2013-05-11

Twin car bombs have rocked a Turkish town bordering Syria, killing at least 40 and wounding 100 others. The Turkish authorities have accused the

For those who have escaped the violence in Syria, this is where over 100,000 have taken shelter waiting to return home. Whilst visiting the

When Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement on Wednesday it signalled the end of an era for premiership football. For over a quarter of a

Former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has thrown his hat into the ring for the June elections just minutes before the deadline. He

Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in Shanghai to protest against plans to open a lithium battery factory in the city. There is growing social

The election day death toll has risen to 17 as gunfights and blasts erupt across Pakistan. In the worst incident a bomb ripped through the Awami

In Pakistan the vote has been extended by at least an hour due to the impressive turnout. With 86 million eligible to vote, it appears that Taliban

Several explosions believed to be car bombs have gone off in the Turkish town of Reyhanli in Hatay Province near the Syrian border. At least 40

Pakistani hardline Islamists spit at the mere name of America. They want Islamic law imposed. Yet even they have been condemned by the Taliban

Real Madrid came back from nine points down in the last quarter to defeat arch-rivals Barcelona 74-67 . The early lead taken by the Catalan side in

Brazilian women prove it’s never too late to be a beauty queen. This year’s youngest contestant was 60, the oldest 87.

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has once again appeared in court in Cairo. He is facing a retrial on charges of complicity in the murder of

Voting is under way in Pakistan’s general election and within hours of polls opening violence was reported in several areas. In Karachi, at least

The Lushan Earthquake Rescue and Relief Headquarters released for the first time some of the monitoring videos of what happened to people during the

Two senior members of the Canadian mafia have been murdered in western Sicily. The bodies of Juan Ramon Fernandez, and Fernando Pimental were found

At an intersection in Argentina a car ploughed into a crossing motorcyclist. The whole drama was caught on CCTV, even the moment when the motorcycle

The chemical ammonia, has been found to be leaking on board the International Space Station. NASA have said it will take a space walk to fix it. The

“What has been, has been”, the words of French President François Hollande as he ruled out payment of reparations for the role of the state-owned

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in a Muslim cemetery in Virginia. It took a week for authorities to find a resting

The polls have opened in Pakistan in national and provincial elections in a vote which marks the country’s first transition between civilian

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has been found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity. He’s been sentenced to 80 years in

Syrian government forces appear to be continuing their shelling according to this unverified footage from Kafr Batna near Damascus. It is not

Rescue workers had given up hope of finding anyone else alive in the rubble of the Rana Plaza, except Reshma Begum. The moment of rescue was tense

Zaatari refugee camp on the Syria, Jordan border….it’s where some 120,000 Syrians who have fled the conflict, currently call home. Among them are