International

October 14, 2011

Occupy Wall Street protesters arrested in New York

A number of Wall Street protesters have been arrested in New York during scuffles with police as they marched towards the city's financial district. The confrontation came after activists averted a showdown with authorities who agreed not to move…

October 14, 2011

Defence Secretary Liam Fox quits

Defence Secretary Liam Fox has resigned after a week of pressure over his working relationship with friend and self-styled adviser Adam Werritty. Mr Fox was being investigated amid claims he broke the ministerial code. In a letter to David…

October 14, 2011

‘Gaddafi loyalists’ and Libya NTC Tripoli battle ends

A gun battle in the Libyan capital Tripoli between forces loyal to the transitional government and gunmen they say support fugitive ex-leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has now ended. It was the first serious confrontation in Tripoli since the city…

October 14, 2011

Syria uprising: UN says protest death toll hits 3,000

The United Nations has said the death toll in seven months of protests in Syria against the rule…

October 14, 2011

Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi faces confidence vote

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is facing a key confidence vote in parliament amid questions over his handling of the economy and personal scandals. Mr Berlusconi is expected to survive but the margin could be narrow. Italy's government…

October 13, 2011

Barack Obama 2012 campaign raises $70m in third quarter

US President Barack Obama has raised $70m (£45m) towards his re-election bid in the…

October 13, 2011

Strauss-Kahn sex case: French inquiry dropped

A French inquiry into attempted rape claims against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been dropped. The prosecutor's office said the evidence suggested sexual assault - a less serious offence than attempted rape, with a shorter statute of…

October 13, 2011

Raj Rajaratnam jailed for 11 years for insider trading

A former hedge-fund manager has been sentenced to 11 years in jail in New York for one of the biggest insider trading cases in American history. Raj Rajaratnam, 54, was also fined $10m (£6.4m). The Galleon Group founder made well over $50m from…

October 13, 2011

Obama censures Iran over ‘plot’

President Barack Obama has said the US can back up all its allegations of an Iranian conspiracy to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington. In a White House news conference, Mr Obama accused the Iranian government of reckless behaviour. The…

October 13, 2011

Libya conflict: Confusion over Mutassim Gaddafi’s fate

mThere are conflicting reports in Libya about the fate of one of ousted leader Col…