Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Denmark holds 'cartoon plotters'

Denmark holds 'cartoon plotters'


Denmark holds 'cartoon plotters'

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:26 AM PST

Five men are arrested for planning a gun attack on the offices of a Danish newspaper that printed cartoons of Muhammad in 2005, police say.

Anger over slow US blizzard clean-up

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:17 AM PST

Anger is mounting in New York and New Jersey over the slow pace of snow removal following major storms which brought the region to a halt.

Trio to try new Ivorian peace bid

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:05 AM PST

West African leaders say they will return to Ivory Coast on Monday for more talks after failing to persuade incumbent Laurent Gbagbo to stand down.

S African poultry makers 'racist'

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:28 AM PST

Recycling chickens past their best-before dates and selling them on to shops serving black communities is 'racist', a South African politician says.

Iranian bomb 'three years away'

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:03 AM PST

Iran's nuclear programme has been hit by technical problems, and it could be still three years from making a nuclear bomb, a senior Israeli official says.

Floods hit north-east Australia

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:34 AM PST

About 1,000 people are evacuated as the worst flooding in decades wreaks havoc across north-eastern Australia.

Canadians face big UAE visa fees

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:38 AM PST

The United Arab Emirates is to charge Canadians up to $1,000 for visas, amid a row over airline landing rights.

Man gets 24 years for Togo team attack

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:12 AM PST

An Angolan court sentences a man to 24 years in jail for the deadly attack on Togo's football team in January.

China to cut rare earths exports

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:42 AM PST

China says it will reduce the quantity of rare earth minerals - vital for many electronic goods - it exports by 10%.

Anger over N Ireland water shortage

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:14 AM PST

Northern Ireland's deputy first minister says he feels "absolutely let down" by NI Water's handling of a crisis that left 36,000 people without water.

Attack hits Anonymous activists

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:35 AM PST

The notorious message board 4Chan, home of web activists Anonymous, is taken offline by a web attack.

Polar bears get better of spycams

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:34 PM PST

The cameras used for a documentary on polar bears were designed to be as resilient as possible, but most could not cope with the curiosity displayed by their subjects.

Bon Jovi are top earners of 2010

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:47 AM PST

Veteran rock band Bon Jovi are named the world's top concert attraction of the year, according to a recent survey.

Live - Wednesday's football

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:29 AM PST

Arsenal travel to Wigan, Chelsea entertain Bolton and Liverpool meet Wolves in the Premier League, while Nottingham Forest face Derby in the Championship.

Live - Scottish football

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:45 AM PST

Four Scottish Premier League matches survive the freeze after Aberdeen beat Hamilton in the early kick-off at New Douglas Park.

Strauss demands Ashes series win

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 06:33 PM PST

England captain Andrew Strauss urges his side to win the Ashes series after retaining the urn in Melbourne.

'Explosives fear' in siege house

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:31 AM PST

Detectives were unable to enter the house of a man shot dead by police amid fears explosives were inside, it is revealed.

Joanna 'was seen leaving flat'

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:52 AM PST

Police confirm they are investigating claims murdered Joanna Yeates was seen leaving her flat with two people on the night she vanished.

Hughes defends new education role

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:41 AM PST

A senior Lib Dem who abstained from the vote on tuition fees is appointed by the government to help encourage poorer teenagers to go to university.

Flu cases rise again, GPs report

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:24 AM PST

Flu cases have risen again in England and Wales, but have not reached epidemic levels, according to figures from GPs.

England seal win to retain Ashes

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 05:01 PM PST

England win the fourth Test in Melbourne to retain the Ashes for the first time in 24 years with a match to spare.

'No drugs searches', customs told

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:19 AM PST

A review is promised after an e-mail is sent urging customs officers at Heathrow Airport to avoid drugs searches before Christmas.

Funeral held for city crash woman

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:59 AM PST

Hundreds gather for the funeral of a student who died after a 4x4 mounted a kerb in Glasgow city centre.

Row over business chiefs' calls

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 04:32 PM PST

New Year statements from Scotland's business leaders provoke sharp exchanges between political parties over the economy.

Attacked woman has head injuries

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 02:07 AM PST

A woman in her 50s suffers serious injuries, including a possible fractured skull, in an assault at a house in Bangor.

Children mugged in west Belfast

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:30 AM PST

Two young boys aged 12 and 13 have been assaulted in west Belfast.

Thousands struggle with no water

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:00 AM PST

Nineteen mobile water tankers are being deployed across Wales for thousands of homes which have no supplies.

Search continues for missing man

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:06 AM PST

Police are appealing for information about a 19-year-old who went missing at Menai Bridge on Anglesey in the early hours of Tuesday.

Avalanche kills man on snowmobile

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:35 AM PST

An avalanche in Canada's British Columbia province has killed a man who was out on a snowmobile with family members, police say.

'Winds' blamed for ski lift crash

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:23 AM PST

Investigators in the US state of Maine say high winds were primarily responsible for the derailment of a ski lift that injured several people.

Cuba commutes last death sentence

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 06:29 PM PST

Cuba's Supreme Tribunal commutes the sentence of Humberto Eladio Real, the country's last death row inmate, a rights group says.

Colombia drug lord 'may be dead'

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 08:44 PM PST

Colombian police say they may have killed one of the country's top drugs traffickers, Pedro Guerrero Castillo.

Comoros islanders pick new leader

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:54 AM PST

Residents of the coup-ridden Comoros islands elect the ruling party's Ikililou Dhoinine as the new president, the electoral commission announces.

Israeli diamond trader expelled

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:08 AM PST

An Israeli trader is expelled from the country's diamond exchange after being accused of "blood diamond" smuggling.

Putin scolds transport officials

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:54 AM PST

Russian PM Vladimir Putin tells officials to work over the New Year holiday to get Moscow's airports back to normal.

Poland's Jaruzelski in hospital

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:23 AM PST

Gen Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland's last Communist leader, is taken to hospital suffering from pneumonia, Polish media say.

Police chief killed in north Iraq

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:32 AM PST

Suicide bombers attack a police battalion in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing the commander, officials say.

Pakistan leader in 'crisis talks'

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:57 AM PST

The Pakistani president meets a senior member of the MQM party following its decision to withdraw two ministers from the federal cabinet.

Indian banker 'steals millions'

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:34 AM PST

A Citibank employee in India is accused of fraudulently stealing millions of dollars from wealthy individual and corporate clients.

China corruption 'still serious'

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:40 AM PST

China says its corruption problem is 'still very serious' and sets out new measures to tackle it in a government report.

China media death 'needs probing'

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:31 AM PST

The death of a Chinese journalist in Xinjiang in suspicious circumstances must be investigated, media rights groups say.

Falklands oil setback for Desire

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:35 AM PST

Shares in Desire Petroleum fall sharply again after another disappointment over the firm's oil exploration off the Falkland Islands.

Apple sued over app 'data leaks'

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:32 AM PST

Two groups of iPhone and iPad users are suing Apple saying apps for the gadgets leak personally identifiable data.

Swiss franc reaches all-time high

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 11:54 AM PST

The Swiss currency hits an all-time high versus the dollar, driven by its safe haven status and the weak US recovery.

Arts author Dutton dies aged 66

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:47 AM PST

Author Denis Dutton, founder of the pioneering Arts & Letters Daily website, has died at the age of 66, his family say.

Colleagues mourn BBC's Hanrahan

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:16 AM PST

The funeral of former BBC correspondent Brian Hanrahan, who recently died of cancer, is held in north London.

Midwives call for 'seismic shift'

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST

The leader of the UK's midwives says there needs to be "a seismic shift" in the way maternity care is provided.

Personal stories from home owners

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:55 AM PST

How having no water has affected NI households

Taliban given new start for new year

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:11 AM PST

Dozens of former Taliban fighters are being released from detention in Pakistan to spend the new year with their families.

Aerial view of New York's snowy roads

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:07 AM PST

Anger is mounting in New York and New Jersey over the slow pace of snow removal following major storms which brought the region to a halt. Aerial pictures show road conditions in Brooklyn, New York, and Neptune New Jersey.

The illegal trade in exotic shellfish

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:00 AM PST

On the trail of the men who hunt exotic shellfish and trade it illegally

Scuffles amid Moscow flight chaos

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 02:35 PM PST

Russia's president has asked for an inquiry after fighting broke out in one of Russia's main airports. Passengers were frustrated after unusually warm weather caused hundreds of flights to be cancelled.

What does the future hold for 3D?

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 02:02 AM PST

After the success of Avatar, film companies have rushed to bring out their productions in 3D. Emma Jones reports on the growing trend.

Meccano toys - now Made in France

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:21 AM PST

The Meccano toy company has decided to repatriate production back from China to Europe

Polar bears filmed by 'spy cams'

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:28 PM PST

Several hi-tech cameras have cast new light on the world of the polar bear - including a cub's first steps outside its mother's den.

Ice sculptures impress in Germany

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:17 PM PST

A giant snail and flying swans made from ice are impressing crowds at an ice sculpture festival in Roevershagen, northern Germany.

Day in pictures

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:39 AM PST

Some striking images from around the world

Optimism and virtue

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:03 AM PST

What Midwesterners want when they help pick America's leader

Rollercoaster year

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 04:26 PM PST

The 12 months Chile will never forget

The big questions

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 07:40 PM PST

Why elephants can't dance, and other facts explained

Musician on a mission

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 02:07 AM PST

Israeli Idan Raichel on the power of music in the Middle East

A greater leap

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:09 AM PST

The web is about to undergo one of the biggest ever changes.

Still standing

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 07:43 PM PST

How did St Paul's Cathedral survive the Blitz?

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