POLITICS

Pope Benedict XVI could end up at the Hague after human rights lawyers and victims of clergy sexual abuse filed a complaint Tuesday calling for the International Criminal Court in The Hague to investigate and prosecute the catholic cleric along with three other top Vatican officials for crimes against humanity and covering up and condoning the rape and sexual assault of children by priests.

Newly released tapes of interviews Jacqueline Kennedy gave just months after her husband's 1963 assassination show an outspoken and not always liberal former first lady.

Prime Minister David Cameron announced a plan yesterday to cut the benefits of those who are willing to learn English.

The London 2012 Olympics should be a celebration of all that is good about London. We will have millions of fans travelling to the capital to watch the Olympic Games and the only London Underground can think of to stop London’s transport system coming to a standstill is to bribe the tube drivers. What a dangerous precedent they have set.

Russia has announced it will support the Palestinian statehood bid, proving the country is gradually emphasising its opposition the U.S who supports Israel and has threatened to veto the move.

Ten years after 9/11 many analysts still insist the U.S. response to the attacks by waging a war on terror and invading Iraq and Afghanistan is yet another illustration of the country's struggle to operate outside of the cold war mentality which saw it become the hegemon.

A new Harris Poll has found that the level of alienation among Americans has jumped up 11 points in one year, one of the highest surges recorded over the years as the last important one dates back from 1972 to 1973 during the Nixon Administration.

Inflation figures released Tuesday show that UK inflation has reached a three year high thanks to a huge rise in the cost of both utility and food bills.

France and Rwanda have been in a diplomatic row surrounding the Rwandan Genocide of 1994 for years as Paris refused to apologise for its role in the genocide, denying any involvement.

Following the attack of British couple who were holidaying in Lamu, Kenya in the luxury resort called Kiwayu Safari Village were attacked over the week-end, the piracy problem has come back on the international agenda.

As the National Transitional Council leaders still struggle to assert control over Libya, they have now pledged "moderate" Islamic rule, however without police patrolling the streets to provide security, the country still fighting Gaddafi loyalists, threats of internal divisions and rebels forces accused of war crimes, religion it seems should be downgraded to a lesser priority for the government.

9/11 Memorial Day in London. Dignitaries and relatives remember the 67 who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks but the English Defence League and Muslims Against Crusdades clash on streets of London.

A day after the United States observed the tenth anniversary of 9/11, a taped message from Osama bin Laden surfaced, four months after his death.

On a day that should have been remembered for the memory of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington ten years ago, two extremist groups stole the headlines in London after a battle on the streets of London broke out during the 9/11 memorial.

With Turkey's Prime Minister becoming more vocal against Israel, the Netanyahu government finds itself at the centre of a regional opposition and with Erdogan embarking on a trip to Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, analysts warn that the situation could further Isolate Tel-Aviv.

The Beds and Herts Major Crime Unit rescued 24 slaves yesterday by pouncing into the traveler’s site during a raid at Greenacres in Leighton Buzzard.

French media have reported an explosion at the Marcoule nuclear waste-management site in the south east of France Monday 12 September that killed at least one man and injured another four.

More than 100 people were burned to death and 100 others were reportedly taken to hospital after being injured by a petrol fire ignited by a cigarette butt in a densely populated slum located in the Kenyan capital, Reuters reported Monday September 12.

Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda appointed a new industry minister after his predecessor made controversial remarks only eight days into the post about the country's nuclear crisis.

Andy Whitfield, the Australian-based actor who found fame playing Spartacus in the TV series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" died aged 39.

Following 9/11 and despite Al-Qaeda claiming the attacks, conspiracy theories emerged rapidly, with many blaming a Zionist enterprise. While many claim a Zionist involvement, very few seem able to explain how Bin Laden, a symbol of the fight against the West and the infidels for many Islamist extremists, apparently worked hand in hand with the Jewish lobby groups to prepare the attacks.

As the tenth anniversary of the Al-Qaeda-led 9/11 attacks on New York took place yesterday, both President Obama and former President George Bush addressed the crowds as ceremonies were held at various locations.

The "war on terror" declared by the U.S. and its allies ten years ago, following the Al-Qaeda-led 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre in New York, has failed to deliver peace but instead led to a resurgence of al-Qaeda and the Taliban, the British Science Association's annual Festival of Science was told yesterday.

Hurricane Katia has claimed its first reported victim as it heads for Britain, as a 33 year-old man called Thomas Clarke, was struck by a wave and swept out to sea while visiting Main in the U.S., on Friday, The Mirror reported.

As forecasters have warned Hurricane Katia could bring gale-force winds to Scotland by Monday have been issued, they are keeping a close eye on the hurricane which is expected to be downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it hits the UK on Sunday night or early next week.

The launch of NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) carrying delta 2 rocket has been postponed by one day.

Hurricane Katia is now heading for The UK and Ireland, and is expected to reach Ireland by Monday September 12 and Britain by Tuesday September 13, as it is now off the coast of Bermuda.

Aftermath of Hurricane Katia to hit Scotland on Monday, UK Braced

Interpol has issued arrest warrants for Libya's former leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam, and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, it said in a statement on Friday.