Margaret Thatcher dies

Former Prime Minister, Baroness Margaret Thatcher has died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke. She was the first woman prime minister and was known as the iron lady.

margaret thatcher dies

North Korea prepares missiles

North Korea has prepared missiles for launch as tension grows in the area. South Korea has deployed naval destroyers to its coasts and Japan is preparing it’s defences.

North Korea prepares missiles for war

Berlin Wall torn down

A section of the Berlin Wall has been torn down to make way for luxury apartments. Activists are seeking to stop a stretch of the Berlin Wall, known as the East Side Gallery from being destroyed.

A section of the Berlin wall is torn down

Protests in Cyprus

Protests in Cyprus as an aid package is seen to only provide temporary relief as it risks triggering a capital flight that would push the nation closer to needing to restructure its debts.

Protests in Cyprus over debt bailouts

Pope Francis

The inauguration mass of Pope Francis, the first ever Latin American Pontiff.

Pope Francis

Chavez dies

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies. A self-declared socialist who transformed Venezuelan politics by channelling record oil revenue to the poor and nationalizing corporations.

Chavez dies

Pope retires

Pope Benedict XVI has becomes the first Pope to retire since 1415. His ailing health is his reason for retirement.

Pope Benedict XVI retires