An Indian-born MP has died suddenly at his home, police said on Monday.Ashok Kumar, 53, a member of parliament for the ruling Labour party, was found dead at his home by officers who had entered the property in Middlesbrough. At this stage, it is too early to say whether the death is being treated as suspicious and inquiries are ongoing, police said, adding they were treating the death as sudde
Authorities said they had arrested the brother of Italy's most wanted mafioso on Monday, along with 18 others accused of helping Sicilian boss Matteo Messina Denaro avoid capture.In operation Golem 2 , more than 200 police from Palermo and Trapani in Sicily arrested Salvatore Messina Denaro.He was arrested along with others who authorities said were members of a network surrounding the boss of
Shouting Freedom! and waving banners, Kyrgyz protesters appealed Monday to European organizations to help them regain access to independent news websites they say have been blocked by the state.Internet users in the mainly Muslim Central Asian nation have been unable to access websites such as ferghana.ru, a leading news website, and paruskg.info, a local opposition website, for about a week.At
A 38-year-old French woman went on trial Monday, accused of strangling or smothering to death her six newborn babies.Celine Lesage -- a petite brunette who has a teenage son -- admitted before a judge in the Channel town of Coutances to killing the six infants between 1999 and 2007. I admit to the charges, Lesage said on the first day of her trial.Asked whether the babies were alive when she mur
London's Gatwick Airport has apologised after a man wearing a T-shirt with the slogan Freedom or Die was asked to turn it inside-out because it could be threatening, a spokesman said Monday.Lloyd Berks, 38, was stopped by security officers as he headed for a family skiing holiday in Austria, according to media reports. When I went through the metal detector, first they told me to take my traine
China and Britain agree on pressing Iran about its nuclear activities while seeking engagement, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Monday at the start of a visit to China that is likely to focus on the dispute.Miliband said the two powers -- both permanent members of the U.N Security Council -- shared an interest in ensuring Tehran abides by Security Council resolutions seeking to c
England manager Fabio Capello confirmed on Monday that David Beckham is expected to miss the World Cup after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon.The 34-year-old former England captain was hurt in AC Milan's 1-0 Serie A win over Chievo at the San Siro on Sunday night.Capello said he had spoken to the midfielder and it was now likely he would miss the showpiece event in South Africa this summer. W
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla headed for a nine-day tour of central Europe on Monday, taking in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic.The heir to the throne, 61, and the Duchess of Cornwall, 62, were to kick off their tour in Warsaw. The visits reflect the importance which the government places on its relationships with its central European partners, two decades after the fall of the Berli
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