Thursday, March 31, 2011

No UK immunity for Libya minister

No UK immunity for Libya minister

No UK immunity for Libya minister

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:17 AM PDT

The UK says it has not offered immunity from prosecution to Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, who reportedly defected when he flew to Britain on Wednesday.

Ivory Coast main city surrounded

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:41 AM PDT

Forces loyal to Ivory Coast UN-backed President Alassane Ouattara surround the main city of Abidjan, closing in on his defiant rival, Laurent Gbagbo.

Irish banks need extra 24bn euros

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:29 AM PDT

The Republic of Ireland's banks need an extra 24bn euros (£21.2bn) to survive the financial crisis, the central bank announces.

Sarkozy calls for nuclear rules

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:21 AM PDT

The French president calls for clear international standards on nuclear safety as the crisis at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant continues.

Katrina killing police sentenced

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:54 AM PDT

Two former New Orleans police officers are sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a shooting death after Hurricane Katrina.

India population count hits 1.2bn

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 08:00 AM PDT

India's population grew by 181 million over the past decade to 1.21bn - but the gender imbalance is more skewed than ever, a census shows.

Microsoft goes to EU over Google

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 01:49 AM PDT

Microsoft is to take an anti-competition complaint against Google to the European Commission.

Pakistan Islamist chief targeted

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:47 AM PDT

At least 10 people are killed in Pakistan after a suicide bomber hits the convoy of hardline Islamist leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman, police say.

US subsidies to Boeing 'illegal'

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:25 AM PDT

The World Trade Organization rules that Boeing received at least $5.3bn (£3.3bn) in unfair subsidies from Washington.

Judo medallist falls to her death

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 08:32 AM PDT

Austrian judo medallist Claudia Heill, who won silver at the Athens Olympics, dies after falling from a sixth-floor window in Vienna.

G20 considers wider role for yuan

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 08:29 AM PDT

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner calls for more consistency in international currency exchange rates at the G20 summit in China.

Gravity probe shows 'Potato Earth'

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 08:27 AM PDT

The European Space Agency releases an unusual illustration of Planet Earth which describes the variation in gravity across the surface of our world.

Kookaburra wins out over Men At Work

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 02:58 AM PDT

Australian band Men At Work lose an appeal against a court ruling that their hit Down Under was partially copied from a folk song.

Scottish FA seeks Brazil apology

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:06 AM PDT

Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan writes to the Brazilian FA to request an apology for Neymar's accusation of racism from Scotland fans.

Win was like a final - Harbhajan

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 02:10 PM PDT

Harbhajan Singh believes India are well prepared for the World Cup final after their memorable win over Pakistan.

Dalglish backs 'focused' Carroll

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 04:34 AM PDT

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish says Andy Carroll is focused on football, despite England boss Fabio Capello's concerns.

New state pension 'at least £155'

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Plans for a £155-a-week state pension will be unveiled next week and could start in 2015 or 2016, the BBC understands.

Shot girl 'target' comes forward

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:26 AM PDT

A youth thought to have been targeted by the gang who shot a five-year-old girl and another man in south London contacts police.

First privatised jail sparks row

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:17 AM PDT

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says the military is on standby if prison officers strike over the first privatisation of a UK public sector prison.

Bill apology to paralysed cyclist

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:34 AM PDT

A council apologises after a paralysed cyclist is told he must pay for repairing the railings on which he was impaled.

Lorry legend Stobart dies aged 56

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 11:12 AM PDT

Edward Stobart, who built up the huge Eddie Stobart haulage empire, dies in hospital following a heart complaint.

Ex-MP Devine jailed over expenses

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 04:56 AM PDT

Former Labour MP Jim Devine is jailed for 16 months at the Old Bailey for fraudulently claiming £8,385 in expenses.

Prosecutors seek Koussa interview

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 08:04 AM PDT

The Crown Office in Scotland says it wants to interview the Libyan Foreign Minister in connection with the Lockerbie bombing.

Man arrested over loyalist murder

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:53 AM PDT

A man is arrested by police investigating the murder of loyalist Bobby Moffett in the Shankill area of Belfast last year.

Protocol rules out Obama NI visit

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 05:47 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama will not cross the border into Northern Ireland when he visits the Republic of Ireland, the Irish Prime Minister has said.

Man denies Ffion Roberts murder

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:26 AM PDT

The man accused of murdering care worker Ffion Wyn Roberts starts giving evidence in his defence at the trial at Caernarfon Crown Court.

More hospitals hit by norovirus

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 08:52 AM PDT

More hospitals and wards are affected by the norovirus outbreak across north Wales.

US reaffirms 'no boots' in Libya

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:10 AM PDT

The US will put no "boots on the ground" in Libya, the US defence secretary reaffirms, after revelations President Obama authorised covert CIA aid to rebels.

China eyes US military expansion

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:44 PM PDT

The US is increasing its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region, which is becoming more "volatile", a Chinese defence white paper says.

Guatemala 'drug lord' captured

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 05:59 PM PDT

US and Guatemalan agents capture Guatemala's most-wanted drugs suspect, Juan Ortiz Lopez, in a raid in Quetzaltenango.

SA rugby star 'in axe rampage'

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 03:03 AM PDT

A former South African rugby star appears in court for allegedly hacking three men to death with an axe.

Chinese 'ran Germany euro scam'

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 03:34 AM PDT

Police in Germany arrest six people - four of them ethnic Chinese - over alleged forgery of euro coins worth about 6m euros (£5.3m).

'Abducted' Gazan in Israel court

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:11 AM PDT

A Gaza engineer, who was allegedly abducted by Israeli agents in Ukraine, has appeared in court in Israel.

Yemen leader 'must leave country'

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 02:41 AM PDT

One of Yemen's most influential politicians, Hamid al-Ahmar, says President Saleh must leave the country, not just step down from power.

Syria 'to study' reforming laws

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 05:10 AM PDT

Syria's president directs a committee to look into lifting unpopular emergency laws in place for nearly half a century, the state news agency reports.

Vodafone makes $5bn India buyout

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 04:10 AM PDT

UK mobile giant Vodafone is to pay local partner Essar Group $5bn to buy out its share in their Indian joint venture.

Sri Lanka web editor is arrested

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 08:24 AM PDT

Police in Sri Lanka arrest the editor of a news website critical of the government.

Japan cut for American Airlines

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 06:39 PM PDT

American Airlines is reducing the number of flights to Japan as travel demand falls after the earthquake and tsunami.

Baidu deletes 2.8m online works

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 08:07 PM PDT

Chinese search engine Baidu has deleted 2.8m works from its online library in an attempt to settle a copyright dispute.

Portugal misses borrowing target

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:08 AM PDT

The Portuguese governments admits it overshot its 2010 budget deficit target, sending its cost of borrowing to yet new highs.

Acer chief leaves after board row

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:30 AM PDT

Chief executive of PC maker Acer, Gianfranco Lanci, resigns after disagreeing with the board over major areas of strategy.

H&M profits hit by cotton prices

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 04:07 AM PDT

Budget fashion chain H&M blames higher cotton prices and a strong currency after its first-quarter profits fall 30%.

UK radio pushes online listening

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:40 AM PDT

Many of the UK's biggest radio broadcasters have joined forces to launch a system for listening to stations on the net.

Government mulls UK net controls

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 04:27 AM PDT

Websites deemed to be helping people infringe copyright could be blocked under plans being considered by the government.

Ofcom to reduce broadband rates

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 01:21 AM PDT

The cost of home phone and broadband could come down after telecoms regulator Ofcom moved to reduce the wholesale price.

Japan concert touts 'distasteful'

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 08:27 AM PDT

Japanese tsunami benefit gig promoters criticise websites for allowing people to resell tickets for profit.

Aniston to direct cancer TV film

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 03:30 AM PDT

Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore and singer Alicia Keys are to direct short films about breast cancer, due to be aired on US cable network Lifetime.

Paintings saved by £15m donation

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 05:49 PM PDT

Plans to sell off 17th Century paintings which hang in the home of the Bishop of Durham are shelved after a £15m donation.

Giant cousin of T. rex identified

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:54 AM PDT

A giant predatory dinosaur, which stood 4m tall and was similar in size to T. rex, is identified by palaeontologists.

Warning on Japan evacuation zone

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:50 AM PDT

The UN's nuclear watchdog advises Japan to consider expanding the evacuation zone around the stricken Fukushima reactors.

British birds are bouncing back

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 01:30 AM PDT

A national survey by the RSPB records a rise in the populations of small birds, including long-tailed tits, goldcrests and coal tits.

Migraine heart link in children

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 02:39 AM PDT

Children who see flashing lights during a migraine are more likely to have a hole-in-the-heart, a study suggests.

How hard is it to count people?

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 05:58 PM PDT

The Census is under way in the UK, but how hard can it be to count people, asks Michael Blastland in his regular column.

VIDEO: Town that stood up to the tsunami

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 05:49 AM PDT

Roland Buerk reports from Oirase, where a sea wall proved decisive in protecting citizens from the tsunami that devastated Japan's north east coast.

VIDEO: Prince Harry on 'mad rush' wedding plans

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 04:41 AM PDT

Prince Harry has been speaking about the "mad rush" around plans for his brother Prince William's wedding on April 29.

VIDEO: Gaddafi forces push back rebels

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:33 AM PDT

Colonel Gaddafi's forces have continued to clash with rebels along the Libyan coastline, managing to push the opposition further back towards Ajdabiya.

VIDEO: Exclusive look inside Virgin Galactic ship

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PDT

The BBC's Richard Scott has become the first journalist to be allowed inside the Virgin Galactic spaceship.

VIDEO: Kidnapped doctor to face killing trial

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:32 PM PDT

A German doctor who was cleared of the manslaughter of his stepdaughter in his home country has been told he will have to stand trial for the same crime in France.

VIDEO: Floods deluge in Thailand

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:53 PM PDT

At least 15 people have been killed in heavy flooding in southern Thailand after more than a week of unseasonably heavy rain.

VIDEO: US policy towards Cuba 'a mistake'

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 02:56 AM PDT

Former American president Jimmy Carter says US policy towards Cuba, including the trade embargo and travel ban, is a mistake

VIDEO: Russell Brand on Arthur remake

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 05:36 PM PDT

Talking Movies has been speaking to comedian-turned-actor Russell Brand, who has taken on the role Dudley Moore made famous 30 years ago in a remake of the romantic comedy classic Arthur.

Sold into slavery

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 01:55 AM PDT

The Ugandan women 'exported' to Iraq - and their daring escape

Space tourism

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 04:18 PM PDT

First glimpse inside Virgin Galactic's passenger spaceship

Day in pictures

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 04:20 AM PDT

Eye-catching images from around the world

Fool school

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 05:34 PM PDT

What's the art of the perfect prank?

As big as a continent

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 06:39 PM PDT

Designing the world's biggest telescope

Spanish tragedy

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 05:48 PM PDT

The babies taken from their parents and never seen again
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