UN Inspectors Investigate Syria Chemical Attack Sites
Amateur video posted on the Internet purports to show weapons inspectors in rebel-held Damascus collecting samples and photographing canisters.
David Lee Travis In Court On Sex Charges
A former BBC radio presenter, who was hailed by Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi for entertaining her over the airwaves during her years in captivity, arrived at a London court on Friday (August 23) to face numerous sex crimes over a 30-year period.
Ben Affleck Confirmed As The Next Batman
Ben Affleck will take up the role of Batman in the Man of Steel sequel, Warner Bros has announced.
Crowdfunding Project For Canonicals Edge Falls Short
A crowdfunding project for the production of Canonical's Ubuntu-based Edge smartphone has failed, only having raised about 12.8 million US dollars of its targeted 32 million.
Photo Journalist Gang-raped In Mumbai
A photo journalist in her early 20s was gang-raped in the Indian city of Mumbai, police said on Friday (August 23), evoking comparisons to a similar assault in New Delhi in December that led to nationwide protests and a revision of the country's laws
Fishing Is Banned Off The Coast Of Fukushima
A ban on fishing along the coast of Fukushima prefecture was greeted with frustration and anger by locals on Friday (August 22), in the aftermath of the latest contaminated water leak from the crippled nuclear reactor.
Israel Bombs Lebanon In Retaliation For Rocket Attack
Israel's air force bombed a militant target in Lebanon on Friday (August 23) in retaliation for a cross-border rocket salvo on Thursday (August 22), a spokesman said.
Bradley Manning is now Chelsea Manning
U.S. soldier Bradley Manning, sentenced for leaking classified U.S. documents, said he is female and wants to live as a woman named Chelsea.
Masked Hero To The Rescue At Tokyo Subway Station
With great power comes great responsibility - or so thinks one 27-year-old Japanese, who dons a superhero costume to wait by the stairs of subway stations, lending his strength to the elderly people lugging heavy packages and mothers with prams.
Sharapova Adds Accessories To Her Candy Line
A year after starting a successful line of candy called "Sugarpova", tennis star Maria Sharapova expanded her brand with a launch of an accessories line on Tuesday (August 20).
London Zoo Animals Face Annual Weigh In
On Wednesday (August 21) it was time for London Zoo's keepers to find out which animals have been eating too much or not getting enough exercise during the annual weigh in.
British Tourist Foot Severed By Runaway NYC Taxi
A New York City taxi jumped the curb on Tuesday (August 20) hitting a British tourist and severing her leg.
Thousands Of Syrians Seek Refuge In Northern Iraq
The government of Iraqi Kurdistan has set an entry quota of 3,000 refugees a day to cope with an influx of Kurds fleeing the civil war in Syria, but there are signs many more are still coming in, aid agencies said on Tuesday (August 20).
Monsoon Rains Leave At Least Eight Dead In Philippines
Monsoon rains lashed down in various provinces in the Philippines, triggering flash floods and landslides that killed at least eight people, officials said on Wednesday (August 21).
Al Jazeera America Launches In U.S.
Al Jazeera America took to the airwaves on Tuesday (August 20) in an effort to deliver hard-hitting journalism backed by a coast-to-coast news organisation.
Hundreds Of Migrants Rescued By Italian Navy
Some 233 migrants were rescued at sea by the Italian navy in the early hours of Tuesday morning (August 20) bringing the total of migrants rescued over the last two days to well over 600.
Guardian Says GHCQ Made It Destroy Snowden Material
British authorities forced the Guardian newspaper to destroy material leaked by Edward Snowden, its editor has revealed, calling it a "pointless" move that would not prevent further reporting on U.S. and British surveillance programmes.
CCTV Shows British Women In Lima Prior To Detention
Security footage released from a hotel in Lima, Peru apparently shows Britons Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum Connolly before the pair were arrested at the capital's international airport for allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine out of the country
Mubarak Could Be Freed After Corruption Case Dropped
An Egyptian court dropped on Monday (August 19) a corruption charge against Hosni Mubarak, the president ousted in the 2011 uprising, a ruling his lawyer said would clear the way to his release from jail soon.
43 Reservoirs Exceed Warning Levels In NE China Floods
The water levels of 43 reservoirs in northeast China's Jilin Province are still above their warning mark, despite rainfall easing in recent days.
British Navy Arrives In Gibraltar Amid Tensions
British warships arrived in Gibraltar on Monday (August 19) for scheduled exercises amid tensions with Spain over fishing around the British Mediterranean enclave.
South Korea Aiming To Export Its Homemade Jet Fighters
South Korea has its sights set on becoming one of a small group of countries that export fighter jets, potentially giving a boost to its slowing economy.
American Fields Wins Red Bull R.Evolution Race
United States' BMX rider Connor Fields won the Red Bull R.Evolution race in Berlin, Germany on Saturday (August 17).
Father Of Jailed British Woman Delivers A Letter To Jailed Daughter
William Reid, the father of British national Melissa Reid currently being held in Peru on drug trafficking charges, wrote a letter Sunday (August 18) and handed it to the police in Lima to be delivered to his daughter.
Egypt Army Enforces Dusk-To-Dawn Curfew
This comes as authorities crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood supporters
Jetpack Developed In New Zealand Gets Test Flights
A New Zealand company trying to develop a commercially-available jetpack said their long-held ambition has come a step closer after their latest prototype was given Civil Aviation approval for manned test flights.
Army Clears Out Remains Of Pro-Mursi Sit-In At Rabaa
Clear up workers moved in to the burned- out remains of the Rabaa al-Adawiya protest encampment in Cairo on Thursday (August 15) after a security operation on Wednesday (August 14) against supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi.
Scientists Create Glow-In-The-Dark Rabbits
Scientists in Hawaii and Istanbul have created rabbits that glow in the dark.
Manning Apologises To Court For WikiLeaks Data Breach
U.S. soldier Bradley Manning apologised on Wednesday (August 14) for handing state secrets over to the WikiLeaks website in the biggest breach of classified data in U.S. history.
Egypts ElBaradei Quits as Vice-President Over Deaths
Egypt's interim vice president, Mohamed ElBaradei, resigned on Wednesday (August 14) after the security forces used force to crush protest camps of supporters of the deposed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, but fellow liberals did not follow suit.
