Saturday, November 27, 2010

Dublin demonstrates against cuts

Dublin demonstrates against cuts


Dublin demonstrates against cuts

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:36 AM PST

Tens of thousands of people march through Dublin in protest at the government's austerity programme, as details of an EU-led bail-out are worked out.

N Korea in 'human shields' claim

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 04:24 AM PST

North Korea accuses Seoul of using human shields in this week's deadly shelling incident, as the South holds funerals for two marines.

Iraq arrests 12 over church siege

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 04:09 AM PST

Iraq says it has arrested 12 suspected militants in connection with a deadly church siege in Baghdad a month ago, which left at least 50 dead.

Tuna group defies quota cut calls

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:49 AM PST

The body overseeing Atlantic bluefin tuna is criticised by conservationists after leaving 2011 quotas for for the fish virtually unchanged.

US Christmas tree 'bomb' thwarted

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 02:25 AM PST

A Somali-born US teenager is arrested in the state of Oregon after allegedly plotting to bomb a Christmas tree lighting ceremony.

Qantas' superjumbo flying again

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 12:10 AM PST

A Qantas A380 superjumbo leaves Sydney for Singapore in the first flight since one of the planes suffered an engine explosion earlier this month.

Suicide bombs 'hit Afghan police'

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 03:01 AM PST

Two suicide bombers attack a police HQ in Afghanistan's south-eastern Paktika province, officials say, killing at least 12 officers.

Abducted Mexico politician 'free'

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 08:16 AM PST

A prominent Mexican politican kidnapped more than six months ago is free, according to a local paper - but some officials deny the press report.

Mayor polls boost Taiwan's KMT

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 06:54 AM PST

Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang is given an electoral boost by winning mayoral seats in three of the island's five biggest cities.

Cosmos 'bears pre-Big Bang marks'

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 02:30 AM PST

The background light filling the Universe holds a history that stretches before the Big Bang, a renowned cosmologist suggests.

House-warming for world's 'most expensive' home

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 07:50 AM PST

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani hosts a house-warming party to show off his new 27-storey Mumbai residence, believed to be the world's priciest home.

Teenager tells of Pacific ordeal

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 08:56 AM PST

One of the three teenage boys who survived 50 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean describes his ordeal.

Man Utd 7-1 Blackburn

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:08 AM PST

Dimitar Berbatov scores five as Manchester United thrash Blackburn and leap to the top of the Premier League.

Live - autumn internationals

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 06:06 AM PST

Wales face a daunting game against New Zealand on the final weekend of autumn internationals after South Africa overpower England and Scotland beat Samoa with the last kick of the game.

Nadal battles past gritty Murray

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:40 AM PST

Rafael Nadal powers into the final of the ATP World Tour Finals and brings Andy Murray's season to an end with victory in a brilliant semi-final in London.

Miliband in 'people's party' call

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 08:24 AM PST

Ed Miliband launches a major review of policy, telling his MPs Labour must become the 'people's party' once again.

Icy weather 'to hit UK for weeks'

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:52 AM PST

Wintry weather will grip parts of the UK for weeks to come as snow spreads eastwards, forecasters warn

Nuclear sub chief loses command

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 04:10 AM PST

The naval chief in charge of a nuclear-powered submarine ran aground off the Isle of Skye is relieved of his command.

Boy 'stowaway' search called off

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 03:44 AM PST

Falmouth coastguards call of a search for a teenage 'stowaway' who jumped into the sea off a ship near Falmouth.

Farmer is killed by charging bull

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:11 AM PST

A farmer dies in Hampshire after being attacked by one of his bulls, the National Farmers Union says.

Sales up in traffic-free West End

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST

Retailers in London's West End say they have seen their "strongest trading day in three years" as one million shoppers visited stores on a traffic-free day.

Refs' chief Dallas sacked by SFA

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:03 AM PST

Head of referee development Hugh Dallas is sacked by the Scottish Football Association after being accused of sending a tasteless email.

Early Arctic blast grips Scotland

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:23 AM PST

Scotland remains in the grip of early wintry weather following heavy snowfall and low temperatures.

Robinson: East Belfast key target

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 06:21 AM PST

DUP leader Peter Robinson tells his party regaining East Belfast at the next Westminster election is a priority.

Motorists warned over icy roads

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:31 AM PST

Police are warning drivers of treacherous driving conditions and patches of black ice across Northern Ireland.

Driver warning as cold takes hold

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:08 AM PST

Drivers are being advised only to take to the road if their journey is essential after unseasonally early snow swept across Wales.

Helicopter mountain rescue drama

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 07:51 AM PST

Heavy snow prevented an RAF helicopter landing two mountain casualties at three hospitals before it was finally able to touch down at a fourth.

Obama receives 12 stitches to lip

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:03 PM PST

US President Barack Obama is given 12 stitches after he was hit in the lip by someone's elbow during a basketball game.

Police find Mexico-US drug tunnel

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:01 PM PST

Police on the US-Mexico border find an 800m-long tunnel they say was used for smuggling drugs into the United States.

Soldiers deployed to Rio favela

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 04:23 PM PST

Hundreds of Brazilian soldiers have been deployed to a poor area of Rio de Janeiro as part of operations to tackle a wave of gang violence.

UK aid to fight cholera in Haiti

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 05:43 AM PST

Britain pledges to fund more than 1,000 medical staff to set up treatment centres for victims of Haiti's worsening cholera epidemic.

Sudan extends referendum deadline

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:45 PM PST

Southern Sudan gives voters an extra week to register for January's referendum on potential independence.

Pirate hunters get royal approval

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 07:02 AM PST

A pirate-hunting British frigate receives praise from the Queen on the monarch's state visit to the Gulf.

Weather check 'predicts injuries'

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 05:42 PM PST

Taking the temperature outside A&E could give staff an accurate way to predict the number of injuries - and who will suffer them.

In pictures: Election in a time of cholera

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 02:37 AM PST

Haiti to face election

Inside Russian prison for convicted police

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 01:17 AM PST

The BBC has been given exclusive access to a prison for convicted law officers in Skopin, near Moscow.

Drug smugglers' rail tunnel found

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 06:13 AM PST

American and Mexican police have found a drug smugglers' tunnel linking a factory in Tijuana to a warehouse in California.

The TV that lets you buy what you see

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 01:11 AM PST

Richard Taylor offers a solution for anyone who has ever struggled to purchase something they see on TV.

Blair v Hitchens: Religion debate

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 07:03 AM PST

Tony Blair defends the role of religion in global affairs, in a televised debate in Canada with atheist columnist Christopher Hitchens

New York's Penn Station turns 100

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 07:01 PM PST

New York's Pennsylvania Station is celebrating its 100th anniversary as calls grow to recreate its former neo-classical glory.

Haiti prepares for elections

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:24 PM PST

Haiti is preparing for its presidential election on Sunday, despite calls from some candidates to postpone the vote.

Is Mumbai winning fight against terror?

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:22 AM PST

India has marked two years since gunmen launched co-ordinated attacks in the western city of Mumbai (Bombay), killing 166 people.

Election of halves

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 03:49 AM PST

Will Haitian polls be a democratic triumph or a farce?

Austerity stew

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 06:12 AM PST

Is squirrel eating making a comeback in America?

Drive for success

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 04:09 AM PST

Meeting China's car business magnates

Foot dragging

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 02:03 AM PST

Are today's marches a useful tactic or just political nostalgia?

Gloves stay on

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 01:13 AM PST

No killer punch in Blair-Hitchens faith debate

Devil's Railway

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 04:12 PM PST

How part of a 100-year-old railway line in the Amazon was saved

Deportation debate

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 06:51 PM PST

Switzerland mulls plan to expel foreigners who commit crimes

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