Thursday, September 22, 2011

Pakistan 'supported' Kabul attack

Pakistan 'supported' Kabul attack


Pakistan 'supported' Kabul attack

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 09:11 AM PDT

The most senior US military officer accuses Pakistan's spy agency of supporting the Haqqani group in last week's Kabul US embassy attack.

Shares sink over growth worries

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:17 AM PDT

IMF head Christine Lagarde says that the global economy is in a 'dangerous place', adding to a chorus of warnings that sent share prices diving.

Light-speed results baffle at LHC

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Scientists are baffled by experiments that appear to show subatomic particles known as neutrinos have exceeded the speed of light.

Ex-Libya PM 'jailed in Tunisia'

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Libya's former Prime Minister, al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, has been arrested in Tunisia and sentenced to six months in jail, officials say.

Nasa refines satellite crash time

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 07:53 AM PDT

The US space agency (Nasa) says that its out-of-control climate satellite is expected to crash to Earth sometime on Friday evening (GMT).

Greeks strike over new austerity

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 09:16 AM PDT

A 24-hour public transport strike hits Greece and a mass protest looms in Athens as anger mounts over a new raft of tough austerity measures.

Zambians riot over slow results

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:24 AM PDT

Riots break out in two towns in Zambia's northern mining region where opposition supporters are impatient for the results of Tuesday's polls.

Pope making historic German visit

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Benedict XVI, the Catholic Church's German leader, addresses parliament during his first official visit to his home country as Pope.

'Rwanda murder plot' foiled in SA

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:38 AM PDT

South Africa's authorities have foiled another assassination attempt on a Rwandan ex-army chief, Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, the BBC learns.

Sarkozy's best man faces charges

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 09:29 AM PDT

Nicolas Bazire, the best man at French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wedding, is charged with misuse of public funds over a 1990s election campaign.

Embryonic stem cell test go-ahead

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 07:48 AM PDT

Doctors at Moorfields Eye hospital in London have been given the go-ahead to carry out Europe's first clinical trial using human embryonic stem cells.

Bloody Sunday money is 'too late'

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 09:20 AM PDT

Ivan Cooper, one of the leaders of the civil rights march which ended in Bloody Sunday in 1972, says a government compensation offer is "a little but too late".

X-ray reveals hidden Goya artwork

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:58 AM PDT

A previously unknown painting by Francisco de Goya is found hidden underneath one of his masterpieces.

Peer: 'We are not bloody Denmark'

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 08:08 AM PDT

The Labour Party apologises after one of its senior politicians describes Belgium and Denmark as "second-tier" countries.

Trent Bridge to host Ashes Tests

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 08:45 AM PDT

Trent Bridge will host Ashes Tests in 2013 and 2015 after the England and Wales Cricket Board announces international venues for the next five years.

Sportsday Live - latest updates

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 12:02 AM PDT

Sportsday Live - breaking sports news, featuring Rugby World Cup and Carling Cup reaction.

South Africa 87-0 Namibia

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 02:45 AM PDT

South Africa overwhelm Pool D rivals Namibia at the World Cup

G20 urged to stimulate recovery

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 09:02 AM PDT

The UK has joined five other G20 countries in calling for coordinated action from the world's leading nations stimulate economic growth.

Dale Farm caravans moved back in

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:27 AM PDT

Travellers move caravans back on to the illegal part of the Dale Farm travellers' site as residents await the outcome of Friday's court hearing.

Hospital 'risk' over NHS mortgage

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 03:05 AM PDT

Paying off the "NHS mortgage" is putting so much pressure on the system in England that the future of some hospitals is at risk, ministers say.

Boys fighting in cage 'barbaric'

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 08:49 AM PDT

A fight between two boys watched by adults at a cage-fighting event is described as "very barbaric" by the Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

Parents 'force-fed baby to death'

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:09 AM PDT

A couple used a jug to make their 10-month-old daughter take solid food which eventually killed her, a court hears.

School bus crash leaves 12 hurt

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:26 AM PDT

Twelve people are injured when a school bus hits a railway bridge in Darlington, taking the roof off.

Teenage girl raped on golf course

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:38 AM PDT

A teenage girl has been raped on Littlehill Golf Course in Glasgow while golfers played nearby, police confirm.

Claims of uni closure 'hit list'

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:48 AM PDT

Scotland's Labour leader Iain Gray has accused Education Secretary Mike Russell of having a "hit list" of college and university closures.

Daughter's final movements retold

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:37 AM PDT

The mother of the murdered schoolgirl Jennifer Cardy has been recalling her daughter's movements on the day she went missing in August 1981.

I never killed in IRA: McGuinness

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 07:05 AM PDT

Martin McGuinness says he did not kill or shoot anybody while he was a member of the IRA between 1970 and 1974.

Pregnant mother killed two sons

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 09:43 AM PDT

Two young boys were unlawfully killed by their pregnant mother who then took her own life, a coroner records at their inquest.

Speed cameras net 24,000 drivers

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:34 AM PDT

New figures show which speed cameras in south Wales catch most drivers, with more than 6,600 caught on a stretch of the M4, and two in Cardiff triggered just once each.

Troy Davis is executed in Georgia

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:23 AM PDT

Troy Davis is executed in Georgia for shooting a policeman in 1989, after a final appeal was rejected by the US Supreme Court.

Spike in US young health coverage

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 09:59 AM PDT

Nearly one million young adults in the US have gained health insurance in the year since the passage of President Obama's healthcare law, two surveys say.

Poison lunch kills Peru children

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 11:11 PM PDT

A free school lunch apparently contaminated with rat poison kills three Peruvian children and leaves dozens more seriously ill.

Mexico drops internet terror case

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 06:05 PM PDT

Mexican prosecutors drop terrorism charges against two people accused of using Twitter and Facebook to spread false rumours about gang violence.

Top Ugandan rebel granted amnesty

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:49 AM PDT

A court in Uganda orders the release of one of the commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army, ending the country's first war crimes trial.

Oxfam warns against 'land rush'

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:33 AM PDT

An ever-increasing number of land deals are displacing farmers and leaving communities without livelihoods, campaigning charity Oxfam warns.

France imposes first niqab fines

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 09:32 AM PDT

Two Muslim women who continue to wear the full-face veil in defiance of a law banning it in France have been fined by a court.

Deadly bird disease is spreading

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 08:28 PM PDT

A disease that is killing greenfinches and chaffinches in the UK has spread to Europe, scientists say.

Fresh clashes shake Yemen capital

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 09:07 AM PDT

Renewed explosions and gunfire shake the Yemeni capital Sanaa as government troops battle forces opposing President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

US confirms Palestinian UN veto

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 10:51 PM PDT

Barack Obama tells the Palestinian president he will veto a bid for UN membership, but Mahmoud Abbas says he will not drop the plans.

Rabbani killer 'duped officials'

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 07:35 AM PDT

Officials at the very highest levels were deceived by the suicide bomber who killed Afghanistan's peace talks chief, President Hamid Karzai says.

Top Indian cricketer Pataudi dies

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 06:37 AM PDT

Former Indian cricketer Mansur "Tiger" Ali Khan Pataudi, the youngest ever captain of the national team, dies in the capital Delhi aged 70.

China hits out at US-Taiwan deal

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 07:37 AM PDT

China hits out at a US deal to upgrade Taiwan's ageing fleet of US-built F-16 fighter planes, warning it could harm bilateral co-operation.

Typhoon Roke moves across Japan

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 11:29 PM PDT

The powerful typhoon that hit Japan on Wednesday makes its way across the country, bringing floods, damage and deaths.

Eurozone private sector shrinks

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:45 AM PDT

The eurozone's private sector contracted in September for the first time in two years as the debt crisis continued, a survey indicates.

Irish economy continues to grow

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:16 AM PDT

The Irish Republic's economy grows for a second successive quarter, posting a 1.6% rise in GDP.

UBS trader 'sorry beyond words'

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 08:47 AM PDT

Trader Kweku Adoboli, who is accused of a £1.5bn fraud at Swiss bank UBS, tells a London court he is "sorry beyond words" as he is remanded in custody until 20 October.

TalkTalk tops UK complaints list

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:00 AM PDT

TalkTalk is the most complained about provider of broadband and phone services, according to the latest data from Ofcom.

Google denies 'cooking' searches

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:34 PM PDT

Google's executive chairman denies that the company fixes its search results to promote its own websites and services.

Elton John's life heads to cinema

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 09:03 AM PDT

Singer Sir Elton John is joining forces with Billy Elliot author Lee Hall to create "a radically different kind of biopic".

Oscars campaigning to be curbed

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 02:41 AM PDT

The Academy announces a crackdown on social events aimed at drumming up support from Oscar voters ahead of the Hollywood ceremony.

Rock legends REM announce split

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 02:15 AM PDT

Members of legendary US rock band REM have announced they are splitting up after 31 years and a string of hugely successful albums.

Rare giant armadillo photographed

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:01 PM PDT

A rare giant armadillo is caught on a camera trap by researchers in the wetlands of central Brazil.

Female veterans tormented by combat and sexual trauma

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 07:32 PM PDT

US female veterans returning from war to their families are tormented by the trauma not just of combat, but of sexual harassment they suffered from servicemen.

How do things get from the catwalk to the street?

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:56 AM PDT

The eyes of the fashion world have now turned from London to the catwalks of Milan. But how much do the shows influence what real people wear?

VIDEO: Six tonne satellite tumbling to earth

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:55 AM PDT

A six tonne satellite has fallen out of orbit and is expected to crash somewhere on Earth, according to Nasa.

VIDEO: Boat restaurant swept away in China

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 03:01 PM PDT

In China 11 people were thrown into a swollen river after a restaurant boat broke free of its moorings and was swept away.

VIDEO: UK couple describe Amazon rescue

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 10:47 PM PDT

A British couple are hoping to resume their travels after being rescued from the depths of the Amazon rainforest thanks to the help of coastguards in Falmouth.

VIDEO: Iran frees US hiker 'spies'

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Two US men given an eight-year jail term by Iran for spying have been released and emotionally reunited with their loved ones.

VIDEO: 'Moment of truth' in Greek turmoil

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:32 AM PDT

Greece is being hit by a 24-hour public transport strike in the latest protest against government austerity measures.

VIDEO: Campaign to end China's shark fin trade

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 11:57 PM PDT

There are calls in China for people to stop eating shark fin soup, which is endangering some shark species.

VIDEO: 'Poisoned' school meal kills children

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:13 AM PDT

Three children have died and more than 50 others are seriously ill in Peru after eating a school meal contaminated with pesticide, officials say.

VIDEO: Pope Benedict arrives in Germany

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 02:07 AM PDT

Pope Benedict's first official visit to Germany, the country of his birth, has begun.

VIDEO: BBC debate on global economy

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 08:35 AM PDT

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde is taking part in a BBC debate on the global economy, amid warnings that it is entering a "dangerous new phase".

Viewpoint: How not to create a Palestinian state

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:57 AM PDT

Israeli author says Palestine is seen as an existential threat

Defiantly veiled in France

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 08:59 AM PDT

First women fined under French ban speak out

How to make a $16 muffin

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:45 AM PDT

Is it possible to make a $16 muffin at home?

Day in pictures: 22 September 2011

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 06:46 AM PDT

Some of the most striking images from around the world

The internet of things and yet another revolution

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:19 AM PDT

Is this the next big thing to hit the web?

Commuting to Libya's front line

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:08 AM PDT

Can the essence of war be captured on film?

Anger over 'lethargic response' to India Sikkim quake

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:39 AM PDT

Local anger at Indian response to Sikkim quake

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