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German church probes abuse claim

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:01:31 +0000

Germany's Catholic church announced two major child abuse investigations, one into the choir once led by the pope's brother and another into what everyone knew about the treatment of youngsters.

Miliband condemns Israeli move

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:51:22 +0000

Britain has joined the United States in condemning the announcement by Israel of a planned new settlement in disputed East Jerusalem.

Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:16:48 +0000

Actor Corey Haim, a 1980s teenage heartthrob for his roles in Lucas and The Lost Boys, has died from an apparent drug overdose aged 38.

Rumours fly over Sarkozy and Bruni

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:46:33 +0000

Paris gossips were trying to sort out fact from fiction as the blogosphere raised tantalising questions about the glamorous pop 'n' politics marriage of President Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni.

Is this the world's oldest person?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:11:20 +0000

A woman in Georgia claims she is nearly 130 years old - the oldest living person in the world.

Two killed in Taliban suicide blast

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:06:29 +0000

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing inside a US-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan which killed two Nato service members.

Six killed at Pakistan aid agency

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:06:03 +0000

Suspected militants have killed six people and wounded at least four others in an attack the offices of an international aid group in Pakistan.

Shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:55 +0000

A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks - some of them unusually well-preserved - have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany.

China 'aims to annihilate Buddhism'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:48 +0000

The Dalai Lama has said Chinese authorities have rebuffed all his efforts to reach a compromise over Tibet and have instead engaged in systematic repression as part of a plan to "annihilate Buddhism" there.

Food aid 'diverted to militants'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:45 +0000

A UN Security Council report has found that much of the food aid intended for Somalia's poor is diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local UN workers.

Police hit Togo opposition offices

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:36 +0000

Riot police used a water cannon and tear gas to attack the headquarters of the main opposition party in Togo as its leaders huddled inside following a disputed presidential election, police and opposition leaders have said.

Hope for Tasmanian devils' survival

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:17 +0000

Australian scientists has found a colony of Tasmanian devils that are genetically different from their peers and so far resistant to the face cancer that has devastated the population.

Bali bombings suspect shot dead

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:10 +0000

A top-ranked south-east Asian militant wanted for planning the 2002 Bali bombings was shot dead by police on the island of Java, Indonesia's president has said.

Parents join US search for student

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:01:05 +0000

The parents of a missing 22-year-old foreign exchange student has travelled to the United States to help in the search to find him, a spokesman for the family has said.

Election ban for Aung San Suu Kyi

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:36:11 +0000

A new election law issued by Burma's ruling military bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from joining a political party, and thus from running in upcoming elections.

Miliband in call to Afghan leaders

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:21:54 +0000

Foreign Secretary David Miliband will call on the Afghan government to put more effort into the pursuit of a political solution to end fighting.

Man admits Letterman extortion bid

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:51:49 +0000

A television producer has admitted to trying to blackmail David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night TV host's affairs with staffers.

EC plans translation rights

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:51:22 +0000

All EU governments will be obliged to provide full interpretation and translation for criminal suspects under European Commission plans.

Abuse scandal 'goes beyond church'

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:52:07 +0000

The Catholic church said its in child abuse scandals were only part of a wider problem.

Cindy Crawford blackmailer jailed

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:41:35 +0000

A blackmailer who threatened supermodel Cindy Crawford over a photo of her seven-year-old daughter bound and gagged has been jailed for two years.

Afghan troop training 'inadequate'

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:31:09 +0000

Training of troops involved in an operation which led to the death of the first female British soldier in Afghanistan was inadequate, a coroner said.

Cyprus leader 'found in new grave'

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:51:06 +0000

The corpse of former Cyprus president Tassos Papadopoulos has been found reburied in another grave, three months after it was dug up and stolen.

Caroline's husband re-convicted

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:51:05 +0000

Princess Caroline of Monaco's husband has been convicted in Germany of a decade-old assault in Kenya and fined £180,000.

Seven held over 'cartoonist plot'

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:21:02 +0000

Seven Muslims arrested in the Republic are being questioned over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog.

Toyota sued over falling car values

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:21:09 +0000

Toyota owners in the United States have filed dozens of group lawsuits claiming that massive safety recalls have hammered the value of their cars in an action which could cost the company more than £2 billion.