World/Local News

THE hunt for rioters and looters involved in Britain’s street violence will continue for at least two years as police trawl through thousands of hours of CCTV footage, a newspaper reports. Scotland Yard says more […] […]

THOUSANDS of people have fled the US east coast as it braces for Hurricane Irene, which is threatening up to 65 million people from the Carolinas to New England. Authorities from North Carolina to New […] […]

PRO-Gaddafi guards have raped child detainees, and Libyan rebels are abusing children and holding migrant workers as prisoners, Amnesty International charged today, calling on both sides to respect prisoners. The London-based rights group said it […] […]

WASHINGTON—America is swiftly becoming a granny state. Less frail and more involved, today’s grandparents are shunning retirement homes and stepping in more than ever to raise grandchildren while young adults struggle in the poor economy. […] […]

BRITISH police say they have charged a 22-year-old man over attacks carried out by the computer hacking group known as Anonymous. Scotland Yard released few details today about the charge against Peter David Gibson, a […] […]

A BICYCLE bomb has exploded at a busy northwestern Pakistan hotel, killing at least 10 people, wounding 14 and destroying the building, police say. The device went off overnight as dozens of people were gathered […] […]

MORE than two weeks after the end of riots in London and other English cities, Britain’s government and police have met social media executives to discuss how to prevent their services from being used to […] […]

WANTED dead or alive – a bounty of $US 1.5 million has been put on the head of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Libya’s rebels yesterday offered the reward because the tracking down of Gaddafi remains one […] […]

Andy Coulson faces the prospect of another public grilling by MPs if the police do not charge him with illegal phone hacking. Members of the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee are furious about the […] […]

DOMINIQUE Strauss-Kahn’s struggles with New York City justice may have ended, but his accuser’s battle may just be beginning, the New York Post reported today. Hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo could be on the hook for […] […]