Monday, October 4, 2010

Dutch MP Wilders goes on trial

Dutch MP Wilders goes on trial


Dutch MP Wilders goes on trial

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:55 AM PDT

Dutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders tells a court he will not be silenced, as he goes on trial accused of inciting hatred.

'Al-Qaeda members' hit by drone

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:07 AM PDT

At least four Arab al-Qaeda militants are killed in a drone attack in the Pakistani region of North Waziristan, officials say.

Europe regain golf's Ryder Cup

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 07:33 AM PDT

Europe win the Ryder Cup by the slimmest of margins, beating the US 14½-13½ in a dramatic finale in South Wales.

Nobel win for British IVF pioneer

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:47 AM PDT

British scientist Robert Edwards, who devised the fertility treatment IVF, is awarded the Nobel prize for medicine.

Africa rights advances 'reversed'

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:47 AM PDT

African nations are enjoying economic growth but are seeing recent democratic and political advances reversed, says an annual index of governance.

Brazil set for run-off campaigns

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:33 AM PDT

Dilma Rousseff and Jose Serra prepare to begin campaigning again after Brazil's presidential elections fail to produce an outright winner.

Settlers 'burn West Bank mosque'

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:04 AM PDT

The Israeli army is investigating Palestinian reports that a mosque in the occupied West Bank has been set on fire by Jewish settlers.

Fifa issues world ban to Nigeria

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 09:27 AM PDT

Fifa suspends Nigeria from international competition because of government interference in the sport.

More nations warn of Europe plot

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:45 AM PDT

Japan and Sweden issue terror alerts to their citizens in Europe, following similar warnings from the UK and US.

UK coalition announce welfare cuts

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 07:30 AM PDT

Child benefit is to be axed for higher rate taxpayers from 2013 while there will be a limit on total welfare payments to individual families, Chancellor George Osborne says.

No joke as Brazil clown elected

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 01:59 AM PDT

A Brazilian clown is elected to Congress with more votes than any other candidate, while ex-footballer Romario is also chosen to represent Rio de Janeiro.

Winston Churchill makes UK pop chart history

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 01:39 AM PDT

Winston Churchill becomes the first prime minister to enter the album chart as part of a Battle of Britain anniversary record.

Nigerian lifter wins opening gold

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:12 AM PDT

Teenage Nigerian weightlifter Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo wins the first gold medal of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the women's 48kg division.

Hilfenhaus sets up tense finale

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 06:06 AM PDT

Fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus takes three quick wickets late on the fourth day to boost Australia's chances of winning the first Test against India in Mohali.

De Jong dropped from Dutch squad

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:53 AM PDT

Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong is dropped from the Netherlands squad after his tackle broke the leg of Newcastle's Hatem Ben Arfa.

Child benefit cuts under attack

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:34 AM PDT

Ministers defend plans to cut child benefits to higher earners amid criticism they are a further attack on already hard-pressed families.

Second strike hits Tube services

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:43 AM PDT

Commuters facing severe disruption on London's Tube network because of a strike are warned problems will continue until Tuesday morning.

Uncle jailed for murdering niece

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:06 AM PDT

A man obsessed with child abuse and torture is jailed for life after murdering his 12-year-old niece by stabbing and strangling her in Manchester.

MoD names Afghan explosion victim

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:37 AM PDT

A soldier killed in an explosion while on patrol in Afghanistan has been named as Rifleman Suraj Gurung.

Football club chairman found dead

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 06:23 AM PDT

The chairman of a south London football club whose owner was linked to the cricket match-fixing scandal is found dead with a bullet wound to the head.

Teacher jailed after child raped

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 09:46 AM PDT

A deputy head teacher who encouraged another man to rape a three-year-old girl is sentenced.

Newborn girl dies following crash

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:27 AM PDT

A baby born in hospital after her mother was involved in a road crash in the Borders dies from her injuries.

Sheridan 'spoke of swingers club'

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:27 AM PDT

Tommy Sheridan admitted to political colleagues that he had twice visited a swingers club, a court hears.

McDowell key man in Ryder Cup win

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:10 AM PDT

Graeme McDowell ensures Europe regain the Ryder Cup by winning the crucial last singles match at Celtic Manor.

Second prisoner freed by mistake

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 09:49 AM PDT

A second prisoner was mistakenly released from a court in Northern Ireland last week, Justice Minister David Ford reveals.

Europe celebrate Ryder day in sun

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 09:39 AM PDT

Thousands of fans salute Europe as they scoop the Ryder Cup on the historic fourth day of golf's premier tournament at Celtic Manor.

Nine injured after bus hits wall

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 06:18 AM PDT

A bus driver may have suffered a heart attack before an accident in which nine people were injured in Caernarfon.

Public funeral planned for Curtis

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 06:57 AM PDT

Actor Tony Curtis will be given a public funeral, followed by a burial and a reception for 200 guests in Las Vegas on Monday.

Lima set for first female mayor

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 06:28 AM PDT

Peru's capital is set to have its first elected female mayor as votes are counted from Sunday's municipal elections.

Mexico probes group's abduction

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:16 AM PDT

Mexican security forces step up their search for 20 men reportedly kidnapped by an armed gang in the popular resort city of Acapulco.

Abuja 'foiled earlier bomb plot'

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:36 AM PDT

Nigeria's intelligence agency says it foiled plans for a larger attack on central Abuja, days before last week's deadly car bombings.

Kabila critic's 'suicide' doubted

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:51 AM PDT

Relatives and activists reject suggestions that a man arrested for throwing stones at DR Congo President Joseph Kabila's convoy had committed suicide.

Ryder Cup 2010 day four as it happened

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Graeme McDowell beats Hunter Mahan in the final singles match as Europe defeat the United States 14½-13½ to regain the Ryder Cup.

Bosnian vote brings uncertainty

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:16 AM PDT

Partial election results in Bosnia point to a tripartite presidency divided over the future of the country, clouding the country's EU membership hopes.

Damascus issues Hariri warrants

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 09:26 AM PDT

Syria issues arrest warrants for 33 Lebanese and international officials for allegedly misleading the UN-backed probe into Rafik Hariri's assassination.

Jordan jails Islamist militants

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 11:03 AM PDT

A Jordanian military court sentences the leader of a militant Islamist group to life imprisonment and nine others to 15 years each for plotting attacks.

Nato oil tankers hit in Pakistan

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:19 AM PDT

Militants destroy dozens of oil tankers bound for Nato troops and kill three people in an attack in Pakistan, in the second such incident in days.

'Taliban infiltrate Afghan army'

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:55 PM PDT

The Taliban have infiltrated the Afghan army and police, a recently-retired United Nations official warns.

Viktor Bout's extradition stalls

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:06 AM PDT

A Thai court rejects a request to drop charges against suspected Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout, stalling his extradition to the US.

Japan's Ozawa 'to face charges'

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:39 AM PDT

A judicial panel in Japan says Ichiro Ozawa, one of the governing Democratic Party's top figures, should be charged over a funding scandal.

Opel factory in Belgium to close

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:35 AM PDT

General Motors announces it will shut its Opel car assembly line in Antwerp, with the loss of 1,200 jobs.

Microsoft shares hit by downgrade

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:24 AM PDT

Shares in Microsoft fall 2% at the beginning of US trading, after Goldman Sachs cuts its rating of the computer giant.

New austerity measures for Greece

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:56 AM PDT

The Greek government announces new austerity measures in its 2011 draft budget in an attempt to restore the country's finances.

BT seeks out UK's fibre hotspots

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 04:45 PM PDT

Communities keen to get high speed, fibre-based broadband are being given the chance to convince BT to connect them up first.

Warcraft expansion gets debut day

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 09:33 AM PDT

The next expansion for World of Warcraft will be released on 7 December says the game's creator.

Medal of Honor U-turn on Taliban

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:38 AM PDT

The makers of Medal of Honor have reversed their decision to let gamers take on the role of the Taliban.

Facebook film tops US box office

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:12 AM PDT

A movie about the rise of internet phenomenon, Facebook, debuts at the top of the US box office chart.

Hobbit movie 'should stay in NZ'

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:37 AM PDT

A union dispute should not lead to filming of The Hobbit being driven out of New Zealand, the country's prime minister says.

George Michael issues jail denial

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 08:52 PM PDT

Jailed pop star George Michael issues a statement saying he has received "no special treatment of any kind" during his time in prison.

Checks 'predict embryo success'

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:24 AM PDT

US scientists say they have developed a technique to accurately predict which IVF embryos have the best chance of success.

Ecuador unrest: Your stories

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 06:50 PM PDT

A state of emergency has been declared in Ecuador. BBC News website readers give their reaction.

Who would be a driving examiner?

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:54 AM PDT

The driving test is changing, but the hazards and bizarre complaints faced by examiners will be the same. How do they cope?

Why do the rich get benefits?

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 05:38 AM PDT

Child benefit is to be axed for higher rate taxpayers. Why did this payment go to rich and poor alike in the first place?

In the closet or not?

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 06:56 AM PDT

A new figure about the number of gay people in the UK has been greeted with scepticism by some, so what is the problem?

Chile's mine prepares for the spotlight

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 04:24 PM PDT

Rescuers in Chile are embarking on the final stretch of their operation to free 33 miners trapped deep underground.

Iraqis flock to Baghdad's 4D cinema

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:24 PM PDT

After years of sanctions and conflict which almost killed off a once thriving industry, a new sort of cinema has opened up in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

Nobel win for British IVF pioneer

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:04 AM PDT

British scientist Robert Edwards, the man who devised the fertility treatment IVF, has been awarded this year's Nobel prize for medicine.

Games forces families from homes

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:47 AM PDT

The BBC's Tom Burridge visits some of the families moved to a suburb of Delhi to make way for the Commonwealth Games.

Nato oil tankers hit in Pakistan

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:13 AM PDT

Suspected militants have attacked a depot in Pakistan, killing three and destroying more than 25 tankers which were carrying fuel for Nato troops in Afghanistan.

Brazil set for second round vote

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:17 AM PDT

Brazil's presidential election will go to a second round after Dilma Rousseff failed to gain the 50% of votes needed for an outright victory.

Pope urges Sicilians to resist Mafia

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 07:02 PM PDT

Pope Benedict has urged young people to stand strong against the Mafia, in the first trip of his papacy to Sicily.

'No need to panic' over terror threat

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:54 PM PDT

Frank Gardner examines the level of terrorist threat facing the UK and Europe

What lies beneath

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 01:47 AM PDT

The underwater universe revealed by 10-year study

Day in pictures

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 05:17 AM PDT

Eye-catching images from around the world

Not in my park

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:27 AM PDT

Why are Germans so upset about a railway station in Stuttgart?

Power tools

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 10:13 AM PDT

Why companies have come to take notice of social media chatter

Shock and anger

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:16 AM PDT

US university left reeling by student's suicide over sex video

Next round

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:15 AM PDT

Brazil rivals set for more sparring after no clear winner in polls

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