Thursday, January 27, 2011

ElBaradei returns to Egypt unrest

ElBaradei returns to Egypt unrest

ElBaradei returns to Egypt unrest

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:51 AM PST

Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei arrives in Cairo calling for change and pledging to join escalating protests.

Car bomb at Iraq funeral kills 48

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:05 AM PST

A car bomb rips through a funeral tent in a mainly Shia area of Baghdad, killing 48 people and wounding dozens more.

Uganda gay rights activist killed

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:13 AM PST

A Ugandan gay rights campaigner who last year sued a local newspaper which outed him as homosexual is beaten to death, activists say.

Eastern US digs out of snow storm

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:54 AM PST

The eastern US begins digging out from a storm that dumped 19in (48.3cm) of snow in places, while Canada braces for more snowfall.

Mandela in hospital for second day

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:49 AM PST

Former South African President Nelson Mandela stays in hospital for a second day under medical supervision.

Chile to look into Allende death

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:01 AM PST

Chile is to launch the first inquiry into socialist President Salvador Allende's death in the 1973 coup which brought General Augusto Pinochet to power.

Tunisian foreign minister resigns

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:27 AM PST

Tunisian Foreign Minister Kamel Morjane - an ally of ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali - quits the new interim government.

Yemenis rally against president

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:48 AM PST

Tens of thousands of Yemenis demonstrate in the capital, Sanaa, calling on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down after more than 30 years in power.

Botswana Bushmen win court battle

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:24 AM PST

An appeals court in Botswana says indigenous Bushmen can drill wells for water in the Kalahari desert, overturning a previous court ruling.

'Second minor' in Berlusconi case

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 03:53 AM PST

Prosecutors allege that a second 17-year-old girl attended sex parties held at Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi's villas, Italian media reports say.

Shark nations failing on pledges

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:18 AM PST

Many countries whose fishing fleets catch large numbers of sharks have failed to meet a 10-year-old pledge on conserving the species, a report says.

Davos 2011: Day 2 as it happened

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:09 AM PST

Full coverage of day two of the world's most exclusive networking event in Davos. The key issues concerning leaders and business chiefs, plus analysis from BBC correspondents.

World leaders warn on food prices

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:52 AM PST

World leaders warn that rising food prices could lead to social unrest and even "economic war".

Sarkozy 'will not let euro fail'

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:00 AM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he will never let the euro fail and those who bet against it should "watch out for their money".

JP Morgan boss warns of debt risk

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:02 AM PST

Forcing eurozone countries to restructure their debt would be "far too risky", the head of US bank JP Morgan Chase warns.

A quarter of Japan's shoplifters over 65

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:03 AM PST

A quarter of shoplifters arrested in Japan in 2010 were over 65, police say, as the number of pensioners committing the crime hits a record high.

How pigeons sniff their way home

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 02:30 AM PST

Homing pigeons rely on sniffing through their right nostril to find their way home, according to a new study.

Djokovic defeats champion Federer

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 03:42 AM PST

Novak Djokovic claims his second successive Grand Slam semi-final win over defending champion Roger Federer to set up an Australian Open final against Andy Murray or David Ferrer.

Li & Clijsters reach Aussie final

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:48 PM PST

Li Na makes history at the Australian Open as she becomes the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final, where she will meet third seed Kim Clijsters.

Kolkata not ready for World Cup

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 03:25 AM PST

The International Cricket Council must find a new venue for England's World Cup game with India after deciding that Kolkata's Eden Gardens will not be ready in time.

Met pledges robust hacking probe

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:23 AM PST

Police will leave "no stone unturned" in their investigation into allegations of phone hacking at the News of the World, the head of Scotland Yard says.

Scrapping Nimrod fleet 'perverse'

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:36 AM PST

Leading military figures warn that scrapping the £4bn fleet of new RAF Nimrods will create a "massive gap" in British security.

Spark started family death fire

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:46 AM PST

A fire which killed four children in Derbyshire was probably caused by a spark from an open fire, investigators say.

Police hold five over web attacks

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 05:50 AM PST

Five men are arrested over a spate of recent web attacks in support of Wikileaks.

Throat-slit man guilty of murder

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:26 AM PST

A butcher who slit the throat of his wife's lover in a Blackburn alleyway is convicted of murder.

Joust death man 'in wrong helmet'

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:56 AM PST

A man who died after a jousting re-enactment for a Channel 4 programme wore an unsuitable helmet, a Northamptonshire coroner rules.

RAF Tornado jet crashes into sea

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:39 AM PST

Emergency services are launched to the aid of a Tornado crew after their aircraft crashed off the west coast of Scotland.

MPs debate more Scottish powers

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:58 AM PST

MPs begin to debate plans to hand more powers to Holyrood, including responsibility for borrowing and setting income tax levels.

Bombers 'same mindset' as Omagh

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:44 AM PST

Northern Ireland's chief constable Matt Baggott likens those responsible for planting explosives on the Antrim Road in north Belfast to the Omagh bombers.

NI water review questions raised

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:26 AM PST

Phil Holder, the man appointed to examine Conor Murphy's handling of the water crisis, applied to become Chairman of Northern Ireland Water last year.

Funding pledge for £400m campus

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:49 AM PST

Ministers pledge funding towards a £400m science and innovation campus in Swansea, after one of its backers oil giant BP expressed fears over government commitment.

Hospital bed numbers to be cut

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:20 AM PST

A plan to reduce bed numbers at a major hospital as part of a modernisation scheme are approved by a health board.

US financial crisis 'avoidable'

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:34 AM PST

Regulators, politicians and bankers were to blame for the 2008 financial meltdown in the US, a report has claimed.

US diplomat kills two Pakistanis

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:06 AM PST

An American diplomat in the Pakistani city of Lahore has shot and killed two Pakistanis on a motorcycle, police say.

Cuba briefly holds top dissident

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 02:47 AM PST

Leading Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas is taken into custody for several hours after taking part in a protest in the city of Santa Clara.

Gabon politician seeks UN refuge

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:33 AM PST

Gabon opposition leader Andre Mba Obame takes refuge in the UN compound in Libreville after declaring himself the country's legitimate president.

Moscow bomb 'linked to Islamists'

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 05:10 AM PST

Bomb investigators believe a member of an Islamist group in southern Russia may be behind Monday's Moscow airport attack, which killed 35 people.

EU presses London to improve air

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:30 AM PST

The UK government has just weeks to convince the EU that it will meet European clean air standards in London, if it is to avoid a court case.

Settlers 'shoot Palestinian teen'

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:38 AM PST

An 18-year-old shepherd has died after being shot by Israeli settlers near the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian officials say.

UK promoted failed bomb detectors

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:17 AM PST

Newsnight uncovers evidence that the UK government helped sell so-called "bomb detectors", which are now subject to a government export ban because they do not work, around the world and that the devices are still being sold.

India officials protest at murder

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:54 AM PST

Tens of thousands of government workers in India protest at the brutal killing of an official investigating a fuel racket in Maharashtra.

Author boycotts S Lanka book fair

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:39 AM PST

A Sri Lankan book festival is marred by a South African writer's withdrawal because of concerns over the country's human rights record.

Australia unveils new flood tax

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 11:14 PM PST

Australia's PM Julia Gillard unveils a new tax to help pay the estimated $5.6bn reconstruction bill from the nation's devastating floods.

Volcano ash diverts Bali flights

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:08 AM PST

Ash spewing from Indonesia's Mount Bromo volcano has forced the diversion or cancellation of several flights to and from the island of Bali.

Japan's credit rating downgraded

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:51 AM PST

Rating agency Standard & Poor's downgrades Japan's credit rating from AA to AA-, citing Japan's worsening debt situation.

Does China aspire to global leadership?

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:43 AM PST

Nik Gowing hosts the BBC World Debate on global leadership with leading figures from the United States, France, India and China

Fuel subsidies 'could hit growth'

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:45 AM PST

Indian Urban Development minister, Kamal Nath, says fuel subsidies are a huge strain on his countries finances and could hinder growth.

Sony unveils PSP 2 games console

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 02:35 AM PST

Sony unveils its new handheld games console the NGP, successor to the PSP.

UK moves closer to mobile wallet

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 05:16 PM PST

Paying for a sandwich via mobile will soon be possible in the UK as operator Orange rolls out its mobile payment service.

West End theatre has buoyant 2010

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:08 AM PST

London's theatreland remains buoyant with box office revenues in 2010 rising for a seventh consecutive year - up 1.5% to £512.3m

Pakistan ban for Slackistan film

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:13 AM PST

Slackistan, a British-made movie about young people living in Islamabad, is banned in Pakistan because of scenes showing swearing and drinking.

Kings Of Leon defend Glee snub

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 01:06 AM PST

A row has broken out between the Nashville rockers and Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy over their refusal to be part of the TV series.

Government vows forest protection

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 02:32 AM PST

Ministers say ancient woodlands will be kept out of commercial hands as they launch a 10-week consultation on disposing of some English forests.

Study assesses retrofit challenge

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:34 AM PST

A unique study, involving a full-scale terraced house built inside a chamber, hopes to find ways the UK housing sector can cut its future energy use.

Inquiry into UK cuts in science

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:05 AM PST

The House of Commons science committee has launched an inquiry into the cuts announced in astronomy and particle physics funding.

Insomnia 'a major health issue'

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:01 PM PST

Lack of sleep needs to be treated as a major health issue, according to the Mental Health Foundation.

Germany halts Aids fund payment

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:50 AM PST

Germany suspends its annual payments to the UN-backed Global Fund against Aids, tuberculosis and malaria, following claims of corruption.

Why smash up a brand new spy plane?

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:49 AM PST

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is taking £3.9bn worth of new spy planes and smashing them to pieces. Why?

Victims and sentencing criminals

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 02:23 AM PST

Should victims have a say in sentencing criminals? Great thinkers have mulled such questions for centuries, says philosopher Mark Vernon.

Thousands at Yemen demonstrations

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:21 AM PST

Thousands of Yemenis demonstrate in the capital, Sanaa, calling on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down after more than 30 years in power.

Poland chooses its first black MP

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:40 PM PST

A Nigerian, John Abraham Godson, has become the first black man to become a member of parliament in Poland.

South Korea battles freak cold spell

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 05:22 PM PST

South Korea is so concerned about power blackouts during a freak spell of cold weather that the government has told some businesses to start limiting their heating.

Call for calm as Mandela in hospital

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:52 AM PST

South Africa's governing African National Congress has appealed for calm over speculation about the health of Nelson Mandela, who's undergoing medical tests in a Johannesburg hospital.

Angry clashes spread across Egypt

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:52 AM PST

There have been more clashes between protestors and riot police in Egypt, as Jon Leyne reports.

Belarus activists to go on trial

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:46 PM PST

Belarus is pushing ahead with plans to put on trial more than 30 political activists, including four opposition leaders, arrested in December during protests over the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.

Coca-chewing Bolivians protest ban

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:54 PM PST

Indigenous activists in Bolivia have been holding a mass coca-chewing protest as part of campaign to end an international ban on the practice.

Warrant for Tunisia ex-president

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:19 PM PST

Tunisia's interim government has issued an international arrest warrant for the ousted president and his wife, who fled to Saudi Arabia after a popular uprising 12 days ago.

No shame

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 03:57 AM PST

Rival museums glorify Las Vegas' mob roots

Code cracked

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 03:51 AM PST

Revealed: The piece of paper that proved Hitler was fooled

Day in pictures

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:23 AM PST

Striking images from around the world

Job done

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 05:05 AM PST

Why royals and real jobs do not mix

First Person

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 03:33 PM PST

Washington's veteran hotel piano player shares his stories

Two times six

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:40 PM PST

Kenyan woman brings up six 'cursed' sets of twins alone

Barney's Version

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 08:17 PM PST

Paul Giamatti talks about his Golden Globe-winning performance
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