In what is being described as an important crackdown, officials of the Middlemarket Drugs Partnership and the UK Border Agency have intercepted and seized two kilograms of heroin, at London's Heathrow Airport. The heroin, which has an estimated street value of £80,000, was reportedly found hidden inside in a consignment of vegetables - a variety of East Asian radish.
In research conducted by the archaeologist at the University of Bristol discovered an extremely rare Egyptian coffin at Torquay Museum.
With India's population greater than that of the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan and Bangladesh combined, the Roman Catholic church has urged the devout to increase the numbers of Christians in the country.
The al-Assad dynasty ruling Syria can be compared to classic gangster trilogy The Godfather, according to David Lesch, the President's biographer.
British and US special forces have seized 11 Somali Pirates in a stormed raid on a hijacked Italian cargo ship off the coast of the Horn of Africa
Despite international recognition, Italy continues to bury its head in the sand when it comes to tackling the Mafiosi who, it is said, run the country from behind the scenes.
Four of the UKs leading internet service providers have teamed up with the government to prevent porn from being viewed across all digital platforms including mobile phones
Joanna Yeates suffered 43 separate injuries during a "violent struggle" as she was strangled by her neighbour Vincent Tabak with his bare hands, a court heard today.
In a heartening incident, a Police Constable stationed at Birmingham Airport has been praised for helping to save the life of a man who collapsed minutes after stepping off a plane.
"The longest day of my life": a woman gave birth to a daughter just moments after completing the Chicago Marathon.
Captial Shopping Centres has amended its 'No Photography' policy after an incident in Scotland on Firday.
Justice may still come to bear for the former 'King of Kings' .
Egyptian state media coverage of Sunday's violent clashes in Cairo between thousands of Christian Coptic demonstrators and Muslim supporters and security forces has come under fire after witnesses and journalists insisted it provided a distorted account.
In an attempt to curb immigration, the British Home Office have stated that overseas visitors who fail to pay their debts, in full, for National Health Service care will soon be denied permission to enter the country.
A couple who allegedly swapped their twin babies to hide fatal injuries was sentenced to five years jail term yesterday.
In an attempt to seek revenge, a chef made a hoax call alleging that his estranged wife was carrying a bomb and was about to board a flight.
The British Prime Minister has urged citizens to help "reclaim" UK borders by reporting suspected illegal immigrants.
Shocking news of how a father was questioned by police in Scotland after taking a photograph of his 4-year-old daughter eating ice-cream has spawned a Facebook page with over 8,200 members.
Vincent Tabak, the neighbour accused of murdering Joanna Yeates, may have driven to an Asda supermarket with her body in his boot, a court has been told.
The recent killing of two transsexuals by their relatives in Turkey raises questions as to whether transsexuals have become a new target for the country's notorious honour crimes.
A man from Texas has pleaded not guilty to battery after allegedly beating his wife because she didn’t ‘like’ his Facebook status.
N-DUBZ singer, Dappy, was taken into custody on Saturday, for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, Kaye Vassell, 21.
The London Metropolitan Police (MPS) seized a large quantity of Cathinone Derivative (also called the "Meow Meow" drug) at Wembley on Saturday, during a random car search.
In a heartwarming event, social networking site Facebook turned lifesaver for a man who woke up paralyzed and had no other means of communicating with the outside world, save a status update.
It certainly has been an interesting week for those of us working on the technology desk, it’s flown by.
Welcome to this weeks IBTimes Top Ten Tech Articles and Rumours. Congratulations to the technology team who have worked around the clock to cover all the events this week, although we did quite enjoy staying late to cover the Lets talk iPhone conference! Our thoughts go out to Steve Jobs, who made our jobs as technology journalists that much more fun, he will be sorely missed.
Topeka, the capital city of Kansas City, is considering decriminalizing domestic violence in a desperate bid to save money.
A homeowner who was arrested on suspicion of murder after an intruder was fatally stabbed during an alleged burglary will not face any charges.
A 47,000 tonne container vessel containing heavy fuel oil is leaking its contents after striking a reef off the coast of New Zealand.
I was lucky enough to have a chat with strategic marketing consultant, Aren Grimshaw today, to speak about the ever-changing landscape that is social media. He’s given us some great advice and hopefully we can get him back next year for some more.
