Thursday, May 26, 2011

Serbia moves to extradite Mladic

Serbia moves to extradite Mladic

Serbia moves to extradite Mladic

Posted: 26 May 2011 11:05 AM PDT

Ratko Mladic faces a Belgrade court within hours of his arrest as Serbia seeks to send the former Bosnian Serb army chief to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague.

Pakistan town hit by suicide bomb

Posted: 26 May 2011 09:42 AM PDT

At least 24 people are killed after a suicide bomber in a car targets government buildings in Pakistan's volatile north-west.

South Sudan 'will not go to war'

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:56 AM PDT

South Sudan's leader Salva Kiir says he will not lead his people back into conflict with the north over the disputed region of Abyei after its seizure at the weekend.

Rwanda genocide fugitive arrested

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:06 AM PDT

A Rwandan genocide suspect, Bernard Munyagishari, is arrested in eastern DR of Congo after being on the run for 17 years.

Arab unrest dominates G8 summit

Posted: 26 May 2011 07:35 AM PDT

Leaders of some of the world's wealthiest nations meet in France for a summit set to be dominated by uprisings in the Arab world.

Afghan bomb kills Nato soldiers

Posted: 26 May 2011 09:33 AM PDT

Seven Nato soldiers are killed in a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in the deadliest incident for foreign troops in a month, officials say.

US pulls diplomats out of Yemen

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:44 AM PDT

The US orders all its non-essential diplomatic staff to leave Yemen and issues an advisory against travel there as clashes escalate.

Gang shootout in Mexico kills 28

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:53 AM PDT

A shootout between rival Mexican drug gangs in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit leaves at least 28 people dead, officials say.

Spain 'stops Iran aircraft sale'

Posted: 26 May 2011 04:56 AM PDT

Spanish police say they have prevented the illegal sale of military transport helicopters to Iran and have detained eight people, including three Iranians.

Australia asylum policy condemned

Posted: 26 May 2011 02:27 AM PDT

Self-harm and suicides are a major concern in immigration centres, Australia's human rights watchdog says.

Hong Kong tycoon's lover charged

Posted: 26 May 2011 02:35 AM PDT

A feng shui master in Hong Kong is charged with forging a will on which he based a claim to the multi-billion dollar fortune of tycoon Nina Wang.

China explosions leave two dead

Posted: 26 May 2011 04:10 AM PDT

Near-simultaneous explosions hit government buildings in eastern China's Jiangxi province, state media say, killing two people and injuring six others.

US X Factor 'drops Cheryl Cole over accent'

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:49 AM PDT

British pop star Cheryl Cole is dropped from the judging panel of the US version of The X Factor, according to a report in America.

Pope 'closes nun-dancing monastery'

Posted: 26 May 2011 09:12 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI shuts down a famous monastery in Rome because of rumours of a lack of financial and moral discipline, Italian media reports say.

Live - French Open

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:50 AM PDT

Fourth seed Victoria Azarenka plays at the French Open, Britain's Heather Watson and Elena Baltacha are knocked out, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray ease through following a shock defeat for Kim Clijsters.

E-mail adds to pressure on Warner

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT

New evidence obtained by the BBC appears to back up claims made by the former FA chairman of wrongdoing by Fifa vice-president Jack Warner.

Live - England v Sri Lanka

Posted: 26 May 2011 02:22 AM PDT

England fight back but Sri Lanka are still in the ascendancy, closing on 133-2 on a rain-affected opening day of the first Test in Cardiff.

Tory MP declares NHS 'red lines'

Posted: 26 May 2011 11:14 AM PDT

The BBC learns that Conservative MPs are organising to oppose changes that Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg wants to make to the government's NHS overhaul.

UK hails 'historic' Mladic arrest

Posted: 26 May 2011 08:25 AM PDT

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague says the arrest of war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic is a "historic moment" for the western Balkans.

Life for two 1980s double murders

Posted: 26 May 2011 07:04 AM PDT

A labourer who evaded justice over two 1980s double killings is jailed for life.

Peer convicted of expenses fraud

Posted: 26 May 2011 09:52 AM PDT

Former Essex Council leader and former Tory peer Lord Hanningfield is found guilty of six counts of false accounting relating to his expenses.

Partner did not suspect Bellfield

Posted: 26 May 2011 09:11 AM PDT

The former partner of the man accused of murdering Surrey schoolgirl Milly Dowler tells an Old Bailey jury she did not think he had done it.

Teacher attack Muslims are jailed

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:32 AM PDT

Four Muslim men who assaulted a religious education teacher because they did not approve of him teaching Muslim girls, are jailed.

Mother cleared of smothering baby

Posted: 26 May 2011 07:11 AM PDT

An Edinburgh mother jailed for smothering her infant daughter almost 30 years ago is cleared by appeal judges.

Woman's treatment 'was degrading'

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:02 AM PDT

Ninewells Hospital in Dundee is severely criticised after giving an 80-year-old dementia patient dozens of sedative doses over 16 days.

SF 'receive threats' over adviser

Posted: 26 May 2011 09:51 AM PDT

Sinn Fein has said Gerry Kelly, Caral Ni Chuilin and her newly appointed special adviser, Mary McArdle, have received death threats from loyalists.

140 defendants without legal help

Posted: 26 May 2011 11:07 AM PDT

Solicitors have refused to take on more than three quarters of criminal legal aid cases due to start here during the past six weeks.

Small drop in A&E waiting times

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:44 AM PDT

Waiting times for hospital accident and emergency departments in Wales improve slightly, but are still short of the expected standards.

Not guilty of autistic son murder

Posted: 26 May 2011 08:52 AM PDT

A woman is cleared of the murder of her severely autistic 11-year-old son who died at an airport hotel in south Wales.

'Scores missing' after US tornado

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:02 AM PDT

The US state of Missouri releases a list of 232 people unaccounted for since a devastating tornado struck the city of Joplin on Sunday.

Human brain's 'bat sight' found

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:09 AM PDT

The part of the brain used by people who can "see like a bat" has been identified by researchers in Canada.

Haiti 'seeks quake panel talks'

Posted: 26 May 2011 12:27 AM PDT

Haiti's government rows back on a call to scrap the international commission on post-earthquake rebuilding, saying it wants talks on improving it.

Brazil sex education films halted

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:07 PM PDT

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff suspends distribution of sex educations packs for schools because of "unsuitable" gay and lesbian content.

SA attacks on Somali-owned shops

Posted: 26 May 2011 08:31 AM PDT

More than 50 Somali-owned shops in the South African city of Port Elizabeth are attacked and looted overnight by local residents.

No S Africa bid for 2020 Olympics

Posted: 26 May 2011 04:09 AM PDT

South Africa's Olympic committee president Gideon Sam has ruled out a bid for the 2020 Games following a government statement.

France and Russia in warship deal

Posted: 26 May 2011 08:20 AM PDT

France and Russia reach a long-awaited agreement on the sale of four French warships to Russia.

Two killed in Georgian crackdown

Posted: 26 May 2011 03:20 AM PDT

The Georgian capital Tbilisi is tense after an overnight crackdown on anti-government protesters, during which two people died.

Global banks held Libyan assets

Posted: 25 May 2011 04:01 PM PDT

Some of the biggest financial institutions in the world held billions of dollars of Libyan state funds, a leaked report reveals.

£110m of UK aid for 'Arab Spring'

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT

The money, from the existing Department for International Development budget, will support economic growth and political participation, the BBC learns.

India bans sexy deodorant adverts

Posted: 26 May 2011 07:05 AM PDT

Television channels in India are ordered not to broadcast "overtly sexual" deodorant adverts that use female models in racy storylines.

Fatal India air ambulance crash

Posted: 25 May 2011 10:13 PM PDT

Authorities in India investigate the crash of a small medical ambulance aircraft near the capital, Delhi, which killed 10 people.

Indonesia 'top' for entrepreneurs

Posted: 25 May 2011 04:09 PM PDT

Indonesia is the best place for entrepreneurs to start a business, a BBC survey suggests, with the US, Canada, India and Australia also scoring highly.

Sony confirms $3.1bn annual loss

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:17 AM PDT

Electronics giant Sony reports an annual loss of $3.1bn largely due to writing off $4.4bn related to a tax credit.

Japan's Ricoh to cut 10,000 jobs

Posted: 25 May 2011 10:30 PM PDT

Japan office equipment maker Ricoh says it plans to cut its global workforce by about 10,000 people to cut costs.

Tata Motors boosted by Jaguar joy

Posted: 26 May 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Indian carmaker Tata Motors reports a tripling of profits as its Jaguar Land Rover subsidiary sees a sharp turnaround.

US economic slowdown is confirmed

Posted: 26 May 2011 06:37 AM PDT

US economic growth slowed in the first three months of 2011 to an annualised rate of 1.8%, the Commerce Department confirms.

Apple fights fake security makers

Posted: 26 May 2011 03:37 AM PDT

Apple is releasing a security update that removes fake security software that has caught out thousands of Mac users.

Skype hit by global service crash

Posted: 26 May 2011 08:24 AM PDT

Skype has moved quickly to fix sign in and service problems that hit users all around the world.

O2 comes top in broadband study

Posted: 25 May 2011 11:47 PM PDT

Research by communications regulator Ofcom has deemed operator O2 as providing the fastest mobile broadband service.

American Idol reveals its winner

Posted: 26 May 2011 03:34 AM PDT

The winner of the 10th series of the US singing contest is announced, following the youngest finale battle in the show's history.

In pictures: Saatchi Gallery's Shape of Things to Come

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:19 AM PDT

A look at some of the art on display at the gallery's first exhibition devoted entirely to three-dimensional works.

Lowry work fetches record £5.6m

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT

A painting by LS Lowry that has not been seen in public for nearly 20 years sells for a record £5.6m at auction.

Moon soil hints at water bonanza

Posted: 26 May 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Analysis of sediments brought back by the Apollo 17 mission shows that the Moon's interior holds far more water than previously thought.

'Safety incidents' at animal lab

Posted: 26 May 2011 08:25 AM PDT

The Health and Safety Executive has taken action against an animal health laboratory at the centre of a foot and mouth outbreak four years ago.

Arctic reindeer 'can see in UV'

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:08 AM PDT

Arctic reindeer can see into the ultra-violet spectrum, according to new research by an international team.

Autistic brains' 'genes differ'

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:21 PM PDT

The brains of people with autism are chemically different to healthy ones, according to researchers.

Why are there rules for meeting the Queen?

Posted: 26 May 2011 09:41 AM PDT

President Obama raised eyebrows when he apparently breached royal protocol for continuing with a toast during the national anthem. But what is royal protocol and is it necessary?

Is King Canute misunderstood?

Posted: 26 May 2011 04:41 AM PDT

In the recent row over injunctions and Twitter, the analogy of King Canute vainly trying to hold back the tide has constantly been used. But is it correct?

VIDEO: The long hunt for Ratko Mladic

Posted: 26 May 2011 04:17 AM PDT

The fugitive Bosnian war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic has been arrested in Serbia.

VIDEO: More tornadoes hit US Mid-West

Posted: 25 May 2011 03:20 PM PDT

Another violent storm has ripped through several central American states, killing at least 13 people and complicating rescue efforts in Joplin, Missouri.

VIDEO: Inside Madrid's protest tent city

Posted: 25 May 2011 05:38 PM PDT

Unemployed graduate Juan Lopez shows BBC News around the tent city in Madrid's Puerta del Sol which has been the site of demonstration since 15 May.

VIDEO: Police clear Tbilisi protesters

Posted: 25 May 2011 08:43 PM PDT

Riot police in Georgia use tear gas and water cannon to clear an anti-government protest in Tbilisi ahead of independence day celebrations.

VIDEO: Hundreds flee violence in Sanaa

Posted: 25 May 2011 04:19 PM PDT

Hundreds of people have been trying to flee the latest clashes between supporters and opponents of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

VIDEO: Should US cut aid to Pakistan?

Posted: 26 May 2011 07:35 AM PDT

After the killing of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan, many have called for America to cut the aid it offers to Islamabad.

VIDEO: Corruption threat to Russian business

Posted: 25 May 2011 11:36 PM PDT

The BBC's Daniel Sandford reports on one man's fight to keep his company in Russia.

VIDEO: Winfrey signs off from daytime TV

Posted: 25 May 2011 11:14 PM PDT

Veteran talk show host Oprah Winfrey's final programme broadcast on Wednesday after 25 years on the air.

Day in pictures

Posted: 26 May 2011 07:40 AM PDT

Eye-catching images from around the world

Pressure off al-Qaeda

Posted: 26 May 2011 08:02 AM PDT

The repercussions if Yemen continues to disintegrate

Monster attack

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:16 AM PDT

Anyone can animate the real world on their phone

Obama v Bush

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:33 AM PDT

How did their state visits compare?

Imprisoned at 15

Posted: 26 May 2011 12:08 AM PDT

'I owe my life to Amnesty letter campaign'

Risky business

Posted: 25 May 2011 04:41 PM PDT

Why so many Russian entrepreneurs end up in jail
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