Wednesday, November 30, 2011

UK to expel all Iranian diplomats

UK to expel all Iranian diplomats

UK to expel all Iranian diplomats

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 10:17 AM PST

The UK is to expel all Iranian diplomats following the storming of its embassy in Tehran by protesters, Foreign Secretary William Hague announces.

Banks act to ease finance strains

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 09:15 AM PST

The central banks of some of the world's biggest economies announce a programme of co-ordinated action to support the global financial system.

LSE criticised for Gaddafi links

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 08:03 AM PST

The London School of Economics is criticised for a "chapter of failures" in its links with the Gaddafi regime in Libya.

Many thousands at strike rallies

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 11:22 AM PST

Up to two million public sector workers in the UK go on strike over their pensions, in what is set to be the biggest walkout for a generation.

German files on ex-Nazis shredded

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 07:12 AM PST

The German Intelligence Service (BND) destroyed files of 250 staff who were once in the Nazi police, historians discover.

Snakecharmer sparks office panic

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 05:30 AM PST

Workers flee in panic after a disgruntled snake charmer lets loose dozens of snakes in a revenue office in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state.

'Mistress' slams Herman Cain bid

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 11:42 AM PST

Ginger White, who says she and Herman Cain had a 13-year affair, tells US TV the former pizza mogul would not make a good president.

Turkey imposes sanctions on Syria

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 10:34 AM PST

Turkey's foreign minister announces sanctions on Syria over its crackdown on protests, saying Syrian leaders have reached "the end of the road".

Afghan maternal mortality 'drops'

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 07:52 AM PST

A new national survey in Afghanistan suggests a decline in maternal mortality figures as standards in antenatal care improve.

3D printer helps grow new bones

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:10 AM PST

Engineers say they have developed a bone-like substance that can be created by 3D printers to create a scaffold for new bone tissue to grow over.

Firms told to delist fake sites

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:38 AM PST

A US judge orders social media sites and search engines to remove firms selling counterfeit goods from their pages.

VIDEO: Probe after deadly Hong Kong fire

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:49 AM PST

Police in Hong Kong have launched an investigation into a fire in a Kowloon street-market which killed nine people and injured more than 30 others.

VIDEO: Dalai Lama hands over political role

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 09:10 AM PST

The Dalai Lama has now handed over his political responsibilities to another Tibetan exile, Dr Lobsang Sangay.

VIDEO: 'I've never come through Heathrow faster'

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 03:28 AM PST

The BBC's Jeremy Cooke took a flight from Amsterdam to London Heathrow early on Wednesday morning to see how much disruption the strike would cause.

VIDEO: Police flood Occupy camp in LA

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:59 AM PST

Hundreds of police officers have moved in to clear Occupy protesters camped outside Los Angeles' City Hall, after campaigners ignored an eviction deadline.

VIDEO: UK to expel all Iranian diplomats

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 11:00 AM PST

The UK is to expel all Iranian diplomats following the storming of its embassy in Tehran by protesters, Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced.

VIDEO: Nato outpost attacked by insurgents

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 03:20 PM PST

A Nato outpost in eastern Afghanistan has been attacked by insurgents - some from across the border in Pakistan.

VIDEO: What impact has the strike had?

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 08:19 AM PST

A 24-hour strike by public sector employees over changes to their pensions is set to be the UK's biggest stoppage in a generation.

Debt crisis in 'critical period'

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 08:19 AM PST

EU finance ministers meet in Brussels after amid warnings that the region has days to take decisive action to resolve the crisis.

Audit firms face being broken up

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 10:59 AM PST

The world's four major audit firms could be broken up under draft European Commission proposals because of "conflicts of interest".

Spotify opens up to add-on apps

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 10:46 AM PST

The online music service is allowing third parties to write add-on apps adding functionality to its music player.

Fahrenheit 451 e-book published

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 08:58 AM PST

The science fiction novel, in which firemen burn books, is published as an e-book despite its author's dislike of the format.

Critics name Streep best actress

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 02:00 AM PST

Meryl Streep is named best actress for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in upcoming film The Iron Lady by the New York Film Critics Circle.

Restored Wilde tomb is unveiled

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 09:08 AM PST

Oscar Wilde's restored tomb is unveiled in Paris, complete with a glass barrier to make it 'kiss-proof'.

Liquid living worms survive space

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 06:02 PM PST

Worms survive first space mission in liquid form, establishing them as a key model for studying the long-term effects of weightlessness on animals.

The greatest light show on Earth

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 09:10 PM PST

Why rocket scientists are studying smoke signals to understand more about the mysterious Northern Lights.

Strike hits non-urgent NHS care

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 10:41 AM PST

Hospitals have had to cancel thousands of routine operations in the biggest strike in the NHS for more than 20 years.

NICE blocks eye drug for diabetes

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 08:54 PM PST

A drug that could save the sight of people with diabetes will not be made available on the NHS in England and Wales.

Sunderland sack Bruce as manager

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 10:40 AM PST

Steve Bruce is sacked by Sunderland to become the first Premier League manager to lose his job this season.

Live - Wednesday football

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 09:16 AM PST

Birmingham and Celtic face early kick-offs in the Europa League, with Tottenham in action later on alongside the Manchester United-Crystal Palace Carling Cup quarter-final.

Lottery 'winners' deny fourth man

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 05:43 PM PST

Three US wealth managers who picked up a $254m lottery jackpot deny claims they only collected the cheque for the real winner, a client of theirs.

Ivory ex-leader charges revealed

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 03:51 AM PST

Ivory Coast's ex-President Laurent Gbagbo faces four charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court.

'Hopeful' Clinton in Burma visit

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 02:35 AM PST

Hillary Clinton expresses cautious hope for reform in Burma, as she begins a landmark visit to the diplomatically isolated South East Asian nation.

No right to pray at German school

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 09:20 AM PST

A German court rules that a Muslim student does not have the right to pray at school if that act might cause conflict.

Latin America poverty at new low

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 02:23 AM PST

Latin America's poverty rate has fallen to its lowest level in 20 years but challenges remain in reducing inequality, the UN says.

Israel to free Palestinian taxes

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 08:06 AM PST

Israel says it will release tens of millions of dollars of tax money that it has withheld from the Palestinian Authority over the past month.

Minors' life sentences 'must end'

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 09:16 PM PST

Amnesty International calls on the US to stop jailing minors for life without parole, and ratify a UN convention on the issue.

Campbell calls for press reform

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 10:23 AM PST

Tony Blair's former press secretary Alastair Campbell insists that most journalists are good people with nothing to fear from press reform.

Met expands baton round training

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:38 AM PST

Scotland Yard is training more officers to use baton rounds - also known as plastic bullets - according to a police report into the August riots.

Lawrence trial told of blood find

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 09:48 AM PST

A stain on a murder accused's jacket was caused by fresh blood with a one-in-a-billion chance of not being victim Stephen Lawrence's, a court hears.

Travel warning on 2012 hotspots

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:37 AM PST

Olympics organisers publish a list of hotspots that businesses, Londoners and visitors to the capital should avoid during the Games.

In pictures: Public sector workers strike

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 08:18 AM PST

Public sector workers strike over pensions

How do you survive a month adrift at sea?

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:27 AM PST

How do you survive a month adrift at sea?

7 questions on computer programs

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 04:25 PM PST

Test yourself on the art of programming

Clinton's Burma visit: Turning point?

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 11:10 AM PST

Burma reform put to test on Clinton landmark visit

Why Turkey is cautious over Syria

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 09:44 AM PST

Why Turkey is treading cautiously in exerting pressure on Syria

Day in pictures: 30 November 2011

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 05:45 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Could 'green gloop' meet fuel needs?

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 05:03 AM PST

Could algae help meet the world's insatiable appetite for energy?

Is HIV still a death sentence in the West?

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 05:21 AM PST

Is HIV still a death sentence in the West?

Gbagbo transfer shocks supporters

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 05:00 AM PST

Laurent Gbagbo's transfer to The Hague stuns supporters
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