February 11, 2013
Christopher Dorner hunt: $1m reward for ex-LAPD officer
Authorities in Los Angeles have offered a $1m (£630,000) reward for information leading to the arrest of a fugitive ex-policeman suspected of three murders. Christopher Dorner, 33, has been on the run for the past week, following the attacks in…
February 7, 2013
EU leaders set for crucial budget summit
European Union leaders are due to begin a two-day summit in Brussels to try to strike a deal on the next seven years of EU spending. High EU expenditure at a time of cutbacks and austerity across the continent is the main issue dividing the 27…
February 7, 2013
Hamas and Fatah in unity talks, says Khaled Meshaal
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has told the BBC he is in talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about forming a national unity government. Mr Meshaal also said preparations were being made for presidential and parliamentary elections. The split…
February 7, 2013
Teams start assessing tsunami-hit Solomon Islands
Aftershocks continued to rock the Solomon Islands, a day after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami that left at least six people dead. A metre-high wave swamped several villages on Santa Cruz island, in the far east of the Pacific nation,…
February 7, 2013
India child sex victims ‘humiliated’ – Human Rights Watch
Child victims of sexual abuse in India are often mistreated and humiliated by police, says the US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a new report. Government systems to deal with the issue of abuse are inadequate, it says. The report says sexual…
February 5, 2013
Gay marriage: MPs back legislation
MPs have approved same-sex marriage in England and Wales in a key Commons vote, despite the opposition of almost half the Conservative MPs. The Commons voted in favour of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, by 400 to 175, a majority of 225, at the…
February 5, 2013
Netanyahu: Hezbollah planning ‘global terror attacks’
World leaders should declare Hezbollah a terrorist entity, Israel's leader has said, hours after Bulgaria blamed the Lebanese group for a deadly bus bomb. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah had built a "worldwide terrorist" network and…
February 5, 2013
Chadian Forces Move to Secure Mali’s Kidal
Chadian soldiers have begun securing the Malian city of Kidal, which was the last major stronghold of Islamist militants in the country. French officials Tuesday said about 1,800 Chadian soldiers have begun entering the city. The move comes about a…
February 5, 2013
Egypt’s Top Cleric Rebuffs Iranian President on Gulf
Egypt's top Muslim cleric told visiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday that his Shi'ite-led government must refrain from interfering in the affairs of Gulf Arab states and must give full rights to Sunnis living in Iran. Sheikh Ahmed…
February 5, 2013
Study says It Really is Better to Give Than Receive
A new study has established the accuracy of the Biblical advice, "It is better to give than receive." Researchers from three American universities identified about 850 people who reported experiencing significant stress during the previous year,…