Desperate Afghan-Pakistan quake victims appeal for aid Desperate Afghan-Pakistan quake victims appeal for aid Desperate survivors appealed for food and blankets after a devastating earthquake killed more than 360 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
28 October 2015 12:00
Helicopter crashes in Libya with 23 on board: official Helicopter crashes in Libya with 23 on board: official A helicopter with 23 people on board crashed Tuesday near the Libyan capital but the cause was unclear, a security official said.
28 October 2015 11:00
Malaysia becoming 'police state' as govt battles scandal: HRW Malaysia becoming 'police state' as govt battles scandal: HRW Malaysia increasingly resembles a "police state" as the government uses repressive laws to silence critics including those demanding the prime minister answer corruption allegations.
27 October 2015 15:26
Montenegro PM shrugs off violent demos calling for resignation Montenegro PM shrugs off violent demos calling for resignation Montenegro's Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic brushed off violent protests calling for his resignation, insisting they were not a threat to his country's stability.
27 October 2015 11:58
Bodies of 43 would-be migrants wash up on Libyan beaches Bodies of 43 would-be migrants wash up on Libyan beaches The bodies of at least 43 people thought to be migrants washed up on Libyan beaches east of the capital Tripoli at the weekend.
26 October 2015 16:32
Hurricane Patricia hits, spares Mexico of major damage so far Hurricane Patricia hits, spares Mexico of major damage so far Record-breaking Hurricane Patricia rumbled across western Mexico, uprooting trees and triggering some landslides but causing less damage than feared so far for such a massive storm.
24 October 2015 13:55
Mosque blasts kill 55 in NE Nigeria Mosque blasts kill 55 in NE Nigeria Two bomb blasts ripped through mosques in northeast Nigeria, killing at least 55 people and injuring more than 100.
24 October 2015 12:56
At least 42 dead in French pensioners coach crash At least 42 dead in French pensioners coach crash At least 42 people, most of them elderly, were killed when a coach collided with a lorry and caught fire in southwest France, in the country's worst road accident for three decades.
23 October 2015 17:43
WikiLeaks publishes CIA chief's emails WikiLeaks publishes CIA chief's emails Anti-secrecy campaign group WikiLeaks published an initial tranche of documents it said were from the personal email account of CIA Director John Brennan.
22 October 2015 15:31
Germany's PEGIDA condemned over 'concentration camp' speech Germany's PEGIDA condemned over 'concentration camp' speech Germany's xenophobic PEGIDA movement drew widespread condemnation from lawmakers and Jewish groups after a speaker at an anti-refugee rally used Nazi-era rhetoric.
21 October 2015 14:37
Pistorius released from jail: official statement Pistorius released from jail: official statement Oscar Pistorius was released from jail late, South African officials said, and will serve his remaining sentence under house arrest after spending a year behind bars for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
20 October 2015 16:33
One seriously hurt as thousands mass in Dresden for anti-migrant rally, counter-protest One seriously hurt as thousands mass in Dresden for anti-migrant rally, counter-protest Tens of thousands of people massed in the eastern German city of Dresden in counter rallies over the anti-migrant movement PEGIDA, with one demonstrator left seriously injured in a brief clash between the two sides.
20 October 2015 12:45
At least 11 dead in SW Pakistan bus explosion: officials At least 11 dead in SW Pakistan bus explosion: officials At least 11 people were killed and many more wounded when a powerful bomb ripped through a passenger bus in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province.
20 October 2015 12:31
Facebook will warn users of state-sponsored attacks Facebook will warn users of state-sponsored attacks Facebook followed in Google's footsteps and began warning users when it appears they are targeted by state-sponsored cyber attacks.
20 October 2015 12:16
Hollande says Air France turbulence doesn't reflect state of country Hollande says Air France turbulence doesn't reflect state of country French President Francois Hollande said the social turbulence currently gripping Air France, which was rocked by violent protests over job cuts, was not a reflection of the state of the country.
19 October 2015 15:28
Slovenia blocks over 1,000 migrants at border Slovenia blocks over 1,000 migrants at border Slovenian authorities said they had refused to let in more than 1,000 migrants arriving from Croatia after a daily quota had been reached.
19 October 2015 15:26
Platini admits no written contract for FIFA payment: report Platini admits no written contract for FIFA payment: report Michel Platini, president of European football body UEFA and suspended amid a huge corruption scandal rocking the game, admitted there was no written contract for remuneration he received from world body FIFA.
19 October 2015 15:23
Migrant flow turns to Slovenia as EU rift over crisis grows Migrant flow turns to Slovenia as EU rift over crisis grows Croatia diverted the flow of thousands of migrants toward Slovenia after Hungary sealed its border to block the path of the streams of refugees desperate to reach northern Europe.
17 October 2015 18:34
A year on, Germany's PEGIDA radicalised by refugee influx A year on, Germany's PEGIDA radicalised by refugee influx They gather in the dark, wave German flags and vent their fury at foreigners they fear are overrunning their homeland -- next week Germany's anti-Islamic PEGIDA movement turns one year old.
17 October 2015 18:12

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