Thursday, March 1, 2012

UN demands Syria aid chief access

UN demands Syria aid chief access


UN demands Syria aid chief access

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 11:25 AM PST

The UN Security Council demands access to Syria for its humanitarian chief Valerie Amos, as rebels withdraw from their stronghold in Homs.

Google change 'breaches EU law'

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 07:00 AM PST

Changes made to Google's privacy policy are in breach of European law, the EU's justice commissioner tells the BBC.

Witchcraft murder couple guilty

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 08:54 AM PST

A UK couple are found guilty of murdering a teenage boy who they had accused of using witchcraft.

Greece bailout waits another week

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 11:16 AM PST

Greece will not get funds from a second EU/IMF bailout until its private creditors give final approval for their losses next week, EU ministers say.

Nato troops shot dead in Kandahar

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:39 AM PST

Nato says two of its troops have been killed in Afghanistan, in the latest of several attacks after the burning of the Koran by US soldiers.

Costa Allegra passengers on land

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:50 AM PST

Passengers on the Costa Allegra speak of difficult conditions on board as the stricken cruise ship docks in the Seychelles.

Gunman in factory siege in Greece

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:56 AM PST

A gunman injures two people and seizes hostages at a wheelie bin factory in northern Greece after losing his job, local police say.

Fiery US conservative author dies

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:51 AM PST

Andrew Breitbart, the US conservative author and activist known for publishing embarrassing "sting" videos of left-wing groups, dies, aged 43.

Police injured by Istanbul blast

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:28 AM PST

A civilian and 15 police officers are hurt in a suspected bomb explosion that damaged a police bus in Istanbul, say Turkish officials.

Unrest disrupts Maldives assembly

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:08 AM PST

Protests delay the opening of the Maldivian parliament, as opposition supporters vow to disrupt the new president's inaugural address.

Apes 'advertise' homosexual bonds

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:01 AM PST

Female bonobos shout to "advertise" their sexual encounters with high-ranking females to other group members, say scientists.

Arrest in buttocks-injection case

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:47 AM PST

A Philadelphia woman, who allegedly gave illegal buttock-enhancement injections and may be linked to the 2011 death of a British woman, is arrested.

VIDEO: Pioneering treatment reshaped head

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 07:37 AM PST

A man whose skull was partly removed after falling 8 metres from a drain pipe has undergone a pioneering procedure to re-shape his head.

VIDEO: Cruise passenger: 'We slept on deck'

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 04:54 AM PST

Passengers of the stricken cruise ship the Costa Allegra have described how they did not have enough food and slept on deck to avoid intense heat.

VIDEO: How Syrian activists get message out

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 08:02 AM PST

Two Syrian activists talk about their efforts to get footage of the government crackdown out of the country.

VIDEO: Radiation check before playtime

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:14 PM PST

Child evacuee Ayaka explains how her life has changed since the 2011 tsunami which devastated parts of Japan.

VIDEO: Rugged waterproof mobiles on show

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:26 PM PST

Rory Cellan-Jones went on the hunt for a phone that stands out from the crowd at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

VIDEO: Christine Lagarde: Passing the cap

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 11:26 PM PST

The International Monetary Fund boss, Christine Lagarde, has been crossing the globe to drum up $500 bn worth of fiscal support for the eurozone. But can she convince world leaders to dig deep?

VIDEO: Royals visit Fortnum & Mason

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 04:53 AM PST

The Queen, the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Cornwall have visited one of London's luxury department stores.

Eurozone jobless rate at new high

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:31 AM PST

The unemployment rate in the eurozone continued to rise in January, hitting a new record of 10.7%, the Eurostat agency says.

Chinese manufacturing sees growth

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:54 PM PST

China's manufacturing expanded in February, a survey suggests, easing concerns about a slowdown in its economy.

Mobile phone 'bill shock' tackled

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:07 AM PST

UK mobile phone companies are told by the regulator Ofcom to let their contract customers restrict how much they spend.

Slate makers win innovation prize

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 04:02 AM PST

A company which makes a low-cost 7-inch tablet computer is named the UK's most innovative mobile firm at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Monkees lead Davy Jones tributes

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 04:09 AM PST

Davy Jones' Monkees bandmates lead tributes to their "fellow-adventurer" after the British singer dies aged 66 in Florida.

Dion cancels shows due to illness

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:18 AM PST

The Canadian singer cancels all performances of her Las Vegas residency until June, after suffering inflammation of her vocal cords.

Climate 'raising UK disease risk'

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 05:21 AM PST

Climate change is raising the risk of diseases such as Schmallenberg in the UK and northern Europe, say scientists.

Horn dinos 'two species, not one'

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:09 PM PST

A study rejects claims that Triceratops and the lesser-known Torosaurus are one and the same type of dinosaur.

Sleep quality 'improves with age'

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 05:03 PM PST

The belief that older people tend to suffer worse sleep may be false - in fact the reverse may be true, according to US researchers.

Online therapy 'helps fight CFS'

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 05:05 PM PST

Web-based treatment may be better at helping teenagers with chronic fatigue syndrome, say scientists.

FA 'in no rush' over England boss

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 08:16 AM PST

A new England manager may not be in place for another two months, says Football Association director of development Sir Trevor Brooking.

Murray to face Djokovic in semis

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:14 AM PST

Andy Murray beats fifth seed Tomas Berdych and will face world number one Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Dubai Championships.

Titian work saved in £45m deal

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:59 AM PST

Titian's Diana and Callisto is saved for the nation after a £45m ($71.7m) deal was agreed with owner the Duke of Sutherland.

Somali militants in surprise raid

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:06 AM PST

Islamist militants make a surprise attack on a south-western town used by government-backed Somali troops as a base to launch assaults.

Cautious welcome for N Korea deal

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:30 AM PST

North Korea's pledge to suspend nuclear activities and missile tests receives a cautious welcome from neighbours and dialogue partners.

Abu Nidal members ordered jailed

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:39 AM PST

A French court sentences in absentia three ex-members of the radical Palestinian Abu Nidal group to 30 years in jail over a deadly attack on a Greek cruise ship in 1988.

Hugo Chavez says recovering well

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:14 AM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez tweets that he is recovering well after surgery in Cuba for a suspected recurrence of cancer.

Accused NGO workers leave Egypt

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:16 AM PST

Seventeen foreign democracy activists at the centre of a row between Egypt and the US have left the country, a day after a travel ban was lifted.

UK diplomats withdrawn from Syria

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:50 AM PST

Foreign Secretary William Hague withdraws all diplomatic staff from the British Embassy in Syria and suspends all of its services.

Sun's defence correspondent held

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:02 AM PST

The Sun's defence correspondent is granted bail after being quizzed by detectives from Operation Elveden investigating allegations of corrupt payments to police and public servants.

Force asked PC about mental state

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:58 AM PST

Northumbria Police spoke to PC David Rathband - found dead at his home on Wednesday - last week after concerns were raised about his mental state, it is revealed.

Pupil's death 'devastates' school

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 04:20 AM PST

A head teacher has said she is "utterly and completely devastated" by the death of a teenager at a school in Dorset.

In pictures: Midwest tornadoes

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:56 PM PST

The aftermath of a storm

Life in Pictures: Davy Jones

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 01:47 PM PST

Singer of 1960s group the Monkees has died

Having Bin Laden as your neighbour

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 05:16 AM PST

The curse of living near the Bin Laden raid compound

Ten strange things people do at night

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 05:39 PM PST

Strange things people do when the rest of us are asleep

Anger over China's bear bile farms

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 05:29 PM PST

Anger in China over bears milked for medicine

Day in pictures: 1 March 2012

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 04:56 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Iranians anxious over sanctions and mismanaged economy

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 02:00 AM PST

Iranians anxious over sanctions and mismanaged economy

Obituary: Davy Jones

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 05:36 PM PST

The life of the late Davy Jones, lead singer of The Monkees

Russia's unlikely internet giant

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 05:42 PM PST

How a minor US blog site became a hotbed of Russian dissent

Christine Lagarde's mission to save the global economy

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:12 PM PST

Behind the scenes as Christine Lagarde tries to save the economy

Profile: 2012 French candidates

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 05:51 PM PST

Left, right, centre, green - France's presidential hopefuls

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