Thursday, February 2, 2012

Tear gas fired in Cairo clashes

Tear gas fired in Cairo clashes

Tear gas fired in Cairo clashes

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 10:35 AM PST

Demonstrators angered by the deaths of 74 people after a football match clash with police outside the Egyptian interior ministry in Cairo.

UN text drops Assad handover call

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 08:55 AM PST

Diplomats at the UN Security Council drop reference to a call for Syria's president to hand over power in their draft resolution, apparently to appease Russia.

Europe's freeze claims 110 lives

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 08:17 AM PST

Another 29 people have died in Ukraine and Poland as temperatures in parts of Europe fall below -30C (-22F).

Hackers fool bank security system

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 08:12 AM PST

Criminal hackers have found ways around new security devices used for online banking, the BBC has learned.

Banker fears 'social time bomb'

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 06:37 AM PST

Dr Josef Ackermann, the head of Germany's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, warns of a "social time bomb" from wealth and income inequality

'Militants killed' in Philippines

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 03:20 AM PST

The Philippine military says it has killed three senior militants from al-Qaeda-linked groups in a raid in the south of the country.

Gaza protesters target UN chief

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 02:59 AM PST

Palestinian protesters briefly hold up the convoy of visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as he crosses into Gaza as part of a regional peace push.

Costa woman 'was on ship bridge'

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 09:19 AM PST

A Moldovan woman who reportedly dined with the Costa Concordia captain has told police she was on the bridge when the ship ran aground, Italian media report.

Xstrata in Glencore merger talks

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:20 AM PST

Mining giant Xstrata and commodities trader Glencore International announce they are in talks over a possible "merger of equals".

China 'considering' eurozone help

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:57 AM PST

Premier Wen Jiabao says Beijing is "considering" contributing to European rescue funds, during a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

US terror no-fly list 'doubles'

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 09:21 AM PST

The number of known or suspected terrorists on the US no-fly list has doubled in the last year, a US official tells the Associated Press news agency.

William ready for Falklands duty

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 09:10 AM PST

The Duke of Cambridge arrives in the Falklands for a tour of duty as an RAF pilot amid tensions between the UK and Argentina over the islands.

VIDEO: Freeze! Chilean 'ice thief' arrested

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:19 AM PST

Chilean police arrest person they say stole several tonnes of ice from glacier.

VIDEO: Groundhog day spells long winter

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 06:26 AM PST

A groundhog in Pennsylvania has, according to tradition, suggested there will be no let-up in the wintry weather.

VIDEO: Tension in Cairo amid protests

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:11 AM PST

Egypt begins three days of mourning after football violence which left at least 74 people dead and hundreds more injured, as angry fans congregate in Cairo.

VIDEO: Europe's cold spell to last for days

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 09:37 PM PST

A cold snap that has killed dozens of people in central, eastern and southern Europe in the past few days is spreading to other parts of the continent and is likely to last for days.

VIDEO: Battle of the TV ads in US primaries

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 03:32 PM PST

Opponents have criticised the money spent by Mitt Romney on the Republican primary elections in Florida, where he had a resounding victory.

VIDEO: 'Dutch godfather' film is made

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 02:47 AM PST

The most infamous crime carried out by Willem Holleeder, the man known as the ''godfather'' of Dutch crime, has been turned into a film, soon to be released across Europe.

VIDEO: Michelle Obama's push-ups success

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 06:32 AM PST

While appearing on a US talk show hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, Michelle Obama was asked how many push-ups she was able to do.

AstraZeneca announces job losses

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 06:04 AM PST

Drugs firm AstraZeneca announces a further 7,300 job cuts over the next two years as part of a new restructuring programme.

Facebook: Behind the likes and pokes

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 06:03 AM PST

Facebook has revealed many of the facts behind all the pokes, likes and friends for the first time. What have we learned?

UK download speed gains 'uneven'

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:02 PM PST

Ofcom reports a 22% gain in the UK's average broadband download speed between May and November, but not all ISPs improved.

Blogger removal now 'per country'

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 08:10 AM PST

Blogger, Google's blog platform, switches domains to make "per country" content removal possible.

Tributes flood in for Cornelius

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 02:21 AM PST

Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Snoop Dogg and Slash are among the dozens of artists paying tribute to the late Soul Train creator Don Cornelius.

Critics' awards crown Gary Oldman

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 08:25 AM PST

Gary Oldman wins his first acting award in more than two decades for his role as spymaster George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Seagrass age surprises scientists

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:31 AM PST

Meadows of seagrass, a keystone species in marine ecosystems, found in the Mediterranean Sea are likely to be tens of thousands of years old, a study shows.

Euro MPs reject new food labels

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 09:10 AM PST

Euro MPs block changes to food labels that would have allowed claims such as "now contains 15% less sugar".

Sugar tax needed, say US experts

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Sugar added to processed foods is as damaging as alcohol and should be regulated, claim US health experts.

Coach 'saw fans die' at riot game

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:42 AM PST

An Egyptian club coach describes how he was "beaten with fists and sticks" and saw fans killed during a pitch invasion which left 74 people dead.

Ali's trainer Dundee dies aged 90

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 02:50 AM PST

Angelo Dundee, who worked with Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and 13 other world champions, dies aged 90.

Nelson Mandela cookbook launched

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:49 AM PST

Nelson Mandela's personal chef launches a cookbook featuring the statesman's favourite meals.

German eats 64-year-old US lard

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:42 AM PST

A German pensioner finally tastes some American lard imported 64 years ago, having got approval from food safety experts.

Call to reopen Taylor's defence

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 10:15 AM PST

The court trying the former Liberian President Charles Taylor is asked to re-open the defence case to consider a UN report into Liberian mercenaries.

Scores saved off Papua New Guinea

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:18 AM PST

Some 230 people are rescued after a ferry with up to 350 passengers on board sinks off the north coast of Papua New Guinea.

Litvinenko's father changes mind

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 10:37 AM PST

The father of poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko says he regrets blaming Russia's secret services for his son's death in 2006.

Deadly attack on Colombia police

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 03:38 PM PST

A powerful explosion at a police station in the Colombian port city of Tumaco kills at least seven people and injures scores.

Actor Imam is sentenced to jail

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:22 AM PST

Egypt's leading comic actor Adel Imam receives a three-month jail sentence for insulting Islam in films and plays.

Donald Trump 'to endorse' Romney

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 10:45 AM PST

Billionaire businessman Donald Trump is due to announce in Las Vegas that he is endorsing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, US media say.

Victim's press ordeal condemned

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 09:33 AM PST

The mother of stabbing victim Abigail Witchalls tells the Leveson Inquiry that press intrusion was almost more traumatic than the attack itself.

Redknapp admits lying about cash

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:16 AM PST

Harry Redknapp admits lying to a News of the World reporter about cash payments, during his second day on the stand at his tax evasion trial.

Loans boss 'to pay tax at source'

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 09:25 AM PST

The head of the Student Loans Company will have tax and National Insurance payments deducted from his £182,000 pay package in future, ministers say.

Roy guilty of murdering Jack Frew

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:55 AM PST

Teenager Craig Roy is convicted of the brutal murder of East Kilbride schoolboy Jack Frew.

Where the Titanic was born

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 09:32 AM PST

Drawing offices where Titanic was designed

Your pictures: Hunger

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 01:44 AM PST

Readers pictures on the theme of hunger

In pictures: Egypt football clash

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:31 AM PST

Many die in clashes after match between rivals

In pictures: Sony World Photography Awards shortlist

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 05:48 PM PST

Shortlist for Sony World Photography Awards

In pictures: Europe grapples with freeze

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 10:57 AM PST

Europe grapples with the big freeze

Meet the galanthophiles

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 05:29 PM PST

Welcome to the flower version of trainspotting

American mosques abandon minarets

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 05:32 PM PST

Are US Muslims abandoning domes and minarets out of fear?

Comments on Zuckerberg letter

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:48 AM PST

Decoding Mark Zuckerberg's letter to investors

Dundee: So much more than a trainer

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:03 AM PST

Tribute to the man who mentored Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray

Why 'vigil aunty' caused Pakistan media storm

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 06:53 PM PST

Why a walk in the park cost this TV presenter her job

Day in pictures: 2 February 2012

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:29 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Why Taliban are so strong in Afghanistan

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 09:33 AM PST

Why Taliban are so strong in Afghanistan 10 years on

Rosenberg's Russia: On the election trail

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 07:01 PM PST

Grim industrial heartland embraces Vladimir Putin

Living in the world's most expensive city

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 06:03 PM PST

Why Luanda is the world's most expensive city
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