Saturday 18 May 2013
Turkish citizens believed to have links to the Syrian intelligence agency have been detained in connection with twin car bombings that shattered a border town, with Turkey's prime minister insisting the country would not fall for a "dirty scenario" and be dragged into its neighbour's civil war.
To be buried alive, to hear the voices of the living but to be unable to make them hear you: for much of this week, already entombed for a fortnight, that was the nightmare endured by Reshma, the Bangladeshi woman miraculously pulled out of the ruins of Rana Plaza on the outskirts of Dhaka afternoon, where at least 1,043 of her co-workers have died, a figure that is likely to climb further.
Prince Harry has said he hoped to bring America's Warrior Games for injured servicemen and women to the UK.
Despite attacks that killed 29 people, Pakistanis turned out in huge numbers on Saturday to vote in an election that marked a historic democratic transfer of power in a country plagued by military coups.
A DNA test confirmed another dark twist in the story of three women imprisoned in an Ohio house for about 10 years.
Two astronauts will make a hastily-planned spacewalk to try to fix an ammonia leak in the International Space Station's power system.
The World Trade Centre's rebirth in New York City has long revolved around creating symbolism on the site of tragedy - a 1,776ft skyscraper that is a homage and a bold statement about looking forward.
A criminal investigation has been launched into the massive Texas fertiliser plant explosion that killed 14 people, after weeks of largely treating the blast as an industrial accident.
Authorities in Newtown, Connecticut, say the district should tear down, then rebuild the primary school where 20 young children and six staff were gunned down.
Boston's cardinal is to boycott a Jesuit college's graduation where Taoiseach Enda Kenny is the commencement speaker, over his support for abortion laws.
A Guatemalan court has convicted former dictator Efrain Rios Montt of genocide and crimes against humanity, jailing him for 80 years in the first such sentence handed down against a former Latin American leader.
A man attacked by an alligator after fleeing police in Florida has said he was in a fight for his life with the animal.
The Italian coast guard says divers have found the body of another victim of a cargo ship crash into Genoa's dock, raising the death toll to eight.
A Texas paramedic who helped evacuate people on the night of the deadly fertiliser plant explosion in West has been arrested and charged with possessing a destructive device.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in a cemetery in Virginia, infuriating some members of the area's Islamic community who say they were not consulted.
Israeli police with metal barriers and human chains held back thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters who tried to prevent a liberal Jewish women's group from praying at a key holy site in Jerusalem. It is the first time police have come down on the side of the women and not the protesters.
US president Barack Obama will visit Belfast before the G8 summit, the White House has confirmed.
David Cameron has said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin share "fundamental aims" in seeking an end to the bloodshed in Syria.
The Foreign Office has temporarily withdrawn some staff from the British Embassy in Libya in response to the "ongoing political uncertainty" in the country.
The silver spire topping One World Trade Centre has been fully installed on the building's roof bringing the landmark structure to its full, symbolic height of 1,776 feet
The family of murdered Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe has received a special medal in his honour.
A campaigner to make organ donation the norm in Northern Ireland has said he will not rest until positive changes are made in the law.
A 16-year-old girl who died following reported breathing difficulties may have taken an illegal drug, police said.
Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher will bring the curtain down on a 16-year playing career tomorrow but he has not ruled out making a return to the game in a coaching capacity.
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has confirmed he is keen to retain the services of on-loan Liverpool striker Andy Carroll and hopes a deal can be finalised as soon as possible.
Nicolas Colsaerts and Graeme McDowell contested the final 12 months ago and have set up a quarter-final clash at the Volvo World Match Play Championship after both almost blew massive leads at the last-16 stage.
In golf, your short game is as important as your long game. So putter makers Odyssey have devised an office putting competition.
Lindsay Lohan is dodging Brooke Mueller in rehab despite repeated attempts on Brooke’s part to reach out to her, according to a new report.
The Bling Ring star Emma Watson laughs off playful hearsay she and her cast mates may have pulled off the Chopard jewellery heist that went down in a Cannes hotel room Thursday night.
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