World News

Mexico Issues Travel Warning for Arizona Over Immigration Law

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:36:00 +0000

Mexicans in Arizona should carry documentation and “act carefully” after the state passed a law requiring local police to determine the immigration status of anyone suspected of being in the country illegally, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said.

Fury as 'up to 300 urns containing human remains from Dignitas suicide clinic are found at bottom of Lake Zurich'

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:36:00 +0000

Scores of urns containing human ashes have been found dumped in a lake near the Swiss suicide clinic Dignitas. One estimate puts the number discovered 30ft down on the bed of Lake Zurich at 300 or more.

Italian mob boss arrested after 17 years on the run is cheered by crowd as police lead him to jail

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:31:00 +0000

A veteran Italian mobster was arrested after 17 years on the run today received cheers and applause from a crowd of people while police escorted to jail.

Iranian President Ahmadinejad calls UN veto power 'satanic tool'

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:49:00 +0000

Facing the threat of new U.N. sanctions, Iran's president says the veto power held by the U.S. and other permanent Security Council members is a "satanic tool."

Underwear Bomber: New Video of Training, Martyrdom Statements

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:48:00 +0000

New videos produced by al Qaeda in Yemen show the accused underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab and others in his training class firing weapons at a desert camp whose targets included the Jewish star, the British Union Jack and the letters "UN."

Pictured: X-ray of Australian teenager with 12-inch kitchen knife lodged in head after he SURVIVES attack

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:01:00 +0000

This shocking X-ray shows how a teenager was stabbed, leaving a 12-inch blade in his head – and survived. Doctors said the victim – known only as Alex – was ‘unbelievably lucky’ not to have been killed or at least blinded after the kitchen knife was lodged in his right temple.

Tourist shot by police in Jerusalem church after drawing knife

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:52:00 +0000

A tourist visiting the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem was shot by a policeman and seriously wounded Friday night after allegedly threatening visitors with a knife and attempting to stab a police officer.

British PM 'upping the tempo' in election fight...

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:52:00 +0000

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday he was "upping the tempo" with just under two weeks to go before the May 6 general election in which he is battling to avoid being kicked out of office.

One-child rule may be eased in China

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:51:00 +0000

Officially, the [Chinese] government remains committed to the one-child policy. But it also commissioned feasibility studies last year on what would happen should it eliminate the policy or do nothing. An official with the National Population and Family Planning Commission said privately that the agency is looking at ways to refine the limit without getting rid of it.

U.S. backs plan to stop leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:31:00 +0000

U.S. agencies on Sunday approved a plan to use remote-controlled underwater vehicles to seal a leaking oil well beneath a drilling rig that exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico last week.

British ministers apologise for insult to Pope

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:11:00 +0000

The Government has apologised to the Pope over official documents that mocked his forthcoming visit to Britain by suggesting he should bless a gay marriage and even launch Papal-branded condoms.

80 Afghan schoolgirls fall ill; poison feared...

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Dozens of Afghan schoolgirls have fallen ill in recent days after reporting a strange odor in their classrooms in northern Afghanistan, prompting an investigation into whether they were targeted by militants who oppose education for girls or victims of mass hysteria.

At least 61 Dead in Iraq Bombings

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:19:00 +0000

A wave of bombings targeting Shiites, a market in Baghdad and a neighborhood in Anbar province killed at least 61 people and wounded more than 100 others Friday, police said.

Driver wearing Islamic face veil fined in France

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:02:00 +0000

A woman driver wearing an Islamic face veil has been fined by French police for not having a clear field of vision. The fine was small, but it garnered big attention Friday and may illustrate what is to come as the president pushes to outlaw the veils nationwide.

50 gunmen attack Monterrey hotel in Mexico kidnappings

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:07:00 +0000

In a bold predawn attack, gunmen stormed a hotel Wednesday in the heart of the northern city of Monterrey and kidnapped at least three people, officials said. Mexican media said up to 50 hooded gunmen arrived in a convoy and burst into the downtown Holiday Inn, seizing guests and employees.

10-year-old's pregnancy fuels Mexican abortion debate

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:17:00 +0000

A pregnant 10-year-old, allegedly raped by her stepfather, has become the latest lightning rod in the country's heated abortion debate. The girl's stepfather has been arrested. But advocates on both sides of the issue say their battle is just beginning.

Two senior Al-Qaeda leaders killed in joint operation by Iraqi and US forces

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:49:00 +0000

The killing of two senior leaders of al-Qaeda by Iraqi and U.S. forces struck a devastating blow to the terrorist group, U.S. officials said.

India has more mobile phones than toilets: UN report

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:53:00 +0000

Far more people in India have access to a mobile phone than to a toilet, according to a UN study on sanitation.

Pope Benedict sheds tears as he meets victims of clerical sex abuse

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:49:00 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI shed tears on Sunday as he met victims of clerical sex abuse in Malta, expressing his "shame and sorrow" and promising "effective measures" to protect young people in future.

Ash cloud grounds European flights after Icelandic volcano erupts; WHO warns residents to stay indoors

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:16:00 +0000

On Thursday, at least 5,000 flights across Europe have been canceled and will continue to be banned in most part of northern Europe on Friday due to the drifting ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland.