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Iranian computers hit by new cyberweapon circulating Middle East

Tue, 29 May 2012 14:49:14 GMT

A massive data-slurping cyberweapon is circulating in the Middle East, a Russian Internet security firm reported yesterday, saying that computers in Iran appear to have been particularly affected.

Nato kills senior al-Qa'ida leader in Afghanistan

Tue, 29 May 2012 14:17:50 GMT

The US-led Nato force in Afghanistan killed al-Qa'ida's second-highest leader in the country in an airstrike in eastern Kunar province, the coalition said today.

Qatar investigates mall fire as young victims mourned

Tue, 29 May 2012 13:58:57 GMT

Investigators in Qatar carried out their first extensive probes through a fire-ravaged daycare center and other charred areas inside the country's biggest mall today after a blaze that killed 19 people, including 13 children.

European nations expel Syrian ambassadors

Tue, 29 May 2012 13:57:45 GMT

German, Italian and Spanish foreign ministries announced today that Syrian ambassadors are being expelled - following similar moves by Britain, France, Australia and Canada after a massacre in which the United Nations says families were shot at close range in their homes.

Fifteen dead in Italy's latest earthquake

Tue, 29 May 2012 13:54:49 GMT

At least 15 people are reported dead in a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck the same area of northern Italy stricken by another fatal tremor on 20 May.

UK, France and Australia expel Syrian diplomats after massacre in Houla

Tue, 29 May 2012 12:37:01 GMT

France, Britain and Australia are expelling senior Syrian diplomats, officials said today, increasing pressure on Damascus after a massacre in which the United Nations says families were shot at close range in their homes.

Top Syrian official expelled from UK following massacre in Houla

Tue, 29 May 2012 12:00:38 GMT

The Syrian charge d'affaires is being expelled from Britain amid mounting condemnation of attacks on civilians by the Assad regime.

Image released of naked cannibal killed by Miami police as he ate homeless man's face

Tue, 29 May 2012 11:33:46 GMT

The first image has been released of Rudy Eugene, the homeless man shot and killed by Miami police as he ate another man’s face.

Images released of naked cannibal killed by Miami police as he ate homeless man's face

Tue, 29 May 2012 11:33:46 GMT

The first images have been released of Rudy Eugene, the homeless man shot and killed by Miami police as he ate another man’s face.

Nine dead in Italy's latest earthquake

Tue, 29 May 2012 11:08:49 GMT

At least nine people are reported dead in a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck the same area of northern Italy stricken by another fatal tremor on 20 May.

France to expel Syrian ambassador

Tue, 29 May 2012 10:57:01 GMT

French President Francois Hollande says Syria's ambassador is being expelled amid continuing violence by Syrian government forces against civilians and opposition members.

UN envoy Kofi Annan meets Syria's president Assad following Houla massacre

Tue, 29 May 2012 10:10:27 GMT

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad met peace envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday, the state news agency SANA said, amid an outcry over a massacre of civilians that UN observers attributed at least partly to the army but the government blamed on Islamist militants.

Australia expels two Syrian diplomats

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:07:43 GMT

Australia has expelled two Syrian diplomats in response to last week's massacre in Syria in which more than 100 people, mostly women and children, were killed.

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits northern Italy

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:06:16 GMT

Deaths were reported today when a magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook northern Italy.

Nato forces kill al-Qa'ida's second-highest ranking leader in Afghanistan

Tue, 29 May 2012 08:17:33 GMT

Nato forces have killed al-Qa'ida's second-highest ranking leader in Afghanistan in an air strike.

US drone strike kills five militants

Tue, 29 May 2012 07:27:42 GMT

A US drone strike aiming for an al-Qa'ida leader has killed five militants as part of a Yemeni offensive against the Islamist group, Yemeni officials said today.

Low levels of Fukushima nuclear radiation found in bluefin tuna off the California coast

Tue, 29 May 2012 06:01:57 GMT

Low levels of nuclear radiation from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima power plant have turned up in bluefin tuna off the California coast, suggesting that these fish carried radioactive compounds across the Pacific Ocean faster than wind or water can.

New Zealand triplets killed in Qatar shopping mall fire

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:52:17 GMT

Prime Minister John Key and others offered condolences today to the New Zealand parents whose 2-year-old triplets were among the 13 children killed in a fire in a shopping mall in Qatar.

Trending: Dear NYC, This is how you boris bike

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Hello, New Yorkers, if you're there. In a few weeks you'll welcome to your streets 10,000 bicycles that will make you, says your fellow New Yorker, the writer David Byrne, "rethink your city and rewrite the mental maps you use to decide what is... possible."

Scrap nuclear power, says Japan's Kan

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Naoto Kan, the former Prime Minister, has admitted that his office was "overwhelmed" during the Fukushima nuclear meltdown last year, and he recommended that Japan scrap all its reactors to avoid a repeat.

Chaos looms in Nepal as parties fail to agree constitution

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Police and security services were on high alert yesterday as Nepal plunged into a fresh political crisis, after rival parties failed to agree a constitution and the prime minister announced new elections will take place later this year.

State pressure blamed for new censorship on China's Twitter

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Social media users in China face tighter controls after the introduction of new rules aimed at preventing the spread of online rumours on Sina Weibo, the country's version of Twitter.

Middle East under attack in cyber war discovery

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

A massive cyber attack against Middle Eastern nations capable of sweeping up huge amounts of sensitive data has been discovered by security researchers who said it was most likely a state-sponsored spying attempt.

Father of Tiananmen massacre victim kills himself

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

The father of a young protester who was killed during the crackdown on the 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square has hanged himself after more than 20 years of seeking justice for his son, a human rights group said yesterday.

Bahrain GP hunger striker ends his protest

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

The jailed Bahraini hunger striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja – who emerged as the face of the protests against the Grand Prix in the Gulf nation earlier this year – was set to end his strike last night, 110 days after he began refusing food.