Putin Condemned For Marking Victory In Crimea

Hague's Whirlwind Diplomatic Tour Of Europe Updated: 12:47am UK, Saturday 10 May 2014 By Tim Marshall, Diplomatic Editor When you travel with the Foreign Office, you travel at speed. Foreign Secretary William Hague lives his working life in blocks...

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Kidnapped Schoolgirls 'In At Least Four Groups'

Intelligence sources have told Sky News they believe they know where some of the schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria are. The sources believe they have been split into at least four different groups, complicating the search to find the girls almost four...

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Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls Tell Of Escape

Schoolgirls who escaped from the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in Nigeria have told of their harrowing ordeal as the search for those still held captive continues. One described being shot at as she ran from the gunmen when she was sent to fetch...

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Brazil World Cup Stadium Worker Electrocuted

An eighth construction worker has been killed while building one of Brazil's World Cup stadiums. Muhammed-Ali Maciel Afonso was installing communications equipment at the Arena Pantanal in the western city of Cuiaba when he was electrocuted. The 32-year-old's...

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North Korea Calls Obama 'A Black Monkey'

North Korea's state media has described US President Barack Obama as a "black monkey" in a commentary condemned as one of the regime's most racist yet. Korea Central News Agency (KCNA), which is the mouthpiece of the government in Pyongyang, made the...

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Ukraine: Putin Set To Make First Visit To Crimea

Russian President Vladimir Putin could today make his first visit to Crimea since Moscow's annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine. He is expected to attend an event in Sevastopol to mark the Soviet victory over the Nazis in World War Two - which comes...

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Nigeria: Experts Join Hunt For Kidnapped Girls

Military and intelligence experts from around the world are on their way to Nigeria to help in the search for hundreds of abducted schoolgirls. The UK, France, China and the US are among the countries lending their support. Britain is sending a small...

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'Huge Explosion' Destroys Hotel In Syria

A huge explosion has destroyed a hotel being used by the military in the northern city of Aleppo, according to reports. Bashar al Assad's troops had made the hotel, which is believed to be called the Charlton, their base, state media and activists said....

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Pistorius Trial Hears About Reeva's Last Meal

An anaesthetist has cast doubt on prosecution claims that Oscar Pistorius had a late-night argument with Reeva Steenkamp before he shot her. Professor Christina Lundgren - who has a PhD in deaths due to anaesthesia - explained why she was qualified...

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Nigerian Girl 'Ran And Ran' To Escape Kidnap

A Nigerian girl who staged a remarkable escape when gunmen took her and more than 200 others hostage has described how she was told: "Don't worry, we're soldiers. Nothing is going to happen to you." The 16-year-old was snatched from her boarding school...

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Thailand PM Yingluck Shinawatra Dismissed

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been dismissed from office after the country's constitutional court ruled she was guilty of abusing her power. According to the court ruled, by transferring a senior civil servant in 2011 to another position,...

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Hague 'Frustrated' By Speed Of Nigeria Rescue

Nigerian Kidnaps: What Can Really Be Done? Updated: 2:46pm UK, Tuesday 06 May 2014 By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor The temptation to "do something" is almost overwhelming. Some 270 school girls abducted, many already raped, dragged into the...

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Diver Dies In Search For Ferry Disaster Victims

A civilian diver involved in searches for dozens of missing people in the South Korean ferry disaster has died. The 53-year old was pulled to the surface by fellow divers after losing consciousness at the site where the Sewol sank on April 16....

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Boko Haram 'To Sell' Abducted Nigerian Girls

The kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian girls is an "outrage" according to the United States, which has promised help to try to find them. The pledge came after the children's Islamist kidnapper reportedly vowed to sell them. In a video obtained...

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China Station Stabbing Rampage Leaves Six Hurt

A knife-wielding gang left six people wounded in a stabbing rampage at a Chinese railway station - the country's latest in a series of mass attacks. Reports say up to four people launched the assault in Guangzhou, southern China. No reason has been...

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Kenya: Three Killed In Nairobi Bus Bombings

At least three people have been killed and 60 others hurt after bomb attacks against two buses in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The vehicles were being driven along a busy highway when the homemade explosive devices went off. Some reports said the devices...

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Nigeria's Leader Pledges To Find Kidnapped Girls

Nigeria's president has vowed to ensure the release of 276 schoolgirls abducted by suspected Islamists. Goodluck Jonathan has been under fire for his handling of the armed attack in the town of Chibok in the northeastern Borno state - and for not speaking...

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Oscar Pistorius Trial: Athlete's Call For Help

The first person Oscar Pistorius called after shooting his girlfriend has told a court about the moment the distressed athlete phoned for help. Johan Stander, who worked on the luxury estate where the 27-year-old lived, also spoke about the moment he...

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Landslide Buries Village: Rescuers Lose Hope

Rescue teams have abandoned the search for survivors after a landslide buried a hillside village in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 350 people under a tide of rock and mud. Local people and emergency workers using shovels tried in vain to find...

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Ukraine Observers Freed Amid New Offensive

Military observers kept prisoner in Ukraine for more than a week have been released as bloody clashes in the country show no sign of letting up. The seven observers and their five assistants, from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe,...

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Mombasa Hit By Bus And Beach Resort Blasts

At least three people have been killed and several others injured in twin bomb blasts in Mombasa, Kenya, officials say. One blast happened at a busy bus station in Mwembe Tayari, near the city centre, when a grenade was thrown into a crowded minibus...

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