Britian - Thieves dig 100ft tunnel to cash machine in Manchester

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Thieves in Manchester dug a 100ft underground tunnel over six months to get to a cash machine.

They used machinery to cut through more than 15in (38cm) of concrete to steal the money in Fallowfield Shopping Precinct, Levenshulme.

The tunnel started from a railway embankment at the rear of the shop, and went under a car park, and beneath the foundations of the store.

The BBC's Charlie Stayt reports.

Italy - Cruise ship Concordia (Costa Crociere) runs aground Isola del Giglio - BBC News Live video & interviews

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At least six people are dead after a luxury cruise ship with 4,200 people aboard ran aground off the Tuscan coast, Italian media reported.

The Costa Concordia was on a trip around the Mediterranean when it hit a reef near the Isola del Giglio. The local mayor said he feared further casualties as it was proving difficult to rescue the last passengers.
Most of the 3200 passengers and 1000 crew members had been evacuated, but around 200 to 300 people were still on board, according to the prefect of the nearby city of Grosseto, Giuseppe Linardi.
"At around 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) the 290-metre-long Costa Concordia cruise ship...

Breaking news 10.27 CET - said to be 3 dead not 6 as originally reported
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Costa Concordia Our Cabin With Balcony

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Ricky & Sandra Married 22nd October 2011....Our honeymoon started aboard the Costa Concordia Cruise Ship...We boarded at Barcelona,cruised the Mediterranean, taking in Rome, Sicily Savona &, Malta. The ship and crew were fantastic and because of this we had the vacation of a lifetime.......Now that's what I call a room with a view!!!
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BBC News - Cruise ship Costa Concordia runs aground off Italy

Uploaded by BBCNewsHeadlines on Jan 14, 2012

At least six people are reported to have died after a cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany in Italy.

Coastguards were forced to evacuate more than 4,000 passengers and crew from the Costa Concordia, near to the island of Isola del Giglio.

The ship had sailed earlier on Friday from Civitavecchia port near Rome for a Mediterranean cruise. Passengers were eating dinner, when they heard a loud bang.

The BBC's Andy Moore reports.
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Italy - Taxi strike in protest at 'liberalisation' - not taking fares in Rome, Turin or Naples

Published on Jan 13, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Row upon row of taxi sat empty and idle in Milan on Friday, as drivers called a one-day unauthorised strike in Italy.

Vehicles were not taking fares in Rome, Turin or Naples either, in a protest against new measures proposed by Prime Minister Mario Monti. The government wants to liberalise the industry, creating more licences and more competition.

France - 100 days to presidential poll

Published on Jan 13, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ It is 100 days until France's presidential election.

And while Nicolas Sarkozy is carving out an increasing share of votes for himself according to opinion polls, he is still forecast to lose his job.

First Lady Carla Bruni has pledged her support for the conservative president who has not officially said he will be standing for re-election. If he does, she says: "I will participate as much as possible."

Iran - Day after scientist's killing, Country says it's ready to talk

Published on Jan 13, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Iran has given an official funeral to its nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, murdered in Tehran on Wednesday when a bomb was attached to his car.

Crowds blamed America and Israel for his killing, and many Iranians believe death squads are trying to slow down Iran's nuclear programme by killing off its scientists.

Roshan was an expert chemist and director of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in the capital. In the meantime Iran has said it is ready to let UN inspectors back in and talk.

China - Raw Video: Dramatic Carjacking in Hubei Province

         Published on Jan 13, 2012 by AssociatedPress

A surveillance camera captured dramatic footage of a gunman hijacking a car and later being arrested by police in central China's Hubei Province recently. (Jan. 13)

Guatema - Raw Video: Congressman Oscar Valentin Leal Caal killed with his brother

         Published on Jan 13, 2012 by AssociatedPress

Investigators say gunmen have killed a congressman who was negotiating a switch to the law-and-order party of Guatemala's president-elect. Oscar Valentin Leal Caal was gunned down along with his brother. (Jan. 13)

USA - John Edwards' Heart Condition Delays Trial

Published on Jan 13, 2012 by AssociatedPress

Ex-presidential candidate John Edwards has a life-threatening heart condition that will require surgery next month, his doctor told a judge presiding over Edwards' upcoming court case over possible campaign violations. (Jan. 13)