Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Senate ends US debt default fears

Senate ends US debt default fears

Senate ends US debt default fears

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:44 AM PDT

The US Senate passes a deal struck between President Barack Obama and Congress to increase the nation's debt ceiling, avoiding a potentially disastrous default.

Spain debt fears delay PM's holiday

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:23 AM PDT

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero has been forced to postpone his holiday as investors continue to flee his country's debt.

Breivik presents list of demands

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:52 AM PDT

The man who has admitted killing 77 people in Norway has issued demands that are "unrealistic", his lawyer says.

Karachi fighting claims 31 lives

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:38 AM PDT

At least 31 people have been killed since Monday in the latest bout of ethnically fuelled violence in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, officials say.

Moose moans spur sexual fighting

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:29 AM PDT

Female moose may be able to manipulate amorous males - inciting fights between male competitors by moaning, say scientists.

Syria builds up offensive on Hama

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:49 AM PDT

Residents say Syrian tanks are pushing into the city of Hama as part of a crackdown which has killed scores, as the UN meets to decide its response.

Italy moves toward face veil ban

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:32 AM PDT

An Italian parliamentary committee approves a draft law which, if parliament passes, would ban women from wearing veils which cover their faces in public.

Landmine kills Abyei peacekeepers

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:30 AM PDT

Four Ethiopian peacekeepers have been killed by a landmine in Sudan's disputed region of Abyei, the UN says.

Murdoch foam pie attacker jailed

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:25 AM PDT

A man who threw a plate of shaving foam at News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch is jailed for six weeks.

Nato sends more troops to Kosovo

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:16 AM PDT

Nato is to send hundreds of extra troops to Kosovo after unrest over control of the border with Serbia.

Gay senator quits presidency bid

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:16 AM PDT

David Norris, the first openly gay candidate for the presidency of Ireland, abandons his campaign.

BBC journalist in Cairo released

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:55 AM PDT

BBC journalist Shaimaa Khalil is released after being arrested on Monday in Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, in circumstances that remain unclear.

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez shows off 'new look'

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:17 AM PDT

Venezuela President Hugo Chavez jokes about his closely shaved head as he says his hair has begun falling out because of his cancer treatment.

VIDEO: Snakes alive! Serpent hitches ride on car bonnet

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:20 PM PDT

A family from Tennessee had an unexpected passenger during a trip down a busy highway in their car - a large snake slithering on their bonnet.

Woods stands by caddie decision

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:41 AM PDT

Former world number one Tiger Woods returns to competitive golf on Thursday insisting he has no regrets about sacking caddie Steve Williams.

Sportsday Live - breaking sports news

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Latest breaking football transfers, fall-out from England's crushing second Test victory over India along with live updates from county cricket, reaction to BBC Sport's Price of Football survey, plus more.

The price of football revealed

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:11 PM PDT

A BBC Sport survey shows 11 clubs offering a day out for adults at less than £20 for the 2011/12 season.

Primary 'three Rs' scores improve

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:01 AM PDT

The number of children leaving primary school in England with a good grasp of reading, writing and maths has increased since last year, latest Sats figures show.

Plastic heart gives dad new life

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:45 AM PDT

A father dying from heart failure is given the UK's first totally artificial heart that allows him to leave hospital and await a transplant at home.

Man in phone-hacking probe arrest

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:12 AM PDT

A 71-year-old man, thought to be ex-News of the World executive Stuart Kuttner, is arrested by police probing phone-hacking and payments to officers.

Police probe Bannatyne 'threats'

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:13 AM PDT

Police are investigating after the daughter of Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne was allegedly threatened on Twitter.

Suicide mum killed toddler sons

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:21 AM PDT

A Peterborough mother killed her two sons and then took her own life while the "balance of her mind was disturbed", a coroner rules.

Car scratcher leaves £56,000 bill

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:46 AM PDT

A serial car scratcher is being blamed for causing damage estimated at £56,000 to vehicles in Cumbria.

Husband charged with wife murder

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:33 AM PDT

The husband of a woman found dead at her home near Dundee is charged with her murder at a special court hearing held at his hospital bedside.

Arrest over sectarian hate sites

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:18 AM PDT

A 24-year-old man from Callander is arrested in connection with alleged internet sectarian offences.

Bride and groom arrested in raid

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:08 AM PDT

A 'bride and groom' arrested as they prepared to take their wedding vows in Armagh on Monday have been charged with immigration offences.

Footage shows railway near miss

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:33 AM PDT

Footage released by Translink shows a group of young friends crossing railway tracks, with one of them avoiding being hit by a train by a matter of seconds.

Outbreak had 'number of sources'

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:04 AM PDT

A fatal outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the south Wales valleys in 2010 had a number of possible sources, public health officials say.

Police in clear over man's death

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:59 AM PDT

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) says two officers acted properly over a man who collapsed in the street and later died.

Ford recalls 1.2m pick-up trucks

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:58 PM PDT

Ford is recalling 1.2 million pick-up trucks in the US and Canada because of fears their fuel tanks could fall off and start fires.

Kings of Leon US tour cancelled

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:25 PM PDT

Kings of Leon cancel their US tour amid reports of problems within the Grammy Award-winning band best known for their global hit Sex On Fire.

Cuban assembly approves reforms

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:15 PM PDT

Cuba's National Assembly backs President Raul Castro's plans to reduce bureaucracy and reform the country's migration laws.

Chinese carmaker looks to Brazil

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:09 PM PDT

Chinese carmaker JAC Motors will build a factory in Brazil, to increase its presence in Latin America's biggest car market.

Eritrea seeking end to isolation

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:15 AM PDT

Eritrea's neighbours say they are to consider its request to rejoin the East African body, Igad, after initially saying they welcomed its bid to end years of isolation.

Fast SA train opens Pretoria link

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:40 AM PDT

Africa's fastest train opens its new route to the capital, Pretoria, from Johannesburg in a bid to speed up travel between two of South Africa's major cities.

Girl burnt by Russia nursery bomb

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:41 AM PDT

Russian schools and nurseries are checked after a five-year-old girl is injured by a parcel bomb.

BNP Paribas hit by Greek exposure

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:20 AM PDT

French bank BNP Paribas reports flat profits after setting aside money to cover its exposure to Greek debt.

Indian tax plan upsets mine firms

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:13 AM PDT

Mining companies criticise the Indian government's decision to make them pay more tax to help develop tribal areas affected by the Maoist uprising.

Undercooked India lack fight - Ganguly

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:15 PM PDT

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly criticises the current side for being under-prepared.

China kills two Xinjiang suspects

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT

Chinese police kill two men suspected of involvement in a deadly attack on a restaurant in Xinjiang at the weekend, state media report.

Australia video to deter migrants

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:26 AM PDT

Australia's government is to post images of boatpeople being turned away on YouTube, in an effort to deter asylum seekers.

Barclays profits fall by a third

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:03 AM PDT

Barclays reports a 33% fall in half-year profits, partly as a result of a £1bn charge for mis-selling payment protection insurance.

US consumers cut back on spending

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:37 AM PDT

Consumers in the US are cutting back their spending while income growth is weak, official figures show.

Toyota's quarterly profit plunges

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Toyota Motor's quarterly profits fall 99% because of March's earthquake and tsunami, which led to parts shortages around the world.

Data of Sun website users stolen

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:02 AM PDT

Thousands of people who entered competitions on the Sun's website may have had personal information stolen by hackers.

IE users have lower IQ says study

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:17 AM PDT

Angry Internet Explorer users threaten to sue over a report claiming that IE users have a lower IQ

British Library offers e-classics

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:32 AM PDT

The British Library is making digital copies of more than 40,000 classic books available for the iPad.

Glee star gets Radcliffe's role

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:31 AM PDT

Glee star Darren Criss is to take over from Daniel Radcliffe in hit Broadway musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Stars donate film fee to charity

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:00 AM PDT

Sir Cliff Richard, Richard Briers and Maureen Lipman are among the stars who have agreed to appear in forthcoming film Run For Your Wife for free.

3D sales boost UK cinema takings

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:22 AM PDT

Box office takings were up in the UK last year although there was a decline in the number of cinema visits.

Oxygen finally spotted in space

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:53 AM PDT

Astronomers using the Herschel space telescope definitively spot molecular oxygen in space for the first time, after a decades-long hunt.

Ancient primate fossil unearthed

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:35 AM PDT

Researchers working in Uganda say they have unearthed the well-preserved fossil skull of an ancient primate.

Bear chemical brings heart hope

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:01 PM PDT

A chemical found in bear bile - used in many traditional Chinese medicines - could help heart attack victims, new research suggests.

Warning over nasal tanning spray

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:08 PM PDT

A government agency is warning people not to use a new tanning product that is being sold in the UK because it has not been tested yet.

US passes debt-limit bill: Your views

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:09 PM PDT

BBC News website readers share their reaction to the debt-limit bill being passed by the US House of Representatives

The US debt deal: A simple guide

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:57 AM PDT

Many will be happy that a US debt deal has been done, even if the outcome pleases nobody. How does the deal work?

US debt deal winners and losers

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:50 PM PDT

The US compromise debt deal could not be much worse for President Obama and has showed the power of the Tea Party movement.

The Wheel of Fortune whizz and the Mattel man

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:21 AM PDT

Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - people of the past month.

In pictures: Cloud spotting

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 04:47 PM PDT

Cloudy weather and the British summer go hand in hand. The Met Office's John Hammond explains the different types of cloud in the skies above, and what type of weather each brings.

Is social climbing always a bad thing?

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 07:18 AM PDT

We usually think of social climbing as a bad thing, but is it always wrong to seek out the company of the successful, asks Alain de Botton.

VIDEO: Crackdown continues in Syrian town

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:07 AM PDT

Syrian forces are pushing towards the centre of the town of Hama as they continue an offensive in which scores of people have died.

VIDEO: Crossing front lines to get aid in Somalia

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:31 AM PDT

The United Nations says the famine is spreading across southern Somalia, as aid struggles to get through the war-torn country.

VIDEO: 'No hands' at top of CN Tower

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:52 AM PDT

The CN Tower in Canada is opening to the public offering them the chance to walk around a ledge at the top, hands free.

VIDEO: Violence as India builds F1 circuit

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:49 AM PDT

As India prepares to host its first Grand Prix later this year, the Formula One authorities are due to inspect the track near Delhi.

VIDEO: Survivor recounts Treblinka uprising

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:21 PM PDT

It is 68 years since more than a one thousand Jewish prisoners at the Nazi death camp, Treblinka, rose up against their guards and attempted to escape. Survivor Samuel Willenberg, 87, talks about the horrors he saw.

VIDEO: Heyday for Indian newspapers

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 09:43 PM PDT

Sales of newspapers around the world are plummeting as more people get their news online, but India circulation figures are defying that trend.

VIDEO: Cuba's assembly backs reforms

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:19 AM PDT

Cuba's National Assembly has given its backing to President Raul Castro's plans to reform the country's stagnating economy.

VIDEO: IpTV or Internet TV? which works for you

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:43 AM PDT

France is an early adopter of IPTV but how does it compare to internet TV and will it catch on elsewhere?

Hard place to help

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:03 AM PDT

The difficulties of getting food aid to Mogadishu famine victims

Day in pictures

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:55 AM PDT

Striking images from around the world

I quit!

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:27 AM PDT

What's the best way to resign from your job?

'Fragility' exposed

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:52 AM PDT

Why India risks losing cricket's top spot

Summer of discontent

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:32 PM PDT

Cottage cheese price sparks surge of protest in Israel

Short and sweet

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:57 AM PDT

Colombia cashes in on its .co domain

Essential reading

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:42 PM PDT

Books to help make sense of the complex land that is Australia
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