International News

Boston tribute to marathon victims

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 08:57
Boston is to hold a moment of silence for its marathon attack victims, as the surviving suspect remains in serious condition in hospital.

Higgins suffers shock loss to Davis

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 08:55
Four-time champion John Higgins suffers a shock 10-6 defeat by Mark Davis in the first round of the World Championship.

Will Ed's soapbox show wash with voters?

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 08:55
Will Ed Milband's soapbox show wash with voters?

'Schools must boost equality by law'

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 08:50
Schools in Northern Ireland should be made legally accountable for promoting equality and good relations, a ministerial advisory group on shared education has said.

Globe theatre seeks child actors

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 08:49
Shakespeare's Globe is setting up a new youth company to specialise in Jacobean period drama.

Italian president scolds politicians

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 08:48
Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano turns on the "irresponsible" politicians who re-elected him, accusing them of failing to enact reforms.

Murder detectives get more time

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 08:36
Detectives investigating the murder of Kevin O'Neill, in Ballycastle, County Antrim, on Sunday have been given additional time by a court to question a 28-year-old man as part of the investigation.

VIDEO: House of Commons

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 08:35
Pupils will in future get a "proper knowledge" of British history, Michael Gove pledges.

EU states ease Syria oil embargo

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 08:10
EU member states agree to ease an oil embargo on Syria to allow opponents of President Bashar al-Assad to sell crude.

Spain population shrinks amid crisis

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 08:08
Spain's population fell in 2012 for the first time in decades, as immigrants left the country amid a major economic crisis, official figures show.

Firms sue over leader's care remarks

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 08:01
Two companies who care for vulnerable children sue Rochdale Council and its leader over remarks made after the grooming scandal.

'Scores killed' in Nigeria fighting

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 07:56
Clashes between the military and Islamist militants in northern Nigeria are reported to have killed at least 185 people, however the army disputes this figure.

April Jones search ends 7 months on

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 07:50
The search for missing five-year-old April Jones ends, almost seven months since she was last seen near her home.

Fire deaths woman would do lie test

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 07:48
A woman accused of killing five members of a family offered to take a lie detector test to prove she was not a murderer or arsonist, a court hears.

EU lifts sanctions against Burma

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 07:47
The European Union lifts the last of its trade, economic and individual sanctions against Burma in response to its political reform programme.

US awaits 'Boston bomber' charges

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 07:43
US prosecutors prepare charges against the surviving Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who remains in hospital.

VIDEO: Chinook lifts Meteor jet to new home

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 07:42
A historic Gloster Meteor T7 jet aircraft has been carried by a Chinook helicopter from Imjin Barracks, Innsworth 1.5 miles to Gloucestershire Airport's Jet Age Museum.

Peers call for Iraq report 'urgency'

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 07:30
Peers call for a speedy conclusion to the Iraq Inquiry amid growing dissatisfaction with the length of time it is taking to report.

Farah targets 2014 marathon win

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 07:14
Mo Farah claims that winning the London Marathon will be his main aim for 2014, rather than beating the British record.

Six dead in western Russia shooting

BBC - Mon, 2013-04-22 07:10
A gunman has killed six people - including a 14-year-old girl - in the western Russian city of Belgorod, local officials say.
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