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Suspected burglar fatally stabbed in Salford
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A burglar has been stabbed to death while trying to break into a house, police in Manchesterrevealed.
The 26-year-old intruder was attempting to get into a house on Ethel Avenue in Salford, Greater Manchester, shortly before midnight on Wednesday when the householder is believed to have defended his property.
The householder, his son and his son's girlfriend have all been arrested. It is believed four men forced their way into the house and were confronted by the residents.
A disturbance broke out inside the property, during which one of the intruders was fatally stabbed. The other three suspected burglars are believed to have dragged his body out of the house as the householder rang 999 for help.
Police were called to the scene and discovered the injured man at the base of a tree on nearby Hospital Road.
Paramedics arrived and he was taken to hospital but was later pronounced dead.
The householder has told police that he disturbed the four men as they tried to break into his home.
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FBI targets cyber security scammers
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A gang that made more than $72m (£45m) peddling fake security software has been shut down in a series of raids.
Co-ordinated by the FBI, the raids were carried out in the US, UK and six other countries.
The money was made by selling software that claimed to find security risks on PCs and then asked for cash to fix the non-existent problems.
The raids seized 40 computers used to do fake scans and host webpages that tricked people into using the software.
Account closed About one million people are thought to have installed the fake security software, also known as scareware, and handed over up to $129 for their copy. Anyone who did not pay but had downloaded the code was bombarded with pop-ups warning them about the supposed security issues.
Raids conducted in Latvia as part of the attack on the gang allowed police to gain control of five bank accounts used to funnel cash to the group's ringleaders.
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Michael Gove urges schools to stay open despite strike
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Education Secretary Michael Gove has written to head teachers in England urging them to keep schools open wherever possible despite a strike by teachers next week.
Thousands of schools in England and Wales could close next Thursday when two teaching unions strike over plans to change their pensions.
Mr Gove's letter has angered head teachers
Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: "School leaders are fully aware of their moral duty to pupils and their parents and of their responsibilities regarding decisions about the operation of their schools.
"This problem is, however, not of their making.
"The solution to this problem is for the government to avert this dispute by seeking an urgent resolution to the current impasse rather than sending unnecessary and unhelpful exhortations."
Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: "Heads don't need lectures in their moral duties. They've been keeping schools open their entire careers. And will make the right choices in the coming action.
"The coalition's spending cuts are closing more services for children
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Tourists watch the discharge of water from the Xiaolangdi reservior on the Yellow river, China
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An elderly man walks through the rubble of Misrata, Libya
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Indonesia: Court 'acquits Playboy editor Erwin Arnada'
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Indonesia's Supreme Court has acquitted Playboy editor Erwin Arnada of distributing and profiting from indecent pictures, his lawyer said.
Todung Mulya Lubis told BBC Indonesian that Mr Erwin was now a free man.
"We ourselves have not received a copy of its decision, but the Supreme Court said the verdict had been issued and an application is granted," he said.
The magazine contained no nudity and critics argued the trial highlighted the growing power of Islamist groups.
Mr Erwin had been arrested on the island of Bali and later jailed after ignoring orders to surrender following the imposition of a jail sentence of two years for indecency in August 2010.
Islamist groups forced Indonesian Playboy to close down after only a few issues in 2006, for publishing images of women, some of whom were scantily clad.
The Islamist Defenders Front, a hardline Muslim group in Indonesia, described Mr Arnada as a "moral terrorist", and the group criticised the authorities for failing to track him down.
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Zimbabwe army: PM Morgan Tsvangirai is security threat
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A top army officer in Zimbabwe has accused Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of being a security threat.
"He takes instructions from foreigners who seek to effect illegal regime change," Brig-Gen Douglas Nyikayaramba told the state-run Herald paper.
His comments come after Mr Tsvangirai urged military chiefs to remove their uniforms if they wanted to challenge him politically in forthcoming polls.
Mr Tsvangirai joined a unity government with President Robert Mugabe in 2009.
The coalition, which took power after disputed elections in 2008, has helped stabilise the economy and reduced political violence.
But the administration has been fraught with squabbles over introducing reforms.
Mr Mugabe and his Zanu-PF party have been pushing for polls this year, but human rights activists have been worried about reports of increased political harassment of his opponents.
The prime minister's party - the Movement for Democratic Change - wants security forces to stay out of politics and to not publicly support Mr Mugabe in the next election.
Many of Zimbabwe's security chiefs fought with President Mugabe during the 1970s guerrilla war against white minority rule and remain fiercely loyal to him.
The army was said to have been involved in systematic attacks on Mr Tsvangirai's supporters after he won the first round of the 2008 election.
According to the AFP news agency, Brig-Gen Nyikayaramba has recently been removed from the constitution-making body after saying Mr Mugabe should remain in power for life.
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Saab says cannot pay employee wages
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Swedish carmaker Saab has said it does not have enough money to pay its employees' wages.
Owner Swedish Automobile said it was in discussions with lenders to try and obtain short-term funding.
Earlier this month, the company said it had reached a deal with two Chinese firms to invest a total of 245m euros ($350m; £218m) in the company.
Production at Saab's main plant in Sweden is currently on hold after it was unable to pay suppliers.
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Airbus and AirAsia announce record deal for 200 planes
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Airbus chief executive Tom Enders said he was proud to be AirAsia's partner
Airbus piled up the orders at the Paris air show as it announced the largest single order of commercial aircraft in history.
Malaysia's low-cost carrier AirAsia is buying 200 of the A320neo jets, in a deal worth about $18bn (£11bn).
That eclipsed a deal on Wednesday, when India's IndiGo confirmed an order for 180 planes from Airbus.
The new versions of the A320 are in demand as their new engines make them more fuel-efficient and cheaper to run.
The AirAsia deal, worth about $15.6bn, is for 150 A320neos and 30 A320s. It is confirmation of a memorandum of understanding the two companies signed in January this year.
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Buju Banton sentenced to 10 years in prison
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Grammy-award-winning star Buju Banton has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in the US for his role in setting up a cocaine deal in 2009.
The singer, whose real name is Mark Myrie, was told at Tampa federal court that he must serve five years' probation following prison.
Previously the Dancehall artist had insisted in court that he had been merely boasting about the deal.
Prosecutors conceded he had never put money into a deal or profitted from it.
His record Before the Dawn won best reggae album at the Grammy Awards ceremony earlier this year.
In February the star was convicted of conspiracy to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute it, along with a further drug trafficking offence and a gun charge.
He was acquitted of a fourth charge for attempted cocaine possession
It was Banton's second trial - his first ended in September when the jury was unable to reach a verdict.
Much of the case hinged on video and audio recordings taken by an informant and by Drug Enforcement Administration personnel.
The informant was paid $50,000 (£31,000) after Banton's arrest in December 2009, along with two others.
One video shown to the jury showed Banton apparently tasting cocaine in a Florida warehouse.
A co-defendant later gave the informant $135,000 (£83,705). He and another man pleaded guilty to drug charges in the case.
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Pakistan: Majors quizzed over 'links with extremists'
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Four majors in the Pakistani army are being investigated for alleged links with banned extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, the army has said.
Army spokesman Gen Athar Abbas told the BBC the men were not under arrest but were being interrogated in connection with the case of Brig Ali Khan.
He was detained last month and is also accused of links to Hizb ut-Tahrir.
The army says it will not tolerate support for extremism within its ranks. Brig Khan's family say he is innocent.
The brigadier's lawyer and colleagues have told the BBC he is being victimised for criticising army top brass for their support for the US-led "war on terror".
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Brazil: Eight 'drug dealers' die in Rio raid
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Police in Rio de Janeiro say eight suspected drug traffickers have been killed during a raid in a slum area.
The group died in two separate exchanges of gunfire - lasting several hours - in the Engenho da Rainha neighbourhood, military police said.
Police said they later discovered rifles, pistols and grenades.
The police have targeted a number of slums recently as they attempt to clear high-crime areas ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
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Type 2 diabetes in newly diagnosed 'can be reversed'
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An extreme eight-week diet of 600 calories a day can reverse Type 2 diabetes in people newly diagnosed with the disease, says a Diabetologia study.
Newcastle University researchers found the low-calorie diet reduced fat levels in the pancreas and liver, which helped insulin production return to normal.
Seven out of 11 people studied were free of diabetes three months later, say findings published in the journal.
More research is needed to see whether the reversal is permanent, say experts.
Type 2 diabetes affects 2.5m people in the UK and is caused by too much glucose in the blood, as a result of insufficient insulin being produced by the pancreas.
The 11 participants in the study were all diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes within the previous four years.
They cut their food intake drastically for two months, eating only liquid diet drinks and non-starchy vegetables.
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Cameron wins fight to limit aid UK will give Greece
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David Cameron has won his battle to limit the amount of money the UK will have to contribute towards a second financial bail-out for Greece.
The current 110bn euros ($156bn; £98bn) Greek rescue package is a combination of funds from fellow eurozone nations and the International Monetary Fund.
With a second bail-out due in the autumn, there had been a suggestion cash from EU-wide funds may be used.
This will now not happen, but the UK will still contribute via the IMF.
"This is the right outcome for the British taxpayer," a Downing Street source told the BBC after the vote.
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Many killed in triple blasts in south Baghdad
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At least 23 people have died in three explosions in a busy district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say.
The blasts hit the Shurt al-Raba market in the south of the city, an interior ministry official told AFP news agency.
The area was crowded with shoppers and at least 82 people were wounded by the explosions, which occurred in quick succession.
Violence in Iraq has fallen sharply from its peak in 2006, but deadly attacks still occur on a daily basis.
An interior ministry official said explosives loaded into wooden carts were detonated in the market at 1845 (1545 GMT).
One bomb went off near Husseiniya, a place of worship for Shia Muslims, reports said.
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The military has a familiar expression: Hurry up and wait. After getting up at 3 a.m. on June 12 for their departure to Afghanistan, these Oklahoma Army National Guard troops are doing the waiting part in Gulfpot, Miss., catching 40 winks before their plane leaves for the overseas trip. The plane left at 2 p.m.
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Students compete in the traditional punt race on the Neckar river in the southern German city of Tuebingen on June 23, 2011. The boats are up to 12 metres in length with each with eight crew members.
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President Barack Obama makes aspeech to the nation on Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House, June 22, 2011. Pool photographer Pablo Martinez Monsivais is the first still photographer to shoot a live presidential address from the White House.
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A girl prays inside the house of San Juan, the patron saint of Ocumare de la Costa, on the eve of San Juan Day in the central state of Aragua June 23, 2011. This year's start of San Juan Day celebrations coincides with celebrations for the Catholic festival of Corpus Christi, when people dressed as colourful devils dance on coastal towns before praying in front of churches.
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A woman wearing an fish mask dances during the celebrations of the Catholic Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela, Thursday, June 23, 2011. Spanish conquerors and Catholic priests presented dancing devils ceremonies to Latin America's African slave population 200 years ago, who adopted them incorporating drums.
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A person dressed as a dancing devil walks on his knees to give thanks for a miracle during a traditional dance celebration in Naiguata, Venezuela, Wednesday June 22, 2011.
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A horse rears in a crowd during a horse parade of the traditional San Juan's (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca, on June 23, on the eve of Saint John day.
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The painstaking restoration of this famous Civil War submarine has been going on since 2000, when it was raised from Charleston Harbor. It's pretty hard to visualize what the H.L. Hunley looked like from this photo of the rusted hull. Two drawings below from the Naval Historical Center show how a hand cranked submarine worked and what it looked like in its heyday.
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The Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley rests on its side as workers adjust slings to move it upright on Wednesday, June 22 at a conservation lab in North Charleston, S.C. When the process is completed, the hand-cranked sub will be upright for the first time since it sank with its crew of eight in 1864.
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Confederate Submarine H.L. Hunley (1863-1864).Sepia wash drawing by R.G. Skerrett, 1902, after a painting then held by the Confederate Memorial Literary Society Museum, Richmond, Virginia.
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A man shears a sheep at a farm in the village of Konukhovo some 150 kms southwest of Minsk on Thursday, June 23. The farm keeps some 2500 sheep and is the largest in Belarus.
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Marcos Baghdatis reacts as he plays against Italian player Andreas Seppi during the men's single at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London on June 22.
I know the caption says "Baghdatis reacts," but that's a snot rocket if I've ever seen one.
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Zach Peterson of Minot, N.D. measures the height of a dike to prepare for Souris River flood waters in Minot, North Dakota, on June 23. Reports state that nearly 11,000 residents have evacuated. The waters are expected to crest sometime on June 26.
