Thursday, March 22, 2012

Toulouse gunman killed by sniper

Toulouse gunman killed by sniper


Toulouse gunman killed by sniper

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:20 AM PDT

A police sniper shot and killed the gunman who carried out a spate of murders in southern France, prosecutors say, after a 32-hour siege.

Soldiers loot after coup in Mali

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:21 AM PDT

Renegade troops in Mali loot the presidential palace in the capital as the leaders of the coup call for calm and say all borders are closed.

Bodies found near Costa Concordia

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:25 AM PDT

Three more bodies are found near the wreck of the Costa Concordia, over two months after the cruise ship capsized off the Italian coast.

Outrage over India coal scandal

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 04:42 AM PDT

There is outrage in India's parliament after a draft report by government auditors estimated the country lost $210bn by selling coalfields too cheaply.

Roman coins hoard found in Bath

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:42 AM PDT

More than 30,000 Roman coins are found by archaeologists working on the site of a new hotel in Bath.

Syrian army tanks 'shell Hama'

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 04:45 AM PDT

Opposition groups in Syria say government forces are shelling a district of the city of Hama, causing heavy casualties.

New York rally for Florida teen

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 08:26 AM PDT

The parents of a teenager shot and killed in a Florida suburb address a rally in New York to call for justice, as the local police chief is censured.

Thirteen dead in Turkish clashes

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 04:22 AM PDT

Seven Kurdish rebels and six members of the security forces die in fighting in the far south-east of the country, sources say.

Worst of crisis over, says Draghi

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:20 AM PDT

The President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, says the worst of the eurozone crisis is over.

Police to examine Mahon findings

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 04:03 AM PDT

The Mahon Tribunal on Irish corruption finds that former PM Bertie Ahern failed to truthfully account for financial transactions.

De Niro apologises for Obama quip

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 04:34 AM PDT

Hollywood actor says he meant no offence over comments he made at a fundraiser.

Hacktivists 'stealing most data'

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:45 AM PDT

In 2011, hacktivists stole more data from large corporations than cyber criminals, reveals a study of security incidents.

VIDEO: Toulouse inquiry: Did gunman act alone?

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:58 AM PDT

French President Nicholas Sarkozy has appealed for unity following the dramatic end to the siege in Toulouse.

VIDEO: Gunman dead as French siege ends

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:38 AM PDT

A police siege in the French city of Toulouse has ended with a man suspected of killing seven people now dead, the French interior minister has said.

VIDEO: French Muslims react to death of gunman

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:53 AM PDT

French Muslims in Paris react to the killing of the Toulouse gunman Mohammed Merah.

VIDEO: Australia's most wanted man caught

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 10:11 PM PDT

Australia's most wanted man Malcolm Naden, who evaded police for seven years, is finally caught.

VIDEO: On offer: Elvis' blue suede shoes

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 08:06 PM PDT

Princess Diana's dress and Elvis Presley's blue suede shoes are two items on offer in an online rock and pop memorabilia auction.

VIDEO: India: The Digital Divide

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 07:49 AM PDT

Young people in rural India receive their first computer

VIDEO: Chocolate world famous landmarks

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 08:17 PM PDT

Some of the world's most famous landmarks are on display at a museum in Lviv, Ukraine and they're all made out of chocolate.

Ireland falls back into recession

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:53 AM PDT

The Republic of Ireland fell back into recession in the last three months of 2011, official figures show.

Randgold shares plunge after coup

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:18 AM PDT

Shares in Randgold Resources plunge 13% after a coup in Mali where the company has three gold mines.

Google foresees weather-based ads

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 06:25 AM PDT

In a nod to sci-fi film Minority Report, Google wins patent for personalised ads based on environmental conditions.

Screenwriter Tonino Guerra dies

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 02:39 AM PDT

Guerra, whose work helped define post-war Italian cinema, dies in Rimini after a short illness.

Game sales surpassed video in UK

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 05:06 PM PDT

Computer game sales overtook those of videos for the first time last year, an industry report suggests.

Hints of ice at Mercury's poles

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 10:09 PM PDT

A Nasa spacecraft has found further tantalising evidence for the existence of water ice at Mercury's poles.

BP given 'Shetland drill' consent

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:58 AM PDT

Oil giant BP is given consent to drill a controversial deep-water well - called North Uist - west of Shetland.

Clue to male baldness discovered

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 02:43 PM PDT

The discovery of a biological trigger for male baldness raises hopes for developing new treatments.

Baby weight 'link to granny gene'

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:23 AM PDT

Scientists say a gene variation inherited from the grandmother could contribute up to 155g to a child's birthweight.

Pakistan edge to Asia Cup glory

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:50 AM PDT

Pakistan win a thrilling Asia Cup final against Bangladesh in Dhaka by two runs, to deny the hosts a first major trophy.

Ferdinand seeing more City fans

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 08:28 AM PDT

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand says Manchester City's success has seen the club's fans come "out of the woodwork".

Al-Qaeda 'German hostage threat'

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 08:52 AM PDT

Al-Qaeda's North African affiliate reportedly demands in a video that Germany free a woman jailed on terror charges in return for a German hostage.

UN adopts S Lanka war resolution

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 08:09 AM PDT

The UN Human Rights Council adopts a resolution urging Sri Lanka to investigate alleged abuses during the final phase of war with Tamil rebels.

Portuguese workers stage strike

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:08 AM PDT

Public sector workers stage a general strike in Portugal to protest against job cuts and tax rises.

Cuba 'ramps up rights crackdown'

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:51 AM PDT

Cuba intensifies its harassment of dissidents and human rights activists, according to Amnesty International.

Obama backs south Keystone route

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:24 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama pledges to fast-track federal approval for the southern leg of the much-disputed Keystone XL pipeline project.

Police ballot on right to strike

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:35 AM PDT

Police officers in England and Wales are to be balloted on whether they want to be given the right to strike, the Police Federation says.

Higher rate tax 'for 5m by 2014'

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:07 AM PDT

More and more people on "relatively modest salaries" are being dragged into becoming higher-rate taxpayers, Budget analysis suggests.

Team GB 2012 Olympic kit revealed

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 08:21 AM PDT

Stella McCartney's design for Team GB's London 2012 kit puts athletes in blue-based clothing, with a motif inspired by the union flag, and vivid red shoes.

Boy sentenced over London riots

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 08:55 AM PDT

A 12-year-old boy who smashed a florist's window becomes one of the youngest to be sentenced over last summer's riots in London.

In pictures: Team GB Olympic kits from the past

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 08:56 AM PDT

Team GB past and present

Your pictures: Cooking

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 03:12 AM PDT

On the theme of cooking

'Hanging out' with One Direction in the US

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 04:07 AM PDT

Backstage with the boy band as they crack the US

In pictures: Russian Empire in colour photos

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 06:24 PM PDT

The amazing 100-year-old photos of Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii

In pictures: Learning to be racist in South Africa

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 01:55 AM PDT

Pictures of South Africa's white extremist training camps

Death puts Florida city on edge

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:01 AM PDT

Death of a teenager unsettles one Florida city

Day in pictures: 22 March 2012

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:56 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Can you be 'dead' for 78 minutes?

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:21 AM PDT

Could Fabrice Muamba really have been "dead" for that long?

Should I take aspirin?

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 10:56 AM PDT

BBC examines if the latest research provides the answer

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