Sunday, September 4, 2011

Gaddafi stronghold talks 'failed'

Gaddafi stronghold talks 'failed'

Gaddafi stronghold talks 'failed'

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:10 AM PDT

Anti-Gaddafi forces who have surrounded the Gaddafi-held desert town of Bani Walid say their talks with the loyalist side have failed.

Merkel 'faces loss' in state poll

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:21 AM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats have suffered a loss in local elections in her home state, exit polls suggest.

Rhinos set for stem cell 'rescue'

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:03 AM PDT

Researchers make versatile stem cells from two most threatened species, raising hopes for a "test-tube baby" approach to conservation.

Strauss-Kahn arrives back in France

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 12:28 AM PDT

Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives back in France from the US, after sex assault charges against him were dropped.

Typhoon Talas kills 19 in Japan

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 07:11 AM PDT

At least 19 people are killed and more than 50 are missing after powerful Typhoon Talas brings high winds and heavy rain to western Japan.

Iran's nuclear plant 'connected'

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 02:00 AM PDT

Iran's first nuclear power station at Bushehr has begun supplying energy to the country's national grid, state news reports.

Syria soldiers 'killed in ambush'

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 07:03 AM PDT

Six Syrian soldiers and three civilians die as gunmen ambush a bus in central Syria, state media reports, while the bloody crackdown on anti-regime protests continues.

Israelis step up economy protest

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 01:24 PM PDT

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis again take to the streets in mass protests in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa over the high cost of living.

Iran arrests salt-lake protesters

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 07:20 AM PDT

Iranian police arrest about 60 protesters calling for the government to save a shrinking saltwater lake in the north-west of the country.

Eritrea faces malnutrition threat

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 03:04 AM PDT

Eritrea, one of the most secretive countries, denies a food crisis, but evidence suggests severe hunger and malnutrition as drought intensifies

Lost penguin Happy Feet set free

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 09:59 PM PDT

An emperor penguin known as Happy Feet is released into the ocean south of New Zealand after being found washed up on a beach in June.

Nadal beats Nalbandian at US Open

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:23 AM PDT

Defending US Open champion Rafael Nadal seals his place in the fourth round by defeating Argentine David Nalbandian in straight sets.

Farah wins gold as Idowu beaten

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 03:59 AM PDT

Britain's Mo Farah wins the 5,000m at the World Championships, while Phillips Idowu takes silver in the triple jump.

Wilshere sidelined until November

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 06:16 AM PDT

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere says his ankle injury will keep him out of action for up to three months.

Scottish Tories may 'break away'

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 06:10 AM PDT

The frontrunner for leader of the Scottish Conservatives says he will create a new centre-right party if he wins the leadership election.

Darling: Brown and I were divided

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:17 AM PDT

Former chancellor Alistair Darling says he suffered "debilitating" attacks by No 10 aides after he "fundamentally disagreed" with Gordon Brown on economic policies.

Man dies after falling from cliff

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:47 AM PDT

A man has died after slipping and falling from cliffs while walking his dog near a caravan park in Eyemouth.

Missing swimmers 'had gone home'

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:50 AM PDT

A major sea search off the coast at Bournemouth is called off after a number of "missing" swimmers were found to have gone home.

Saline nurse 'made a scapegoat'

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 06:24 AM PDT

A nurse who spent six weeks in prison charged with contaminating saline at Stockport's Stepping Hill hospital was made a scapegoat, her lawyer says.

Man held after women found dead

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 06:29 AM PDT

A man is arrested as police begin a double murder inquiry after two women were found dead at a house in Oxfordshire.

Man arrested after alleged rape

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 01:55 AM PDT

A man has been detained by police and is due in court in connection with the alleged rape of a woman near Scone in Perthshire.

Tougher sectarianism laws backed

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 06:47 AM PDT

A Scottish Government poll reveals 91% of Scots back stronger action on sectarianism.

Man is charged with rape of child

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:18 AM PDT

A 50-year-old man is charged with a number of sex offences against a child in Belfast including rape.

Bikers escort rider's cortege

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:23 AM PDT

Hundreds of bikers have escorted the cortege of Portadown motorcyclist Wayne Hamilton along the M1.

Teenager tribute after dock death

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:17 AM PDT

Tributes are being paid to a teenager after his body was recovered from Llanelli's North Dock following a major search.

Boy suffers injury in dog attack

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 07:52 AM PDT

A six-year-old boy is being treated for serious facial injuries after being attacked by a dog in Cardiff.

TB relative could be new vaccine

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:07 AM PDT

Injecting modified bacteria - related to those which cause tuberculosis - has the potential to protect against the lung disease, say US scientists.

Cuban Defence Minister Casas dies

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 03:12 PM PDT

Cuba's Defence Minister, Julio Casas Regueiro, a veteran of the Cuban revolution, has died of a heart attack, the country's ruling Politbureau says.

Thousands flee fighting in Sudan

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 12:35 AM PDT

Fighting in two Sudanese states has forced thousands from their homes along the border with South Sudan

Turkey to take Israel to UN court

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 01:52 PM PDT

Turkey says it will challenge Israel's blockade of Gaza in a UN court after rejecting a UN report into the killing of nine of its citizens on a ship.

Pakistan kidnap 'to punish tribe'

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 11:49 AM PDT

The Pakistani Taliban say 25 boys they abducted were kidnapped as a punishment for pro-government tribesmen who have been fighting the militants.

Australia immigrant plans falter

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 01:55 AM PDT

Legal advisers to Australia's government warn its plans for the off-shore processing of asylum-seekers may be illegal.

Darling reveals strains with King

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:30 AM PDT

Former Chancellor Alistair Darling felt Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King did not fully grasp the UK's financial crisis, the MP writes in his memoirs.

Soderbergh denies film retirement

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 03:53 AM PDT

Traffic director Steven Soderbergh says he is taking a break from film-making, not retiring as earlier reports suggested.

Adele forced to cancel UK dates

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 08:58 AM PDT

Singer Adele cancels the first two shows of her UK tour in Devon and Dorset because of a severe cold and chest infection.

British launch assault on Venice

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:47 AM PDT

Steve McQueen's Shame is the first of three British films to screen in competition at the Venice Film Festival.

VIDEO: Rebels encircle Gaddafi stronghold

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Libyan interim government forces have surrounded the Gaddafi-held desert town of Bani Walid and said they hope it can be captured peacefully.

VIDEO: Tropical storm hits US Gulf coast

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:02 AM PDT

A tropical storm has made landfall in a number of southern coastal states in the US.

VIDEO: Has Venice's Golden Lion lost its shine?

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:30 PM PDT

The Venice Film Festival has long been a key event in the celebrity calendar, but with fresh competition from cities like Toronto, has the race for the Golden Lion lost some of its shine?

VIDEO: Post-Gaddafi Libyan football win

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 08:09 PM PDT

The Libyan football team has won an African Cup of Nations qualifying game, its first major fixture since anti-government forces seized Tripoli.

VIDEO: Wallis Simpson's royal holiday home

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 06:28 AM PDT

A safe haven for a scandalous couple, the French country home of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor is now open as an up-market holiday home.

VIDEO: US charity aid arrives in N Korea

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 08:33 PM PDT

A flight carrying 90 tonnes of US aid has arrived in North Korea, which has been struggling to cope with flood damage after several heavy storms.

VIDEO: Israeli protest over living costs

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 08:36 PM PDT

The rising cost of living has brought hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets to protest in cities across Israel.

VIDEO: Bodies from Chile air crash found

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 08:34 PM PDT

Rescuers in Chile have recovered four bodies from the ocean following the plane crash on Friday in which 21 people are thought to have died.

9/11 minute by minute

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 04:27 PM PDT

How America's day of tragedy unfolded

Silent scream

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 04:03 PM PDT

"Fatty" Arbuckle, a dead actress and Hollywood's first scandal

Railway blues

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 03:31 AM PDT

Small-town America - where the freight train doesn't stop anymore

New era

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 05:46 PM PDT

First post-Gaddafi win for Libya's national football team

On the Marx

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 04:27 PM PDT

Why more people think he was right about capitalism

VIDEO: Summer of '69

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 04:21 PM PDT

Why Bryan Adams's 1985 hit is still big in Nepal
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