Egypt Temporary Leadership Names Interim PM

Egypt's presidency will appoint former finance minister Hazem el Beblawi as interim prime minister in a transitional government. Acting head of state Adli Mansour also appointed former UN nuclear agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei as deputy to the president,...

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Prehistoric Rock Art Discovered In Mexico

Researchers have discovered one of the largest collections of prehistoric rock carvings created by desert nomads that lived 6,000 years ago. Archaeologists believe the 8,000 images carved into 500 rocks in Mexico's white desert of Coahuila, could provide...

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China Pollution 'Cuts Lives By Five Years'

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent, in Beijing The dire quality of the air in China will shorten lives by an average of five-and-a-half years, according to a major new study. Scientists from four universities collaborated to produce ground-breaking...

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San Francisco Crash: Trainer Was New To Job

The trainer charged with guiding the pilot of an Asiana Airlines plane that crashed in San Francisco was on his first day in the job, the airline has confirmed. Asiana said Lee Jung-Min was in a new role as trainer to Lee Kang-Kuk, 46, who was at the...

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Fraudster Held After 'Catch Me' Twitter Taunt

A fraudster who cheekily tweeted to US authorities to "catch me if you can" after skipping her trial for an insurance scam is now behind bars. Wanda Podgurski was captured on July 4 in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, a popular retirement spot for American expats...

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'Troll' Jailed For 200 Facebook Death Threats

A man from South Shields who threatened through Facebook to kill 200 people in the US has been jailed for 28 months. Reece Elliot posted the messages on an online memorial page for a girl from Tennessee who had been killed in a car crash. Using a false...

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Dozens Injured In South Beirut Explosion

A car bomb at a shopping centre in southern Beirut has injured 37 people, according to security officials in the city. Southern Beirut is a stronghold for the Lebanese pro-Syrian Shiite Hizbollah militant group. The group said the blast, in the Beir...

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British Bank Body Hands Libor To US Exchange

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The administration of the controversial Libor benchmark interest rate will be handed to a US stock exchange under a deal to be announced on Tuesday that will remove it from British oversight. Sky News understands that...

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Ohio Kidnap Victims In 'Thank You' Video

Three women who were abducted and held captive in a house in Cleveland, Ohio, for a decade have thanked the public for their support in a YouTube video. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight broke their silence in the video, saying the encouragement...

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Edward Snowden 'Accepts Political Asylum Offer'

Confusion surrounds claims from a Russian politician that US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has accepted an offer of political asylum from Venezuela, after the statement was deleted from Twitter. In a tweet, the head of the Russian parliament's...

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