April 24, 2013
Canada train ‘al-Qaeda plot’ suspects challenge case
Two suspects in an alleged al-Qaeda-backed plot to derail a Canadian passenger train have challenged the case against them. In a Montreal court, Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, said the case against him was based only on "appearances". A lawyer for…
April 24, 2013
French parliament approves new Same-sex marriage law
France has become the 14th country to approve a law allowing gay marriage. The bill, which also legalises adoption by same-sex couples, was passed by 321 votes to 225 in the French parliament. The decision follows a divisive public debate with…
April 24, 2013
FBI faces Tamerlan Tsarnaev questions in Boston Marathon bombing
US security officials are to face questions in Congress over whether they mishandled information about Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. They will brief the Senate Intelligence Committee in a closed hearing, after some US lawmakers…
April 24, 2013
US drops case against ricin letter suspect Paul Curtis
US authorities have dropped the charges against a Mississippi man accused of sending letters poisoned with ricin to President Barack Obama and a senator. Paul Curtis was freed on Tuesday after prosecutors revealed the investigation had uncovered…
April 24, 2013
Australia police arrest hacker group LulzSec ‘leader’
Australian police say they have arrested a "self-proclaimed leader" of the hacking group LulzSec. The 24-year-old from New South Wales is accused of attacking and defacing a government website earlier this month, a police statement said.…
April 23, 2013
China manufacturing activity growth slows in April
Growth in China's manufacturing sector slowed in April, a survey by HSBC showed, adding to concerns about the country's economic recovery. The preliminary reading of HSBC's Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell to 50.5, from 51.6 in March. A reading…
April 23, 2013
Boston Marathon bombing: Mystery remains
No mention has been made of any possible motive for the Boston Marathon bombing in the charges filed against surviving suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Federal prosecutors charged him in hospital with using a weapon of mass destruction and malicious…
April 21, 2013
2 shot, 1 person grazed at 4/20 pot rally in Denver
Police are searching for the two suspects who fired shots during the 4/20 pot rally in Denver's Civic Center Park on Saturday, injuring three people and causing thousands of festival-goers enjoying the jovial atmosphere to flee in panic. A man and…
April 21, 2013
Extra police on duty for London Marathon
Hundreds of extra police officers will be on duty at the London Marathon later in a bid to reassure runners and spectators after the Boston bombings. More than 35,000 runners are due to take part in the race, which starts in Blackheath, south-east…
April 21, 2013
China quake kills scores in rural Sichuan
A powerful earthquake has killed at least 160 people and injured at least 5,700 in China's rural south-west, officials say. The 6.6-magnitude tremor sent people fleeing from buildings across Sichuan province, which was devastated by a massive quake…