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US prepares for huge blizzard which could dump ‘two feet of snow’ on East coast

A massive blizzard is due to hit the eastern United States with forecasters predicting more than two feet (0.61 metres) of snow in Washington...

North Korea detains US university student for ‘Anti-State Acts’

North Korea has said it has arrested a US university student for alleged anti-state acts. Pyongyang’s Korean Central News Agency reported that authorities are investigating...

Francois Hollande seeks to extend state of emergency in France

French President Francois Hollande has announced plans to ask parliament to approve a three-month renewal of the state of emergency put in place after...

Burma frees 20 political prisoners

Burma's military-backed government has released 20 political prisoners, months before it is scheduled to hand over power to an elected pro-democracy party. The released detainees...

Julian Assange to be questioned at embassy over sex assault allegations

Ecuador’s president has said Julian Assange will be questioned at the embassy where he has been holed up for more than three years over...

A bomb close to the Russian embassy in Kabul has killed seven

A bomb blast has killed at least seven people and wounded around 25 others in an attack close to the Russian embassy in the...

Gun under pillow fires while guard sleeps and kills grandson, police say

Police in New Orleans have arrested a security guard over the death of her three-year-old grandson, who apparently was shot when the gun under...

Allies meet in Paris to strengthen anti-IS coalition

Gunmen have stormed a university in Pakistan, killing at least 19 people and triggering a heavy gun battle with police and army troops in...

US Supreme court sets up election-year clash on immigration

The Supreme Court has agreed to an election-year review of Barack Obama’s executive orders to allow up to five million immigrants to “come out...

Russians celebrate Epiphany by diving into freezing waters

Thousands of Russians have taken a dip in icy waters to celebrate Epiphany, a major holiday in Orthodox Christianity which marks the birth and...

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