Saturday, July 30, 2011

Plane crashes at Guyana airport

Plane crashes at Guyana airport


Plane crashes at Guyana airport

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 11:17 AM PDT

A plane carrying 163 people crashes as it lands in Guyana after a flight from New York, causing injuries but no deaths.

Top Libya rebel 'shot by Islamist militia'

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 04:59 AM PDT

Libyan rebel commander Abdel Fattah Younes was killed by a militia linked to his own side, a rebel minister says.

UK holds second royal wedding

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 07:55 AM PDT

Crowds line the streets as the Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips marries England rugby player Mike Tindall at a low-key ceremony in a sunny Edinburgh.

Senate facing crucial debt vote

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:01 AM PDT

The US Senate seeks a vote on its plan to raise the nation's debt limit, which could determine whether a deal to avoid default is possible.

Iraq 'more deadly' than year ago

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 08:18 AM PDT

A top US adviser on Iraq accuses the US military of glossing over an upsurge in violence, saying Iraq is more dangerous now than a year ago.

Oslo killer 'had other targets'

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:33 AM PDT

The man who admitted the bomb and gun attacks which rocked Norway says under interrogation he had other targets, police say.

Pakistan gunmen kill Shia Muslims

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 04:26 AM PDT

Eleven people are shot dead in the Pakistani city of Quetta in an apparently sectarian attack in south-western Pakistan.

China families reject crash offer

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 08:10 AM PDT

Relatives of some of those killed in a major train crash in China are refusing to accept an offer compensation from the government, even though it has been doubled.

Vietnam shoe plant fire kills 17

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:25 PM PDT

At least 17 people have been killed and 21 others injured in a fire at a shoe factory in northern Vietnam, police and media say.

Falling goalposts kill boy, 12

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 08:32 AM PDT

A 12-year-old boy died after goalposts fell on him while he played football with friends in a Powys village, police confirm.

Chavez in appeal to middle class

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 06:50 PM PDT

The left-wing Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, says he is willing to open up his political project to the middle classes and private sector.

Marijuana arrests in California

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 05:41 PM PDT

Police in northern California tear up 460,000 plants and make more than 100 arrests in a major operation against illegal marijuana cultivation.

VIDEO: Chimpanzee babysits tiger cubs

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:55 AM PDT

A young chimpanzee has become the unlikely substitute mother for a group of tiger cubs in a Thai zoo.

'World's best restaurant' closes

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 06:08 AM PDT

El Bulli, the Spanish restaurant widely regarded as the best in the world, serves up its final dish as it closes down after 27 years .

Live - 2014 World Cup qualifying draw

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:30 AM PDT

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales await the qualifying draw for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Sportsday Live - breaking news as it happens

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:41 AM PDT

Rebecca Adlington wins gold at the Swimming World Championships, the home nations await the World Cup draw, Stuart Broad takes a hat-trick for resurgent England at Trent Bridge, plus more.

Broad hat-trick revives England

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Stuart Broad takes a hat-trick against India to fire England back into the second Test on a sensational second day at Trent Bridge.

HMRC sorry for 'poor performance'

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 01:15 AM PDT

The chairman of HM Revenue & Customs admits the service was "simply not good enough", after its performance was attacked by MPs.

Libya taunts UK over rebel death

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 03:57 AM PDT

Libya's regime taunts the UK over the death of rebel military commander General Abdel Fattah Younes.

Father becomes third fire victim

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:58 AM PDT

A father dies in hospital, six days after escaping from a deliberate house fire in Dunbartonshire that killed his two children.

Prosecutors defend Knox evidence

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 11:22 AM PDT

Italian prosecutors reject claims that evidence used to convict Amanda Knox of the murder of UK student Meredith Kercher was unreliable.

DVT linked to video gamer's death

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 08:44 AM PDT

A 20-year-old Sheffield man died after playing computer games for up to 12 hours, according to his father.

Ex-jockey injured halting horse

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:26 AM PDT

A man is hurt trying to stop a loose horse at Glorious Goodwood races in West Sussex.

Man dies after car strikes bridge

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 07:33 AM PDT

A 19-year-old man dies after the car he was driving collided with a railway bridge at Lochgelly in Fife.

New bid in ambulance 'break' row

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:10 PM PDT

The Scottish Ambulance Service is expected to table a new proposal next week to resolve a dispute with its crews over breaks.

Tyrone mill fire 'under control'

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:20 AM PDT

The former owners of a historic mill building in Sion Mills say they fear it may be completely destroyed by a fire on Saturday.

Three in court on rioting charges

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:08 AM PDT

Three alleged rioters, including a 15-year-old boy, have been released on bail after appearing in court in Belfast.

Wrexham supporters' plea for calm

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 07:03 AM PDT

Wrexham Supporters' Trust calls for calm over cash-strapped Wrexham FC's future.

First solo show for artist at 99

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 08:41 AM PDT

Artist James Mills is celebrating having his first solo exhibition of his work - at the age of 99.

Judge approves Watergate release

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 01:27 PM PDT

A US federal judge orders the release of former US President Richard Nixon's secret grand jury testimony in the Watergate scandal.

Klinsmann named as new US coach

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:55 AM PDT

Former Germany manager Jurgen Klinsmann is named as the new head coach of the United States national team following the sacking of Bob Bradley.

Honduras finds submarine cocaine

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 04:26 PM PDT

Naval forces from the US and Honduras recover 2.5 tonnes of cocaine from a semi-submersible craft intercepted off the Honduran coast.

Afghan officer 'plotted attacks'

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:49 AM PDT

An Afghan army officer is arrested on suspicion of working for the Taliban and plotting suicide attacks, intelligence officials say.

Mongolian spy chief loses appeal

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 05:34 AM PDT

A Mongolian spy chief who claimed he was tricked into coming to the UK so he could be arrested can be extradited, after his High Court appeal failed.

US Congress split over debt issue

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 07:03 PM PDT

The US Congress splits along party lines as it seeks a solution to an ongoing deadlock over raising the nation's debt limit and cutting the budget deficit.

Search under way for jubilee wood

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 06:33 PM PDT

The Woodland Trust begins a search for a 500-acre site for a flagship woodland that will be planted to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

VIDEO: Royal Family attend Zara Phillips' wedding

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 06:54 AM PDT

Senior members of the Royal Family including the Duke and Duchesss of Cornwall arrive at the venue for the marriage of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall in Edinburgh.

VIDEO: Obama appeals for debt agreement

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 06:32 AM PDT

President Obama has called on Republicans and Democrats to resolve their differences on the ongoing deadlock over raising the nation's debt limit.

VIDEO: Schwarzenegger gets his own museum

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 04:09 AM PDT

The house Arnold Schwarzenegger grew up in near Vienna has been made into a museum.

VIDEO: Nato attacks Libyan state TV

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 06:32 AM PDT

Nato has attacked a Libyan state broadcaster in the capital, bombing three satellite dishes in Tripoli, saying the channel instils hatred.

VIDEO: Shia Muslims killed in Pakistan attack

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 06:31 AM PDT

Gunmen have killed 11 Shia Muslims after opening fire on a van in the city of Quetta in south-west Pakistan, in a suspected sectarian attack, police say.

VIDEO: Norway's Breivik had 'many targets in mind'

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 06:08 AM PDT

Norwegian police say Anders Behring Breivik has told them he had "other targets" in mind when planning the attacks in Oslo and Utoeya in which 77 people died.

VIDEO: No end to deadlock over US debt

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:58 PM PDT

The US Senate has narrowly rejected a plan passed by the House of Representatives to raise the nation's debt limit.

'One of us'

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 04:00 AM PDT

A schoolfriend remembers Anders Breivik as a child

Thriving Tripoli

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 08:35 AM PDT

Happy shoppers prepare for Ramadan despite war

Humble beginnings

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:22 AM PDT

Schwarzenegger's childhood home opens as museum

Week in pictures

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:25 AM PDT

The best photos from around the world this week

Tomb raider

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Exploring Egypt's Great Pyramid of Khufu in 3D

Le culture vulture

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 04:52 PM PDT

Is Sarkozy's new-found love of culture genuine?

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