Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Wave of deadly bombings hits Iraq

Wave of deadly bombings hits Iraq


Wave of deadly bombings hits Iraq

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 07:59 AM PDT

Dozens of people are killed and many others injured in a series of bomb attacks in Baghdad and other cities across Iraq.

McCain beats Tea Party challenger

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 06:16 AM PDT

Former US presidential candidate John McCain wins the Republican Senate nomination in Arizona after a closely-watched primary race.

Dozens of bodies found in Mexico

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:28 AM PDT

Mexican troops discover 72 bodies on a northern ranch following a shoot-out with suspected drug cartel gunmen.

New flood fears in south Pakistan

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:24 AM PDT

Thousands of Pakistanis flee their homes in southern coastal areas as flood-water sweeps down from the north.

Tiger Woods' ex-wife breaks silence

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:24 AM PDT

Tiger Woods' ex-wife says she never suspected him of cheating on her, and went "through hell" after finding out about his affairs.

US military 'hit in cyber strike'

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 09:26 AM PDT

A 2008 cyber attack launched from an infected flash drive in the Middle East penetrated secret US military computers, a top Pentagon official says.

France drains lake under glacier

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 09:55 AM PDT

French engineers begin an operation to drain a lake that has formed under a glacier on Mont Blanc, and which threatens to flood a valley below.

Chile president vows mine rescue

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:43 AM PDT

Chile's President Sebastian Pinera tells the 33 miners trapped hundreds of metres underground that every effort is being made to free them.

Afghan recruit kills three Spaniards

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 06:31 AM PDT

An Afghan police recruit shoots dead two Spanish police officers and their interpreter in north-western Afghanistan, officials say.

Tax bill grounds Crocodile Dundee star

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:22 AM PDT

Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan is barred from leaving Australia over an unpaid multi-million dollar tax bill, his lawyer has said.

Camerons reveal daughter's name

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:55 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron and wife Samantha reveal the name they have chosen for their new-born daughter.

Fat-fingered sumo wrestlers given iPads

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 03:37 AM PDT

Fat-fingered sumo wrestlers, unable to tap the keys on standard mobile phones, are being given iPads to communicate.

Far from home: alligators spotted in northern US

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:31 AM PDT

At least four alligators sighted in northern US cities in recent weeks are probably abandoned pets, not global warming refugees, analysts say.

Live - Wednesday football

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:45 AM PDT

Tottenham host Swiss side Young Boys in their crunch Champions League play-off on a busy night of European and Carling Cup football.

Semenya picked for Commonwealths

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 04:50 AM PDT

Women's world 800m champion Caster Semenya is included in South Africa's squad for the Commonwealth Games.

India beat Kiwis to reach final

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 09:50 AM PDT

India cruise to a 105-run win against New Zealand to reach the final of the tri-series, where they will play Sri Lanka on Sunday.

Robinho rejects Fenerbahce switch

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 03:54 AM PDT

Manchester City forward Robinho turns down a move to Fenerbahce because he would prefer to join a club in Italy or Spain.

Cavendish named for Tour of Spain

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 02:45 AM PDT

Manxman Mark Cavendish is chosen as one of HTC-Columbia's nine riders for the Vuleta a Espana.

MI6 worker was 'dead for weeks'

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:21 AM PDT

An MI6 employee whose body was found at a London flat may have been murdered two weeks ago, police believe.

Clegg slams 'partial' IFS report

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:03 AM PDT

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says a report which says that the Budget has hit poorest families the hardest is "partial".

Scargill loses NUM voting rights

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:38 AM PDT

Former National Union of Mineworkers president Arthur Scargill is told he no longer qualifies for full membership of the organisation.

Cat bin dumping woman apologises

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 07:27 AM PDT

A woman caught on CCTV dumping a cat in a wheelie bin says she is "profoundly sorry", blaming "a split second of misjudgement".

Teenage boy dies after sea rescue

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:11 AM PDT

A teenage boy dies and two girls are badly hurt in an incident off the coast of North Yorkshire.

Memorial urine woman avoids jail

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:06 AM PDT

A woman who urinated on Blackpool's war memorial, before performing a sex act on a man nearby, is given a suspended sentence.

Hewlett-Packard creates 700 jobs

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 03:51 AM PDT

The technology firm Hewlett-Packard is to create 700 new jobs at its plant in Erskine near Glasgow.

Man jailed for 1989 rape attack

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 06:57 AM PDT

A man who raped a woman in Burnley 21 years ago is jailed for six-and-a-half-years.

£350m of school budget 'unspent'

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:11 AM PDT

More than £350m set aside for school buildings has not been used, a government spending watchdog says.

John Lewis row moves to city hall

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:17 AM PDT

The row over the proposed John Lewis store planned for Sprucefield, near Lisburn, spilled onto the steps of Belfast City Hall on Wednesday.

MI6 worker's family 'devastated'

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:29 AM PDT

The family of an MI6 worker from Anglesey whose body was found in a holdall at his London flat say they are devastated by the discovery.

Rapist's indefinite jail sentence

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:01 AM PDT

A man who admitted charges of kidnap, rape, assault and false imprisonment in Flintshire is jailed indefinitely.

US new home sales in sharp fall

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:12 AM PDT

New homes sales in the US fall sharply in July, adding to concerns over the weakness in the US economic recovery.

Thais delay arms dealer handover

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:37 PM PDT

The planned extradition to the United States of a suspected arms dealer, Viktor Bout, has been hit by delays, Thai officials say.

Wyclef Jean poll ruling 'final'

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 02:15 AM PDT

A ruling by Haiti's electoral council barring hip-hop star Wyclef Jean from standing in presidential elections cannot be appealed, council lawyer says.

Colombia investigates web hitlist

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:39 PM PDT

Colombian police investigate the killings of three youths whose names had appeared on hitlists published on a social networking site.

Children killed in S Africa crash

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 04:41 AM PDT

At least eight children are killed and four injured in a collision between a school bus and a train in South Africa, local reports say.

DR Congo plane crash 'kills 20'

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:16 AM PDT

A plane crashes in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing 20 people, officials say.

HIV star 'should not be jailed'

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:49 AM PDT

German prosecutors call for a suspended jail sentence for pop singer Nadja Benaissa, accused of hiding her HIV-status and infecting a partner.

Djindjic plotter sent to Serbia

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 07:54 AM PDT

Sretko Kalinic, convicted of the 2003 assassination of the Serbian prime minister Zoran Djindjic, is extradited from Croatia to Serbia.

Two killed in Beirut gun battle

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 04:05 PM PDT

Two men are killed in clashes in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, between supporters of the Shia Islamist group Hezbollah and a rival Sunni faction.

India passes landmark nuclear law

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 09:50 AM PDT

India's lower house of parliament approves a controversial law that opens its nuclear power market to private investment.

Rain in Delhi delays Games venues

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:38 AM PDT

Heavy rains in the Indian capital hamper the building work for the Commonwealth Games due to start in October.

Manila siege victims flown home

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 07:13 AM PDT

Victims of the Manila bus hijack have been flown back to Hong Kong, two days after the deadly siege which left eight tourists dead.

China plane crash recorder found

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 09:25 PM PDT

The flight recorder of the plane that crashed in the north-eastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang, killing 42 people, is found.

Irish credit rating is downgraded

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 04:25 AM PDT

The Irish Republic has its credit rating cut, reflecting fears that the rising cost of propping up banks will further weaken its finances.

No export limit for Ukraine grain

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 07:47 AM PDT

The Ukrainian government says there are no grounds to limit grain exports, despite fears it would impose curbs.

Germany moves towards bank levy

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 09:12 AM PDT

Germany's government approves a draft law imposing a levy on banks to cover the costs of any future financial crisis.

Energy drinks 'to power gadgets'

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:17 AM PDT

Living cell parts have been used to create electricity from chemicals in devices that could one day be fuelled by energy drinks.

BT ad banned over broadband claim

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:13 PM PDT

A BT advert is banned for misleading customers over the speed of the company's broadband, the advertising watchdog says.

Douglas in Wall Street court case

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 01:54 AM PDT

Lawyers for Michael Douglas and his ex-wife clash in court over her demand for half of his earnings from the new Wall Street film.

Hoffman 'returns to Fockers film'

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 02:58 AM PDT

Actor Dustin Hoffman agrees to appear in the third instalment of the Meet the Fockers franchise, reports say.

Pinewood Shepperton profits fall

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:54 PM PDT

Profits at Pinewood Shepperton studios continue to fall, amid pressure for chairman Michael Grade to resign.

Supercomputer clue to black holes

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:20 AM PDT

Scientists think they can now explain how some of the biggest black holes in the Universe formed.

'No man-made fix' for rising seas

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 01:03 PM PDT

Even the most extreme geoengineering approaches will not stop sea levels from rising due to climate change, a study suggests.

German doctor's gagging bid fails

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:01 AM PDT

The German doctor who accidentally killed a 70-year-old Cambridgeshire patient loses his legal attempt to stop his sons criticising him in the media.

Court halts Obama stem cell plan

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:58 PM PDT

A US district court temporarily blocks plans by the Obama administration to increase funding for stem cell research.

Food binge makes 'long-term fat'

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:17 PM PDT

Eating too much, even for a short period of time, can have long-term effects on body weight and fat, a study warns

Pakistan floods: 'Desperate for doctors'

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 02:19 AM PDT

Eyewitnesses in three areas affected by the floods in Pakistan describe the plight of survivors.

Pakistan floods: 'Cultural shock' for women in camps

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 09:15 AM PDT

An aid worker describes how women and girls are facing a cultural challenge in refugee camps in Pakistan.

Pakistan: 'The situation leaves me lost for words'

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 03:43 PM PDT

Simon Worrall is the country manager for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) based in Peshawar. Here he talks about his work and the devastation of the floods.

7 questions on board games

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:06 AM PDT

Monopoly is 75 - test your knowledge of board games in our mid-week quiz.

China survivors felt 'jolts' before crash

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:18 AM PDT

The flight recorder from a plane that crashed in northwest China has been found, the state news agency Xinhua has said.

Rare ‘fire tornado’ filmed in Brazil

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:44 AM PDT

A 'fire tornado' has been caught on camera in the Brazilian municipality of Aracatuba, caused by strong, dry winds that fanned wildfires.

New planetary system discovered

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 06:21 AM PDT

Astronomers have discovered an Earth and Neptune like planetary system that orbits a star that is similar to our own Sun.

Criminal baboons terrorise South Africa

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 06:32 PM PDT

Already grappling with one of the highest crime rates in the world, South Africa has a new set of intruders to deal with: baboons.

Rains hamper Delhi Games building work

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:08 AM PDT

Monsoon rains are seriously hampering the building work for the venues for the Commonwealth games in Delhi.

Floods compound Niger's food crisis

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 01:50 AM PDT

Recent floods have brought a fresh round of problems for Niger, a country already struggling to grown crops because of severe drought.

NBA star's emotional trip 'home'

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:40 PM PDT

NBA star Luol Deng made his return to his home country of Sudan, and found it a humbling and emotional experience.

A look around Jimi Hendrix's London pad

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 07:31 PM PDT

Jimi Hendrix's Mayfair flat is opening to visitors as part of an exhibition marking his death 40 years ago next month

Magic formula

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 06:58 AM PDT

Did turning nasty win it for John McCain?

Gathering storm

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:59 PM PDT

Is the 'Ground Zero mosque' debate getting too extreme?

Day in pictures

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:11 AM PDT

Some of the most striking images from around the world

Breaking down barriers

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 01:05 AM PDT

Basketball millionaire retraces refugee roots in Kenya camps

Power of jazz

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 01:13 AM PDT

How music can help heal the hurt left by Hurricane Katrina

Overload on Es

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:34 AM PDT

'The day I ate as many additives as possible'

No comments:

Post a Comment