Vladimir Putin says attack in relatively quiet Vladikavkaz was designed to 'sow enmity between our citizens'At least 16 people were killed today and more than 100 injured when a car bomb ripped through a market in the relatively quiet southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz, in what appears to be the latest suicide strike by Islamist militants....(more) (full story...)

President Barack Obama plans to award a posthumous Medal of Honor to an Army staff sergeant -- a Wheaton North High School graduate -- who gave his life to save his fellow soldiers and 15 members of the Afghanistan National Army. (full story...)

Co-founder of the Druid theatre in Galway, he found soap fame as Miley ByrneThe Irish actor Mick Lally, who has died aged 64, succeeded in straddling the worlds of stage, television and film. In particular, he was a vital presence in the renaissance of Irish drama in the 1970s and 80s, while making himself a household name in Radio Telefí....(more) (full story...)

It was a day of firsts for the new Pope John Paul II High School on Wednesday. The girls' soccer team registered the school's first win, overwhelming visiting Chichester, 8-2, in a nonleague game and Danielle Kiniry scored the first girls' varsity goal, while Monica Bladel was the school's first multiple goal-scorer, notching a pair....(more) (full story...)

Critics accuse crèche of creating feelings of suspicion and anxiety in an attempt to save costs on staffWith its generous benefits and subsidised facilities, France's childcare system is one of the most admired in the world. But psychologists and unions were up in arms today over proposals they believe would turn crèches into "Big Brother-....(more) (full story...)

It's all too easy for atheists to imply that people who believe in God are stupid. That's a shame, because fanatical atheism can be as ugly as religious fanaticismThe front page of guardian.co.uk recently featured a picture of Richard Dawkins with the headline "The Dick Delusion". It saddened me that anyone at the Guardian would t....(more) (full story...)

Russian-born pioneer of the package holiday abroad with HorizonIn May 1950, a DC-3 Dakota aircraft touched down on a runway built by American forces on the French island of Corsica. The 32 passengers on board were making a little bit of social history. They were the first true package tourists. The organiser of the trip was Vladimir Raitz, a pionee....(more) (full story...)

A school in the U.S is using a bizarre 3D optical illusion of a young girl crossing the roads to try and make drivers slow down. (full story...)

At least 12 killed and 80 injured by Vladikavkaz blast in what appears to be latest strike by Islamist militantsAt least 15 people have been killed and 80 injured after a powerful car bomb ripped through a market in the Russian city of Vladikavkaz today.Witnesses reported major devastation in what appears to be the latest strike by Islamist militan....(more) (full story...)

Fulton County police have released a sketch of a man suspected of trying to abduct a 13-year-old girl from her school bus stop late last month. (full story...)