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Syria: ‘Sickened’ William Hague summons diplomat over massacre
FOREIGN Secretary William Hague said he was “absolutely sickened” by the recent deaths in Syria as he prepared to issue a diplomatic dressing-down to the country’s chargé d’affaires over the “stomach-churning” massacre of more than 100 civilians, including dozens of children.
Huge protest in Tbilisi’s streets
Tens of thousands of people thronged the streets of Georgia’s capital yesterday to show their opposition to president Mikhail Saakashvili in the largest anti-government demonstration in three years.
BBC man due to appear in court in Zimbabwe
BBC Radio Three presenter Petroc Trelawny will appear in court in southern Zimbabwe today after a generous offer to perform for free at a music festival turned into a nightmare in overcrowded police cells.
Suspected serial killer arrested
A MAN has been arrested in south-western China accused of killing 11 people and dismembering, burning and burying their bodies to destroy the evidence.
Irish PM appeals to nation to vote ‘yes’ for EU treaty
Irish prime minister Enda Kenny last night made a televised appeal to voters to support the European Union’s fiscal treaty in a referendum this week.
1 commentBahrain court hands out stiff sentences
A BAHRAINI court has sentenced six people to 15 years in jail each for plotting with Shiite Iran to stage attacks on targets including the Saudi embassy and the interior ministry.
Vatican poised to make more arrests in papal leaks scandal
vatican investigators are expected to make further arrests this week in the Vatileaks scandal that has rocked the Catholic Church and already seen Pope Benedict XVI’s private butler detained.
Police arrest Basque terrorist suspects
Spanish and French police have arrested two suspected members of the Basque separatist group ETA.
Yemeni forces kill 22 militants
At LEAST 22 Islamist militants were killed in clashes and an air strike in southern Yemen, where government troops are fighting rebels linked to al-Qaeda, an official said yesterday.
FARC set to free captive journalist
Colombian FARC rebels will free captive journalist Romeo Langlois on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Islamist group sets fire to churches
Hundreds of supporters of a separatist Islamist group set fire to two churches and clashed with police during protests in Zanzibar over the weekend against the arrest of senior members of the movement.
Poll protest at result that leaves Egypt’s voters with painful choice
Egypt’s election committee is considering complaints about the country’s presidential poll that has left voters with what many see as a painful run-off choice between an Islamist apparatchik and a throwback to the Hosni Mubarak era.
Teenager ‘tied to cart and driven like a horse’
A GERMAN teenager has been rescued from a Bosnian couple who are accused of starving and beating her for years and of harnessing her to a cart and making her pull it.
The dissidents constantly watched in a China obsessed with control
Every weekday morning, colleagues pick up Yao Lifa from his apartment and drive him to the primary school where he taught for years. This is no car-share scheme. Mr Yao is a prisoner, part of a Chinese-government sponsored boom in outsourced police control.
Nato air strike kills eight in Afghan family
Eight members of an Afghan family, including six children and two women, were killed in a Nato air strike in eastern Afghanistan, local authorities said yesterday, although the Nato-led coalition said there was no evidence of any civilian casualties.
Bank sued by employee over Islamic dress code
A CHRISTIAN Jordanian woman is suing her Gulf Arab employer for wrongful dismissal after she refused to adopt a new dress code forcing her to cover her head.
Dozens arrested at gay rights protest
Dozens of people were detained in Moscow yesterday after Russian Orthodox Church activists broke up two gay rights protests, throwing water and shouting prayers at demonstrators.
Nazi war criminal dies in his bed, aged 90
THE world’s second most-wanted Nazi war criminal, who murdered Jews at the camp where Anne Frank was held, has died peacefully in his bed in Germany at the age of 90.
Inbreeding may have endangered the meerkat
They are known for their comical behaviour and ability to live in large social groups or “clans”.
Gagged: threats force Gaga to cancel gig
Pop diva Lady Gaga has cancelled her sold-out show in Indonesia, amid threats from hardline Muslims.
Eurovision: UK’s Engelbert Humperdinck bombs in Baku Picture gallery
ENGELBERT Humperdinck said he “did the best for my country” at the Eurovision Song Contest after the UK’s hopes of breaking its competition curse came crashing down when the veteran crooner scraped into last-but-one place.
12 commentsAnaylsis: Did the butler really do it, and is he whistleblower or scapegoat?
PAOLO Gabriele was always a reserved, almost shy man, as his position required. He had access to the most private rooms in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace – Pope Benedict’s apartment.
Scientist’s body found
The body of the second of two British men who died during a trip on a crocodile-infested river in India has been found.
1 commentLove could conquer all at Cannes film festival
THE Cannes film festival drew to a close last night with a screening of Mud, a coming-of-age tale set on the Mississippi River and starring Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon.
Arrest intensifies the spotlight on Vatican
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican confirmed yesterday that the pope’s butler had been arrested in its leaks scandal, adding a Hollywood twist to a tale of power struggles, intrigue and corruption in the highest levels of Catholic Church governance.
5 commentsSpace station’s crew enter the Dragon
UNITED STATES: Astronauts on the International Space Station have entered the Dragon – the world’s first commercial supply spaceship.
1 commentYemeni army pushes militants back
YEMEN: The Yemeni army battled al-Qaeda-linked militants deep inside the southern port of Zinjibar yesterday, recapturing key positions inside the rebel-held city and killing at least 62 Islamist fighters.
Medvedev takes over at party in crisis
THE ruling party in Russia has appointed prime minister Dmitry Medvedev as its leader at a congress meeting in Moscow.
Teenager arrested after two shot dead
TWO people were shot dead and several others wounded when a gunman opened fire from a rooftop in a Finland town centre yesterday.
Ex-Mubarak premier sides with revolution in bid for presidency
EGYPTIAN presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq paid tribute yesterday to the “glorious revolution” that toppled Hosni Mubarak, a dramatic turnaround for the former regime official who fought his way into the runoff elections by appealing to public disenchantment with last year’s uprising.
Syria’s massacre of innocents
SYRIAN government forces killed at least 90 civilians, including 32 children, yesterday in one of the bloodiest attacks on a single area since the popular uprising began last year.
BBC music presenter arrested in Zimbabwe
A BBC classical music presenter has been arrested and detained in Zimbabwe.
The butler did it? Pope’s personal aide arrested over ‘Vatileaks’
Vatican police have arrested Pope Benedict XVI’s personal butler following an investigation into the leaking of sensitive Church documents.
2 commentsNuclear watchdog’s warning on Iran
Iran has raised its potential capacity to make sensitive nuclear material by installing hundreds more uranium enrichment machines at an underground site, an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report has said.
Silvio Berlusconi’s €20m pleasure chest ‘went to party girls’
Silvio Berlusconi’s accountant brought €20 million (£16m) in cash to the former premier’s luxury villa to pay girls who attended his infamous “bunga bunga” parties, a court heard yesterday.
India looks at Bhopal plan
Indian government ministers are considering a plan to have a German company dispose of toxic waste dumped from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, where a chemical gas leak killed thousands in 1984.
Captain of grounded ship jailed
The captain and the navigator of a ship that ran aground on a New Zealand reef last year have been each sentenced to seven months in jail.
On Eurovision eve, Azeri protesters are detained
Dozens of anti-government protesters were detained by police yesterday in Azerbaijan’s capital as it prepares to host the final of the Eurovision song contest tonight.
Egyptian elections: ‘Revolution never happened’
THE Islamist candidate of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Morsi, looks set to face a member of the former regime in the race to become Egypt’s first freely-elected president, according to partial results from the first round of elections released yesterday.
Germany: Rats are back in Hamelin
The German city of Hamelin may be in need of another pied piper – it seems the rats are back.
Killer Anders Behring Breivik ‘posed like bodybuilder’ for photo
Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik first requested a band aid for a cut finger when police arrested him, then posed like a bodybuilder after he was stripped and police took his picture.
Troops clear Somalian town of militants
African Union and Somali troops have seized a town on the outskirts of Mogadishu from al-Shabaab Islamist militants after three days of fighting, marking the biggest victory over al-Shabaab since the pro-government forces took control of the capital last August.
Lebanese Shi’ites have been freed
Eleven Lebanese Shi’ites kidnapped in Syria have been freed and handed to Turkish authorities, Lebanon’s prime minister said after the abductions sparked angry protests in his country where sectarian tensions have flared over Syria’s turmoil.
UN envoy speaks out on Zimbabwe sanctions
Zimbabwe is a country “beset by uncertainty and fear”, the United Nations’ visiting rights chief said yesterday – while urging western countries to halt sanctions hurting the poor.
Pianist may face Islam charge
Prosecutors have proposed charging an internationally known Turkish pianist and composer with insulting Islamic values in comments he made on Twitter.
French president visits troops in Afghanistan
French president Francois Hollande made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan yesterday to visit some of the French troops he wants to pull out later this year.
Loyalty of Bin Laden’s three wives
Osama bin Laden’s three wives were fiercely loyal to him and gave little away when they were interrogated after the al-Qaeda chief was killed in a US raid last year, a Pakistani intelligence agent who questioned them has said.
Conflict adds ‘genocide’ to the lexicon of Burmese politics
AS WESTERN powers make encouraging sounds towards Burma’s recent political reforms, on the country’s far-flung northern border with China a dark conflict is still raging.
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Thousands gather to see Thai monarch
Thousands of Thais lined roads in Bangkok and near the historic capital Ayutthaya yesterday to see the country’s 84-year-old monarch on his first trip outside the capital in almost three years.
Earthly matters to fore as deep space telescope unveiled
The world’s biggest and most advanced radio telescope, capable of detecting signs of life in the far reaches of the universe, will be located in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
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