Brazil actor playing Judas dies from accidental hanging
A Brazilian actor has died after accidentally hanging himself while playing Judas in an Easter Passion play. Tiago Klimeck, 27, was enacting the suicide of
A Brazilian actor has died after accidentally hanging himself while playing Judas in an Easter Passion play. Tiago Klimeck, 27, was enacting the suicide of
Campaigners in Pakistan say cases of acid attacks are increasing in most areas, even though tougher penalties were introduced last year. An Oscar-winning Pakistani documentary
German geologists believe a tsunami recorded by the ancient historian Herodotus did indeed protect a Greek village from Persian invaders. They say they have found
Brazil says it will seek an explanation from Iran after an Iranian diplomat was accused of molesting underage girls at a swimming pool in Brasilia.
The Spanish government has warned it will defend its interests as a row with Argentina over the nationalisation of oil company YPF intensifies. Promising a
A witness at the trial of Silvio Berlusconi has said strippers dressed as nuns performed for the former Italian prime minister at a party. Model
The first president of independent Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella, has died at his home in Algiers following an illness, official media say. Mr Ben Bella,
ran appears to have blocked the official website for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Users in Iran have tweeted that they are unable to connect
The Hamas-controlled administration in Gaza has announced that three prisoners have been executed. The Gaza interior ministry says the men were hanged at what it
A Chinese cargo ship was seized by pirates in the Gulf of Oman off Iran’s coast, Chinese state media reported, citing China’s embassy in Tehran.
Iran has banned the Reuters news agency after it described a group of female martial arts practitioners as “assassins” in a report, officials say. The
Former Argentine President Carlos Menem is to stand trial for allegedly obstructing an investigation into an attack on a Jewish cultural centre in Buenos Aires,
The tombstone marking the grave of Adolf Hitler’s parents in Austria has been removed, officials say, to end its use as a pilgrimage site for
US President Barack Obama has approved the introduction of fresh sanctions on buyers of Iranian oil. Mr Obama has determined that there is enough oil
srael’s main opposition party, Kadima, has elected former defence minister and army chief Shaul Mofaz as its leader. He defeated the current party leader, Tzipi
US President Barack Obama has reiterated his warning that nuclear terrorism remains a global threat. He was speaking at the nuclear security summit in South
Amnesty International says there was a surge in the number of executions carried out worldwide in 2011, mainly centred in the Middle East. In an
As the Senegalese celebrate an election which seems to have had a peaceful outcome, with the incumbent accepting defeat, the overwhelming feeling is one of
US President Barack Obama says he is pushing for “a world without nuclear weapons”, making direct appeals to North Korea and Iran. He also pledged
Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney has had a heart transplant and is now recovering in hospital, his office has said. It said the surgery had
Police hunting a gunman suspected of killing seven people in southern France are laying siege to a flat in Toulouse. The man, named as Mohammed
The US government will not impose sanctions on Japan and 10 European Union nations that have reduced their oil imports from Iran. Ordered by Congress
The man who killed four people at a Jewish school in Toulouse had a camera around his neck and may have filmed the scene, France’s
Iran’s best foreign language Oscar-winner A Separation has netted four prizes at the Asian Film Awards. It was named best film and won best director
A gunman has shot dead a teacher and three children at a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse. He opened fire on the