Egypt carries out air raid on village in Sinai
Egypt has retaliated, just days after these emotive scenes as hundreds of people – members of the public and police officers alike - joined in a funeral procession for some of 16 Egyptian border guards who were slayed at their checkpoint in Sinai.
Court appeal to block release of child killer's accomplice
Marc Dutroux's ex-wife let children starve in dungeon
Neo-Nazi party hand out free food to 'real' Greeks
Big queues of hungry people in Greece, two hundred of them in Athen's central Syntagma Square who've been hit hard by the country's economic woes, those feeling the pinch of the austerity measures.
8 Olympic badminton players charged with misconduct
This is the moment that Badminton tournament referee Torsten Berg wasn't expecting. To have to give Chinese and South Korean Women's Teams a good talking to.
IOC urged to put millions into improving Olympic ticketing system
Passing the buck or calling for real change over what's fast becoming a real bugbear issue for Olympic sports fans.
Duchess of Cambridge dazzles at London charity event
The red carpet got rolled out again in London last night, for another member of Royalty, who's vying with The Queen for the title of the Most Photographed Woman in the world.
Tributes for acclaimed Irish writer Maeve Binchy
Tributes have been paid to the renowned best-selling Irish author Maeve Binchy has died at the age of 72. She passed away at home in Dublin, with her husband by her side after suffering a brief illness.
Polish trade unionists snub Mitt Romney
The crowds came out to get a glimpse of Mitt Romney on his way to visit Polish leader Donald Tusk.
2012 London Olympics: More tickets go on sale
The empty seats fiasco is well documented and to try and dig themselves out of a hole, the London Olympic Organising Committee has announced the release of thousands more tickets.
Pussy Riot trial begins in Moscow
Chaos and confusion on the altar of the Russian capital’s main Christ the Saviour Cathedral.
At least 47 dead as fire engulfs train in southern India
The smouldering wreckage of a train devastated by an horrific fire which engulfed passengers in Southern India, killing 47 people.
Anonymous comes out in support of Anaheim protestors
The activist collective of computer hackers, Anonymous, has come out in support of protestors in California who’ve been rioting over the recent shooting of a young Latino man.
British Gas interim profits up 23% to £345m
Customers of Britain’s biggest energy supplier, British Gas, might not be very happy to hear the firm’s interim profits have soared by 23% to £345m. Especially when it seems their energy bills keep going up.
President Obama pledges to tackle U.S. gun violence
President Barack Obama has promised to tackle gun violence in America in light of the Colorado shooting at the screening of the new Batman film, where a man shot and killed 12 people.
Olympic organisers apologise for N Korea flag mix-up
North Korea’s hit the headlines for the second day running.
America justifying ‘terrorism’ in Syria: Russian Foreign Minister
One of Russia’s top ministers has blasted America for effectively justifying terrorism in Syria. Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, issued a no-holds barred attack on the US, saying there was no need for unilateral sanctions against Syria.
UK GDP April - June 2012 drops by 0.7%
Our economy shrank by 0.7% between April and June this year. Compare that to a 0.3% dip for the three months before that, and it all adds up to the UK being in the worst double-dip recession in some 50 years.
Actor, Christian Bale visits Batman shooting survivors
Survivors of last week’s shooting at the opening night of the new Batman movie ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, got the surprise of their lives yesterday because Christian Bale, the actor who plays the gothic lead, visited them in hospital.
US praises 'professionalism' of Bulgarian security services
America has praised Bulgaria for its handling of the bus bombing last week outside its main tourist airport in Burgas, which killed 5 Israeli holidaymakers and the Bulgarian bus driver, as well as injuring scores more.
1,200 more troops deployed for London 2012
Another 1200 soldiers are being brought in to protect all the UK Olympic venues, in light of the failure by G4S to come up with the numbers of security staff they were contracted to deliver for London 2012.
3-year-old boy rescued from sewer in Colombia
Here’s a salutary tale about keeping your eye on your kids! A 3-year-old Columbian boy’s been rescued from the depths of a sewer in his hometown, after he went missing while playing out.
46 sq mile iceberg breaks free in Greenland
Greenland in the Arctic circle’s gotten that bit smaller because dramatic fluctuations in the climate mean a huge iceberg’s broken loose.
Co-Op Bank to buy 632 Lloyds TSB and C&G branches
The European Commission demanded it, and now Lloyds Banking Group has had to comply. It’s having to sell 632 branches of Lloyds TSB and Cheltenham and Gloucester to the Co-operative Banking Group.
Jubilation in Syria over deaths of Assad's 'inner core'
The disintegration of President Bashar al-Assad’s ‘inner circle’ has prompted huge celebrations on the streets of Syria.
US bank regulators will be more 'aggressive'
The top US bank regulator says it's going to take 'a much more aggressive posture' after it was chastised for failing to monitor HSBC Bank properly.
G4S boss admits firm's reputation is in 'tatters'
A ‘humiliating shambles’ - that’s what the G4S Olympic Security fiasco’s been dubbed today by a committee of MPs. And even the man who runs the firm said he couldn’t disagree with that accusation!
28 gold mine workers rescued in New Zealand
28 miners in New Zealand have been rescued after being trapped underground for seven hours when a blaze broke out in one of the tunnels they were working in.
HSBC allowed money laundering, says US Senate
HSBC Bank has been allowing money laundering to happen right under its nose, according to a scathing report by the US Senate. Money suspected to come from drugs and terrorism deals.
Anger over public execution of young Afghan woman
International community: Where is the protection and justice for Afghan women?
UK Trade & Investment open first office in Myanmar
The advent of democracy in Myanmar or Burma (as world renowed Aung Sang Suu Kyi prefers to call it) has prompted the British government to open a Trade and Investment office in Yangon.
