January 29, 2013
Egypt protests continue despite overnight curfew
Protests and violence have continued into the night in Egypt as thousands defied overnight curfews imposed by President Mohammed Morsi. Marches took place in the cities of Port Said, Ismailia and Suez after dark, despite the curfews and a temporary…
January 29, 2013
US Senators Unveil Plan for Immigration Reform
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January 27, 2013
North Korea warning follows nuclear threat
North Korea has warned of "substantial and high-profile important state measures", days after announcing plans for a third nuclear test. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made the statement during a meeting with top security officials, state media…
January 27, 2013
Australian state of Queensland braces for flooding
The Australian state of Queensland is on alert for flooding in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Oswald. Hundreds of people have been evacuated as heavy rain continued to fall on Sunday, with the towns of Gladstone and Bundaberg preparing for the…
January 27, 2013
Aung San Suu Kyi tells of fondness for Burma army
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said she is still "fond" of her country's army, even though it kept her under house arrest for 15 years. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, she told presenter Kirsty Young her Buddhist…
January 27, 2013
Bulgaria set for nuclear power referendum
Bulgarians are set to vote in a referendum on whether a new nuclear power plant should be built. The opposition Socialist party called the vote because it wants the government to reverse its decision not to build a new plant at Belene. The first…
January 27, 2013
Roadside bomb explodes in Kandahar,Afghanistan
At least 10 people have been killed, eight of them police officers, after a roadside bomb detonated in the southern city of Kandahar, officials have said. Police in Kandahar said they went to a residential area to defuse a bomb but were hit by a…
January 24, 2013
Eritrea Returns to Calm After Mutiny
Calm has reportedly returned to the east African nation of Eritrea a day after a group of mutinous soldiers attempted to take over the country's information ministry. More than 100 dissident soldiers stormed the ministry in Asmara early Monday,…
January 24, 2013
Syria Activists: Car Bomb Toll at Least 42
Syrian rights activists say the death toll from a suicide car bombing in the central province of Hama late Monday has risen to at least 42 people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack targeted a building used by…
January 24, 2013
Car Bombs Kill 16 in Iraq
A wave of car bombings in and around the Iraqi capital has killed at least 16 people. The blasts Tuesday included an attack near an army base in Taji, 25 kilometers north of Baghdad, which killed six people and wounded at least 20 others. Another…