Gold Bullion Heist From Boat In Curacao

Thieves dressed in jackets emblazoned with the word "police" boarded a fishing boat and stole 70 gold bars worth an estimated $11.5m (£7m), officials on the Caribbean island of Curacao have said. The boat's captain was hit on the head in the early-morning...

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West Bank Settlement Plan Blow To Peace Hopes

By Dominic Waghorn, US Correspondent Palestinians say the two-state solution to the Middle East conflict is at death's door after Israel announced it is reviving plans to build on occupied land in a controversial area of East Jerusalem. The US...

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UK Eyes Oz's Tough Anti-Smoking Laws

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent The British Government is considering following Australia's lead by stripping all branding and logos from tobacco packaging. From today, Australia becomes the first country in the world to put all tobacco...

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Chimpanzee Attack: Victim Gets $4m Settlement

A woman who was blinded, lost both hands and underwent a face transplant after being mauled by a chimpanzee has agreed a $4m (£2.5m) settlement. Attack victim Charla Nash's family had filed a lawsuit seeking $50m (£31.2m) in damages from chimp owner...

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Palestinian Status Upgraded After UN Vote

The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favour of upgrading the Palestinians' status from observer entity to non-member observer state. It marks a major diplomatic triumph for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who had met fierce...

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Egypt: New Constitution Is Finalised

An Islamist-led assembly has finalised a controversial new constitution aimed at transforming Egypt. It could pave the way for an end to a crisis which erupted when President Mohamed Morsi gave himself sweeping new powers last week. Mr Morsi said his...

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Tornado Hits Huge Steel Factory In Italy

A freak tornado has smashed into Europe's largest steel plant in the Italian city of Taranto, leaving one person missing and dozens injured. Video footage shows the storm rolling in off the sea and tearing through the port city before hitting the huge...

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Palestinian Vote At UN May See UK Abstain

The UK will abstain from a UN vote granting recognition to a Palestinian state if a commitment to talk with Israel is not made. The Foreign Secretary said the UK would only vote in favour of an upgrade in the Palestinians' diplomatic status at the UN...

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Powerball Jackpot: Two Tickets Scoop $579m

Two people had winning tickets in the $579m Powerball jackpot which was announced late on Wednesday, according to the lottery's website. Powerball officials have not confirmed whether the two winners have come forward to claim their prize, the second...

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Hugo Chavez To Get Medical Treatment In Cuba

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will return to Cuba for medical treatment, months after he received chemotherapy for cancer there. The 58-year-old, who was re-elected for a fourth term in October, has made regular trips to Cuba since he was diagnosed...

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Egypt: Major Protest Against President Morsi

More than 200,000 people packed Cairo's Tahrir Square to protest against Egypt's president Mohamed Morsi's new 'pharoah' powers. They accused the Islamist leader of seeking to impose a new era of autocracy after he issued a decree that expanded his...

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'Sexy Kim Jong-Un' Spoof Fools Chinese Paper

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent The Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper appears to have fallen for a spoof by a US satirical website. An article in The Onion last month declared North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un to be the "Sexiest Man...

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Eurozone And IMF Reach Greece Debt Deal

Eurozone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund have reached an agreement on Greek debt, which paves the way for the release of much-needed loans. After nearly 10 hours of talks, it was agreed that the country's public debt should fall...

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Scientists Exhume Body Of Yasser Arafat

By Sam Kiley, Middle East Correspondent International teams of scientists will take samples of tissue from the exhumed body of Yasser Arafat to test for polonium poisoning, following allegations he was killed by Israeli agents. Tawfiq al Tirawi,...

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Britons Held Over Heroin Hidden In Breadsticks

Two British lorry drivers have been arrested in southern Italy after police found 20 million euros (£16m) worth of heroin hidden in their vehicle among boxes of breadsticks. The men were detained when they were stopped by police in Bari after a ferry...

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Gas Worker's Blunder Caused Strip Club Blast

An explosion which flattened a strip club in Springfield, Massachusetts, has been blamed on a gas worker who accidentally pierced a high-pressure pipeline while looking for a leak. The blast levelled the Scores Gentlemen's Club on Friday evening, and...

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Catalans Back Pro-Independence Parties

Voters in Catalonia have overwhelmingly backed parties that favour breaking away from Spain, but the region's biggest party saw its majority in parliament fall. Artur Mas, the current Catalonia president and leader of the centre-right Covergence and...

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Egypt Clashes: President Morsi To Meet Judges

A teenager has reportedly been killed outside an office of Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood, as President Mohamed Morsi prepares to meet senior judges to try to ease violent clashes. The violence at the Freedom and Justice Party headquarters in the...

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Egypt Judges Condemn President's 'Attack'

Egyptian judges have condemned a decree granting President Mohamed Morsi sweeping new powers, as angry protesters clashed with police for a second day. A handful of rock-throwing activists battled riot police in the streets near Tahrir Square, where...

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More Than 100 Die In Bangladesh Factory Fire

At least 112 people have been killed in a fire which tore through a clothes factory in Bangladesh, an official has said. The blaze broke out in the seven-storey building operated by Tazreen Fashions on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka, late on Saturday....

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Catalonia Holds Vote That Could Reshape Spain

Spain's wealthy region of Catalonia votes today in an election that could determine whether it eventually breaks away from the rest of the country. The region must choose a new assembly, after a campaign dominated by the issue of independence from Spain...

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