Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro announces Hugo Chavez's death on Venezuelan television, before adding: "Glory to Hugo Chavez! Long live Hugo Chavez!" Video courtesy VTV.

Britain's most senior Catholic leader, Scottish Cardinal Keith O'Brien, has finally admitted to "sexual misconduct" following charges of impropriety by four men studying to enter the priesthood some 30 years ago. O'Brien, 74, revealed last week th...

In the last year, South Africa's lucrative mining industry has been hit heavily by strikes, job cuts and violent protests. Many still seek to support themselves through mining, but the only viable option they have are mines operating illegally, wi...

The Harlem Shake has taken the internet by storm in the United States. Now the viral craze is becoming the latest weapon of political protest, as demonstrated by opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi outside the Muslim Brotherhood headqua...

Bradley Manning, the American soldier accused of leaking thousands of secret documents to the WikiLeaks website, has pleaded guilty to some of the lesser charges he faces at a military hearing in Washington DC. Washington Correspondent Matt Frei r...

The 10 million residents of Shijiazhuang in northern China have spent the winter choking on off-the-scale air pollution even worse than Beijing's. A growing number of citizens are starting to fight back with the help of smartphones and other techn...

The daily school run is a dangerous business in southern Thailand - where ethnic tensions often boil over into bloody violence. The Thai military has been dispatched to protect schools as muslim insurgents aim their firepower on teachers.

When a graffiti artist tags a wall, it's called vandalism. When the graffiti is made by world-famous provocateur Banksy, it's called art and makes big bucks in prestigious auction houses. A Banksy piece stolen from a wall in north London has turne...

Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Rugman talks to a man who's seeking justice after the murder of his wife and two young children in an alleged "honor killing" committed by his wife's family in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The United Nations estimat...

Oscar Pistorius has been freed on bail by magistrate Desmond Nair following a four-day hearing in Pretoria, South Africa. After a week of harrowing testimony, astonishing police blunders, and searing emotion, the star athlete will await trail for ...