Federal Reserve Bomb Plotter Jailed For 30 Years

A 22-year-old man who admitted plotting to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank in New York has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, from Bangladesh, begged for leniency during his sentencing, having pleaded guilty...

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Zimbabwe's Opposition Appeals Mugabe Poll Win

Zimbabwe's main opposition party has gone to the country's top court to challenge the result of last month's election which gave President Robert Mugabe another five years in power. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) claims the poll on July 31...

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Olympic Boycott Urged Over Russia Gay Rights

By Katie Stallard, Russia Correspondent Calls are growing for a boycott of next year's Winter Olympics in Russia in protest at what campaigners have called its "barbaric" new homophobic laws. Broadcaster Stephen Fry has appealed directly to David...

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Malaria Jab a Step Closer After Vaccine Trial

Tests on a new malaria vaccine have raised hopes the battle is being won against the disease which kills hundreds of thousands of people every year. The experimental drug, which is known as PfSPZ and is made from living Plasmodium falciparum parasites,...

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Obama Cancels Putin Talks Amid Snowden Row

Putin Snub Shows Obama's Fury Updated: 9:36pm UK, Wednesday 07 August 2013 By Greg Milam, US Correspondent They sandwiched it in between a late-night chat show appearance and a web live-chat about the housing market. But make no mistake, what...

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Canada Snake Attack: Boys Died Of Asphyxiation

Police have confirmed that brothers Connor and Noah Barthe died of asphyxiation after they were strangled to death by a 13-foot-long African rock python in Canada. Post-mortem examinations on the children's bodies have confirmed the cause of death as...

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Iran's Rouhani Urges Nuclear Talks With West

Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani has said he is "seriously determined" to resolve a dispute with the West over Tehran's nuclear programme. Addressing his first news conference as leader, Mr Rouhani said was ready to enter "serious and substantive"...

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Iraq Bombs: Dozens Killed In Car Blasts

At least 51 people have been killed by a series of car bombs that ripped through busy markets and shopping streets in and around Baghdad. More than 100 were wounded in the blasts as Iraq battles with its worst surge of sectarian violence in five years....

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Embassy Threat Came From Bugged Al Qaeda Call

Opportunity Knocks With Embassy Scare Updated: 1:39pm UK, Monday 05 August 2013 By Sam Kiley, Middle East Correspondent Talk about an opportunity. Intelligence, from somewhere, indicated a serious plot to attack US interests - notably an embassy,...

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Python Attack: Snake Kills Two Sleeping Boys

A python that escaped from a pet store has killed two children by strangling them in their sleep in eastern Canada. The two boys - named locally as Noah Barthe, 5, and Connor Barthe, 7 - were having a sleepover at their best friend's flat in the town...

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Iran's New President Rouhani Takes Office

The new Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has taken an oath of office, calling for an end to sanctions placed on the country over its nuclear stance. Mr Rouhani was sworn in before parliament in Tehran and began naming a cabinet he said would be chosen...

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US Embassy Security Closures Are Extended

The US is extending the closure of some of its embassies in the Middle East and Africa through to August 10 over security fears. The State Department said a small number of additional posts would also be closed, while certain others would reopen on...

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Interpol Global Security Alert After Jailbreaks

A global security alert has been issued by Interpol as it urged countries to be on their guard following a series of prison breaks believed linked to al Qaeda. The international police organisation warning comes after America's State Department put...

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Zimbabwe: 'Grave Concerns' Over Election

Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Party Claims Win Updated: 2:28pm UK, Thursday 01 August 2013 Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has dismissed the country's national elections as a "huge farce" and the results invalid because of intimidation and ballot-rigging...

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