World News

May 19 2013 - 2:44am

China's Premier Li Keqiang travels to India for his first foreign visit since taking office, with border tensions and trade topping the agenda.

May 19 2013 - 2:16am

Opener David Warner charged with breaching Cricket Australia's code of behaviour over abusive Twitter posts.

May 19 2013 - 12:57am

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May 19 2013 - 12:36am

The Conservative leadership is "running scared" of its backbenchers on the issue of Europe, former Tory cabinet minister Lord Howe says.

May 19 2013 - 12:01am

British explorer Daniel Hughes has reached the summit of Mount Everest in an attempt to raise £1m for the charity Comic Relief.

May 18 2013 - 11:57pm

Nigeria's army vows to continue its offensive against militants in the north-east "as long as it takes", as a 24-hour curfew is imposed in Maiduguri.

May 18 2013 - 11:24pm

Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain, a senior member of Imran Khan's Movement for Justice party, is shot dead in the city of Karachi.

May 18 2013 - 11:20pm

Two men suspected of killing Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of US political activist Malcolm X, are remanded in custody in Mexico.

May 18 2013 - 10:42pm

Emotional David Beckham plays last home match at Paris Saint-Germain.

May 18 2013 - 10:38pm

Pupils' well-being and education should not be sacrificed to meet new targets, the leader of a head teachers' union will tell its annual conference.