:::WORLD NEWS UPDATE::: -Weather fear as Australia fires burn- More than 3,000 firefighters in Australia battle devastating bushfires raging across New South Wales, with a day of extreme weather conditions forecast. -US: French tapping claims false- US intelligence chief James Clapper says French press reports that the US collected data on French citizens telephone calls are false. -Libya al-Qaeda suspect in US court- Suspected Libyan militant leader Abu Anas al-Liby, seized earlier this month in a US raid in Tripoli, appears for a second time in a New York court. -Iran: No need for repeat hanging- Irans justice minister says there is no need for a man who survived being hanged for drug smuggling to be put through a second execution. -Trees reveal hidden gold deposits- The detection of gold in tree leaves helps to locate deposits buried in the earth, Australian scientists find, and it could also apply to other metals. -Greece cuts Golden Dawn state funds- Greeces parliament votes to suspend state funding for the far-right Golden Dawn party, after its leader and two MPs are accused of being in a criminal organisation. -Syria opposition urged to join talks- Syrias moderate opposition should commit itself fully to planned peace talks, ministers from the Friends of Syria group of countries say. -Chile widows sue Communist leader- Soldiers widows take legal action against Chiles Communist leader, who said his party approved a 1986 attack on General Pinochet, in which their husbands died. -Fake papers in six US jailbreak bids- At least six Florida prisoners have attempted to escape using forged release papers, officials say, including two who were successful. -US defends Pakistan drone strikes- The US defends its drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan, as Pakistans PM urges Washington to end the unmanned raids in his country. -Apple shows off thinner iPad Air- Apple shows off a new thinner top-of-the range iPad, which it says is lighter than any other full-sized tablet on the market. -Prince George due to be christened- Well-wishers are gathering outside St Jamess Palace ahead of Prince Georges baptism in a private ceremony at the Chapel Royal.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 06:00:06 +0000
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