Saturday, March 24, 2012

Egypt football ban sparks clashes

Egypt football ban sparks clashes

Egypt football ban sparks clashes

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:09 AM PDT

New clashes flare in Egypt's Port Said after al-Masry football club is suspended over match violence, which left dozens of people dead in February.

Police quiz 'proud' Merah brother

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:16 AM PDT

A brother of Islamist gunman Mohamed Merah denies helping him mount his deadly attacks in Toulouse and Montauban, a police source says.

Tsunami ship drifting off Canada

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 08:36 AM PDT

An empty Japanese fishing vessel washed out to sea by the March 2011 tsunami is spotted drifting off the west coast of Canada.

Turkey says women rebels killed

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 08:38 AM PDT

Turkish officials say 15 Kurdish militants, all of them women, have died in fighting with security forces in south-eastern Bitlis province.

ISS alert over passing space junk

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 03:46 AM PDT

The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) briefly took refuge in escape capsules over fears that satellite debris could strike it.

Egypt liberals boycott panel vote

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 11:23 AM PDT

Egypt's liberal MPs walk out of a vote to choose a panel drafting a new constitution over fears Islamists will monopolise the process.

Shot Russian's identity confirmed

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 09:09 AM PDT

Scotland Yard confirms a man who was shot several times in east London on Tuesday evening is former Russian banker German Gorbuntsov.

Santorum seeks Louisiana rebound

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 06:24 AM PDT

Voting is under way in Louisiana in the race to pick a Republican White House contender, with Rick Santorum expected to do well.

US warning on North Korea rocket

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 06:54 AM PDT

A senior US official says a planned North Korean rocket launch may affect an area between Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines, an Australian newspaper reports.

African force set up to hunt Kony

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 04:44 AM PDT

A military force set up by the African Union to track down notorious Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony is being launched in South Sudan.

Mali coup leader deplores looting

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 05:53 AM PDT

The leader of the coup in Mali denounces looting in the capital, Bamako, blaming "ill-intentioned" people trying to turn public opinion.

Bolton fans stage Muamba tribute

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 08:43 AM PDT

A large mosaic spelling out the name and shirt number of Fabrice Muamba is displayed by Bolton fans at their home game against Blackburn.

VIDEO: Mexico crowds cheer Pope Benedict

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 01:40 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in Mexico, at the start of his first visit to Spanish-speaking Latin America.

VIDEO: Sydney harbour's floating opera

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:59 PM PDT

Verdi's opera, La Traviata, is being staged on a massive barge in Sydney's iconic harbour.

VIDEO: Footage of Queen at Manchester wedding

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 08:30 AM PDT

The Queen has dropped in on a wedding at Manchester Town Hall, while touring the city as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

VIDEO: Inside the Toulouse gunman's flat

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 07:29 PM PDT

Video footage has been released showing the inside of the Toulouse apartment of Mohamed Merah, the man who shot dead 7 people.

VIDEO: Obama says teenager's death a 'tragedy'

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:20 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama has said the "tragedy" of an unarmed black teenager shot dead in Florida should prompt some national soul-searching.

VIDEO: Obama's surprise World Bank nominee

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 06:06 PM PDT

Barack Obama has revealed his nomination for the new head of the World Bank. He is a Korean-born American academic called Jim Yong Kim, who has a sideline in musical performance, as John McManus reports.

VIDEO: 'Tanks shell houses' in Hama, Syria

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 10:37 PM PDT

An Syrian activist has described how "at least 19" government tanks have rolled into the city of Hama and "shelled houses".

EMI in Europe competition probe

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 01:17 PM PDT

The European Commission launches a probe into whether the sale of UK music firm EMI - home to the Beatles, Pink Floyd and Coldplay - breaks competition rules.

Australia extinction 'due to man'

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 03:16 AM PDT

Human hunters were responsible for the extinction of Australia's giant vertebrates about 40,000 years ago, scientists conclude.

Solar tariff loss for government

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 11:07 AM PDT

The government fails to get permission to appeal to the Supreme Court over its plan to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes.

Liverpool 1-2 Wigan

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:22 AM PDT

Wigan pull off an unlikely win at Anfield to boost their chances of beating the drop as Liverpool's desperate league run continues.

Queen's wedding visit 'best gift'

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:50 AM PDT

A newlywed couple say having the Queen as a surprise guest at their wedding was "one of the best presents you could wish for".

US aid to Palestinians released

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:13 PM PDT

US lawmakers release $88.6m (£56m) in development aid for the Palestinians that has been frozen for more than six months.

M5 coach crash driver is arrested

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 11:15 AM PDT

The driver of a coach involved in a crash with a lorry on a motorway leaving one person dead and 39 hurt is arrested.

Child sex trade accused remanded

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:23 AM PDT

Six men are remanded in custody after appearing in court in connection with a child exploitation inquiry in Oxford.

Concern over nursery staff skills

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 06:52 AM PDT

A review of qualifications for nursery staff and childminders in England has highlighted concerns about literacy and numeracy skills among workers.

CofE dioceses reject unity plan

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 11:00 AM PDT

The Anglican Covenant - aimed at maintaining unity in the worldwide Anglican Communion - is rejected by Church of England dioceses.

How I survived a plane crash

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 05:26 PM PDT

'I fell two miles from a plane and survived'

Burmese savour taste of democracy

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 05:42 PM PDT

Burma gets a taste of election campaign fever

Syria rebellion encroaches on Turkey

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 06:11 AM PDT

Turkey's Syrian refugees try to keep revolution alive

Could Merah have been stopped?

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 02:07 AM PDT

Why didn't security services stop Toulouse militant earlier?

Unification Church faces change

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 04:11 AM PDT

What does the future hold for the Unification Church?

Pakistan's quiet erosion of internet freedom

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 06:19 PM PDT

The quiet erosion of internet freedom in Pakistan

Is a pain-free needle possible?

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:34 PM PDT

The British inventor who says he has invented a pain-free needle
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