At least 40 people were killed during renewed violence against pro-democracy protesters in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Witnesses said government

The guessing game is over. Russia’s pair of power-brokers are set to switch roles, with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin poised to make a comeback as

Pope Benedict XVI has reached the final destination on a four-day trip to his German homeland. Amid protests, difficult topics like paedophile

Mahmoud Abbas says he expects the Security Council to finish debating the Palestinians’ bid for full UN membership within weeks, not months. The

For Switzerland, it is tough being so popular especially when investors see this small country and its currency as a refuge from the growing euro

Barcelona’s massive bullring will be the last in the Catalonian capital to close its doors this Sunday. It is the end of the bull-fighting season

An American professional wingsuit flier successfully performed a jump and dive through the Tianmen Hole in Hunan province, central China.

Libya’s ex-rebels, backed by NATO warplanes, have stormed the city of Sirte. But as anti-Gaddafi fighters swarm into the ousted leader’s hometown

A brutal overnight attack on an opposition protest camp in Sanaa has continued into the daylight. Witnesses have described scenes of chaos, with

Vladimir Putin says he is ready to return to the Russian Presidency after being proposed for the job by current head of state Dmitry

Fiji and Samoa will meet for a thrilling pool D clash in Auckland on Sunday. The two Pacific Islanders which have each lost one game so far, will

For Australia the 67 – 5 win over the United States proved expensive, as the team left the match with injuries to some of its key players, two of

With France beating New Zealand in the quarter finals of the 1999 and 2007 world cups, this is always a match that the All Blacks approach with

There is optimism in the West Bank about the possibility of becoming a recognised sovereign state. The majority are positive, despite the strong

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has proposed his Prime Minister and former head of state Vladimir Putin as a candidate for the country’s 2012

Mahmoud Abbas presented the Palestinian request for statehood to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday afternoon. Within hours, it was

A three-way row between Cyprus, Turkey and Israel over oil exploration in the eastern Mediterranean is set to get worse. A Turkish vessel is on its

Prisoners from the Basque separatist group ETA have told a newspaper they’ll join a call for a permanent ceasefire. More than 700 people in jail in

Police in Chile have regained control of a Santiago high school after students barricaded themselves inside the buildings. Authorities used tear

Manhattan may have been shrouded in cloud, but the happiness of the Palestinian community shone through on the streets below. Some had hired boats

Nasa officials said on Saturday the defunct satellite which is due to come crashing down to earth would land in the next few hours. The satellite

Despite promises of a truce, security forces in Yemen launched a night-time attack on a protest camp in the capital Sanaa on Saturday. The AFP news

Thousands of Palestinians gathered in central Ramallah on Friday to mark what’s been described as a historic moment in their fight for

Ahead of Abbas’ speech, the militant group Hamas said Palestinians should liberate their land and not beg for recognition at the UN. Nevertheless

The “Quartet” of Middle East mediators has called on Israel and the Palestinians to meet within a month to agree an agenda for new peace talks.