Venezuela 13/04/2013 Insults and blows mark Venezuela's combative campaign Two Venezuelan teenagers wearing protective headgear and gloves slug it out in a boxing ring set up outdoors in a local neighbourhood in Caracas
Venezuela 13/04/2013 Venezuela goes to the polls to choose post-Chavez president All is ready for the millions of Venezuelans who are likely to flock to the polls on Sunday in the first election of the post-Hugo Chavez
Egypt 13/04/2013 Outside the Mubarak trial, Egypt's divisions are clear Outside the Cairo court anger and despair was on show from the relatives of victims of violence during the 2011 revolution when they heard the trial
China 13/04/2013 US and China pledge to work for nuclear-free Korea US Secretary of State John Kerry has met with China’s President Xi Jinping, and the two countries have issued a joint statement saying they are
France 13/04/2013 Prisoner blasts his way out of prison A well known thief in France has blasted his way out of prison. Redoine Faïd who has links to organised crime used explosives to blast his way out of
Syria 13/04/2013 Chemical weapons used in Syria, according to British newspaper sources The British press has released details of the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict. The Times reported that evidence has been discovered
Russia 13/04/2013 Russians retaliate with "Magnitsky list" of their own Russian relations with America took another turn for the worse on Saturday when the Russian published a retaliatory list banning 18 Americans from
no comment 13/04/2013 Strong earthquake hits Japan A strong earthquake estimated at magnitude 6.3 struck Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Saturday morning.
Netherlands 13/04/2013 Rijksmuseum opens after decade long renovation Thousands of people have gathered outside Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum as Queen Beatrix officially re-opened the the national museum after a decade long
Poland 13/04/2013 Pope John Paul II statue unveiled A 14 metre high statue of Pope John Paul II has been unveiled on a hill above the Polish city of Czestochowa. The 7 tonne structure fibreglass
no comment 13/04/2013 Serbia buries 13 shooting victims Hundreds of mourners in Serbia, many in tears, attended the funeral for 13 victims of a massacre by a lone gunman. A 60-year-old Serbian veteran went
Indonesia 13/04/2013 Lucky escape for Lion Air passengers in Bali All 108 passengers and crew survived a frightening crash in Bali after a Lion Air Boeing 737 missed the runway and ditched in shallow water. At
Croatia 13/04/2013 First first MEP. elections in Croatia Croatian voters will go to the polls on Sunday to select the country’s first-ever group of MEPs. The country of 4.4 million people joins the
Egypt 13/04/2013 Judge withdraws from Mubarak retrial The presiding judge in the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has withdrawn from the case and referred it to another court. This
Sport 13/04/2013 Five of the best for Ahansal Mohamed Ahansal won the gruelling Marathon des Sables for a fifth time on Friday after a third-place finish in the final stage in the Moroccan
Sport 13/04/2013 Champions League semi-final draw The draw for the semi-finals of the champions league took place at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday and Germany v Spain was the
Korea 13/04/2013 Kerry in China for talks on North Korea U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Beijing as part of his four day East Asia tour. Along with strengthening relations between the United States
no comment 13/04/2013 Migrants rescued off Italy Around 100 migrants were rescued from their rubber dinghy by Italian border police from the Strait of Sicily. It was the third time in a week that
no comment 13/04/2013 South Korea protest against Kerry's visit A small group of activists gathered in front of South Korea’s foreign ministry building protesting against US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit
Insight 13/04/2013 Venezuela's election under Chavez nostalgia The presidential election this Sunday in Venezuela is expected to give the country either a leader who tries to fill the shoes of the late Hugo
China 13/04/2013 First confirmed case new bird flu strain in Beijing Beijing has reported its first case of bird flu. It is the first time that the new strain of the virus has been found in a human outside of eastern
North Korea 13/04/2013 Kerry seeks Chinese influence as North Korean sabre-rattling continues American diplomacy is moving this weekend from the South Korean capital Seoul to Beijing and Tokyo, as tension surrounding North Korea’s ongoing
USA 13/04/2013 US names 18 on Magnitsky list accused of human rights abuse in Russia The United States has published a list of 18 people it has banned from the country, 16 of whom are linked to the case of Russian whistleblower Sergei
Venezuela 13/04/2013 Election officials gear up for presidential election in Venezuela Caracas has been calm ahead of the presidential elections in Venezuela on Sunday. With the official campaign shut down, election officials geared
Vatican 13/04/2013 Vatican adult stem cell conference seeks to promote 'ethical' science The Vatican is bringing top scientists together for its second international adult stem cell conference. The organisers say they want to counter
