Iraq Hangings 'Obscene', Says United Nations

The United Nations has condemned the "obscene" execution of 42 people in Iraq this week, saying the country's justice system is too flawed to use the death penalty. Iraq's justice ministry claimed those hanged on Wednesday and Thursday had been convicted...

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Lampedusa: 27 Migrants Dead In Latest Sinking

At least 27 people are said to have died and 221 people saved after a migrant boat capsized in the Mediterranean off the Italian island of Lampedusa. Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat revealed the number of casualties, three of them children, while...

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Cyclone Phailin: Thousands Flee In East India

More than 250,000 villagers have fled their homes as a huge cyclone gathers strength and heads towards India's east coast. Cyclone Phailin - which is already so large it has nearly filled the Bay of Bengal - is expected to be the fiercest storm to hit...

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Foxconn Admits Student Intern Labour Breach

An Asian company that assembles products for Apple and Sony has admitted breaching labour laws with its interns. Taiwan's Foxconn revealed that students worked night shifts and overtime in violation of company policy in its Chinese facility. "In the...

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'White Widow' Lewthwaite 'Key' In Al Shabaab

By Alex Crawford, Special Correspondent, In Kenya Sky News has obtained a Kenyan intelligence report which for the first time shows the reach of the al Shabaab terror network - which carried out the Nairobi shopping mall attack - and the extent...

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Nobel Peace Prize Goes To Weapons Watchdog

A global chemical weapons watchdog based in the Hague has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has handed the award to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) "for its extensive efforts to eliminate...

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US Suspends Millions In Aid To Egypt Military

The United States is suspending the handover of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of aid and support to Egypt's military. The US government said it was "recalibrating" its $1.3bn (£0.8bn) annual aid to Egypt, putting on hold the delivery of large...

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Lynne Spalding Found Dead In Hospital Stairwell

A British patient who disappeared from her room at San Francisco's main public hospital more than two weeks ago has been found dead in a stairwell at the building. Lynne Spalding, 57, was admitted to San Francisco General Hospital for a urinary tract...

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Libya PM Ali Zeidan Kidnapped At Gunpoint

Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan is reportedly in "good health and being treated well" after he was kidnapped by gunmen at a luxury Tripoli hotel where he lives. Mr Zeidan is being held at the interior ministry's anti-crime department, said an official...

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Fed Reserve: Yellen Secures Obama Nomination

The male domination of central banking is set to be blown away as a woman is nominated for the most powerful monetary policy position in the world. President Barack Obama will formally nominate Federal Reserve vice chair Janet Yellen to succeed Ben...

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UK Tibetan Monk 'Stabbed To Death' In China

By Mark Stone, China Correspondent in Beijing A Tibetan Monk with British citizenship has been "assassinated" in the Chinese city of Chengdu. Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche, 73, was well known within the Buddhist community. The founder of the first...

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Malala: Brit Doctor's Role In Saving Her Life

By Ian Woods, Senior News Correspondent The remarkable story of how a Birmingham children's doctor helped save the life of the world's most famous child campaigner is only now being told - at the insistence of her patient. One year ago today, Fiona...

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Brazil Teachers' Pay Protest Turns Violent

Clashes erupted in Rio de Janeiro as thousands of people gathered for a march in support of striking teachers. The march began peacefully on the Brazilian city's main avenue, but chaos broke out once night fell.    A small group of protesters...

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Syria Inspectors 'Face Unprecedented Danger'

UN inspectors face a year-long mission of unprecedented danger in trying to destroy Syria's chemical weapons arsenal, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned. And as Mr Ban set out a blueprint for the most dangerous disarmament operation ever staged,...

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Malaria Vaccine 'Could Be Widespread By 2015'

By Thomas Moore, Health and Science Correspondent The world's first malaria vaccine could be in widespread use within two years following "significant" results from an ongoing clinical trial. Researchers reported at a malaria conference in Durban,...

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Theresa May Faces Questions Over Terror Suspect

Home Secretary Theresa May is to be questioned by MPs over why one of the world's most wanted al Qaeda terror suspects - captured by US Navy SEALs - was given asylum in Britain. Anas al Libi, who was seized at the weekend in the Libyan capital Tripoli,...

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Egypt: Dozens Dead After Pro-Morsi Protests

At least 50 people have been killed in Egypt in clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. The figure, from a health ministry official, comes as Morsi supporters protested in several cities during army celebrations...

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Egypt: 'Gunmen Kill Five Soldiers On Patrol'

Gunmen have killed five Egyptian soldiers in an attack on an army patrol near the city of Ismailia, security officials said. The attack took place north of the city, where suspected militants have repeatedly targeted security forces in recent weeks,...

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Kenya Mall Massacre Gunmen Are Named

Four of the gunmen involved in the Kenya mall attack have been named, as police say the number who took part is fewer than first thought. A Kenyan military spokesman gave their names as Abu Baara al Sudani, Omar Nabhan, Khatab al Kene and a man known...

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Al Qaeda: US Captures Wanted Libyan Leader

US forces have captured an al Qaeda leader in Libya linked to the 1998 American Embassy bombings in east Africa and wanted by the FBI for more than a decade. A Pentagon spokesman identified the suspect as Nazih Abdul-Hamed al Ruqai, known by his alias...

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Al Shabaab: US Forces Abort Somalia Terror Raid

US special forces have aborted a mission to capture an al Shabaab leader in Somalia after coming under heavy attack. Their target was Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr, also known as Ahmed Godane, who claimed responsibility for last month's Nairobi shopping mall...

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