Annan in last-ditch attempt to rescue Syria peace talks
The UN peace envoy Kofi Annan said after talks in Geneva that the government should include members of Mr Assad's administration and the Syrian opposition to pave the way for free elections. The...
View ArticleJulian Assange defies surrender notice
The 40-year-old has been inside the Embassy in London since last week seeking political asylum as part of his bid to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning about alleged sex...
View ArticleEx-Israeli PM Shamir buried in state ceremony
He was Israel's seventh prime minister, serving for seven years, from 1983-84 and 1986-92 as head of the right-wing Likud party. He died on Saturday aged 96. His terms were marked by his refusal to...
View ArticlePolice told to hand over records on Duggan death
The fatal shooting of the young black man by a specialist police team in August last year was the spark that led to nights of rioting in major urban centres – but it emerged in March that an inquest...
View ArticleRupert Murdoch attacks 'the English' as he rules out Sky bid
The News Corporation chairman's anti-English outburst came in an American television interview after the company confirmed it would split its newspaper businesses, which include The Sun and The Times....
View ArticleHarriet Walker: Stand by your man? That's for Tammy, not Anne
Sinclair has stood by her man throughout rape allegations, revelations of prostitution rings and even the most tawdry of hotel room scenarios. But weekly magazine Closer reports that the French...
View ArticleMossad blamed again after killing of senior Hamas agent
Israel, however, suggested that the death of Kamal Ghanaja, who was killed in his home in the city's Qudsia neighbourhood, could be linked to the rift between Hamas and Syria over the group's backing...
View ArticleIan Burrell: The moment Rupert Murdoch's papers were put into play
He gushed about tablets and smartphones but it wasn't convincing; for the first time since 1969, Mr Murdoch has given up his hands-on role. Though he retains the figurehead chairman's position in the...
View ArticlePolice use big red bus to look inconspicuous
Undercover officers from the Metropolitan Police commandeered a red London bus and pulled up alongside dozens of alleged gambling tricksters just yards from the Houses of Parliament. The illegal...
View ArticleGerman secret service destroys files on neo-Nazi terrorist gang the National...
The case concerns the National Socialist Underground, a neo-Nazi group responsible for Germany's worst acts of far-right violence since the Second World War. Its members murdered a policewoman, shot...
View ArticlePolice officer accused of telling ‘a pack of lies’ over death in custody
PC Richard Glasson was one of three officers involved in restraining Sean Rigg, an acutely mentally unwell man, who died in Brixton police station in south London in August 2008. PC Glasson was...
View ArticleNHS worker held over police bribery
The 31-year-old man was arrested at his home in Uxbridge, west London, at about 6am, Scotland Yard said. He was held on suspicion of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office and suspicion of...
View ArticleShaun Beasley's death partly due to neglect, inquest jury rules
Shaun Beasley, 29, was found hanging in his cell at Parc prison in Bridgend, south Wales in August 2010. He had a history of self harm and had previously made several serious suicide attempts. A jury...
View Article'43 killed' in Damascus shelling
The barrage is part of a fierce government offensive aimed at regaining control of parts of Damascus where rebels operate, particularly Douma. A local activist said the shelling was "relentless"...
View ArticleRussian-Israeli tycoon loses $1bn diamond battle in London
Arkady Gaydamak, 60, – who brought the case in London despite being a fugitive from justice in Israel – was told he had signed away his rights to the business after a long-running and tumultuous...
View Article'Terrible' abuse loophole closed
The loophole will be closed by extending the offence of causing or allowing the death of a child, which was used to prosecute Baby P's killers, to cover causing or allowing serious physical harm, such...
View ArticleJulian Assange to defy surrender notice
Assange has been inside the Embassy of Ecuador in London since last week seeking political asylum as part of his bid to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning about alleged...
View ArticlePolice told to hand over records on Mark Duggan death
The fatal shooting of the young black man by a specialist police team in August last year was the spark that led to nights of rioting in major urban centres – but it emerged in March that an inquest...
View ArticleMossad blamed again after killing of senior Hamas agent Kamal Ghanaja
Israel, however, suggested that the death of Kamal Ghanaja, who was killed in his home in the city's Qudsia neighbourhood, could be linked to the rift between Hamas and Syria over the group's backing...
View ArticleLotto winner faces jail for assault
Gavin Dale Davies, 29, subjected Daniah Hussain to a "prolonged" violent assault months after clinching a EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle win. Davies, of Ammanford, South Wales, toasted his good...
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