Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Norway to probe attacks' response

Norway to probe attacks' response

Norway to probe attacks' response

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:53 AM PDT

Norway's PM announces an independent inquiry into Friday's deadly attacks by Anders Behring Breivik, amid questions about the police response.

WFP begins Somalia food airlift

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:41 AM PDT

The UN's World Food Programme begins airlifting emergency food supplies to Mogadishu, capital of famine-hit Somalia.

UK gives full backing to Libya rebels

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:16 AM PDT

The UK is to expel all Libyan diplomats and invite the rebel National Transitional Council to take their place as the "sole governmental authority".

Monkey research 'can be improved'

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:02 AM PDT

An independent review of the use of monkeys in UK medical research finds the work is generally of good quality, but one in 10 projects showed no benefits.

Greece credit rating cut by S&P

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:44 AM PDT

Standard & Poor's cuts Greece's credit rating, saying eurozone plans to restructure the country's debts would constitute a default.

Syria forces 'kill eight in raid'

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 08:42 AM PDT

Syrian security forces kill at least eight people in a raid on the town of Kanaker, close to the capital, Damascus, rights groups say.

UK detains LulzSec 'spokesman'

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:45 AM PDT

A 19-year-old man is arrested in the Shetland Islands as part of an investigation into hacking groups, Anonymous and LulzSec.

Bomber kills Afghan city leader

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:00 AM PDT

The mayor of the Afghan city of Kandahar is killed in a suicide attack, a fortnight after the assassination of President Hamid Karzai's half-brother.

Republican debt plan under fire

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 07:46 AM PDT

A vote on a Republican plan to limit US debt is delayed as it meets resistance from rank-and-file members and may face a presidential veto.

S Korea hit by fatal landslides

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 08:17 AM PDT

Heavy rain triggers landslides in a South Korean mountain resort and in the capital Seoul, leaving at least 32 people dead.

Man guilty of Zuma whisky assault

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:09 AM PDT

A South African man is convicted of assault by spilling his whisky on President Jacob Zuma at a horse-racing event.

Family scoops third lottery win

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 02:23 AM PDT

A lucky US mother and daughter from North Carolina beat the odds by winning the lottery three times.

Long winters 'led to bigger eyes'

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 12:26 AM PDT

A study of skulls suggests humans living at high latitude evolved bigger eyes and brains to see in poor light.

Man City set to seal Aguero deal

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 02:37 AM PDT

Argentina striker Sergio Aguero arrives in Manchester to complete his move to Manchester City from Spanish club Atletico Madrid.

Sportsday Live - breaking sports news

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 11:59 PM PDT

Events marking a year to go until the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics are taking place in Stratford, Sergio Aguero is on the brink of signing for Manchester City in a record move and more.

Man Utd spending not over - Gill

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 11:11 PM PDT

Manchester United chief executive David Gill admits the club are still hopeful of making one more signing during the summer transfer window.

Boy, 16, guilty of girl's murder

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:10 AM PDT

A 16-year-old boy who battered his former girlfriend to death in a wood near Bridgend is named as Joshua Davies after being convicted of murder.

Daley dive marks year to Olympics

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Double Commonwealth gold medallist Tom Daley performs the first official dive to kick off the one-year Olympic countdown at the Aquatics Centre.

Huhne file handed to prosecutors

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 08:18 AM PDT

Police investigating speeding offence allegations against Energy Secretary Chris Huhne hand a file to prosecutors.

Gunmen open fire in crowded park

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:33 AM PDT

Children have to run to safety when gunmen open fire in a park in west Belfast.

Florist held over fatal stabbing

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:35 AM PDT

A 72-year-old shopkeeper is arrested after a man is stabbed to death in a robbery at a florists in Greater Manchester.

Paedophile nursery worker jailed

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:55 AM PDT

A "vile" paedophile who raped a toddler at the nursery where he worked and groomed online 22 other girls from across the UK is jailed for life.

RBS is warned over US operations

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:57 AM PDT

Royal Bank of Scotland is ordered by US regulators to improve its controls of operations in the USA.

Train derails causing disruption

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:23 AM PDT

A train derails near Waverley Station in Edinburgh causing major disruption to rail travel.

SDLP leader 'will face challenge'

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:56 AM PDT

SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie is expected to face a challenge from her deputy Patsy McGlone when the party holds its annual conference in November.

Kerr murder - one man is released

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:42 AM PDT

One of the five men arrested in connection with the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr is released.

Mullany jurors consider verdict

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:24 AM PDT

The jury in the trial of two men accused of murdering honeymooners Ben and Catherine Mullany in Antigua, is sent out to consider its verdict.

Mayor's aide denies Olympics snub

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 07:23 AM PDT

An aide to London mayor Boris Johnson says it is too late for Wales to complain that it will not host enough events during the 2012 Olympics.

'Tonne of ivory' smuggled to US

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 02:39 PM PDT

An art dealer is arrested and accused of smuggling a tonne of African ivory into the US for sale at his Philadelphia store.

America singer Peek dies aged 60

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 04:14 AM PDT

US folk rock musician Dan Peek, who sang lead vocals for the band America, dies at his home in Missouri aged 60.

17 dead in Mexico jail shooting

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Officials in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez say 17 prisoners have been killed in a shoot-out between members of rival drug gangs.

Egypt's Mubarak 'refusing food'

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 02:30 PM PDT

Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak is weak, depressed and refusing solid food, say officials at the hospital where he is being held pending trial.

Nigeria leader in term limit call

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 06:03 PM PDT

Nigeria's leader Goodluck Jonathan says he will ask MPs to amend the constitution so that future presidents serve a single, longer term in office.

Italian MEP backs Breivik ideas

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:09 AM PDT

An Italian MEP, Mario Borghezio, backs the ideas of Norway's self-confessed mass killer, Anders Behring Breivik, as "good" and in some cases "excellent".

German terror suspects remanded

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 08:01 AM PDT

Two German nationals appear before magistrates in London charged with terrorism offences, following their arrest earlier this month in Dover.

Israel sues Bedouin for evictions

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 08:14 AM PDT

Israel is suing a group of Bedouin in the Negev desert for the costs of demolishing their village each time they rebuild it.

Lockerbie bomber seen on TV rally

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 12:43 PM PDT

The man convicted of blowing up a plane over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988 has appeared at a rally broadcast by Libyan state television.

S Asia relations 'on right track'

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 02:56 AM PDT

The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan say relations between the countries are "on the right track".

Bangladeshi mob kills 'thieves'

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 04:54 AM PDT

Six alleged robbers in the Noakhali area of southern Bangladesh are beaten to death in the latest incident of mob justice, police say.

Swift China rail inquiry demanded

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 04:46 AM PDT

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urges a swift and transparent inquiry into the weekend's fatal rail crash, amid rising public anger with officials.

Philippines reels at deadly storm

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 02:52 AM PDT

More than 20 people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced by floods and landslides caused by a severe tropical storm in the Philippines.

Boeing soars to higher profit

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 08:48 AM PDT

US planemaker Boeing reports a 20% rise in second-quarter profit and raises its earnings forecast for 2011.

Drop in US durable goods orders

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:03 AM PDT

New orders for US big manufactured goods fell in June, due in part to a drop in transport equipment, the Commerce Department says.

Moody's cuts Cyprus debt rating

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:30 AM PDT

Cyprus may be the latest EU country to find it harder to borrow money after its credit rating was cut.

'Pirate' link site stands defiant

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 08:16 AM PDT

The BBC has been talking to link-sharing website Newzbin 2 ahead of a landmark ruling about its future.

Service stations add car charging

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 08:47 AM PDT

Electric car drivers in the UK are being offered the chance to break free of the city with motorway charging points.

Hackers call for PayPal boycott

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 06:30 AM PDT

Two high profile hacker groups have called on their followers to boycott PayPal over its refusal to handle donations to Wikileaks.

Da Vinci works to come together

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 07:44 AM PDT

London's National Gallery and The Louvre in Paris announce plans to bring together both versions of Leonardo da Vinci's Virgin Of The Rocks.

U2 film to open Toronto festival

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 04:51 AM PDT

A documentary about rock band U2 will open this year's Toronto Film Festival, which also features world premieres of work by Luc Besson and Michael Winterbottom.

Lucas loses Star Wars legal fight

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 03:40 AM PDT

A prop designer who made the original Stormtrooper helmets for Star Wars wins his Supreme Court battle with director George Lucas over his right to sell replicas.

Passport to a drug free Olympics?

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 03:21 AM PDT

The 2012 Olympics in London will be the first summer games to use "biological passports" to try to stop drug cheats, but not everyone is convinced the electronic blood records are the best way to go.

Chernobyl horses poached for meat

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 04:28 PM PDT

A herd of Critically Endangered wild horses in the Chernobyl exclusion zone is under threat from poachers, say scientists.

Menu calorie counts 'beneficial'

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 04:11 PM PDT

Putting calorie information on menus encourages healthy eating - but only in a limited way, a review of the scheme in the US shows.

Early birth stress disorder link

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 04:09 PM PDT

Post traumatic stress disorder is a risk factor for premature birth and lower birth weight, research suggests.

Restraint position 'could kill'

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 04:01 PM PDT

A study into restraint techniques suggests that forcing a detainee to bend over while seated can lead to death.

Norway killings: 'I could smell the blood'

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:36 AM PDT

A Norwegian who survived the shootings on Utoeya island shares her story with the BBC.

Is the British national anthem too short?

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:43 AM PDT

Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton complained that God Save the Queen is too short. Does he have a point?

VIDEO: Controlled explosion at Breivik farm

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:10 AM PDT

Norwegian police have carried out a controlled explosion on a cache of explosives found at a farm leased by Anders Behring Breivik.

VIDEO: Chinese police target baby smugglers

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:17 AM PDT

Police in China say they have rescued 89 kidnapped babies during operations to break up child smuggling gangs.

VIDEO: Utoeya island before the shootings

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 03:31 AM PDT

Norway's domestic intelligence agency says there is no evidence that the man who carried out Friday's bomb attack and shootings worked with extremists in the UK.

VIDEO: 'Turban bomber' kills Afghan mayor

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:13 AM PDT

An Afghan suicide bomber, who concealed explosives in his turban, has killed the mayor of the southern city of Kandahar.

VIDEO: Athletes dreaming of London 2012

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 06:05 PM PDT

Matthew Pinsent introduces messages from the world's Olympic hopefuls as they dream of London 2012.

VIDEO: S Korea hit by fatal landslides

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 07:16 AM PDT

South Korea has suffered its heaviest rain in a century, causing mudslides and flooding in various parts of the country and leaving at least 18 people dead.

VIDEO: Republicans postpone debt vote

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 10:17 PM PDT

Republican leaders in the US Congress have delayed a crucial vote on their proposal to avoid a default on America's debt.

VIDEO: Fire destroys Californian factory

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 03:46 AM PDT

Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at the Macro plastics factory in Fairfield, California.

Gold-less games

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 09:05 AM PDT

The Olympics where winners had to make do with silver

Day in pictures

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:13 AM PDT

A selection of striking images from around the world

Clone wars

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 02:29 AM PDT

Stormtrooper designer who struck back at Lucas empire... and won

Cheese quiz

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:24 PM PDT

Know your Cheddar from your Caerphilly and Cheshire cheeses?

Charm offensive

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 09:07 PM PDT

Is Algeria immune from North Africa's revolutionary tide?

Hidden code

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 02:25 AM PDT

The prime numbers that control insects' lives
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