Troy Davis' execution has been hailed as a miscarriage of justice and yet another illustration of racial discrimination but despite calls from activists, politicians and even religious figures the US state of Georgia went ahead and executed the young man even though doubts over his 1991 murder conviction that saw him become a symbol for global efforts to end the death penalty.
Following reports of police brutality against Occupy Wall Street protesters, Anonymous has issued a series of messages warning the authorities that the violence will not go unpunished.
Palestinians watched Barack Obama's section of the speech about Palestine en masse and as they listened the U.S. president telling the UN General Assembly that the Palestinians deserve their own state, but that this would only be achieved through talks with Israel, many still wondered why a country that supports change in Syria, Libya and Egypt, still threatens to veto their statehood bid.
Despite the successful ousting of Gaddafi, the NATO-operation in Libya is still making waves as two French lawyers have indicated their intention to prosecute Nicholas Sarkozy for committing war crimes in Libya, following claims that civilian deaths caused by the NATO bombings in Tripoli could prove more than first assumed.
Manchester Airport Bomb Scare: Terminal 1 Given The All Clear .Manchester Airport's Terminal 1 has re-opened after the airport's main terminal was evacuated due to a bomb scare. Bomb disposal experts were called to the airport just after 8.30 BST to check a 'suspicious bag' but just after 12:00 BST the airport was given the all clear.
Today is Peace Day, a day "for wide-scale community action and a day for UN agencies and aid organisations to safely carry out life-saving work" and is a project brought to life by the Peace One Day organisation, supported by stars such as Jude law or Angelina Jolie and created by Jeremy Gilley.
Manchester Airport Bomb Scare: All The Latest Travel Information for Passengers. UK authorities have evacuated Terminal 1 at Manchester Airport Wednesday morning for a bomb scare after a suspicious package was reported to police at around 8.30 BST this morning.
Despite infighting between pro and anti Gaddafi troops still on-going, interim Prime Minister Mahmood Jibril has announced Libya will name a new government within 10 days, as the National transitional Council (NTC) attempts to make clear political progress in a country deeply fractured by months of conflict that overthrew former leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Bomb Scare at Manchester Airport Grounds Flights.Terminal 1 at Manchester Airport has been evacuated on Wednesday morning for a bomb scare after suspicious bag was found inside the terminal this morning at around 8.30 am BST, according to reports.
Following reports of, at times violent, arrests of Occupy Wall Street protesters, Anonymous has released a statement requesting aid to help keep the live feed chronicling the protest running.
As the date set for the Palestinian UN statehood bid approaches, tensions between the supporters and opponents to the planned request are mounting, and with the U.S publicly opposing the bid, Obama's image in the Muslim world is set to dwindle even more.
Following previous reports suggesting New York Police had stepped-up their presence in the Occupy Wall Street protest, fresh footage has emerged showing officers violently apprehending a number of protesters.
The Metropolitan Police have released 105 more images and has confirmed that 1,590 have been arrested in connection with the disorder that took over London’s streets for four nights in August. Do you Know These People?
A consumer watchdog has said that UK travellers are being ripped off when they pay for their holiday money. Compare Latest Charges and Pricing
A leaked picture of what appears to be Tom Ford's secret Spring/Summer 2012 collection has appeared online, specifically on CatWalk Queen.
The former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani was killed in a suicide bomb attack while at his home close to the American embassy in Kabul, along with four other officials, reports say.
Following earlier reports that as many as seven Occupy Wall Street protesters had been arrested, Anonymous has issued a series of statements alleging police have increased their presence arresting members of the media team recording the event.
Despite months of protests and a harsh response from the governments of both Yemen and Syria, it seems that in both countries protesters are left to fend for themselves as despite calls for calm to be restored, the international community has instead focused on Libya.
English Speaking ‘Forest Boy’ First Words. "I'm alone in the world. I don't know who I am. Please help me." Those are the haunting words of the 17 year old boy named Ray that has been discovered living rough in a forest in Germany for the past five years
His recent appearance gained unanimous praise from audiences and judges
The L'Aquila trial has now started with seven Italian officials and leading seismologists charged with manslaughter after failing to inform of the possible dangers of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that killed 309 people in 2009.
After weeks of being on the run new rumours now say Gaddafi has been spotted in a south Libyan town currently being captured by the National Transitional Council's forces, but after months of sketchy information, many inside and outside Libya are fed up with what appears to be a lying game perpetuated by both the Gaddafi and NTC forces.
New reports indicate that at least seven individuals have been arrested during Adbusters' ongoing Occupy Wall Street protest, one for wearing the "V" mask used by hacker collective Anonymous.
I was speaking to a young couple from Madrid a couple of weeks back. They were on a camping holiday, a treat paid partly by their respective parents. Things were very bad in Spain they told me and both were most concerned about getting work. The young lady said: "Everybody's going to either Madrid or Barcelona...Really the only two places in the country where you can find anything. It's not good in the north (of Spain) and the south is just devastated."
UK Customers Feel Rising Energy Prices, Energy Hikes Roundup
After years of rights group fighting the law, the ban against gays serving openly in the U.S. military, usually known as thee "Don't ask, don't tell" policy has finally been repealed, ending a policy under which more than 14,000 men and women were discharged.
Hundreds of thousands of people in Japan have been told to leave their homes as typhoon Roke is heading to the city of Nagoya and is causing heavy rain amid fears of landslides and flash flooding.
Channel 4 Dispatches: The Fight for Dale Farm
Margaret Hodge, MP and Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, has termed a project which initiates nine regional centres for fire and rescue services a 'complete failure.' She said that the FiReControl project had wasted £469 million.
In an attempt to settle the phone-hacking scandal that led to closure of the News of the World, its owner Rupert Murdoch's News International has reportedly offered £3 million to the family of the murdered teenager Milly Dowler, whose voicemails were unlawfully seized.
