Thursday, November 25, 2010

S Korea defence minister resigns

S Korea defence minister resigns

S Korea defence minister resigns

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:09 AM PST

South Korea's defence minister resigns amid criticism that his response to the deadly shelling by North Korea on Tuesday was too passive.

Rio steps up anti-gang operation

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:07 AM PST

Brazilian police backed by six armoured vehicles deploy in a slum in Rio de Janeiro as they try to tackle a wave of gang violence.

Teenagers survive 50 days adrift

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:32 AM PST

Three teenage boys from the Tokelau Islands in the Pacific are found alive off the coast of Fiji after 50 days adrift.

Nigera charges Iranian over arms

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:39 AM PST

An Iranian man is charged with arms trafficking in a Nigerian court, in connection to a shipment of weapons intercepted at a port last month.

Turkey suspends senior officers

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 09:15 AM PST

Turkey suspends three top serving military officers, accused of being linked to an alleged plot to overthrow the government.

Real Madrid face red card inquiry

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:14 AM PST

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho and four of his players face a Uefa disciplinary hearing over alleged improper conduct in a Champions League game.

Oil tankers ablaze on Iraq border

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:18 AM PST

At least two people die after a string of oil tankers catch fire on the Iraqi-Jordan border in an "accidental" blast, reports say.

'No chance' of eurozone collapse

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:33 AM PST

The head of the European Union's main bail-out fund dismisses the possibility of a break up of the 16-nation eurozone.

Dutch ask Germany to arrest Nazi

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:45 AM PST

Dutch authorities issue a European arrest warrant for a Dutch-born Nazi war criminal, Klaas-Carel Faber, now living in Germany.

Cambodia mourns stampede victims

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:17 PM PST

Cambodia holds a day of mourning for hundreds of people who died in a stampede, with a religious ceremony due near the scene of the tragedy.

Maliki assembling Iraq government

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 04:42 AM PST

Caretaker Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki begins work on putting together a new government in 30 days, after a record eight months of limbo following elections.

NZ miners' recovery 'months away'

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 02:35 AM PST

New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key says it could take months to recover the bodies of 29 men killed at the Pike River coal mine.

Matute receives Cervantes Prize

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:22 AM PST

Spanish novelist Ana Maria Matute becomes only the third woman to win the 125,000 euro (£106,000) Cervantes literary prize.

Indian elephant is cured after five years of tusk ache

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:38 AM PST

Dentists in the Indian state of Kerala say they have successfully repaired a working elephant's cracked tusk in the first operation of its kind.

Facebook aims to trademark the word 'face'

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:23 AM PST

The social networking giant Facebook is a few steps away from trademarking the word face, online documents reveal.

Bell defends modest England total

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:54 AM PST

England's top scorer Ian Bell says the tourists are "not a million miles away from par" despite being bowled out for 260 by Australia on day one of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.

Federer wins to reach ATP semis

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:59 AM PST

Roger Federer books his place in the last four of ATP Tour Finals with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 win over Robin Soderling.

Serena will miss Australian Open

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:46 AM PST

Serena Williams withdraws from January's Australian Open to continue her rehabilitation from a foot injury.

Railways to get £8bn investment

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 09:22 AM PST

The government unveils plans for £8bn railway investment, but Labour says they are just a "long series of delays".

Police chief predicts 'disorder'

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:02 AM PST

The Metropolitan Police Commissioner says "the game has changed" in policing protests and is expecting "more disorder on our streets".

Heavy snowfall grips parts of UK

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:12 AM PST

The Met Office issues warnings of heavy snow and icy roads as the earliest widespread wintry conditions for 17 years grip much of the UK.

Labour 'failed on welfare reform'

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:33 AM PST

Labour did not do "enough" to reform the welfare system when it was in power, party leader Ed Miliband tells BBC News.

Police chief on nepotism charge

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:19 AM PST

A chief constable is to face a disciplinary hearing over allegations he helped relatives get jobs during a recruitment exercise.

Bodleian protest students evicted

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:46 AM PST

Students are evicted from Oxford's Bodleian Library after a day of protests against fee increases.

Icy blast hits east of Scotland

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:35 AM PST

Snow falls have been causing problems on the roads and for schools in parts of the north and east of Scotland.

Charges dropped in Sheridan trial

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:29 AM PST

The Crown drops four of the charges against Gail and Tommy Sheridan at their perjury trial.

Barristers legal aid pay revealed

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 09:50 AM PST

Barristers in Northern Ireland have been paid more than £60m from the public purse for carrying out legal aid work over the past two years, it is revealed.

Gas suspected in restaurant death

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:55 AM PST

Carbon monoxide poisoning is a strong line of inquiry into the death of a man at a restaurant in Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, police say.

Jail for fatal quad bike burglary

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 09:48 AM PST

Two men are jailed for three years for a burglary using quad bikes which left two friends dead after being hit by a train.

Ice warnings as temperatures drop

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:49 AM PST

New weather warnings are issued with temperatures continuing to plummet across parts of western Wales.

DeLay guilty of money laundering

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 04:27 PM PST

A jury convicts Republican former US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on charges of illegally funnelling corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002.

'Honeymoon killer' deported to US

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 09:45 AM PST

A US man whose wife died on a scuba honeymoon in Australia is deported after a guarantee he will not face the death penalty if re-tried in the US.

Haiti 'needs urgent cholera help'

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:18 AM PST

Haiti needs at least 1,000 more nurses and supplies of all basic equipment as it battles a cholera epidemic, the UN's top humanitarian figure says.

Two die in El Salvador jail fight

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 02:55 AM PST

Two inmates are killed and 28 injured in a fight between rival gang members at a prison in El Salvador.

Obama's plan to fight LRA rebels

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:31 AM PST

US President Barack Obama outlines a plan to disarm one of Africa's most feared rebel militias, the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army.

SA drug lord freed in murder case

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 09:54 AM PST

A South African judge throws out murder charges against convicted drug smuggler Glenn Agliotti - a key witness in the corruption trial of ex-police chief Jackie Selebi.

Students take over Tower of Pisa

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 09:28 AM PST

Italian students protesting at education cuts target two top tourist attractions, the Tower of Pisa and the Colosseum.

Germany 'nearing full employment'

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 04:06 AM PST

Germany's economy minister gives an upbeat assessment of his country's recovery and asserts full employment is possible.

Israel razes West Bank 'mosque'

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 09:31 AM PST

Israeli army demolishes a number of buildings in the occupied West Bank, including one that Palestinians say was a mosque.

Queen begins five-day Gulf visit

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 06:10 PM PST

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrive in Abu Dhabi for a five-day state visit aimed at renewing the UK's relationship with the UAE.

Karzai tries to dampen poll anger

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:50 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai urges unsuccessful candidates in September's parliamentary elections not to resort to violence.

Two cricket upsets at Asian Games

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:35 AM PST

The cricket teams of Afghanistan and Bangladesh both cause upsets in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 tournament at the Asian Games in China.

Siddle hat-trick shocks England

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:44 PM PST

Peter Siddle takes a hat-trick and a Test-best 6-54 as England are bowled out for 260 on the opening day of the Ashes series.

Tongans vote in 'historic' poll

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:29 PM PST

Voters in Tonga cast ballots for their first popularly-elected parliament as part of a democratic transition away from the monarchy.

Euro 'a good option' for Iceland

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 04:24 AM PST

The governor of the central bank of Iceland says joining the euro could still be a "good option" for the country.

Thomas Cook unveils Russian deal

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 04:44 AM PST

UK tour operator Thomas Cook creates a joint venture with Russian travel company Intourist.

US firm 'possible bidder' for CSC

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:23 AM PST

Capital Shopping Centres' plan to buy a UK shopping mall leads to a US shareholder revealing itself as a possible bidder for CSC.

Broadband in Europe speeding up

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:45 AM PST

Broadband speeds in Europe have risen sharply in only a year, suggest official European Commission figures.

PC 'recreates Rome' from Flickr

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:35 AM PST

Detailed 3D models of famous landmarks have been recreated from images uploaded to online photo sharing sites such as Flickr.

ISP to test controversial alerts

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 04:58 AM PST

Talk Talk is launching trials of a controversial anti-malware system, following intervention by the Information Commissioner.

Joel recovering from hip surgery

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 02:36 AM PST

Singer Billy Joel is recovering from double hip replacement surgery, a spokeswoman for the star reveals.

James Bond gun sells for £277,250

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 09:32 AM PST

A pistol held by Sean Connery as James Bond in a poster to promote the 1963 film From Russia With Love sells at auction for £277,250.

The Royal Ballet to perform at O2

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 02:16 AM PST

The Royal Ballet is to perform Romeo and Juliet in a series of shows at London's O2 Arena in June, it is announced.

Andromeda 'born in a collision'

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:29 AM PST

The nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way - Andromeda - was born when two smaller galaxies collided, say astronomers.

Bumbles make beeline for gardens

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:27 AM PST

Gardens are able to sustain a greater number of bumblebee nests than farmed land, a study involving genetic analysis and modelling suggests.

Does it pay to be a student in the US?

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 06:14 PM PST

The numbers of UK students in the US is at a record high, but with tuition fees set to rise in England, could even more go?

7 questions on fad diets

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:49 AM PST

Another week, another diet study. Test yourself on fad diets and healthy living.

Cambodia mourns crush victims

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 02:14 AM PST

Cambodia has been holding a day of mourning for hundreds of people killed in a festival stampede.

How three boys survived 50 days adrift

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:00 AM PST

Three teenage boys have been found alive after being lost in their boat in the Pacific Ocean for 50 days. The first mate of the vessel that discovered the boys described how they survived.

Violence sparks panic on Rio's streets

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 06:52 PM PST

Brazilian police have shot dead at least 13 more people in Rio de Janeiro as they try stop a wave of violence by suspected drug traffickers.

Bastille prison's secrets go on display

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:46 PM PST

A new exhibition has opened in Paris close to where the Bastille once stood, revealing some of the famous prison's secrets.

Queen's tips for Kate during UAE visit

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:49 AM PST

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were greeted by cheering children on their second day of a five-day State visit to the Gulf.

Tight security for Czech relics

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:43 PM PST

A rare 13th century casket, believed to contain the relics of three saints, has been transported to a castle in the Czech capital Prague.

S Korean defence minister resigns

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:25 AM PST

The South Korean defence minister has resigned following North Korea's shelling of an island near their disputed maritime border.

Peruvian film seeks Oscar glory

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:34 AM PST

Peru is hoping for Oscar glory with its hotly tipped film Undertow, submitted as its official entry in the best foreign language category for the 2011 awards ceremony.

Biggest wind farms

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 04:24 AM PST

Green energy is huge in Texas but don't mention climate change

Printed world

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:53 AM PST

Need new furniture? Now you can just print it off

Day in pictures

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:15 AM PST

Eye-catching images from around the world

'Primorsky Partisans'

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:25 AM PST

Russian youngsters who waged popular war against police abuses

Cocoa kings

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:35 AM PST

Chocolate farmers hold Ivory Coast's future in their hands

The Hariri effect

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 04:19 AM PST

The explosive allegations shaking Lebanese politics

Wake-up call

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:31 AM PST

'Backward' Bihar state sends message of change to India

Qatar keeps cool

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:13 PM PST

World Cup 2022 bidders are thinking big
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