Friday, January 21, 2011

Blair's 'regret' over Iraq dead

Blair's 'regret' over Iraq dead


Blair's 'regret' over Iraq dead

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:42 AM PST

Tony Blair says he "regrets" the loss of life in Iraq but urges the West to stop apologising for the 2003 war, in a four hour grilling by the Chilcot inquiry.

DR Congo commander held over rape

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:15 AM PST

The authorities in DR Congo arrest an army officer over a mass rape of civilians in the east of the country on New Year's Day, officials say.

Giffords moving to rehab in Texas

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:16 AM PST

The US congresswoman shot in the head in an attack in Arizona in which six people died is being moved to a rehabilitation centre in Texas.

Three killed in Albanian protest

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:29 AM PST

Three people are killed in the Albanian capital Tirana during clashes between police and thousands of opposition supporters.

Aung San Suu Kyi allowed internet

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:27 AM PST

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi obtains internet access, two months after she was freed from years of house arrest.

Former Vivendi bosses convicted

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:55 AM PST

A French court fines the boss of Warner Music Group for insider trading when he was a leading executive at Vivendi.

Tunisia union urges fresh cabinet

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:41 AM PST

Tunisia's main trade union calls for the government formed after President Ben Ali's fall to be replaced by one without people linked with his regime.

French minister mobbed by Gazans

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:53 AM PST

France's foreign minister is mobbed in Gaza by Palestinians who mistakenly believed she had called the capture of an Israeli soldier a war crime.

Pope urges standards in Italian politics

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:02 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI says public officials must lead by example, in his first apparent comment on Silvio Berlusconi's sex scandal.

South Korea rescues hijacked crew

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:16 AM PST

South Korea's navy storms a hijacked ship in the Arabian Sea, killing eight pirates and rescuing all crew members, reports say.

Clooney recovering from malaria

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:27 AM PST

Hollywood actor George Clooney contracted malaria during a trip to Sudan earlier this month, but is now fully cured, a spokesman says.

German star dies after breast op

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:37 AM PST

German tabloids mourn reality TV star Carolin "Sexy Cora" Berger, who died in a coma after her sixth breast operation.

Austria hunts 'Obama bank robber'

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:46 AM PST

Police in Austria are hunting a gunman who robs banks wearing a Barack Obama mask but speaks very much like an Austrian.

Famed Russian spy to front mystery show

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:58 AM PST

Anna Chapman, the red-headed Russian spy famously expelled from the US, is making her debut on a TV mystery show.

Venus Williams out after injury

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:30 AM PST

Venus Williams and Justine Henin both fail to make round four of the Australian Open to throw the women's draw wide open.

Marsh inspires Australia victory

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:03 AM PST

Recalled batsman Shaun Marsh hits a superb century in Hobart to help Australia win the second one-day international against England by 46 runs and go 2-0 up in the series.

Football greats in stadium debate

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:17 AM PST

Football greats Pele and Jimmy Greaves weigh into the debate over the future of the 2012 Olympic Stadium as Spurs and West Ham finalise their bids.

No 10 communications chief quits

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:34 AM PST

The prime minister's communications chief Andy Coulson, who has been under pressure over the News of the World phone hacking allegations, resigns.

7/7 families will see MI5 officer

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:14 AM PST

A "very senior" MI5 officer is to appear anonymously at the 7/7 inquests but will be visible to the relatives of those who died in the suicide bombings.

Johnson police officer suspended

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:20 AM PST

Scotland Yard says an officer has been suspended following claims he had an inappropriate relationship with the wife of Labour politician Alan Johnson.

Terror suspect faces extradition

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:18 AM PST

A judge in London approves the extradition to the US of Abid Naseer, an alleged al-Qaeda operative accused of planning attacks in the UK and US.

Four die in industrial accident

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:32 AM PST

Four workers at an offshore engineering firm site die in an industrial accident in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk.

More time to quiz Yeates suspect

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:48 AM PST

Detectives are given until Saturday to question a man arrested on suspicion of murdering Jo Yeates.

Woman slashed during sex attack

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:59 AM PST

A 46-year-old woman is indecently assaulted and slashed on the face by a man as she walked in a Renfrewshire park.

Funeral held for Gerry Rafferty

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:02 AM PST

The funeral service of Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty takes place in his home town of Paisley.

Ministers protect school savings

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:25 AM PST

The Executive moves to safeguard surplus money accumulated by schools in Northern Ireland.

Army remove bomb found in city

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:50 AM PST

A bomb is made safe in the Malone Road area of south Belfast by Army bomb disposal experts.

Final go-ahead for Stradey homes

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:30 AM PST

A housebuilder is told it can start work on 355 homes on the site of Llanelli's former Stradey Park rugby ground, ending a long planning battle.

Jail for band's instruments theft

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:37 AM PST

Four men are sentenced for stealing £15,000 of instruments from a silver band, which were crushed at a scrap dealers.

Hu talks business in mid-west US

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:15 AM PST

Chinese President Hu Jintao spends the final day on his US trip in Chicago, where business executives are set to sign 60 deals to highlight relations between the countries.

Bank of America sees $1.2bn loss

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:30 AM PST

Bank of America reports a second straight quarterly loss, driven by a $2bn (£1.25bn) writedown of its mortgage business.

UN calls for Mexico migrant probe

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:12 AM PST

The UN human rights chief urges an investigation into possible involvement of officials in the abduction of dozens of Central American migrants last month.

Guatemala ex-president on trial

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:28 AM PST

Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo goes on trial in Guatemala City for allegedly embezzling $15m from the country's defence fund.

South Sudan 'heading for split'

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:28 AM PST

With most votes counted in Southern Sudan's referendum, 99% of people have voted for independence from the north, officials say.

Nigeria told to reduce ministries

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:08 AM PST

Nigeria's president is told by a key advisory panel to cut government's running costs by reducing ministries to free money for development schemes.

Asylum: Euro court backs Afghan

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:58 AM PST

The European Court of Human Rights fines Belgium and Greece over their treatment of an Afghan asylum seeker.

Finland jails human traffickers

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:59 AM PST

A court in Helsinki convicts four Latvians of smuggling people into Finland through the Baltic states and Russia.

Iran nuclear talks 'are positive'

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:59 AM PST

Fresh talks on Tehran's nuclear programme begin in a "positive atmosphere", Iran says, as Western diplomats hope to revive a fuel-swap plan.

Lebanon's Druze to back Hezbollah

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:41 AM PST

Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt indicates he will back Shia militants Hezbollah in efforts to form a new coalition government.

Writers pull out of Lanka event

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:21 AM PST

Prize-winning novelists Orhan Pamuk and Kiran Desai pull out of the Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka, with organisers blaming Indian visa restrictions.

Pakistan utility blames officials

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:46 AM PST

A power utility serving Pakistan's biggest city says the government "instigated" mob attacks on its offices on Thursday.

Australians may face 'flood tax'

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:19 AM PST

Australia's prime minister raises the prospect of a one-off levy to help pay for the flood devastation, which economists say could exceed A$20bn.

S Korean pastor jailed over trip

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:27 AM PST

South Korean pro-reunification pastor Han Sang-ryol is jailed for five years over an unauthorised trip to North Korea.

Larry Page to become Google chief

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:18 PM PST

Google co-founder Larry Page is to take over as chief executive of the search giant in April, with Eric Schmidt moving to executive chairman role.

BA cabin crew back strike action

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:21 AM PST

British Airways cabin crew vote for more strike action in their most recent ballot, the Unite union says.

Reliance post big jump in profits

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:22 AM PST

India's Reliance Industries reports a big jump in profits, thanks to higher margins at its refining and petrochemical business.

Lush hackers cash in stolen cards

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:48 AM PST

Cyber thieves are cashing in after stealing credit cards in a hack attack on the website of cosmetics firm Lush.

Scholar rejects Google 'attack'

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:04 AM PST

A Harvard researcher critical of Google says the company is waging a campaign to discredit him.

Illegal gamers costing 'billions'

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:54 AM PST

More than £1 billion in sales and hundreds of jobs are lost every year because of pirate video games, according to the group which represents the industry.

Tarantino to be given Cesar award

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:02 AM PST

US director Quentin Tarantino will receive a special prize for his work next month at the Cesar Awards.

Britney tops US chart in week one

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:07 AM PST

Pop star Britney Spears becomes only the second artist to debut multiple songs at the top of the US singles chart in its 52-year history, according to Billboard.

Potter star attack brother jailed

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:12 AM PST

The brother of a Harry Potter film actress who assaulted her because her boyfriend was not Muslim is jailed for six months.

Fossil reptile with egg uncovered

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 05:58 PM PST

A 160-million-year-old Chinese fossil of a flying reptile preserved with an egg allows scientists to sex pterosaurs for the first time.

Huge rocket flies from California

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:10 AM PST

The biggest rocket ever to launch from the US West Coast has lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a classified mission.

Birds post 'no trespassing' signs

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 05:57 PM PST

Spanish scientists document the fascinating behaviour of black kites which decorate their nests with large amounts of white plastic rubbish.

Cancer women 'should breastfeed'

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:50 AM PST

Researchers say that women who have survived childhood cancer should be encouraged to breastfeed.

The death of 'Dear...'

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:45 AM PST

It is time we ditched "Dear..." from work e-mails, according to a US political figure, who believes it's too intimate. So what is most appropriate?

Quiz of the week's news

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:44 AM PST

The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions - plus the Weekly Bonus Question.

Just how much coffee can you actually drink?

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:30 AM PST

Starbucks is releasing a huge new measure for its coffee shops. The Trenta will contain 916ml of iced coffee but is it bad for you to drink that much in a sitting?

'Transplant doctors found my voice'

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:11 AM PST

A California woman successfully received a voice box transplant becoming only the second person in the world to have the procedure.

Largest rocket to lift off from California

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:15 AM PST

The biggest rocket ever to launch from the US West Coast has lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Gervais: 'I didn't do anything wrong'

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:58 AM PST

Ricky Gervais has continued to defend controversial comments he made about Hollywood stars while hosting the Golden Globes.

Royal ringers? - it's Odd Box

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 03:13 PM PST

A bit of romance at 30,000 feet, the perils of texting near open water, and some Royal look-a-likes, sort of. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.

What will Berlusconi do next?

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:04 AM PST

Italians are waiting to see if PM Silvio Berlusconi will go before magistrates today, after he was accused of paying for an under-age prostitute.

Tunisians embrace new freedoms

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:45 AM PST

Tunisia is beginning three days of mourning for those killed in the political turmoil that brought down President Ben Ali a week ago.

South Korea rescues hijacked crew

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:53 AM PST

South Korean navy commandos have stormed a cargo ship which had been seized by pirates in the Arabian Sea.

Google founder Page returns to helm

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:48 AM PST

Google co-founder Larry Page is to become chief executive of the US internet search giant in April.

Superpower politics

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:02 AM PST

Did Obama-Hu talks help repair frayed ties?

'Speakers' corner'

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:13 AM PST

Tunisians find their voice after Jasmine Revolution

Secret life

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:30 AM PST

Gifted amateur's talent for photography is finally unearthed

Day in pictures

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:11 AM PST

A selection of striking images from around the world

Vatican in a spot

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:02 AM PST

Berlusconi sex scandal presents dilemma for Church

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