A bomb has exploded outside the home of a Pakistani community leader in the Greek capital Athens - the second blast in the area in less than 24 hours. Police said there were no injuries, but some damage was done to the entrance of the apar...
A US judge says a proposed $657m (437m) deal for people who worked at New York's Ground Zero following the 9/11 terror attacks is too small. Some 10,000 rescue workers and police officers are suing New York City, saying they suffered healt...
At least 11 people have been injured by Israeli air strikes targeting Gaza's airport, Palestinian officials say. The Israeli military confirmed the missile strikes near Rafah, in southern Gaza, which it said targeted militants. It was the...
The Vatican is due to publish a letter from Pope Benedict XVI to Irish Catholics, asking forgiveness for paedophilic abuse by priests. The pastoral letter is the first public statement by the Vatican on the sexual abuse of children dating...
We will never forget the day when China launched its first manned spacecraft into orbit on October 15, 2003 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Northwest China's Gansu Province. Spraying a mass of orange flames, the large, white Lo...
Roman Polanski's lawyers have filed an appeal over alleged judicial misconduct in his 1970s child sex trial in the US. The appeal cites new evidence that a prosecutor was aware of misconduct by the judge handling the case in 1977. Polanski...
