Monday, August 30, 2010

Pakistan tour will continue - ICC

Pakistan tour will continue - ICC


Pakistan tour will continue - ICC

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:46 AM PDT

The International Cricket Council says Pakistan's tour of England will continue - despite calls for it to be abandoned because of an alleged betting scam.

Woman is charged over dog attack

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 06:33 AM PDT

A woman is charged under the Dangerous Dogs Act after a 10-year-old girl was mauled by two Rottweilers in Dundee.

Six killed by Bratislava gunman

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:11 AM PDT

A gunman opens fire in Slovakia's capital, Bratislava, shooting dead six people in a flat and injuring 14 outside before killing himself, police say.

Miliband hits back at criticism

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:22 AM PDT

Labour leadership candidate Ed Miliband has hit back at veiled criticism from Lord Mandelson, insisting the party needed to change.

UN climate body 'needs reforms'

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:35 AM PDT

The UN's climate science body needs fundamental reforms to the way it is managed, an international review has concluded.

Pakistan floodwaters 'receding'

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 04:02 AM PDT

Emergency officials in Pakistan say water levels in flood-stricken southern Pakistan are beginning to recede, but warn the danger is not over.

Economy 'to pick up in near term'

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:17 AM PDT

The British Chambers of Commerce upgrades its forecast for the UK's short term economic prospects, but fears a slowdown when cuts kick in.

Hurricane Earl gaining strength

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:33 AM PDT

Hurricane Earl, which is moving through the eastern Caribbean, strengthens to a Category-Three storm, prompting warnings for several islands.

Boy, 6, struck by boat on beach

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 10:29 AM PDT

A six-year-old boy is in a critical condition after he was hit by a boat on Monday afternoon.

Man arrested over M40 coach crash

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:12 AM PDT

A man is arrested by police investigating a crash in which a coach overturned on the M40 in Buckinghamshire.

Tomlinson bike challenge complete

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:46 AM PDT

The family of the late charity fund-raiser Jane Tomlinson complete a 2,500-mile cycle ride from Istanbul to Leeds.

Hundreds of ancient sites found due to dry weather

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:01 AM PDT

Hundreds of ancient sites have been discovered by aerial surveys, thanks to a dry start to the summer.

Live text - US Open

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:00 AM PDT

Kim Clijster and Robin Soderling are currently on court, while Roger Federer also plays on day one of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.

Vettel's errors 'rule out title'

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 10:35 AM PDT

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel makes too many errors to be in contention for the world championship, according to his McLaren rival Jenson Button.

Van Persie suffers ankle injury

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:59 AM PDT

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie is sidelined for "at least a few weeks" by an ankle injury, according to the Dutch Football Association.

Donald queries qualifying system

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 04:32 AM PDT

Luke Donald calls for an overhaul of Europe's Ryder Cup qualification system despite being chosen as a wildcard for the event in October.

Title race still open - Hamilton

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:54 AM PDT

Lewis Hamilton believes the world title fight remains wide open despite himself and Mark Webber starting to pull clear at the top of the standings.

Baby died after superbug hit ward

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:30 AM PDT

A baby died and three others became ill after a superbug resistant to common antibiotics hit a London hospital, it is revealed.

Steel worker is crushed to death

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:34 AM PDT

A man dies in a "crushing" accident involving a lorry at the Corus steelworks in Scunthorpe, the second death at the plant in four months.

Murder trial hears of body find

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 09:54 AM PDT

The first day of a murder trial hears how the bloodstained body of an Asian radio presenter was found in a Glasgow flat.

Fringe box office breaks records

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 09:01 AM PDT

The Edinburgh Fringe breaks last year's box office record by selling almost two million tickets, organisers reveal.

Teen on schoolgirl murder charge

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 04:41 AM PDT

A 18-year-old man appears in court charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl in Dublin at the weekend.

Missing kayaker search continues

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:35 AM PDT

Coastguards ask walkers and sailors to help in the search for a kayaker, missing off the coast of Anglesey.

Motorcyclist, 18, killed in crash

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:49 AM PDT

A teenage motorcyclist has been killed in a crash with a car in Monmouthshire.

Mortars kill Somalia peacekeepers

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 10:21 AM PDT

Four African Union peacekeepers are killed as a mortar hits Somalia's presidential palace, officials say.

SA president orders strike talks

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:52 AM PDT

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma instructs ministers to return to the negotiating table to end a crippling public sector strike.

N Korea 'hopes for talks restart'

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:08 AM PDT

Beijing confirms North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visited China last week and said he hoped for an early resumption of six-party nuclear talks.

Japan bank acts on stronger yen

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:51 AM PDT

The Bank of Japan makes more money available to commercial banks in bid to cope with stronger yen.

German banker causes race storm

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:57 AM PDT

The German government condemns a member of the country's central bank on the publication of his book on immigration issues.

Iran paper calls Bruni prostitute

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 10:32 AM PDT

An Iranian newspaper has called France's first lady Carla Bruni a 'prostitute', reports the BBC's Christian Fraser in Paris.

Chile miners 'in better spirits'

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 10:52 AM PDT

The 33 trapped Chilean miners are reported to be feeling better after speaking to relatives, as engineers prepare to begin digging a rescue shaft.

Mexico sacks 10% of police force

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:01 AM PDT

The federal police force in Mexico dismisses 3,200 officers for incompetence, corruption or links to organised crime.

Biden in Iraq for mission change

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 10:40 AM PDT

US vice president Joe Biden makes an unannounced visit to Iraq ahead of the official end of the US combat mission there on 31 August.

Rabbi calls for Abbas to 'vanish'

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 11:59 PM PDT

An Israeli rabbi says the world would be better without Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, prompting strong criticism from US officials.

Blackberry in India ban reprieve

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:55 AM PDT

Blackberry-maker Research in Motion offers to work with India to support the country's need for "lawful access" to encrypted services

US soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 09:05 AM PDT

Two roadside bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan have killed seven US soldiers, the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force says.

US consumers spend more in July

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 10:59 AM PDT

US consumer spending rises a faster-than-expected 0.4% in July, as households save less of what they earn.

US imposing North Korea sanctions

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:00 AM PDT

The US is to impose new financial sanctions on North Korea after the sinking of a South Korean warship in March, officials say.

Job cuts 'to hit Wales and North'

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:54 AM PDT

At least one in 10 people will be unemployed in half of UK regions by 2015, one economic think tank forecasts.

'Sharp fall' in first-time buyers

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 04:39 PM PDT

The number of people trying to purchase their first home has fallen sharply in the past year, a report suggests.

Genzyme spurns Sanofi buyout bid

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 09:36 AM PDT

US biotechnology firm Genzyme turns down a $18.5bn cash bid from French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis.

Top Tory Lord Lyell dies aged 71

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 10:27 AM PDT

Ex-Attorney General Lord Lyell, who served under Margaret Thatcher and John Major, has died at the age of 71 after living with cancer, his family say.

Pill may 'cut heart failure rate'

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 01:14 AM PDT

A pill costing less than £1.50 a day has the potential to save the lives of thousands of heart failure patients, research suggests.

Hospitals 'still fail' on feeding

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:29 PM PDT

Many hospitals across the UK are not doing enough to spot elderly people at risk from malnutrition, says a charity.

Cannabis may relieve chronic pain

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 11:17 PM PDT

Smoking cannabis can provide relief for chronic nerve pain, a small study suggests.

Turbine swarms go with the flow

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:21 AM PDT

Scientists are developing self-organising swarms of turbines which they hope can be used to tap energy from the Gulf Stream.

Geneticists crack the apple code

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 01:02 AM PDT

A team of 86 global scientists sequence the genetic code of the Golden Delicious apple for the first time.

Guns N' Roses criticise festival

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:33 AM PDT

The band's lead singer directed a tirade at the organisers of the Reading and Leeds Festival after having their set cut short for the second time.

Summer Wine finale attracts 5.4m

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 04:12 AM PDT

The final episode of long-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine draws an audience of 5.4 million viewers, overnight figures reveal.

Rossellini to chair Berlin jury

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:24 AM PDT

Actress and film-maker Isabella Rossellini is to chair the judging panel at next year's Berlin Film Festival, organisers announce.

Thousands flee Indonesia volcano

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 03:38 AM PDT

Thousands of Indonesians have been forced to leave their homes after a volcano erupted on the island of Sumatra.

'Spiderman' climbs again in Sydney

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 06:14 AM PDT

A French climber, known as 'Spiderman', is facing charges after scaling a 57-storey building in Australia.

Turning brainwaves into music

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:42 AM PDT

Musicians Finn Peters and Matthew Yee-King attempt to convert John Humphrys and Justin Webb's thoughts into music

Tomlinson family's epic cycle trip

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:38 AM PDT

Relatives of Jane Tomlinson, who raised £1.75m for charity while suffering from cancer, have completed a bike ride from Istanbul to Leeds in her memory.

Budget hotel goes to the extreme

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 06:57 PM PDT

A new budget hotel run like a no-frills airline has opened its doors.

Khan: 'Big blow to Pakistan cricket'

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:50 AM PDT

Former Pakistan captain has said that if betting scam allegations are true, they would be 'the biggest blow to Pakistan cricket'

The supply line to Chilean miners

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 03:18 PM PDT

The BBC's James Reynolds reports on how items are being sent down to the trapped Chilean miners.

Bittersweet memories

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 04:07 AM PDT

Life in Iraq during the US occupation

Minute of joy

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:05 AM PDT

What did relatives say to reassure Chile miners?

Army of girls

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:05 AM PDT

How 750,000 children helped Britain beat the Nazis

Carnival fever

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:28 AM PDT

Band celebrates its 25th year at the Notting Hill Carnival

Water and mud

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:48 AM PDT

Images from Niger where floods compound food crisis

Scarf of Hope

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:27 AM PDT

Peruvian women knitting in memory and protest

In pictures

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 10:32 AM PDT

Weddings, yurts and felt hats - life in remote Tajikistan

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