A video purporting to show around 130 of the schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria almost a month ago, has been released by the Islamist group, Boko Haram. The group's leader, Abubakar Shekau, said they would be held until all imprisoned militants had been ...

Oscar Pistorius returned to court in Pretoria this week after the judge adjourned the trial for a two-week break over Easter. The case restarted with defence calling two of the athlete's neighbours to describe the moment they found him carrying the body of his ...

Oscar Pistorius returned to court in Pretoria this week after the judge adjourned the trial for a two-week break over Easter. The case restarted with defence calling two of the athlete's neighbours to describe the moment they found him carrying the body of his ...

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Russia's Vladimir Putin has once again riled Western powers over Ukraine, this time by travelling to Crimea to take part in celebrations marking 69 years since the Soviets defeated the Nazis. Moscow had earlier put on a parade that state TV said was the ...

My first reaction to the news that Apple may be about to make its biggest ever purchase by scooping up Dr Dre's Beats headphones business was… why? For the previously sensible Tim Cook to go on a spree, splashing out billions on a fashion brand like a ...

My first reaction to the news that Apple may be about to make its biggest ever purchase by scooping up Dr Dre's Beats headphones business was… why? For the previously sensible Tim Cook to go on a spree, splashing out billions on a fashion brand like a ...

Reacting to last month's mass abduction of Nigerian schoolgirls by Islamist gunmen from Boko Haram, top Muslim scholars from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said this "crime and other crimes committed by the likes of these extremist ...

Both blasts took place on Thika road, a busy highway in the north-east of the city. One of the explosions ripped open the side of a bus and a rescue operation was under way, NTV reported. Kenya has been hit by a spate of attacks blamed by the government ...

Ukrainian troops have surrounded the pro-Russian stronghold of Sloviansk in the east, with residents saying they fear they will be stormed. At present the troops appear to be concentrating on retaking government buildings from separatists in smaller towns ...

Ukrainian troops have surrounded the pro-Russian stronghold of Sloviansk in the east, with residents saying they fear they will be stormed. At present the troops appear to be concentrating on retaking government buildings from separatists in smaller towns ...

A teenager in the US has announced his university choice, after being offered a place at all eight Ivy League institutions. Kwasi Enin, whose parents emigrated from Ghana in the 1980s, attracted national attention after receiving the offers in March, including ...

The UK has called on the global chemical weapons watchdog to carry out "with urgency" its investigation into the alleged use of chlorine in Syria. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said on Tuesday that a mission would depart ...

Shares in social media giant Twitter fell 11% in after-hours trading - dropping to their lowest level since the company's stock market flotation - as it reported slower-than-expected user growth. The number of active users on the social network reached 255 ...

Microsoft has warned consumers that a vulnerability in its Internet Explorer browser could let hackers gain access and user rights to their computer. The flaw affects Internet Explorer (IE) versions 6 to 11 and Microsoft said it was aware of "limited, targeted ...

US President Barack Obama is due to visit the Philippines on Monday for the final part of his trip to Asia. He is expected to announce an agreement for the US to base military forces back in the Philippines after most of them left more than 20 years ago.

Saudi Arabia says more than 100 patients infected with the Mers coronavirus have now died since the outbreak began in 2012. The health ministry said another eight deaths occurred on Sunday, taking the toll to 102. The acting health minister says three ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called the Holocaust "the most heinous crime" in modern history. The remarks were released ahead of Israel's Holocaust memorial day. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Mr Abbas "can't say the ...

The head of the international organisation overseeing the elimination of Syria's chemical weapons says Damascus still holds 8% of its chemical arsenal. Sigrid Kaag was speaking just hours before a midnight deadline for the Syrian government to hand over ...

Germany's Siemens wants to talk to France's Alstom about "strategic opportunities" raising the prospect of a takeover tussle for the French firm. Siemens contacted the board of Alstom to "signal its willingness to discuss future strategic opportunities". It follows ...