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Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:00:14 -0400

MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, authorities said. The attacker was later identified as a widow of two Islamic radicals killed by security forces.

British police arrest three over soldier's killing

Sat, 25 May 2013 18:38:33 -0400

By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism police on Saturday arrested three people suspected of involvement in the killing of a soldier hacked to death in a London street by two men shouting Islamist slogans. The killing of the soldier in what the government said appeared to be a terrorist attack has led to angry protests against radical Islam and fears of a possible anti-Muslim backlash. Michael Adebolajo, 28 and Michael Adebowale, 22, are under armed guard in hospital after being shot and arrested by police on suspicion of murder on Wednesday. ...

Anti-Muslim actions rise in UK over slain soldier

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:43:47 -0400

LONDON (AP) — Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty British soldier in a London street, an apparent act of Islamic extremism that has horrified the nation.

French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:36:19 -0400

PARIS (AP) — A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and the government said it was trying to determine if there were any links to the brutal killing of a British soldier by suspected Islamic extremists.

UK police arrest 3 more men in soldier's slaying

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:51:10 -0400

LONDON (AP) — British police on Saturday arrested three more suspects in connection with the savage killing of an off-duty soldier that has raised fresh concerns about terrorism.

Turkish couples kiss in subway in protest

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:55:09 -0400

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Dozens of couples have locked lips at a subway stop in Turkey's capital, Ankara, to protest subway authorities' admonishment of a couple that kissed in public.

UK police question alleged soldier killer's friend

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:59:09 -0400

LONDON (AP) — Counterterrorism police on Saturday questioned a friend of alleged Islamic extremist Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in a savage killing of a British soldier on a London street that has horrified the country.

Friend of alleged soldier killer arrested at BBC

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:52:34 -0400

LONDON (AP) — Counterterrorism police on Saturday questioned a friend of alleged Islamic extremist Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in the killing of an unarmed British soldier, a savage attack that has horrified Britain.

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:40:20 -0400

MOSCOW (AP) — Gay-rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in the Russian capital on Saturday, but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at that country's first-ever gay pride march.

UK zookeeper dies from tiger attack injuries

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:37:09 -0400

LONDON (AP) — A young zookeeper who was mauled by a Sumatran tiger at an animal park has died, British police said Saturday.

Female suicide bomber injures 12 in Russian region

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:53:31 -0400

MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — A female suicide bomber identified as a widow of two killed Islamists blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 12, including two children and five police officers, police said.

Priest who defied Mafia is beatified in Sicily

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:03:20 -0400

ROME (AP) — An Italian priest who stirred consciences with his anti-Mafia preaching and was gunned down by mobsters has been honored by the Vatican as a martyr.

'Friend' of suspect in UK slaying arrested

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:11:55 -0400

LONDON (AP) — Counterterrorism police on Saturday were questioning a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in the savage killing of a British soldier. The friend, Abu Nusaybah, was arrested immediately after he gave a television interview telling his story about how Adebolajo came to be radicalized.

Female suicide bomber injures 11 in Russian region

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:11:29 -0400

MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — A female suicide bomber injured at least 11 police officers and civilians, including two children, in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, police said.

Dozens march in Ukraine's first-ever gay rally

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:03:29 -0400

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — At least 50 gay rights activists have marched peacefully in the country's first gay rally despite a court ban and attempts to disrupt the event.

Soldier's slaying prompts UK security review

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:01 -0400

LONDON (AP) — Both of the suspects accused of butchering a British soldier during broad daylight on a London street had long been on the radar of Britain's domestic spy agency, though investigators say it would have been nearly impossible to predict that the men were on the verge of a brutal killing.

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:27:02 -0400

CANNES, France (AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

US: Czech slaying suspect killed relatives

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:18:42 -0400

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An American man killed his uncle, aunt and cousins in the Czech Republic and then flew to the United States, where he was arrested at an airport, authorities said Friday.

IMF chief named key witness in French payoff case

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:40 -0400

PARIS (AP) — After two days of intense questioning from French magistrates, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Friday a court named her as a key witness in an investigation into a controversial payoff to an outspoken businessman that was arranged while she was France's finance minister — stopping short of charging her outright.

UK court: Lawmaker's wife's tweet was libelous

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:18:23 -0400

LONDON (AP) — A tweet posted by the wife of Britain's parliamentary speaker about a politician wrongly linked to child sex abuse was libelous, the High Court ruled Friday.

UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrested

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:28:22 -0400

LONDON (AP) — Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers who allegedly threatened to destroy the plane.

Co-op says decision to freeze corporate lending made in March

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:21:12 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - The Co-operative Group said on Friday it had decided to freeze lending by its banking division to new corporate customers in March to focus on existing customers and individual retail customers. "This decision is part of our commercial strategy to play to the traditional strengths of the bank," said Chief Executive Euan Sutherland. "It will enable us to focus our energies and capital on both supporting our existing corporate customers and on growing our presence in the retail banking market. ...

Co-op Bank stops lending to new corporate clients

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:21:12 -0400

By Matt Scuffham LONDON (Reuters) - The Co-operative Bank has stopped offering loans to new business customers, part of measures designed to quell growing concerns over its capital position. The bank's parent, the Co-operative Group, said on Friday it was undertaking an extensive review of the bank, examining its capital and lending position and its commercial strategy. Credit ratings agency Moody's downgraded Co-op Bank's debt ratings earlier in May and warned it could need taxpayers' money to plug a capital shortfall which some analysts have said could be as high as 1.8 billion pounds. ...

Berlusconi looms large in Rome mayor election

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:08:29 -0400

ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi's figure looms large over Rome's mayoral elections this weekend, even though the former premier isn't among the 19 candidates running.

Church of England unveils plan for women bishops in 2015

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:58:27 -0400

By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor (Reuters) - The Church of England published a plan on Friday to approve the ordination of women bishops by 2015, a widely supported reform it just missed passing last November after two decades of divisive debate. It said the new plan, outlined in a document signed by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Archbishop of York John Sentamu, would be presented to the General Synod, the Church legislature, in July to begin the approval process. ...