Thursday, January 6, 2011

Economic espionage 'threatens Renault'

Economic espionage 'threatens Renault'


Economic espionage 'threatens Renault'

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:59 AM PST

French carmaker Renault says suspected industrial espionage against its business threatens its "strategic assets".

Call to send commandos to Ivory Coast

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:13 AM PST

The UN-recognised president-elect of Ivory Coast calls for a West African special forces operation to remove incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo.

Global spam levels suddenly fall

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:51 AM PST

The amount of junk e-mail being sent across the globe has seen a sudden, sharp - and not entirely understood - fall.

Chinese face parental visit law

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:36 AM PST

The Chinese government is considering making it a legal duty for children to visit their aged parents, state media report.

Daley 'to be next US chief of staff'

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:07 AM PST

President Obama is to name bank executive and former commerce secretary William Daley as the next White House chief of staff, officials say.

Tight security for Egypt's Copts

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:10 AM PST

Coptic Christians prepare to celebrate Christmas Eve amid tight security after a bomb attack on a church in Egypt in which 23 people died.

Pakistan reverses fuel price rise

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:06 AM PST

Pakistan's government reverses a recent fuel price rise, in an apparent concession to the opposition after losing its majority in parliament.

Furore over 'censored' Huck Finn

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:18 AM PST

A new edition of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is causing controversy because a racially offensive word has been removed to avoid offending readers.

Belgian coalition broker resigns

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:45 AM PST

The mediator entrusted with ending the crisis that has left Belgium without a government for nearly seven months resigns.

China stealth plane 'years away'

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:49 AM PST

The US is downplaying pictures which appear to show a Chinese prototype of a stealth aircraft, invisible to radar.

Robert De Niro to head Cannes film jury

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:10 AM PST

Oscar-winning Taxi Driver star Robert De Niro will head the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival, organisers announce.

Second chance for homeless 'golden voice'

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:33 AM PST

A US homeless man with a radio voice is given a second chance at a normal life after being discovered by a reporter who put a video of him on YouTube.

Ice musician set to give chills to UK audiences

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:52 AM PST

Norwegian musician Terje Isungset is to bring his unusual art form, playing instruments made from ice, to London.

England deserve success - Watson

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:13 AM PST

Australia opener Shane Watson admits England have "totally outplayed" his side as the visitors move within touching distance of victory in the final Ashes Test in Sydney.

Andrew to lose elite RFU position

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:42 AM PST

Rob Andrew's role as director of elite rugby at the Rugby Football Union has been scrapped in an overhaul of the organisation's structure.

Gambhir helps India draw series

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:38 AM PST

A half-century from Gautam Gambhir guides India to a draw with South Africa in the third Test in Cape Town as the series ends 1-1.

Old flu jab 'to fill shortfall'

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:16 AM PST

Old vaccines left over from the swine flu pandemic will be used to plug the shortfall in this winter's supplies, the government says, as the death toll continues to climb.

Nursery worker charged over abuse

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:11 AM PST

A worker at a Birmingham nursery is charged with sexual offences against a child.

Anti-bullying charity closes down

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:19 AM PST

The National Bullying Helpline closes, blaming lack of funds and the resignation of its chief executive.

NI Water crisis sparks 1m queries

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 05:47 AM PST

Northern Ireland Water (NIW) has apologised to customers for its handling of the recent water shortage after being overwhelmed by the volume of queries from customers.

Nursery man held in abuse inquiry

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:22 AM PST

A male nursery worker in Birmingham is arrested on suspicion of the sexual abuse of a child, police say.

Boy 'chased and stabbed' in park

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:56 AM PST

A teenager was chased through a park in London and stabbed to death by a gang wearing school uniforms, a court hears.

Family 'devastated' at road death

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:38 AM PST

A 16-year-old girl dies after being hit by a series of cars as she was walking along the A9 in Perthshire.

More Scots flu deaths confirmed

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:08 AM PST

Six people in Scotland died in the last week after contracting flu, but health chiefs say figures are in line with expectations.

New head of prison service chosen

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:50 AM PST

The Department of Justice has announced the appointment of a new head of the Northern Ireland Prison Service.

Increase in swine flu cases in NI

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:59 AM PST

The number of people treated for swine flu in Northern Ireland increased from 136 to 185 in the last week of 2010.

Flu vaccine 'being redistributed'

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:20 AM PST

Ministers and local health boards are working to redistribute scarce stocks of flu vaccines around Wales, says the chief medical officer.

Carers bullied OAPs with puppet

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 06:24 AM PST

Two carers get suspended jail terms for distressing and bullying elderly women with a Green Goblin glove puppet "for fun".

US to bolster Afghan marine force

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:26 AM PST

The US is to send an additional 1,400 marines to southern Afghanistan in an effort to pre-empt a Taliban offensive, the Pentagon says.

Iran detains US 'spy tooth' woman

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:59 AM PST

Iran detains an American woman accused of hiding a spying device in her teeth, Iranian newspapers report.

Police move into Rio gang areas

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:25 AM PST

Brazilian police say that after an operation involving hundreds of officers they are in control of three poor areas of the city of Rio de Janeiro long held by drug gangs.

Venezuela convenes new parliament

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 11:52 AM PST

Opposition politicians take up their seats in the new National Assembly in Venezuela, the first in five years to have substantial opposition representation.

Nigeria's top banker wins international recognition

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 06:21 AM PST

Nigeria is frequently cited as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, but its top banker has won prestigious awards.

Sudan 'needs new deal over oil'

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 09:08 PM PST

Sudan needs to have greater transparency over its oil revenues to help preserve peace between north and south, according to a new report.

Ousted Lithuania leader wins case

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:37 AM PST

The European Court of Human Rights says Lithuania was wrong to bar ex-President Rolandas Paksas from running for parliament.

Swedish bird deaths are explained

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:40 AM PST

Officials investigating the mysterious deaths of up to 100 birds in Sweden say tests reveal they suffered external injuries.

Israel kills men near Gaza border

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 05:11 AM PST

Two Palestinian militants are killed in southern Gaza and two rockets are fired over the border into Israel, amid rising tension in the area.

Israel backs rights groups probe

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:18 AM PST

Israeli MPs vote to establish a formal inquiry into the foreign funding of human rights groups, in a move critics describe as "McCarthyite".

India state report lists options

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:49 AM PST

An official report on whether India should create a new southern state of Telangana lists a range of options amid calls for calm.

Pakistan trio face Doha tribunal

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 10:56 PM PST

Cricket's anti-corruption tribunal involving Pakistan players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir opens in Doha.

Rain hits Australia flood region

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:59 AM PST

Heavy rain falls in eastern Australia, threatening further disruption to flood-hit communities - but waters are receding in some places.

South Korea dismisses talks offer

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 11:48 PM PST

South Korea dismisses an apparent offer from North Korea of unconditional talks to ease tensions, saying it is not "a serious proposal".

'Bad management' led to BP spill

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:05 AM PST

A major US report blames bad management decisions for the BP oil spill disaster and says it could all happen again without industry reform.

Arm Holdings up on Microsoft deal

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:22 AM PST

Arm Holdings shares rise after Microsoft says its new Windows operating system will be able to run on Arm chips.

BA faces £50m winter weather cost

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:30 AM PST

British Airways says that the disruption caused by the bad weather in December could cost it about £50m.

Stolen iTunes accounts for sale

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:18 AM PST

As many as 50,000 fraudulent iTunes accounts are for sale for as little as 10p on a major Chinese website, it is found.

Windows moves on to mobile chips

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:34 AM PST

Microsoft shows a full version of Windows running on chips usually found in mobile phones, a move it says will benefit portable gadgets.

Aide 'cleaned' Jackson death room

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 07:22 PM PST

A bodyguard to Michael Jackson testifies the singer's doctor ordered him to clean up medical paraphernalia in the moments after he died.

Eminem tops 2010 US album chart

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:06 AM PST

Eminem's Recovery was the top-selling album of 2010 in the US, shifting 3.42m copies, music sales tracker Nielsen SoundScan says.

Hogan to sue Australia government

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:37 AM PST

Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan plans to sue the Australian government for damaging his reputation over investigations into tax evasion.

Gulf leak may give climate clues

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:11 AM PST

Almost all methane released by the Deepwater Horizon leak was swallowed by bacteria - which could help understand future climate processes in the Arctic, scientists report.

Ammonite diet revealed in X-rays

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:03 AM PST

Scientists use X-rays to establish the feeding habits of everyone's favourite fossils - the ammonites.

Jet lag hinders malaria parasite

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 06:02 AM PST

The parasite which causes malaria is not very good at spreading the disease if it is jet lagged, new research shows.

Splitting tablets 'may be risky'

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 05:55 PM PST

Patients who take their medication from tablets which are divided up could be at risk of taking incorrect doses a study suggests.

Can you count the packets of crisps?

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:24 AM PST

Terrified of numbers? In his regular Go Figure column, Michael Blastland explains how a bit of creative thinking can help.

Air passengers thwart hijack attempt

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:53 AM PST

Passengers aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Oslo overpowered a man who tried to hijack their flight to Istanbul on Wednesday.

Swedes 'want king to abdicate'

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:36 AM PST

An opinion poll for a leading Swedish newspaper suggests nearly two thirds of the country want the King, Carl Gustaf the Sixteenth, to abdicate in favour of his daughter, Crown Princess Victoria.

Witches threaten Romanian taxman

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:27 AM PST

Toil and trouble is on the cards as Romania's witches vow to take revenge on tax-hungry politicians.

Ivorian candidate remains confident

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:08 AM PST

The man many believe to be the real winner of Ivory Coast's disputed presidential election tells the BBC he thinks Laurent Gbagbo's days as leader are numbered.

Tight security for Egypt's Copts

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:44 AM PST

Coptic Christians prepare to celebrate Christmas Eve amid tight security after a bomb attack on a church in Egypt in which more than 20 people died.

Windows uses mobile phone chips

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:39 AM PST

Microsoft's Mike Anguilo demonstrates Windows and other software running on motherboards with Arm chips at the software company's keynote address at the CES technology show in Las Vegas.

Germany to end military conscription

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:32 AM PST

Germany has started the process of ending conscription - the biggest shake-up of its military since World War II.

Inside an acoustic laboratory

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 10:34 PM PST

Scientists believe there might be more to choir boys' and girls' distinctive sound than meets the ear.

Viewpoint

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 06:40 AM PST

Do Pakistanis shed blood to feed their faith?

Day in pictures

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:02 AM PST

Eye-catching images from around the world

Tongue-tied

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:18 AM PST

Colin Firth on perfecting a stammer in The King's Speech

After the bombing

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:21 AM PST

Coptic Christians reflect on Christmas in the wake of attack

Divorce settlement

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:52 AM PST

What will happen to Sudan's oil if the south splits?

Wake-up call

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:16 AM PST

How did alarm clocks come to rule our lives?

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