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Kamran Jebreili/AP Norwegian woman Marte Deborah Dalelv says she decided to make her case public in hopes of drawing attention to the risks of getting caught up in the Islamic-influenced legal system in the wealthy Gulf city-state. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Norwegian woman sentenced to 16 months in jail in Dubai for having sex outside marriage after ...

Doug Mills/AP As rescue efforts continue in the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York, President Bush stands with firefighter Bob Beckwith on a burnt fire truck in front of the World Trade Center during a tour of the devastation, Friday, Sept. 14, 2001. WASHINGTON — It was the “bullhorn moment” that launched the War on Terror. Amid ...

21 July 2013 Last updated at 19:00 ET By Rosie Dawson Producer, BBC Religion and Ethics Archbishop Welby admitted feeling sympathy for bankers The Archbishop of Canterbury has described the naming and shaming of bankers in the wake of the financial crisis as “lynch mobbish”. The Most Reverend Justin Welby admitted sympathy for former bankers when hearing evidence as a ...

21 July 2013 Last updated at 06:18 ET Optical Express has been reported to be more than £30m in debt Laser eye surgery firm Optical Express has been saved from collapse by its founder, preventing the loss of 1,600 jobs in the UK and Ireland. David Mousdale has bought all the debt that the firm owes to the Royal Bank ...

19 July 2013 Last updated at 15:46 ET A judge in the US state of Michigan has ordered the withdrawal of a federal bankruptcy petition filed for the city of Detroit on Thursday. Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said the petition violated the state constitution and law. Earlier, Governor Rick Snyder said the move towards bankruptcy would reverse decades of decay. Detroit, ...

19 July 2013 Last updated at 10:16 ET Some of the biggest games of the competition will be played at the Maracana stadium Continue reading the main story Is technology spoiling the Ashes? The technology of the Tour de France Steep rise in football transfer fees Battle for TV football viewers Ticket prices for international fans attending the football World ...

19 July 2013 Last updated at 11:35 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Michelle Fleury visited the abandoned Packard manufacturing plant, once producing luxury cars at the heart of Detroit’s motor car industry Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has said Detroit may have hit rock bottom with its bankruptcy filing, but the move will reverse decades of ...

18 July 2013 Last updated at 19:08 ET The UK is believed to have large resources of shale gas that have yet to be extracted The government has outlined plans to give tax breaks to companies involved in the UK’s nascent shale gas industry. It has proposed cutting the tax on some of the income generated from producing shale gas ...

18 July 2013 Last updated at 16:33 ET Detroit, Michigan, which owes at least $ 15bn (£10bn), has become the largest US city to file for bankruptcy. State-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr asked a federal judge for permission to place the city into bankruptcy protection. If approved, he would be allowed to liquidate city assets to satisfy creditors and pensions. ...

18 July 2013 Last updated at 06:21 ET Nokia sold 7.8m Lumia phones in the second quarter Nokia shares have tumbled 4.6% after the company released weak second quarter sales. The mobile phone company reported sales of 5.69bn euros ($ 7.46bn, £4.92bn) for the three months to the end of June, down 24% on the same period last year. The ...