Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Huge protest rejects Mubarak move

Huge protest rejects Mubarak move


Huge protest rejects Mubarak move

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:09 AM PST

Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian protesters in central Cairo reject President Mubarak's plans for a gradual handover of power.

Mubarak 'lent French PM a plane'

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:47 AM PST

French PM Francois Fillon says Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak lent him a plane and paid for lodgings during a family holiday at new year.

New rocket could lift astronauts

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 05:08 AM PST

US and European companies propose a new rocket they say could conduct astronaut launches after the shuttles are retired later this year.

Muslims attack Indonesia churches

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:21 AM PST

More than 1,000 Muslims storm a Java courthouse and burn two churches, the latest incident in a wave of religious violence in Indonesia.

Charles Taylor lawyer storms out of trial

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:55 AM PST

Liberia's former leader Charles Taylor's defence lawyer walks out of the closing stages of his war crimes trial in the Hague.

Prosecutors seek Berlusconi trial

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 07:05 AM PST

Italian prosecutors say they will ask for PM Silvio Berlusconi to be tried for alleged sex with an underage prostitute and abuse of power.

US clears Toyota over electronics

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:48 AM PST

A US investigation into Toyota safety problems finds no electronic flaws to explain complaints about unintended acceleration.

Sweden Assange inquiry 'improper'

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:01 AM PST

A witness at the UK extradition hearing of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange questions the approach adopted by Swedish prosecutors.

Man killed by cockfighting bird

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:51 AM PST

A US man attending an illegal cockfight died after being accidentally stabbed in the leg by an armed bird, officials say.

Obama 'has not smoked in a year'

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:15 AM PST

US President Barack Obama has not smoked a cigarette in almost a year, First Lady Michelle Obama says.

Church gives blessing to iPhone confessions

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:59 AM PST

Church leaders in the UK and US have given their approval to an iPhone app that helps Catholics through confession.

Ancient ale to be recreated from shipwreck sample

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 08:46 AM PST

Beer found in a 200-year-old shipwreck, the world's oldest surviving beer sample, is to be chemically analysed by Finnish scientists - and brewed again.

Injured Morgan replaced by Bopara

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 06:57 AM PST

England call Ravi Bopara into their 15-man World Cup squad after Eoin Morgan is ruled out with an injury.

Guardiola agrees Barca extension

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:04 AM PST

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola will extend his contract with the Spanish champions until the end of next season.

Three in frame to replace Kubica

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 08:58 AM PST

Renault announce that Bruno Senna, Vitantonio Liuzzi, and Nick Heidfeld are in the frame to replace the injured Robert Kubica.

Government to increase bank levy

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 07:55 AM PST

The government says it will increase the levy on UK banks by £800m to £2.5bn, prompting fury from bankers and provoking barbed debate in parliament.

BA forces new crew strike ballot

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 08:45 AM PST

British Airways cabin crew are to be balloted again on strike action after the airline said a previous vote was unlawful.

Helicopter bid process is halted

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 09:14 AM PST

The bidding process to provide search and rescue helicopters has been halted after "irregularities" in the process came to light.

Woman 'would hit robbers again'

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:46 AM PST

A woman filmed attacking a gang of armed robbers with her handbag in Northampton says she would do the same again.

Bomb suspect's wife recalls blast

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:10 AM PST

The wife of a reservist soldier accused of trying to murder her by booby-trapping her car recalls the moment an explosion ripped through her vehicle.

Sex-on-duty police officer jailed

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 05:13 AM PST

A police officer who had sex with a vulnerable woman he was supposed to have been protecting from harm is jailed for 32 months.

Murder inquiry after flat blaze

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 09:30 AM PST

Police launch a murder inquiry after a man dies following a suspicious fire at a flat in Edinburgh.

SNP moves closer to budget deal

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 08:54 AM PST

The Scottish government moves closer to a deal on passing its budget, after the Lib Dems indicate they may support the plans.

Murders 'joint plan' court told

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:09 AM PST

A woman accused of murdering her husband and her lover's wife played an active role in the killing plan, a Crown lawyer has said.

Booby-trap left on child's bike

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 05:56 AM PST

A booby-trap bomb found by police on north's Belfast's Antrim Road last month was attached to a child's bicycle, it has been revealed.

Two daughters get life for murder

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:42 AM PST

Two teenage sisters - and their boyfriends - are sentenced to life, with minimum terms of between 22 and 18 years for murdering their father.

Hospital hygiene 'superior' claim

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 08:22 AM PST

Standards of hygiene in hospitals are "far, far superior" than they were 15 years ago, First Minister Carwyn Jones says.

'US teens' die in Mexico shooting

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 09:19 AM PST

Three teenage boys, at least two of whom are believed to have been US citizens, were killed in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, authorities say

US embassies' 'exploitation risk'

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 06:38 PM PST

US investigators find "indicators" of exploitation and coercion of low-level staff at US missions in four Gulf countries.

'Six dead' in Brazil prison riot

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 08:14 AM PST

A riot at an overcrowded prison in northern Brazil leaves six inmates dead, some of whom have been decapitated, reports say.

Haiti 'gives Aristide passport'

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:42 PM PST

Haiti says it has issued former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide with a passport, paving the way for his return to the country after seven years in exile.

Fire ravages Ivory Coast treasury

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 09:21 AM PST

A fire breaks out at Ivory Coast's treasury building, as the political impasse continues after disputed elections.

Pirates seize Italian oil tanker

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 06:57 AM PST

A group of pirates has boarded and seized control of an Italian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, Italian and EU officials say.

Chechen rebel admits airport bomb

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:51 AM PST

One of Russia's most wanted men, Chechen warlord Doku Umarov, says he ordered last month's bomb attack which left 36 dead at a Moscow airport.

'New risk' at Hungary sludge site

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:32 AM PST

Waste water from a Hungarian aluminium plant still contains toxic chemicals despite a big clean-up there, Greenpeace says.

Hague on 'reform tour' in Tunisia

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:18 AM PST

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague meets Tunisia's interim prime minister at the start of a tour of North African and Middle Eastern countries affected by demands for political change.

Pakistan strike grounds flights

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 09:18 AM PST

Pakistan's state-owned airline PIA cancels some flights as staff strike in protest at a planned route-sharing deal.

Three Indian WWF staff 'released'

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 08:07 AM PST

Indian police say that three female wildlife officials kidnapped in the north-eastern state of Assam have been released, but three men are held.

Australian MPs weep for victims

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:59 AM PST

Australian MPs cry as they pay tribute to the tens of thousands of people whose lives have been devastated by recent floods, cyclones and bushfires.

China raises interest rates again

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:10 AM PST

China's central bank raises interest rates for the third time in four months as authorities ramp up efforts to tackle inflation.

Irish lenders' assets up for sale

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 07:51 AM PST

The Irish Republic will start an auction process for the sale of the deposits and assets of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide.

UBS returns to full-year profit

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:57 PM PST

Swiss bank UBS posts a net profit of 7.2bn Swiss francs for 2010 - its first full-year profit since the financial crisis.

US sees Brazil as yuan fight ally

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:09 PM PST

The value of China's currency is back in the spotlight as the US seeks to increase the number of countries asking for a stronger yuan.

Newspapers warn Apple over sales

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 07:03 AM PST

Apple could use its dominant position to control subscriptions for iPad and iPhone editions, the European newspaper industry warns.

File-sharing case 'must continue'

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 09:24 AM PST

A controversial law firm that sent thousand of letters to alleged illegal file sharers is told its cases must be heard in court.

Europe's virus victims revealed

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:00 AM PST

Almost one third of internet users in the European Union caught a PC virus despite the majority having security software installed, statistics show.

Super Bowl breaks viewing record

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:11 AM PST

Sunday's Super Bowl breaks the record for the biggest US television audience for a single broadcast.

Cameras allowed at Jackson trial

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:58 AM PST

The trial of Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, can be televised as long as cameras do not interfere with proceedings, a judge rules.

Streep image of Thatcher revealed

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 05:27 AM PST

Film fans get their first glimpse of Hollywood actress Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in upcoming film The Iron Lady.

Studying how snakes got legless

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:19 AM PST

A 95-million-year-old fossil snake is helping scientists understand how these creatures lost their legs through the course of evolutionary time.

Sleepwalking 'link to chromosome'

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:53 PM PST

US scientists believe they have discovered the genetic code that makes some people sleepwalk.

Climate report urges preparedness

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:41 PM PST

Getting prepared early for climate change impacts would bring economic benefits to the UK, engineering institutions say.

Swine flu narcolepsy link probed

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:59 AM PST

At least 12 countries have reported a possible link between a vaccine for swine flu and cases of a rare sleeping disorder, the World Health Organization has revealed.

Healthy diet boosts childhood IQ

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:52 PM PST

Eating processed food may be damaging to a child's intelligence, according to researchers at Bristol University.

At what age can you babysit a toddler?

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:56 AM PST

A mother has been given an official police caution for leaving her 14-year-old son in charge of his three-year-old brother, it emerges. At what age can children be left at home alone without parental supervision?

VIDEO: Australian PM weeps over disasters

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:59 AM PST

Australian PM Julia Gillard pays tribute to the tens of thousands of people whose lives have been devastated by floods, cyclones and fires.

VIDEO: South Africa's battle with rhino poachers

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:36 AM PST

Three suspected rhino poachers have been shot and killed by rangers in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

VIDEO: Aftermath of Thai-Cambodian clash

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 09:13 AM PST

At least five people were killed in clashes over the weekend between Thai and Cambodian troops over a disputed border area near a temple.

VIDEO: Attack on Indonesian churches

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 09:50 AM PST

More than 1,000 Muslim protesters have stormed a courthouse and burned two churches in central Java, Indonesia.

VIDEO: Tiger mum 'stands by' tough parenting

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:33 AM PST

How far would you go to ensure that your child does well at school? Would you ban playtime and TV? Or threaten to set fire to their toys if they don't complete hours of music practice?

VIDEO: Egypt reporter faces anger and suspicion

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 09:34 AM PST

Panorama reporter Jane Corbin encounters anger and suspicion of foreign journalists in Egypt when she goes to meet the family of one of the victim's of Cairo's uprising.

VIDEO: Rumsfeld no regrets over Iraq war

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 05:37 AM PST

Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has defended decisions that he made during his time in office, in his first television interview since leaving public life in December 2006.

VIDEO: A lesson in Oscar Academy protocol

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:30 PM PST

Oscar hopes ride high for Colin Firth and his new film, The King's Speech.

War on abortion

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:44 AM PST

Video stings, rows over rape... the US abortion debate gets heated

No food no school

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 05:11 AM PST

Drought means Kenyan children abandon their lessons

Day in pictures

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:12 AM PST

Eye-catching images from around the world

50 strange names

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:05 AM PST

The paper called after a potato, and other quirky titles

Fossil forests

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:34 PM PST

Antarctica's dinosaur-age jungles could provide clues to the future

Back to basics

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:45 PM PST

Young Poles play grim communist shopping game

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