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Top Stories - Google News CTV.ca | Syria - No Libya play for the West CNN By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) -- Amid growing outrage over civilian casualties in Syria, there are ever more urgent calls to aid -- or at least protect -- the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. There is renewed talk of creating safe havens and ... Attacks in Syria's Homs resume after Russian peace foray Assad will halt violence in Syria: Russia Russia says Assad wants dialogue; Syria keeps shelling as nations recall envoys |
 BBC News | Care for elderly 'let down by fragmented system' BBC News By Jane Dreaper Health correspondent, BBC News Older people are being let down by a social care system in which they are "passed like a parcel" between services, a committee of MPs has said. The Commons health select committee wants local areas in ... Care Cuts Make Elderly Suffer, Warn MPs Scandal of cuts to OAP care funds Pensioners 'passed like parcels' by care agencies |
 USA TODAY | Qatada ruling not acceptable, says Theresa May The Independent It's estimated that today there are more than 27 million people (half of them children) trapped in m... Daniel Radcliffe takes on the role Arthur Kipps in the chilling screen adaption of 'The Woman in Bla... For those who don't know already, ... Hate preacher Hamza could be set free after bail ruling on fanatic Abu Qatada MPs slam the Government's “pathetic” handling of hate preacher Abu Qatada's ... BBC tells its staff: don't call Qatada extremist |
 BBC News | Fernandez: 'British are militarising the South Atlantic' BBC News Argentina is to make a formal complaint to the United Nations about what it calls British "militarisation" of the South Atlantic. Britain recently announced it was sending a destroyer, the HMS Dauntless, to the Falkland Islands. Argentina to complain to UN over 'militarisation' of Falklands Argentina protests at Falklands warship Argentina goes to UN over Falklands |
 BBC News | UK's Libya mission could be a one-off, MPs warn BBC News The government faces "difficult decisions" on deploying its military resources if it wants to launch another mission on the same scale as the operation in Libya, MPs have warned. The defence committee says recent cuts raise questions over whether the ... Cuts militate against Libya-scale mission Defence cuts threaten ability to run concurrent campaigns, MPs say MPs warn over Libyan operation |
 Daily Mail | Times editor apologises to High Court judge after failing to reveal reporter's ... Daily Mail By Nick Mcdermott The editor of The Times has apologised personally to a High Court judge after he failed to disclose that a reporter had illegally hacked the emails of an anonymous police blogger who had served an injunction on the newspaper to keep ... Times email-hacking evidence withheld from high court, Leveson told Leveson Inquiry: Times editor in hacking email apology Times editor apologises for email hacking |
 CTV.ca | MP who refused jubilee medal says he's not worthy CTV.ca A New Democrat MP from Quebec says he will return his Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal -- not because he is against the monarchy, but because there are residents of his riding more deserving of the honour. Pierre Nantel, who represents Quebec's ... Sir Paul McCartney Diamond Jubilee concert to be headlined by Sir Paul McCartney Queen's diamond jubilee concert lineup announced as ticket ballot opens |
 msnbc.com | Last veteran of WWI dies in England ABC Online The woman believed to be the last surviving veteran from World War I has died in England. Florence Green passed away in her sleep at an aged care home aged 110. She joined the Women's Royal Air Force as a 17-year-old in 1918, two months before the war ... Florence Green, Last World War I Veteran, Dies at 110 Last WWI veteran Florence Green dies aged 110 Norfolk first world war veteran dies aged 110 |
 ABC News | New Maldives President Calls for Calm After Clash ABC News Maldives' new president promised to protect his predecessor from retribution after he stepped down amid protests and disunity among the army and police over his decision to arrest a top judge. President Mohammed Waheed Hassan, who was sworn in Tuesday, ... 'Mandela of the Maldives' forced out by police coup Maldives VP sworn in, president quit after protests Maldives president steps down after protests grow |
 Mirror.co.uk | Mum sobs at CCTV footage of her girl being shot in crossfire of gang war Mirror.co.uk by Tom Pettifor, Daily Mirror 8/02/2012 The mum of a young girl caught in the crossfire of a gang war wept yesterday as she watched CCTV of her being gunned down. Sharmila Kamaleswaran had to be consoled by husband Jeyakumar as footage of the horrific ... Mum weeps at CCTV of 5yr-old girl's shooting Stockwell shooting jury shown CCTV of moment 5-year-old was shot Stockwell shooting: mother of victim, 5, sobs over dramatic CCTV of attack |
