Sunday, August 29, 2010

Pakistan players quizzed over 'scam'

Pakistan players quizzed over 'scam'


Pakistan players quizzed over 'scam'

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 10:29 AM PDT

Three Pakistan cricketers have been quizzed by police over alleged involvement in a betting scam - but the team manager denies Pakistan cricket is "institutionally corrupt".

US to mark Katrina, five years on

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 10:13 AM PDT

Americans are to hold sombre ceremonies marking five years since the devastating Hurricane Katrina, which killed more than 1,800 people and displaced hundreds of thousands of others.

Ryder Cup wildcards named

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 10:38 AM PDT

European captain Colin Montgomerie has selected Edoardo Molinar, Padraig Harrington, Luke Donald as his Ryder Cup wildcards picks.

Floods swamp fresh Pakistan town

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:42 AM PDT

Floodwater submerges another town in southern Pakistan as officials race against time to repair levees around the threatened city of Thatta.

Hong Kong rally over Manila dead

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 10:51 AM PDT

Thousands rally in Hong Kong to express their anger at the Philippines' handling of a coach hijacking in which eight Hong Kong tourists died.

No new tax cuts for 'some time'

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 07:14 PM PDT

The UK's overall tax burden is likely to remain at its current level for "quite some time", says Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander.

London carnival draws thousands

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 10:29 AM PDT

Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of west London as the Notting Hill Carnival gets under way.

First Aboriginal MP for Australia

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 08:28 AM PDT

An Aboriginal man is elected to Australia's House of Representatives, becoming the first indigenous MP in the country's history.

Laurie leads British Emmy hopes

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:23 AM PDT

House star Hugh Laurie leads the British hopes at Sunday night's Emmy awards in Los Angeles.

Record 'smashed' at bog snorkelling championship

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 06:46 AM PDT

Organisers of the World Bog Snorkelling Championships at Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, are expecting to confirm a new world record time.

Masked drummer tops magazine poll

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 02:29 AM PDT

Joey Jordison, who plays with masked metal band Slipknot, tops a UK poll of the best drummers of the past 25 years.

Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 06:36 AM PDT

Lewis Hamilton storms to victory in the Belgian Grand Prix after an incident-packed race at Spa-Francorchamps.

Sunderland 1-0 Manchester City

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 08:56 AM PDT

Darren Bent strikes an injury-time penalty to give Sunderland a dramatic win over Manchester City, who are left to rue an amazing Carlos Tevez miss.

Capello hints at Beckham recall

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 04:13 AM PDT

England manager Fabio Capello appears to have backtracked in his plans to retire midfielder David Beckham from international football.

Liverpool 1-0 West Brom

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 08:52 AM PDT

Fernando Torres volleys in to give an unconvincing Liverpool victory over West Brom at Anfield.

Aston Villa 1-0 Everton

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:54 AM PDT

Everton are condemned to their worst league start for more than a decade by an Aston Villa side who were lucky to keep the visitors at bay at Villa Park.

Tributes paid to pond death boy

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 02:23 AM PDT

The family of a toddler who died after being found unconscious in a pond in Cumbria pay tribute to him.

Mother wins compensation over MMR

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 08:39 AM PDT

A mother who campaigned after her son was left brain damaged after having the MMR vaccine wins compensation.

Two killed in serious crash on A9

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 07:36 AM PDT

A man and woman are killed and several people are left injured after a crash on the A9 in the Highlands.

Police 'could cut 2,800 officers'

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 03:39 AM PDT

Scotland's police forces could be cut by more than 2,800 officers if projected budget cuts go ahead, according to the main police union.

Man 'critical' after assault

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 10:02 AM PDT

A 20-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after he was assaulted in Randalstown, County Antrim.

Councillor claims woman assaulted

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:09 AM PDT

A Sinn Fein councillor has claimed a woman in her late 50s was assaulted by marchers at a parade in Ballymena on Saturday.

Wales delayed on ante-natal test

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 12:56 AM PDT

Pregnant women in Wales still do not have access to earlier Down's syndrome screening two years after a clinical body recommended it.

Yacht towed to safety in gale

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:42 AM PDT

Holyhead RNLI lifeboat braved gale-force winds and "horrendous" sea conditions to bring a yacht with four people on board back to port.

Rwanda threatens UN over report

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 04:11 PM PDT

Rwanda says it will reconsider its UN commitments - including peacekeeping contributions - if a draft report is published accusing its troops of possible genocidal acts.

Thousands flee Indonesia volcano

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 08:37 AM PDT

At least 19,000 people flee as a volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupts for the first time in 400 years.

South Korean PM nominee pulls out

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 02:08 AM PDT

The man nominated to be the new prime minister of South Korea withdraws his candidacy amid allegations about past financial irregularities.

Cardinal condoned abuse silence

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 06:23 PM PDT

The retired leader of Belgium's Catholics advised an abuse victim to delay public statements about his experiences, Church officials admit.

Afghan election workers shot dead

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 06:49 AM PDT

Police find the bodies of five election workers in Afghanistan's Herat province, after they were kidnapped by Taliban insurgents.

Korean's climbing record doubted

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 02:48 AM PDT

Fresh doubt is cast on the record of a Korean climber, hailed as the first woman to climb the world's 14 highest peaks.

Central banks 'face more tasks'

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 03:36 AM PDT

Central banks may have to provide more economic support amid a fragile global recovery, the deputy governor of the Bank of England warns.

Sanofi makes $18.5bn Genzyme bid

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 10:33 AM PDT

French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis makes a $18.5bn cash bid for US biotechnology firm Genzyme.

Test 'can predict C-section need'

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 04:17 PM PDT

A test which could stop women labouring for hours in the hope of a "normal" birth only to end up with a Caesarean section has been developed in Sweden.

After-school clubs 'too costly'

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:58 PM PDT

Nearly two-thirds of UK parents cannot afford after-school activities for their children, a poll for the Save the Children charity suggests.

Sherlock drama gets second series

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 04:53 AM PDT

Crime drama Sherlock is to get a second series, the BBC confirms as part of a raft of new commissions.

Hunt calls for BBC 'discipline'

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 01:47 AM PDT

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt says the BBC must show "discipline" to ensure it provides value for money.

Cycle helmets - a hard case to crack

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 05:30 AM PDT

Many cyclists wouldn't leave home without a helmet - but it's a piece of kit that doesn't offer as much protection as some cyclists might think.

On board US aid helicopter in Pakistan

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:44 AM PDT

The BBC's Gill McGivering travels on a US military helicopter carrying aid to the Pakistani city of Kallam

'We knew of 'no balls' before the game'

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 04:21 AM PDT

News of the World's Managing Editor Bill Akass describes the paper began its investigation into an alleged cricket betting scam involving the fourth Test match between England and Pakistan.

Remembering the hurricane

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 11:05 AM PDT

It has been five years since towns and cities along the Gulf Coast of America were devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

Miners 'could be free in two months'

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 06:40 AM PDT

The BBC's James Reynolds takes a tour around Camp Hope in Chile where engineers are working on a new plan to rescue 33 miners who are trapped underground.

Hong Kong rally over bus hostage deaths

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:52 AM PDT

Thousands of people have joined a rally in Hong Kong to express their anger at the Philippines' handling of last week's tourist coach hijacking.

Police on Paris Hilton drug arrest

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 03:10 AM PDT

Las Vegas Police Department Sergeant John Sheahan has revealed that cocaine fell from socialite Paris Hilton's purse as she reached for lip balm.

'BBC must live on the same planet'

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 02:00 PM PDT

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that the BBC must "live on the same planet as everyone else".

'Islands at the edge of the World'

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 07:18 AM PDT

80th anniversary of the day the last permanent residents of St Kilda left the islands - the date is now commemorated as St Kilda Day.

Lovable rogues

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 04:25 AM PDT

Why do we view some criminals with affection?

Tea for television

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 03:36 AM PDT

Bafta salutes Emmy nominees at its annual US garden party

Unhealed scars

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:26 PM PDT

Suffering lingers in New Orleans, five years after Katrina

Counting the cost

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:30 PM PDT

Key figures from the conflict in Iraq

Life in the 'lost world'

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 04:27 PM PDT

Eighty years after its evacuation, some still call St Kilda home

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