Monday, December 26, 2011

Ex-first lady meets Kim Jong-un

Ex-first lady meets Kim Jong-un

Ex-first lady meets Kim Jong-un

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 05:47 AM PST

South Korea's former First Lady Lee Hee-ho meets the North's designated new leader Kim Jong-un during a trip to Pyongyang, Seoul officials say.

Fresh Syria violence 'kills 23'

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 08:27 AM PST

Activists say 23 people have died in the Syrian city of Homs, hours before the expected arrival of a team of Arab League observers.

Fukushima report notes failures

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 09:58 AM PST

Officials were guilty of multiple failures in their response the nuclear disaster at Japan's Fukushima plant in March, a government-commissioned study says.

Brazil's economy 'overtakes UK's'

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 04:25 AM PST

Brazil has overtaken the UK as the world's sixth largest economy, the Centre for Economics and Business Research says.

US 'Santa' gunman killed family

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 10:35 AM PST

A gunman who shot dead six relatives before killing himself at a family Christmas celebration in Texas was dressed as Santa Claus, police suspect.

Mexico drug 'security chief' held

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 11:06 AM PST

Mexican authorities capture Felipe Cabrera Sarabia, the alleged security chief for the boss of the Sinaloa drug cartel.

'No sack' for Pakistan army chief

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 11:18 AM PST

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani dismisses reports he is planning to sack the country's army and intelligence chiefs.

US considers Saleh travel request

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 06:34 AM PST

American authorities are considering a request from Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to travel to the US.

Student shot in street gun attack

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 06:42 AM PST

A 23-year-old university student from India dies in hospital after being fatally wounded in a shooting in a street in Salford.

VIDEO: South Sudan six months on

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 05:12 AM PST

Following decades of civil war South Sudan has now been independent from North Sudan for almost six months.

VIDEO: Khan rally draws tens of thousands

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 01:36 PM PST

Tens of thousands of people have turned out at a rally in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi for former cricketer turned politician Imran Khan.

VIDEO: Art on an Australian Outback train

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 02:30 AM PST

Greg Fisher is a train manager on a line which crosses Australia from Sydney to Perth

VIDEO: Seven bodies found in Texas flat

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 06:19 PM PST

Seven bodies with gunshot wounds have been found in a flat by police in the US state of Texas.

VIDEO: Tense Christmas for Iraqi Christians

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 02:45 PM PST

Iraqi Christians are celebrating Christmas in the shadow of a resurgence of violence and fears of renewed sectarian conflict in the country.

VIDEO: 'We are people - don't forget us'

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST

Women living in Spain, Greece and Ireland give an insight into their difficulties.

VIDEO: Tendulkar aims for new record

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 06:05 PM PST

The Indian batsman, Sachin Tendulkar, is hoping to become the first player in international cricket to score 100 centuries in test and one-day internationals.

China and Japan in currency deal

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 07:22 PM PST

China and Japan unveil plans to promote the direct exchange of the yen and yuan to cut costs for companies and boost trade.

Samsung buys out Sony LCD venture

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 12:17 AM PST

Samsung Electronics agrees to buy out Sony's entire stake in their liquid crystal display joint venture for $938m (£600m).

Hackers hit US security company

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 04:14 PM PST

Activist hacker group Anonymous says it has stolen thousands of emails, passwords and credit card details from US-based security firm Stratfor.

Elephant's sixth 'toe' discovered

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 05:28 PM PST

A mysterious bony growth found in elephants' feet is actually a sixth "toe" that helps to support their enormous weight, scientists report.

Live - Boxing Day football

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 03:47 AM PST

Manchester United draw level on points with leaders Manchester City on a busy afternoon of Premier League action, while Liverpool and Chelsea are both held, with Stoke against Aston Villa yet to come.

Man Utd 5-0 Wigan

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 08:52 AM PST

Dimitar Berbatov scores a hat-trick as Manchester United thrash 10-man Wigan to move level on points with Premier League leaders Manchester City.

Vinyl set to make radio comeback

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 09:04 PM PST

Vinyl is to make a comeback to the national airwaves after more than a decade - but for one day only.

Deadly Nigeria attacks condemned

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 01:29 PM PST

World powers condemn a series of Christmas Day bomb attacks in Nigeria that killed almost 40 people and injured many more.

Australia hit back against India

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 02:35 AM PST

Brad Haddin and Peter Siddle help Australia recover on an even opening day of the Boxing Day Test against India in Melbourne.

Fatal bomb blast at Iraq ministry

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 02:52 AM PST

At least seven people are killed in a suicide car bomb attack outside Iraq's interior ministry in Baghdad.

Fire kills US executive's family

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 09:21 AM PST

An affluent Connecticut community is coming to terms with a fire that killed the three children and parents of an advertising executive.

Man killed on busy Oxford Street

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 11:31 AM PST

Nine people are arrested after a teenager is stabbed to death on one of London's busiest shopping streets.

Kauto Star wins fifth King George

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 07:28 AM PST

Kauto Star creates history with a fifth King George VI Chase victory with a perfect performance at Kempton Park.

Philip is making 'good progress'

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 09:21 AM PST

Prince Philip is making "good progress" as he recovers in hospital from a heart procedure, Buckingham Palace says.

Hunting Act unworkable - minister

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 04:01 AM PST

The Hunting Act "simply doesn't work", Agriculture Minister Jim Paice says, as hundreds of hunts gather for their Boxing Day meets.

A Point of View: Live for today

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 05:47 PM PST

Forget the future, and we'll be better off

Arab Spring: 'It was the first time I felt I belonged'

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 12:32 AM PST

Stories of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation

Hollywood takes on Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 05:03 PM PST

Hollywood takes on Stieg Larsson's best-seller

Smart vending kiosks study public

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 12:22 AM PST

'Smart' vending machine kiosks work out shopper's age and sex

Taking the pulse of Ngozumpa

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 04:29 PM PST

Researchers monitor meltwater from shrinking Nepal ice sheet

How the feared Scharnhorst sank

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 04:03 PM PST

The sinking of the Scharnhorst, a German wartime legend
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