International News

Crime writer wins $51m lawsuit

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 14:08
Crime writer Patricia Cornwell wins a $51m (£33m) suit against her former financial managers, after a jury agrees their negligence cost her millions.

How does illegal sports betting work?

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 14:05
How does illegal sports betting work and what are the fears?

VIDEO: Irish PM in apology over laundries

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 14:03
The Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach), Enda Kenny, has formally apologised on behalf of the state for its role in the Magdalene laundries.

Interpol targets timber traffickers

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 13:57
Interpol says it has arrested hundreds of people across Central and South America in a three-month operation against the illicit timber trade.

Arsenal 1-3 Bayern Munich

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 13:55
Arsenal face a huge task to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals after losing 3-1 to Bayern Munich.

Four A&E units being downgraded

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 13:53
Accident and Emergency (A&E) units at four London hospitals are to be downgraded.

120 window factory jobs under threat

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 13:25
Up to 120 jobs are under threat at a window factory in Pembroke Dock as the owners launch consultation on closing the site within three months.

VIDEO: Fall in Afghan civilian casualties

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 13:15
The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan has fallen for the first time in six years, a UN report says.

FSA widens horsemeat-in-beef tests

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 13:13
Tests for horsemeat in meat products are being expanded, the Food Standards Agency says, to include foodstuffs like kebabs and dripping.

S Lanka army 'killed boy in custody'

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 12:58
Photographs emerge which are said to show the 12-year-old son of a Tamil rebel leader alive and well in custody less than two hours before he was shot dead.

Contact regained with space station

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 12:36
Nasa ground controllers re-establish contact with the International Space Station hours after a computer failure interrupted communication.

Man jailed over toddler blast death

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 12:22
A man who blew up his house in a gas blast in Greater Manchester, killing his neighbour's two-year-old son, is jailed.

China military unit 'behind hacking'

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 11:57
A Chinese military unit is likely one of the world's "most prolific cyber espionage groups", a US firm says, as the White House voices concern about cyber theft.

Obama warns 'cuts mean job losses'

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 11:48
US President Barack Obama warns that deep, across-the-board spending cuts due to take effect next month would cause job losses and must be averted.

VIDEO: Mummy discovered in Cornish attic

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 11:27
A man from Cornwall who found a dusty stuffed cat in his attic discovers it is a 2,000 year old mummy.

England name same 23 for France

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 11:24
England coach Stuart Lancaster selects an unchanged 23-man squad for Saturday's Six Nations match against France at Twickenham.

Edinburgh repair scheme 'scrapped'

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 11:08
Edinburgh's controversial Statutory Notice system which made private homeowners carry out repairs is being scrapped for all but emergency work.

BMW recalls 720,000 cars worldwide

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 10:55
German carmaker BMW recalls 720,000 cars, mostly in North America, over potential electrical problems that may cause unexpected stalling.

VIDEO: 'Gigantic' diamond heist in Brussels

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 10:55
Armed robbers have made off with a "gigantic" haul of diamonds after a rapid raid at Brussels Airport.

Apple computers 'hacked' in breach

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-19 10:45
Computers used by Apple employees were hacked by the same attackers who targeted Facebook, the iPhone-maker says.
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