Saturday, January 28, 2012

Arab League halts Syria mission

Arab League halts Syria mission

Arab League halts Syria mission

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 10:42 AM PST

The Arab League says it is suspending its controversial monitoring mission in Syria because of the upsurge in violence.

EU 'should control' Greek budget

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 08:43 AM PST

A leaked German plan proposes a eurozone "budget commissioner" to take control of Greece's tax and spending, as talks on a new bailout continue.

Peru rehab centre fire kills 26

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 10:35 AM PST

A fire at a drug rehabilitation centre in the Peruvian capital Lima kills at least 26 people and injures 10 others, officials say.

US fears for Bin Laden 'informer'

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 03:59 AM PST

The US defence secretary says he is concerned about a Pakistani doctor arrested for providing intelligence for the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.

IMF issues austerity cuts warning

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 08:54 AM PST

Inappropriate spending cuts could "strangle" growth, so austerity measures should be tailor-made by each country, the head of the IMF warns.

Cruise ship fuel pumping delayed

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 07:13 AM PST

Preparations to pump fuel from the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia are suspended, as divers find a 17th body.

New Libya torture claims emerge

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:08 PM PST

The BBC hears accounts from prison inmates in Libya suggesting that supporters of former leader Col Gaddafi are being tortured in detention.

Sudan offers gesture in oil row

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 05:48 AM PST

Khartoum offers to release detained crude oil shipments belonging to South Sudan to help end a bitter dispute over transit fees.

African Union opens new $200m HQ

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 07:55 AM PST

The African Union inaugurates its newly built Chinese-funded headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

Sun staff among five men arrested

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 08:30 AM PST

Four current and former Sun journalists and a police officer have been arrested by detectives investigating alleged corrupt payments.

Sea lions 'shot' on US west coast

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 10:00 AM PST

At least eight sea lions have been shot dead in the US state of Washington in the past few weeks, wildlife officials say.

Azarenka stuns Sharapova in final

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 02:09 AM PST

Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 in the Australian Open final to win her maiden Grand Slam title and become the new world number one.

VIDEO: Damascus suburb rises against Assad

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:57 AM PST

President Assad's grip over the Damascus suburb of Saqba appears to be weakening.

VIDEO: How cruise ship fuel will be removed

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 10:26 AM PST

The salvage firm which will remove fuel from the wreck of the Costa Concordia has been explaining its plan.

VIDEO: Australian PM mob leak revealed

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:11 AM PST

The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has been forced to explain the actions of a staff member who leaked information which led to her being confronted by an angry mob last Thursday.

VIDEO: New Libya torture claims emerge

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 01:00 AM PST

The BBC has seen further evidence that former supporters of Colonel Gaddafi have been tortured in Libyan jails.

VIDEO: Blizzards hit south-eastern Europe

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:12 PM PST

Snowstorms and sub-zero temperatures have hit parts of south-eastern Europe, leaving at least one person dead and thousands more without power.

VIDEO: Barefoot Bandit sentenced again

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 05:30 PM PST

The notorious 20-year-old former fugitive known as the Barefoot Bandit has been sentenced by a US federal judge to six-and-a-half years in prison.

Demi Moore 911 call tape released

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 01:54 PM PST

Demi Moore suffered convulsions after smoking an undisclosed substance, according to a tape of an emergency call made on Monday.

Live - Saturday football

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 03:00 AM PST

Brighton take on Newcastle after wins for the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea and League Two Crawley Town on a packed day of action that focuses on the FA Cup fourth round.

Live - Africa Cup of Nations Day 8

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 07:48 AM PST

All the action as it happens from the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon

Senegal Wade ruling fuels clashes

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 12:15 AM PST

Violence breaks out in Senegal after the country's top court rules that President Abdoulaye Wade can run for a third term in office.

Karzai thanks UK for 'sacrifice'

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 07:46 AM PST

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai thanks the British people for sacrificing "blood and treasure" for the future of his country.

Fitch downgrades Italy and Spain

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 12:28 PM PST

Five eurozone economies, including Italy and Spain, are downgraded by rating agency Fitch, citing financial weakness during the debt crisis.

Cuba party to discuss term limits

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:18 AM PST

Cuba's ruling Communist Party holds its first-ever national conference to consider changes in the way it runs the country and how to renew the ageing revolutionary leadership.

Romney back into lead in Florida

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 02:43 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pulls away from nearest rival Newt Gingrich in Florida opinion polls, although his national lead slips.

RBS chairman rejects £1.4m bonus

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:43 AM PST

The Royal Bank of Scotland chairman, Sir Philip Hampton, has given up a £1.4m shares reward he was due later this year.

Probe into racist gesture claims

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 10:49 AM PST

Police are investigating claims a fan made a racist gesture during an FA Cup tie between Liverpool and Manchester Utd.

Anger at Sheridan 'gagging order'

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 07:29 AM PST

Tommy Sheridan's lawyer accuses prison authorities of trying to ban him from speaking in public on his release from jail on Monday.

Disability protest over welfare

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 07:05 AM PST

People in wheelchairs chain themselves together in protest over welfare proposals, blocking traffic in one of London's busiest shopping areas.

Escaping the Gestapo

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:14 PM PST

Betrayal and escape in the French resistance

Visiting Ethiopia's khat boomtown

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 04:02 AM PST

The Ethiopian town that is the khat capital of the world

Virtual warfare

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:32 PM PST

John Cantlie's conflict pictures re-imagined in the virtual landscape

Syria rebels gain foothold in Damascus

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 02:29 AM PST

Jeremy Bowen sees an uprising turning to war near Damascus

Davos: Youth unemployment 'disaster'

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 08:11 AM PST

Why ending the lost generation 'disaster' matters

Grief over Pakistan heart deaths

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 05:52 AM PST

Feelings run high in Lahore as heart pill deaths mount

Kano schools empty after Nigeria attacks

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 01:28 AM PST

Christian classes shunned by fearful parents in northern Nigeria

VIDEO: Five Minutes With: Hulk Hogan

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:43 PM PST

Hulk Hogan on the truth about wrestling
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