Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Al-Jazeera not to air Merah video

Al-Jazeera not to air Merah video


Al-Jazeera not to air Merah video

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 10:29 AM PDT

The Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV channel decides not to air video material of the deadly attacks carried out by Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah.

Syria government backs peace plan

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 10:59 AM PDT

Syria's government agrees to accept the peace plan put forward by UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, as the UN says the death toll has hit 9,000.

Cassini set for Saturn moon pass

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 08:19 AM PDT

The Cassini spacecraft is to make its lowest pass yet over the south pole of Enceladus, an active moon of Saturn which may harbour a liquid water ocean.

Obama healthcare mandate on trial

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 09:35 AM PDT

Conservative US Supreme Court justices sharply question whether the US government has the power to make Americans buy medical coverage.

Riots reveal 'forgotten families'

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 11:00 AM PDT

A lack of support and opportunity for young people contributed to the outbreak of rioting in England last year, an independent report concludes.

Afghan arrests over 'attack plan'

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:08 AM PDT

Afghan authorities arrest 18 people, some of them soldiers, after foiling plans for an apparent mass suicide attack in Kabul, intelligence officials say.

Strauss-Kahn's lust 'not a crime'

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 09:14 AM PDT

A lawyer for Dominique Strauss-Kahn predicts that a French pimping case against his client will collapse.

Leaders warn over nuclear threat

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 04:09 AM PDT

World leaders call for closer co-operation to tackle the threat of nuclear terrorism at a summit on nuclear security in Seoul.

Oil clashes along Sudan borders

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 04:54 AM PDT

Clashes break out in oil-rich border areas between Sudan and South Sudan in what is described as the biggest confrontation since the South's independence last July.

Eurozone rescue fund boost urged

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 09:56 AM PDT

The head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says that the eurozone needs to double its bailout fund to 1tn euros ($1.3tn, £836m).

'Thermal cloak' hides from heat

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 02:46 AM PDT

Researchers borrow ideas from the study of Harry Potter-style "optical cloaking" to create a thermal cloak that can in principle hide objects from heat.

Job-loss woman wins train payout

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 10:05 AM PDT

A court orders French rail firm, SNCF, to pay a commuter 1,500 euros (£1,250) compensation after delays cost her her job.

VIDEO: Footage from Earth's deepest place

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 11:27 PM PDT

Footage has been released from Hollywood director James Cameron's trip 11km (seven miles) down to the deepest place in the ocean, the Mariana Trench.

VIDEO: Former neo-Nazi leader speaks out

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 03:58 AM PDT

"Martin", a former neo-Nazi leader who has asked to be kept anonymous, was an active member of the far right for 11 years.

VIDEO: Cameron at Titanic 3D premiere

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 10:48 AM PDT

Director James Cameron made it to the London premier of the new, 3D version of Titanic, after returning from his deep ocean dive in the western Pacific.

VIDEO: Syria government backs peace plan

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 08:38 AM PDT

Syria's government has agreed to accept the peace plan put forward by the United Nations and Arab League envoy, Kofi Annan, his spokesman has said.

VIDEO: Thousands mourn Tonga's late king

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 02:08 AM PDT

The funeral of Tonga's late king, George Tupou V, has taken place in Nuku'alofa, with thousands of mourners lining the streets.

VIDEO: What is synthetic biology?

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 04:50 PM PDT

David Shukman explains what synthetic biology is all about.

VIDEO: Bacon eating contest in Louisiana

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 01:14 AM PDT

Contestants in this year's Louisiana 'bacon championships' had to eat 75 slices in just five minutes.

Spain's biggest bank is created

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 01:20 AM PDT

Spain's biggest bank in terms of assets is created after CaixaBank bought Banca Civica for 977m euros ($1.3bn, £817m).

US house prices continue to fall

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 08:02 AM PDT

US house prices continued to fall in January, but at a slower pace than in the previous month, a closely-watched survey suggests.

Google under fire in MPs report

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 06:32 AM PDT

A report commissioned in the wake of the controversy around super-injunctions is highly critical of Google

Friends Reunited relaunches site

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 04:01 PM PDT

Friends Reunited, once the biggest social network in the UK, relaunches as a site to share life memories.

Stars attend Titanic 3D premiere

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 09:56 AM PDT

Oscar winner Kate Winslet and director James Cameron are in London for the red carpet premiere of a new 3D version of Titanic.

US celebrity hacker pleads guilty

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 01:46 AM PDT

A US man pleads guilty to hacking into the email accounts of stars such as Scarlett Johansson and sending nude photos to celebrity websites.

Rare NZ dolphin survival boosted

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 02:30 AM PDT

Hector's dolphins living off the coast of Christchurch, New Zealand, have benefitted from the area's special designation, say scientists.

Planning rules 'should unite all'

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 09:32 AM PDT

Business and conservation groups should be able to "unite behind" revised planning rules for England, says Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.

England rally after batting slump

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:08 AM PDT

Sri Lanka close the second day of the first Test against England in Galle on 84-5, leading by 209.

Meet the 'world's smallest' puppy

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 01:09 AM PDT

Beyonce the dog was so small when she was born that she could fit onto a spoon.

Libya militias in deadly clashes

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 11:14 AM PDT

Clashes between rival militias in the southern Libyan city of Sabha leave more than 30 people dead and dozens wounded, officials say.

Medvedev blasts Romney comments

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 07:51 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev tells US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney to "use his head", after he branded Russia the "number one foe" to the US.

Pope in Cuba urges open society

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 01:44 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI urges Cubans to build an "open and renewed society" at the start of the first papal visit to the communist-run country in 14 years.

Barghouti urges civil resistance

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:02 AM PDT

A jailed leader of the Palestinian Fatah movement, Marwan Barghouti, calls for a new wave of civil resistance against Israel.

Crowds seek Florida teen justice

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:14 PM PDT

Thousands of people gather in Florida one month after an unarmed black youth was shot dead, calling for the prosecution of the man who pulled the trigger.

First-class stamp will cost 60p

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 08:38 AM PDT

The price of a first-class stamp will rise from 46p to 60p from 30 April, and second-class will go up from 36p to 50p, after rule changes by the regulator.

Muamba racist tweets man jailed

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 04:53 AM PDT

A student is jailed for 56 days for making racially offensive comments on Twitter about footballer Fabrice Muamba after his collapse during a game.

Editor released by hacking police

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 09:17 AM PDT

Police investigating newspaper phone hacking have released the former US editor of the now-defunct News of the World from bail without charge.

Paralympian suffers online abuse

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Baroness Grey-Thompson says she has attracted a stream of anti-disability abuse after she spoke of having to crawl off a train in London.

In pictures: Photographer Antony Barrington Brown

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:05 AM PDT

Celebrating the work of Antony Barrington Brown

Do we really give introverts a hard time?

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 09:50 AM PDT

Do we discriminate against introverts?

Napoleon... the theme park

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 04:47 PM PDT

Could a Napoleon theme park rival Disneyland?

Is Africa on trial?

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 02:18 AM PDT

Why are only Africans accused of war crimes?

Day in pictures: 27 March 2012

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 02:42 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Germany's new breed of neo-Nazis

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:51 AM PDT

The young professionals in Germany's neo-Nazi movement

Decapitating the internet

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 04:53 PM PDT

Could hackers bring down the whole net?

Strauss-Kahn's double legal fight

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 11:48 PM PDT

Dominique Strauss-Kahn's legal battle in France and New York

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