Rebel forces in Syria have made an appeal to the international community for help as fighting intensifies in Aleppo.

Fighter jets have been used by forces loyal to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad for the first time, as rebel forces struggle to hold on to the gains they made last week in Syria's second city, Aleppo.

Denver police say the network of booby traps and explosives in James Holmes' apartment was aimed to kill whoever entered the apartment and would've most likely killed an officer. Meanwhile, the Aurora community is still grappling with the enormity...

Britain and the United States have called for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down, and UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged the Security Council to take strong action.

A Taliban bomb has destroyed up to 22 NATO fuel tankers carrying supplies from Uzbekistan to coalition forces in southern Afghanistan. The parked vehicles were hit by an explosion before dawn in Samangan province, and a subsequent fire engulfed th...

Syrian state TV is reporting a major bombing at the country's national security headquarters in Damascus. The dead include Defense Minister Dawoud Rajha and his deputy Assef Shawkat, who was also President Bashar al-Assad's brother-in-law. Meanwhi...

Japan's beleaguered energy company TEPCO has buckled to pressure and announced it will release "teleconference videos" of the secret crisis calls that took place during the most crucial days of the Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown. However, key ...

Opposition activists say Syrian government troops have killed 220 people in a new massacre in the city of Hama, while rumors also circulate over the regime's possible use of chemical weapons.

There have been angry scenes in Spain after the government announced sweeping tax rises and spending cuts.

South Korea has announced it intends to resume whaling in home waters, bringing an immediate protest from Australia. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that Australia would be logding a complaint at the highest level of the South Ko...