Monday, September 5, 2011

UK PM wants Libya rendition inquiry

UK PM wants Libya rendition inquiry

UK PM wants Libya rendition inquiry

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:46 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron says claims MI6 was involved in the rendition of Libyan terror suspects should be investigated, as an alleged victim demands an apology from the UK and US.

Somalia famine 'may kill 750,000'

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:00 AM PDT

As many as 750,000 people could die as Somalia's drought worsens, the UN says, declaring a famine in a new area.

Markets slide further on euro woe

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:10 AM PDT

Stock markets continue the slide begun late last week as fears over Italian and Spanish debts reassert themselves.

Scuffles as Mubarak trial resumes

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:49 AM PDT

Scuffles break out outside the Cairo courthouse where the trial of Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak resumed on Monday.

Senior al-Qaeda leader 'arrested'

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:18 AM PDT

Pakistan's army says it has arrested a man it describes as a senior al-Qaeda leader, and two of his accomplices.

Red Cross gets Syria prison access

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:35 AM PDT

The International Red Cross visits a Syrian prison for the first time since concerns were expressed over the treatment of prisoners.

Chirac's trial opens without him

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:19 AM PDT

The trial of former French President Jacques Chirac, on charges of illegal party funding during his time as mayor of Paris, opens in his absence.

Murdoch firm to sell Wapping site

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:51 AM PDT

News International is to sell its Wapping site, the newspaper publisher has said.

South Korea suicide toll doubles

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 01:20 AM PDT

More than 40 South Koreans killed themselves each day in 2009, government figures show, more than double the number of a decade ago.

US envoy: Cancer 'killing Mugabe'

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:42 AM PDT

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has prostate cancer which has spread to other organs and is likely to cause his death by 2013, according to a leaked US diplomatic cable.

Germans found dead in Afghanistan

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 04:37 AM PDT

Two German men who disappeared in Afghanistan last month are found dead, officials in Parwan province say.

Soil bacterium helps kill cancers

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:58 PM PDT

A bacterium found in soil is showing promise as a way of delivering effective cancer drugs into tumours, British and Dutch scientists say.

Indian politician 'sent plane to fetch sandals'

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 04:02 AM PDT

The chief minister of India's Uttar Pradesh state sent an empty private jet to pick up a pair of sandals from Mumbai, leaked US diplomatic cables say.

Blair 'became godfather to Rupert Murdoch child'

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 03:06 AM PDT

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is a godfather to one of Rupert Murdoch's young daughters, it has emerged.

Lampard still a key man - Capello

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:04 AM PDT

Fabio Capello insists Frank Lampard remains a key member of his England squad, despite dropping him for the victory over Bulgaria.

Sportsday Live - breaking news as it happens

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:58 PM PDT

Latest news ahead Tuesday's Euro 2012 qualifiers, plus more.

Wenger fails to overturn Uefa ban

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:37 AM PDT

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger fails in his appeal to overturn a two-match touchline suspension imposed by Uefa for the Champions League.

Universities set £9,000 UK fees

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:39 AM PDT

Edinburgh University is set to become the most expensive place to study for a degree in the UK after it sets tuition fees for students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland at £9,000 a year.

Bridge painting coming to an end

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:09 AM PDT

The owners of the Forth Bridge say that work on painting the structure, a job that is famously never finished, should be completed in December.

Moat phone call 'sparked rampage'

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:58 AM PDT

The jury at the inquest into the death of gunman Raoul Moat hears a phone conversation with his girlfriend which police say sparked his "murderous acts".

Boy, 13, dies after street attack

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:40 AM PDT

Police release the name of a 13-year-old boy who died after being injured in an attack in Ayrshire.

Boy rejected by same-road school

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:36 AM PDT

A five-year-old boy from Leicester is told he cannot go to a school less than a minute's walk from his house.

Flying car impact 'like a bomb'

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 06:35 AM PDT

A car which "flew" over a wall and embedded itself in a Devon farmhouse, was seconds away from hitting a farmer in his tractor.

New deadline set in tram dispute

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:34 AM PDT

Edinburgh City Council has a new deadline to settle the contract dispute with its main trams contractor Bilfinger Berger.

'No funds' for Tory split project

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 04:21 AM PDT

A major fundraiser for the Scottish Conservative Party warns it will not bankroll an organisation which breaks away from the UK party.

Police ombudsman is to quit early

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:58 AM PDT

The Police Ombudsman, Al Hutchinson is to quit his job earlier than planned following the publication of a highly critical report.

Firmus Gas announces price rises

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:27 AM PDT

Natural gas provider Firmus Energy has said it will increase its prices in towns outside Belfast by 28.4% from 1 October.

Policeman's rugby match 'attack'

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:35 AM PDT

A police constable from south Wales attacked a fellow officer who was playing for the opposing side in a rugby match, a jury hears.

Man explains his drive up Snowdon

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:36 AM PDT

The man who drove his 4x4 up Snowdon says it was a spur of the moment and on his list of "50 things to do before he dies".

Texas battles 'monster' wildfire

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:55 AM PDT

Texas firefighters struggle to contain a 16-mile-wide wildfire that has destroyed at least 300 homes, prompting Gov Rick Perry to return home.

Green Day singer kicked off plane

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 02:01 AM PDT

The band's frontman Billie Joe Armstrong says he was thrown off a plane in California for not pulling up his trousers.

UN Haiti forces accused of abuse

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 07:54 PM PDT

Uruguay recalls five of its peacekeepers from Haiti, following allegations they took part in the sexual assault of a young Haitian man.

Chile mourns its air crash dead

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 02:29 AM PDT

Chile holds two days of mourning for all 21 people killed when a Chilean air force plane crashed in the Pacific, as officials warn some bodies may never be found.

Gaddafi sons 'abandon key town'

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:41 AM PDT

Two of Col Gaddafi's sons were until recently in the town of Bani Walid and were blocking its surrender, the BBC has been told.

Jos killings continue in Nigeria

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:15 AM PDT

At least 16 people have been killed in the latest violence between rival groups in central Nigeria's Plateau state, officials say.

Serie A player strike called off

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:15 AM PDT

The Serie A season will begin this weekend as an agreement is reached to call off a players' strike.

Iceland's former PM goes on trial

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:46 AM PDT

Iceland's ex-Prime Minister Geir Haarde goes on trial for "failures of responsibility" in his handling of the financial crisis.

Hama ex-official 'escapes attack'

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 04:52 AM PDT

A top Syrian legal official who disappeared a week ago says he has survived an attack by the security forces, according to an audio message on YouTube.

Palestinian mosque in fire attack

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 04:18 AM PDT

Israeli police investigate a fire and graffiti attack on a mosque in the Palestinian village of Kasra, north of Jerusalem.

Ex-minister held in mines scandal

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:00 AM PDT

A former minister and prominent mining baron in India's southern state of Karnataka is arrested and remanded in custody in connection with a multi-billion dollar mining scandal.

India land reforms are approved

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:46 AM PDT

The Indian cabinet approves a bill to reform land acquisition, with the aim of giving farmers a better deal.

Japan hunts for typhoon victims

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 12:04 AM PDT

Japanese rescue workers resume the search for dozens missing after Typhoon Talas swept through west Japan, killing at least 26 people.

China admits Gaddafi arms meeting

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 03:47 AM PDT

China says its state-run weapons firms held talks with Colonel Gaddafi's envoys as his forces battled rebels in July, but says no arms were sent.

Oil prices fall on economy fears

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:20 AM PDT

Oil prices fall on concerns that the US could fall back into recession, and continuing anxiety about eurozone debt levels.

Samsung's Galaxy pulled from show

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 04:38 AM PDT

Samsung Electronics decides not to promote its new tablet computer at the IFA electronics show after sales were blocked in Germany.

Europe 'set to avoid recession'

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:17 PM PDT

Europe will not slide back into recession, and the euro remains "strong and resilient", says the head of the European Commission.

Fake certificate risk to Iranians

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:39 AM PDT

Fresh evidence has emerged that stolen web security certificates were being used to spy on people in Iran.

Hackers carry out website hijacks

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 03:20 AM PDT

Turkish hackers managed to re-direct visitors away from high-profile sites, including Vodafone and The Daily Telegraph.

Tanks test infra-red invisibility

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 04:45 AM PDT

Tanks could soon be getting help to hide thanks to an invisibility cloak that masks their infra-red signature.

Kapoor designs Japan concert hall

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:11 AM PDT

Sculptor Anish Kapoor is designing a mobile concert hall to benefit the region of Japan hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami in March.

Fred West drama impresses critics

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:03 AM PDT

ITV1's controversial drama Appropriate Adult, starring The Wire actor Dominic West as serial killer Fred West, earns rave reviews from newspapers.

Plan to revive 1970s UK satellite

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:41 AM PDT

A group of scientists and engineers is working on an ambitious project to revive a unique UK satellite - still in orbit after almost 40 years.

Smallest motor is single molecule

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 12:56 AM PDT

Researchers demonstrate the tiniest electric motor ever designed - made from a single molecule on a copper surface.

Glacier break-up shocks scientist

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:01 PM PDT

New pictures reveal the extent to which a huge glacier in northern Greenland has broken up in just two years, claims a glaciologist.

Signs of age link to brain damage

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 04:01 PM PDT

Tiny clots in the brain could be the cause of some signs of old age such as stooped posture and restricted movement, say US scientists.

Tropical Storm Lee: Your stories

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 06:06 PM PDT

As Tropical Storm Lee slowly makes its way across a number of southern US coastal states, people living in Louisiana explain how they are coping.

A Ramadan road trip to 30 US mosques

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:06 PM PDT

Two men hit the road to illustrate the diversity of the Muslim American experience.

VIDEO: Libya rebels in long-range battle

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:18 AM PDT

The BBC's Paul Wood reports from outside the Libyan town of Sirte, which is still controlled by Gaddafi forces.

VIDEO: Scuffles as Mubarak trial resumes

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:41 AM PDT

Scuffles have broken out as the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak resumes in Egypt's capital Cairo.

VIDEO: Gaddafi sons have 'left Bani Walid'

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:07 AM PDT

As Libyan rebels say negotiations for Bani Walid's surrender have broken down and an assault is imminent, two sons of fugitive Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi who were holed up in the town have now left, according to the head of the interim government, Mustafa Abdul Jalil.

VIDEO: Japan hit by severe typhoon

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:57 AM PDT

Dozens have been killed and more than 50 are still missing after Talas typhoon hit Japan on the weekend.

VIDEO: Bolivia bans cars for a day

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 04:36 AM PDT

Bolivia holds its first National Day of the Pedestrians in Protection of Mother Earth, forbidding cars to circulate for eight hours.

VIDEO: Tennis cramp: Nadal slips under desk

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 03:42 AM PDT

Rafael Nadal slipped under the desk at his news conference after suffering cramp in both legs following his third round win over Argentina's David Nalbandian.

VIDEO: Mexican dancers set world record

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:47 AM PDT

Over 400 people took the floor at the same time in Guadalajara, eastern Mexico.

VIDEO: Light show celebrates Moscow's birthday

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 03:19 AM PDT

More than 100,000 spectators attended a music, light and fireworks show to mark the 864th anniversary of the Russian capital.

9/11 and me

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 04:16 PM PDT

The 73 minutes that changed my life

Day in pictures

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:29 AM PDT

A selection of eye-catching images from around the world

Sitting pretty?

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:54 PM PDT

Why protests won't worry Africa's last absolute monarch

Glass half empty

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 01:58 AM PDT

Why pessimism can be good for business

Down on its luck

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:06 AM PDT

The Las Vegas gamble has not paid off for job-seekers

Stateless misery

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:20 PM PDT

Life in limbo on the India-Bangladesh border

The Hollywood look

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 04:22 PM PDT

In the chaos of Tripoli, style is still crucial
Posted by Harshad at 11:16 AM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)