Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Phelps 'arrested for drink driving'

US Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has apologised after being arrested for speeding while driving under the influence of alcohol in Baltimore, Maryland.

Exclusive: India set to run out of critical free drug for HIV/AIDS program

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India could run out of a critical medicine in its free HIV/AIDS drugs program in three weeks due to bureaucratic bungling, a senior government official said, leaving more than 150,000 sufferers without life-saving drugs for about a month.


Karadzic closing war crimes defence

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic makes his final defence statements at The Hague where he stands accused of the worst atrocities during the Balkans conflict.

VIDEO: Scheme trials music videos age ratings

Music videos shown online are to be given age ratings in the same way films are, in a new pilot scheme.

Alice Gross Suspect: Hunt For Convicted Murderer

Arnis Zalkalns was in the UK after reportedly killing his wife over a dispute about her sexuality and burying her in a forest.

RAF Tornados Hit IS With Fresh Airstrikes

British jets have hit more Islamic State targets in Iraq as calls grow for further strikes against the group's Syrian strongholds.

IS vehicles targeted by RAF Tornados

RAF jets fired four missiles at Islamic State vehicles in Iraq ovrenight, the Ministry of Defence says.

U.S. embassy issues warning after clashes in Myanmar

YANGON (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Myanmar on Wednesday issued a warning to its citizens travel ling in eastern Myanmar after clashes between the military and ethnic minority rebels.


Syria-linked militants release Lebanese soldier: sources, media

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamist militants have released a Lebanese soldier they seized last month from a town at the border with Syria where they have clashed with the Lebanese army, security sources and state media said on Wednesday.


VIDEO: Teenagers rescue pensioner from fire

A pensioner from Liverpool has said she owes her life to three teenagers who rescued her from a house fire.