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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Three People Reported Dead In Gaza Airstrike

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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Dozens Killed In Egypt School Bus Crash

Forty school children have been killed after a train collided with a bus south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. ...

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BP: Manslaughter Charges Over Oil Disaster

Two employees of BP face manslaughter charges over the Gulf of Mexico spill, as the oil giant agrees to pay a record £2.8bn fine. Legal papers allege that well site leaders Robert Kaluza and Donald Vidrine acted negligently in their supervision of key...

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Petraeus Affair 'Posed No Risk To Security'

Timeline Of The Scandal Updated: 4:48pm UK, Wednesday 14 November 2012 A timeline of the tangled relationships at the center of a scandal involving former CIA Director David Petraeus and Army General John Allen. :: Spring 2006 Paula Broadwell meets...

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Gaza Airstrikes: Israeli Truce As Egypt PM Visits

Israel's prime minister has called a halt to airstrikes on the Gaza Strip as Egypt's prime minister visits the territory. However, the temporary truce comes after the Palestinian territory suffered a second night of heavy bombardment, with Israeli warplanes...

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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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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 Rocket Attack Kills Three Israelis

Three Israelis have been killed after a rocket fired from Gaza hit a building in the south of the country, according to police. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the rocket struck an apartment building. World leaders have urged Israel to...

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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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CCTV Captures Terrifying Brazil Plane Crash

A security camera has captured the dramatic moment a light aircraft overshot a runway and crashed to the ground close to a major road in Sao Paolo, Brazil. The corporate jet was landing at Congonhas Airport on Sunday when it overshot its designated...

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Anti-Austerity Strikes Set To Grip Europe

A wave of anti-austerity anger is set to sweep across Europe with general strikes planned in Spain and Portugal and walkouts in Greece and Italy - grounding flights, closing schools and shutting down transport. Tens of thousands of workers are expected...

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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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Australia: Warning As Bushfire Destroys Homes

Around 150 firefighters have been battling a bushfire in South Australia, which has destroyed at least seven homes. The large blaze at Tulka tore through about 5,000 acres of scrubland and residents were evacuated from their homes. The fire burned...

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Petraeus: FBI Agents Search Home Of Mistress

FBI agents have been searching the North Carolina home of the woman whose affair with David Petraeus led to his resignation as director of the CIA. A spokesman for the bureau confirmed agents went to Paula Broadwell's home in Charlotte on Monday night....

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Greece Approves 2013 Austerity Budget

Greek MPs have approved the country's 2013 austerity budget - which involves fresh spending cuts. The budget was passed by a 167-128 vote in the 300-member parliament. It came days after a separate bill of deep spending cuts and tax hikes for the next...

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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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Engine Fire Forces Superjumbo To Turn Back

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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Turkey Helicopter Crash: 17 Troops Killed

Seventeen Turkish soldiers have died after their helicopter crashed in southeastern Turkey in bad weather, an official has said. The Sikorsky aircraft came down on Herekol mountain, in the Pervari district of Siirt province, according to Siirt governor...

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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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