International

British drug case trio return home after Dubai pardon

20.07.2013 14:32
Three British men jailed for four years each for drug offences in Dubai earlier this year have returned home after being pardoned, legal rights charity Reprieve has said. Londoners Suneet Jeerh, Grant Cameron and Karl Williams were found guilty of possessing synthetic cannabis in April. They...

Fifa loses free-to-air World Cup TV battle

19.07.2013 13:42
Fifa and Uefa have lost an appeal against a European ruling that the World Cup and Euro Championships should be shown on free-to-air TV in the UK. In 2011, the European General Court said the UK could keep the events on a list of "protected" events of national sporting interest broadcast for...

Neo-Nazi musician Vikernes freed after arrest in France

19.07.2013 13:39
A Norwegian neo-Nazi musician has been released two days after he was arrested in central France on suspicion of "preparing a major terrorist act". Kristian Vikernes was arrested after his wife bought four rifles. Officials say questioning of the suspect did not bring to light any evidence of...

India lunch deaths children buried in Bihar school

19.07.2013 13:36
Nineteen of the 23 children who died after eating a tainted free school meal in India's Bihar state have been buried in and around the school grounds. Angry parents say they want the graves to serve as a reminder that the children died due to state negligence. A doctor at the local hospital said...

Zimbabwe to protest over 'pirate' TV

19.07.2013 13:29
Zimbabwe's government says it will protest to South Africa over a "pirate" TV station which is to be based there ahead of this month's elections. 1st TV is due to be launched later on Friday and will be broadcast into Zimbabwe by satellite. Zimbabwe's state-run TV, which has a domestic monopoly,...

Teenager dies after river fall near Limavady

19.07.2013 13:28
A 15-year-old boy has died after falling into the River Roe near Limavady in County Londonderry. The emergency services were called to the Roe Valley Country Park at about 16:30 BST on Thursday. The boy was airlifted by police to Altnagelvin hospital in Londonderry. The teenager is believed to...

Heatwave warnings extended to north-west England

19.07.2013 13:24
The heatwave warning has been raised to "level three" by the Met Office for north-west England. It said the hottest weather was expected over western England on Friday, with the east becoming cooler. Level three warnings are in place for the South West and the West Midlands, but warnings for...

Australia to send asylum-seekers to PNG

19.07.2013 13:05
People arriving by boat to seek asylum will no longer be resettled in Australia but will go to Papua New Guinea, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced. The news came as Mr Rudd set out an overhaul of asylum policy ahead of a general election expected shortly. Australia has seen a sharp rise in...

Al - Qaeda- affiliated gunmen kill Free Syrian Army commander , rebels say

13.07.2013 16:56
BEIRUT — Syrian rebels said Friday they would retaliate for what they described as the assassination of one of their senior commanders by an al-Qaeda-affiliated group, threatening to widen a rift between moderate and jihadist opposition forces fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad. The...

Iraq foreign minister says can't stop Iran arms flights to Syria

13.07.2013 16:38
Iraq is unable to stop its neighbour Iran transferring weapons to Syria through its airspace, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday. "We reject and condemn the transfer of weapons through our airspace and we will inform the Iranian side of...
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