Friday, 24th May, 2013 Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir 'militant' ambush
Three soldiers have been killed in an ambush by suspected militants in
the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Kashmir, officials say.
Friday, 24th May, 2013 Woolwich murder: Government defends security services
The government has defended security services against criticism they
missed signs which might have helped prevent the murder of a soldier in
London.
Friday, 24th May, 2013 British soldier's gory slaying yields more arrests, searches and questions
That's what people around Britain -- its officials, its authorities, its
citizens -- asked themselves Thursday, a day after the soldier was hit
with a car, then hacked to death on a London street in broad daylight.
Friday, 24th May, 2013 Boy Scouts to allow gay youths to join
Openly gay youths will be allowed to join scouting, a historic decision
the Boy Scouts of America says will keep it unclouded by "a single,
divisive, and unresolved societal issue."
Thursday, 23rd May, 2013 Japanese 80-year-old claims Everest record
An 80-year old Japanese mountaineer has reached the summit of Mount
Everest, making him the oldest man to scale the world's highest peak.
Thursday, 23rd May, 2013 Man, 37, arrested in probe of ricin-laced letters found in Washington state
A 37-year-old man arrested Wednesday in Washington state as part of an
investigation of ricin-laced letters threatened in one such letter to
injure and kill a federal judge, a grand jury indictment alleges.
Thursday, 23rd May, 2013 Woolwich machete attack: Cameron to lead Cobra meeting
David Cameron has flown back to London, cutting short a trip to France,
to lead the government response to a suspected terror attack in
south-east London.
Thursday, 23rd May, 2013 Military: 7 kidnapped soldiers freed in Egypt
Seven Egyptian soldiers who were kidnapped six days ago in the Sinai
Peninsula have been freed, the spokesman for Egypt's armed forces said
Wednesday.
Thursday, 23rd May, 2013 Dozen slain in Baghdad brothel
Gunmen in Baghdad shot dead at least 12 people in a brothel Wednesday, authorities said.
Wednesday, 22nd May, 2013 Afghan interpreters to get right to live in UK
Up to 600 Afghan interpreters who worked alongside British troops are to
be given the right to live in the UK, government sources have
confirmed.
Wednesday, 22nd May, 2013 Spanish couple kidnapped in Colombia
Two Spanish tourists have been kidnapped in Colombia while driving in La Guajira, near the Venezuelan border.
Wednesday, 22nd May, 2013 7 Afghan police officers killed in blast
Seven police officers were killed in western Afghanistan on Tuesday when
a police vehicle struck a roadside explosive, a Herat province
spokesman said.
