final unfinished message to be a warning to others. Alexander Heit's family have released a photograph of the text which is cut off mid-sentence. "Sounds good my man, seeya...

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Ignorance And Minders: Life Inside North Korea

Despite the current tensions on the Korean Peninsula, tourists have been able to travel to North Korea. A Sky News employee has just returned from a four day trip. Journalists are strictly banned from the county without visas, which are rarely issued,...

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Yeonpyeong: The Island In Kim Jong-Un's Sights

Visiting Secretive North Korea Updated: 8:37am UK, Wednesday 10 April 2013 Despite the current tensions on the Korean Peninsula, tourists have been able to travel to North Korea. A Sky News employee has just returned from a four day trip. Journalists...

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North Korea: South On Alert For Missile Launch

Visiting Secretive North Korea Updated: 8:37am UK, Wednesday 10 April 2013 Despite the current tensions on the Korean Peninsula, tourists have been able to travel to North Korea. A Sky News employee has just returned from a four day trip. Journalists...

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North Korea: Japan Deploys Missile Defence

By Mark Stone, on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea Japan has deployed missile-defence systems in key locations around Tokyo as North Korea warned foreigners in the South to take evacuation measures in case of war. The Patriot missile batteries were...

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Iran Opens Two Nuclear Sites On 'Atomic Day'

Iran has announced it has opened two nuclear sites, just days after talks with world powers to limit the country's atomic programme. State television said that operations are under way at a uranium production facility in Ardakan and at the country's...

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Serbia: Gunman Kills 13 In Shooting Spree

A gunman has killed 13 people, including his mother and son, as he went house to house on a shooting spree in Serbia, authorities have said. The 60-year-old suspect, identified by police as Ljubisa Bogdanovic, allegedly opened fire at around 5am local...

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UN Warns North Korea Over Nuclear Test

World Waits For North Korea's Move Updated: 8:21am UK, Monday 08 April 2013 By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent, in South Korea The latest propaganda offering from North Korean state television is as bizarre as the rest of them. Angry soldiers...

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Bali Court Upholds Briton's Death Penalty

A British grandmother sentenced to death in Bali for trafficking cocaine has lost her appeal. Lindsay Sandiford, 56, was sentenced to capital punishment in January for taking almost 5kg (10.6lb) of cocaine onto the island. She launched an appeal...

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EU Reform: Cameron's 'Plan' To Win Over Critics

David Cameron is launching his first major European tour since pledging to hold a referendum on the EU in a bid to win over his critics. The Prime Minister will visit Spain, France and Germany as he tries to sell his idea of a more flexible Union. ...

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Nelson Mandela Leaves Hospital After 10 Days

Former South African president Nelson Mandela is spending his first day at home after 10 days in hospital being treated for pneumonia. The 94-year-old was allowed to return home "following a sustained and gradual improvement in his general condition"....

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India Houseboat Murder: 'Dutch Man Confesses'

By Alex Rossi, India Correspondent, in Kashmir Police sources tell Sky News that a Dutch man they have been questioning over the murder of a British woman has now confessed. Sarah Groves, 24, was found in a pool of blood inside the houseboat she...

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North Korea: US Missile Test Delayed Amid Row

The US has delayed the testing of an intercontinental ballistic missile over the growing tensions with North Korea, according to a defence official. A Pentagon source said the Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel decided to postpone the long-planned Minuteman...

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