Thursday, February 3, 2011

Mubarak's deputy urges patience

Mubarak's deputy urges patience


Mubarak's deputy urges patience

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:46 AM PST

Egypt's new Vice-President, Omar Suleiman, appeals for time to implement political reforms as clashes continue in central Cairo.

Pakistan blasphemy repeal dropped

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 06:11 AM PST

A politician drops her attempt to amend Pakistan's blasphemy laws, accusing her party of appeasing extremists following the murder of one of its leaders.

Cyber war 'Geneva Conventions' call

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 08:25 AM PST

US and Russian experts are to propose a "Geneva Convention" for cyber warfare at a security conference of world leaders in Munich.

Algeria emergency 'to be lifted'

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 08:34 AM PST

Algeria's state of emergency will be lifted in the "very near future", President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is quoted as saying by local media.

Last Tango actress Schneider dies

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:50 AM PST

French actress Maria Schneider, best known for playing Marlon Brando's lover in Last Tango in Paris, dies aged 58 after a long illness.

Danish cartoonist attacker guilty

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:22 AM PST

A Somali who targeted a Danish cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad is convicted of attempted murder and terrorism.

Mexico border police chief killed

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:20 AM PST

The police chief of the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo is shot dead, just a month after he took the job.

Rumsfeld defends US war in Iraq

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:24 AM PST

In new memoirs, former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld remains largely defiant about the war in Iraq, leaked extracts suggest.

Hunt closes in on 'another Earth'

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:26 AM PST

In a barrage of new results from the Kepler space telescope, astronomers identify fifty-four planets that may have conditions suitable for life.

News in Nepal is broadcast by lantern light

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 05:48 AM PST

One of Nepal's top TV networks begins broadcasting its nightly news bulletin in semi-darkness to highlight the effects of massive power cuts.

Even Times Square out of bounds for smokers now

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:39 AM PST

Some of the toughest anti-smoking measures to be adopted in a major city is approved by local councillors in New York.

Carroll cool on Torres comparison

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:25 AM PST

New Liverpool striker Andy Carroll does not feel pressure to replace former Reds favourite Fernando Torres.

Luiz relieved not to face Torres

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:16 AM PST

Chelsea's David Luiz has told of his relief that he will be lining up in the same side as Fernando Torres, who played a key role in Liverpool's thrashing of Luiz's former club Benfica in April.

Kubica sets test pace for Renault

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 08:57 AM PST

Robert Kubica underlines Renault's potential with the fastest time of the first pre-season Formula 1 test.

Britons on Cairo charter flight

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:05 AM PST

More than 180 people have left Egypt on a Foreign Office-chartered flight from Cairo to London, with a second being arranged.

Nanny admits tycoon poisoning bid

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:51 AM PST

A nanny admits trying to poison Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold by lacing her food with screen wash.

Liverpool rejects 'big society'

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:48 AM PST

The leader of Liverpool City Council writes to the prime minister withdrawing its involvement from his "big society" plans.

Watchdog shrugs off MPs' attacks

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:10 AM PST

The expenses watchdog brushes off criticism from MPs and says they should "celebrate" the changes that have taken place.

Viscount's son jailed for fraud

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:13 AM PST

A viscount's son is jailed for defrauding Tesco out of £355,000 to repay debts incurred by a loss-making music festival at the family seat.

Shooting councillor urged to quit

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:31 AM PST

A south London councillor who shot and wounded a man in the 1990s has been urged to quit after failing to disclose his conviction to the Labour Party.

Scotland braced for severe gales

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 08:46 AM PST

Weather forecasters warn that wind speeds could reach up to 80mph as gales batter parts of Scotland.

Tributes paid to murdered student

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:27 AM PST

A 19-year-old student murdered in an unprovoked street attack in South Lanarkshire is described as an "outstanding individual".

X-rays 'built up over two years'

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:35 AM PST

A backlog of X-rays at Altnagelvin Hospital was building up for two years before it came to the attention of the Western Trust, it emerged on Thursday.

Knife attacker 'found in France'

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:36 AM PST

A 26-year-old Belfast man who was ordered to be detained indefinitely in a secure facility in Northern Ireland has turned up in France.

'Plaid insistence' on referendum

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:00 AM PST

Shadow Welsh Secretary Peter Hain has said the referendum on assembly powers is only happening on 3 March because of Plaid Cymru's insistence.

£100m revamp of hospital to start

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:36 AM PST

The first phase of £100m plans to modernise Denbighshire's Glan Clwyd hospital is due to start this month.

US and Canada dig out from storm

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:30 AM PST

Americans and Canadians recover from a major winter storm that badly disrupted transport, wrecked buildings and claimed at least 12 lives.

Vegas casino heist suspect held

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:04 AM PST

Las Vegas police arrest a man over the robbery of $1.5m (£950,000) in casino chips from the Bellagio resort.

Chavez marks 12 years in office

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:18 PM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez marks 12 years in power by promising to press on with his socialist revolution, despite admitting "mistakes".

Somali MPs extend their mandate

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:44 AM PST

MPs in Somalia vote to extend their mandate for another three years, after getting the approval of the African Union.

Rwanda planning vasectomy drive

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:52 AM PST

Rwanda's government says it wants to encourage men to have vasectomies in a bid to stem the small landlocked country's growing population.

French minister's suicide queried

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:38 AM PST

An ex-policeman raises questions about the verdict of suicide in the death of French minister Robert Boulin in 1979.

Pub TV football choice 'upheld'

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:08 AM PST

Broadcasters cannot stop customers using cheaper foreign satellite services to watch Premier League football, an EU legal adviser says.

Mass rally on Yemen 'day of rage'

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 06:26 AM PST

More than 20,000 anti-government protesters gather in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on a "day of rage" against President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule.

World food prices reach new high

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:56 AM PST

World food prices rose to a record monthly high in January and could go higher, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization says.

Nepal deadlock broken with new PM

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:42 AM PST

Parliamentarians in Nepal elect a new prime minister, Jhalanath Khanal, after more than seven months of stalemate.

Karachi police swoop on 'killers'

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:15 AM PST

Police in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi arrest three men accused of carrying out targeted political killings.

Queensland survives Cyclone Yasi

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:58 AM PST

Queensland's coast is badly hit but cities have a lucky escape as Cyclone Yasi is downgraded to a category two storm over north-east Australia.

Burma confirms leader candidates

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:52 AM PST

Lawmakers in Burma's new parliament elect junta allies as vice-presidents, putting them in the running for the role of leader.

Shell profits double to $18.6bn

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:18 AM PST

The oil giant Shell has reported profits of $18.6bn (£11.5bn) for 2010 thanks to rising oil prices and higher production.

Egypt 'hijacked Vodafone network'

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 06:15 AM PST

Mobile phone firm Vodafone accuses the Egyptian authorities of using its network to send pro-government text messages.

ECB 'closely monitoring' prices

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:03 AM PST

European Central Bank head Trichet says 'very close monitoring' of prices is needed, as rates are held at a record low 1%.

Google eyes Apple in tablet war

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:29 AM PST

Google unveils an operating system for tablet computers aimed at ramping up the competition with Apple's iPad.

Hacker faces jail over chip theft

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 06:56 AM PST

The theft of 400 billion virtual poker chips for an online game leaves a hacker facing a potentially 'lengthy' jail term.

PC sales halted by Intel chip bug

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:58 AM PST

PC makers are halting sales of some machines because of problems with the latest Intel processors.

Potter movies honoured by Bafta

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:24 AM PST

The Harry Potter film series is to receive the outstanding British contribution to cinema prize at this year's Bafta awards, organisers announce.

Sculptures gifted to new gallery

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:40 AM PST

A £35m art gallery celebrating sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth will open in Yorkshire on 21 May, featuring 44 models donated by Dame Barbara's family.

Fox set for German career award

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:49 AM PST

Actor Michael J Fox will be presented with a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Camera awards in Berlin this weekend, organisers announce.

New mosquito type raises concern

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:02 AM PST

Scientists identify a new type of mosquito that researchers say must be studied further to see if it has implications for the transmission and control of malaria.

Gulf 'to recover by end of 2012'

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 06:31 PM PST

The Gulf of Mexico should largely recover from the BP oil spill by the end of next year, according to the administrator of a compensation fund for victims.

Population growth must slow - UN

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:17 AM PST

World population growth rate must slow down significantly to avoid reaching unsustainable levels says a new UN report.

UK scientists 'develop vCJD test'

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:22 PM PST

A blood test to detect vCJD has been developed by British scientists who say it could identify healthy people who are carriers of the disease.

Heart op vessels store in fridge

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 11:41 PM PST

US scientists believe they can produce a ready made supply of blood vessels for use in heart bypass surgery.

Bid to repeal US health law fails

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 07:03 PM PST

Republicans in the US Senate fail to win enough votes to repeal President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform bill, passed in 2010.

Egypt violence: Cairo reaction

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:10 AM PST

BBC News website readers in Cairo describe their feelings about the escalating situation in Egypt's capital city.

Egyptian protests: Your pictures

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:55 AM PST

Protests in Egypt continue amid violence between rival groups in Tahrir Square. BBC News website readers have been sharing their photos of Egypt on Wednesday 3 February.

Egypt protests: 'We are falling one-by-one'

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 07:52 PM PST

Clashes are continuing in the Egyptian capital. Here Egyptians share their views on the protests and experiences of taking part in them.

How obesity is reshaping our world

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:03 AM PST

Ambulances are the latest vehicles to face up to one inarguable fact - as a nation, we are getting bigger and that poses a huge design headache.

You, me and everyone else

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:42 AM PST

It's difficult to get personal with information about the whole of society but it is possible, Michael Blastland says in his regular column.

Snow storm stretches 2,000 miles

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:07 AM PST

A bitter winter storm stretching 2,000 miles (3,200km) is crippling swathes of the US and Canada with heavy snow, rain and high winds.

How to build a PC in four minutes

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:55 AM PST

LJ Rich meets the technology journalists at a Las Vegas race to build a computer in a matter of minutes.

'Handcuffed and blindfolded' in Cairo

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:03 PM PST

Supporters of President Mubarak were out in force in Cairo on Wednesday, clearly not afraid to show their allegiance, as the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes found out when they arrested him.

Yemen 'day of rage' gathers momentum

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:40 AM PST

More than 20,000 anti-government protesters gather in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on a "day of rage" against President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule.

Cyclone throws yachts out of water

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:11 AM PST

Australians take stock of trail of damage left in Queensland by Cyclone Yasi.

Woman gives birth in midst of cyclone

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 05:25 AM PST

A woman gives birth to a baby girl while sheltering in an evacuation centre from the Australian cyclone.

What is so special about the Daily?

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:43 PM PST

News Corporation's Rupert Murdoch has launched a digital newspaper for the iPad called the Daily, which he said he hoped it would be an "indispensable source of news" in the tablet era.

Are the super-rich out of touch?

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:34 PM PST

Chrystia Freeland of Reuters, tells BBC Newsnight what she makes of the super-rich, whose growing wealth takes them further away from the reaches of society.

Iraq probe: Key moments

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 05:30 AM PST

Highlights from hundreds of hours of Chilcot inquiry hearings

Economy brew

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:00 AM PST

Why you can taste 'Mother India' in every cup of chai

Day in pictures

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:07 AM PST

A selection of images from around the world

An American life

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 05:25 AM PST

The curious resurgence of Norman Rockwell's vision of America

Dug in

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:55 AM PST

Louis Theroux meets the West Bank's 'ultra-Zionists'

Headline news

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:25 AM PST

10 strangely-titled papers from down the ages

Lost champion

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:18 AM PST

The man who gave Uganda's gay community its voice

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