Wednesday, April 27, 2011

US troops killed by Afghan pilot

US troops killed by Afghan pilot


US troops killed by Afghan pilot

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 09:42 AM PDT

Eight US troops and a US contractor are killed by an Afghan military pilot at Kabul airport, in the deadliest of a series of attacks on foreign forces.

Obama releases birth certificate

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 10:40 AM PDT

The White House releases President Barack Obama's birth certificate, in response to persistent rumours he was not born in the US.

Palestinian rivals 'agree deal'

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:06 AM PDT

The Fatah party of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas, which governs Gaza, agree a reconciliation deal, officials say.

Murder at French air control tower

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 10:52 AM PDT

A French air traffic controller is found stabbed to death inside a secure unit at Mulhouse airport near the Swiss border.

UK and Malawi diplomats expelled

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 09:30 AM PDT

The UK orders Malawi's high commissioner to leave the country over the "unacceptable" expulsion of Britain's envoy to Lilongwe.

Petraeus 'to be next head of CIA'

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 06:05 AM PDT

Gen David Petraeus, commander of international forces in Afghanistan, will be nominated as the next CIA director, US media report.

UN team to probe abuses in Libya

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 07:51 AM PDT

A UN team arrives in Tripoli to investigate allegations of human rights violations in Libya since the start of the conflict in February.

Protesters 'shot dead' in Yemen

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 10:34 AM PDT

Yemeni security forces opened fire on protesters in the capital, Sanaa, killing at least nine people, witnesses and doctors say.

Syrian crackdown condemned by EU

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 06:23 AM PDT

Five European Union nations summon Syrian envoys to condemn Damascus' recent crackdown on anti-government protests.

Military in royal wedding rehearsal

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 06:12 AM PDT

A pre-dawn military walk-through of Friday's royal wedding route, involving hundreds of members of the armed forces, takes place in London.

Turkey to build huge relief canal

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:27 AM PDT

Turkey will build a new waterway to bypass the heavily congested Bosphorus Strait, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces.

Apple 'not tracking' iPhone users

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 08:45 AM PDT

Apple has denied that its iPhones and 3G iPads have been secretly recording their owners' movements.

Map of the route

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 06:57 AM PDT

Explore the processional route to be taken by the newly-married couple, from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace.

Timings on the day

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 03:55 AM PDT

The following timings have been confirmed for royal wedding day.

Who's sitting where?

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:08 AM PDT

The seating plan for Westminster Abbey confirmed for the royal wedding ceremony.

How to watch the event

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:16 AM PDT

The royal wedding on 29 April promises to be one of the biggest public occasions in the UK in recent years.

Video tour of the route

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 07:28 AM PDT

Follow the route that Prince William and his new wife will take from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace on 29 April

Australian TV cancels royal wedding satire

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 08:16 AM PDT

Australia's ABC broadcaster cancels its satirical royal wedding special after being told footage could not be used for "comedy purposes".

Townie birds found to have bigger brains

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 02:00 AM PDT

City dwelling birds have larger brains relative to their body size, according to scientists.

Live - Wednesday football

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 10:30 AM PDT

Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid faces Pep Guardiola's Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final, the fourth El Clasico this season, while Fulham host Bolton in the Premier League.

World Snooker live - O'Sullivan v Higgins

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 10:55 AM PDT

Three-time Crucible champions Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins resume at 8-8 in their World Championship quarter-final.

India appoint Fletcher as coach

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 01:30 AM PDT

India appoint Duncan Fletcher as coach for a two-year period ahead of tours to West Indies in June and England in July.

UK economy sees return to growth

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 06:54 AM PDT

The UK economy grew 0.5% in the first three months of this year, making up ground lost at the end of 2010.

Blair and Brown royal 'snub' row

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 08:18 AM PDT

Senior Labour figures criticise the decision not to invite Tony Blair and Gordon Brown to the royal wedding, saying it "looks partisan".

Olympic ticket demand passes 20m

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 07:06 AM PDT

London 2012 organisers reveal they received applications for more than 20 million tickets from 1.8 million people for the Olympic Games.

Cuts 'leave Sure Start starved'

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 08:52 AM PDT

Sure Start children's centres in England are being starved of funds and the network is shrinking as councils cut funds the shadow education secretary says.

Killed daredevil was new recruit

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 09:28 AM PDT

A stunt man who plunged to his death at a Kent show was a new recruit to the daredevil team five weeks earlier, according to a friend.

Teenagers arrested over M1 fire

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 07:54 AM PDT

Five teenage boys are arrested in connection with a scrapyard fire in north London that led to the closure of the M1 in both directions for several days.

Mother who killed children jailed

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 05:59 AM PDT

A mother who admitted killing her three young children at their Edinburgh home is sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Zoe's killer jailed for 20 years

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:54 AM PDT

The man convicted of murdering 17-year-old Zoe Nelson and burning her body is jailed for a minimum of 20 years.

Police attacked during bomb alert

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Two people have been arrested after police were attacked at the scene of a bomb alert in Londonderry's Ballymagroarty area.

Morgan's church 'change' warning

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 06:10 AM PDT

The Archbishop of Wales warns officials to be open to "significant change" ahead of an independent review of how it uses its buildings and financial resources.

Tribute after teenager rail death

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 09:48 AM PDT

Flowers and tributes are left for a teenage girl who died after being hit by a train close to her home.

Sangay named Tibetan exile leader

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:59 AM PDT

A Harvard academic is elected prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile and will take on the political role previously played by the Dalai Lama.

Fed boss Bernanke to face press

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 10:17 AM PDT

The Federal Reserve keeps interest rates at between zero and 0.25% as chairman Ben Bernanke prepares to hold his first press conference.

Guatemalan 'drug lord' captured

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 02:15 AM PDT

Guatemalan police detain Waldemar Lorenzana Lima, wanted by the US for his alleged ties to Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel.

Mexico graves yield more bodies

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:23 AM PDT

Searches are continuing in the Mexican state of Durango where 96 bodies have so far been unearthed this month, officials say.

Niger calls for Libya influx aid

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 09:34 AM PDT

Niger's government appeals for help to deal with some 59,000 Africans who have fled the violence in Libya since February, many arriving penniless and in poor health.

Forces clash in Ivory Coast city

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 09:57 AM PDT

Fighting breaks out in the Ivory Coast city, Abidjan between forces loyal to the new president and the "Invisible Commandos", a rival militia.

'Tunisian migrants' held in Paris

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 05:46 AM PDT

Police in Paris arrest 60 suspected illegal migrants, most of them Tunisians, as France pushes for tighter border controls.

Hungarian Roma battle vigilantes

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:54 AM PDT

Far-right vigilantes clash with Roma (Gypsies) in a village in north-east Hungary gripped by ethnic tensions.

Egypt gas pipeline hit by blast

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:50 AM PDT

A pipeline taking gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan explodes after an attack by an armed gang, Egyptian security officials say.

India bids farewell to Sai Baba

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:59 PM PDT

Nearly half a million people gather in the southern Indian town of Puttaparthi for the funeral of spiritual leader Sri Sathya Sai Baba.

Afghan jail head held over escape

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 10:21 AM PDT

The governor of the main Kandahar prison is arrested days after the escape of about 500 prisoners, many of them Taliban militants.

Japan emperor sees quake-hit port

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:22 AM PDT

Japan's imperial couple pay their first visit to parts of the north-east coast worst affected by the 11 March earthquake and tsunami.

New clash on Thai-Cambodia border

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:52 PM PDT

Troops from Thailand and Cambodia exchange fire again along their disputed border, as the death toll from six days of conflict rises to 14.

PlayStation data theft hits 77m

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 01:58 PM PDT

Sony is warning users of its PlayStation network that their personal information, including credit card details, may have been stolen.

7,000 employees to go from Nokia

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 06:45 AM PDT

Phone maker Nokia announces it is to shed 7,000 jobs as part of a plan to refocus the company on smartphones.

Arm profits rise on tablet sales

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 07:28 AM PDT

Chip designer Arm Holdings reveals strong first quarter profits, boosted by sales of smartphones and tablet computers.

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.

Aronofsky to chair Venice panel

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 09:43 AM PDT

Oscar-nominated director Darren Aronofsky will head the jury for this year's Venice film festival, it is announced.

US singer Phoebe Snow dies at 58

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 02:11 AM PDT

US folk and blues singer Phoebe Snow dies at the age of 58 following complications from a stroke she suffered last year.

US photographer wins £30k prize

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 01:52 AM PDT

American photographer Jim Goldberg wins the Deutsche Borse photography prize for his exhibition about refugees making new lives in Europe.

Neglected current may warm Europe

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 10:55 AM PDT

Warm water from a little-studied but exotically-behaved African ocean current could compensate for any weakening of the Gulf Stream, scientists suggest.

Alien search telescope is shelved

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:44 AM PDT

A monitoring system for potential extra-terrestrial communication has been shelved due to budget cuts.

Ban on stem-cell patents 'wrong'

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 10:02 AM PDT

A group of leading scientists has said research involving human embryonic stem cells in Europe is under threat.

Chronic disease is biggest killer

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:03 AM PDT

Chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes are the leading cause of death globally, according to the World Health Organization.

Test for ovarian cancer 'earlier'

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:08 PM PDT

GPs should offer more blood tests to diagnose ovarian cancer earlier, according to new guidelines for the NHS.

'He's like our Tibetan Obama'

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 10:03 AM PDT

BBC News website readers explain what the election of Lobsang Sangay, a 42-year-old academic, as Tibetan prime minister, means to them.

The great Olympic personal risk bubble

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 07:20 AM PDT

Entries for the London 2012 Olympics lottery have closed, and it's clear some people have gone for many events to avoid drawing a blank. But if they get everything could they be left with a bill of thousands?

Is stenography a dying art?

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 02:02 AM PDT

Court stenographers are being phased out in the UK justice system. But just what is their purpose and will they be missed?

VIDEO: Tornado destroys Tennessee scrapyard

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 06:10 AM PDT

At least 10 people have been killed in storms and tornadoes sweeping across the central United States.

VIDEO: Rebels' tenuous grip on western Libya

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 08:40 AM PDT

A UN team has arrived in Tripoli to investigate allegations of human rights violations in Libya since February.

VIDEO: Fans camp out ahead of Royal wedding

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 02:43 AM PDT

With two days to go until the royal wedding, more and more spectators are setting up camp outside Westminster Abbey.

AUDIO: Diana's dress designer on Kate

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 05:14 AM PDT

Kate Middleton is already a byword for style and glamour. David Emanuel, who made Diana Spencer's wedding dress in 1981, describes the soon-to-be Princess as 'divine.'

VIDEO: More Syrian protests despite crackdown

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 07:10 AM PDT

The UN secretary general has condemned Syria for violence against protesters, ahead of Security Council debate.

VIDEO: PlayStation hacker took user info

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:51 PM PDT

Sony has warned users of its PlayStation Network that their personal information, including credit card details, may have been stolen.

VIDEO: Saying goodbye to a spiritual guru

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:57 AM PDT

The funeral of one of India's most revered religious leaders, Sathya Sai Baba, has been taking place in Puttaparthi in the state of Andhra Pradesh

VIDEO: Winnie Mandela: The opera of her life

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 01:23 AM PDT

Winnie Mandela is the subject of an opera, the first of its kind, that lays bare her story with all its feistiness and its flaws

VIDEO: Live: Bernanke news conference

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 10:23 AM PDT

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke holds a news conference on US interest rates.

Inside royal wedding abbey

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 06:56 AM PDT

Explore the church where Kate and William will wed

New injustice?

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 08:43 AM PDT

Pakistan gang-rape victim speaks of fears after acquittals

Day in pictures

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:55 AM PDT

A selection of striking images from around the world

Drug subs

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:02 PM PDT

The underwater traffic taking Colombia's cocaine to market

PlayStation hack: Q&A

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 02:33 AM PDT

How will the theft of data affect network's 70m users?

Pret-a-protest

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:01 AM PDT

Must-have accessories from the Egypt revolution

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