Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Fierce clashes rock Egypt capital

Fierce clashes rock Egypt capital

Fierce clashes rock Egypt capital

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 11:15 AM PST

Hundreds are wounded in the Egyptian capital, as supporters and opponents of beleaguered President Hosni Mubarak fight pitched battles.

Cyclone unleashed on Queensland

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 10:59 AM PST

Powerful winds and driving rains pound the northern coast of Queensland as Cyclone Yasi makes landfall in the Australian state.

Yemen president to quit in 2013

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 07:43 AM PST

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh says he will not extend his presidency, or appoint his son to the role, when his current term expires in 2013.

Exoplanet sextet stuns stargazers

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 10:00 AM PST

Six large exoplanets closely orbit a star 2,000 light-years away, say scientists studying data from the Kepler planet-hunting space telescope.

Pakistan-Afghan clash kills one

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 02:47 AM PST

A Pakistani soldier is killed and three others wounded in the most serious border clash with Afghan forces for three years.

Scandinavian sea tunnel planned

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 07:38 AM PST

Denmark is to build a sea tunnel to Germany, cutting road and rail journey times between western Europe and Scandinavia.

Haiti awaits election decision

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:09 AM PST

Haiti's electoral council is due to establish who will be in March's presidential run-off election after weeks of delay and disputes.

News Corp debuts daily iPad paper

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 08:24 AM PST

News Corporation's Rupert Murdoch unveils the Daily, a digital newspaper made exclusively for the iPad.

Bangladesh girl 'lashed to death'

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:57 AM PST

Four people including a Muslim cleric are arrested in Bangladesh in connection with the death of 14-year-old girl who was publicly lashed.

Mauritania 'foils al-Qaeda attack'

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:09 AM PST

Mauritanian soldiers fire on a car packed with explosives, killing three suspected al-Qaeda members about to enter the capital, the army says.

Sumo hit by match-fixing claims‎

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:14 AM PST

Japan's Sumo Association says it is investigating a match-fixing scandal in which 13 senior wrestlers have been implicated.

Google accuses Microsoft of 'copying' in 'Bing sting'

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:17 AM PST

A row has broken out between search engine giants Google and Microsoft over how results are obtained

Mexico celebrity prisoner's Botox prompts sackings

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 07:20 AM PST

Mexican officials launch an inquiry after a high-profile jail inmate, Sandra Avila Beltran, known as the Queen of the Pacific, gets a Botox injection.

Man Utd defender Neville retires

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 10:42 AM PST

Manchester United great Gary Neville announces his retirement with immediate effect.

Live - Wednesday football

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 11:00 AM PST

Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle and Tottenham are among the teams involved in six Premier League matches alongside two League One fixtures on a busy Wednesday of football.

Live - Wednesday's Scottish football

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 11:01 AM PST

Rangers host Hearts, Kilmarnock travel to Motherwell and Hibs take on St Mirren in the Scottish Premier League.

Straw denies regime change plan

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 06:13 AM PST

Former UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw insists regime change in Iraq was "never" UK policy, as the Iraq inquiry public hearings end.

Britons opt for Egypt departure

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 10:48 AM PST

More than 200 people want a seat on a Foreign Office-chartered flight from Cairo to Heathrow, the government says.

Call to teach knife crime dangers

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 10:35 AM PST

Children as young as 10 should be educated about the dangers of knife crime in school, a report from ex-EastEnders star Brooke Kinsella suggests.

Forestry Commission cuts 450 jobs

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 09:27 AM PST

The Forestry Commission announces plans to cut around 450 jobs in England and Scotland.

Moat messages before 'execution'

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 11:14 AM PST

A man accused of helping Raoul Moat carry out a "calmly delivered execution" exchanged a series of text messages with him prior to the killing, a court hears.

BA man 'saw civilians as targets'

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 10:19 AM PST

A former BA employee facing terrorist charges agreed with his brother that civilians are legitimate targets, a court hears.

Murder probe over stabbing death

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 06:48 AM PST

A murder inquiry is launched into the death of a teenager who was stabbed in South Lanarkshire.

Mitchell sentence appeal refused

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:16 AM PST

Convicted murderer Luke Mitchell has an appeal to reduce the minimum term of his life sentence refused.

Judge wins newspaper libel case

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:42 AM PST

NI High Court judge Mr Justice Treacy receives undisclosed libel damages over false newspaper allegations about him.

Murder accused dad breaks down

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 10:37 AM PST

A father accused of murdering his baby son told a court on that he loved the boy "with all his heart".

Reading tests in schools shake-up

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 06:19 AM PST

Reading tests for pupils and literacy assessments for training teachers are among plans unveiled by Wales' education minister to raise standards.

Gavin and Stacey actress dies, 84

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:47 AM PST

Actress Margaret John whose career in TV and films spanned 50 years has died at the age of 84, it has been announced.

US 'concerned' at Egypt violence

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 11:05 AM PST

The United States says it "deplores and condemns" the violence in Egypt and repeats its call for restraint amid violent clashes in Cairo.

Uganda arrest over gay killing

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 09:31 AM PST

Police arrest a man in connection with the murder of prominent gay activist David Kato in Uganda where homosexual acts are illegal.

Sudanese demonstrators detained

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 02:43 AM PST

At least 15 protesters are detained overnight in Sudan's capital, activists say, as demonstrations over high prices spread to other towns.

Russia warns Ireland in spy row

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:14 AM PST

Moscow threatens retaliation after Ireland expels a diplomat because Russian spies allegedly used stolen Irish identities.

'Pakistan advice' days before 7/7

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 10:26 AM PST

The 7/7 ringleader received guidance in phone calls from Pakistan in the days before the bombings, the inquests have been told.

Indian ex-telecoms minister held

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:18 AM PST

Police in India question former telecoms minister Andimuthu Raja as part of an investigation into a corruption scandal that cost the country billions of dollars.

Charges urged in Kabul Bank case

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 07:48 AM PST

The governor of Afghanistan's central bank says those involved in the near collapse of the country's largest private bank should face prosecution.

Asia drives forest growth trend

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 08:40 AM PST

Forest loss across the world has slowed, largely due to replanting in Asia, says the UN as the International Year of Forests launches.

NZ poll set after Rugby World Cup

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 01:27 AM PST

New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key announces the 2011 election date early so as not to interfere with the country's hosting of the Rugby World Cup.

Ad sales boost Time Warner profit

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 07:50 AM PST

A jump in television advertising sales has helped Time Warner to a better-than-expected profit in the last three months of 2010.

Pound rises on construction data

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 09:47 AM PST

The pound rises to its highest level against the dollar in three months, buoyed by growth in the construction sector.

Egypt internet comes back online

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 06:43 AM PST

Internet access appears to be back to normal in protest-hit Egypt, firms monitoring the situation say, after services were earlier cut.

Blackberry faces Indian showdown

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 12:57 AM PST

Indian Blackberry users could face a ban after an important government deadline was missed.

Allen movie to open Cannes gala

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 08:37 AM PST

Director Woody Allen's romantic comedy Midnight in Paris is to open the Cannes Film Festival in May, organisers announce.

Hagman to return for new Dallas

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 12:55 AM PST

US actor Larry Hagman is among the original actors set to appear in a TV remake of classic 1980s soap opera Dallas.

Fawcett swimsuit given to museum

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 07:25 AM PST

Late actress Farrah Fawcett's trademark red swimsuit, which she wore in a popular 1976 poster, is being donated to Washington's Smithsonian museum.

Rarest rat soon becomes nuisance

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 12:40 AM PST

One of the rarest mammals in the world, the Stolzmann's fish-eating rat, has quickly become a potential pest species.

More gene clues to Parkinson's

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:50 PM PST

Genes play a bigger role in Parkinson's disease than previously thought, according to the largest genetic analysis yet.

Herbal weight loss pill warning

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 07:56 AM PST

People are being warned to stop using a weight loss pill sold over the internet and in Chinese medicine shops.

Mubarak vows to quit: Egyptians react

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:26 PM PST

Egyptians share their reaction to President Hosni Mubarak decision not to stand for re-election in September.

A nation of tree-huggers?

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:21 AM PST

Plans to transfer ownership of many public forests in England have provoked a huge row. But why are we so protective of our woodlands?

Mubarak supporters out in force

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 06:11 AM PST

Clashes erupt in Cairo's main square between supporters and opponents of Egypt's President Mubarak

Cyclone 'like a jumbo jet taking off'

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 10:19 AM PST

One of the biggest storms ever to hit Australia, cyclone Yasi, has struck the coast of Queensland.

US struggles under bitter winter weather

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:48 PM PST

The US is bracing for another onslaught of bitter winter weather as a major storm gathers in the mid-west.

SA university overcomes racism

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:07 AM PST

Two years after racism was exposed at one of South Africa's oldest universities, the place is being turned around

Devastating Cyclone Yasi hits land

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 11:01 AM PST

Queensland is facing the brunt of devastating winds as Cyclone Yasi hits the mainland.

Snow causes US roof collapse

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:31 AM PST

Minnesota shop worker runs for life as roof collapses

'Mubarak has a PhD in obstinacy'

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:33 PM PST

President Hosni Mubarak's announcement that he will not stand for a sixth term has "divided" Egyptians, the BBC's Jon Leyne says.

The town devastated by Chernobyl

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:26 AM PST

Andrey Glukhov, a former resident of Prypiat, returns to his hometown, which everyone had to abandon after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Dying with dignity?

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:47 AM PST

China's startling growth brings changes for the elderly

Day in pictures

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:28 AM PST

Eye-catching images from around the world

Cash crisis

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 07:14 PM PST

Funding falls short for new casing to secure Chernobyl wreckage

Nothing to declare

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:32 PM PST

French-Belgian stereotypes wheeled out for comic racism film

Panic buying

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 12:19 AM PST

Is it ever good to shop when the clock is ticking?

How super rich left rest behind

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 02:31 AM PST

The rise of a global modern day plutocracy
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