World/Local News

EUROPE needs an elected president with a democratic mandate to drive sweeping reforms and give the EU leadership standing on the world stage, Tony Blair says. THE former British prime minister warned yesterday that the […] […]

THE career of a US congressman looks finished after an X-rated photo purported to be of his private parts went viral on the internet on the same day it was revealed his wife is expecting […] […]

THOUSANDS of elite Syrian troops were heading to the border last night after Turkey announced it would accept refugees fleeing the violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. One pro-government Syrian newspaper said the army was preparing […] […]

A BRITISH lawmaker was arrested overnight on suspicion of sexual assault. Andrew Bridgen, a member of the Conservative Party, was arrested by police in the early hours before being released on bail, Sky News reported. […] […]

A MAN has been arrested in Spain after curling himself up inside a large suitcase that was placed in an airport bus cargo bay and sneaking out to steal from other people’s luggage, police say. […] […]

LIBYA has denied violating human rights in the country, telling the UN Human Rights Council instead that it was rebels and NATO forces who were committing abuses. Mustafa Shaban, Libya’s head of delegation, told the […] […]

THAILAND said today that it had found E. coli bacteria in avocados imported from Europe and was checking whether it was the same strain as the one behind a deadly outbreak in Europe. The government […] […]

THE death toll from the outbreak of a lethal strain of E. coli centred in northern Germany rose to 29 today after the state of Lower Saxony reported two more fatalities. A 68-year-old man and […] […]

FACEBOOK has secretly changed the privacy settings of users outside the US by activating new technology that automatically recognises people in photographs. The social networking company, which has previously come under scrutiny for its privacy […] […]