Oxygen tanks cause San Francisco airport bomb scare

Obama wants every tool available to stop Syria killing

Iran has expanded sensitive nuclear work: IAEA

Gunmen kill 5 worshippers, attack prison in Nigeria

Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille resigns

Garry Conille has only been in the post since October 2011

Syria unrest: Red Cross begins Homs evacuation

Saleh Dabbakeh, ICRC: "We are hoping that this is only the beginning"

Deadly gun and bomb attack in Nigerian city of Gombe

At least four people have been killed in the northern Nigerian city of Gombe in a gun and bomb attack on a prison and police station, officials say.

Kajol Graces Filmfare Magazine

Katrina to Have an Arranged Marriage?

I’ve become the face of change: Vidya

US: Tornado damages more than 100 Georgia homes

Syria faces ultimatum from international conference

Hillary Clinton: "The obstruction of a few countries cannot be allowed to stop the world community from coming to the aid of the Syrian people"

Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires 'kills dozens'

The BBC's Vladimir Hernandez: "This is one of the busiest parts of the rail system"

Syria unrest: Reporters' deaths spark Western outrage

 

Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik were killed in a makeshift media centre in Homs

New York police go too far spying on innocent Muslims

Chavez surgery rocks Venezuela ahead of election

Plea deal for Pakistani at Guantanamo: report

Greece averted nightmare scenario - finance minister

Blind people were protesting against the cuts in Athens on Tuesday

New Zealand remembers 2011 Christchurch quake victims

Thousand of people held a two-minute silence in tribute to the victims

Mexico violence: taxi drivers gunned down in Monterrey

Mourning relatives gathered at the scene of the killings

Afghan officials meeting Taliban in Pakistan

Iran nuclear row: UN inspectors barred from Iran site

The UN nuclear watchdog says Iran has stopped a team of inspectors from visiting a key military site.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says no deal was been reached on inspecting the Parchin site, south of Tehran, despite "intensive efforts".

Nato apologises for Afghan Koran 'disposal'

A large crowd of protesters gathered outside the sprawling Bagram air base

Ancient plants back to life after 30,000 frozen years

By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News

The success of the operation hinged on the habits of the Arctic ground squirrel

Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan 'ends hunger strike'

Mr Adnan said he was subjected to a violent arrest and humiliating interrogation sessions

Nato apologises for Afghan Koran 'disposal'

A large crowd of protesters gathered outside the sprawling Bagram air base

Strauss-Kahn questioned in prostitution ring inquiry

The car carrying Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives at a police station in Lille

Alvechurch School coach crash: Driver charged with involuntary manslaughter

Witnesses said the coach repeatedly swerved towards the verge before the crash

Syria crisis: Red Cross presses for humanitarian truce

The Red Cross is the only international aid agency working in Syria

West Ham owners confirm they tried to sign Chelsea's Fernando Torres & failed with three attempts to land Carlos Tevez

Latest iPad 3 leaked photos suggest high-res display, camera

In three separate incidences over the weekend, insiders have leaked iPad 3 photos alluding to the design and purported parts for the soon-to-be-released tablet. Here’s a look at the shots, where they came from, and what they tell us.

8-megapixel camera

The first of three leaks published on Chinese blog, Apple Daily, displays a side-by-side comparison of the iPad’s shells from its first to third generation. The purported iPad 3 in the comparison displays a noticeable difference in the circumference of the rear-facing camera, assumed to be making space for an 8-megapixel camera. The case’s design itself, while exhibiting little difference from its second-generation predecessor as we’ve expected, may come with a noticeably beveled edge, likely in an effort to fit in a larger battery. We should expect the iPad 3 to trump the 10-hour battery life on its predecessor.

Pakistani artists Are Banned in India no more allowed

Meera Again marry

French far-right turns to halal meat as next political wedge issue

China disputes military aggression against Iran

BEIJING: China on Monday reiterated its opposition to the use of force in regard to a reported threat of a possible military strike against Iran by Israel.'We always oppose the use, or the threat of use, of force in handling state-to-state relations,' Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said when asked to comment on reports alleging that Israel threatened military action against Iran last week.A strike against Iran will only intensify the confrontation and push the region into greater turmoil, Hong said at a regular press briefing.Dialogues and negotiation are the right approach to settling differences, he said. (APP)

Eurozone finance ministers to discuss Greek rescue

Eurozone finance ministers are to discuss the Greek rescue plan

Sun on Sunday to launch next week

The News Corporation boss offered his support to News International journalists last week

Honduras buries victims of deadly Comayagua prison fire

The loved ones of inmate Hector Suazo paid their respects at his funeral service

Stars attend Whitney Houston funeral in New Jersey

Friends and family of Whitney Houston celebrated her life with moving words and performances

Latvia rejects making Russian an official language

The president says there are own-language schools for minority groups such as Russians

Iran 'may boost nuclear programme', diplomat warns

Iran insists its sole focus is peaceful nuclear power generation

Klitschko retains WBC heavyweight title

love guru urges women to enjoy sex

Bobby Brown blames security for exit from Houston funeral

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer Bobby Brown abruptly left the funeral of his ex-wife Whitney Houston on Saturday, claiming security guards asked him to move several times and prevented him from seeing his and Houston's daughter.
Brown said in a statement that upon arriving to the service he was moved three times by security, who also refused to allow him to his daughter with Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown, 18.
Brown and Houston divorced in 2007 after a 15-year turbulent marriage as portrayed in a reality TV series, "Being Bobby Brown" that showed an affectionate yet troubled relationship.
"I fail to understand why security treated my family this way and continue to ask us and no one else to move," he said. "In light of the events, I gave a kiss to the casket of my ex-wife and departed as I refused to create a scene. My children are completely distraught over the events."

Israel will make own decision on Iran: army chief

JERUSALEM: Israel will ultimately decree on an Iranian strike on its own, its military chief of staff said in an interview broadcast Saturday, as a senior US official arrived for talks on the Islamic Republic.'Israel is the central guarantor of its own security; this is our role as army, the State of Israel should defend itself,' Lieutenant General Benny Gantz told state-owned Channel One TV.'We must follow the developments in Iran and its nuclear project, but in a very broad manner, taking into account what the world is doing, what Iran decided, what we will do or not do,' he said.In recent weeks, there has been feverish speculation that Israel was getting closer to mounting a pre-emptive strike on Iran s nuclear programme, though Israel has denied reaching such a decision.Tensions between Iran and Israel have been simmering with Iranian warships entering the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal in a show of 'might', a move Israel said it would closely monitor.On Wednesday, Iran said it had installed another 3,000 centrifuges to increase its uranium enrichment abilities and was stepping up exploration and processing of uranium yellowcake.And Israel blamed a recent wave of attacks targeting Israeli diplomats on agents of Tehran, allegations Iran denies.US National Security Advisor Tom Donilon will on Sunday begin talks with Israeli officials on a range of issues including Iran, two weeks ahead of a Washington visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for White House talks with US President Barak Obama on the same topic.A recent article in the Washington Post said that US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta thinks Israel may strike Iran s nuclear installations in the coming months.According to Gantz, whose interview was conducted prior to the Saturday developments, Iran was not only an 'Israeli problem', but also 'a world and regional problem'. (AFP)

Arizona sheriff quits Romney campaign amid accusations

By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A local sheriff resigned as a co-chair of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's campaign in Arizona on Saturday after he was accused of threatening a former male lover with deportation to Mexico if he talked about their relationship.
In an embarrassing incident for Romney's struggling campaign, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu denied that he or his lawyer made the deportation threat but stepped down from helping the former Massachusetts governor in the border state.
Babeu acknowledged at a press conference on Saturday that he is gay and that he had a personal relationship with the man making the allegations, whom he identified only as "Jose."