French far-right National Front wins first Senate seats
FRANCE'S far-right National Front (FN) party has won its first two seats in the upper house of parliament, in what party leader Marine Le Pen has described as a "historic victory".
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Schools and banks closed as Hong Kong paralysed by protest
Schools were closed, banks were shuttered and bankers and lawyers were forced to take the subway as protesters chanting for democracy continued to occupy the centre of Hong Kong on Monday morning.
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Afghanistan's fragile new partnership
Omar Samad - Afghanistan is facing the dawn of a new day as the country's first democratic and peaceful transfer of power is expected to take place in a few days.
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Mexico politician Braulio Zaragoza gunned down in Acapulco
A REGIONAL Mexican political leader, Braulio Zaragoza, has been killed by gunmen at a hotel restaurant in the popular resort of Acapulco.
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Japan resumes search for victims of volcanic eruption
By Elaine Lies. TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 500 rescuers in Japan resumed searching on Monday for victims of a volcano that erupted without warning at the weekend, leaving four confirmed dead and 27 presumed to have perished in a sudden rain of ash ...
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Britain`s bruised Conservatives rally for re-election
London: Britain`s ruling Conservative party is ralllying for re-election in 2015 at its ongoing party conference, overshadowed by defections to the eurosceptic UKIP and a ministerial resignation over a sex scandal.
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2 children dead, 15 hurt in Dutch stunt truck accident
AMSTERDAM : Two children were killed and at least 15 injured on Sunday when a giant pick-up truck span out of control and drove into the audience while attempting to perform a stunt demonstration in the eastern Dutch town of Haaksbergen, local media ...
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US-led raids hit jihadist on oil sites
DAMASCUS: US-led warplanes kept up strikes on oil sites funding the Islamic State group on Sunday, as Al Qaeda's Syria affiliate threatened reprisals after a key operative was reported killed.
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Brooks Newmark Sunday Mirror story prompts MP's complaint
An MP is to make a formal complaint against the Sunday Mirror over a story that led to the resignation of a government minister. Conservative Mark Pritchard said "questionable techniques" were involved in the paper's report that Brooks Newmark sent explicit ...
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Govs of NDDC states to tackle poor funding
THE Advisory Council, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has resolved to urgently address the funding challenges facing the commission so as to reposition it for better serve delivery to the people of the region.
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Eight killed, 12 injured in Hangu IDPs camp blast
HANGU: Eight persons, including three children, were killed and 12 others sustained injuries in a blast inside the Muhammad Khwaja Camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the Orakzai Agency here on Sunday, officials said.
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Pope Francis embraces frail Benedict at special mass for elderly
Pope Francis greets Pope Emeritus Benedict, left. Francis said that having his predecessor close by was “like having a wise grandfather at home” Franco Origlia/Getty Images.
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Serbia holds first gay Pride in four years
The last Pride in 2010 was attacked by nationalists and hooligans, prompting a ban for the next three years as the authorities cited security concerns.
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Russia calls for in-depth study to examine conflict between Arabs and Israel
UNITED NATIONS: The Russian Foreign Minister, Mr Sergei Lavrov, said on Saturday the United States and its Western allies were unable to change their cold war “genetic code” and said US should abandon its claims of “eternal uniqueness”.
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New mom Chelsea Clinton celebrates baby daughter
This photo provided by Clinton spokesman Kamyl Bazbaz shows former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and former President Bill Clinton, right with their granddaughter Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky on Saturday, Sept.
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Amid cheers from thousands of Indian-Americans, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced several measures to ease travel to their motherland including life-long visas.
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