Sunday, November 28, 2010

Wikileaks reveals US global fears

Wikileaks reveals US global fears


Wikileaks reveals US global fears

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:54 AM PST

Controversial whistle-blowing website Wikileaks releases a new set of classified US documents - despite a US warning it could put lives at risk.

Irish 85bn euro bail-out agreed

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:39 AM PST

European ministers reach an agreement over a bail-out for the Irish Republic worth about 85bn euros ($113bn; £72bn).

China calls for urgent Korea talks

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 02:09 AM PST

China calls for emergency talks over North Korea's deadly shelling of a Southern island, as the South and US forces hold joint military exercises.

Brazil forces take over Rio slum

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 07:42 AM PST

Brazilian security forces seize control of a major Rio de Janeiro slum as part of an offensive against the city's drug traffickers.

Cholera-struck Haiti begins poll

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 04:05 AM PST

The quake-stricken nation of Haiti votes in presidential and parliamentary polls, as it continues to battle a raging cholera epidemic.

Swiss 'pass foreign convict vote'

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 07:37 AM PST

Swiss voters accept a referendum proposal for the automatic expulsion of non-Swiss citizens for certain crimes, an exit poll suggests.

Egypt votes in parliamentary poll

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 07:45 AM PST

Egyptians vote in parliamentary elections, following a campaign that has seen clashes between the opposition and security forces.

Ivory Coast votes for president

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:14 AM PST

Voting takes places in the presidential election run-off in the Ivory Coast, as the nation tries to end a decade of division and instability.

Cargo jet in fatal Karachi crash

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 06:54 AM PST

A Russian-made cargo plane carrying eight people crashes after take-off from Karachi airport in Pakistan, killing all those on board and three on the ground.

Base issue dominates Okinawa poll

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 03:04 PM PST

Voters in Japan's Okinawa are to elect a governor in a poll closely linked to the future of a controversial US military base relocation plan.

Lady Gaga signing off social media for charity

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 03:31 AM PST

Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and Usher are among stars signing off social media including Twitter and Facebook in aid of singer Alicia Keys' charity.

Live - Nadal v Federer

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:59 AM PST

Rafael Nadal faces Roger Federer in the final of the ATP World Tour Finals at London's O2 Arena.

England fightback stuns Australia

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:02 PM PST

Openers Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook both hit centuries to help England secure an 88-run lead over Australia on day four of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.

Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 09:56 AM PST

Aaron Lennon strikes an injury-time winner as he earns Tottenham a dramatic win against Liverpool.

Deaths concern for 19 NHS trusts

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 12:52 AM PST

An analysis of deaths in English hospitals finds improvements - but 19 NHS trusts have rates higher than expected.

Drivers warned as freeze goes on

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:01 AM PST

Heavy snow and ice will make the Monday morning commute hazardous, especially in worst-hit parts of eastern England and Scotland.

Student sit-ins over fees go on

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:44 AM PST

Students at several universities continue sit-in protests over plans to raise the cap on tuition fees and cut higher education funding.

Tax cut is a priority - Johnson

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 09:57 AM PST

Shadow chancellor Alan Johnson says his "priority" would be to cut taxes for low earners as he denies there is a disagreement in the party over the policy.

Fourth Tube strike gets under way

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:32 AM PST

Thousands of London Tube staff begin a 24-hour strike from Sunday evening over plans for hundreds of job cuts.

Man, 48, fatally stabbed in store

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:14 AM PST

A man is found fatally stabbed after a suspected attempted robbery at a store in north Birmingham.

Chaos as heavy snow hits Scotland

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 02:06 AM PST

Roads and transport links across Scotland are hit hard by more heavy snow and freezing temperatures.

New Holyrood powers put on hold

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 05:54 AM PST

The Scottish secretary pledges to honour a move on giving more financial control to Holyrood - despite withdrawing plans to devolve some tax powers.

Temperatures fall to record low

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 01:49 AM PST

Northern Ireland motorists face further problems as severe weather conditions continue and temperatures drop to the lowest on record for November.

Two charged over city road death

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 06:22 AM PST

Two men are charged in connection with the death of a 20-year-old student hit by a car in Liverpool city centre.

Temperature hits record -17C low

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 09:48 AM PST

Mid Wales records the UK's lowest temperature overnight as the bitterly cold spell continues to bite across the country.

'Listen to young anger' on cuts

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 07:32 AM PST

The children's commissioner for Wales urges ministers to listen to the anger of the young as he voices concern at the impact of public spending cuts.

Korea tension high amid war drill

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:47 PM PST

Tensions remains high as the US and South Korea begin military exercises, five days after the North's deadly shelling of a Southern island.

Sales up slightly on Black Friday

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 04:02 AM PST

The start of the US Christmas shopping season sees an increase in customer numbers but only a slight rise in actual spending.

Arrests before Bangladesh strike

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 09:50 AM PST

The main opposition in Bangladesh says nearly 1,000 leaders and supporters have been arrested before a general strike.

Wikileaks 'attacked by hackers'

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 09:38 AM PST

Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks says it is under attack from a computer-hacking operation ahead of a suspected release of secret US government documents.

Cannabis charge for singer Nelson

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 04:19 AM PST

Singer Willie Nelson is charged with possessing cannabis after the drug was allegedly found on his tour bus, a US Border Patrol spokesman says.

Train wreck 'like a bomb going off'

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 07:28 AM PST

A freight train crashes in Colorado wrecking 31 carriages, each holding 200 tonnes of coal

Voting under way in Haiti election

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 03:37 AM PST

Haitians go the polls today to elect a new president.

Fireball plane crash in Karachi

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 07:11 PM PST

Passengers die after a plane crashes near a military housing complex in the Pakistani city of Karachi.

Close-Up: Mombasa's lighthouse

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 01:27 AM PST

For the last forty years, hundreds of locals in Mombasa, Kenya have gathered in the city's lighthouse pier area on Sunday evenings.

Korea tensions high as military drill begins

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:34 PM PST

South Korea and the United States hold joint military exercises, amid heightened tension in the wake of North Korea's deadly attack on a South Korean island.

Marilyn Monroe sculpted in ice

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 02:43 AM PST

Marilyn Monroe, soldiers and Indian chiefs are among the figures sculpted in ice at a show in Belgium.

Oman's cavalry display for Queen

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:07 AM PST

The Queen is completing a two-day state visit to Oman, a country she last visited three decades ago.

Wikileaks prepares new leaks release

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 02:56 AM PST

Former ambassadors John Bolton and Sir Richard Dalton discuss the impact of Wikileaks' releases.

Breaking a taboo

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 03:54 PM PST

Thailand foetus find opens debate on abortion

Beastly business

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 04:20 AM PST

BBC studios at UN bugged - bedbugged

Unlikely compromises

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:28 AM PST

How sex is challenging global institutions

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