Putin To Pardon Jailed Tycoon Khodorkovsky

Russian president Vladimir Putin has said he will pardon jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The former head of Yukos Oil was arrested in 2003 and imprisoned for nine years after being convicted of fraud. In 2010 he was put on trial again,...

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NSA Spying Sweeps 'Have Gone Too Far', Report

A panel has recommended curbing the secretive powers of the National Security Agency, warning its mass spying sweeps in the war on terror had gone too far. The report, commissioned by President Barack Obama, said the NSA should halt the mass storage...

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Paul Walker Porsche Crash Down To 'Speed Alone'

The Porsche Carrera GT that crashed killing Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker and the driver had no mechanical problems, according to investigators. A police official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the car lost control due to "speed, and...

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Ellen Show Winner Dies On Oz Skydiving Trip

A US Marine has died on a skydiving accident in Australia after he and his wife had won the trip thanks to The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Gunnery Sergeant Brandon McGraw, 33, was a veteran who served three tours in Afghanistan. The couple reportedly won...

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China Cartoon Blamed As Brothers Set On Fire

A Chinese boy was copying a scene from a cartoon when he tied his friends to a tree and set them on fire, according to a court in the country. The popular cartoon Xi Yangyan & Hui Tailang, which translates as Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, is at...

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Gaia: Huge Billion-Star Telescope Launched

The world's most powerful satellite camera has been launched into space aboard a rocket. Gaia blasts into space on the Soyuz rocket The £620m observatory lifted off from the Sinnamary launch complex in French Guiana on time at 9.12am (UK time)....

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The World's Newest Country May Not Last

The world's newest country may not last the decade if the violence seen in South Sudan this week escalates. Up to 500 people have died in days of fighting in the capital Juba and thousands, including foreign oil workers, are sheltering in or outside...

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Brits Evacuated From South Sudan Amid Fighting

World's Newest Country May Not Last Updated: 12:55pm UK, Thursday 19 December 2013 By Tim Marshall, Foreign Affairs Editor The world's newest country may not last the decade if the violence seen in South Sudan this week escalates. Up to 500 people...

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Seattle Gunman Wrestled By Bus Passengers

Footage has emerged of a dramatic confrontation aboard a bus between a gun-wielding robber and the passengers who overpowered him. The passenger managed to knock down the suspect and he was held down until police arrived and arrested him. The suspect,...

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Woolwich Murder: Muslim Leader Warns Of 'War'

Killers Were 'No Immediate Threat' Updated: 2:22pm UK, Thursday 19 December 2013 By Martin Brunt, Crime Correspondent Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale were "known" to MI5 before they killed Fusilier Lee Rigby in Woolwich but were considered...

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