Friday, December 24, 2010

Fresh snow chaos in Western Europe

Fresh snow chaos in Western Europe


Fresh snow chaos in Western Europe

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:35 AM PST

Thousands of air travellers are left stranded and road and rail networks paralysed as fresh snow hits countries across Europe.

Pakistan rebels in border attacks

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 01:40 AM PST

Dozens of soldiers and militants die as some 150 Taliban rebels launch attacks on targets near Pakistan's frontier with Afghanistan, officials say.

Ivorian television goes off air

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 08:09 AM PST

State television in Ivory Coast goes off air outside the main city, Abidjan, amid heightened tensions over the disputed presidency.

Bethlehem prepares for Christmas

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:27 AM PST

Thousands of tourists and pilgrims converge on the West Bank town of Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas.

Mumbai police hunt for 'militants'

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:11 AM PST

Indian police are scouring Mumbai for four alleged Pakistani militants believed to have entered the city to carry out an attack, an official says.

Russian MPs back Start arms pact

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:04 AM PST

The lower house of the Russian parliament votes to give initial approval to the Start nuclear arms pact with the US.

Indian police question ex-minister

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:16 AM PST

Indian police question former minister A Raja over a telecom scandal, as investigators raid the homes of Commonwealth Games organiser Suresh Kalmadi.

Haiti mobs lynch voodoo priests

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 02:57 AM PST

Voodoo priests in quake-hit Haiti are being lynched by mobs who blame them for spreading cholera, the country's government says.

Many killed in Ecuador bus plunge

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 08:42 AM PST

At least 30 people are killed when their bus tumbles off the road and down a ravine in the west of Ecuador.

Warhol art thief sought by police

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 01:23 AM PST

Police in New York are looking for a thief who tunnelled into an apartment and took art including works by Andy Warhol.

Russian tiger team hails success

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:19 AM PST

How a team in Russia is working to prevent critically endangered Amur tigers from being killed in "human-tiger conflicts".

Hong Kong duck tracked on epic Arctic trip

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 04:01 AM PST

The return of duck to Hong Kong after a year-long 6,000km (3,700-mile) journey to the Arctic yields new information about bird migration.

LA restaurant outs 'cruel' food critic

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 04:30 AM PST

A food critic for the Los Angeles Times who remained anonymous for 16 years has had her cover blown by a Beverly Hills restaurant.

England set to retain Bell at six

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 01:56 AM PST

Ian Bell looks set to stay at six in England's batting order for the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne on Boxing Day.

Trio in title battle - Ferguson

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 03:56 AM PST

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes only Arsenal and Chelsea can beat his team in the Premier League title race.

Passengers injured in coach crash

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:47 AM PST

Ten people are taken to hospital, five with serious injuries, after a coach overturns near Norwich airport, police say.

Man held after fatal dog attack

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:52 AM PST

A man is arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a dog killed a woman in a house in south London.

Sharp rise in serious flu cases

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 08:43 AM PST

There has been a 50% rise in the number of patients in intensive care with flu in England in just three days, figures show.

Women held after baseball attack

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 08:21 AM PST

Four people are arrested after a man was attacked with a baseball bat outside a pub in north Kent.

Two seriously burned in gas blast

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:25 AM PST

A woman and her daughter are taken to hospital suffering from serious burns after a gas explosion at a house in Suffolk.

New missing woman CCTV released

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:55 AM PST

New CCTV footage of missing landscape architect Joanna Yeates is released by police.

Scots set for sub-zero Christmas

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:41 AM PST

Drivers are urged to take extra care as sub-zero temperatures are set to stretch into the Christmas weekend.

Unique church ring stolen in raid

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:11 AM PST

The gold ring of office worn by the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is stolen.

Man in court over farmer's murder

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 08:46 AM PST

A 23-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of County Armagh farmer Victor Stewart.

Gritting plan for Christmas Day

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:20 AM PST

The Roads Service says gritters will be out in Northern Ireland on Christmas Day as the cold weather continues to bite.

Drivers warned on Christmas break

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:57 AM PST

Motorists in Wales warned to take extra care on the roads as the Christmas getaway reaches a peak during freezing weather.

Demolition bid for mines centre

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 04:02 AM PST

The owner of an historic mines rescue station which was partly demolished last summer is seeking to have the entire building knocked down.

Concern for US Wikileaks suspect

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:38 AM PST

The only person to visit Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning in US custody other than his lawyer says he is in poor health.

US sanctions 'full of loopholes'

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 06:33 AM PST

US sanctions are often riddled with exceptions neither humanitarian nor democracy-related, a former US official says.

Lula closes his Brazil presidency

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:57 PM PST

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil hails his eight years in power, days before he steps down with approval ratings of more than 80%.

Venezuela student protest blocked

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 11:51 AM PST

Venezuelan police use water cannon to break up a student protest against a new law that changes the way universities are run.

Iranian granted bail in Nigeria

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:40 PM PST

A court in Nigeria grants bail to an Iranian man charged with arms trafficking, after an illegal shipment of weapons was intercepted in October.

Angola grounds Boeing 777 planes

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:20 AM PST

The Angolan national airline grounds its fleet of three Boeing 777 aircraft after one of the planes was forced to make an emergency landing.

Anarchists blamed for Rome bombs

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 04:24 AM PST

Italian officials believe anarchists may have carried out parcel bomb attacks on two embassies in Rome as acts of revenge.

God surprises us says Pope on BBC

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 06:48 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI delivers the Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4, saying that God often fulfils his promises in surprising ways.

'Iran arms smuggler' held by Nato

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 02:44 AM PST

A man suspected of helping to smuggle weapons from Iran across the border into Afghanistan is detained by Nato, but is not believed to be a member of an elite Iranian force as first reported.

UN condemns Arab home demolitions

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:48 PM PST

The UN relief agency UNRWA condemns Israel's demolition of Arab homes in East Jerusalem, which has risen 45% compared to last year.

Deportation petition handed over

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:52 AM PST

A petition is presented in support of a teenager from Pakistan now living in Carmarthenshire in a final bid to avoid deportation.

China limits new cars in Beijing

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 12:03 AM PST

New rules take effect in China that restrict car purchases for 2011 by two-thirds in an effort to combat rising traffic woes in the capital, Beijing.

Japan agrees record draft budget

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 03:08 AM PST

Japan approves a record 92.4 trillion yen of spending for the next financial year as it grapples with its battered finances.

Toyota pays $10m for fatal crash

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:51 PM PST

Toyota has paid $10m to a family of four killed in runaway Lexus car, a case that led to the recall of millions of Toyota vehicles.

Ivory Coast tension to hit miner

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 06:16 AM PST

Shares in Randgold Resources fall 4% after the miner warns the political tension in the Ivory Coast will hit its production.

Indian group mulls Riversdale bid

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 03:35 AM PST

An Indian consortium is considering making a rival bid for Riversdale Mining, a day after Rio Tinto upped its offer for the firm.

New solar fuel machine unveiled

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 11:11 AM PST

A prototype solar fuel machine is unveiled which mimics plant life, transforming the sun's energy into storable fuel.

Johansson divorces Reynolds in LA

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 01:08 AM PST

Hollywood actors Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds have filed for divorce in Los Angeles citing irreconcilable differences, court records show.

Spider-Man re-opens without hitch

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 04:13 AM PST

Broadway's troubled Spider-Man musical receives a standing ovation a day after two shows were called off following an on-stage accident.

Poet Clarke awarded Queen's medal

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:46 PM PST

Gillian Clarke, Wales' national poet, becomes the second Welsh winner of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.

Solar plane's records confirmed

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 03:22 AM PST

The UK's unmanned solar-powered Zephyr is confirmed as having broken the record for the longest continuous flight.

Cull 'will not halt bat killer'

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 01:51 AM PST

Culling bats will not halt the spread of a killer disease that has wiped out about one million bats in the US since 2006, a study suggests.

Global flu warning after UK hit

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 06:14 AM PST

Northern hemisphere countries are told by health experts to brace themselves for flu outbreaks.

A real Good Samaritan

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 02:43 AM PST

One act of kindness that befell Leeds writer Bernard Hare in 1982 changed him profoundly. Here he tells his story.

Puns upon a time

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 04:26 AM PST

The pun, once a staple of mainstream humour, has been in terminal decline but deserves, revival.

Thought For The Day's unholy rows

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 02:17 AM PST

Pope Benedict's message for the BBC's Thought For The Day has invoked secular ire - but the slot is no stranger to controversy.

Pope's radio broadcast to BBC

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 11:55 PM PST

Pope Benedict's Christmas message for the UK was broadcast as Thought For The Day on the Today programme on Radio 4.

CCTV to curb rowdy apres-ski behaviour

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 02:35 AM PST

Switzerland's fashionable and genteel winter resort of Verbier is introducing security cameras.

Snow paralyzes western Europe

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:24 AM PST

More snow is continuing to paralyse transport in parts of western Europe, with flights disrupted across Germany, Belgium and northern France.

Delhi Games chief house searched

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:45 AM PST

The Central Bureau of Investigation conducted the raids of Suresh Kalmadi's properties in Delhi and the western city of Pune.

The 'true' icons of Christmas

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:20 PM PST

Sister Wendy Beckett, the art critic and nun, explains how the religious paintings known as icons can offer a pathway to the true spirit of Christmas.

Festive Odd Box - people special

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 10:59 AM PST

Dominic Byrne looks back at some of the wonderful people featured in Newsbeat's Odd Box during 2010.

Beijing's new plan to restrict traffic

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 06:53 PM PST

Beijing is slashing new car registrations by around two-thirds to prevent gridlock on its streets.

Anarchists 'behind Rome parcel blasts'

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:57 PM PST

Italian police says a note found stuck to the clothing of the man hurt after a parcel blew up at the Chilean embassy in Rome claimed responsibility on behalf of an Italian anarchist group.

Unholy row

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:05 AM PST

Church politics hinder vital repairs to Church of the Nativity

It's quiz time!

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:36 AM PST

From Russia with love... what's spy Anna's new direction?

Day in pictures

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:32 AM PST

Eye-catching images from around the world

Toxic memories

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 06:30 PM PST

Hungary's sludge disaster captured in children's art

World's best

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 03:01 AM PST

The US is not the only country that thinks it is No 1

Ecuador's new wave

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:52 PM PST

Series of new films highlight issues around migration

Struggle for normality

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:21 PM PST

Rescued Chile miners face new challenges every day

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