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Birmingham stabbing: Man held over Christina Edkins attack
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Christina was described as a "bright and popular student"
A man has been arrested after a 16-year-old girl was stabbed to death on a rush-hour bus on one of Birmingham's busiest roads.
Christina Edkins was attacked on board the bus on Hagley Road while on her way to Leasowes High School in Halesowen.
Her head teacher Neil Shaw described her as a "bright and popular student" who was "much loved by staff and students".
A 22-year-old man was arrested nearby on suspicion of murder.
West Midlands Police said officers had spotted a man acting suspiciously who fitted the description of the suspect and was arrested after a short chase
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Protesting Goodyear workers chant slogans in front of the company's French headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison on March 7, 2013. Goodyear announced in January 2013 that it would close a factory in Amiens, northern France that employs 1,250 people by the end of 2014.
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Burning the very fruit of their labor, workers from Goodyear clashed with police outside the tire-maker's French headquarters Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to save their jobs.
Goodyear has been trying to restructure or close its plant in northern France for five years in the face of a shrinking European car market. The workers say Goodyear wants to shift the work to China, where tires can be made more cheaply and which is closer to booming markets.
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Chester, UK: a keeper holds an amethyst starling during the annual bird health check at Chester Zoo
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Fuzhou, China: girls practice for the provincial acrobat troupe in the town's training hall
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It's no laughing matter for Major Niall Archibald inspecting the Guard at Edinburgh Castle today....but everyone nose it's all in a good cause
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Vicky Pryce, ex-wife of Chris Huhne, leaves Southwark Crown Court in London after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Former Cabinet member Chris Huhne pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice over claims his ex-wife took speeding points for him in 2003. Ms Pryce, had pleaded not guilty to the same offence on grounds of marital coercion, but was found guilty today and awaits sentencing
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Twit Twoo ... How many owls can you spot? A tiny owlet is almost invisible at first glance as it blends into the feathers of its mother. Even wildlife photographer Marina Scarr only realised she had taken pictures of two owls after she looked at the image on her camera while taking pictures in Desoto park, Florida.
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Ilias Kasidiaris, centre, a member of parliament from Greece's extreme right Golden Dawn party, leaves the court in Athens accompanied by his party members. The lawmaker has been cleared in court of complicity in an assault and robbery after he was stripped of his parliamentary immunity to stand trial. The court found no evidence against Kasidiaris
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Captured outside Bankia's headquarters in Madrid, Spain, Iberia airline workers are protesting the loss-making company's plans to lay off almost a fifth of its workforce
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London mayor Boris Johnson and former Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman arrive for a press conference on Victoria Embankment to launch Crossrail for the Bike, a new vision for cycling in London
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A person stands near bullet holes seen in the windows at the office of newspaper El Diario in Ciudad Juarez March 6, 2013. Ciudad Juarez's main newspaper El Diario and a local tv station were shot at shortly after midnight but no casualties or injured have been reported. Several gunmen riding in a car drove up to the front of the building housing the newspaper and shot repeatedly at the building, according to El Diario.
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A 3D model of a complex anaplastology case, created in collaboration with the anaplastologist Jan De Cubber, is seen at the Belgian company Materialise, the biggest 3D printer in Europe, in Leuven January 24, 2013. 3D printing has already changed the game for manufacturing specialized products such as medical devices but the real revolution will come when designers start to rethink the shapes of objects. Materialise, a pioneer in the process, has a display of a foldable chair printed from one continuous piece of plastic - and made with the hinges already joined together, for example.
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A keeper weighs an adult Java Sparrow during the annual bird health check at Chester Zoo in Chester northern England March 6, 2013.
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An Iberia employee puts a rain coat over his head during a protest march near Seville's San Pablo airport during an Iberia strike, the third of three five-day stoppages planned for February and March, March 6, 2013. Thousands of workers facing pay and job cuts at loss-making Spanish airline Iberia on Monday staged a second wave of protests that could ground nearly 1,300 flights this week
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Models present creations by Italian designer Giambattista Valli as part of his Fall-Winter 2013/2014 women's ready-to-wear fashion show for fashion house Moncler Gamme Rouge during Paris fashion week March 6, 2013
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A jailed gang member poses for a photograph at the maximum security jail of Izalco in Sonsonate March 5, 2013. Jailed members of the country's two most powerful gangs MS-13 and the 18th Street gang (Mara 18), members of civic organizations and Bishop Fabio Colindres celebrated mass to mark the first anniversary since the two gangs signed a truce in March 2012 in an effort to reduce violent crimes in the country
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A paramilitary police officer (3rd L) and a police officer (2nd R) ask a petitioner to stand up as he lies on the ground after being stopped from petitioning, outside the Great Hall of the People, the venue of the ongoing annual session of China's parliament, also known as the National People's Congress (NPC), at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, March 6, 2013
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Villagers walk in between destroyed cars in Shangpu village in China's southern Guangdong province March 5, 2013. Over 20 cars belonging to what the villagers call "triads" or local gangsters were destroyed during a clash in late February in which the villagers successfully chased off the intruders
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Clothes are hung out to dry on a street in an area where old residential buildings are being demolished to make room for new skyscrapers in Shanghai March 6, 2013. China's planned urbanization drive will be main engine of growth for domestic economic activity in the years ahead, giving the government scope to boost domestic demand and infrastructure investment, a senior planning official said on Wednesday
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Several beaches along South Florida's Atlantic coast line were closed after thousands of sharks were seen migrating in the waters.
The sharks were migrating from Boca Raton to Jupiter since the beginning of March, marine biologists told NBC Miami
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Ground crew and others watch as a US Navy transfer team carries the remains of a United States Civil War (1861-1865) casualty from Delta Flight 1172 to a hearse during a dignified transfer at Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Virginia on Thursday. The remains of two unknown crewmen found inside the sunken iron clad ship, the USS Monitor, were transfered for burial at Arlington National Cemetery after being discovered in 2002 and being sent to Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command in Hawaii for possible genetic identification.
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French mother Bouchra Bagour on trial for 9/11 T-shirt
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Bouchra Bagour denies the T-shirt was intended as a provocation
A mother has gone on trial in southern France for sending her son to nursery school wearing a T-shirt reading "I am a bomb" and "Born on 11 September".
Bouchra Bagour, 35, was reported to police by the teacher last September, and charged with "glorifying crime".
At the start of her trial in Avignon, she denied defending terrorism.
Ms Bagour's brother - who gave the T-shirt to her three-year-old son named Jihad - is a co-defendant in the case and also denies the charge.
The garment, which the boy wore to school in Sorgues near Avignon on 24 September, read "I am a bomb" on the front and "Jihad, born on 11 September" on the back.
On Wednesday Ms Bagour told the court she had put it on him "without stopping to think about it".
She insisted it was not meant as a provocation and stressed that her son had been born on 11 September.
Zeyad Bagour said he had never sought to defend any cause by buying the T-shirt.
"It's the day his birth I wanted to highlight, not the year," he told the court.
The prosecution argued that the defendants had shown no regret.
"Who can claim that this is not an direct and scandalous allusion to terrorism?" a prosecutor asked.
He called for a fine of 1,000 euros (£870; $1,300) against Ms Bagour and 3,000 euros for her brother.
The trial has been adjourned until next month.
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Nigeria 'lesbian football ban' reports examined by Fifa
Football's world governing body Fifa has written to the Nigerian Football Association over claims lesbians are now banned from playing football there.
Dilichukwu Onyedinma, chair of the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL), was quoted as making the statement.
"Any player associated with it will be disqualified," she is quoted as saying.
While contravening Fifa's anti-discrimination policies, the situation is made more complicated because homosexuality is illegal in Nigeria.
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Activist Rashidi Williams: 'It is very difficult to live as a gay man in Nigeria'
Currently, a Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill that specifically outlaws same-sex unions is awaiting a signature from president Goodluck Jonathan to go in to law.
If that occurs, gatherings of homosexuals or any other support for gay clubs, organisations, unions - whether in secret or in public -will be banned, with same-sex couples facing up to 14 years in prison.
In a speech at the NWFL's recent annual general assembly, Onyedinma is reported to have said that lesbian players would no longer be eligible for the Nigeria women's national team and would "be sacked" from their club sides.
The Super Falcons have won the Africa Women's Championship eight times, but exited the 2011 Women's World Cup at the group stage and did not qualify for London 2012.
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Carlos Tevez arrested on suspicion of driving ban breach
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Carlos Tevez, 29, was arrested on Thursday on the A538 in Macclesfield
Manchester City footballer Carlos Tevez has been arrested in Cheshire on suspicion of driving while disqualified, the BBC understands.
Tevez, 29, of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, was held on Thursday at about 17:10 GMT on the A538 in Macclesfield.
He has since been released on police bail.
The Argentine striker was banned from driving for six months in January after failing to respond to police letters about speeding.
Manchester City said the club would not be commenting on the matter.
A spokesman for Cheshire Police said: "Yesterday police arrested a 29-year-old man from Alderley Edge.
"The man was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst disqualified and has since been released on police bail."
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Coroner calls for gun reform after Horden shootings
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(Left to right) Susan McGoldrick, 47, Alison Turnbull, 44 and Tanya Turnbull, 24, were killed by Atherton
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A coroner has called for "root and branch" gun licensing reform after ruling three women shot in a house in County Durham were unlawfully killed.
Michael Atherton, 42, shot himself, his partner Susan McGoldrick, her sister Alison Turnbull and Ms Turnbull's daughter Tanya on New Year's Day 2012.
The inquest heard he legally owned weapons despite a history of domestic abuse.
The police watchdog said Durham Police missed opportunities to assess him.
The inquest was told taxi driver Atherton legally owned six weapons, including three shotguns.
The coroner Andrew Tweddle heard Atherton had his guns confiscated in 2008 but shortly after they were returned to him with a written "final warning".
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Michael Atherton had a history of domestic abuse
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Israeli forces enter the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on March 8, 2013. Clashes erupted between Palestinian worshipers and Israeli forces during Friday prayers.
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TEL AVIV, Israel - Dozens of Israeli security officers and Palestinian worshipers clashed at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Friday, amid rising tensions ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama.
Al-Aqsa is one of Islam's holiest sites. It is also revered by Jews as the site of their Biblical temple.
Some have blamed a 2000 visit to the area by then-Likud leader Ariel Sharon and Israeli security forces for helping to spark the Palestinians' Second Uprising -- or Intifada
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Santiago, Chile: riot police protect themselves with shields during clashes with students
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Singapore: two-month-old Oriental Pied Hornbills at the Jurong bird park's breeding and research centre
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Caracas, Venezuela: workers paint a mural of the eyes of the late president Hugo Chávez on the stairs at the El Calvario monument
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Rome, Italy: animal rights activists protest in front of the Gammarelli ecclesiastical tailor shop against the use of animal fur and leather to make the pope's garments
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Manila, Philippines: women scuffle with riot police during a protest march to mark International Women's Day
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Mombasa, Kenya: Patrick Nzimbi waits at the Coast general hospital after he was reportedly attacked by machete-wielding youths
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Beijing, China: the delegate Yao Ming, a former NBA basketball star, walks out of the Great Hall of the People after a plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
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Santalpur, India: the salt worker Walbai Ayyubbhai, 70, carries a rake at a salt pan
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Seoul, South Korea: Hwang Min-woo, also known as Little Psy, has his makeup done
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Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: an orphaned bonobo drinks after being rescued
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Whitby, UK: a man feeds seagulls with his leftover chips by the quayside
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A Syrian refugee tries to put out a fire as black smoke rises in the sky over the Zaatari refugee camp in northeast Jordan. The U.N. refugee agency reported no major injuries or deaths in the blaze that burned at least 20 or more tents, including some hosting small shops
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Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez wait for a chance to view his body at the military academy in Caracas where Chavez will be embalmed and put on display after a state funeral
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A supporter is lifted out of the crowd after fainting in the crowds.
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Israeli policemen help an injured colleague inside the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City Friday. Clashes broke out between Palestinian worshippers and Israeli forces during Friday prayers.
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Former chief executive of News International Rebekah Brooks leaves the Old Bailey in London after a hearing.
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Chinese fan: a Chinese hostess supervises her colleagues in Tiananmen Square during a plenary session of the NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
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Some of the nine South African policemen accused over the death of Mido Macia – a Mozambican taxi driver who died in custody after being dragged behind a South African police van – in court in Benoni.
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A jogger passes the installation Rock on Top of Another Rock, in Hyde Park, London. The piece, commissioned by the Serpentine Gallery, was created by the artistic duo Fischli/Weiss, and was one of the last works they jointly conceived before David Weiss's death last year
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An undated picture released by the North Korean Central News Agency today shows troops react as the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, inspects the Jangjae Islet defence detachment and Mu Islet Hero defence detachment in south-western North Korea
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Student protesters take cover from a jet of water released from a riot police water cannon during a clash at a rally demanding that the government make changes to the public state education system, in Santiago March 7, 2013.
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Supporters of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez react as they view his coffin during a wake at the military academy in Caracas in this March 7, 2013 picture provided by Miraflores Palace. Authorities have not yet said where Chavez will be buried after his state funeral on Friday
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Israelis use binoculars to see the fighting in the Syrian village of al-Jamlah, from the Israeli occupied Golan Heights, close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria March 7, 2013. Israel voiced confidence on Thursday that the United Nations could secure the release of U.N. peacekeepers seized by Syrian rebels near the Golan Heights, signalling it would not intervene in the crisis. Israel captured the Golan Heights in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it in 1981 in a move not recognized internationally
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Electricians check the electricity pylon situated amid farmland in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, March 7, 2013. China published its economic blueprint for the year on Tuesday, targeting 7.5 percent growth in its gross domestic product that would keep the world's second-largest economy on an even keel.
