Italy Offers to Lead the Force in Lebanon
Italy has offered to lead the peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, a role that was initially assigned to France, BBC reported. The Italian government has agreed to send as many as 3,000 troops.
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Chemistry Students Suspected for Moscow Market Blast
Police in Moscow have detained two chemistry students, who are suspected of blowing up the Moscow market on Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 55 more. The two are aged 18 and 25 and study in Moscow University, local papers say.
Australian State Lotto Chooses Intralot
Intralot Australia Pty Ltd. Have emerged as the favourite is an international tender of the state lottery of western Australia, Lotterywest.
Egypt Train Crash Kills 65
At least 65 people have been killed and 140 were injured when two trains clashed north of Egypt's capital of Cairo. One of the trains had stopped on the tracks and the second one crashed into it, derailing and overturning.
Storm Disrupts Budapest Celebrations, Kills 3
A violent storm that has killed at least three people and injured hundreds, hit Budapest, while people were celebrating Hungary's national holiday Sunday night. Some 250 have been hospitalised as the storm broke out just as fireworks marking the peak of t
20 Killed, 300 Injured in Baghdad Pilgrimage
At least 20 Shia Muslim were killed and 300 injured as gunmen opened fire on pilgrims in Baghdad. Tens of thousands of Shias are making the annual pilgrimage to the tomb of revered Imam Musa Kadhim in the Kadhimiya neighbourhood.
Strong Quake Rattles Antarctica
A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Sunday in the Scotia Sea between South America and Antarctica, Japanese and US officials said.
Germany Seizes Lebanese over "Terror Plot"
German police is believed to have discovered a failed terror attack by arresting a Lebanese student on suspicion of planting bombs on trains last month. The man, 21, was detained at the main rail station of Kiel.
London Plane Diverted over "Bomb"
A plane flying from London to Egypt has been diverted to the Italy's Brindisi because of a bomb scare, world media reported Friday. The plane was operated by charter airline Excel.
Drunk-Driving Gibson Gets 3 Years on Probation, Joins AA
Hollywood star Mel Gibson has been sentenced to three years on probation, after he was caught driving while intoxicated, reports say. The actor will also have to attend AA meetings five times a week for four and a half months, and pay a fine of USD 1,300.
Schoolteacher "Killed" US Child Beauty
A former US schoolteacher arrested in Thailand has reportedly confessed to murdering JonBenet Ramsey, an American child beauty queen whose death shook America ten years ago. The suspect was first arrested on unrelated sex charges, officials said.
Misplaced Bags Follow Tight Measures at UK Airports
Thousands of British Airways passengers have lost their bags as a result of the tighter security measures imposed at UK airports, the airline says. Around 20,000 bags checked in by British Airways passengers have gone missing, half of them were still pile
UN Seeks to Advance Force in Lebanon
The UN is planning to deploy a 3,500-strong advance force of peacekeepers into Lebanon in 10-15 days, a senior official has said. The force would later be boosted to the full 15,000 agreed in the UN ceasefire resolution.
UK Airports Allow Hand Luggage Again
Four days after the UK nationwide terrorist alert was downgraded from critical to severe, all airports in the country eased the Draconian measures and passengers are now allowed to take their hand luggage onboard. The luggage must be the size of a small r
Bush Blames Iran, Syria for Middle East Violence
US President George Bush blamed Iran and Syria for the current violence in Lebanon, saying those nations seek to undermine peace in the region. "The people in Israel and Lebanon have suffered from this current violence, and we realize that the responsibil
Truce in Lebanon Broken by Sporadic Fire
The truce between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah remains fragile with sporadic violence in southern Lebanon. Israel's army said Hezbollah fired several mortars overnight but it did not respond to the fire as none landed over the border a
Blackout Plunges Tokyo into Darkness
A serious blackout plunged parts of Tokyo into darkness in the rush hour Monday morning after a ship's crane damaged a transmission line spanning a river. The outrage failed traffic signals and left about 1.
UK Lowers Terror Threat
The UK has lowered its terror threat by one level Monday, from "critical" to "severe." The change means passengers travelling from UK airports will be allowed to carry one piece of hand luggage, the Department of Transport has said as quoted by media.
Typhoon Death Toll up in China
The death toll from China's most powerful storm in 50 years has risen to 134, with another 163 people missing. The casualty figures rose after rescuers found 28 more bodies in the coastal city of Fuding, China's official news agency Xinhua said.
KLM Plane Leaves Runway in Amsterdam
A plane belonging to Dutch carrier KLM overshot the runway after landing on Saturday at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport. A spokeswoman for the airline said there were no casualties in the mishap.
US Forces Arrest 60 Suspect Terrorists
In Baghdad, US forces have raided a funeral gathering and detained 60 men suspected of links with an al-Qaeda cell blamed for a number of car bomb attacks. This was the first major operation since US reinforcements started streaming into Baghdad last week
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