Tuesday, May 3, 2011

US reveals Bin Laden leak fears

US reveals Bin Laden leak fears


US reveals Bin Laden leak fears

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:50 AM PDT

The CIA says it did not tell Pakistan about the Bin Laden operation because it feared word would be leaked to the al-Qaeda leader.

Syrian army 'surrounds Baniyas'

Posted: 03 May 2011 08:14 AM PDT

Syrian security forces surround the coastal city of Baniyas, activists say, days after tanks and troops took control of Deraa in the south.

Barenboim in Gaza 'peace concert'

Posted: 03 May 2011 06:26 AM PDT

Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim takes an orchestra to the Gaza Strip for a concert in the first such event in the Palestinian territory.

Bahrain medics 'promoted unrest'

Posted: 03 May 2011 08:58 AM PDT

Bahrain's justice minister says 47 medical workers will be charged with acting against the state during the recent unrest in the Gulf kingdom.

More Sony accounts hacked

Posted: 03 May 2011 02:45 AM PDT

Sony warns that almost 25 million extra game users may have had their personal details taken in a hacker attack.

Russia charges spy ring 'traitor'

Posted: 03 May 2011 06:22 AM PDT

Russia charges a former top spy with high treason for allegedly exposing 10 sleeper agents who were expelled from the US last year.

Air France voice recorder found

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:21 AM PDT

A second flight recorder from an Air France plane that crashed in 2009 off the coast of Brazil has been recovered, French search officials say.

Lengthy jail terms for Somali pirates

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:20 AM PDT

A court in Spain sentences two Somali pirates to 439 years in prison each for involvement in the hijacking of a fishing boat more than a year ago.

Tornado hits NZ city of Auckland

Posted: 03 May 2011 04:49 AM PDT

A tornado roars through parts of the New Zealand city of Auckland, killing one person and injuring several more.

GPS backpacks track New Zealand hedgehogs

Posted: 03 May 2011 02:08 AM PDT

Hedgehogs are the smallest mammal to ever be tracked by GPS, following a study by scientists in New Zealand.

VIDEO: How to copy a royal wedding dress

Posted: 03 May 2011 03:08 AM PDT

One dressmaker, who has come up with a £1,000 version of Kate Middleton's dress, explains the process of imitating a design.

Live - Barcelona v Real Madrid

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:29 AM PDT

Barcelona host Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final, holding a 2-0 first-leg lead as they look to book their place in the final at Wembley.

Wilshere & Carroll get U21s call

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:23 AM PDT

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere and Liverpool striker Andy Carroll are included in England's provisional squad for the Under-21 European Championships.

Tillakaratne stands by fix claims

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:09 AM PDT

Former Sri Lanka captain Hashan Tillakaratne vows to reveal full details of match-fixing that he alleges took place during his career.

Tomlinson unlawfully killed by Pc

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson was unlawfully killed by Pc Simon Harwood at the G20 protests in London in 2009, an inquest jury rules.

Public sector plans 'scaled back'

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:50 AM PDT

Ministers have decided the "wholesale outsourcing" of public services to the private sector would be politically "unpalatable," the BBC learns.

Cameron pledges to press Pakistan

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:37 AM PDT

David Cameron has promised to ask "searching questions" of Pakistan after Osama Bin Laden was found living near the country's leading military academy.

Huhne 'confronts PM on AV claims'

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:30 AM PDT

Lib Dem Chris Huhne confronts Prime Minister David Cameron over the No to AV campaign's tactics at a cabinet meeting, sources say.

Suspect named in family murders

Posted: 03 May 2011 06:19 AM PDT

Police investigating the murder of a couple and their two daughters in a house in Northampton name a man they want to locate.

Dewani 'wanted out of marriage'

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:57 AM PDT

An extradition hearing is told a man accused of ordering his wife's murder on their honeymoon in South Africa "needed a way out" of the marriage.

Wild fires cause road disruption

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:59 AM PDT

A section of the A82 is closed because of a wild fire, one of several that continue to burn in parts of Scotland.

Unofficial 'party' photos wanted

Posted: 03 May 2011 04:42 AM PDT

Police investigating disorder at an unauthorised party in Glasgow want revellers to send them videos and photos of trouble.

Semtex, mortar found in searches

Posted: 03 May 2011 07:17 AM PDT

Semtex explosives and a horizontal mortar were among weapons found during searches targeting dissident republicans over Easter weekend.

OAP's murderer had killed before

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:58 AM PDT

A killer who beat an 89-year-old woman to death, 25 years after he was jailed for life for another murder, is told he will never leave prison.

Parties in election placards row

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:20 AM PDT

Plaid Cymru reports a Labour MP to police for allegedly taking down its Welsh assembly election placards without permission.

Canada Liberal quits after defeat

Posted: 03 May 2011 08:40 AM PDT

Former Harvard professor Michael Ignatieff says he is resigning as the leader of Canada's Liberal Party, after a defeat in the country's general election.

US tornado strike 'biggest ever'

Posted: 02 May 2011 02:47 PM PDT

The outbreak of tornadoes that ravaged the southern US last week was the largest in US history, the US National Weather Service says.

Argentines burn trains in protest

Posted: 02 May 2011 01:23 PM PDT

At least three Argentine trains are set alight by commuters angered by severe delays to their rail service.

Honduras dismisses Zelaya charges

Posted: 03 May 2011 02:35 AM PDT

A court in Honduras drops the remaining corruption charges against ex-President Manuel Zelaya, clearing the way for his return from exile.

Swiss freeze $1bn from N Africa

Posted: 03 May 2011 02:53 AM PDT

Switzerland reveals details of almost $1bn of frozen assets linked to Libya's Muammar Gaddafi and the deposed leaders of Egypt and Tunisia.

SA lesbian killing 'hate crime'

Posted: 03 May 2011 08:16 AM PDT

The killing of South African lesbian activist Noxolo Nogwaza is condemned as a hate crime, with the police urged to do more to find those responsible.

Turkey calls on Col Gaddafi to go

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:10 AM PDT

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges Col Muammar Gaddafi to step down, in what is said to be a marked change in Turkish policy towards Libya.

Demjanjuk 'should be acquitted'

Posted: 03 May 2011 07:41 AM PDT

A lawyer for alleged death camp guard John Demjanjuk says his client - accused of having helped to murder 27,900 Jews during WWII - must be acquitted.

Mid-East press assesses Bin Laden's end

Posted: 03 May 2011 03:53 AM PDT

Many newspapers in the Middle East say the killing of Osama Bin Laden will be good for President Obama's political fortunes, but warn that there will be more violence if underlying causes of radicalism are not addressed.

Maoist mine kills Indian police

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:43 AM PDT

At least 11 police personnel have been killed in a landmine attack by Maoist insurgents in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, police say.

Third night of unrest in Maldives

Posted: 03 May 2011 08:04 AM PDT

Police in the Maldives use tear gas to break up a third night of violent protests, the opposition says.

Osh probe finds 'serious' crimes

Posted: 03 May 2011 05:22 AM PDT

An inquiry into deadly ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan in June 2010 says it found serious violations of international law.

N Korea 'behind South bank hack'

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:06 AM PDT

Prosecutors in South Korea say North Korean hackers were behind an attack that paralysed a leading bank last month.

More time to reach US budget deal

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:59 AM PDT

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner gives Congress more time to negotiate a deal to increase the US's borrowing limit.

US accuses Deutsche Bank of lying

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:26 AM PDT

US authorities sue Deutsche Bank for more than $1bn (£600m) alleging that it defrauded the US government.

Yandex passed information to FSB

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Russia's largest search engine, Yandex, confirms that it passed confidential data to the country's state security service, FSB.

Digital book sales soar in the UK

Posted: 02 May 2011 06:13 PM PDT

Sales of digital books more than quadrupled in the UK in 2010, figures from the Publishers Association show.

South Park team dominates Tonys

Posted: 03 May 2011 08:15 AM PDT

Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park, land 14 Tony nominations in the US for their stage musical The Book of Mormon.

Smith awarded Polar Music Prize

Posted: 03 May 2011 02:32 AM PDT

Rocker Patti Smith and US string group Kronos Quartet are named the recipients of the 2011 Polar Music Prize, Sweden's highest musical honour.

Vin Diesel movie scores big in US

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:22 AM PDT

Action film Fast Five, starring Vin Diesel, takes $86.2m (£51.9m) in its first three days, the biggest opener of the year so far in the US.

Rice crops 'have single origin'

Posted: 03 May 2011 04:56 AM PDT

Scientists have shed new light on the origins of rice, one of the most important staple foods today.

Scientists turn 'bad fat' good

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:24 AM PDT

Scientists believe they have found a way to turn body fat into a better type of fat that actually burns off calories and weight.

UK sees warmest April on record

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:09 AM PDT

A heatwave brought the warmest UK April since records began, according to Met Office data.

Middle age weight dementia link

Posted: 02 May 2011 11:51 PM PDT

Middle aged people who are overweight but not obese, are 71% more likely to develop dementia than those with a normal weight, according to research.

Waist fat 'increases heart risk'

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:32 PM PDT

People with coronary artery disease have an increased risk of death if they have fat around the waist, according to a study at the Mayo Clinic in the US.

What is Osama Bin Laden's place in history?

Posted: 03 May 2011 05:31 AM PDT

The death of Osama Bin Laden has dominated headlines across the world, but how will history remember him? Historian Michael Burleigh gives his view.

VIDEO: How did Bin Laden hide for so long?

Posted: 03 May 2011 06:17 AM PDT

Questions are being asked over how Osama Bin Laden was able to live in Pakistan without being detected by security forces.

VIDEO: Tornado hits NZ city of Auckland

Posted: 03 May 2011 08:39 AM PDT

A tornado has roared through the New Zealand city of Auckland, killing one person and injuring several more.

VIDEO: Obama 'watched' raid on satellite link

Posted: 02 May 2011 10:34 PM PDT

New pictures, show President Obama and his team following a live video link up, monitoring developments second by second.

VIDEO: Obama receives standing ovation

Posted: 02 May 2011 06:46 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama has received a standing ovation at a bipartisan dinner at the White House following the death of al-Qaeda's leader, Osama Bin Laden, who was killed in a top secret operation which he ordered.

VIDEO: India reacts to Bin Laden's death

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:03 AM PDT

The death of Osama Bin Laden has provoked a strong reaction from India, Pakistan's neighbour and long-term rival

VIDEO: Funeral held for Gaddafi's son

Posted: 02 May 2011 07:31 PM PDT

Crowds have attended the funeral in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, of Colonel Gaddafi's youngest son, Saif al-Arab.

VIDEO: Commuters burn trains in Argentina

Posted: 02 May 2011 08:34 PM PDT

Several people have been arrested in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires after passengers set fire to a train.

VIDEO: Giant waterspouts near Hawaii airport

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Massive waterspouts have been filmed spinning near the Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii.

Free to march

Posted: 03 May 2011 08:09 AM PDT

Ex-hostage John McCarthy meets Lebanon's new political generation

Why Geronimo?

Posted: 03 May 2011 07:52 AM PDT

Why was Bin Laden mission named after Apache chief?

Nuclear dilemma

Posted: 02 May 2011 04:21 PM PDT

German retreat from atomic power sparks fresh angst

Day in pictures

Posted: 03 May 2011 04:20 AM PDT

A selection of striking images from around the world

Been and Gone

Posted: 03 May 2011 12:13 AM PDT

Marathon mystery-man and other recent passings

Angels exist

Posted: 02 May 2011 04:04 PM PDT

Augmented reality becomes a serious business tool

When in Rome...

Posted: 02 May 2011 10:07 PM PDT

Danger Mouse tunes to the sound of spaghetti westerns

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