They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but the internet has put paid to that mantra where Prince Harry is concerned.

A military judge has refused to dismiss all charges against the US Army private accused in the biggest leak of government secrets in the country’s history.

Prince Harry has a new girlfriend.

NATO Apache combat helicopters have attacked targets during their first operation in Libya.

US President Barack Obama congratulated the Prince of Wales on the wedding of his son Prince William to wife Kate when the two met for talks.

THE Greens put pressure on their Government partners last night to come clean on the country’s involvement in the global arms trade.

British helicopter crews in Afghanistan helped transport ballot boxes as the country voted in key parliamentary elections today.

Oil giant BP today raised more cash to meet the huge cost of the Gulf of Mexico spill after agreeing the $1.9bn (€1.43bn) sale of its Colombian oil and gas exploration business.

BP put around 10% of its oil and gas assets up for sale today as the firm looks to raise $30bn (€23.1bn) over the next 18 months.

BP kept the FTSE 100 Index in positive territory today after shares jumped 7% on takeover and deal speculation involving the beleaguered oil major.

Oil giant BP is in talks over an £8bn (€9.5bn) asset sell-off to help meet the costs of tackling the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, it was reported today.

Apache Pizza is to create 85 jobs in a significant expansion of its operations over the next 12 months.

The US military says an Apache helicopter has accidentally destroyed one of its own armoured vehicles in eastern Baghdad.

Two pilots were rescued with minor injuries after insurgents shot down a US military helicopter south of Baghdad, the military said in Iraq today.

American forces killed more than 40 insurgents, and a known al-Qaida operative, in five raids south of Baghdad.

CRUCIAL components of Apache attack helicopters transported through Shannon Airport in February were likely to have been manufactured in Ireland, an Oireachtas committee heard yesterday.

A brother of one of Iraq’s two vice presidents was shot and killed today on his way to work in Baghdad, officials said.

Hurricane Katrina damaged or displaced an estimated 58 Gulf of Mexico oil platforms and drilling rigs, according to the American Petroleum Institute.

In a clear reference to Iraq’s weekend balloting, a statement purportedly made by Osama bin Laden’s top deputy says holy war, not “rigged elections”, is the only path for reform in Islamic nations.

BAE Systems became the sole owner of a business specialising in software for the defence industry today after buying out GKN’s 50% stake for £14.5m (€21.6m).

An explosion today in a Gaza Strip area where the Israeli army is operating killed at least three people and wounded 10 others, Palestinian witnesses said.

THE head of the American hostage murdered by militants last month has been found after a raid on the hideout of an al-Qaida leader in Saudi Arabia.

The head of American hostage Paul Johnson, who was kidnapped and beheaded in Saudi Arabia last month, was found today by security forces during a raid on a hideout that left two militants dead.

THE al-Qaida group responsible for abducting and killing an American engineer say they were aided by sympathisers in the Saudi security forces — a claim denied by Saudi authorities.

Saudi Arabia killed four suspected terrorists, including the reputed leader of al-Qaida in the kingdom, the Interior Ministry said today.

Al Qaida’s leader in Saudi Arabia was killed in a raid by security forces hours after terrorists under his command beheaded an American hostage.

AN AL-QAIDA group in Saudi Arabia yesterday carried out its threat to behead an American engineer they had taken hostage.

The beheaded body of a US hostage held in Saudi Arabia was found by Saudi authorities this evening.

Time was running out tonight for an American hostage facing death in Saudi Arabia.

A letter signed “The Believer” has urged militants to spare American hostage Paul Johnson as the 72-hour deadline set by his captors was due to end today, saying killing him would break Islamic law.

SECURITY forces were desperately hunting yesterday for a US hostage facing death within hours at the hands of terrorists in Saudi Arabia.

Security forces were desperately hunting today for an American hostage facing death within hours at the hands of terrorists in Saudi Arabia.

Mark Sage, New York

Kidnappers in Saudi Arabia paraded a captured American man on a website and threatened to murder him within 72 hours unless al-Qaida prisoners were released.

Islamic militants who claim to have abducted an American in Saudi Arabia are threatening to torture him in the same way as Iraqi inmates were mistreated in a US-run prison in Baghdad.

Suspected militants have shot dead an American as he parked his car in the garage of his home in the Saudi capital.

One person was wounded when at least 10 rockets detonated in central Baghdad, near an area that houses the headquarters of the US-led coalition.

US soldiers have seized four relatives of the man America believes is masterminding attacks against its troops, in early morning raids today.

A US ARMY Apache attack helicopter was shot down yesterday, the third downed in less than two weeks and witnesses said American troops killed four civilians in two incidents, after coming under attack.

A US Apache helicopter went down this morning near the western Iraqi town town of Habbaniyah today.

Using sledgehammers, crowbars, explosives and armoured vehicles, US forces smashed down the gates of homes and the doors of workshops and junkyards in Samarra to attack the Iraqi resistance that has persisted despite the capture of Saddam Hussein.

THE massive blast when a petrol tanker exploded in a fireball after colliding with a bus in the centre of Baghdad yesterday, killing 17 Iraqis, was an accident, said US military investigators.

An Apache helicopter that crash-landed near the northern city of Mosul may have been hit by ground fire while making a low pass over the area, US soldiers said.

The US may soon begin transferring power back to the Iraqi people, but American peacekeeping troops will remain in Iraq for some time, President George Bush affirmed today.