The global war on terror is dead
Obama last night decided America's longest-ever conflict had to be re-defined. So the White House offered the world's bad guys a new deal.
Tonight: Tornadoes - Deadly Force
Tonight visits Oklahoma as it begins to rebuild after Monday's devastating tornado to find out what causes the deadly storms.
Govt to pressure British firms on human rights overseas
In the next few months, the government will introduce a policy requiring British companies to do more to respect human rights overseas.
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EU Commission adopts pesticide ban to help bees
The EU Commission has adopted a controversial ban on the use of certain pesticides in an attempt to tackle the decline in bees, according to spokesman Koen Doens:
The #bees are buzzing in the trees: @eu_commission adopts #EU wide restrictions on pesticide use, into force on 1 Dec http://t.co/SVFYDFo4YE
From @ECspokesKoen on Twitter:Watch: EU to introduce ban on pesticides linked to bee deaths
Google maps capture images of Galapagos Islands
Google has captured images of the unique Galapagos Islands to use on its online mapping site.
The team hauled 360-degree cameras along trails, up hills and even into a live volcano to capture images of the diverse environment which inspired Charles Darwin in his theory of evolution.
Panoramic pictures of the diverse marine environment were also taken which will allow users to take "virtual dives" into the ecosystem.
The 10-day trip saw team members walk past the islands' famous giant tortoises, blue-footed boobies and into a crater of the active volcano, the Sierra Negra.
Google hope the images will advance scientific understanding in order to protect the Galapagos from invasive species, climate change and other human impacts.
The images will be added to its free online mapping service later this year.
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Arsonists target buildings on fifth night of unrest in Stockholm
Swedish firefighters fought blazes across the capital Stockholm last night after a fifth night of rioting in which banks and police stations were targeted and cars set alight.
The unrest has been focused on the suburb of Husby, where police shot dead an elderly man who was wielding a knife on May 13, but has spread to other areas.
Scuba-divers and hovercrafts at bridge collapse scene
Emergency service workers were using hovercrafts and motorboats to inspect the scene of the bridge collapse in Washington as the sun came up today.
Scuba-divers and a helicopter were also taking part in the operation.
Three people were removed from the water with injuries following the incident but no-one was killed, according to the Seattle Times.
Report: Seattle bridge collapsed when truck hit beam
A four-lane bridge in the US state of Washington collapsed because a truck with an "oversized load" hit a steel beam above the lane, the Washington Times reports citing a police sergeant.
The newspaper reports that the bridge was classified as being “fracture critical” by the National Bridge Inventory, meaning that it was vulnerable to collapse if any part of the structure was damaged.
Russia's top social media site 'black listed' by authorities
Russia's top online social network, VKontakte, has been put on a 'black list' that bans it from distributing content in the country, according to a posting on the communications regulator's web site.
VKontakte has 210 million registered users, of whom 47 million log on daily dwarfing Russian Facebook users.
Pavel Durov the social media sites founder fled Russia last month after being implicated in a bizarre traffic incident that preceded the sale of a large stake in the business.
VKontakte spokesman Georgy Lobushkin told Reuters he did not have any information regarding the decision by regulator Roskomnazdzor. VKontakte's web site (www.vk.com) was still working. Roskomnadzor had no immediate comment.
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The global war on terror is dead
Obama last night decided America's longest-ever conflict had to be re-defined. So the White House offered the world's bad guys a new deal.
Read the full storyWitness 'looked in mirror and bridge wasn't there'
A man told the local Skagit Valley Herald newspaper he felt a vibration and looked in his rear view mirror to see that the part of bridge he had just crossed was no longer behind him. "I thought something was wrong with my car at first," he said.
Kari Ranten, a spokeswoman for Skagit Valley Hospital, said two people who were injured in the collapse were on their way to the hospital for medical care and that another person was being taken to a different area hospital.
No deaths after US bridge collapse
Washington state authorities have told the Associated Press that there have been no deaths as in the collapse of a highway bridge north of Seattle.
The major highway bridge linking Seattle with Canada and the rest of the Pacific Northwest region had collapsed dumping at least a handful of vehicles and people into a river.
Cars in water after bridge collapse
