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The music world is mourning the death of Bobby Farrell. The frontman of the disco and pop group Boney M was found dead in a hotel room in St Petersburg. One day earlier he had performed in the city and reportedly complained of feeling unwell. There is no word yet on his cause of death. Boney M was put together by the German singer-songwriter Frank Farian. The group rose to stardom with such hits as "Ma Baker", "Rivers of Babylon" and "Rasputin".

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CCTV shows pedestrian surviving dramatic death run as truck driver fails to see him crossing the road.

Awful weather conditions have returned to Poland, with frozen roads and railway lines. More than 20,000 people in Pomerania are without electricity after power lines snapped under the weight of ice. Several roofs have collapsed under the snow. Moscow has been hit with freezing rain which has made roads and pavements dangerously slippery. It has also caused traffic chaos, with 2000 kilometres of traffic jams reported around the capital as people try to go shopping for next weekend's Orthodox Christmas.

There are fears the Netherlands has become a prime target for terrorists following the arrest of 12 Somali nationals suspected of plotting an imminent strike. The men were detained in Rotterdam on Christmas Eve following a tip off from security services. Dutch counter-terrorism experts believe the country's former military role in Afghanistan under NATO and its anti-Muslim Freedom party may have made it more vulnerable.

President Barack Obama made a surprise Christmas visit to a Marine base in Hawaii on Saturday to thank the troops for their service, including being away from their families during the holidays.

A suspicious device found in an empty train carriage at Rome's Rebibbia metro station could not have exploded because it lacked a detonator, Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno said on Tuesday. Metro service was not affected.

A new report by Human Rights Watch has slammed Israel's treatment of Palestinian communities in the West Bank. It says Israel is using a two-tier system to promote illegal settlements, while deliberately stifling Palestinian development. Nour Odeh filed this report from the community of Jubb Al-Dib, near Bethlehem, which has had first-hand experience.

A massive oil pipeline explosion destroyed parts of a central Mexican city on Sunday, incinerating people, cars, houses and trees as gushing crude oil turned streets into flaming rivers. At least 28 people were killed, 13 of them children, in a disaster authorities blamed on oil thieves.

British police on Monday arrested a dozen men suspected of plotting a large-scale terror attack. Police who swooped in on the men's houses early in the morning were unarmed, suggesting any planned attack was not immin

The United Nations delivers humanitarian aid across the country two or three times a day. HAITI - Medical supplies have been a priority since the cholera epidemic broke out. The Russian MI-17 takes off with 2,5 tons of goods on board. It takes under an hour to reach Port de Paix, the northernmost town in Haiti. By road, it would have taken half a day.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spends another night in jail awaiting an appeal hearing. .

A boat full of refugees smashed onto a rugged part of Australia's Christmas Island during wild seas on Wednesday. 41 refugees were rescued but onlookers looked on helplessly at their struggle. 27 are confirmed dead. Witnesses on Australia's Christmas Island could do little to help as a wooden boat full of refugees was driven onto rocks in stormy seas. 27 are confirmed dead, but 41 have been rescued according to Customs officials. Up to 80 people were on board.

A Christmas Island resident capture the horrific scenes of the asylum seeker boat crash.

Footage appears to show police officers pulling a wheelchair-bound protester to the floor during the tuition fees demonstration last week.

Millions of ordinary people will bear the brunt of the crisis in Ireland's banking system after the government voted in favour of the toughest budget in the country's history. The Finance Minister said there were "already signs" that the economy was recovering -- but at least one credit ratings agency has described that view as "optimistic". From Dublin, Sky's Senior News Correspondent Michelle Clifford reports

Amazon and Twitter targeted in latest WikiLeaks cyber attacks as internet expert likens denial of service bombardment to 'nuclear weapon'.

Mitnick served 5 years in jail for criminal hacking

A 14-year-old in southwest Florida has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder after his parents were found shot to death in their home.

The Federal Aviation Administration's aircraft registry has lost track of as many as one-third of the 357,000 planes in the United States, creating a loophole that the agency fears could be exploited by terrorists and drug traffickers.

A British couple have described the terrifying moment a shark attacked four tourists in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Tour operators have cancelled water activities after a series of attacks, and the death of a German holidaymaker. Sky's Alistair Bunkall reports.

As many as 19 people have died after one train mounted another near the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. .

London is braced for mass demonstrations from thousands of students and trade unionists. It's their final attempt to block the raising of tuition fees, as the British government is set to vote on the plan. It's the latest in a string of rallies against sweeping austerity measures and budget cuts across Europe. RT's Laura Emmett reports from London.

A new video released by the Taliban shows Spc. Bowe Bergdahl, the only known U.S. serviceman held captive in Afghanistan, with bags under his eyes and what appears to be an abrasion on his left cheek.

Another document unveiled by Wikileaks. This one shows the contents of a talk between the Australian Prime Minister and the U.S. Secretary of State last year. Here's more from our correspondent. A U.S. diplomatic cable from March 2009 made public by Wikileaks has revealed details of a meeting between Australia's then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and U.S Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. It took place at a White House luncheon where Rudd and Clinton exchanged views on China's political power and its influence on both nations. The document revealed Rudd saying he's a, quote, "brutal realist" when it comes to China. He also said Chinese leaders are, quote, "paranoid" about Taiwan and Tibet—and are using a hard-line approach to Tibet to set an example for other ethnic minorities. The leaked cable also revealed Rudd's vision to integrate China into the international community—while preparing to deploy force against China if things go wrong. In a recent

Julian Assange may now be sitting in a UK prison, but it hasn't stopped his WikiLeaks website and supporters causing more chaos and controversy. One of the world's biggest credit card websites, Mastercard, has been hacked in what appears to be a revenge attack for blocking donations to WikiLeaks, along with a number of other sites that have recently distanced themselves from the whistleblowing website. Paul Brennan reports from London.

The Afghan Taliban is recruiting and training a growing number of foreign fighters, Al Jazeera has learned. The move comes as David Cameron, the UK prime minister, said British troops could start withdrawing as early as 2011 due to the progress being made in the fight against the Taliban. During an unannounced visit to Afghanistan's Helmand province on Tuesday, the prime minister said there were "grounds for cautious optimism" that efforts to restore security and governance were sufficiently on track to begin reducing the force level. Meanwhile, Al Jazeera has obtained video footage of a Taliban camp in Afghanistan's Kunar province, which appears to show foreign recruits being trained to fight alongside the Taliban.

The Wikileaks scandal has hit home with the release of brutal US assessments of the former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Kurt Campbell from the US State Department speaks with Kerry O'Brien from Washington.

Police arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange earlier in London on sexual assault charges from two women. Kwame Holman has more on the arrest and the threats of prosecution of the U.S. government.

This may look like a construction site... but there's an illegal protestant church hidden behind these walls. Mahmoud Yahou is a minister. He, along with three other christians, are accused of opening a place of worship without authorization.

Rescue workers recovered 20 bodies but said more than 100 people remained missing and feared dead on Monday following a landslide that buried a poor suburb in tons of sodden soil. Sunday's landslide was triggered by Colombia's worst rains in at least 40 years, which also have driven thousands from their homes and damaged coffee and flower crops.

Police fired tear gas and water cannons at some 2,000 protestors trying to hand over a memorandum on Selangor water issues to Istana Negara on Sunday.

A day after a Russian passenger jet had to carry out an emergency landing in Moscow, investigators are sifting the wreckage hoping to find what caused all three of its engines to fail. Two people died and more than 80 others on board were hurt, as the plane skidded off the runway and broke apart.

Surveillance video shows a 92-year-old Oregon man being pick-pocketed during a trip to the grocery store. Police say the men who stole his wallet planned their crime.

Mexican officials arrested an American-born 14-year-old who claims a drug cartel forced him to behead four people. The teen, who was captured along with his older sister, says he was kidnapped when he was 11 and forced to work for the cartel.

Surveillance footage shows an off-duty policeman rescuing a man from the tracks of a Spanish metro station just moments before a train comes.

Praying for a pardon: Pakistani Christian is sentenced to death for blaspheming against Islam In November, a Pakistan woman was sentenced to death after being found guilty of blasphemy against Islam. Pressure groups say if executed, she'll be the first woman to be hanged for breaking the controversial law. Some critics of the law also say it's being abused to persecute non-Muslims, who make up just three percent of Pakistan's 167 million population.

A massive brush fire in northern Israel kills 40 people, and Israeli media is calling it a national disaster. The prime minister has called other countries for aid. Israeli emergency services evacuated thousands of people from towns and villages on Thursday. There was a deadly fire, raging out of control on the hills approaching the city of Haifa. The forest fire killed about 40 people.

WikiLeaks' American domain name system provider withdrew service to the wikileaks.org name after the secret-spilling website once again became the target of hacker attacks.

Protesters clash with police as angry students gather in city centres around the UK to march against University cuts and higher fees.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being sought by Interpol over an arrest warrant put out by Swedish authorities.

A thick blanket of snow has forced Gatwick Airport to close until at least Thursday causing travel misery for thousands. .

Interpol has placed the Australian-born founder of WikiLeaks on its most-wanted list after Sweden issued an arrest warrant against him as part of a drawn-out rape investigation.