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A police officer stands in front of the Federal Reserve Building after a Bangladeshi man was arrested accused of plotting to blow it up (AP)

Man held over 'New York bomb plot'

A Bangladeshi man has been arrested in the US by authorities who say he was plotting to blow up the Federal Reserve building in New York, just streets from the World Trade Centre site.

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Activist arrested at Western Wall

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Israeli police have arrested a female Jewish activist leader for wearing a traditionally male prayer shawl at a Jerusalem holy site, an act police prohibit because of Orthodox Jewish sensitivities.

30 killed in Nigeria village attack

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

At least 30 people were killed when nomadic Muslim herdsmen attacked a Christian village in central Nigeria over long-running land disputes, police say.

Warning over poor wine harvest

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

European farmers have warned that drought, cold and hail have led to the worst wine harvest in up to half a century.

Mystery planet 'in our backyard'

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

An Earth-mass planet has been found orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system, the Sun's next door neighbour in space.

Probe signals new Russian crackdown

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

In a new sign of a widening crackdown on Russian opposition, a criminal investigation has begun into leftist leader Sergei Udaltsov and several other opposition activists for allegedly plotting mass riots.

Art theft police follow up tip-offs

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Police hunting the art thieves who stole paintings worth tens of millions from a Rotterdam museum say they are following up several tips from the public.

Lost Spitfires to be recovered

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Burma has signed a deal with a British aviation enthusiast to allow the excavation of dozens of vintage Spitfire fighter planes that have been buried since the Second World War.

Rebels accused of Libya atrocities

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Libyan rebels appear to have executed scores of fighters loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, and probably the dictator himself, when they overran his hometown a year ago, a human rights group said.

Stocks rise over better US news

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Asian stock markets have risen on better-than-expected earnings from US corporate giants and growing speculation that Spain is finally ready to ask for financial aid.

Man charged over uproar on plane

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

The FBI has arrested a man in the US who was accused of disrupting a Delta Air Lines flight and damaging the plane by running up the aisle shortly after landing and attempting to open an emergency exit.

Naval manoeuvres fuel Japan tension

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Japan and China are trading a new round of criticism after Japanese military aircraft spotted seven Chinese warships in waters off a southern island not far from a chain of isles at the centre of a heated territory dispute.

Ambassador sorry for football tweet

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Britain's ambassador to Chile has apologised after comments he made on Twitter mocking Argentina and its defeat in the Falklands War.

Obama and Romney in spat over Libya

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

President Barack Obama assumed responsibility over any mistakes made in dealing with the deadly terror attack in Libya last month that killed four Americans just hours after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sought to shoulder the blame.

Green candidates arrested at debate

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

The Green Party candidates for president and vice president have been arrested at the second US presidential debate.

'Misogyny' row sees dictionary bid

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Australia's prime minister Julia Gillard did not define "misogyny" incorrectly in a blistering attack on a male rival - the dictionary did.

Obama slugs it out with Romney

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

A fired-up President Barack Obama has persistently attacked Republican challenger Mitt Romney in a critical debate, offering a striking contrast from his listless performance two weeks ago that appeared to damage his re-election prospects.

Scientists find Earth-like planet Alpha Centauri Bb in neighbouring star system

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

An Earth-like planet has been discovered around the nearest star to our own Sun but astronomers have discounted the possibility of it harbouring life because its molten surface stews at about 1,500C.
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Mansa Musa I of Mali – the richest human being in all history

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

When we think of the world’s all-time richest people, names like Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and John D Rockefeller immediately come to mind.
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No 10 brushes off 'Muppet' row

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Downing Street has insisted that Britain continues to "work closely" with Germany, amid claims that Chancellor Angela Merkel has lost patience with UK intransigence over the EU and wants to create a "new, more deeply integrated Europe" based around the eurozone.