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VIDEO: Thermal images show suspect in boat

Sat, 2013-04-20 22:45
Footage of the moments leading up to the arrest of the Boston Marathon bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been released by the Massachusetts State Police.
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Security increased for London Marathon

Sat, 2013-04-20 22:28
Hundreds of extra police officers will be on duty at the London Marathon in a bid to reassure runners and spectators after the Boston bombings.
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Russian businessman tops rich list

Sat, 2013-04-20 21:53
Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov tops the annual Sunday Times list of the wealthiest people in Britain and Ireland with a £13.3bn fortune.
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Napolitano re-elected Italian president

Sat, 2013-04-20 20:54
The Italian parliament has re-elected the 87-year-old president, Giorgio Napolitano, for an unprecedented second term.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Scrutiny falls on FBI over Boston suspect

Sat, 2013-04-20 20:32
Scrutiny falls on FBI over Boston suspect
Categories: International News, National / International News

Homes evacuated by explosives team

Sat, 2013-04-20 19:58
Homes in Lenten Pool, Denbigh, are evacuated for a second night running as explosives experts search a property after a man is arrested.
Categories: International News, National / International News

US steps up aid to Syria opposition

Sat, 2013-04-20 19:51
Secretary of State John Kerry steps up US aid to Syria's rebels and tells a Friends of Syria meeting there must be a peaceful transition in the country.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Texas blast evacuees begin return

Sat, 2013-04-20 19:38
Authorities in Texas say it is safe for some evacuees to begin returning to homes after a huge blast at a fertiliser plant which killed 14 people.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Snowboarders die in Colorado pass

Sat, 2013-04-20 19:11
An avalanche in the US state of Colorado kills five back-country snowboarders with a sixth surviving, according to officials.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Warning on Venezuela election audit

Sat, 2013-04-20 18:46
The electoral commission in Venezuela says an audit of last Sunday's disputed presidential vote will not affect Nicolas Maduro's victory.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Crews tackle fire at nuclear plant

Sat, 2013-04-20 17:42
A fire, described as small, breaks out at a nuclear power plant on Teesside but no-one is injured.
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: US pledges $123m to Syria opposition

Sat, 2013-04-20 17:29
The US has pledged a further $123m in non-lethal aid to Syria's opposition after a meeting in Istanbul of the pro-opposition Friends of Syria.
Categories: International News, National / International News

The peril of 'showrooming'

Sat, 2013-04-20 16:16
Can shops stop people browsing, but buying cheaper online?
Categories: International News, National / International News

Man shot and killed in Southampton

Sat, 2013-04-20 15:40
A man is shot and killed in Southampton while police arrest a 41-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman.
Categories: International News, National / International News

The mysterious powers of Microsoft Excel

Sat, 2013-04-20 15:27
After economists admit a spreadsheet miscalculation in a study used to support austerity policies, writer Colm O'Regan pays tribute to the ubiquity of Microsoft Excel.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Marikana mine massacre casts long shadow

Sat, 2013-04-20 15:26
Long shadow cast by South Africa mine shooting
Categories: International News, National / International News

Outcry over song for new Dutch king

Sat, 2013-04-20 15:18
Thousands of people in the Netherlands sign an online petition against an official King's Song marking the 30 April investiture of Willem-Alexander.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Firms celebrate Queen's Award wins

Sat, 2013-04-20 15:12
A whisky firm and a seabird visitor attraction are among 13 Scots businesses to scoop Queen's Awards for outstanding achievement.
Categories: International News, National / International News

The changing face of Syria's capital

Sat, 2013-04-20 15:06
How the face of Syria has changed since the unrest began
Categories: International News, National / International News

Queen to mark birthday with family

Sat, 2013-04-20 15:00
he Queen is expected to celebrate her 87th birthday with her family at Windsor Castle later, following a day at Newbury races on Saturday.
Categories: International News, National / International News
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