Russia: Putin Slated Over 'Worst Crackdown'

By Katie Stallard, Moscow Correspondent A human rights group has accused Vladimir Putin of presiding over Russia's worst political crackdown since the fall of the Soviet Union. New York-based Human Rights Watch has warned the nation has been experiencing...

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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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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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Pygmy Elephant Deaths: More Protection Needed

More than a dozen pygmy elephants have been found dead and possibly poisoned in Malaysian forests, leading to calls for better protection for wildlife in the country. The WWF conservation group said 14 Borneo pygmy elephants have been found this month...

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China 'Hacked New York Times' Computers

By Tim Marshall, Foreign Affairs Editor The hugely influential New York Times newspaper has said its computer system has been systematically hacked from China over the past four months. The hacking followed the publication of an investigation into...

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Manti Te'o Hoax 'Was Done Out Of Love'

The man behind the dead girlfriend hoax involving a US college football star said he did it for love and insisted player Manti Te'o knew nothing about what was going on. Manti Te'o truly believed he was talking to a woman, 22-year-old Ronaiah Tuiasosopo...

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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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Iceland Teenager Blaer Can Keep Her Name

A teenager from Iceland has been told by a court she will be allowed to keep the name she was given, in spite of an official ruling. Blaer Bjarkardottir, 15, had been told she could not officially use her name because it did not appear on Iceland's...

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Syria And Iran May Hit Back Over Israeli Raid

Syria and Iran have threatened to retaliate for an Israeli air raid near the capital Damascus. Syrian ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdul-Karim Ali says Damascus has "the option and the surprise to retaliate." He said he cannot predict when the retaliation...

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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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