Friday, October 7, 2011

Three women win Nobel Peace Prize

Three women win Nobel Peace Prize


Three women win Nobel Peace Prize

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:55 AM PDT

Three women share the Nobel Peace Prize for their "struggle for women's rights" - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, her compatriot Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman of Yemen.

Libya forces take most of Sirte

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 09:37 AM PDT

Troops loyal to Libya's transitional government take control of most of the Gaddafi stronghold of Sirte, with sustained tank and mortar fire.

Venus surprises with ozone layer

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 10:17 AM PDT

Scientists discover that Venus has an ozone layer high its its atmosphere, overturning the long-held view that it did not.

Italy and Spain debt downgraded

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 11:00 AM PDT

Italian and Spanish government debt are both downgraded by the Fitch credit rating agency.

Beards and hair cut in Amish feud

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:07 AM PDT

Police in the US state of Ohio are investigating a rare violent feud in the Amish community, in which members have had their beards and hair shorn off.

Karzai: Afghan security a failure

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 04:00 AM PDT

President Karzai tells the BBC his government and Nato have failed to provide Afghans with security, 10 years after the Taliban were overthrown.

US economy adds 103,000 new jobs

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 07:46 AM PDT

The US economy added 103,000 jobs in September, more than forecast, but the unemployment rate stays at 9.1%.

Reform or go, Russia tells Assad

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 07:40 AM PDT

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad should launch the reforms he has promised or leave office, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says.

UK banks hit by Moody's downgrade

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 11:25 AM PDT

Moody's downgrades the credit rating of 12 UK financial firms because it believes the government is now less likely to provide support.

NZ stranded ship break up fears

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 03:56 AM PDT

There are fears that a large container ship which is stuck on a reef off the coast of New Zealand could break up and leak more oil.

Greece seizes 'smuggled' treasure

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:21 AM PDT

Antiquities including helmets and gold funerary masks from the 6th Century BC are seized by Greek police in Thessaloniki, and two people are arrested.

Dutch trains to get 'bag toilets'

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:59 AM PDT

Dutch National Railways is introducing emergency plastic bags for passengers to urinate in as part of its first aid provision on some commuter trains.

Rare seahorse found in the Thames

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 06:00 AM PDT

A rare seahorse is found in the River Thames deep into London for the first time - suggesting a colony may be present.

Live - Euro 2012 qualifiers

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 10:31 AM PDT

England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Wales are all in action as the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign nears its climax.

Johnson rejects 'kicking contest'

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 03:16 AM PDT

Martin Johnson denies claims of a special competition to decide who will kick for England in their World Cup quarter-final against France on Saturday.

Rooney Sr denies bet probe claims

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 04:32 AM PDT

The father of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney vows to clear his name after being arrested in a probe into alleged betting irregularities.

New fines over exam paper errors

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:48 AM PDT

Exam boards which make mistakes on exam papers could face fines, under new powers being given to England's watchdog Ofqual.

Fresh faces join Labour top team

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:46 AM PDT

Labour leader Ed Miliband promotes several MPs elected only last year to his shadow cabinet as part of a wide-ranging reshuffle.

Legionnaires' link to Corfu break

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:27 AM PDT

There have been nine cases of Legionnaires' disease in the UK all linked to travelling to Corfu since August, according to the Health Protection Agency.

Riot plea man accused of attack

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:20 AM PDT

The father of a man killed during the Birmingham riots is due in court charged with assault during a suspected road rage incident.

Man jailed for 2003 Uzi execution

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 09:06 AM PDT

A Birmingham man is jailed for a minimum of 22 years for the "execution" of a man shot 16 times with an Uzi sub-machine gun in 2003.

Harbour search over car in water

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 10:07 AM PDT

Police, lifeboat crews and the Coastguard attempt to find any occupants after a car goes off the harbour wall at Southwold in Suffolk.

Changes agreed to bigotry bill

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:15 AM PDT

The Catholic Church backs the Scottish government's bill on tackling bigotry and football-related violence, after changes were agreed.

Girl murder accused triple killer

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:41 AM PDT

The jury in the Jennifer Cardy murder trial hears how the accused, Robert Black, is already serving life in prison for the murders of three children.

Driver shooting 'not justified'

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 09:00 AM PDT

A High Court judge rules that the shooting of an unarmed getaway car driver during a military operation in which four IRA men were killed was not justified.

Six rescued from Irish trawler

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 07:43 AM PDT

Six people are rescued from a fishing boat off the northern coast of County Donegal on Friday morning.

Principality expected debt change

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 10:26 AM PDT

The Principality Building Society says it is business as usual, despite credit rating agency Moody's downgrading its debt status, along with 11 other financial institutions.

Leader goes over 'dirty politics'

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 09:50 AM PDT

The departing leader of Blaenau Gwent council blames "skulduggery" and "dirty politics" in his own ruling group of independent members for his decision to quit.

US frees Cuban spy Rene Gonzalez

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 07:05 AM PDT

Rene Gonzalez, one of five Cubans convicted of spying, is released from a Florida prison but must remain in the US for three years.

Mexico's navy discovers 32 bodies

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:02 AM PDT

Mexican forces find 32 bodies in three houses around the port city of Veracruz, amid a bitter war between drug cartels.

Chilean court backs dam project

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:12 PM PDT

Work on a multi-billion-dollar dam project in Chile's Patagonia region is allowed to go ahead after an appeals court lifts a suspension order.

Ex-governors arrested in Nigeria

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:19 PM PDT

Nigeria's anti-corruption agency arrests three former state governors for allegedly embezzling funds amounting to $615m (£400m).

Albania last communist head dies

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT

Albania's last communist president Ramiz Alia - who was credited with opening up one of the world's most isolated political systems to democracy - dies at 85.

Sarkozy warns Russia over Georgia

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 10:19 AM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy tells an audience in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, that Russia should stop making "threats" against the country.

Syrian Kurdish activist shot dead

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 09:52 AM PDT

Gunmen have entered the home of prominent Syrian Kurdish opposition figure Mishaal al-Tammo and shot him dead, activists say.

Bahrain teenager dies in protests

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:14 AM PDT

A 16-year-old boy dies during opposition protests in the Bahraini capital, Manama, with activists claiming he was killed by security forces.

India actor Darshan freed on bail

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 03:19 AM PDT

A court in the southern Indian state of Karnataka frees film star Darshan on bail after he was arrested on charges of assaulting his wife.

India incentives for big families

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 09:53 AM PDT

Churches in the southern Indian state of Kerala are offering cash incentives to couples who produce more children, parish officials say, amid concerns about the declining number of Christians.

Tibet ex-monks 'in fire protest'

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:32 AM PDT

Two Tibetan teenagers set themselves on fire in China's Sichuan province, the latest in a series of similar protests against Chinese rule, rights groups say.

Airlifts aid Tuvalu water crisis

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:15 AM PDT

Australia and New Zealand are to airlift equipment to the Pacific nation of Tuvalu to help it deal with a severe water shortage caused by drought.

Brazil inflation rate accelerates

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Brazil's inflation rate rises to its highest point in six years, just over a month after the central bank cut the cost of borrowing.

King fears crisis is 'worst ever'

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 04:47 AM PDT

The Bank of England governor Mervyn King has said the current financial crisis could be the worst the country has ever seen.

Samsung forecast beats estimates

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:35 PM PDT

Samsung Electronics issues a better-than-expected profit forecast as its handset business helps offset falls in other units.

Telcos can challenge piracy law

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 04:37 AM PDT

BT and TalkTalk will launch a fresh challenge against the controversial Digital Economy Act.

Ofcom delays 4G mobile auctions

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 10:08 AM PDT

Telecoms watchdog Ofcom is delaying the sale of radio spectrum needed to support future 4G mobile services.

Motorola sued over mobile patents

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 02:53 AM PDT

Mobile phone maker Motorola is being sued in a patent dispute by a firm partly bankrolled by Google.

Bono charity advert faces TV ban

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 09:49 AM PDT

A campaign advert made by the charity founded by U2 frontman Bono has been banned from UK TV because it could breach rules covering political advertising.

40,000 Jackson show tickets sold

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 07:05 AM PDT

Organisers say 40,000 tickets have been sold ahead of Saturday's stadium concert in Cardiff in memory of Michael Jackson.

Australian actress Cilento dies

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 01:47 AM PDT

Oscar-nominated Australian actress Diane Cilento, who was married to actor Sean Connery in the early 1960s, dies aged 78.

2012 garland competition begins

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 01:27 AM PDT

Botanic gardens around the world are encouraging young people to design a 2012 Olympic garland for athletes, using only native species.

Severe hypoglycaemia cause found

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:05 PM PDT

The cause of a severe form of hypoglycaemia - very low levels of sugar in the blood - is genetic, say researchers.

Rare moth established in the UK

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT

The rare flame brocade moth has established a colony on the south coast of England, according to the charity Butterfly Conservation.

Diabetes 'dating agency' set up

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:22 PM PDT

A massive recruitment drive begins, aimed at matching thousands of diabetes patients with research projects aimed at finding a cure for the disease.

US goals in Afghanistan 'distant'

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:39 PM PDT

After 10 years in Afghanistan, the US still lacks the knowledge to bring the conflict to a successful end, retired Army Gen Stanley McChrystal says.

'We are the 99%'

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:05 PM PDT

Protests sympathetic to Occupy Wall Street have sprung up in cities across the country, including a group that has taken to the streets of Cleveland.

VIDEO: Moscow collector plans Apple museum

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 07:38 AM PDT

An Apple fan who has been collecting products made by the company over the past 30 years hopes to put them on public display in Moscow.

VIDEO: Libyan fighters in Sirte attack

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 05:29 AM PDT

Forces loyal to Libya's transitional government have launched a major assault on the city of Sirte.

VIDEO: 'Put America back to work'

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 10:33 AM PDT

Economist Joseph Stiglitz says the US jobless rate of 9.1% does not reflect the severe situation within the US labour market.

VIDEO: Top iconic images of the world

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 11:23 AM PDT

Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the Coca-Cola bottle and Christ are history's top iconic images, according to an Oxford professor.

VIDEO: New York's 'park in the sky'

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:00 PM PDT

One of the runaway hits of this past summer in New York has not been on Broadway - instead it has been at a most unusual park which is attracting millions of visitors from all around the world.

VIDEO: Afghanistan conflict 10 years on

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:51 PM PDT

More than 130,000 international troops are still in Afghanistan, 10 years after the start of the US-led invasion of the country.

VIDEO: Twelve panda babies - it's Odd Box

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:15 PM PDT

A dozen baby pandas, a mile-long bikini parade and a very long football header - it's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.

VIDEO: Desmond Tutu marks 80th birthday

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:33 PM PDT

As Archbishop Desmond Tutu celebrates his 80th birthday on Friday, he has courted controversy by calling the ruling ANC "worse than the apartheid government".

Ten years, six stories

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:53 AM PDT

'They've started bombing music shops'

Top Gun Harry trains in US desert

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 03:21 AM PDT

Prince Harry set for pilot training in US desert

Day in pictures : 7 October 2011

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 06:16 AM PDT

Striking images from around the world

Quiz of the week's news

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:34 PM PDT

Pint or flanker - how well do you know your beer measures?

The cult of Steve Jobs

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:07 PM PDT

How the Apple guru spoke to our deepest desires

Tutu at 80: Will humble pie be eaten at his party?

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 03:56 AM PDT

Will humble pie be eaten at the Nobel laureate's party?

Poland heads into close-fought election

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 05:31 PM PDT

Polish economic success is no guarantee of election victory

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