Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Gaddafi's forces given ultimatum

Gaddafi's forces given ultimatum

Gaddafi's forces given ultimatum

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Libya's interim leaders give pro-Gaddafi forces until Saturday to surrender or face military force, after Col Gaddafi's wife and three children flee to Algeria.

Food airlifted to Irene stranded

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:20 AM PDT

Soldiers airlift emergency supplies to Vermont towns isolated by washed-away roads, as the death toll rises two days after Hurricane Irene.

Police clash with ANC supporters

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:20 AM PDT

South African police fire stun grenades at supporters of controversial ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema ahead of his disciplinary hearing.

UK memo 'welcomes Karzai's exit'

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:39 AM PDT

A senior minister is photographed leaving Downing Street holding an internal briefing document "welcoming" the departure of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Body 'liquefaction' unit unveiled

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 03:52 AM PDT

A Glasgow-based company has installed its first commercial "alkaline hydrolysis" unit in a funeral home in Florida.

Syria forces 'in new crackdown'

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:17 AM PDT

At least seven people are reportedly killed as Syrian forces fire on anti-government protests on the day of Eid al-Fitr, at the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan.

Australia anger at Wikileaks data

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:53 AM PDT

Australia's attorney general describes as "incredibly irresponsible" Wikileaks' release of a US cable that appears to name Australian terror suspects

China tycoon in Iceland land bid

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 04:05 AM PDT

A Chinese businessman hopes to buy a large area of Iceland for an eco-resort, sparking concerns about foreign ownership of land.

Jailed US polygamist 'critical'

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:09 AM PDT

Sect leader Warren Jeffs, jailed in the US for sexually assaulting under-age followers, is critically ill, a spokesman says, amid reports he is fasting.

Nato jets collide over Lithuania

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:12 AM PDT

French and Lithuanian jets collide during an exercise in the Baltic state but all three crew members involved escape serious injury.

Gandhi plotters' execution stayed

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 07:37 AM PDT

A court in southern India stays the execution of three men convicted of plotting the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Author uncovers Lennon's letters

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 02:44 AM PDT

More than 250 letters and cards sent by John Lennon to family and friends are to be published for the first time by Beatles biographer Hunter Davies.

Melbourne tops liveable city list

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 03:48 AM PDT

The Australian city of Melbourne beats Canada's Vancouver to the title of world's most liveable city for the first time in almost a decade.

Chocolate may protect the heart

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:57 PM PDT

Eating high levels of chocolate could reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke, according to a review of previous research.

Sportsday Live - breaking sports news

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 03:26 AM PDT

West Ham's Scott Parker hands in a transfer request and nears a move to Tottenham as activity hots up ahead of the transfer window closing on Wednesday.

Battling Ennis loses world title

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 04:22 AM PDT

London 2012 gold medal hopeful Jessica Ennis loses her heptathlon world title to Russia's Tatyana Chernova in Daegu.

Arsenal close in on Mertesacker

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:41 AM PDT

Werder Bremen's German international centre-back Per Mertesacker is set to undergo at medical at Arsenal.

Call for action on homes 'crisis'

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 08:21 AM PDT

Home ownership in England is set to fall to its lowest level since the mid-1980s because of a shortage of new homes, higher prices and tighter mortgage lending, warns a a body representing housing associations.

Royal Marine dies in Afghanistan

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:18 AM PDT

A Royal Marine has been killed by a bomb in Afghanistan's Helmand province.

UK's summer 'coolest since 1993'

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:19 AM PDT

This summer has been the UK's coolest since 1993, provisional figures from the Met Office indicate.

Yvonne Fletcher UK police talks

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:59 AM PDT

Discussions will be held about enabling UK police officers investigating the shooting of PC Yvonne Fletcher to travel to Libya, No 10 confirms.

Man admits Rooney blackmail plot

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:17 AM PDT

A 28-year-old man admits blackmailing the wife of football star Wayne Rooney.

More arrests over riot car deaths

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:54 AM PDT

Two more people are arrested in connection with the deaths of three men killed during recent rioting in Birmingham.

Ministers withhold trams funding

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:04 AM PDT

The Scottish government writes to Edinburgh City Council threatening to withhold about £72m of trams funding.

'Sectarian remark' made to Lennon

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:36 AM PDT

The man charged with attacking Celtic manager Neil Lennon during a match against Hearts made a sectarian remark, a court hears.

Dead rider 'a beautiful brother'

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:41 AM PDT

The 13-year-old sister of the Northern Ireland motorcyclist killed on the Isle of Man says her "beautiful brother" will never be forgotten.

Attack accused bailed for school

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 08:20 AM PDT

A 14-year-old boy accused of trying to shoot a man dead has been granted bail so he can start the new school year.

Fast ferry halted over fuel costs

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:38 AM PDT

Ferry firm Stena Line is suspending its fast service between Wales and Ireland from mid September until 2012.

Keating ready for Irish Sea swim

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:12 AM PDT

Ronan Keating admits taking part in a charity swim across the Irish Sea from Anglesey is a "daunting" prospect.

Exxon clinches Arctic oil venture

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:40 AM PDT

US oil major Exxon Mobil clinches an Arctic oil exploration deal with Russia's Rosneft, eclipsing BP's own lapsed deal.

White House issues 9/11 guidance

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:10 AM PDT

The White House issues guidelines on how US officials at home and abroad should commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Guatemala STD study 'unethical'

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 01:20 AM PDT

US researchers who infected Guatemalans with STDs as part of a study in the 1940s knew they were acting unethically, a US panel finds.

Chile shooting: Police dismissed

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 07:21 AM PDT

Five officers are dismissed and a general told to resign after Chilean police admit they fired the shot that killed a 16-year-old boy during last week's protests.

Zimbabwe expels rebel Libya envoy

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 08:17 AM PDT

Zimbabwe expels Libya's ambassador who last week abandoned Col Muammar Gaddafi and backed the rebels.

ICC rejects Kenya violence appeal

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:52 AM PDT

The International Criminal Court rejects an appeal by Kenya's government to stop it putting on trial six people accused of links to 2008 violence.

Spain moves closer to deficit cap

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:46 AM PDT

Spanish politicians overwhelmingly back holding a vote on introducing a constitutional cap on budget deficits.

Kosovo violence on agenda for UN

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 03:55 AM PDT

Recent deadly violence in Kosovo is on the agenda when the UN Security Council meets in New York but there are also new hopes for peace.

US 'wasted $30bn on contracts'

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 03:57 PM PDT

The US government wasted $30bn (£18bn) in contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq over the last decade, a bi-partisan spending commission finds.

Indian GDP growth slows to 7.7%

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 03:58 AM PDT

India's economy grew 7.7% in the three months from April to June, which was its weakest growth for six quarters, official figures show.

Bangladesh 'traffickers' are held

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:57 AM PDT

Police in Bangladesh say they have uncovered an organ trafficking ring responsible for persuading at least 40 people to sell their kidneys.

Noda becomes Japan prime minister

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:57 PM PDT

Japan's parliament elects Yoshihiko Noda prime minister, a day after he won his party's leadership vote.

NZ Press Association closes down

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 08:05 AM PDT

The New Zealand Press Association is closing, ending 131 years of supplying news to the country's print media.

Italy drops tax on high earners

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:38 AM PDT

The Italian government drops plans to introduce a tax on high earners, as the cental bank warns austerity plans "cannot be reduced".

Euro politicians 'ignore markets'

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:34 PM PDT

European politicians are criticised for ignoring the markets by Sharon Bowles, chair of the European Parliament's economic and monetary committee.

Foxconn losses narrow to $17.65m

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 02:59 PM PDT

Foxconn International, which assembles products including Apple's iPhone, sees its half-year losses narrow to $17.65m (£10.75m).

Facebook pays for security holes

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 02:54 AM PDT

Facebook has spent $40,000 (£25,000) in the first 21 days of a program that rewards people who find security bugs in its site.

Key computer conservationist dies

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 07:37 AM PDT

Tony Sale, the brilliant engineer who led the rebuild of Colossus, the first recognisably modern computer, has died aged 80.

Bayfiles 'to respect copyright'

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:10 AM PDT

Two founders of The Pirate Bay launch a new venture called Bayfiles that claim will comply with copyright rules.

Patti Smith accepts Polar prize

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:57 AM PDT

Rocker Patti Smith and US string group Kronos Quartet accept the 2011 Polar Music Prize.

Jackson doctor's testimony barred

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 01:55 AM PDT

The judge in the forthcoming trial of Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray bars the singer's dermatologist from giving evidence in his trial.

US blues star Edwards dies at 96

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 09:26 PM PDT

US musician David "Honey-Boy" Edwards, described as the last of the great pre-war bluesmen, dies at his home in Chicago aged 96, his manager says.

'Most-improved' rivers revealed

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:40 PM PDT

The 10 most improved rivers in England and Wales, including the Thames, the River Taff and the Mersey Basin, are listed by the Environment Agency.

Bad sleep ups blood pressure risk

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:57 PM PDT

Elderly men who spend little time in deep sleep could be at risk of developing high blood pressure, according US scientists.

Your stories: Recovering from Irene

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:08 AM PDT

BBC News website users in the US tell their stories of how they are coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.

Britons stuck in US after Irene

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 07:00 AM PDT

Thousands of British travellers face days stranded in the US as airlines struggle to clear the weekend's backlog of flights following Hurricane Irene.

How high-visibility took over Britain

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 07:53 AM PDT

Since arriving in Britain almost five decades ago, high-visibility jackets have become inescapable. Is this a blessing or a curse?

A Point of View: Kim Philby and the evanescence of power

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Cambridge spy Kim Philby betrayed his country because he loved power, believed in an ideal and thought history was on his side, writes John Gray.

VIDEO: Libya: Challenge to restore basic services

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:19 AM PDT

Rebel forces are struggling to get basic services working across Libya.

VIDEO: Irene strands thousands of travellers

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:30 AM PDT

In the US, airlines are struggling to clear the backlog of cancelled flights caused by tropical storm Irene after it caused havoc along the US east coast.

VIDEO: Rebels ambush Gaddafi loyalists

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 06:02 AM PDT

The rebel leadership in Libya has offered a 48 hour ceasefire to cover the Muslim holiday of Eid, as their forces advance on the loyalist stronghold of Sirte.

VIDEO: Life after Gaddafi in Tripoli

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 06:05 AM PDT

Residents of Tripoli are no longer ruled by the Gaddafi regime but the political vacuum means life is far from normal with shortages of food, medicines and electricity.

VIDEO: Australia sees new gold rush

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:00 PM PDT

A gold rush is taking place in Australia as record prices convince ordinary prospectors to search the fields and rivers for nuggets.

VIDEO: Etna eruption levels 'increasing'

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 02:41 PM PDT

There has been more volcanic activity on Sicily's Mount Etna, eight days after a large eruption.

VIDEO: Arrests over Mexico casino arson

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 06:54 PM PDT

Mexican police arrest five suspected members of the Zetas drug gang over the deadly casino fire that killed 52 in Monterrey, the state governor says.

VIDEO: Hearing for ANC chief Julius Malema

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 08:06 PM PDT

The youth leader of South Africa's ruling African National Congress faces disciplinary action on Tuesday, charged with "sowing divisions" in the party.

Slipping away

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 04:00 AM PDT

Is Syria one step closer to the tipping point?

Irene and New York

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 04:01 AM PDT

Why did the city panic so much before a category one storm?

Day in pictures

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 06:15 AM PDT

Striking images from around the world

In pictures

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:02 AM PDT

Top tango on show as couples compete in Argentina

Top secret

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 03:28 AM PDT

What is it like to lead a double life?

Q&A: Bird flu

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 03:15 AM PDT

The mutant strain of the virus spreading in Asia

Space mothballs?

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 03:51 AM PDT

The space station has months to get manned rockets flying again
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