Footage shows Ariel Castro being led away by police, as Paul Adams reports The man suspected of imprisoning three women for several years in the US city of Cleveland is due to make his first court appearance. Ariel Castro,...
Chinese director Zhang Yimou investigated ‘for breaching one-child policy’
Chinese director Zhang Yimou Photo: Reuters By Malcolm Moore, Beijing 11:20AM BST 09 May 2013 The 63-year-old, who directed Red Sorghum and Raise the Red Lantern and was the mastermind of the spectacular opening ceremony of the Beijing...
Gunmen abduct former Pakistan PM’s son at election rally
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Photo: AFP By Rob Crilly, Islamabad 11:05AM BST 09 May 2013 Police said they believed Yousuf Raza Gilani, forced from office a year ago, was the target of the attack on...
For Spiders, It’s Cruel to Be Kind
Friend or foe? The social spiders Anelosimus studiosus dwell within large webs and share food. Credit: Jonathan Pruitt/University of Pittsburgh; (inset) Thomas Jones/East Tennessee State University It turns out nice guys do finish last, at least among arachnids. A...
Titanic II: search for captain begins
The captain of the original Titanic, Edward Smith, was one of 670 crew members who went down with the ship Photo: GETTY Clive Palmer, the Australian billionaire overseeing the construction of Titanic II, said that several applications to...
Nigeria cult ambush ‘kills police’
At least 23 police officers in Nigeria have been killed in an ambush by a local militia in the central Nasarawa state, officials have said. They were on their way to arrest the leader of the outlawed Ombatse "cult"...
Nazi-themed Wagner opera cancelled
The staging of Tannhauser included a gas chamber and a family having their heads shaved before being executed A controversial production of a Wagner opera at one of the major German opera houses has been cancelled because of harrowing...
Clash in Nigeria leaves 28 dead
Associated Press In this photograph taken with a cellphone on May 7, 2013, Bakura Ibrahim, a suspected Islamic extremist, is seen tied to a tree in Bama, Nigeria, after his arrest. Abuja, Nigeria - Twenty-eight policemen were killed in...
Libyan crisis deepens as rebels unite
Associated Press Libya's former leader, Muammar Gaddafi, is seen in this March 2, 2007, file photograph. A new law that excludes former officials of the Gaddafi era from public office is dividing Tripoli. Related Stories Tripoli - Libya's political...
Megan Fox — Teenage Mutant Ninja Body Double!
Megan Fox Teenage Mutant Ninja Body Double! Two Megan Foxes are better than one. As if there wasn't enough gorgeousness around her, the perky 26-year-old former "Transformers" babe hung out with her less famous -- but still beautiful --...
Miami run riot for record win
LeBron James: Had 19 points and nine assists The Miami Heat registered their biggest post-season victory as they thumped the Chicago Bulls 115-78. Ray Allen landed 21 points, while LeBron James had 19 points and nine assists as the...
Bangladesh factory fire kills 8; collapse toll hits 892
A fire fighter works to control a fire at a factory belonging to Tung Hai Group, a large garment exporter, in Dhaka May 9, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Stringer By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul DHAKA | Thu May 9, 2013...
U.N. team won’t be deterred if North Korea rebuffs inquiry into abuses
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Deadly fire in Bangladesh factory
Fire fighters found at least eight dead in the factory A fire in a garment factory in the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, has killed at least eight people, police say. Officials said the blaze took place overnight in the Mirpur...
Pakistani prisoner dies in India after revenge beating
Police and hospital staff shift Sanaullah Haq, a Pakistani prisoner, to an intensive care ward in a hospital in Jammu May 3, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Stringer SRINAGAR, India | Thu May 9, 2013 12:40am EDT (Reuters) - A convicted Pakistani...
Rape and kidnap charges for Ohio man
Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus have returned to their families after their ordeal Police in the US state of Ohio have charged a man with the kidnapping and rape of three women held captive for a decade at a...
Brother of blind Chinese activist says he was beaten up
Chen Guangfu, the eldest brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, recounts in Beijing May 23, 2012 the details of his torture and the authorities' reprisals against his family after Chen Guangcheng's flight last week to the United States....
Ease Syria rebel arms sanctions – UK
Tens of thousands of people are estimated to have died in the Syrian conflict The government has set out the case for lifting or amending the EU arms embargo against the main Syrian opposition group, the National Coalition. The...
Eight killed in Dhaka factory fire
A fire fighter works to control a fire at a factory belonging to Tung Hai Group, a large garment exporter, in Dhaka. Photo: Reuters By Reuters 3:54AM BST 09 May 2013 The fire broke out overnight in the...
Ohio abductions: Charles Ramsey becomes media darling
Neighbour Charles Ramsey speaks to media near the home on the 2200 block of Seymour Avenue where three missing women were rescued in Cleveland Photo: AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Scott Shaw By AP 3:22AM BST 09 May 2013...
Bangladesh braces for unrest as judges prepare war crime verdict
A student activist puts black scarves on the eyes of Shoparjito Shadhinota, a sculpture that represented all sections of people in Bangladesh's liberation War in 1971, demanding capital punishment for Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami senior leader Abdul Quader Mollah, after a...
Man who voiced Charlie Brown sentenced for stalking girlfriend
Robbins was the voice of Charlie Brown for TV specials, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." Photo: GETTY IMAGES AP 2:01AM BST 09 May 2013 A judge warned Peter Robbins that he could...
Jodi Arias, Casey Anthony, Amanda Knox — Who’d You Rather?
Jodi vs. Casey vs. Amanda Who'd You Rather Jodi Arias was just convicted for murder in the first degree and joins Casey Anthony and Amanda Knox as the three leading ladies of high profile murder trials. So we gotta...
US Congress moves to close Iran sanctions loophole
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility south of Tehran Photo: AP By By Peter Foster in Washington 1:21AM BST 09 May 2013 Legislation backed by a bipartisan group of US senators aims to tighten the financial...
US Air Force relieves 17 officers of control over nuclear missiles
Officers failed to meet standards on one of 22 measurements of their suitability to control nuclear weapons Photo: PA By AFP 12:43AM BST 09 May 2013 Although individual officers have sometimes lost their certification to control and launch...
Sharif ‘would end’ Pakistan war role
Nawaz Sharif has been a leading politician in Pakistan for the last 30 years The man tipped to be Pakistan's next prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, has said he would end the country's involvement in the US-led war on terror...
Casper Smart — I’m a Bigger Rain Diva Than Jennifer Lopez
Casper Smart I'm a Bigger Rain Diva Than Jennifer Lopez Casper Smart is like a gremlin ... whatever you do, DON'T GET HIM WET! With the rain coming down pretty hard in NYC on Wednesday, J.Lo's boy toy was...
Spaghetti with Clams and Mussels
The pendulum has been swinging between spring and summer in our neck of the woods. With no air-conditioning in our half-century old house and temperatures rising last week, I had to pull our very old electric fan out of...
Obama, Netanyahu discuss regional security, Mideast peace in call
U.S. President Barack Obama (front L) participates in a farewell ceremony with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (front R) at Tel Aviv International Airport March 22, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Jason Reed WASHINGTON | Wed May 8, 2013 4:32pm EDT (Reuters)...
Adriana Lima — The Bikini Heat Is On
Adriana Lima The Bikini Heat Is On For once in her life, Victoria's Secret supermodel Adriana Lima did not look smokin' hot in lingerie ... because she was too busy looking smokin' hot in a bikini. The gorgeous 31-year-old...
Jillian Michaels Lists Los Angeles Home for $2,450,000
Jillian Michaels' Los Angeles home for sale The Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels has listed her Los Angeles home for $2,450,000. The 2,701 square foot, 3 bedroom, 4 bathroom home has an open kitchen, open living and dining rooms,...
NIH Details Impact of 2013 Sequester Cuts
NIH Credit: National Institutes of Health After weeks of worrying about how the mandatory across-the-board 2013 budget cuts known as the sequester would play out at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the biomedical research community now has final...
Ohio women ‘raped by captors’
Gina DeJesus returned on Wednesday to her family's home, just streets from where she was held captive for years At least two of the women held captive in an Ohio house for about a decade were raped by their...
Biggest Loser Split: Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson
Former ‘Biggest Loser’ contestants Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson have separated with the intention of seeking a divorce. She is seven months pregnant with their first child. The couple appeared on Season 9 of the NBC weight loss competition...
