New Yorker Jailed For Role In Failed Bomb Plot

A Bosnia-born US citizen has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a foiled suicide-bomb plot on New York City subways in 2009. Adis Medunjanin, 28, was convicted this year of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, attempting to commit...

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Tornado Hits Portugal's Algarve: Eight Hurt

A tornado has hit Portugal's popular holiday hotspot the Algarve, tossing and flipping vehicles - some with people inside - and causing flooding in areas. Hundreds of people have been left homeless, trees uprooted, balconies, roof tiles and framework...

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Egypt School Bus Crash Leaves Dozens Dead

Fifty people have been killed after a train collided with a bus in a city south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. A senior security official in Assiut, near the crash site, said 48 of the dead were children, aged between four and eight years. One woman...

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Gaza Conflict: Rockets Hit Israeli City

Gaza Attack: Cock-Up Or Conspiracy? Updated: 8:45pm UK, Friday 16 November 2012 By Sam Kiley, Middle East Correspondent Why would Hamas fire a rocket towards Jerusalem? The first explanation to be dealt derives from the cock-up theory of world...

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US Veterans Parade In Texas Hit By Train

Four people have been killed after a freight train hit a float during a parade honouring wounded military veterans. The crash, which also left 17 people injured, happened on a railway crossing in the city of Midland, Texas. City spokesman Ryan Stout...

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Oz Football Team 'Make Request For Beckham'

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent Australian football club Perth Glory have reportedly asked LA Galaxy if they can talk to David Beckham about signing him on a temporary basis. Beckham had earlier insisted he had no plans to play Down...

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Greek Journalist Faces Retrial Over Bank List

A journalist cleared of breaching data privacy laws after publishing the names of more than 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts will stand trial again, court officials have said. Magazine editor Costas Vaxevanis was arrested and acquitted after printing...

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Gaza Conflict: Rocket Fired At Tel Aviv

A Palestinian rocket has targeted Israel's commercial capital Tel Aviv on the third day of an Israeli military operation against the Gaza Strip. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said: "We believe it landed off the shores of Tel Aviv". No injuries were...

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Anti-Austerity Protests Turn Violent In Spain

A day of anti-austerity protests across Europe has ended in clashes between demonstrators and riot police in Madrid and Barcelona. More than 140 people were arrested and dozens injured across the two cities, including two people who were said by police...

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Rat Massacre: Galapagos Islands To Kill Millions

Ecuador is preparing to massacre more than 180 million rats as it seeks to eradicate them from the Galapagos Islands. A helicopter will drop nearly 22 tons of specially designed poisonous bait on Pinzon Island, an uninhabited island in the archipelago...

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China Unveils Xi Jinping As New Leader

Who Is Xi Jinping? Updated: 7:25am UK, Thursday 15 November 2012 By Mark Stone, China Correspondent He will lead the world's most populous nation of 1.3 billion people for the next 10 years and could be at the helm when China becomes the world's...

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Gaza Violence: Hague Condemns Hamas Attacks

Foreign Secretary William Hague has said the militant group Hamas bears the "principal responsibility" for the spiralling violence between Gaza and southern Israel. Mr Hague condemned rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza today and said he is "gravely...

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China Set To Unveil Xi Jinping As New Leader

By Mark Stone, China Correspondent President Hu Jintao of China has stepped down as the general secretary of the Communist Party as the country concludes its once-in-a-decade leadership transition. At the ceremony in Beijing's Great Hall of the...

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Archduke Joseph Diamond Sets New World Record

A colourless diamond originally from India has sold for a world record price of £13.5m at a Swiss auction. The Archduke Joseph Diamond was the first of two exceptional diamonds being auctioned off this week in Geneva. It was expected to sell for £9.45m,...

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Chinese Ship Carrying 'Missile Parts' Stopped

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent A Chinese-flagged ship - thought to be carrying missile parts from North Korea - destined for Syria has been stopped by South Korean authorities, it has emerged. The container vessel, the Xin Yan Tai, was impounded...

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Anti-Austerity Strikes: Protests Grip Europe

A wave of anti-austerity anger is sweeping across Europe with general strikes in Spain and Portugal and walkouts in Greece and Italy - grounding flights, closing schools and shutting down transport. Millions of workers are taking part in the dozens...

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Petraeus' Successor John Allen In Email Probe

Petraeus Affair Scandal: Timeline Updated: 9:33am UK, Tuesday 13 November 2012 The end of General David Petraeus' career has raised several questions about when the affair began and who knew about it. Here is a timeline of events according to officials...

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Royal Tour: NZ Man 'Planned Manure Attack'

A man has appeared in court in New Zealand accused of planning to throw a bucket of horse manure over the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall. Castislav Bacanov, 76, pleaded not guilty at Auckland District Court to a charge of preparing to commit...

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John McAfee: Anti-Virus Guru Flees After Murder

Millionaire software company founder John McAfee has gone on the run following the killing of his neighbour on an island off the coast of Belize. The 67-year-old, who amassed a $100m (£63m) fortune developing anti-virus software, said he buried himself...

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Italy Floods: Bridge Collapse Kills Three

Severe rainfall in Italy has claimed the lives of at least three people after the car they were in fell off a collapsed bridge in Tuscany. Severe flooding has devastated the region and neighbouring Umbria over the past two days, with rivers breaking their...

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Syria: Opposition Form Coalition Against Assad

Syria's divided opposition groups have struck a deal to form a new umbrella organisation which they hope will defeat President Bashar al Assad. After four days of wrangling in Qatar, representatives of groups including rebel fighters, veteran dissidents...

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Venice Floods: Lagoon City Under Water

Heavy rain and strong winds have led to 70% of Venice being flooded, while some 200 people were evacuated from their homes in Tuscany because of severe weather. Authorities said sea levels in the lagoon city reached a peak of 5ft (1.5 metres) above...

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Australia Child Sex Abuse Inquiry Launched

Australia's prime minister has announced a royal commission that will look at institutional responses to alleged child sex abuse after a series of scandals involving paedophile priests. Julia Gillard's comments follow claims by a senior policeman that...

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Emirates Superjumbo Turned Back By Engine Fire

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent An Emirates Airlines A380 jet bound for Dubai has been forced to return to Sydney after a fire in one of its engines just minutes after take-off. The superjumbo had reached 10,000ft and had been flying...

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Syria: 'Casualties After Two Large Blasts'

Two large explosions have struck the Syrian city of Deraa, causing multiple casualties, according to the state-run news agency. The blasts were reportedly followed by clashes between regime forces and rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad....

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China To Step Up Space Ambitions In 2013

China is stepping up its ambitious space exploration programme with another manned space mission early next summer, according to its official news agency Xinhua. The Shenzhou-10, with three crew members, is aiming for a primary launch window in June...

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'Harassing Emails Exposed' CIA Boss' Affair

The FBI investigation that led to the discovery of CIA boss David Petraeus' affair and resignation was reportedly triggered by "harassing" emails allegedly sent by 'lover' Paula Broadwell to another woman. The receiver of the emails went to the FBI...

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Israel Fires 'Warning Shots' Into Syria

Israel says its forces have fired "warning shots" into Syria after stray mortar fire from fighting in the civil war-hit nation struck the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. It was the first time Israel has been drawn into the fighting in the neighbouring...

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