Kim Jong-il, the North Korean Leader has died aged 69. The official North Korean news agency called KCNA announced the news that Kim Jong-il had died from ‘over work’ today. Later they elaborated that he had died of severe myocardial infarction and a heart attack at 08:30 local...

Saudi Arabia has announced that women will, for the first time, be allowed to vote and put themselves forward for elections. Click to see more..

US jobs slump as the Department of Labor reported that there were no net new jobs created last month, click to see more..

Pro-Gaddafi fighters have been given an ultimatum by Libya's new interim council to surrender or face the consequences. Click to see more..

Libya has reached a turning point in it's campaign to oust Colonel Gaddafi as rebel fighters enter the capital Tripoli. Click to see more..

Syria is facing more calls today from leaders of Western nations for President Assad to step down. Click to read more..

David Cameron has said that there will be a review into whether to turn off access to social media & phone texting during times of civil unrest. Click to see more..

Rumsfeld could be sued in 2 separate cases involving US citizens detained in Iraq. Click to read more..

A US special forces helicopter has been downed in Afghanistan with up to 31 US troopers and around 8 Afghans on board. Click to see more..

Obama strikes a deal with Republicans to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a US default. Click to see more..

Anders Behring Breivik has been identified as the gunman who went on a rampage in Norway on friday. Click to read more..

A huge explosion has rocked Oslo, Norway. Eyewitnesses say it was a bomb targeting Government buildings. So far police have confirmed that there are 2 people dead and scores injured in the blast.

The state of the Euro and particularly the problems in Greece have had the headlines, but the USA is now facing the same issue, defaulting on it's repayments. Click to see more..

Gay marriage, or same-sex marriage as it is officially known, has been given a huge boost in the US as the New York state senate votes 33-29 to approve a bill in it's favour, click to see more..

Anthony Weiner, the US Congressman at the centre of a scandal after posting 'inappropriate' pictures on twitter, has resigned today, click to read more..

The Al-Qaida mastermind, Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, has been reported killed by security forces in Somali. He was suspected of masterminding the bombing of US embassies in Africa, click to read more..