Syria: Russia And US Send Warships To Med

Russia and the US have sent further warships to boost their military capacity in the Mediterannean as expectations grow of an imminent strike on Syria. Syria's ally Russia is sending an anti-submarine ship and a missile cruiser to the Mediterranean,...

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Panama Skull Identified As California Woman

Skeletal remains found this month in Panama have been identified as those of an American woman who disappeared there in 2011. DNA testing confirmed that the remains - a skull and some bones - found on the island province of Bocas del Toro came from...

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Syria Gas Attack: 'My Eyes Were On Fire'

Survivors have described the horrific aftermath of the "gas attack" in Syria in a series of chilling interviews from Damascus. Victims told how a gas with "a faint green colour" stung their eyes "like needles", causing their legs to buckle and making...

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Gibraltar: Spanish Border Police Hit By 'Missiles'

Spanish police are investigating a claim that a "small number of missiles" were allegedly thrown at the Gibraltar border. Up to 8,000 Spaniards living mainly in the nearby Andalusia towns of La Linea and Algeciras work in Gibraltar and have been caught...

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'Swedish Eton' Shut Down Over Bullying Rituals

Sweden's equivalent of Eton has been shut down after two new boys were burned with an electric iron as part of an initiation ritual. The country's school inspectorate closed down the Lundsberg School, which was attended by Prince Carl Philip, the youngest...

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Yosemite Fire: Crews Say Blaze 30% Contained

Firefighters battling a giant wildfire burning at the edge of Yosemite National Park have made progress in containing the blaze. The US Forest Service says the so-called Rim Fire is 30% contained, up from 20% the previous day, with crews aided by higher...

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Kenya Bus Crash Kills 41 People

At least 41 people have been killed in a bus crash west of the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The crash happened around 2.00am (local time) near the town of Narok, around 160km (100 miles) west of Nairobi, the Kenyan Red Cross said. At least 27 other...

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Lindsay Sandiford: Death Row Appeal Rejected

Indonesia's top court has rejected an appeal by a British grandmother sentenced to death for trafficking drugs into Bali. Lindsay Sandiford was sentenced to death by firing squad in January. A panel of three judges at the Supreme Court in Jakarta...

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Zurich Chairman Quits Amid 'Suicide' Riddle

The chairman of Zurich Insurance has resigned over the apparent suicide of its chief financial officer. Josef Ackermann said he wanted to avoid damaging the company's reputation as the family of Pierre Wauthier claimed he bore some responsibility for...

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China Blogger Makes TV 'Prostitute Confession'

By Mark Stone & Victoria Wei in Beijing A Chinese-American businessman and well-known social commentator has been paraded on Chinese State Television issuing an apparent confession for soliciting a prostitute. Charles Xue, who is 60 and also...

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