Seismic activity has been detected in North Korea, several nations say, in what could be a sign of a widely-anticipated nuclear test.
The US Geological... Read More
North Korea's ruling communist party has called for the staging of a "high-intensity" action and further long-range rocket launches, ahead of an expected... Read More
Syria's opposition leader said the Damascus regime had given "a very negative" message to the world by failing to welcome his offer for peace talks to... Read More
The 85-year-old Pope is to resign at the end of this month in an entirely unexpected development, saying he is too old continue.
He became Pope... Read More
A Republican lawmaker threatened to block the confirmations of President Barack Obama's nominees for defence secretary and CIA director over the... Read More
The main day of bathing has been held at India's Kumbh Mela, with 30 million pilgrims taking a dip at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers.
This... Read More
The US northeast slowly dug out from a mammoth blizzard that choked air, road and rail travel, left some 650 thousand homes and businesses without... Read More
A major snowstorm has brought swathes of the north-eastern US and eastern Canada to a standstill, leaving about half a million homes without power.
High... Read More
At least four people have been killed in a plane crash at Charleroi airport in Belgium.
The small Cessna aircraft suffered difficulties on take-off... Read More
Millions of people are preparing to celebrate Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, the most important annual holiday in much of Asia.
The... Read More
UN leader Ban Ki-moon warned that a nuclear test by North Korea could blow up hopes of an eventual reconciliation by "tying the hands" of the South's... Read More
US Secretary of State John Kerry warned that North Korea's expected nuclear tests only increase the risk of conflict and would do nothing to help the country's... Read More
North Korea has warned South Korea it might scrap their joint-venture industrial zone if Seoul links the project to sanctions over the North's rocket launch... Read More
Fierce fighting broke out in the Syrian capital, Damascus, as rebels attacked forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.
Much of the violence was centred... Read More
The US Central Intelligence Agency has been operating a secret airbase for unmanned drones in Saudi Arabia for the past two years.
The facility... Read More
French-led forces have killed hundreds of Islamists in fighting to reclaim northern Mali and with the rebels' last bastion secured and France said... Read More
The UN Security Council will take "very firm and strong" action against any nuclear test by North Korea.
Kim Sook, South Korea's UN envoy, said the test... Read More
The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan said they would work to reach a peace deal within six months, while throwing their weight behind moves for the... Read More
At least 22 Asian workers have been killed and 24 injured in a road accident in the United Arab Emirates.
A bus transporting workers collided... Read More