Students fighting to stop education cuts in the UK were divided tonight over the justification of violent clashes at the headquarters of the Tory party. One man from Manchester said smashed windows and wounded police officers were “a necessary evil” as young people fought to get their message across. About 50 riot police moved in [...]

A train ran into another in north east Poland today, causing a fire and explosion, according to firefighters. A train carrying tanks of oil was stopped on the tracks when it was hit from behind by another cargo train, Bialystok fire department spokesman Marcin Janowski said. Some 17 of the 33 oil tanks that the [...]

Former French President Jacques Chirac has been ordered to stand trial in a second corruption case regarding his 1977-to-1995 tenure as Paris mayor, officials said today. Chirac is already set to be tried in March in one City Hall jobs scandal. The judicial officials said today a judge in the Paris suburb of Nanterre has [...]

Long Beach and nearby areas of southern California were today shaken by a small earthquake. The US Geological Survey said a tremor with a preliminary magnitude of 3.8 occurred at a depth of about 13 miles beneath the port city on the south Los Angeles County coast. Port of Long Beach spokesman John Pope said [...]

A suicide bomber killed 67 people today at a mosque frequented by tribal elders opposed to the Pakistani Taliban. Hours later, three people died in a grenade attack on another mosque associated with anti-Taliban militia. The first attack happened at midday in the town of Darra Adam Khel, a militant stronghold which lies on the [...]

Paul the Octopus, Germany’s late World Cup oracle, has been replaced by Paul the Second, it was announced today. He has been moved into the mystical mollusc’s tank, but the owners say that they do not know if he has also been blessed with the gift of prophecy. The original Paul became a global sensation [...]

Hollywood actress Natalie Portman has emerged as one of the most searched celebrities on internet lately, as Google search results recently claimed that the actress had died in New Zealand. The results have created quite a buzz among users as it fueled speculations that the much acclaimed actress might just have passed away. However, sources [...]

Two coalition service members have been killed by a bomb in volatile southern Afghanistan, NATO reported. A statement issued last night did not provide further details or give the nationalities of those killed. An Afghan official in Kandahar said a suicide attack on NATO troops yesterday evening also killed civilians. It was not immediately clear [...]

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of sending the two mail bombs found on cargo planes in the United Arab Emirates and the UK, Yemeni officials said tonight. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said the US and the United Arab Emirates have provided him with information that identified the woman as a suspect. He [...]

A man has been killed after being hit by a train in Co Wexford. The incident happened shortly after 7pm this evening. Gardaí and emergency services are at the scene. Services on the Dublin to Rosslare train line between Gorey and Enniscorthy are suspended as a result, and bus transfers are being put in place [...]