Wednesday, October 26, 2011

EU heads seek deal on debt crisis

EU heads seek deal on debt crisis

EU heads seek deal on debt crisis

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 10:47 AM PDT

European leaders meets in Brussels, amid growing doubts they can reach a comprehensive deal to tackle the eurozone debt crisis.

Libya asks Nato to extend mission

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:12 AM PDT

The head of Libya's transitional authorities has called for Nato to extend its mission in Libya until the end of the year.

Turkey to take foreign quake aid

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 09:40 AM PDT

Turkey will accept offers of aid from foreign countries to cope with the aftermath of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, reversing an earlier decision.

Dreamliner completes first flight

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:53 AM PDT

Boeing's Dreamliner finally completes its maiden commercial flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong, after three years of delays.

Winehouse death 'due to alcohol'

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 09:07 AM PDT

Singer Amy Winehouse was more than five times the drink-drive alcohol limit at the time of her death, which a coroner rules was due to misadventure.

Egypt jails police for Said death

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 10:25 AM PDT

A court in Egypt sentences two policemen to seven years in prison for killing an activist whose death helped spark the anti-Mubarak uprising.

Pirate hostages plead for release

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 09:45 AM PDT

A South African couple kidnapped by Somali pirates a year ago make a direct appeal for their release in a recorded conversation with relatives.

UN sets out population challenges

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:39 AM PDT

A major United Nations report has set out the challenges facing humanity a few days before the world's population is expected to reach seven billion.

FBI detains ex-Goldman Sachs man

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:28 AM PDT

Former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta surrenders to the FBI amid a criminal probe related to a hedge fund insider trading case.

Floods threaten Bangkok, PM warns

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 02:12 AM PDT

All parts of Bangkok are now vulnerable to flooding, Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra warns, amid frantic preparations by city residents.

Nokia bets on Windows Phone

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 02:29 AM PDT

Nokia unveils its first smartphones running the Windows Phone operating system.

Big win for real-life 'Slumdog'

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 07:01 AM PDT

A man from one of India's poorest states is the first person to win a million dollars on the Indian version of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'.

China to curb 'vulgar' reality TV

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:02 AM PDT

China is to limit the number of light entertainment and reality television shows screened on satellite television channels in a bid to improve social morality.

Live - Wednesday football

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 10:46 AM PDT

Stoke host Liverpool, Man City travel to Wolves, Blackburn play Newcastle and Everton take on Chelsea in the last 16 of the Carling Cup, plus Birmingham play Leeds in the Championship.

Live - Hibernian v Celtic

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 10:46 AM PDT

Hibs take on Celtic in the last eight of the Scottish Communities League Cup at Easter Road.

Vaughan wants England ODI changes

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:15 AM PDT

Former captain Michael Vaughan believes England must change their approach to one-day cricket after their 5-0 whitewash against India.

Cameron denies coalition EU split

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:36 AM PDT

David Cameron denies Labour claims of a split between him and his deputy Nick Clegg over the issue of bringing back powers from Europe.

Lapland men freed over juror text

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 09:02 AM PDT

Two brothers jailed for misleading customers at a Lapland-themed park have their convictions quashed after it emerges that a juror had been texting during the trial.

Train jack-knifed on faulty track

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 09:40 AM PDT

A train jack-knifed at 92mph less than two seconds after travelling over degraded points in Cumbria, an inquest hears.

UK population 'to be 70m by 2027'

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:44 AM PDT

The population of the UK is on course to reach 70 million over the next 16 years, according to Office for National Statistics projections.

St Paul's 'hopeful' of reopening

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:02 AM PDT

St Paul's Cathedral in central London could reopen to the public on Friday after changes to a protest camp outside, its dean says.

Death club firm in administration

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 10:41 AM PDT

Nightclub firm Luminar, which owns a Northampton venue where a 22-year-old woman died in a crush, goes into administration.

Murder trial witness saw shooting

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:03 AM PDT

A witness tells the Nadeem Siddique murder trial how he saw a man shot dead at point blank range before he was shot himself.

Woman raped at city protest camp

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:41 AM PDT

A woman was raped in a tent at the site of an anti-capitalist demonstration in Glasgow city centre, police say.

Concern at abuse report 'secrecy'

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Stormont health committee chair Michelle Gildernew raises concerns about the "secrecy" surrounding a report into abuse at two children's hospitals.

Woman dies after being hit by bus

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:13 AM PDT

A woman dies after being knocked down by a bus at Wellington Road in Enniskillen.

Man trapped by entrance gate dies

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 07:57 AM PDT

A man from Merthyr Tydfil dies after he is thought to have been trapped by a heavy gate in Newport during a delivery to a company.

Gynaecologist banned for a year

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:10 AM PDT

A gynaecologist judged to have acted "inappropriately" towards two patients and a colleague is suspended for 12 months by the General Medical Council.

Occupy clashes flare in US cities

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 10:25 AM PDT

Occupy protesters in Atlanta and Oakland face police crackdowns, as new data shows confidence in government and economic equality have plummeted.

Jackson 'warned about sedative'

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 02:00 AM PDT

Singer Michael Jackson was warned by a holistic nurse practitioner about using the sedative propofol to help him sleep, a Los Angeles court hears.

Dominican police 'using violence'

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 07:44 AM PDT

The Dominican Republic must urgently reform its police force to tackle "alarming" levels of killing and torture, Amnesty International says.

US to seize assets from E Guinea

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 07:27 AM PDT

The US government says it is seeking to recover assets worth more $70m, including Michael Jackson memorabilia, from the son of the president of Equatorial Guinea.

Kenya suspect in al-Shabab claim

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:27 AM PDT

A Kenyan man arrested after two grenade blasts exploded in the capital, Nairobi, admits in court to being a member of a Somali militant group.

Turkish Chechen mystery deepens

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 06:01 AM PDT

Russian investigators confirm two Chechens shot dead in Turkey were being linked to the bombing of a Moscow airport in January.

Satellite fell over Bay of Bengal

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 07:57 AM PDT

The tumbling German satellite Rosat re-entered the Earth's atmosphere over the Bay of Bengal, the German space agency has confirmed.

Syrians hold strikes amid talks

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:06 AM PDT

Syrians opposed to President Bashar al-Assad hold general strikes in Homs and other cities, as Arab League officials arrive for talks.

Yemen women burn veils in protest

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 09:08 AM PDT

Hundreds of Yemeni women have set fire to their traditional veils in Sanaa in protest at the violence used against anti-government demonstrators.

Afghanistan tanker blast kills 12

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 02:36 AM PDT

At least 12 people are killed and 33 injured after a magnetised bomb attached to a fuel tanker explodes in northern Afghanistan, officials say.

England blown away, admits Cook

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:42 AM PDT

England one-day captain Alastair Cook is shocked by the way his side's batting was "blown away" in Kolkata as India secure a 5-0 series whitewash.

Indonesia cleric's jail term cut

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:40 AM PDT

An Indonesian court cuts the 15-year jail terror term being served by radical cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to nine years.

Papua mine declares supply block

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 03:41 AM PDT

The strike-hit Freeport copper mine in Indonesia's Papua province declares it can no longer guarantee to meet supply obligations.

Ford hit by losses in EU and Asia

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 09:39 AM PDT

Ford reported a dip in results with losses in its European and Asian operations but fared better at home with sales up 14%.

Peugeot Citroen to cut 6,000 jobs

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:13 AM PDT

French carmaker Peugeot Citroen says it plans to cut 6,000 jobs in an attempt to save 800m euros in costs.

Saudi cities get high-speed rail

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 10:18 AM PDT

A Spanish group has been chosen to build a high-speed rail link in Saudi Arabia linking the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.

Space tourists could fly by 2013

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:19 AM PDT

Space tourism venture, Virgin Galactic, says its first passenger flights will not launch before 2013.

Apple patents touchscreen unlock

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 06:58 AM PDT

Apple has been granted a patent on unlocking a smartphone or tablet using a touchscreen gesture.

Rise in Google removal requests

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:58 AM PDT

Google says UK requests for content removal rose by 71% between January to June versus the previous six months.

Arab Spring: BBC coverage probed

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:10 AM PDT

The BBC's Arab Spring coverage is to be evaluated in the latest in a series of reviews assessing the impartiality and accuracy of the corporation's output.

George Michael pulls out of show

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 10:03 AM PDT

George Michael pulls out of a Royal Albert Hall show in London, following advice from doctors.

Morrissey libel trial can proceed

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:39 AM PDT

Singer Morrissey's libel case against music magazine NME over allegations about his views on immigration can proceed to trial, the High Court rules.

Bat killer cause traced to fungus

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Scientists confirm that white-nose syndrome, a disease killing off bats in North America, is caused by a fungal infection.

PM to miss Rio summit for Jubilee

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:01 PM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron will not attend next June's Rio+20 summit as the date clashes with the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Warning over HIV home test kits

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:34 AM PDT

People in the UK are using illegal HIV testing kits which may be giving the wrong results, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has warned.

Pill 'lowers ovarian cancer risk'

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 04:02 PM PDT

Women who take the Pill for 10 years almost halve their risk of ovarian cancer, according to a study.

Alcohol warnings 'still ignored'

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:12 AM PDT

Many people still do not accept the harm that alcohol can do to their bodies, despite government campaigns, the public health minister says.

Panel recommends HPV shot in boys

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 05:14 PM PDT

A US government medical panel recommends the human papillomavirus vaccine for boys, as vaccination rates for young women stagnate.

VIDEO: Several dead after Italy floods

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 06:22 AM PDT

Authorities believe nine people have been killed in serious flooding in central and northern Italy

VIDEO: Nokia bets on Windows Phone future

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 06:06 AM PDT

Rory Cellan-Jones looks at Nokia's new offering to the smartphone market, the Windows operated Lumia 800.

VIDEO: Hunt for survivors in quake rubble

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:26 AM PDT

Emergency workers in Turkey say hopes are diminishing of finding more survivors from Sunday's devastating earthquake.

VIDEO: Thai PM: Floods threaten all Bangkok

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 07:24 AM PDT

Thailand's Prime Minister has warned that parts of Bangkok could be flooded for up to a month and said that some areas of the capital could be inundated by up to 1.5 metres of water.

VIDEO: Dreamliner's first commercial voyage

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:50 AM PDT

Boeing's Dreamliner has finally had its maiden commercial voyage, three years later than planned.

VIDEO: Tear gas fired at US protesters

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:06 AM PDT

Police have used tear gas to disperse anti-capitalism protesters in Oakland, California, after declaring the demonstration an "illegal assembly".

AUDIO: Pirate hostages appeal for release

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 09:01 AM PDT

A hostage being held by Somali pirates has made a direct appeal for his release.

VIDEO: Alcohol blamed for Winehouse death

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 06:10 AM PDT

Singer Amy Winehouse was more than four-and-a-half times over the drink drive limit when she died, the inquest into her death has heard.

VIDEO: Seven billion, but how many more?

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 01:16 PM PDT

Where the world's population is heading next

How the Joy of Sex was illustrated

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 02:35 AM PDT

The story behind the Joy of Sex's graphic images

Day in pictures: 26 October 2011

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:12 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Sirte blasted back into Dark Ages

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 07:15 AM PDT

Future of Col Gaddafi's home town is a test for new Libya

Pakistan accused of double game

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 09:03 PM PDT

Pakistan's decade of deception of the US uncovered

New York schools enter the iZone

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 04:34 PM PDT

New York's pioneering plan to re-invent the school

The woman who swallowed a bullet

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 04:26 PM PDT

Curious tales from world's oldest scientific society
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