Edward Snowden Wants Asylum In Russia

Intelligence services whistleblower Edward Snowden plans to request asylum in Russia, accusing the US of trying to block him from travelling to other countries. US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Friday...

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Egypt: US Calls For Release Of Detained Morsi

The US has called for the release of Mohamed Morsi as tens of thousands of supporters of the ousted Egyptian president staged protests across the country. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the US agrees with the German Foreign Ministry, which...

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Paris Train Crash: Human Error 'Not To Blame'

Human error did not cause a packed train carrying hundreds of passengers to derail outside Paris in a crash that left at least six people dead, France's transport minister has said. Frederic Cuvillier said Saturday that it was unclear what did cause...

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Malala Takes Education Battle To The UN

By Tom Parmenter, in New York The Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban will mark her 16th birthday by addressing the United Nations in New York. Malala Yousafzai will urge the world to give every child an education. Her...

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Edward Snowden Letter: US Blocking Asylum

Spy whistleblower Edward Snowden reportedly says US officials have been waging a campaign to stop him taking up offers of asylum. The claim was made in a letter sent to a Human Rights Watch official, ahead of a meeting with human rights groups at the...

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Indonesia: Prisoners Escape Amid Jail Riot

Security forces have retaken control of a crowded prison in western Indonesia where inmates started a massive riot that left five people dead and hundreds of prisoners, including convicted terrorists, on the loose. About 500 policemen and 300 soldiers...

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San Francisco Crash Pilot 'Blinded By Light'

The pilot of a plane which crashed at San Francisco airport, killing two people, may have been temporarily blinded by a bright light as he came into land. Lee Kang Kuk, who was making his first landing at the airport and had just 43 hours' experience...

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Canada Train Blast: Engineer Blamed For Crash

Fifty people have now been confirmed dead or are presumed dead after a runaway freight train derailed and exploded in Canada. Twenty bodies have already been found and officials are telling the families of 30 other people missing that all are believed...

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Magnitsky Trial: Dead Lawyer Guilty Of Tax Fraud

A Moscow court has found the Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky guilty of tax evasion three years after his death. The investment fund lawyer, who died while in prison in 2009, was convicted in Russia's first ever posthumous trial - branded a "show trial"...

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Canada Train Explosion: Criminal Probe Starts

A criminal investigation has been launched after a train carrying crude oil came off the rails and exploded, killing 15 people. The mangled remains of the train after the explosion in Lac-Megantic The death toll rose as police gained access to the...

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San Francisco Plane Crash: Crew Were Ejected

Survivors Tell Of Plane Horror Updated: 12:53pm UK, Monday 08 July 2013 Survivors have spoken of the terrifying moment a pilot tried to abort a landing seconds before it crashed onto the runway in San Francisco. Two Chinese teenagers died after the...

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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Spurns Cabinet Offer

The Islamist group of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi is to reject an offer to join a new interim government. Amid reports that the Muslim Brotherhood is to be offered positions in the transitional cabinet, a spokesman for the movement said:...

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Ohio Kidnap Victims In 'Thank You' Video

Three women abducted and held captive in a house in Cleveland, Ohio for a decade have thanked the public for their support in a YouTube video. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight broke their silence in the video, saying the encouragement...

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'Several Dead' In South Beirut Explosion

A large explosion has hit a shopping centre in southern Beirut, with initial reports from the scene saying several people have been killed and others injured. Southern Beirut is a stronghold for the Lebanese pro-Syrian Shi'ite Hizbollah militant group....

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Egypt: Timetable For Elections Set By Mansour

Egypt: Timeline Of Morsi's Reign Updated: 9:23am UK, Tuesday 09 July 2013 Key developments over the year since Mohamed Morsi became Egypt's first democratically elected president. :: 2012 June 30: Mr Morsi, elected with 51.7% of the vote, is sworn...

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San Francisco Plane Crash Pilot Was Training

The pilot who was flying a Boeing 777 when it crashed in San Francisco had just 43 hours' experience flying the plane, aviation officials have said. Two teenagers were killed and around 180 people were injured, many of them seriously, when Asiana Airlines...

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Nine Killed And 21 Injured In Spain Bus Crash

Nine people have died and five are seriously injured after a bus careered off the road near the town of Avila, central Spain. Local news reports say the bus rolled over after travelling at excessive speed on a bend along the N-403 highway south...

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Egypt: Morsi Supporters Shot Dead At Barracks

Egypt: Timeline Of Morsi's Reign Updated: 8:21am UK, Monday 08 July 2013 Key developments over the year since Mohamed Morsi became Egypt's first democratically elected president. :: 2012 June 30: Mr Morsi, elected with 51.7% of the vote, is sworn...

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Canada Explosion: Oil Train Derails In Quebec

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent A fireball has engulfed a Canadian town after a train carrying crude oil derailed, sparking several explosions. One person has been killed, according to police, but several people were reported missing....

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Egypt Protests Continue As New PM Put On Hold

Supporters of Egypt's ousted leader have vowed to continue their protests as the new president backed away from an announcement of a new interim prime minister. Protesters have gathered across the country in support of Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted...

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Boeing Plane Crash Lands In San Francisco

Two people have been killed and more than 150 others injured after a plane crash landed at San Francisco International Airport, according to the city fire department. The Asiana Airlines flight, from Seoul, South Korea, was believed to be carrying 291...

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