Saturday, May 21, 2011

Suicide blast hits Kabul hospital

Suicide blast hits Kabul hospital


Suicide blast hits Kabul hospital

Posted: 21 May 2011 07:51 AM PDT

At least six people are killed and 23 wounded in a suicide bomb attack on a hospital canteen in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

Spain protesters defy rally ban

Posted: 21 May 2011 07:57 AM PDT

Angered by the economic situation, thousands of people have staged demonstrations across Spain's main cities, defying a ban on political protest ahead of local elections.

Landslide buries Malaysia orphans

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:36 AM PDT

A landslide hit an orphanage near the Malaysian capital killing at least 14 people, many of them children, officials say.

Ivory Coast president inaugurated

Posted: 21 May 2011 08:15 AM PDT

Ivory Coast stages an inauguration ceremony for President Alassane Ouattara after months of violence and political turmoil.

Footballer sparks Twitter storm

Posted: 21 May 2011 04:02 AM PDT

Twitter users have reacted to a footballer's bid to find out who is putting information about him on the website by posting hundreds of new messages.

'Five shot dead' at Syria funeral

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Syrian security forces kill at least five people and wound at least 12 when they fired into a crowd a funeral in the city of Homs, activists say.

Netanyahu defiant over Obama plan

Posted: 20 May 2011 09:13 PM PDT

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says there can be no peace "based on illusions", rejecting President Barack Obama's pre-1967 borders proposal.

Aid shortfall cuts Somali rations

Posted: 21 May 2011 06:53 AM PDT

The UN World Food Programme says it has been forced to cut food rations to Somalis in need of aid, due to a funding shortfall.

Six quit over Turkey sex scandal

Posted: 21 May 2011 07:37 AM PDT

Six leaders of Turkey's Nationalist Action Party (MHP) resign amid a sex video scandal that has fanned tensions ahead of elections in June.

UN sanctions anti-piracy guards

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:08 AM PDT

The UN's International Maritime Organization issues guidelines on the use of private armed guards to protect ships from piracy.

Deadly Pakistan Nato tanker blast

Posted: 21 May 2011 02:46 AM PDT

A Nato oil tanker explodes in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 15 people, say officials, and a second convoy is also attacked.

Leaders meet Japan quake victims

Posted: 21 May 2011 03:59 AM PDT

The Chinese and South Korean leaders show support for Japan quake victims in the zone around the Fukushima nuclear plant.

Royals end 10-day honeymoon in Seychelles

Posted: 21 May 2011 03:33 AM PDT

Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge return to the UK after their 10-day honeymoon in the exclusive Seychelles resort of North Island.

Leinster 33-22 Northampton

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:56 AM PDT

Leinster stage a remarkable second-half comeback to overturn a 22-6 deficit and beat Northampton in a thrilling Heineken Cup final in Cardiff.

Webber beats Vettel to Spain pole

Posted: 21 May 2011 06:12 AM PDT

Red Bull's Mark Webber ends team-mate Sebastian Vettel's run of qualifying success by taking pole position in Spain.

Motherwell 0-3 Celtic

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:02 AM PDT

Celtic claim their 35th Scottish Cup with comfortable victory against Motherwell at a rain-soaked Hampden.

Huhne election expenses complaint

Posted: 21 May 2011 06:45 AM PDT

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne faces a complaint about his general election expenses, the Electoral Commission says.

64 road deaths 'can be prevented'

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:13 AM PDT

Sixty-four road deaths a year could be prevented if all cars were fitted with the latest safety equipment, a study has claimed.

Miliband wants 'national mission'

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:38 AM PDT

Labour leader Ed Miliband says his party needs to inspire people with a new sense of "national mission" if it is to regain power at the next election.

Knox case experts given more time

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:13 AM PDT

Experts who are reviewing the DNA evidence in the appeal of Amanda Knox over the murder of Meredith Kercher are granted a time extension.

New CCTV images of murder suspect

Posted: 21 May 2011 02:47 AM PDT

Police investigating the murder of the Ding family in Northampton release new CCTV images of suspect Anxiang Du.

Council IT jobs 'could go abroad'

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:50 AM PDT

Birmingham City Council and management firm Capita consider sending "back office technical work" overseas.

Man dies in early morning blaze

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:43 AM PDT

A 39-year-old man has died following a fire in East Lothian which took firefighters almost three hours to put out.

'At risk' whale pod leaving loch

Posted: 21 May 2011 08:22 AM PDT

A pod of more than 60 whales at risk of beaching in the Western Isles are leaving the area and attempting to swim south.

Derry city centre bomb condemned

Posted: 21 May 2011 08:50 AM PDT

Northern Ireland politicians condemn bomb attack on Londonderry city centre.

2011 North West 200 'abandoned'

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Racing is abandoned early at the North West 200 as a result of a major oil spill from a bike.

Three die, one hurt in A470 crash

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:56 AM PDT

Three people are now known to have died in a collision between two cars on the A470 in the Conwy Valley on Friday.

Union says passport office axed

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:17 AM PDT

Union leaders say they expect confirmation on Monday Newport's passport office will close with the loss of 280 jobs.

Somali pirates plead guilty in US

Posted: 20 May 2011 05:40 PM PDT

Three Somali men plead guilty in a US court to piracy charges for their role in a hijacking that ended in the deaths of four Americans.

Uruguay Congress upholds amnesty

Posted: 20 May 2011 01:21 PM PDT

Members of Congress in Uruguay vote to uphold an amnesty that has shielded officers during military rule from prosecution.

Sahara states to tackle militancy

Posted: 20 May 2011 03:10 PM PDT

Algeria agrees to host an international summit on ways of tackling Islamist militancy in the Sahara desert, after four-nation talks in Mali.

Tehran 'breaks up US spy network'

Posted: 21 May 2011 04:00 AM PDT

Iran's intelligence ministry announces the arrest of 30 people after breaking up what it says was a CIA-run espionage operation.

Legend Warne bows out of cricket

Posted: 20 May 2011 11:53 AM PDT

Legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne plays his last professional cricket match - taking a wicket in his final over.

Sony faces further security woes

Posted: 19 May 2011 06:31 AM PDT

A website set up to allow users to get back on the Sony network has been taken offline due to security fears.

Spain protests: 'We want change'

Posted: 21 May 2011 06:04 AM PDT

Readers in Spain describe the scene at the ongoing protests in Madrid and their reaction to the demonstrations.

VIDEO: Desert hideout for Libyan rebels

Posted: 21 May 2011 06:29 AM PDT

Rebel forces continue to fight against Colonel Gaddafi's troops in the east of Libya, with no sign of an end to the conflict despite Nato strikes.

VIDEO: Pope makes call to space station

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:23 AM PDT

Pope Benedict has made the first papal phone call to space, speaking to the 12 astronauts and cosmonauts on board the International Space Station from the Vatican.

VIDEO: Complex comic: Ruby Wax in five minutes

Posted: 21 May 2011 12:05 AM PDT

Comedian Ruby Wax talks to Matthew Stadlen about studying at Oxford, escaping from a Swiss charm school. her struggle with depression and how "drink and Zulus" led to her getting a break in television.

VIDEO: Footballer's Twitter court order

Posted: 21 May 2011 12:04 AM PDT

Users of the social networking site Twitter are still posting messages claiming to know the identity of a footballer who has gone to the courts to find out who has been discussing his private life.

VIDEO: Leaders meet Japan quake homeless

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:23 AM PDT

Chinese and South Korean leaders have toured the area near Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, in a show of support for the quake-hit country.

VIDEO: Spain protest 'unlike any before'

Posted: 21 May 2011 02:54 AM PDT

Some 25,000 Spanish protesters have defied a government ban and camped out overnight in a square in the capital, Madrid.

VIDEO: Is today the day the world will end?

Posted: 20 May 2011 11:19 PM PDT

US atheists are to hold parties in response to an evangelical broadcaster's prediction that Saturday will be "judgement day".

18 mins with Obama

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:23 AM PDT

Andrew Marr on his White House interview with the president

'Miracle material'

Posted: 21 May 2011 01:28 AM PDT

Could graphene fuel a technological revolution?

Valley under threat

Posted: 20 May 2011 07:07 PM PDT

Wine, marijuana and dancing women - can this be Pakistan?

Two-way traffic

Posted: 21 May 2011 03:40 AM PDT

Irish emigration resumes - as past migrants return to find roots

Captured in Misrata

Posted: 21 May 2011 02:59 AM PDT

Fears of Gaddafi soldiers held after Libyan port battle

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