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Are we really facing cyberwar?

Mon, 2013-03-04 16:14
How the US is preparing for the threat of cyberwar?

Trailing Singapore's 'football match-fixing boss'

Mon, 2013-03-04 16:07
The Singaporean accused of fixing football matches worldwide

'Most powerful' Rolls-Royce on show

Mon, 2013-03-04 16:05
Rolls-Royce displays its new superfast Wraith, which it hopes will help attract new customers as its rivalry with the slightly cheaper Bentley heats up.

'Local hero' Stalin divides Georgia

Mon, 2013-03-04 16:01
Why ruthless Stalin still has fans in native Georgia

US marching band charges upgraded

Mon, 2013-03-04 15:38
Twelve former members of Florida A&M's university marching band are charged with manslaughter over the death of drum major Robert Champion.

Berlusconi 'hosted prostitution'

Mon, 2013-03-04 15:25
Italian ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi hosted prostitution parties at his Milan villa, where he paid women with favours and cash, prosecutors at his trial say.

All eyes on Old Trafford

Mon, 2013-03-04 15:14
All eyes on Old Trafford, says chief football writer Phil McNulty

MPs back plans for secret courts

Mon, 2013-03-04 15:01
MPs vote through plans to allow more civil courts to examine secret intelligence in private, despite calls for more safeguards.

Egypt security headquarters torched

Mon, 2013-03-04 14:39
The security headquarters in the Egyptian city of Port Said is set on fire in a second day of clashes between police and protesters.

In pictures: Kenyan elections

Mon, 2013-03-04 14:33
Voting in the first elections since 2007

Aston Villa 0-1 Man City

Mon, 2013-03-04 14:31
Manchester City close the gap on leaders Manchester United with victory at Aston Villa, who stay in the relegation zone.

Deadly plane crash in DR Congo

Mon, 2013-03-04 13:56
A plane crashes in Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least five people, officials say.

US veteran who captured Tojo dies

Mon, 2013-03-04 13:51
The US soldier who arrested Japanese Prime Minister Gen Hideki Tojo to face trial for war crimes at the end of World War II dies aged 93.

Counting starts in Kenyan election

Mon, 2013-03-04 13:49
Counting is under way in Kenya's first elections since the disputed contest of 2007, with the two presidential frontrunners taking an early lead.

VIDEO: Holy Smokes! Batman in Bradford

Mon, 2013-03-04 13:48
A man dressed as Batman has handed over a wanted man at a police station in Bradford

Fire kills nine children in Senegal

Mon, 2013-03-04 13:45
Nine children are killed by a fire at a Koranic school in a residential district near the centre of the Senegalese capital, Dakar.

MP investigated over 'swear words'

Mon, 2013-03-04 13:16
A Sussex MP meets the county's chief constable to ask why he was investigated after he sent an email to a constituent containing swear words.

Yemen suicide bomb attack kills 12

Mon, 2013-03-04 13:08
Twelve members of a pro-government militia group have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack in south Yemen.

Man 'run over as game ends in brawl'

Mon, 2013-03-04 13:00
A Merseyside Sunday league football match ends with a mass brawl and a man run over on the pitch, a witness says.

East Asia universities 'gain ground'

Mon, 2013-03-04 13:00
Universities in East Asia are gaining ground on their western counterparts, according to the latest university rankings.
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