Last Updated 24 | 05 | 2013 at 15:48
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The UK sent a Typhoon fighter jet to investigate and escort a Pakistan Airlines flight that was diverted to London Stansted airport instead of its original destination Manchester Airport.
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WATCH: British Airways emergency landing at Heathrow
Date: Fri, 05/24/2013 - 12:15
A British Airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport earlier today after one of its engines malfunctioned and caught fire. Video footage posted by eyewitnesses clearly showed smoke coming out of the right engine. -
Suicide attacks in Nigeria kill 19 people
Date: Fri, 05/24/2013 - 07:30
Two suicide attacks in Nigeria have left at least 19 people injured. One attack happened close to a military camp in the city of Agadez killing 18 soldiers. In another suicide attack in the Nigerian city of Niger one person was killed when the Somair mine was targeted... -
UK soldier killed in London attack named
Date: Thu, 05/23/2013 - 22:00
The UK soldier who was killed in a knife attack in London yesterday was named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. The 25-year-old soldier leaves behind a wife and a two year old son. He had served in Afghanistan, Germany and... -
David Cameron to chair emergency response meeting
Date: Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:17
Prime Minister David Cameron has chaired a Cobra emergency response committee to investigate yesterday's Woolwich attack and lead a government response. Yesterday's horrific attack saw two men brutally hack to death a man serving in the British armed forces in south-... -
12 dead in Pakistan bomb attack
Date: Thu, 05/23/2013 - 10:03
12 people have been killed after a bomb planted in a rickshaw struck a vehicle used by security forces in southwest Pakistan, killing several security personnel and wounding many more. At least ten of the dead were said to be security officials. -
Costa Concordia captain to face trial in July
Date: Thu, 05/23/2013 - 09:55
The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground off Italy with the loss of 32 lives is to be tried on 9 July. Captain Francesco Schettino faces charges of multiple manslaughter and abandoning ship and could face 20 years in jail if convicted. -
WATCH: Soldier killed in Woolwich attack
Date: Thu, 05/23/2013 - 07:39
A man who was serving in the British armed forces was brutally killed in south-east London yesterday. Eyewitnesses said that the soldier was hacked to death by two men. The Police opened fire on the two suspects who are now being kept under observation in a hospital. A... -
UK moves closer to legalising gay marriage
Date: Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:07
A bill to legalise gay marriage in Britain has been approved by the House of Commons and has now passed to the House of Lords. Members of the House of Commons on Tuesday voted by 366 to 161 in favour of the same sex marriage bill, which will now go to the country's... -
Oklahoma tornado kills 91, others still missing
Date: Tue, 05/21/2013 - 10:16
At least 91 people, including 20 children, are feared killed by a huge tornado which ripped through Oklahoma City suburbs. The 3km-wide tornado packing winds of up to 320kph tore through the state capital also injured 230 people and displaced many others. -
Nigerian militants arrested during funeral
Date: Tue, 05/21/2013 - 07:30
Around 120 Nigerian militants were arrested during a funeral of a commander in the city of Maiduguri. The militants were organising their commander’s funeral when the arrests took place. Earlier, five zones which were in the hands of the militants, were recaptured by...
