Thursday, December 23, 2010

N Koreans 'ready for sacred war'

N Koreans 'ready for sacred war'


N Koreans 'ready for sacred war'

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:06 AM PST

North Korea warns that it is ready for a "sacred war" in response to South Korea carrying out drills using live ammunition near the border.

Dozens killed in Ivory Coast - UN

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 03:58 AM PST

Post-election violence kills 173 in Ivory Coast, the UN says, as pressure mounts for Laurent Gbagbo to quit the presidency.

Bombs explode at Rome embassies

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:29 AM PST

Police investigate a possible anarchist link after parcel bombs in Rome injure two people at the Swiss and Chilean missions.

Man fined for French flag insult

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:07 AM PST

A French court fines a man 750 euros for insulting the national flag - the first such sentence under a new decree.

Skype slowly recovers from outage

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:13 AM PST

The free internet phone service Skype is slowly coming back online after an outage that affected millions of people around the globe.

Ice and snow hit Western Europe

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:46 AM PST

Thick ice and snow cause further disruption to travel as transport networks struggle to cope with the busy Christmas period.

US consumer spending rises again

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:06 AM PST

US consumer spending rises for the fifth consecutive month, reinforcing the view of a solid if pedestrian recovery, figures show.

Guilty pleas in Arctic Sea hijack

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:38 AM PST

Six men plead guilty to piracy in Russian court over the hijacking of a cargo ship, which sparked conspiracy theories when it went missing for more than two weeks in 2009.

Egypt lifts Red Sea diving ban

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:24 AM PST

The Egyptian authorities lift all diving restrictions in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh following the shark attacks earlier this month.

Huge European heroin ring smashed

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:24 AM PST

Austrian police announce the dismantling of a Macedonian-led heroin ring in a joint operation involving some 400 arrests.

Microsoft warns on IE browser bug

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:27 AM PST

Microsoft has issued a warning about a serious vulnerability in all versions of its Internet Explorer browser.

'Ghostly' Saharan cheetah filmed

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:16 AM PST

One of the first images of the extremely rare Saharan cheetah of Niger has been taken by a camera trap filming at night.

Christmas card 'world's smallest'

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:03 AM PST

A nanotechnology team from Glasgow produce what they believe is the world's smallest Christmas card.

Skipper Ponting expects to play

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:30 AM PST

Australia captain Ricky Ponting says his chances of playing in the fourth Ashes Test on Boxing Day in Melbourne are "very high."

Platini set to keep top Uefa role

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:01 AM PST

Uefa president Michel Platini is set to be re-elected for another four-year term after being confirmed as the only candidate in next year's election.

Tommy Sheridan guilty of perjury

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:39 AM PST

Former MSP Tommy Sheridan is convicted of perjury following a 12-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

Cable fury over Telegraph sting

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:27 AM PST

Vince Cable breaks his silence on the Daily Telegraph sting, claiming it has done "great damage" to the relationship between MPs and their constituents.

Parents believe daughter abducted

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 06:22 AM PST

The family of a 25-year-old architect who is missing from her home in Bristol believe she has been abducted.

Winter flu death toll reaches 27

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:37 AM PST

The number of people who have died with flu this winter has now hit 27 after another 10 deaths, official data shows.

Baby in HIV test over breast milk

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:08 AM PST

A baby was tested for HIV after she was twice given breast milk from strangers by a south-east London hospital.

Too much bread kills petting goat

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:31 AM PST

A council warns visitors not to feed animals at a Middlesbrough park after a goat had to be put down due to being overfed with bread.

Sheridan trial: Lies and betrayal

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:55 AM PST

BBC Scotland's Mark Daly writes about the police investigation which culminated in the High Court verdict on Tommy Sheridan.

Two dead on Scotland's icy roads

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:35 AM PST

Two people are killed on Scotland's roads as freezing conditions continue to grip the country.

Policing faces £260m budget cut

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:08 AM PST

More than £260m is to be cut from the policing budget over the next four years and the NI prison service will have to find savings of just over £65m.

Councils on holiday mercy standby

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:02 AM PST

Northern Ireland's councils must be prepared to help people affected by the severe weather, Environment Minister Edwin Poots says.

Extra grit on the way for roads

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:52 AM PST

Drivers are told that more rock salt supplies should reach Wales soon in the fight to keep main routes clear.

Flu cases head for 10-year high

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 03:31 AM PST

The number of flu cases in Wales sees a huge increase in the last week with younger people worst affected, say public health officials.

Russia praises US on nuclear pact

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:22 AM PST

Russia welcomes US approval of a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty and may ratify it too within weeks.

Obama to regulate refinery gases

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:06 AM PST

The Obama administration says it will regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, amid opposition from industry and many Republicans.

Adopted Haitians arrive in France

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 03:29 AM PST

Some 200 Haitian orphans are being brought to France to be with their adoptive families for Christmas.

Life for Argentina ex-head Videla

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 03:43 PM PST

Former Argentine military ruler Jorge Videla is sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity.

Nigerian sex slave rescue 'fails'

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:58 AM PST

A senior Nigerian official says a plan to rescue thousands of victims of sex trafficking fails because of lack of co-operation from Mali's authorities.

Kenya MPs vote to pull out of ICC

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:11 AM PST

MPs in Kenya vote to pull out of the treaty that created the International Criminal Court a week after six Kenyans blamed for post-poll violence were named.

Hungary media law 'may change'

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:41 AM PST

A senior member of Hungary's ruling party says a controversial new media law could be amended if it proves problematic.

Protest jump in Romania chamber

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:04 AM PST

A man is seriously injured after throwing himself from a balcony in the Romanian parliament in a protest over spending cuts.

New Gaza war 'a question of time'

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 03:08 AM PST

A senior Israeli army officer tells the BBC that as long as Hamas remains in control of the Gaza Strip, another war is "only a question of time".

Body of US hiker to be flown home

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:43 AM PST

The body of an American woman stabbed to death outside Jerusalem is being flown back to the US, an Israeli church official says.

Indian MPs offered sleaze debate

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 07:59 PM PST

The Indian government offers to hold a special session of parliament to discuss an opposition demand for a joint probe into a huge corruption scandal.

Schoolboy sets new Indian record

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:24 AM PST

Thirteen-year-old Armaan Jaffer sets the record for the highest score by a schoolboy in India.

China defends Africa trade role

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 06:12 AM PST

China defends its economic and trade relations with African nations, in its first policy paper on the subject, amid criticism of a "resource grab".

Malaysia child marriage 'illegal'

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:35 AM PST

The marriage of an 11-year-old Muslim girl to a man aged 41 is ruled illegal by a Malaysian court, which says threats and force are involved.

Standard Life China talks finish

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:39 AM PST

Edinburgh-based insurer Standard Life's talks with Bank of China over a joint venture insurance business have broken down.

Fresh bail-out knocks AIB shares

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:07 AM PST

Shares in Allied Irish Banks plunge almost 20% as the Irish government gains permission effectively to nationalise the bank.

Comparison sites 'must do better'

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST

Fewer than half of those who use price comparison websites are satisfied with the service provided, a Which? survey says.

Spider-Man called off after fall

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:39 AM PST

Wednesday's preview performances of the Spider-Man Broadway musical were called off after a stunt man injured his back when he fell into a stage pit.

Swift beats Boyle to US top spot

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:51 AM PST

Scottish singer Susan Boyle misses out on a second consecutive US Christmas number one album to US star Taylor Swift.

Who debut most watched on iPlayer

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:39 AM PST

Matt Smith's first episode as Doctor Who was the most watched programme on BBC iPlayer this year, figures show.

3D scan for colossal sea monster

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:11 PM PST

One of the UK's most powerful CT scanners is helping to reveal the innermost secrets of a colossal sea monster skull that was recently unearthed in Dorset.

Renewable power rises by a fifth

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 06:07 AM PST

More than a quarter of the electricity generated in Scotland last year was produced from wind, hydro and other renewable sources.

Alternative remedies 'dangerous'

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 11:40 PM PST

Alternative remedies can be dangerous for children and even prove fatal if taken instead of conventional drugs, according to a new study carried out in Australia

The tricky art of predicting the future

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:38 PM PST

A 1972 book which predicts what life would be like in 2010 has been reprinted after attracting a cult following, but how hard is it to tell the future?

52 weeks 52 questions, part three

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:42 PM PST

The first of the Magazine's four-part compilation of the best of the year's quizzes, covering July - September 2010. PLUS a special bonus question each day.

3D secrets of sea monster revealed

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 04:14 PM PST

One of the UK's most powerful CT scanners is helping to reveal the innermost secrets of a colossal sea monster skull that was recently unearthed in Dorset.

How will US troops leave Afghanistan?

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:00 AM PST

The US Vice President Joe Biden has said the US troop presence in Afghanistan will be '''totally out of there, come hell or high water, by 2014".

Bombs explode at Rome embassies

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 11:06 AM PST

Italian police are on alert after package bombs exploded at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome.

Santas of the world compare notes

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:05 AM PST

Three Santas from three different parts of the world discuss what its like to be the great man at this time of year.

Greek MPs approve tough budget

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:09 PM PST

Greece's parliament has approved a tough austerity budget that cuts public spending and raises taxes.

How Russian airports stay open in winter

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:19 AM PST

In Russia snow can stay on the ground for up to four months. Russians are accustomed to tough winters and manage to keep their airports open despite them.

N Koreans 'ready for sacred war'

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:59 AM PST

North Korea said today it was prepared to launch a "sacred war" against the South on the day the South Korean military put on its largest show of force.

A new treaty, but a fresh 'Start?

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 04:33 PM PST

Barack Obama is enjoying a much needed lift to his presidency, after his administration took a major hit in the midterm elections. With ratification of a new nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, the president has achieved a key foreign policy priority. Katty Kay has the story.

Siege mentality

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:57 AM PST

State within a state in Ivory Coast's lagoon hotel

Nativity ob-scene?

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 04:17 PM PST

Catalans' cheeky take on the Christmas story

The new black?

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 03:12 AM PST

Is 'biochar' going to help farmers increase their yields?

Day in pictures

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:32 AM PST

Most striking images from around the world

Changing faces

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:29 AM PST

Will a black owner make a difference to South African rugby?

Bread riots?

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 10:08 PM PST

Police brace for trouble as Iran ends food and petrol subsidies

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