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Angry protests as Chinese leader heads to India

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:53:16 GMT

About two dozen members of Shiv Sena, a Hindu right-wing political party, burn an effigy of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as they demonstrate near India’s Parliament, in New Delhi, India.

Everest climber close to realising  dream

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:53:05 GMT

The UK’s most successful Everest mountaineer reached its summit for the 11th time yesterday, ahead of the 60th anniversary of the first conquest by Sir Edmund Hillary.

Assad troops launch assault  on rebels’ border stronghold

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:52:46 GMT

Syrian troops backed by tanks and warplanes have launched an assault on a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, killing at least 30 people and forcing residents to scramble for cover, activists said.

Toddler who survived devastating crash was taken to morgue in body bag

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:52:45 GMT

A TODDLER pulled from the wreckage of a car crash that killed five family members was sent to a morgue in a body bag in the belief he was dead.

Evidence of torture by Syrian government found in prisons

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:39 GMT

A human rights group says it has found documents and physical evidence indicating Syrians were arbitrarily detained and tortured in government prisons in the eastern city of Raqqa.

Berlusconi trial told of stripper  nuns at parties

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:25:04 GMT

The Moroccan woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has testified that a young woman attending one of his “bunga bunga” parties dressed up like a nun, danced provocatively and stripped down to her underwear for the then-premier at his in-house disco.

Life imitates art in $1m break-in at Cannes after heist film shown

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:39:50 GMT

Thieves ripped out a small safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with about $1m (£650,000) of jewellery, French police say.

China allows protest against planned refinery

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:07:39 GMT

More than 2,000 people in southern China yesterday unfurled banners in a demonstration against plans for an oil refinery.

Soldiers among dead as bombers hit Kabul

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:05:50 GMT

Two US soldiers were among 15 people yesterday killed in a car bomb attack in Kabul.

Death toll rises after tornado hits Texas

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:51:36 GMT

tornadoes have devastated parts of Texas, killing at least six people, injuring dozens more and destroying or damaging scores of homes.

Bollywood star hands himself in for jail term

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:47:20 GMT

Indian actor Sanjay Dutt has surrendered to a Mumbai court to go to jail for a weapons conviction linked to terrorism in the city in 1993.

Obama sacks tax chief over alleged bias against conservative opponents

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:46:41 GMT

US President Barack Obama has ousted the acting commissioner of the federal tax agency, moving to quell a growing uproar over revelations that conservative political groups were improperly targeted for scrutiny when they filed for tax-exempt status.

Tables turned on Spielberg

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:24:56 GMT

Film director Steven Spielberg and actress Nicole Kidman were in focus yesterday at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival where they will both be on the jury judging a host of new movies for awards including the prestigious Palme D’Or. Opening the festival yesterday was the new adaptation of The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio and British actress Carey Mulligan which has received mixed reviews from critics.

Outcry at demolition of Mayan pyramid

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:24:23 GMT

One of the largest Mayan pyramids in Belize has been nearly destroyed by a road-building company, prompting the government to order a “vigorous” inquiry.

Rebels in battle to storm Syrian prison holding Assad opponents

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:24:22 GMT

Syrian rebels have launched a coordinated assault on the main prison in the northern city of Aleppo in an attempt to free hundreds of regime opponents believed to be held there.

‘Special’ jail for American in N Korea

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:24:21 GMT

An American sentenced to 15 years of hard labour for what North Korea has described as hostile acts against the state has started life at a “special prison”, state media said.

Fashion chains line up to sign safety contracts in Bangladesh

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:44:35 GMT

FASHION chain Benetton has become the latest global retailer to agree to sign a pact to improve safety at Bangladesh factories following a building collapse that killed more than 1,100 workers.

Astronaut describes ‘amazing experience’ on space station

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:44:31 GMT

A SPACE capsule carrying a three-man crew returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station landed safely early yesterday on the steppes of Kazakhstan.

Suspect aged 19 named over Mother’s Day parade shootings

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:44:23 GMT

police have identified a 19-year-old as a suspect in the shooting of about 20 people during a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans, saying several people had identified him as the gunman captured on CCTV.

Mayor in row over ‘comfort women’

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:43:49 GMT

The Japanese military’s forced prostitution of Asian women before and during the Second Word War was necessary to “maintain discipline” in the ranks and provide rest for soldiers who risked their lives in battle, an outspoken politician has claimed.