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Amateur videos posted on social media websites shows protesters in Bahrain clashing with police ahead of the F1 race. Report by Kerrsa. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Celine Dion, Michael Jackson and Steve Jobs are among the stars featured at the new Musee Grevin wax museum inaugurated in Montreal. Duration: 00:49

The top two U.S. cinema chains are refusing to sell online tickets for Disney's coming film "Iron Man 3" in a dispute over how revenue is split. Dennis Berman reports. Photo: Getty Images. Copyright 2013, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned the West it will pay a heavy price for its alleged support of Al-Qaeda in Syria in an interview with Al Ikhbariya Al-Souriya state television on Wednesday. He also said Syrian people would decide whether he should stay or go, implying that he might run for elections scheduled for 2014, and threatened the crisis in Syria could spill over into Jordan. Duration: 00:58

A Pakistani court orders the arrest of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who immediately drives to his farmhouse on the edge of Islamabad, where he is guarded by police commandos. Duration: 00:54

By: Charlotte PammentMaking figures of boy band, One Direction have taken months of work by Madame Tussauds sculptors and stylists, and even the chart-topping group were impressed by the results.

Voting to choose Italy's new president began Thursday with a former trade unionist the frontrunner in an election which could herald the end of a two-month impasse over a new government, but is threatening to divide the centre-left. The comedian Beppe Grillo, leader of the political movement 5 star suggests the academic Stefano Rodotà as Italian President. Duration: 00:33

Rescue workers searched rubble early Thursday for survivors of a fertilizer plant explosion in a small Texas town that killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 others. Mayor Tommy Muska updated the media Thursday morning. (April 18)Copyright 2013 The Associated Press

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's dreams of returning to political office are dealt a fresh blow. On Thursday, he was forced to flee this Islamabad courthouse after a judge issued a warrant for his arrest, cancelling Musharraf's bail. He is now holed up in a farm in an exclusive residential estate on the outskirts of Islamabad where some supporters have gathered to rally behind the embattled figure. Musharaff's lawyer said they plan to appeal the warrant at the Supreme Court later on Thursday. As of now it is unclear when or if police will enforce the warrant. The controversial leader returned to his home country last month after four years of self-imposed exile in London and Dubai, hoping to run in upcoming elections. Instead, he was barred from the polls and has become embroiled in several court cases, with charges ranging from corruption to failing to protect late prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in 2007.

Police in West, Texas say their early estimate is between five and 15 people are dead, after the massive fertilizer explosion. Dozens were hurt and police emphasize, the numbers could change. (April 18)Copyright 2013 The Associated Press

Boston University mourns the loss of its graduate student Lu Lingzi in Monday's Boston Marathon bombings. Lu, a Chinese national, was watching the marathon when the blast went off and was among the three dead at the scene of the attack. On the campus of Boston University, fellow students expressed their shock. (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOY LIU, STUDENT, SAYING: "She's a friend of a friend and we have been looking for her since the explosion, but then it turned out that, you know, she's no longer with us, and then it's kind of sad." (SOUNDBITE) (English) LAMBERT RAHMING, STUDENT, SAYING: "When I heard about that I could only think about what my mother is thinking about, me and my safety, and I'm just thinking for the safety of others. And my heart just goes out to the family and just...it's a very, very sad feeling." No one has claimed responsibility for Monday's attack. Another Chinese graduate student was gravely injured in the attack.

The New Zealand parliament erupted in song Thursday after members voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill to allow same sex marriage. Before the bill was passed, one parliamentarian described some of the more obscure arguments he'd heard against the bill. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NATIONAL PARTY MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, MAURICE WILLIAMSON SAYING (OVERLAID WITH SHOTLIST #11): "One of the messages that I had was that this bill was the cause of our drought. This bill was the cause of our drought. Well if any of you follow my twitter account, you will see that in the Pakuranga electorate this morning, it was pouring with rain, we had the most enormous big gay rainbow across my electorate." For residents watching the vote, the news was met with cheers of approval. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW ZEALAND RESIDENT ELLIE MOLONEY SAYING: "We just want to get on with our lives and live them to the fullest and love each other and like I said, be free and I think if they loo

Photographs are released which show the destruction following a deadly explosion which tore through a fertiliser plant in Texas. Report by Fosterso. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Officials warn the death toll from an explosion and fire at a fertilizer plant in Texas is expected to rise. The plant, in a town called West, caught fire, then exploded around 8pm local time on Tuesday. Dozens of homes and other buildings were damaged in the blast, including a nursing home. (SOUNDBITE) (English) D.L WILSON, TEXAS DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY SPOKESMAN SAYING: "Right now we have tremendous amount of injuries -- probably over a hundred injuries at this time. At this time we do have confirmed fatalities. The number is not current yet it could go up by the minute. We are in there searching the area right now." Emergency workers began treating victims on a nearby football field. The town's mayor says the focus now is on locating victims and is asking for the country's support. SOUNDBITE) (English) TOMMY MUSKA, MAYOR OF WEST TEXAS, SAYING: "It's not the end of the world, it's just a big old cut that we got across our hearts. So, we

There have been vigils and public displays of grief in the wake of Boston’s marathon bombing as the city tries to come to terms with what has happened. Duration: 02:02