Monday, April 25, 2011

Syrian army 'attacks protest hub'

Syrian army 'attacks protest hub'

Syrian army 'attacks protest hub'

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 09:07 AM PDT

Syrian security forces backed by tanks advance into the restive city of Deraa, in an apparent escalation of a crackdown on the protest movement.

Hundreds escape from Afghan jail

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:53 AM PDT

More than 470 inmates at an Afghan prison - many of them Taliban insurgents - escape through a tunnel hundreds of metres long, officials say.

Police arrest India Games chief

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 07:46 AM PDT

The chief organiser of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi is arrested following an investigation into allegations of corruption.

Military push to find Japan dead

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:18 AM PDT

Japan deploys nearly 25,000 troops to search for the bodies of those missing since last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Iran 'uncovers espionage virus'

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 08:23 AM PDT

Officials in Iran say they have found a new computer virus designed to target the country's government institutions.

Protests urge end to atomic power

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 09:37 AM PDT

Thousands of people in France and Germany call for an end to nuclear power on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.

Two shot dead at Yemen protests

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:48 AM PDT

At least two anti-government protesters have been killed in separate clashes with security forces in Yemen, medical sources and witnesses say.

Fresh Thai-Cambodia clashes erupt

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 08:43 AM PDT

Clashes on the border resume between Cambodia and Thailand in a fourth day of fighting, despite calls by the UN for a ceasefire.

Guantanamo 'locked up innocents'

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 02:06 AM PDT

Files obtained by the website Wikileaks reveal the US believed many held at Guantanamo Bay were innocent or only low-level operatives.

Real IRA says Queen visit not wanted

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:33 AM PDT

The dissident republican group, the Real IRA, has threatened to kill more police officers and declared its opposition to the Queen's first visit to the Irish Republic next month.

Nato strike hits Gaddafi compound

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 07:56 AM PDT

A Nato air strike on the Libyan capital Tripoli badly damages buildings in Col Muammar Gaddafi's compound.

UK 'human cannonball' dies in show

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:55 AM PDT

A man acting as a "human cannonball" is killed in an accident at a stunt show in Kent after a safety net fails to open.

VIDEO: Wedding fervour in Kate Middleton's home village

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 06:04 AM PDT

With four days to go Kate Middleton's home village of Bucklebury prepares for the royal wedding.

Nintendo announces Wii 2 console

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:10 AM PDT

Nintendo has announced it will launch a new version of its Wii games console as sales of the original machine decline.

Live - Monday football

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 06:28 AM PDT

Relegation-threatened Blackburn take on Champions League-chasing Manchester City at Ewood Park on a crucial Premier League evening.

Live - Monday's Scottish football

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 09:50 AM PDT

Hamilton draw 1-1 Aberdeen in the early kick-off, while St Johnstone host Inverness Caledonian Thistle at 1945 BST in Monday's Scottish Premier League.

Schalke 04 v Man Utd

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:42 AM PDT

Manchester United will be without injured top scorer Dimitar Berbatov for Tuesday's Champions League semi-final, first leg at German side Schalke 04.

Boy's EMA speech gets NUT ovation

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 09:46 AM PDT

A 15-year-old boy is given a standing ovation by a teaching union's conference after his speech on the axing of the education maintenance allowance.

Vigil held for party death girl

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 09:04 AM PDT

Friends of a 15-year-old girl who died within hours of being taken ill at a party in west London hold a vigil in her memory.

Tragedy ride 'in good condition'

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:26 AM PDT

The owners of a Gwynedd theme park where a Blackpool boy died after falling from a zip wire ride say all equipment had been checked and was in good condition.

Moors victim DVD appeal to Brady

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:45 AM PDT

The mother of Moors Murder victim Keith Bennett reveals she has cancer and asks Ian Brady to tell her where her son's remains are before she dies.

Three arrests over couple murder

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 02:35 AM PDT

Three men are arrested on suspicion of murdering an Italian couple who were found dead at their home in Wolverhampton on Friday.

Hatton removes bogus online taunt

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 06:43 AM PDT

Boxer Ricky Hatton removes bogus pages on Facebook where he has been depicted as making taunts about the Manchester United Munich air crash.

Man's cell suicide 'preventable'

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 06:42 AM PDT

A man's suicide while in police custody could have been avoided if Reliance had taken better precautions, an inquiry rules.

Man killed in Dundee flat named

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:53 AM PDT

A 44-year-old man who died after an incident at a flat in Dundee on Friday evening has been named by police.

Three men in court over arms find

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:49 AM PDT

Three men have appeared in court charged in connection with the discovery of guns and ammunition in south Armagh on Friday.

Women arrested over Down murder

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:12 AM PDT

Two women, aged 32, and 39, have been arrested by police investigating the murder of a 36-year-old man in Kilkeel, County Down.

Eight rescued from Porthcawl sea

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Two children and six adults are rescued after being swept out to sea at Porthcawl.

Leopard's owners to fight removal

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 07:28 AM PDT

The owners of a 16-year-old leopard are fighting a court order to prevent him being seized from their animal home in Ceredigion.

US considering sanctions on Syria

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 09:22 AM PDT

The US is weighing "targeted" sanctions against Syria in response to the army's intensifying crackdown on popular protests, the White House says.

Barrick Gold to buy copper miner

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 08:13 AM PDT

The world's biggest gold miner, Barrick, beats Chinese rival Minmetals to buy Canadian copper firm Equinox Minerals.

Chilean poet Gonzalo Rojas dies

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 06:32 AM PDT

Chilean poet Gonzalo Rojas, one of Latin America's leading writers, dies aged 93, his family says.

Brazil landslides claim 12 lives

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Landslides and floods in southern Brazil leave at least 12 dead and affect some 40,000 people, officials say.

Deadly bombings in north Nigeria

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Bomb blasts kill at least three people in the north-east Nigerian city of Maiduguri, ahead of Tuesday's elections for governors across the country.

Congo ferry sinks killing dozens

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 07:47 AM PDT

A ferry capsizes on Lake Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 38 people, the Red Cross says.

Russian police free tycoon's son

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 11:34 AM PDT

Police in Russia free the kidnapped son of anti-virus software entrepreneur Yevgeny Kaspersky unharmed, making five arrests.

Man attempts Alitalia hijacking

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 01:54 AM PDT

A man is subdued by cabin crew after he pulls out a knife and demands that a Paris-Rome Alitalia flight divert to Tripoli.

Mubarak to move to Cairo hospital

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 02:27 PM PDT

The former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, is to be transferred to a military hospital in Cairo after a doctor declared him well enough to travel.

Mourners throng Sai Baba ashram

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 07:00 AM PDT

Tens of thousands of mourners visit the south Indian ashram where the body of revered guru Sri Satya Sai Baba is on display.

Nato supplies resume after rally

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 02:27 AM PDT

Supplies to Nato forces based in Afghanistan resume after a three-day closure caused by a protest blocking the route in Pakistan.

Shanghai lorry drivers end strike

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 08:47 AM PDT

Lorry drivers in Shanghai end a strike over high operating costs at the world's busiest container port, after the government makes concessions.

Fire in Chinese capital kills 17

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 09:49 PM PDT

A fire has swept through a four-storey building in the Chinese capital, Beijing, killing at least 17 people.

Nintendo annual profits slump 66%

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 02:47 AM PDT

Video games giant Nintendo says its profits slumped by 66% last year, as it confirms the launch of a successor to the Wii.

Gold and silver hit record highs

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:32 AM PDT

The prices of gold and silver have hit new record highs, driven up by a weaker US dollar and continuing tensions in the Middle East.

Toyota's Japan output falls 63%

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:28 AM PDT

Toyota Motors says that its Japanese production fell by 63% in March compared with the same month last year.

Rio film still flying high in US

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:04 AM PDT

Animated bird comedy Rio beats Tyler Perry's new film and a circus romance starring Robert Pattinson to stay top of the North American box office.

Fast Car charts after Talent play

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 11:05 AM PDT

Tracy Chapman's Fast Car is back in the singles chart after featuring on Britain's Got Talent, while Adele reclaims the UK number one album.

Parakeet to be removed from wild

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 11:23 AM PDT

A species of parakeet that threatens native wildlife and crops is to be removed from the wild, the government says.

Malaria rises among UK travellers

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 07:16 PM PDT

The number of malaria infections reported by travellers from the UK has increased by nearly 30% over the past two years.

Syria: Eyewitness accounts

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 01:29 PM PDT

Syrian security forces have shot dead three people and injured others, in the north-west, according to reports.

Royal wedding couples

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:49 AM PDT

We follow four couples sharing their wedding day with Prince William and Kate Middleton

Why are we so emotional about money?

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 06:52 PM PDT

Ordinary people across the world are faced with a wealth of economic news, but are their decisions on money really governed by emotion?

VIDEO: Who selects the royal wedding guests?

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:25 PM PDT

With etiquette and protocol to follow is the happy couple who really decides the guest list at a royal wedding?

VIDEO: Obamas host annual Easter egg roll

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 09:32 AM PDT

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have hosted the annual Easter egg roll in the White House gardens.

VIDEO: Nato bomb Gaddafi compound

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 06:20 AM PDT

Nato says it is not pursuing regime change in Libya, but it is clear the compound used by Colonel Gaddafi himself is seen as fair game

VIDEO: Taliban prison break a "disaster"

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 07:49 AM PDT

A spokesman for the Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, has described the escape of nearly 500 Taliban militants from a prison as a "disaster"

VIDEO: 'Enslaved at sea for years'

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:25 AM PDT

Thousands of workers illegally trafficked from Burma to work in Thailand's fishing industry, BBC investigation finds.

VIDEO: Ash cloud payouts still not made

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:36 PM PDT

A year ago this week, flights started returning to normal after the ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland forced the closure of much of northern Europe's air space.

VIDEO: Demos in Iraq despite democracy

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:08 AM PDT

Demonstrations have been erupting in Iraq, leaving at least a dozen dead, despite eight years of democracy.

VIDEO: Tests performed at 'Mars on Earth'

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 09:27 PM PDT

Scientists test new technology that may take us one step closer to a manned mission to Mars.

Battle-scarred

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 09:08 AM PDT

Residents of Libyan city describe life in a war zone

Arab experiment

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 06:25 AM PDT

Arab pro-democracy protesters wary of Iraq experience

The third sex

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 07:43 AM PDT

Pakistan transgenders pin hopes on new legal rights

Day in pictures

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 09:52 AM PDT

A selection of striking images from around the world

Trapped and beaten

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:04 AM PDT

Burmese workers imprisoned in Thai fishing industry

A class move

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:50 AM PDT

Should every child be made to play chess?

Cliches of war

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 04:31 PM PDT

Germans were brutal, Italians fled - stereotypes that may be true
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