Monday, July 25, 2011

Norway gunman 'has accomplices'

Norway gunman 'has accomplices'


Norway gunman 'has accomplices'

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 10:27 AM PDT

Norwegian police investigate claims by Anders Behring Breivik that he has "two more cells", as the death toll in his twin attacks is cut from 93 to 76.

IMF calls for action on US debt

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 10:24 AM PDT

The International Monetary Fund call on US politicians to agree a "comprehensive solution" to raise the debt ceiling.

Strauss-Kahn accuser speaks out

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:54 AM PDT

Nafissatou Diallo, the New York hotel maid who accuses Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempting to rape her, gives her first interview.

Vatican recalls envoy over abuse

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:38 AM PDT

The Vatican recalls its representative in Ireland after a damning report on the Catholic Church's handling of child abuse by priests.

Syria 'allows political parties'

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 02:55 AM PDT

The Syrian government has adopted a draft law that allows the formation of political parties other than the ruling Baath party, state media report.

China shuts down fake Apple shops

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:59 AM PDT

Several fake Apple stores in China have been shut down by officials after being exposed by an American blogger.

Greek rating cut in default alert

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 07:44 AM PDT

Credit rating agency Moody's cuts its rating for Greece, warning that a planned debt swap would mark a default.

Serb 'war criminal' declines plea

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:04 AM PDT

Croatian Serb wartime leader Goran Hadzic refuses to enter a plea on his first appearance at the UN war crimes court at the Hague.

UN Somali famine airlift to start

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 10:24 AM PDT

The UN World Food Programme will begin airlifting food aid to Somalia on Tuesday, WFP head Josette Sheeran says at crisis talks on East Africa's drought.

Australia signs refugee swap deal

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 01:47 AM PDT

Australian and Malaysian officials sign a controversial agreement intended to stem the flow of asylum seekers to Australia by boat.

Israeli orchestra to play Wagner

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 01:27 AM PDT

The Israeli Chamber Orchestra will break with tradition to play a work by Hitler's favourite composer, Richard Wagner, at a festival in Germany.

'Dead man' wakes up in South Africa morgue

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 06:12 AM PDT

A 50-year-old South Africa man wakes up inside a mortuary over the weekend - scaring away morgue attendants who thought he was a ghost.

Korean woman's 200th day in crane-top protest

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 01:29 AM PDT

A South Korean woman spends her 200th day living at the top of a crane in a protest against job cuts at a major shipping company.

Anderson inspires England victory

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:29 AM PDT

James Anderson takes 5-65 as England bowl India out for 261 to win the Lord's Test by 196 runs and go 1-0 up in the series.

Sportsday Live - breaking sports news

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:03 AM PDT

The latest on Lewis Hamilton's win in the German Grand Prix, Mark Cavendish's Tour de France success and England v India at Lord's.

Wiggins told to focus on the Tour

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 08:57 AM PDT

Chris Boardman urges Bradley Wiggins to place more importance on the Tour de France than the London Olympics.

Winehouse post-mortem takes place

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 08:04 AM PDT

No cause of death is given after a post-mortem examination is carried out on singer Amy Winehouse, while an inquest is adjourned.

UK economy may have slowed down

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 08:30 AM PDT

UK growth figures are expected to show the UK economy slowed between April and June, while some fear it may have contracted.

Knox DNA evidence 'contaminated'

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 10:12 AM PDT

The DNA evidence which helped convict Amanda Knox of the murder of UK student Meredith Kercher may have been contaminated, her appeal has heard.

Man jailed for giving partner HIV

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 10:39 AM PDT

A man is jailed for four years for infecting his partner with HIV by having unprotected sex with her.

EDL's founder led football brawl

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 10:14 AM PDT

EDL founder Stephen Lennon is convicted of leading Luton Town fans in a street fight with Newport County supporters.

Community key to fire murder case

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:46 AM PDT

Police investigating the murders of a man and his sister in a deliberate house fire in Helensburgh say the answer lies in the local community.

Ambulance 'break' offer rejected

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 08:36 AM PDT

Ambulance crews in the GMB union reject an offer of extra payment if they are called out while on a break.

Former Quinn businesses targeted

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 10:44 AM PDT

There have been more than a dozen recent incidents of serious vandalism connected to businesses once owned by Fermanagh tycoon Sean Quinn, BBC Newsline learns.

Man 'told family would be killed'

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:14 AM PDT

A man who allegedly refused to provide £15,000 for a cannabis growing operation was told his family would be killed, the High Court is told.

Stadium 'full for Olympics start'

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 08:01 AM PDT

The Cardiff Millennium Stadium's manager says he is confident the ground will be full when the ground hosts the starting event of the 2012 London Olympics.

Lynette witness "phoned officer"

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:52 AM PDT

A witness to the murder of Cardiff prostitute Lynette White denies phoning a detective involved in the case at home "many times".

Clinton 'confident' over US debt

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 07:17 AM PDT

The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, says she is confident that US politicians will agree a deal to prevent US default.

Alaska grizzly attacks four teens

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 08:38 AM PDT

Two US teenagers are in a serious condition after a grizzly bear walking with her cub attacked a group of seven students learning survival skills in Alaska.

Mass arrests in Mexico crackdown

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 05:50 PM PDT

Mexican police arrest 1,000 people in a crackdown on human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Ciudad Juarez, officials say.

Minister will join Mubarak trial

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 10:24 AM PDT

A court in Cairo orders Egypt's former interior minister Habib al-Adly to stand trial next week alongside deposed President Hosni Mubarak.

Top Malawi activists 'in hiding'

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:16 AM PDT

Key organisers of anti-government protests in Malawi go into hiding amidst fears that they will be arrested.

Turk jailed for Hrant Dink murder

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:30 AM PDT

The Turkish killer of the ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink is sentenced to nearly 23 years in prison.

Hackers hit Italian cyber-police

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:28 AM PDT

Hackers have started to release gigabytes of documents and other files stolen from an Italian cybercrime unit.

Israel 'intercepts weapons boat'

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 01:38 AM PDT

Israeli authorities say they have seized a boat carrying arms in the Dead Sea and are questioning two Palestinians who were on board.

'Bloodbath' hits Pakistani city

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 07:51 AM PDT

At least 27 people are killed in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi in violence since Saturday, police and hospital sources say.

UK attack injures Afghan children

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:28 AM PDT

Five Afghan children were injured in a strike carried out by a British Apache attack helicopter, the Ministry of Defence says.

Suu Kyi meets government official

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 03:30 AM PDT

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi holds her first formal meeting with a minister of the army-backed civilian government.

Taiwan jails spy general for life

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 03:29 AM PDT

Taiwan jails an army general for spying for China - the highest-ranking officer involved in espionage in decades.

RIM to cut 2,000 jobs in shake-up

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:03 AM PDT

Blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion says it is to cut 2,000 jobs as part of a shake-up of its operations.

Gold price hits new record high

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 10:34 AM PDT

The price of gold hits a new record high of $1,615 an ounce as concerns grow about the delay in US Congress agreeing a new debt ceiling.

China fires officials over crash

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 11:15 PM PDT

China fires three senior railway officials and orders a nationwide safety check following a fatal high-speed train crash.

Zuckerberg tops media power list

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 03:16 AM PDT

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has topped the Guardian's annual listing of the 100 most influential people in UK media.

Photobox merges with Moonpig.com

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 03:53 AM PDT

Digital photo service Photobox announces that it is merging with the personalised greetings card company Moonpig.com.

Captain America displaces Potter

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 02:07 AM PDT

Superhero film Captain America: The First Avenger knocks the final Harry Potter film off the top of the North America box office chart.

First Bond actress Christian dies

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 03:14 AM PDT

Actress Linda Christian, a 1940s Hollywood starlet who went on to become the first Bond girl, dies at the age of 87.

India to have 'green' regulator

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 09:30 PM PDT

India is to set up an environment regulator to bring in a "complete change" in the process of granting clearances for industries.

'Exciting' Ice Age rock art find

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 01:37 AM PDT

An archaeologist believes a wall carving found in a south Wales cave could be Britain's oldest example of rock art.

'Scalpel' hope for muscle disease

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 08:35 PM PDT

A 'molecular scalpel' shows promise in patients with a deadly muscle wasting condition, according to researchers.

Norwegian gunman appears in court

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 06:24 AM PDT

The man who has admitted carrying out Friday's twin terror attacks in Norway, Anders Behring Breivik, makes his first appearance in court.

Is it a good idea to measure stress?

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 08:36 AM PDT

People get worked up over lots of things, big and small, but how is stress measured?

What's in a marriage?

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:51 AM PDT

Expecting love, lust and a happy family from a marriage is almost asking the impossible, says Alain de Botton.

The time when the British army was really stretched

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 04:17 PM PDT

The British army is due to be reduced, but how did Britain control an empire in the 19th Century with an army almost as small?

VIDEO: 'I want Strauss-Kahn to go to jail'

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:41 AM PDT

Nafissatou Diallo, the hotel maid who accuses former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempting to rape her, has given her first interview.

VIDEO: Chinese baby survives train crash

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:05 AM PDT

A two-year-old Chinese girl,Xiang Weiyi, has survived the train crash which happened on Saturday.

VIDEO: A day of mourning for Amy Winehouse

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 02:21 PM PDT

The BBC looks back at the 24 hours since Amy Winehouse's death was reported.

VIDEO: Norway gunman appears in court

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 10:15 AM PDT

The man who admitted carrying out Friday's twin terror attacks in Norway, has made his first appearance in court.

VIDEO: Judge: Breivik wanted 'to save Norway'

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 07:33 AM PDT

As Anders Behring Breivik attends his first court hearing following the Norway attacks, the judge, Kim Heger says the accused believed ''he needed to carry out these attacks in order to save Norway''.

VIDEO: Stalled climate talks 'will impact' on health

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 01:53 AM PDT

The chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Rajendra Pachauri, speaks about the consequences on health and the environment if climate talks in Durban stall.

VIDEO: Street dancing craze hits Mumbai

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:29 AM PDT

Hip hop street dancing is growing in popularity across neighbourhoods in Mumbai

VIDEO: Clinton 'confident' about US debt deal

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:34 AM PDT

The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she's confident Congress will 'do the right thing and secure a deal' on America's debt ceiling.

Ramadan pause

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 01:16 AM PDT

Holy month likely to slow rebel effort in Libya

VIDEO: Fighting women

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:31 AM PDT

American Civil War's secret female soldiers remembered

Day in pictures

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:49 AM PDT

Eye-catching images from around the world

Open to abuse

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 09:04 PM PDT

Is the web creating more paedophiles?

White elephant

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 04:14 PM PDT

Philippine nuclear plant in quake zone is tourist destination

The net closes

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 04:12 AM PDT

Long hunt for Higgs particle enters final phase

Aids short cut?

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 07:07 AM PDT

Rwandans hope quick and easy circumcisions can reduce HIV

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