Balotelli debuts in Liverpool’s win

Sterling, Gerrard, Moreno on the score-sheet at White Hart Lane, while Aston Villa seal a close win over Hull. Liverpool produced an irresistible performance to beat a toothless Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 at... Read more »

What’s behind the spike in Saudi beheadings?

In the opening weeks of August, Saudi Arabia carried out more than one execution per day, human rights groups say. Human rights groups say there has been an upsurge of executions in... Read more »

Man charged over attack on George Galloway

Neil Masterson charged with religiously-aggravated assault after outspoken British MP was attacked in London. British police have charged a 39-year-old man with a religiously-motivated assault on UK Member of Parliament George Galloway... Read more »

China denies full democracy for Hong Kong

Electoral framework allows direct elections in 2017, but rules out direct nomination of candidates by voters. China has endorsed a framework for the first direct election in Hong Kong in two years, but stopped short... Read more »

Hundreds demand justice for Ferguson teen

Crowd back on streets in Missouri town, three weeks after police shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. Hundreds of protesters have marched through the US town of Ferguson in Missouri,... Read more »

South Africa tackles Lesotho coup crisis

Deputy prime minister invited for talks after PM Thabane fled amid reports that army had attempted to seize power. Lesotho’s Deputy Prime Minister Mothet Joa Metsing says he has been invited to... Read more »

Iraq breaks Islamic State siege of Amerli

Government forces mainly composed of peshmerga fighters enter northern town where thousands of civilians were trapped. Government forces mainly composed of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and armed volunteers have broken through the Islamic State... Read more »

Anti-government protests continue in Pakistan

At least three killed and 300 injured as anti-government protesters clash with police near PM’s residence in Islamabad. Islamabad – At least thirteen people have killed and more than 500 others have been... Read more »