Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Syria clashes as Arab states meet

Syria clashes as Arab states meet

Syria clashes as Arab states meet

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:04 AM PDT

Fighting continues in Syria as the Arab League meets over the crisis, with the government in Damascus rejecting co-operation with its peace moves.

Pope urges Cuba 'freedom' search

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:33 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI urges Cubans to search for "authentic freedom" at a huge open-air Mass in Havana's Revolution Square.

Fossils hint at mystery walker

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:07 AM PDT

The remains of a right foot belonging to a 3.4-million-year-old human ancestor are discovered in Ethiopia.

Maid launches Strauss-Kahn case

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 11:28 AM PDT

The former head of the IMF, Dominique Strauss Kahn, faces a new civil lawsuit in New York brought by a hotel maid who accused him of attempted rape.

US confirms North Korea aid halt

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:13 AM PDT

The United States announces that it is suspending food aid to North Korea in light of Pyongyang's plans for a missile launch next month.

Afghan women are 'wrongly jailed'

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 12:53 AM PDT

Hundreds of Afghan women are in jail for "moral crimes", including running away and extra-marital sex, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.

I'm free, says ousted Mali leader

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:58 AM PDT

Toppled Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure tells reporters that he is still in the country, as coup leaders announce a new constitution.

News Corp Australia hacking row

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:39 AM PDT

Australian officials express concern over allegations that News Corporation engaged in hacking and piracy to damage its commercial TV competitors.

Face transplant man 'doing well'

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 04:35 AM PDT

An American man who received a full-face transplant is recovering well, according to the medical team that carried out the operation.

China policeman 'sought UK talks'

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 06:57 AM PDT

The policeman at the centre of a major Chinese political scandal sought talks with UK officials hours before he fled to a US mission, the BBC learns.

Elder Bush 'will endorse' Romney

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:45 AM PDT

George Bush Snr is set to formally endorse Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, as the party establishment swings behind the front-runner.

Lula cancer treatment 'success'

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 09:34 AM PDT

Former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's treatment for throat cancer has been successful, doctors say.

VIDEO: US full face transplant 'success'

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 08:24 AM PDT

US doctors have carried out what they say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed, by giving a man a new jaw, teeth and tongue.

VIDEO: Pope conducts open air mass in Cuba

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:29 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI has conducted a huge open air mass in Revolution Square in Havana.

VIDEO: 'Tiniest puppy' vies for world record

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 09:13 AM PDT

A puppy, so small it may qualify for the Guinness Book of World Records, had to be revived by mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions when she was born.

VIDEO: 'Bomb' cry forces Texas landing

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 06:55 PM PDT

A US domestic flight made an emergency landing after the captain began shouting about a bomb.

VIDEO: Gas cloud fear at leaking platform

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 06:19 AM PDT

Oil company Total has revealed it could take six months to drill a relief well to stop the gas leak on its Elgin platform in the North Sea.

VIDEO: Congressman wears hoodie in House

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 09:43 AM PDT

Congressman Bobby Rush wears a hoodie on the floor of the House as he speaks about racial profiling and the case of shot black teenager Trayvon Martin.

VIDEO: Three hundred tonne sandcastle

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 03:46 AM PDT

The Sand Museum in Tottori Japan has commissioned an exhibition of London themed sand sculptures in honour of the Olympics

iPad refunds offered in Australia

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 01:26 AM PDT

US technology firm Apple offers to refund Australian customers who felt misled about the 4G capabilities of the new iPad.

US durable goods orders rise 2.2%

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 08:09 AM PDT

Orders for durable goods in the US rose by 2.2% in February, recovering partly from a sharp drop in January, the Commerce Department says.

US House backs crowdfunding bill

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:21 AM PDT

A bill making it easier for startup companies to use the internet to raise money from investors is backed by the US House of Representatives.

FBI licenses Unreal games engine

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 04:34 AM PDT

The Unreal computer games engines is being licensed to the FBI and other US government agencies to aid training.

Fans embrace Susan Boyle musical

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 12:36 AM PDT

A musical based on the life of singer Susan Boyle receives its premiere in Newcastle, with fans travelling from as far as Australia and the US to attend.

Climate change tree test begins

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 11:03 AM PDT

European forestry scientists begin a multi-national field trial to identify trees that will thrive as predicted climate change develops.

Anti-insect wheat trials underway

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 09:55 AM PDT

The first experiments with plants genetically-modified to repel aphids are under way in the UK.

MPs attack breast implant stance

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 06:00 PM PDT

The stance taken in England on replacing PIP breast implants - at the centre of a health scare - "flies in the face of common sense", MPs say.

Obama health law hangs in balance

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 11:08 AM PDT

The US Supreme Court is pondering whether President Obama's healthcare law can stand if its core rule that everyone must have medical cover falls.

England will make history - Swann

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 07:51 AM PDT

Graeme Swann says England can chase an unprecedented 340 in the fourth innings to beat Sri Lanka in Galle.

Chickens to reduce organic waste

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 09:39 AM PDT

A French village proposes giving two chickens to each household in order to cut down on organic waste.

Music 'eases stress of surgery'

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 06:02 PM PDT

Playing music to patients while they go under the knife reduces their anxiety and may even improve healing, surgeons say.

AU 'concern' over Sudan fighting

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:34 AM PDT

The African Union says it is deeply concerned at recent border clashes between Sudan and South Sudan, amid reports of continuing air attacks.

Sikh radical's execution on hold

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 11:24 AM PDT

India puts on hold the execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is on death row for his role in the 1995 murder of Punjab's then Chief Minister Beant Singh.

EU's missions 'empty for months'

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 04:44 AM PDT

EU diplomats are facing calls for a cut in annual leave amid claims that offices around the world are left "empty for months".

UN warns over displaced Haitians

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 06:58 PM PDT

The United Nations says victims of Haiti's 2010 earthquake are being placed at risk due to broken aid promises, with $231m needed this year.

Mofaz wins Israel opposition vote

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:09 AM PDT

Israel's main opposition party, Kadima, has elected the former defence minister and army chief, Shaul Mofaz, as its new leader.

'No sign' of US pilot's breakdown

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 11:25 AM PDT

A flight captain who was restrained after an apparent mental breakdown in mid-air gave no indication he might pose a risk, his airline says.

Row over 'top up' advice on fuel

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:28 AM PDT

Government advice to top up petrol tanks and fill jerrycans as part of "sensible" precautions ahead of any fuel tanker strike prompts criticism.

UK economic growth revised down

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 02:47 AM PDT

UK economic growth in the last three months of 2011 is revised down to a contraction of 0.3%, partly due to the transport sector.

Pair shot by Afghan soldier named

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 09:34 AM PDT

Two British servicemen shot dead by an Afghan army soldier are named by the Ministry of Defence as Sgt Luke Taylor, of the Royal Marines, and L/Cpl Michael Foley.

400,000 missing month of school

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 02:49 AM PDT

400,000 children in England missed a month of school in the last academic year, government figures show.

The Afghan girls who live as boys

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 10:01 AM PDT

The Afghan girls who are dressed and raised as boys

10 reasons some people will dread the Olympics

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 03:49 AM PDT

Ten reasons why some people dread the Olympics

What the Arab League can learn from Iraq

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 11:01 PM PDT

What the Arab League can learn from Iraq's years of turmoil

Day in pictures: 28 March 2012

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:16 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Monti's union test of strength

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:20 AM PDT

Italy's Monti defies unions over labour reform

Papal visit sparks hope for further change in Cuba

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 06:04 PM PDT

Will papal visit bring about further reform in Cuba?

Raunchy dangdut music stirs debate in Indonesia

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 04:41 PM PDT

Is Indonesia's dangdut music becoming too vulgar for comfort?

Seeing double

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:28 PM PDT

Exploring identical twins through double exposures
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