Saturday, June 25, 2011

Deadly bomb hits Afghan hospital

Deadly bomb hits Afghan hospital


Deadly bomb hits Afghan hospital

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 07:52 AM PDT

At least 27 people die as a deadly car bomb hits a hospital in eastern Afghanistan, in what officials describe as an unprecedented attack.

Top footballers defect in Libya

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:54 PM PDT

A group of Libyan football figures, including members of the national team, tell the BBC they have decided to defect to the rebels.

NY state approves gay marriage

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 11:20 PM PDT

New York becomes the sixth and most populous US state to allow same-sex marriage, after a Senate vote on the controversial issue.

Breast cancer prostate drug hope

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:25 PM PDT

Drugs used to treat prostate cancer in men may also be useful for difficult-to-treat breast cancers in some women, say researchers.

Egypt sentences ex-trade minister

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 06:56 AM PDT

A court in Egypt sentences former Trade Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid to five years in prison in absentia for embezzling public funds.

UK seeds 'link to France E. coli'

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 09:41 AM PDT

The Food Standards Agency is investigating reports of a link between vegetables grown from British seeds and an E. coli outbreak in France.

Ai Weiwei associates 'also freed'

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 03:22 AM PDT

Four people detained with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei - his driver, accountant, assistant and a designer - have also been freed, sources tell the BBC.

Hacking suspect 'has Asperger's'

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 06:32 AM PDT

A 19-year-old man charged with hacking the website of the UK Serious Organised Crime Agency has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a court hears.

China premier due to arrive in UK

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 04:04 PM PDT

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is due to arrive in the UK later for a trade summit, beginning his visit with a trip to the Longbridge car plant.

Greek football 'scandal' widens

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 12:27 AM PDT

Judicial authorities in Greece name 68 people in connection with an alleged match-fixing scandal that is rocking Greek football.

Five die in Peru anti-mine clash

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 12:00 AM PDT

At least five people are shot dead and dozens injured in clashes between police and anti-mining protesters in southern Peru, hospital officials say.

West Bank debut for Picasso painting

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 04:22 PM PDT

A Pablo Picasso painting is for the first time put on display in the West Bank, in what local officials say is a small step towards Palestinian statehood.

Camera reveals secrets of ancient Mayan tomb

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:53 PM PDT

The inside of a Mayan tomb thought to be 1,500 years old is filmed by archaeologists in Mexico for the first time.

Live - Djokovic v Baghdatis

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 08:50 AM PDT

Second seed Novak Djokovic takes on Marcos Baghdatis on Wimbledon's Centre Court for a place in the last 16.

Vettel storms to Valencia pole

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 07:17 AM PDT

Sebastian Vettel heads Mark Webber to a Red Bull one-two in European Grand Prix qualifying, ahead of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.

Federer cruises into fourth round

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 08:39 AM PDT

Roger Federer sweeps aside his old foe David Nalbandian 6-4 6-2 6-4 to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon.

'Changes needed' after Milly case

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 09:09 AM PDT

The man who oversaw the police investigation into the murder of schoolgirl Milly Dowler has called for changes to the criminal justice system.

Parade marks UK Armed Forces Day

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 06:02 AM PDT

A parade of 2,500 military personnel, veterans and cadets takes place down the Royal Mile in Edinburgh to mark UK Armed Forces Day.

Labour Party 'must change to win'

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 07:43 AM PDT

Labour leader Ed Miliband tells activists the party can only hope to win the next general election if it undergoes significant change.

Man held after stabbing released

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 08:10 AM PDT

A man arrested after a burglar was stabbed to death at a house in Salford is released without charge.

Plan to close Olympic view park

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 11:12 AM PDT

The organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games face criticism over a plan to fence off a public park - preventing people from watching part of the sailing event.

Planned demo at Wimbledon stopped

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 10:18 AM PDT

A group of 14 Spanish people planning to hold a demonstration at Wimbledon are stopped at the gates, police say.

Boy, 13, held after woman's death

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 07:20 AM PDT

A 13-year-old boy is in custody following the death of a woman in South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde Police say.

Woman raped in city centre attack

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 06:13 AM PDT

Police appeal for witnesses after a 47-year-old woman was raped in Glasgow city centre in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Londonderry 'peace bridge' opens

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 07:39 AM PDT

Londonderry's 'peace bridge' is officially opened.

'Bomb material' found in Louth

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 10:50 AM PDT

Irish police arrest two men after what is believed to be a "significant find" of bomb making material in County Louth.

Crowds celebrate Armed Forces Day

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 10:08 AM PDT

Events are held around Wales to mark Armed Forces Day, which First Minister Carwyn Jones says thanks troops for their "hugely important" work.

Car pile-up in four-vehicle crash

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 07:56 AM PDT

Four cars are involved in a collision in Swansea which leaves one of them perched on top of another.

US man charged in Haiti sex case

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 12:50 PM PDT

A US man who ran a centre for impoverished youth in Haiti is charged over claims he forced them to perform sex acts for shelter, prosecutors say.

Argentine media heirs in DNA test

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 03:59 PM PDT

The adopted heirs to Argentina's Clarin media group give DNA samples, hoping to quell suspicions they were stolen as babies during military rule.

Egypt abandons plans for IMF loan

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 04:43 AM PDT

Egypt drops plans for loans from the IMF and World Bank, after the deficit forecast was revised down - and against a backdrop of public distrust.

Hezbollah members 'spied for CIA'

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 02:39 PM PDT

The head of Hezbollah, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, says two members of the Lebanese Islamist group have confessed to working for the CIA.

China ruling party 'exceeds 80m'

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 03:00 AM PDT

China's governing Communist Party, the world's largest political party, says its membership has now passed 80 million.

Winklevoss Facebook row continues

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 02:08 AM PDT

The Winklevoss twins, after dropping one legal action against Facebook, have come back with another.

VIDEO: Could this lake be Egypt's next resort?

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 01:25 AM PDT

Environmentalists in Egypt are calling for the country's new rulers to cancel a major tourist development in an area famous for its natural beauty, history, geology and fossils.

VIDEO: 'Yoda' wins world's ugliest dog award

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 10:39 AM PDT

'Yoda' wins world's ugliest dog award held in northern California.

AUDIO: Pilot suspended over 'foul-mouthed rant'

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 02:05 AM PDT

A pilot has been suspended after an expletive-laden rant about his flight crew was inadvertently broadcast over the entire Texas airspace.

VIDEO: Philippines hit by tropical storm

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 05:57 AM PDT

A tropical storm has hit the Philippines, with heavy rain displacing tens of thousands of people in Manila.

VIDEO: Peter Falk's career highlights

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:47 PM PDT

Peter Falk, the American actor most famous for his role as US TV's scruffy detective, Columbo, dies at the age of 83.

VIDEO: Protesters killed in Syrian cities

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:01 PM PDT

At least 10 people are said to have died in renewed protests across Syria against President Bashar al-Assad.

VIDEO: China's deadly floods continue

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:39 PM PDT

Torrential downpours have caused flooding across central and southern China, forcing many people to flee their homes.

VIDEO: Behind the scenes at Bollywood's Oscars

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 03:28 PM PDT

Choreographer Shiamak Davar and his team of dancers prepare for the Indian International Film Academy Awards, which are being held in North America for the first time.

Anniversary angst

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 11:36 PM PDT

Israelis still yearn for Gilad Shalit's return, five years since his capture

Pride on parade

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 04:44 AM PDT

Gay rights and homophobia in Brazil

Art of war

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:35 PM PDT

US artist documents conflict through pencil and paint

Just one more thing...

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 11:49 AM PDT

The life of Columbo actor Peter Falk

Hopes and dreams

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 04:05 PM PDT

What links a Kevin Costner film and the crisis-hit euro?

Global ambitions

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 04:05 PM PDT

Bollywood sets sights on wider market

Faded history

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 03:50 AM PDT

The fallen British soldiers in a corner of a foreign field

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