Israel Hezbollah admits flying 'Iran-made' drone over Israel The leader of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon has admitted that it sent a drone into Israel that was subsequently shot down by the Israeli air 11/10/2012
USA 9/11 type attack 'virtually impossible' says US security chief US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says that despite constant threats against the United States a 9/11-type assault is “virtually 11/10/2012
World Extent of Armstrong's doping takes centre stage Cycling legend Lance Armstrong, unilaterally stripped of his titles and banned for life from racing in August, has finally heard the many charges 11/10/2012
Sport USADA release damning Armstrong report The United States anti-doping agency’s (USADA) damning report on the case of Lance Armstrong and his former US Postal team continues to send 11/10/2012
Turkey Turkish PM insists Syrian plane had munitions Turkey’s prime minister has said the Syrian passenger plane forced to land in Turkey was carrying Russian-made military equipment bound for the 11/10/2012
Turkey Turkey: Allegations that air passengers mistreated untrue Turkey has denied the allegations that it mistreated passengers on board a Syrian aircraft suspected of carrying military equipments. Speaking to 11/10/2012
Pakistan Pakistani girl shot by Taliban moved to new hospital A Pakistani schoolgirl fighting for her life after being shot in the head and neck by Taliban gunmen has been transferred to a specialist hospital in 11/10/2012
World Behind the EADS-BAE mega-merger flop The collapse of talks to form a 35-billion euro marriage between EADS and BAE Sytems has shifted focus away from mega-mergers and onto smaller deals 11/10/2012
Spain 18th century galleon found off the coast of Sicily A Spanish galleon dating back to the 18th century has been discovered by Italian authorities off the coast of Messina, in the southern region of 11/10/2012
Ireland Puppies freed from illegal traders Two men have been arrested in Dublin after more than 30 puppies were found stuffed into boxes in the back of two cars. It’s suspected they were bred 11/10/2012
Egypt Egypt hopes restored pyramid will attract visitors Egypt has opened the Khefren Pyramid, the second largest in the country, after almost three years of restoration work. The ministry of Antiquity aims 11/10/2012
World Rock 'n' roll princess Presley releases country album The only daughter of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Lisa Marie Presley has released her third album, Storm and Grace, a raw, powerful country disc that 11/10/2012
World YouTube announces 60 new channels at MIPCOM Stars from television and the other sectors of the entertainment world came to Cannes for one of the world’s most important TV markets. MIPCOM is 11/10/2012
Business Burberry bounces back Burberry had its best trading day in more than three years on Thursday in London. The share price of the UK’s largest luxury-goods maker surged by 11/10/2012
Greece Greek joblessness hits 25 per cent and rising One in four people in Greece are now out of work with unemployment running at a rampant 25 per cent with things likely to get worse. The jobless 11/10/2012
Turkey Turkey defends action over plane amid row with Syria and Russia Turkey’s government insists it had every right to intercept a Syrian passenger plane, forced to land in Ankara on its way from Moscow to 11/10/2012
Syria Syrian passengers claim they were badly treated Syria has alleged the Turkish action against the Damascus-bound passenger jet violated international laws. Speaking to the media at the country’s 11/10/2012
Sweden China's Mo Yan wins Nobel prize for literature Chinese writer Mo Yan has won this year’s Nobel prize for Literature. The man himself, who’s pen name means “Don’t speak” is said to have been 11/10/2012
Spain Credit cut raises pressure on Spain to ask for aid Spain came under renewed pressure to formally ask for a financial bailout after a ratings agency cut the country’s credit worthiness to one point 11/10/2012
Spain Spain’s budget cuts threaten Erasmus exchange program The fiesta is over. In 2013, the Spanish ministry of education will slash 60% from its contribution to Erasmus financial aid for Spanish recipients 11/10/2012
USA Armstrong lawyers attack 'witch hunt' over doping report The International Cycling Union says it will react as soon as possible to the US Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) report accusing Lance Armstrong of 11/10/2012
no comment Man versus wild stag in London A man in London narrowly escaped the antlers of an angry stag. The stag pursued him after he wandered too close to the herd in a west London park 11/10/2012
no comment Dozens of puppies found in car boots These puppies were found stuffed in boxes in the back of two cars in Ireland. The authorities suspect they were bred illegally on a puppy farm and 11/10/2012
World Expert urges 'limit kids' screen time' The amount of time that children spend in front of screens – be they televisions, computers, games consoles or mobile phones – should be cut to stave 11/10/2012
Sci-tech X-ray expertise A Danish company has developed a series of machines that can quite literally see the unseen. Joergen Rheinlaender, the Director at InnospeXion 11/10/2012
Business Lenovo takes top PC spot The Chinese electronics giant Lenovo became the world’s biggest manufacturer of PCs in the third quarter knocking the American Hewlett Packard off 11/10/2012
no comment Anti-North Korean protests in Seoul Conservative South Korean activists slashed and burnt a North Korean flag and a photo of leader Kim Jong-un, urging the North not to intervene in 11/10/2012
France Seven to face terrorism charges in France France is to press terrorism charges against seven suspected Islamic militants over a series of attacks on Jewish targets. They were among a dozen 11/10/2012
Turkey Russia demands answers from Turkey over diverted Syrian plane Russia has demanded an explanation from Turkish authorities about why they forced a Syrian passenger jet to land in Ankara. Officials suspected the 11/10/2012