Monday, January 31, 2011

Beleaguered Mubarak reshuffles cabinet

Beleaguered Mubarak reshuffles cabinet


Beleaguered Mubarak reshuffles cabinet

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:33 AM PST

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak removes his widely despised interior minister in a cabinet reshuffle, as thousands protest again in Cairo.

US spending 'best in three years'

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:33 AM PST

Consumer spending in the US grew at its fastest pace in three years during 2010, official figures have shown.

Wife denies Chirac has Alzheimer's

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:09 AM PST

The wife of French former President Jacques Chirac denies he is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, a month before his corruption trial.

Bond films composer Barry dies

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:19 AM PST

Oscar-winning composer John Barry, famous for his work on Born Free, Midnight Cowboy and the James Bond films, dies in New York aged 77.

Sudan student 'killed by police'

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:59 AM PST

A student has died from his injuries after clashing with Sudanese police during anti-government protests, activists say.

Driver faces German crash inquiry

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:16 AM PST

A German goods train driver is being investigated for alleged involuntary manslaughter after a rail crash in which 10 people died.

Somali forces clash, killing 16

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:39 AM PST

At least 16 people, mostly civilians, are killed and 56 injured when pro-government police and troops exchange fire in the Somalia capital, Mogadishu.

US hiker called to Iran spy trial

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:51 AM PST

An American woman who spent 14 months in an Iranian jail has been summoned to Tehran to stand trial for spying, an Iranian government official says.

India 'approves' mega steel deal

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:33 AM PST

India's environment ministry gives conditional approval to South Korean company Posco's plan to build a steel plant in the eastern state of Orissa.

Microsoft warns on browser flaw

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:54 AM PST

Microsoft has told users to protect themselves against a 'critical' security loophole in its Internet Explorer browser.

Frogs re-evolved lost lower teeth

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 12:40 AM PST

Frogs re-evolved "lost" bottom teeth after more than 200 million years, according to new research.

China TV 'fakes missile footage' in news report

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 12:28 AM PST

China's state broadcaster uses footage that appears to be from the Hollywood film Top Gun in a news report about China's air force.

Surgeons report rise in male breast reductions

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:38 PM PST

Cosmetic surgeons have reported a 28% increase in male breast reduction surgery

Live - Transfer deadline day

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:28 AM PST

Liverpool close in on Newcastle's Andy Carroll, while Chelsea look set to snap up Fernando Torres and David Luiz in the closing stages of a dramatic transfer deadline day.

Liverpool in talks with Carroll

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:29 AM PST

Liverpool are in talks with striker Andy Carroll after having a club record offer accepted by fellow Premier League side Newcastle.

Aguero agrees Atletico extension

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:46 AM PST

Sergio Aguero, rumoured to be a target for Chelsea and Tottenham, signs a contract extension with his club Atletico Madrid.

MPs told of Britons' Egypt exodus

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:20 AM PST

The majority of Britons who wanted to leave Egypt amid widespread protests have managed to depart, Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt tells MPs.

Fatal fire mother 'wanted drama'

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:12 AM PST

A Derbyshire mother accused of murdering two of her children in a fire started it because she wanted to create a "drama", a court hears.

Families want Bloody Sunday trial

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:03 AM PST

Families of some of those killed on Bloody Sunday in 1972 are seeking the prosecution of soldiers responsible for the deaths.

Sportsman wins anonymity appeal

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:51 AM PST

A well-known sportsman, who obtained an injunction preventing the media publishing details of his private life, wins the right to keep his identity secret.

Car park killer gets eight years

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:30 AM PST

A man who pushed his girlfriend 50ft (15m) to her death from the top of a Devon car park is jailed for eight years.

Man and woman found dead at house

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:55 AM PST

Police are investigating the death of a man and a woman who are found with knife injuries at a house on Merseyside.

BMI drops Glasgow to London route

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:26 AM PST

The airline BMI is to suspend daily flights between Glasgow and Heathrow from the end of March.

English student applications drop

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:23 AM PST

The number of English applicants to Scottish universities has slumped by nearly 15% in a year, new figures show.

Anger at late cancer diagnosis

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:55 AM PST

The family of an 80-year-old man who received a late cancer diagnosis due to unprocessed x-rays, has accused the Western Health Trust of letting them down.

Community shocked by tragedies

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:18 AM PST

Two children in neighbouring housing estates in west Belfast have taken their own lives within the past few days.

Legal bid to halt train strike

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:39 AM PST

Arriva Trains Wales launches legal proceedings in a bid to avert a rail strike on the day of the opening Six Nations match between Wales and England in Cardiff.

Police collaborate to cut costs

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:30 AM PST

Police forces in Wales agree to join forces in seven key operational areas to cut costs to try to maintain front line services.

Canada and US in Egypt evacuation

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:17 AM PST

The Canadian and US governments begin evacuating citizens from Egypt on chartered flights to Europe and Turkey, as protests continue.

Clinton: No freeze for Haiti aid

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:03 PM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States has no plans to suspend aid to Haiti despite the continuing crisis over the disputed presidential election in the Caribbean nation.

'Risks remain' after Chile quake

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:27 AM PST

Central Chile retains the conditions necessary to generate a major earthquake close to the site of last February's Magnitude 8.8 event, scientists say in a new report

Mandela 'responding well' to care

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:57 AM PST

South Africa doctors say former President Nelson Mandela is continuing to recover after spending two nights in hospital last week.

EU sanctions on Tunisia ex-leader

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:52 AM PST

The EU freezes the assets of ousted Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben and his wife after a request from the country's new leaders.

Mladic son's apartment searched

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:37 AM PST

An apartment belonging to the son of war crimes suspect Bosnian Serb Gen Ratko Mladic is searched in Belgrade.

Italy tax police hunt 50bn euros

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:09 AM PST

Italians failed to declare almost 50bn euros in income in 2010, according to the tax authorities, a rise of 46% on 2009.

Wary markets watch Egypt unrest

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:10 AM PST

Uncertainty caused by the unrest in Egypt knocks stock markets, particularly shares in travel firms, and boosts the price of oil.

Afghan opium farming 'to spread'

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:14 AM PST

Opium poppy production in the Afghan provinces of Helmand and Kandahar is predicted to be down again this year, but elsewhere the news is more bleak.

Clashes over Dhaka airport plans

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:08 AM PST

Police in Bangladesh fire tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse villagers protesting against government plans to build a new airport for Dhaka.

Burmese parliament opens session

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:28 AM PST

A new parliament opens in Burma for the first time in 22 years following elections last year, but a junta-linked party looks set to dominate proceedings.

Indonesia sex tape star is jailed

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 11:22 PM PST

Nazril Irham, one of South Eeast Asia's biggest pop stars, is sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for making and distributing sex videos on the internet.

Call for banks' £1m earners' data

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:28 AM PST

The UK's banks are told to publicly disclose the number of their employees who earn more than £1m a year.

Brent crude oil price hits $100

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:45 AM PST

Brent crude oil hits $100 a barrel for the first time since 2008 on concerns about the political unrest in Egypt.

TNK-BP partners dispute heats up

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:51 AM PST

BP's Russian partners in TNK-BP say they will not approve $1.8bn of dividend payments, a day before BP is expected to resume its shareholder dividends.

Old tech aids Egyptian protests

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 03:56 AM PST

Fax machines, ham radio and dial-up modems are helping people get around the net block imposed on Egypt.

iTunes films bust copyright laws

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:46 AM PST

iTunes sells Russian movies without copyright holders' knowledge

Facebook launches mobile deals

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:36 AM PST

British Facebook users can now use their phones to qualify for discounts from high street businesses.

King's Speech wins more US awards

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 12:40 AM PST

Colin Firth is honoured at the Screen Actors Guild awards in Los Angeles, along with the ensemble cast of The King's Speech.

British actor lands Superman role

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:08 AM PST

British actor Henry Cavill, who stars in television series The Tudors, lands the lead role in the next Superman movie.

New images of remote Brazil tribe

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:50 AM PST

New pictures have been released of an isolated tribe living in rainforest on the Brazil-Peru border.

Nasa marks space shuttle disaster

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:53 AM PST

Nasa officials gather at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to mark the 25th anniversary of the explosion of space shuttle Challenger.

Extra pancreas hope for pregnancy

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 04:28 PM PST

An artificial pancreas given to pregnant women with diabetes could save mothers' lives and improve the health of their babies.

Views: Life on hold in Egypt

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:37 AM PST

Egyptians speak to BBC Arabic about the future of their country.

How do you survive a 1,000ft fall?

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:40 AM PST

A Scottish man's 1,000ft fall down a snow-covered mountain raises an obvious question: How do you survive such a extreme fall?

'Today Egypt will be free or we die here'

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:04 AM PST

Tens of thousands of people have gathered in central Cairo for a seventh day of protest, but President Mubarak is showing no sign of stepping down.

Australia awaits cyclone onslaught

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:57 AM PST

North eastern Australia is battling with a tropical cyclone that is threatening to devastate Queensland, months after flooding caused over $5 billion worth of damage to the region.

Metres from Afghan bomb blast

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:59 AM PST

Panorama reporter Ben Anderson reports from Sangin, Afghanistan, where he witnesses a bomb explosion just metres away from where he is standing.

S Africa prays for Nelson Mandela

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 06:59 PM PST

Hundreds of worshippers in Soweto have gathered in a church to pray for the health of Nelson Mandela.

Colombia's president on talking to Farc

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 03:27 AM PST

President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos tells HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) must demonstrate that they want peace before the government will engage in talks.

Firth wins again for King's Speech role

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:28 PM PST

British movie The King's Speech is awarded the top honour at this year's Screen Actors Guild Awards.

The supermarket of the future?

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 06:46 PM PST

The Future Store in Germany tries out the latest retail technology on its staff and customers.

Students film Earth from stratosphere

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:53 AM PST

Two students have recorded video of the Earth from high in the atmosphere using homemade equipment.

Day in pictures

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:56 AM PST

Striking images from around the world

Road to Oxford

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:35 AM PST

Five tactics for getting into the top university

Starry starry night?

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 12:18 AM PST

Why we are being encouraged to look up and count the stars.

Taking action

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 03:49 AM PST

Why do workers decide to go out on strike?

Treasure hunt

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 05:28 PM PST

Trying to recover the fortune of Tunisia's toppled first family

Jamiroquai'm back

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:11 PM PST

Jay Kay talks the X Factor, cars and Cole

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