International News

Bin Laden city to build fun park

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 13:38
The Pakistani city where Osama Bin Laden was found and killed is building an amusement park in a bid to boost tourism, officials say.

VIDEO: Safer Internet Day: Teens probe Twitter 'addiction'

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 13:35
As Safer Internet Day throws the spotlight on some of the potential dangers of the web, pupils from Tarporley High School report on the issues surrounding young people's use of social networking websites like Twitter.

Lloyds bonuses 'will be lowest'

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 13:12
The chairman of Lloyds Banking Group, Sir Winfried Bischoff, says its employees' bonuses this year will be the "lowest undoubtedly of any bank".

Ferdinand keen on England return

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 12:51
Rio Ferdinand says he would 'pack his bags and go straight there' if he received an international recall by England.

Huhne admits speeding points lie

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 12:50
Ex-cabinet minister Chris Huhne resigns as an MP after admitting he perverted the course of justice over claims his ex-wife took speeding points for him.

Thief carer is caught on camera

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 12:33
A carer admits stealing cash from a vulnerable man in his Stockport home after being caught on a hidden camera.

Sniper accused zapped by stun gun

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 12:32
An Iraq war veteran charged with murdering an ex-US Navy Seal sniper is restrained in his cell after becoming aggressive, say officials.

Gascoigne in US treatment centre

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 12:22
Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne is admitted to a treatment centre in the US.

Rain tracked with mobile network

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 12:17
Researchers show that an idea to produce high-quality rainfall maps using nothing more than mobile phone mast signals works - across a whole country.

Argentina pegs supermarket prices

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 11:59
The Argentine government has ordered a two-month price freeze on all products in the country's main supermarket chains.

Canada stops distributing pennies

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 11:33
The Canadian penny is withdrawn from circulation as production costs exceed its monetary value, although it will remain legal tender.

VIDEO: 'God has given me a second life'

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 11:19
Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl who was shot and wounded by the Taliban in Pakistan after campaigning for womens' rights, says she has been given a 'second life'.

Osborne backs bank break-up powers

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 11:16
Banks will be broken up if they do not follow new rules to ring-fence risky investment operations from High Street operations, the chancellor has announced.

VIDEO: Alabama hostage stand-off continues

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 11:14
Hostage negotiators in the US are trying to secure the release of a five-year-old boy who was kidnapped seven days ago. Police say he is being held captive in a bunker in Alabama.

Murray targets Paris over GB tie

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 10:59
Andy Murray's belief that he can lift his second Grand Slam title by winning the French Open led to him opting out of Davis Cup duty.

Web health check 'broken promise'

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 10:51
An offer of health checks on the internet to people aged over 50 by the Welsh government prompts accusations of a broken promise by the opposition.

Shot Malala 'now recovering well'

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 10:39
Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai who was shot by the Taliban tells how she is recovering well hours after undergoing a five-hour operation.

Man jailed for brutal baby attack

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 10:32
A man who beat a one-month-old boy in a "murderous rage" giving him 26 rib fractures, is jailed for 10 years.

Ice alert as snow, gales forecast

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 10:16
Motorists are warned that ice could cause travel problems across parts of Wales as temperatures plunge, with snow expected in some areas.

VIDEO: Earth's close brush with asteroid

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-04 10:15
A rock which weighs about as much as an aircraft carrier is approaching Earth - but there is no danger of a direct strike.
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