Monday, February 7, 2011

Egypt ups pay as protests go on

Egypt ups pay as protests go on

Egypt ups pay as protests go on

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:24 AM PST

Egypt increases public-sector pay and pensions by 15% as protesters defy attempts to return the country to normality.

Assange 'would be denied justice'

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 09:32 AM PST

There is a risk of "flagrant denial of justice" if Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is tried for rape in Sweden, his lawyer tells a UK extradition hearing.

South Sudan vote confirms split

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:01 AM PST

Southern Sudan voted overwhelmingly for independence in a recent referendum, election officials say, dividing Africa's biggest country after years of conflict.

Bangladesh to exhume lashed girl

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:34 AM PST

The High Court in Bangladesh orders the authorities to exhume the body of a 14-year-old girl who received about 80 lashes in public.

UK ministers 'wanted bomber release'

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:35 AM PST

The previous UK government did "all it could" to help facilitate the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, an official report says.

Cambodia seeks UN force at border

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:10 AM PST

Cambodia's prime minister calls for a UN buffer zone in a disputed area on its border with Thailand following further skirmishes.

AOL in $315m Huffington Post deal

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 09:23 AM PST

US internet firm AOL agrees to a buyout of the Huffington Post website, creating a media group with 270 million users.

Fires destroy houses near Perth

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:41 AM PST

Bushfires on the outskirts of Perth in Western Australia destroy more than 60 homes, with the area declared a natural disaster zone.

French minister in Tunisia gaffe

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 01:44 AM PST

French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie, facing calls to resign, admits she was wrong to fly on a Tunisian businessman's plane.

Fire hits Rio carnival district

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:21 AM PST

A fire blazes in the Samba City carnival district of Rio de Janeiro, destroying warehouses and damaging a museum.

Anonymous hack hits security firm

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:39 AM PST

Online activist group Anonymous hacks an American security firm that claimed to know the identities of the group's leaders.

Christina Aguilera fluffs Super Bowl anthem

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:10 AM PST

Christina Aguilera fluffed a line of the Star-Spangled banner as she belted out a version of the US national anthem to open Sunday's Super Bowl in Texas.

British engineers start work on 1,000mph supercar

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:24 AM PST

UK industry begins building what is expected to be the world's fastest car – a vehicle capable of reaching 1,000mph (1,600km/h).

Kubica wakes after major surgery

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 09:59 AM PST

Renault driver Robert Kubica regains consciousness as he begins his recovery after crashing during a rally in Italy.

McClaren dismissed by Wolfsburg

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:39 AM PST

Former England coach Steve McClaren is sacked by German side Wolfsburg.

Qatar poised for summer World Cup

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:52 AM PST

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has given the strongest indication yet that the 2022 Qatar World Cup will be held in the summer, not the winter.

Ex tells of Raoul Moat gun terror

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 09:57 AM PST

The former girlfriend of gunman Raoul Moat tells a court of the moment he shot dead her new boyfriend then turned his gun on her.

Bus chiefs not told of Tube bombs

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:48 AM PST

Bus controllers were not told there had been explosions on three Tube trains before a fourth bomb went off, the inquest into the 7/7 attacks has heard.

Tributes to pregnant stab victim

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 06:24 AM PST

Police confirm 19-year-old pregnant Nikitta Grender died of a stab wound and say her parents are distraught at the murder of their "beautiful" daughter.

Soldier killed by comrade's shot

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:41 AM PST

The family of a Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) soldier shot dead in Afghanistan say he was fatally wounded by another RIR soldier in a tragic accident.

Woman jailed for stiletto attack

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:18 AM PST

A teenager who blinded a woman in one eye by stamping on her face while wearing stiletto heels is jailed.

Warnings as winds batter England

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 09:42 AM PST

People are warned to take care as winds reaching 70mph (112kmph) in parts of England cause lorries to blow over and trees to fall down.

MP 'feared running out of money'

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:34 AM PST

A former Labour MP on trial over his expenses has told jurors he thought he was going to run out of money to pay his staff.

Car goes off road into Loch Ness

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:02 AM PST

Police say a woman and a girl had a lucky escape after their car crashed off a road and slid into a loch.

Urgent inquiry on dental recalls

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 06:04 AM PST

An independent inquiry is to be held into the events that led to 135 patients being recalled to the School of Dentistry at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.

'£200m boost' from tax rate cut

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:04 AM PST

Cutting corporation tax could lead to investment increasing by about £200m in the first year, according to a draft government paper obtained by the BBC.

Flood warning as more rain on way

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:05 AM PST

Further rain forecast from Tuesday could cause flooding, Environment Agency Wales warns.

Wales lose Powell for Scots match

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:39 AM PST

Wales are without Andy Powell for Saturday's Six Nations trip to Scotland due to a shoulder injury.

Obama: Egypt is making 'progress'

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:05 AM PST

US President Barack Obama says he believes there was progress in Egypt, one day after Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman met with oppositions groups in the country.

Police evict Easter Island clan

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:58 PM PST

Chilean police end the occupation of a hotel by a group of indigenous Rapa Nui, who say the land on which it was built was stolen from their ancestors.

DR Congo 'gold smuggling' arrests

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:07 AM PST

Eight foreigners - from the US, France and Nigeria - are arrested on allegations of gold smuggling in eastern DR Congo, officials say.

Adamu 'desperate' to clear name

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:14 AM PST

Disgraced Nigerian sports administrator Amos Adamu says he is taking his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport because he is desperate to prove his innocence.

Germany smashes big doping ring

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:21 AM PST

German customs officers seize a record haul of performance-enhancing drugs designed for illegal doping in sport.

Hunt for Swiss twins intensifies

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:55 AM PST

An international police search is continuing for two Swiss six-year-old twin girls, missing since their father threw himself under a train on Friday.

Kuwaiti minister quits over death

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:42 AM PST

Kuwait's interior minister steps down over torture allegations, amid rising political tensions that include calls for the first major Gulf street protests.

Dutch recall envoy in Iranian row

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:11 AM PST

The Netherlands recalls its Tehran ambassador and formally protests over the "sudden burial" of executed Dutch-Iranian Sahra Bahrami.

Pakistan Board backs players' ban

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:51 AM PST

The Pakistan Cricket Board have backed the ICC anti-corruption tribunal which has banned three Pakistan cricketers for spot fixing.

Musharraf 'accused' over Bhutto

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:57 AM PST

Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency names former military ruler Pervez Musharraf as "an accused" in an interim criminal charge-sheet.

S Korea intercepts N Korean boat

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:52 AM PST

South Korea intercepts a North Korean fishing boat carrying 31 workers, a few kilometres south of the disputed sea border.

Japan-Russia island row escalates

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:01 AM PST

Japan and Russia exchange heated comments over the disputed southern Kuril islands in the Pacific Ocean, which both claim.

Egypt struggles to finance itself

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:32 AM PST

The government struggles to finance itself as foreign investors pull out, the pound drops and the stock exchange stays shut.

Obama urges US business support

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:56 AM PST

US President Barack Obama says that despite disagreements the White House and American business leaders "can and must work together".

Amtrak plans $13.5bn NYC tunnel

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:07 AM PST

US rail operator Amtrak announces plans for a $13.5bn rail project to connect New York City and New Jersey.

Last.fm ends free mobile service

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:28 AM PST

Users of online music site Last.fm will have to pay for its mobile phone service starting from next week, the firm says.

Game support 'should be priority'

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:56 AM PST

The UK government is urged by MPs to make the future of the Scottish video games industry a priority.

Roommate film tops US box office

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:05 AM PST

Low-budget thriller The Roommate tops the North America box office over a weekend in which takings are hit by the Super Bowl.

Phantom sequel leads Olivier nods

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:30 AM PST

Phantom of the Opera sequel Love Never Dies leads the way at this year's Laurence Olivier awards with seven nominations.

Geldof pays tribute to Gary Moore

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:07 AM PST

Critics, colleagues and fans pay tribute to Gary Moore who died at the weekend.

Satellites sit either side of Sun

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 02:12 PM PST

Two US spacecraft move either side of the Sun to establish observing positions that should return remarkable new information about our star.

Blindness cause clue discovered

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 11:54 AM PST

US researchers have found a clue to one of the leading causes of blindness, which they hope could eventually lead to a cure.

S Africa 'rhino poachers' killed

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:06 AM PST

Three suspected rhino poachers are killed by rangers in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

Tourette's man has brain surgery

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:58 PM PST

A 32-year-old man with Tourette's Syndrome is to undergo deep brain stimulation in a bid to reduce involuntary tics.

'One in eight' breast cancer risk

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 03:39 AM PST

A woman's risk of getting breast cancer over her lifetime has increased to one in eight, show statistics obtained by Cancer Research UK.

Egypt unrest: Your stories

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 06:47 AM PST

BBC News website readers in Egypt have been speaking about the return to daily life, as protests continue.

What does multiculturalism mean?

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:48 AM PST

Pundits have reacted to a speech in which David Cameron argued multiculturalism had "failed". But what does the term mean?

Egypt's tourist industry at standstill

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 09:59 AM PST

The BBC's John Simpson has been to see the impact of the protests on traders near the Pyramids and the Sphinx and saw a very different side to the Egyptian unrest.

Russian volcano in fresh eruption

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:59 AM PST

A volcano in Russia has begun erupting, spurting ash up to four kilometres into the sky.

Bushfires engulf Australian homes

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:40 PM PST

Bushfires raging on the outskirts of Perth in Western Australia have destroyed at least 59 homes.

Assange 'would be denied justice'

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:01 AM PST

There is a risk of "denial of justice" if Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is tried for rape in Sweden, his lawyer has told a UK extradition hearing.

The school at the top of a mountain

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 01:11 AM PST

Parents living in a Canadian resort town have created their own independent school on top of a ski mountain after the nearest school to their town closed.

Police search for missing twins

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:23 AM PST

Police in Europe are searching for six-year-old twin girls whose father committed suicide after taking the girls from their home in Switzerland a week ago

Giant ice sculptures at Japan festival

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 06:16 AM PST

Japan's annual snow festival has begun in the northern city of Sapporo, featuring over 250 ice sculptures.

Sir Elton on not having a mobile

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:45 AM PST

Sir Elton John has told BBC News how delighted he is about becoming a dad and how the new baby reduces him to talking gibberish

Bold gamble

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:07 AM PST

Will Huffington Post deal restore AOL's fortunes?

Day in pictures

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:47 AM PST

Eye-catching images from around the world

Motoring miracle

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:09 AM PST

Could science totally prevent car crashes?

Ski run, school run

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:27 AM PST

Inside the school built on top of a Canadian ski mountain

Brief encounters

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:52 AM PST

Saudi young men and women get rare chance to mix

In pictures

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:25 AM PST

After floods and cyclone, Australia now hit by bushfires

Cheetah of Namibia

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:00 AM PST

Merlin Diamond bewitched by Olympic magic on first UK visit
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