Storm

Contract to buy three of five main islands from private owners may only increase tensions.

Geetha Pillai Sep 05, 2012

Nearly 600,000 people across Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas are living without electricity in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac.

Geetha Pillai Sep 01, 2012

WikiLeaks founder prepared to stay up to a year in Ecuadorian embassy.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Aug 31, 2012

Hurricane Isaac causes significant damage to US Gulf Coast but nothing on the scale of Hurricane Katrina.

Ewan Palmer Aug 30, 2012

The announcement of the new CEO follows a fresh investigation by the Serious Fraud Office into payments between the bank and Qatar Holding LLC.

Geetha Pillai Aug 30, 2012

Defence strategies currently working well, but danger isn't over for Louisiana's largest city.

Umberto Bacchi Aug 29, 2012

Attendees ejected after throwing nuts at CNN camerawoman saying “this is how we feed animals”.

Ewan Palmer Aug 29, 2012

Tropical Storm Isaac regraded as hurricane as it makes landfall in Louisiana, knocking out power and heading towards New Orleans.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 29, 2012

Huge storm approaching US coast close to hurricane force, sparking fears of repeat of Hurricane Katrina devastation.

Ewan Palmer Aug 28, 2012

Typhoon Bolaven sinks two Chinese fishing vessels off Jeju island.

Umberto Bacchi Aug 28, 2012

Isaac moving towards New Orleans and expected to make landfall and flood northern Gulf Coast with waves up to 3 metres high.

Geetha Pillai Aug 28, 2012

Tottenham have reportedly launched a bid for Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila, hours after confirming the transfer of Croatian playmaker Luka Modric to Real Madrid

Staff Reporter Aug 27, 2012

Gulf Coast states bracing for monster storm seven years after the disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 27, 2012

After passing through Florida Keys, Isaac is expected to move over southeast Gulf of Mexico with a wind speed of 100 miles per hour.

Geetha Pillai Aug 26, 2012

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho reportedly sent "good-luck" texts to Newcastle manager Alan Pardew ahead of the Magpies' Europa League first leg qualifying clash against Greek side Atromitos.

Staff Reporter Aug 23, 2012

George Galloway's 'bad etiquette' rape remarks gets him fired from Scottish political magazine.

Ewan Palmer Aug 22, 2012

Endurance athlete Diana Nyad fails another bid to set open-water record with 100-mile swim from Havana to Florida Keys.

Julian Kossoff Aug 21, 2012

Rafael Correa says forced entry would allow other states to 'violate' Britain's embassies all over the world.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 21, 2012

Bradford's Respect MP says plaintiffs are liars who were already in 'the sex game' with WikiLeaks founder.

Nicholas Edmondson Aug 20, 2012

South American Union emphasises rights of embassies, while Assange tells US to end WikiLeaks witch-hunt.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 20, 2012

Japanese activists land on disputed Uotsuri island and wave the Japanese flag, triggering protests in China.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 19, 2012

Foreign secretary William Hague confirms that Assange will not be given safe passage but rules out storming embassy.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 17, 2012

The UK is invoking diplomacy law to raid the embassy - but Ecuador promises strong resistance.

Geetha Pillai Aug 16, 2012

Robert Pattinson appears at Cosmopolis premiere and on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart after split with Kristen Stewart.

Staff Reporter Aug 14, 2012

Unforgettable photographs of record-breaking moments from London 2012.

Staff Reporter Aug 12, 2012

The US shattered a 27-year-old world record on their way to winning the women's 4x100m relay

Staff Reporter Aug 11, 2012

Usain Bolt confirmed his status as the greatest sprinter of all time as he stormed to victory in the 200m to win his 5th Olympic gold medal.

Adrian Back Aug 09, 2012

The Android-powered games console Ouya has raised over $8.5bn in a single month and will partner with games developer Namco Bandai at launch.

Alistair Charlton Aug 08, 2012

Chancellor George Osborne under more pressure as Bank of England predicts near-zero growth for UK economy in 2012.

Shane Croucher Aug 08, 2012

Surrounding countries such as Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala take preemptive measures.

Geetha Pillai Aug 08, 2012