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Ex-President Warns Ukraine ‘on Brink of Civil War’

Ukraine’s first post-independence president has warned the country is on the “brink of civil war”. Leonid Kravchuk, president from 1991 to 1994, urged parliament to “act with the greatest responsibility”…

Obama Pledges Action On Inequality

US President Barack Obama has promised to bypass a fractured Congress to tackle economic inequality in his annual State of the Union address. He pledged to take steps without legislation…

Ukraine Crisis: MPs to Vote On Scrapping Anti-Protest Law

Ukraine’s parliament is expected to vote on plans to scrap a new anti-protest law in a special session called over the ongoing unrest in the country. President Viktor Yanukovych has…

Ukraine State of Emergency Warning

Ukraine’s justice minister has warned anti-government protesters occupying her ministry she will call for a state of emergency if they do not leave. Olena Lukash told local media she would…

Syria Threatens To Quit Geneva Talks

The Syrian government delegation has threatened to quit peace talks in Geneva if “serious” discussions do not begin by Saturday. Foreign Minister Walid Muallem issued the threat on Syrian state…

Iran Nuclear: Curbs On Uranium Enrichment Begin, State TV Says

Iran has begun curbing uranium enrichment, state TV says, under an agreement which will also trigger an easing of international sanctions. Centrifuges used for enrichment were disconnected at the Nantaz…

First Pic Of Nun Who Gave Birth And Claimed She Didn’t Now She Was Pregnant

Circled is the Salvadorean nun who said she had no idea she was pregnant when she gave birth to a baby boy last week. 33 year old Roxana Rodriguez, a…

India Funeral Stampede Kills 18

At least 18 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a stampede in India’s western city of Mumbai. Local officials say the incident happened when thousands of…

Syria Conflict: Half Population Urgently Need Aid – UN

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says that half of Syria’s population, some 9.3 million people, now “urgently need humanitarian aid”. He was speaking at a donor conference in Kuwait launching…

NSA Could ‘Spy On Offline Computers’, Says Latest Leak

The US National Security Agency (NSA) used secret technology to spy on computers that were not even connected to the internet, it has been reported. Citing documents from whistleblower Edward…