world news "Global Noise" heard in Spain and Portugal Saucepans in hand, thousands of people demonstrated in Spain and Portugal on Saturday. It was part of the “Global Noise” day, a hoped-for 13/10/2012
Pakistan Support for Malala spreads through subcontinent Rallies have been held in support of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who is fighting for her life in hospital after being shot by the 13/10/2012
Portugal Spain and Portugal protest against more cuts Saucepans in hand thousands of people have demonstrated in Spain and Portugal this Saturday making a noise. It is part of the “Global Noise” day, a 13/10/2012
world news Mali, DRC head agenda at 14th Francophone summit Secretary-General of the more than 70-nation Francophone French-speaking world, Abdou Diouf, has opened the 14th summit by demanding what he called 13/10/2012
France Paris deputy mayor resigns over money laundering allegations France’s Green party is facing a major embarrassment after one of its politicians was charged for her alleged role in one the country’s largest ever 13/10/2012
Egypt Egypt Attorney General Mahmoud to stay on in his role Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has backed down from a pledge to reassign the country’s Attorney General after Abdel Meguid Mahmoud refused to step 13/10/2012
no comment Demonstration turns violent in Bogota A demonstration in Colombia’s capital Bogota, to demand changes to the economic policies of President Juan Manuel Santos, turned violent when hooded 13/10/2012
Syria Erdogan calls for reform of "inactive" UN The Turks, through Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, have attacked the UN Security Council for its “inaction” over Syria. Erdogan said the 13/10/2012
Italy Migrants saved from sinking off Italian coast Hundreds more migrants have been rescued off the shores of Italy after their overloaded vessels began to sink. 304 people including 49 women and 13/10/2012
Pakistan Car bomb kills 16 in northwest Pakistan At least 16 people were killed when a car bomb exploded at a market in northwest Pakistan on Saturday. Twenty-five others were injured in the blast 13/10/2012
Egypt Egypt's Prosecutor General says he won't be removed Egypt’s Prosecutor General is refusing to step down from his position after new President Mohamed Mursi reassigned him to the role of Vatican 13/10/2012
no comment Syria: another strike on Aleppo Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, has been bombed by the regime, claimed activists who have uploaded two amateur videos online on Friday. Aleppo has 13/10/2012
no comment Egypt: clashes between pro and anti Morsi supporters Clashes broke out between protesters in Cairo after chants against the new Islamist president. Activists called Friday’s protest to demand more 13/10/2012
no comment 2012 Nobel Peace Prize for the EU The 2012’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the EU for the successful struggle for peace and reconciliation and for democracy and human rights 13/10/2012
Sport Weber takes pole at South Korea Grand Prix Australian Mark Webber has snatched pole position from his Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel at the Korean Grand Prix. Webber beat the German by 13/10/2012
Sport Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Day two Katrin Unterwurzacher of Austria defeated Di Cintio of France to win the women’s under 63 kilogramme gold medal on day two of the Abu Dhabi Judo 13/10/2012
world news 'European GPS' edges closer to completion Europe’s answer to GPS took another step forward on Friday. A third and fourth Galileo satellite were launched onboard a Russian Soyuz rocket in 13/10/2012
USA Endeavour goes where it has never gone before The retired space shuttle Endeavour has gone where it has never gone before. The NASA craft has started a two-day crawl through Los Angeles on 13/10/2012
Ghana Argentina seeks to broker seized ship's release Argentinian officials plan to travel to Ghana to negotiate the release of a seized naval vessel. A Ghananian court ruled the Libertad ship could be 13/10/2012
USA Mother who super-glued daughter's hands to wall gets 99 years A young American mother has been given a 99 year jail sentence after admitting super-gluing her two-year-old daughter’s hands to a wall. A court in 13/10/2012
brussels bureau All eyes on Antwerp when it comes to Flemish independence If Bart de Wever becomes mayor of Antwerp, it will push the agenda of Flemish independence in Belgium. As well as losing 60 kilograms on a crash 13/10/2012
Syria Syrian military helicopter bombs border town Tensions between Turkey and Syria rose further on Friday after a Syrian military helicopter bombed the border town of Azmarin. Turkey sent two 13/10/2012
world news Nobel win offers chance for deeper union, say EU officials The European Union’s Nobel Peace Prize win is an opportunity for further integration, EU figures said on Friday. Martin Schulz, the president of 13/10/2012
Mali UN Security Council backs military action in Mali The UN Security Council has called on African allies and the UN to present a specific plan for military intervention in Mali within 45 days. The 13/10/2012
Ghana Thieves steal Ghanaian king's crown jewels A suitcase belonging to Ghana’s King Otomfuo Osei Tutu II has been stolen from his country’s embassy in Oslo, Norweigan police and diplomatic sources 13/10/2012