Twitter Hacked: Up To 250,000 Passwords Taken

Around 250,000 Twitter users may have had their accounts compromised by computer hackers. The social networking site said usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords may have been taken during an "extremely sophisticated" attack on its systems....

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Egypt: Police Beat Protester Outside Palace

Bloody Scenes Expected In Port Said Updated: 11:11pm UK, Thursday 31 January 2013 By Sam Kiley, Middle East Correspondent, in Port Said This city has always prided itself on resistance to invaders. The people of Port Said believe they saw off...

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Pakistan Army Checkpoint Attack: 23 Killed

Militants have attacked an army checkpoint in Pakistan's northwest, killing at least 23 people - including 10 members of one family. The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the attack on the isolated post at Lakki Marwat was in response...

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India Gang Rape Accused Plead Not Guilty

Five men accused of the brutal murder and gang rape of a 23-year-old medical student on a Delhi bus have denied the allegations. They pleaded not guilty after being indicted on 13 charges in a special fast-track court in the capital. The defendants...

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Mexico: Pemex Oil Company HQ Blast Kills 25

Twenty-five people are dead and at least 100 injured after an explosion at the headquarters of Mexican oil company Pemex. Some 46 people remain in hospital following the blast at the state-owned firm which blew out windows and damaged three floors of...

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Royal Hoax Call DJs Will Not Face Charges

The Australian DJs who made a prank call to the hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge will not be prosecuted. No charges will be brought against Mel Greig and Michael Christian over the hoax, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Details of the...

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Turkey: 'Deadly' Bombing Outside US Embassy

A guard has reportedly been killed after a suicide bomb attack at an entrance to the US embassy in the Turkish capital. The bomber's device went off as he was going though an X-ray machine at a security gatehouse, Sky sources said. The embassy is on...

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Fireworks Truck Explodes Killing Nine In China

By Mark Stone, China Correspondent Nine people have been killed after an explosion on a truck carrying fireworks caused a road bridge to collapse in central China. Rescue crews search for survivors The blast happened on the Yichang Bridge in...

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David Beckham 'To Sign For Paris St Germain'

David Beckham's Career Timeline Updated: 12:20pm UK, Thursday 31 January 2013 David Beckham was born in Leytonstone in east London on May 2, 1975. Sixteen years later he joined Manchester United as a trainee. 1992: Makes debut against Brighton in...

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South Africa Train Crash Injures 300

At least 300 people have been injured in a collision between two passenger trains in South Africa during the peak morning commute. Dozens of school children were among those injured in the crash, which left the driver of one of the engines needing to...

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Child Held Hostage After School Bus Shooting

A gunman who shot and killed a school bus driver before taking a five-year-old boy hostage on Tuesday remains holed up in a bunker at his home in Alabama. Armed officers and police negotiators have surrounded the property in Midland City. The suspect...

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Ryanair Loses EU Fight Over Ash Cloud Row

By Robert Nisbet, Europe Correspondent A court has ruled Ryanair flouted EU law by refusing to pay out cash to a customer left stranded by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud three years ago. Denise McDonagh, from Ireland, was due to fly back to Dublin...

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Syria Is Being Destroyed, Says UN Envoy

The war in Syria has reached "unprecedented levels of horror" after evidence emerged of the massacre of dozens of men, the UN envoy for the country has said. Lakhdar Brahimi told the divided UN Security Council it must act now to prevent further atrocities...

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Spain GDP Shrinks For Sixth Straight Quarter

Spain has sunk even deeper into recession, according to latest figures. The struggling eurozone country saw its gross domestic product (GDP) shrink by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. The contraction was worse than expected and means Spain has now suffered...

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South Korea's First Satellite Blasts Off

South Korea has launched a satellite into space from its own soil for the first time - just weeks after arch-rival North Korea accomplished a similar feat. The rocket blasted off from a launch pad in the southwestern coastal village of Goheung. Officials...

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Israel Strikes Convoy On Syria-Lebanon Border

Israel has struck a weapons convoy on border of Syria and Lebanon, according to security sources. Israeli jets carried out the strike overnight on the convoy which was said to be coming from Syria, and was in the area of the Lebanon-Syria border. An...

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Iraqis Seek UK Troop Abuse Public Inquiry

Scores of lawyers representing Iraqis are going to the High Court seeking an "independent" public inquiry into allegations that British interrogators were guilty of the systemic abuse of civilians in Iraq. Lawyers for the Iraqis allege there were a...

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Kazakhstan: 20 Feared Dead In Plane Crash

A plane reported to be carrying 20 passengers and crew has crashed near Almaty, Kazakhstan. All 20 people - 15 passengers and five crew - on board were killed, Russia's Interfax news agency reported, quoting SCAT airlines. The accident reportedly happened...

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Egypt Crisis 'Could Lead To State's Collapse'

The political crisis in Egypt could lead to the state's collapse, the head of the country's armed forces has warned.  Failure to resolve the situation "could lead to grave repercussions if the political forces do not act" to tackle it, General...

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French Jogger Murder: British Man Is Arrested

A British man has been arrested in France over the murder of a mother who was killed while out jogging. The woman's body was discovered on a track in Nimes last week. The man, who has not yet been named, is being questioned by police. According to...

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Australia Floods Threaten To Wash Homes Away

By Katie Cassidy, in Brisbane Hundreds of homes are at risk of being washed away by fast-flowing floodwaters in the Australian state of Queensland. Mass evacuations have been carried out in the city of Bundaberg, north of Brisbane, where waters...

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Missing Mexican Band: Bodies Found In Well

At least eight bodies have been pulled from a well near the site where members of a Mexican band went missing after a performance. A total of 20 people disappeared on Friday following Colombian-style group Kombo Kolombia's show in Monterrey the previous...

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Brazil Nightclub Fire: Security 'Blocked Exit'

Security guards tried to block people from leaving a nightclub in Brazil where more than 230 people were killed in a fire, survivors and rescuers have said. A preliminary investigation also found that the club's single exit was blocked by the bodies...

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Iran Space Monkey: Primate 'Sent Into Orbit'

Iran has successfully flown a monkey into space and back, according to the country's state TV channel. In what was described as another step toward Tehran's goal of a manned space flight, the report said the primate was sent up in a Pishtam, or Explorer,...

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Mali: US Offers Refuelling Services To France

US military aircraft will be used to refuel French warplanes fighting Islamist militants in Mali, the Pentagon has confirmed. The offer of assistance to the French-led effort to push al Qaeda-linked fighters out of the north of country came as the 16-day...

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Kumbh Mela: Millions Gather For Hindu Festival

By Alex Rossi, India Correspondent The authorities in the city of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh in India have estimated that as many as 80 million people will attend this year's Kumbh Mela religious festival during its six-week lifecycle. The Kumbh...

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Mexico: Police Hunt For 20 Missing Musicians

Police are searching for 20 members of a Mexican band who have gone missing after playing a gig. Relatives said Kombo Kolombia's 12 musicians and eight crew were scheduled to play in Hidalgo in the northeast Mexican state of Nuevo Leon on Thursday night....

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Brazil Nightclub Fire Tragedy: 180 Killed

At least 180 people have died after a fire swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil. Around 200 others were injured after the blaze broke out at the Kiss club in the city of Santa Maria while a band was performing. Fire chief Guido de Melo...

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