World/Local News

TWELVE Somalis suspected of involvement in terrorist activities arrested in the Dutch port of Rotterdam represented an “immediate, high-level” threat, the Netherlands’ prosecution service said. The arrests were made late Friday after a tip-off by […] […]

KHAR, PAKISTAN — A female suicide bomber detonated her explosives-laden vest killing at least 43 people at an aid distribution center in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, while army helicopter gunships and artillery killed a similar […] […]

AN Indian rocket carrying a communications satellite exploded tonight after lifting off from southern India, live TV footage showed. The rocket exploded in a plume of smoke and fire moments after taking off from the […] […]

AT least 41 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in a northwestern Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said. The blast occurred today at a ration distribution point of the World Food Program […] […]

THE Archbishop of Canterbury will speak today of the importance of mutual dependence, fellowship and loyalty during the current economic situation. In his Christmas Day sermon, Dr Rowan Williams will stress the need to share […] […]

MONTHS of “inhumane” solitary confinement are taking a toll on the US Army private suspected of passing secret government files to WikiLeaks, one of his supporters says after paying him a visit. “It has become […] […]

A 34-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a dog killed a woman in south London. The man was being questioned at a south London police station after turning himself in voluntarily, police […] […]

BAGHDAD—An Iraqi man killed his 19-year-old daughter after he discovered al-Qaida had recruited her as a suicide bomber in an area north of Baghdad, a police spokesman said on Friday. Al-Qaida has been recruiting women […] […]

LONDON—A Russian woman who was detained in Britain on suspicion of spying has been released on bail, her lawyers said Friday. Ekaterina Zatuliveter, a former researcher at the House of Commons for Liberal Democrat lawmaker […] […]

STOCKHOLM—The two Swedish women accusing Julian Assange of sex crimes are supporters of WikiLeaks, not pawns of the CIA, and they simply seek justice for a violation of their “sexual integrity,” their lawyer says. Claes […] […]