'Suicide runs in my family' 2006-08-30 15:03:09
A British man charged with the murder and attempted murder of his two young children after plunging from a hotel balcony while on holiday in Greece has told prosecutors that suicide runs in his family.Full Story...
UK to crack down on violent porn possession 2006-08-30 13:06:02
The British government is to make the possession of extreme and violent pornography a criminal offence punishable by up to three years in jail, after a year-long consultation on the issue.Full Story...
UK charges three more suspects in bomb plot 2006-08-30 01:05:43
The three British Muslims arrested during an investigation into an alleged plot to blow up United States-bound airliners have been charged with conspiracy to murder and commit acts of terrorism, according to London police.Full Story...
Spain calls for EU summit on immigration 2006-08-30 01:13:57
The Spanish government is organising a meeting of European Union states bordering the Mediterranean to discuss ways of tightening maritime borders after a wave of illegal immigration.Full Story...
Firefighters battle London blaze 2006-08-30 01:17:00
More than 40 firefighters have been sent to tackle a blaze at London's former Museum of Mankind, behind the Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly.Full Story...
Thirteenth suspect charged in airline plot 2006-08-29 20:59:42
A young Muslim man arrested during an investigation into an alleged plot to blow up US-bound airliners has been charged with conspiracy to murder, British police have said.Full Story...
Kurdish rebels warn of 'hell' after blasts 2006-08-29 17:27:40
A shadowy Kurdish rebel group has threatened to turn Turkey into "hell" after its two-day bombing spree that killed three people and wounded dozens at popular tourist resorts.Full Story...
Firefighters battle London blaze 2006-08-29 17:15:24
More than 40 firefighters have tackled a blaze at a central London building near the Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly, the London Fire Brigade has said.Full Story...
Russian acrobat killed in circus accident 2006-08-29 13:22:15
A Russian trapeze artist has fallen to his death during a performance in County Clare in the west of Ireland, police said.Full Story...
Thousands hit by UK rail strike 2006-08-29 11:53:57
Thousands of British rail commuters are being advised not use London's busy commuter lines as hundreds of drivers have walked out in a growing row between unions and managers.Full Story...
Kampusch appeals for time and understanding 2006-08-29 02:37:02
Austrian kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch has urged the public to allow her time to come to terms with her ordeal - and psychiatrists have agreed that peace and quiet and a "normal life" are essential for the young woman's full recovery.Full Story...
Turkey reeling after fresh explosions 2006-08-29 00:11:33
A bomb blast has killed three people and wounded dozens more in Turkey's coastal city of Antalya on the second day of attacks on tourist resorts.Full Story...
Three killed in Turkey blast 2006-08-28 21:06:56
A bomb blast has killed three people and wounded dozens in the coastal city Antalya in a second day of attacks on Turkish tourist resorts apparently designed to scare off tourists and hurt the economy.Full Story...
Austrian girl mourns captor's suicide 2006-08-28 16:35:47
An Austrian girl traumatised by an eight-year abduction ordeal has said that she refused her captor's demand to call him "master", yet is still mourning his suicide after her escape.Full Story...
Multiple bombings in Turkey injure 27 2006-08-28 11:28:35
Three Britons wounded in one of four bombs at a popular Turkish coastal resort are in intensive care, according to the British Foreign Office.Full Story...
Turkey rocked by four explosions 2006-08-28 01:52:06
Ten British tourists have been injured and several other holidaymakers and locals have suffered minor injuries in a series of explosions in Turkey's popular resort town of Marmaris and in the commercial capital, Istanbul.Full Story...
Moscow man escapes fiery death 2006-08-28 02:19:50
A Russian man suffered severe burns all over his body when he set himself alight on Moscow's Red Square this weekend.Full Story...
Kampusch meets other teens after kidnap saga 2006-08-28 02:33:01
Natascha Kampusch - the Austrian girl forced to grow up alone in the hands of a kidnapper - finally enjoyed the company of people her own age this weekend as police gathered evidence from a tiny cell under the house where she was held.Full Story...
Air show spectators struck by lightning 2006-08-28 02:37:27
Twenty-five people were injured - several of them critically - when a bolt of lightning hit a crowd of spectators at an air show near Bonn, in Germany, this weekend.Full Story...
Tributes pour in for Natascha 2006-08-27 10:54:33
New details - and fresh questions - have emerged about Natascha Kampusch's welfare after her ordeal at the hands of a captor who kidnapped her off a suburban street when she was 10 and confined her to a windowless cell for more than eight years.Full Story...
Thatcher was wrong about SA, says Tory leader 2006-08-27 12:00:29
In a break with the past, the youthful leader of Britain's main opposition Conservative Party has renounced Margaret Thatcher's sympathetic stance on apartheid-era South Africa.Full Story...
Police seek accomplices of child kidnapper 2006-08-26 11:35:26
Austrian police are searching for possible accomplices of a kidnapper who held Natascha Kampusch in a tiny room under his garage for eight years until her dramatic escape this week.Full Story...
US prisoner kept under 'permanent neon light' 2006-08-25 19:45:38
A German-born Turk - released from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay - says he was held under permanent neon light for more than four years and had his hands and feet bound on his flight home.Full Story...
Latest UK terror plot suspect refused bail 2006-08-25 15:36:59
A judge has denied bail to the 12th suspect charged in the alleged plot to down US-bound airliners.Full Story...
Austrian teenage recounts kidnapping ordeal 2006-08-25 15:50:59
An Austrian teenager - held captive for eight years - has given the first account of her ordeal to police since escaping from the man she says she had to call "master".Full Story...
Pope Benedict brings new style to Vatican 2006-08-25 12:08:35
When reporters visit the Vatican, they are told not to ask questions - on pain of not being allowed back. You try to behave like a fly on a wall, writes Philip Pullella, albeit a frescoed wall.Full Story...
Police hunt for clues in abduction case 2006-08-25 12:04:00
In the quiet, small town street where a kidnapped Austrian girl is believed to have been held for more than eight years, police are searching for clues about her captivity, her dramatic escape and the man who allegedly imprisoned her.Full Story...
French troops bolster UN force in Lebanon 2006-08-25 11:54:00
Another 170 French troops have arrived in southern Lebanon to reinforce UN peacekeepers along the border with Israel as part of an enlarged force of 2 000 promised by French President Jacques Chirac.Full Story...
Grieving relatives identify crash victims 2006-08-25 02:26:41
Relatives of the 170 people killed in a Russian plane crash have started the grim process of identifying the victims' remains after gathering to grieve at the plane's charred wreckage in eastern Ukraine.Full Story...
UK charges another suspect for bomb plan 2006-08-25 02:35:17
British police have charged a 12th suspect in connection with an alleged plot to blow up airliners bound for the United States.Full Story...
Germany joins US in slamming Iran's defiance 2006-08-25 02:39:27
Germany has aligned itself with the United States and criticised Iran's reply to proposals put forward by world powers to end the nuclear standoff with Tehran. Louis Charbonneau reports...Full Story...
France pledges more troops for Lebanon 2006-08-25 00:27:00
The French government is ready to send an extra 1 600 soldiers to bolster a revamped United Nations force for Lebanon, bringing Paris's contingent to 2 000 and making it easier to recruit other nations for the peace mission.Full Story...
Girl rejoins family after escaping 'master' 2006-08-25 00:07:46
Austrian teenager Natascha Kampusch is safe and back with her family after escaping from an underground room where she had been kept for eight years by a man who forced her to call him "master". Karin Strohecker reports...Full Story...
Greek fires under control 2006-08-24 21:07:25
Three wildfires raging since Monday in northern and southern Greece, destroying thousands of hectares of forest and claiming the life of a German tourist, have been brought under control, officials said.Full Story...
Caught between a rock and a penis pump 2006-08-24 16:09:31
What would you do if you were caught in the predicament young Mardin Azad Amin found himself in at a US airport. Admit you have a penis pump in your bag... or something much worse?Full Story...
Germany strikes deal for release of prisoner 2006-08-24 13:46:03
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says that Germany have struck a deal with Washington on the release of a German-born Turk who has been held prisoner at Guantanamo Bay for four years.Full Story...
Naked bather has Munich foaming 2006-08-24 11:49:31
Munich officials have had their hands full with a homeless woman who insists on taking her baths in the city's public fountains - despite being repeatedly fined for breaking public nudity laws.Full Story...
Girl's suspected kidnapper kills himself 2006-08-24 11:23:46
A 44-year old man suspected of having kidnapped and imprisoned an Austrian girl for the past eight years has committed suicide after his victim managed to break free, police said.Full Story...
Kidnapped girl found alive after eight years 2006-08-24 11:32:43
An 18-year-old Austrian girl, who was found alive eight years after she had been kidnapped, has been identified as the missing Natascha Kampusch.Full Story...
Bertrand seeks smoking ban in public places 2006-08-24 01:06:17
If French health minister Xavier Bertrand gets his way, the days of Paris's smoke-filled restaurants, bars and cafes will soon be history.Full Story...
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