Friday, September 2, 2011

Turkey expels Israeli ambassador

Turkey expels Israeli ambassador


Turkey expels Israeli ambassador

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 10:53 AM PDT

Turkey expels Israel's ambassador and suspends all military agreements over its refusal to apologise for last year's raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla.

US economy adds no new jobs in August

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 07:52 AM PDT

The US economy added no net new jobs in August, according to the key non-farm payrolls figures from the Department of Labor.

Anger at Wikileaks mass release

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Wikileaks completes the release of more than 250,000 uncensored US diplomatic cables, sparking anger from its media partners.

EU agrees Syrian oil import ban

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 10:43 AM PDT

The EU steps up sanctions on Syria by banning imports of its oil, as protests again break out against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.

Halliburton sues BP over disaster

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 08:13 AM PDT

US oil services giant Halliburton sues BP for defamation over the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion.

UN raises new Iran nuclear fears

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:47 AM PDT

The UN's nuclear watchdog says it is "increasingly concerned" that Iran is secretly working on components for a nuclear weapons programme.

Editor resigns over climate paper

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:20 AM PDT

The editor of a science journal stands down, acknowledging that a recent paper taking a "sceptical" line on man-made warming should not have been published.

Libya leaders vow respect for law

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 02:24 AM PDT

Libya's new interim leaders assure world leaders they will build a society full of tolerance and respect for the rule of law, at a Paris conference.

Clashes in new Sudan border zone

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 07:56 AM PDT

Fighting breaks out in Sudan's Blue Nile state between the army and former SPLM rebels - the third border area to see clashes since South Sudan's independence.

US 'to sue banks over mortgages'

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 09:51 PM PDT

The US housing finance agency is to sue more than a dozen banks over the quality of mortgages sold during the housing bubble, reports say.

Bulgaria 'cancels' Libya pay-off

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 10:08 AM PDT

Bulgaria says it is claiming back $57m (£35m) in Libyan debt written off 2007 as part of a deal to free Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Benghazi.

Suspected hackers arrested in UK

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 04:02 AM PDT

Four men have been arrested in separate parts of the UK by police investigating the hacker groups Anonymous and LulzSec.

Runaway dairy cow calls it a day

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 06:46 AM PDT

A cow that made headlines in Germany after escaping from a slaughterhouse and going on the run has given herself up.

Traffic-clogged Beijing 'plans congestion charge'

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 02:12 AM PDT

The Chinese capital Beijing is to start charging for the use of some roads in a bid to tackle its chronic traffic problems, state media report.

Live - Euro 2012 qualifiers

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 10:00 AM PDT

England play Bulgaria, Wales host Montenegro and Northern Ireland take on Serbia on a busy night of qualifying for Euro 2012.

Live text - US Open

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 10:26 AM PDT

Maria Sharapova drops the first set against Flavia Pennetta in round three of the US Open, while Rafael Nadal and Britain's Andy Murray play later on day five.

Supreme Bolt reaches 200m final

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 05:55 AM PDT

Usain Bolt eases into the men's 200m final while fellow Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown storms to the women's title at the World Championships in Daegu.

Saline nurse death case dropped

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:35 AM PDT

Prosecutors drop the case against 27-year-old Rebecca Leighton, who was charged with contaminating saline at Stepping Hill Hospital in Greater Manchester.

PM defends British role in Libya

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 08:25 AM PDT

David Cameron says UK forces should be "very proud" of what they achieved in Libya and the US sees Britain as its "strongest ally".

UN plea over travellers' eviction

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 07:30 AM PDT

A United Nations committee calls on the government to suspend the eviction of travellers from an illegal site in Essex.

Councillors approve tram U-turn

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:40 AM PDT

Councillors in Edinburgh do a U-turn on the trams project and agree the line should run into the city centre.

Paedophile 'raped girl 400 times'

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 07:46 AM PDT

A 62-year-old paedophile from Devon, who was said to have raped one of his young victims hundreds of times, is sentenced to 22 years.

Pilot dies in plane crash near A1

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 10:27 AM PDT

A pilot dies in a plane crash close to the A1 in Cambridgeshire, after reportedly flying into an electricity pylon.

Paedophile admits raping toddler

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 08:54 AM PDT

A man admits sexually abusing a 14-month-old girl, after being caught in an international investigation led by Central Scotland Police.

Views sought on same-sex marriage

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:10 AM PDT

Ministers say they support the idea of same-sex marriages as they launch a consultation on the issue.

Loyalist Haddock back in custody

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:28 AM PDT

Former leading loyalist Mark Haddock is ordered back into custody ahead of one of the biggest trials in Northern Ireland in decades.

Man jailed over dissident weapons

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:13 AM PDT

Londonderry man Thomas Christopher Nash, 54, is jailed for seven years for hiding guns and bullets for dissident republicans.

Teen killer jailed for 14 years

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 04:50 AM PDT

A 16-year-old boy who battered his former girlfriend to death in woodland is jailed for a minimum of 14 years.

Gun husband 'planned to kill me'

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 07:11 AM PDT

The estranged wife of a gunman shot when her husband opened fire in a hair salon believes he planned to kill her.

US Gulf Coast bracing for storm

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:38 AM PDT

The US Gulf Coast, including New Orleans, prepares for Tropical Storm Lee, which is threatening to bring flash floods to the region this weekend.

Fatty skin cell clue to baldness

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 05:08 PM PDT

Fat cells in the skin have been identified as the source of chemicals needed to make hair grow, US researchers say.

Officer held over Mexico attack

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 11:55 PM PDT

A state police officer is arrested in connection with the deadly arson attack on a casino in the Mexican city of Monterrey, in which 52 people died.

Nigerians appeal for calm in Jos

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 07:41 AM PDT

Christian and Muslim leaders appeal for calm in central Nigeria's Jos city after more than 40 people are reportedly killed in clashes.

Deadly clashes in Tunisian town

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:06 AM PDT

A girl dies and four other people are wounded as police clash with crowds in a provincial Tunisian town, officials say.

Snooping row flares up in France

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 08:37 AM PDT

France's government confirms the secret service obtained phone records of a journalist investigating alleged illegal donations to President Sarkozy's party.

Knightley forever Jung in Venice

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 07:39 AM PDT

British actress Keira Knightley brings more glamour to the Venice Film Festival as she arrives to promote new drama A Dangerous Method.

Protests hit Israeli Prom concert

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Protesters disrupt a performance by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at Thursday night's BBC Proms concert at the Royal Albert Hall.

Militants 'kidnap Pakistani boys'

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 04:24 AM PDT

Militants kidnap about 30 Pakistani boys who mistakenly crossed the Afghan border on Thursday, local officials say.

India set for Argentina friendly

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 09:30 PM PDT

India is to host its first international football friendly when Lionel Messi's Argentina takes on Venezuela in the eastern city of Calcutta.

Defiant Gillard 'will not resign'

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 03:10 AM PDT

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she is "not going anywhere" amid unrest in her ruling Labor Party over her leadership.

Noda unveils new Japanese cabinet

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 10:13 PM PDT

New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda unveils his cabinet which will be charged with rebuilding the country and boosting growth.

Markets fall on weak US jobs data

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:57 AM PDT

European stock markets fall sharply as much weaker-than-expected US jobs data adds to fears of a new global economic downturn.

Japanese firms cut back spending

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 09:56 PM PDT

Japan's firms cut their investment in business expansion, showing continued worries about the country's economic growth.

LSE looks to buy clearing house

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 12:28 AM PDT

The London Stock Exchange confirms it is in early talks to buy Europe's last remaining independent clearing house, LCH.Clearnet.

Mobile phones target relief aid

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:22 AM PDT

Mobile phone data from people fleeing natural disasters enables aid agencies to target relief, according to a study

Older Final Cut Pro back on sale

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 07:30 AM PDT

Apple has put an older version of its Final Cut video editing software on sale, after complaints about its replacement.

Video games get classical concert

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 11:04 PM PDT

Angry Birds is among more than a dozen video games whose music will feature in a classical concert by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Cher defends son against 'bigots'

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 02:30 AM PDT

Cher has hit back at the "stupid bigots" who have attacked the casting of her transgender son, Chaz Bono, on US show Dancing With The Stars.

Elvis Presley estate suing Arista

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:51 AM PDT

Elvis Presley's estate is suing Arista Music in Germany for $9m (£5.6m) in unpaid royalties dating back to 2002 for ringtones, downloads and apps.

Stolen Rembrandt held by police

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 05:42 AM PDT

Investigators in Los Angeles refuse to return a stolen Rembrandt sketch to its owners unless they prove they own it and that it is a Rembrandt.

Rock rafts 'life origin' floated

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 06:15 AM PDT

Rafts of volcanic rock could have played a key role in triggering the origins of life on Earth, suggest scientists.

'Oldest' woolly rhino discovered

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 02:02 PM PDT

A woolly rhino fossil dug up on the Tibetan Plateau is believed to be the oldest specimen of its kind yet found.

Space debris 'at tipping point'

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 05:28 PM PDT

US scientists warn Nasa that so-called space junk has reached a critical level, threatening spaceships and valuable satellites.

US stroke rates 'rising in young'

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 05:26 PM PDT

More children and young adults are having strokes in the US - with unhealthy lifestyles being a likely cause, say scientists.

Age warning over hair transplants

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 10:18 PM PDT

Young men should not have operations as soon as they start losing their hair, says a leading hair transplant surgeon.

Eid: Your experiences

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 03:48 AM PDT

People marking Eid in the countries affected by the Arab Spring share their stories.

Bras and haddock - what state surveys want to know

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 03:58 AM PDT

Why did the government need to know how many bras women owned in 1941?

Quiz of the week's news

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 07:08 PM PDT

The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions.

VIDEO: How long will Libya uncertainty last?

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Libya's National Transitional Council says most of the country is now secure and safe and it is just a matter of time before Colonel Gaddafi is apprehended or killed

VIDEO: Twin trouble in ice hockey trick tale

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 08:19 AM PDT

An 11-year-old boy has been denied a $50,000 prize for scoring an incredible ice hockey shot, after admitting his identical twin bought the entry ticket.

VIDEO: Libya: Queuing for petrol in Tripoli

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 07:56 AM PDT

Motorists in Libya wait hours for fuel, but say queues are shorter than under the dying days of Gaddafi's rule.

VIDEO: Crocodile takes dip in swimming pool

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 04:14 AM PDT

Swimmers in Australia had a surprise when a baby crocodile was found in the pool they were in.

VIDEO: Space junk a 'serious issue'

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 04:15 AM PDT

Scientists in the US have warned Nasa that the amount of so-called space junk orbiting Earth is at tipping point.

VIDEO: A festival 'from another planet'

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 04:48 AM PDT

Ten of thousands of 'burners' are gathering in Nevada's Black Rock Desert in the US to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Burning Man festival.

VIDEO: Serb mayor's matchmaking holiday

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 10:47 PM PDT

Single men and women from a town in central Serbia have been given a free holiday to the coast to encourage them to fall in love and have children.

VIDEO: Fireball festival to mark eruption

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 08:31 AM PDT

Residents of Nejapa celebrate the annual fireball festival commemorating a volcanic eruption in 1658.

Mardell: Gitmo art classes

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 08:38 AM PDT

Inside the US prison made notorious by 9/11

Day in pictures

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 07:50 AM PDT

Striking images from around the world

Babies on the brink

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 04:35 PM PDT

Witnessing births by some of the world's rarest species

It's quiz time!

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 04:32 PM PDT

Living in which cities makes us happy?

Ramadan road-trip

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:06 PM PDT

Crossing America to meet Muslims of every kind

Herd mentality

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 02:37 AM PDT

Tit-for-tat cattle raids test South Sudan's new rulers

Out of luck

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:25 PM PDT

Could casino attack be game-changer in Mexico drugs war?

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