Ukraine Rights Abuses Flagged Up By Amnesty

By Lisa Holland, Foreign Affairs Correspondent Hundreds of people have been abducted and subjected to horrific beatings in the troubled eastern region of Ukraine, according to campaign group Amnesty International. After the collapse of the pro-Russian...

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Middle East: Complex Web Of Friends And Foes

Rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel at dawn. The opening of a new front for Israel already engaged in an escalating air campaign in the Gaza Strip? No. Neither the Israelis nor Hezbollah, which has an arsenal of 100,000 rockets and controls southern...

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Israeli Airstrikes: Five Palestinians Killed

A Complex Web Of Friends And Enemies Updated: 5:06pm UK, Friday 11 July 2014 By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor Rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel at dawn. The opening of a new front for Israel already engaged in an escalating air campaign...

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Aunt Of Young Gaza Victim: 'Enough Is Enough'

By Tom Rayner, Middle East Reporter, Gaza City Shayma was walking with her family in the Bait Hanoun neighbourhood of northern Gaza on Wednesday when an airstrike hit a house near them. She ran. Then another strike hit. She cannot tell this story...

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China Bus Crash Kills Eight Schoolchildren

A school bus has crashed into a reservoir in central China, killing eight children, two teachers and the driver. The accident in the country's Hunan Province reportedly happened at around 5pm but the bus was not discovered for several hours afterwards....

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Huge Blaze As Rocket Hits Israeli Petrol Station

A rocket fired from Gaza has hit a petrol station in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, triggering a major blaze after Israeli airstrikes overnight killed six Palestinians, including one child. The Israeli ambulance service said at least three people...

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Israel Airstrike On Gaza 'Kills Five Children'

An Israeli airstrike into Gaza has killed seven civilians, including five children, according to Palestinian authorities who say it was the deadliest single bombing so far. Residents claim two houses were hit in the attack in a densely populated area...

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Obama Backs Troops To Tackle Child Migrants

Barack Obama is supporting calls to mobilise National Guard troops to deal with thousands of Central American children trying to cross the border. The President met with Texas Governor Rick Perry to discuss a growing humanitarian problem, with 57,000...

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Father Kills Four Children Before Surrendering

A father has shot dead four of his children after opening fire at a house in Texas. The suspect also killed two adults and critically wounded his 15-year-old daughter before armed officers chased and cornered his silver car in Spring, a Houston suburb....

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World Cup: Brazil Defeat Sparks Unrest Fears

Brazil Coach: 'The Worst Day Of My Life' Updated: 7:18am UK, Wednesday 09 July 2014 Luiz Felipe Scolari has said watching his side being crushed 7-1 by Germany was the worst day of his life. And Brazil president Dilma Rousseff said she was sad and...

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Brazil In Hell But Germany In Seventh Heaven

Brazil Coach: 'The Worst Day Of My Life' Updated: 7:18am UK, Wednesday 09 July 2014 Luiz Felipe Scolari has said watching his side being crushed 7-1 by Germany was the worst day of his life. And Brazil president Dilma Rousseff said she was sad and...

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Israel Intercepts Rockets After Gaza Strikes

The Israeli military says it has shot down more rockets sent by Palestinian militants as Israel's major air offensive over the Gaza Strip enters its second day. An army spokesman said at least two further rockets sent from Gaza were intercepted over...

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Record-Breaking Giant Bird Dwarfs Albatross

Scientists have identified the largest flying bird ever from its fossilised remains. With a wingspan of 7.3m (24ft) - twice that of the wandering albatross - pelagornis sandersi was an expert glider that could travel vast distances. The bird's remains...

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Israel Bombs Gaza To Avenge Hamas Rocket Fire

Israel has launched air and sea strikes on more than 50 targets in the Gaza Strip to quell the rocket and mortar attacks over the border by Hamas militants. The Israeli military said the campaign - dubbed Operation Protective Edge - could form part...

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'Dangerous' Typhoon Races Towards Japan Islands

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent A warning of significant damage to property has been issued in coastal regions of western Japan as Typhoon Neoguri continues its path across the country. Half a million people in Okinawa Prefecture have been urged...

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Lifeguard Drowns Trying To Save Swimmer

A lifeguard has drowned while trying to rescue a swimmer off a California beach. The lifeguard was identified as 32-year-old Ben Carlson, who had been with the department for 15 years. He went into the water at Newport Beach, Southern California, on...

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Pistorius Witness 'Too Close' To Be Credible

Prosecutors have claimed the evidence of the final defence witness in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial is not credible. The trial resumed with the questioning of Professor Wayne Derman, the doctor for the South African Paralympic team. Professor Derman...

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Ex-Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze Dies

The first president of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze has died at the age of 86, a spokeswoman has revealed. The groundbreaking politician is lauded for helping to end the Cold War in his capacity as the Soviet Union's last foreign minister to president...

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US 'Profoundly Troubled' Over Beating Video

The US has said it is "profoundly troubled" by video allegedly showing an American teenager being beaten by Israeli security forces. The mother of 15-year-old Tariq Abu Khadair told Sky News she is in "a complete state of shock" and Israel's justice...

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Israel Makes Arrest Over Murdered Teenagers

Missing Teens: Timeline Of Events Updated: 5:24pm UK, Tuesday 01 July 2014 Israel launched a major military operation in attempt to find three teenagers after they disappeared in the West Bank. Here's how the situation unfolded: June 12: Israeli students...

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Kenya Attacks: Dozens Killed In Two Shootings

At least 29 people have been killed in two separate shootings on the coast of Kenya, according to the interior ministry. One of the attacks happened at a shopping centre in Hindi, Lamu county, where a group of 10-15 men opened fire. Nine people were...

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