Monday, March 26, 2012

US high court weighs healthcare

US high court weighs healthcare


US high court weighs healthcare

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 10:15 AM PDT

The US Supreme Court begins a politically explosive hearing on the legality of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare reform.

UK 'in RBS talks with Abu Dhabi'

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 09:01 AM PDT

The British government is in advanced negotiations to sell up to a third of its stake in the troubled Royal Bank of Scotland to Abu Dhabi, the BBC learns.

Pope heading for key Cuba visit

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 09:33 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI leaves Mexico and heads for Cuba for a three-day visit, after making critical comments of the Cuban Marxist system.

South Africans in rugby drowning

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:44 AM PDT

A South African club rugby player drowns and five of his team-mates are missing after 21 people were swept out to sea off the country's south coast.

BMW recalls 1.3 million vehicles

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 09:14 AM PDT

German luxury carmaker BMW is recalling more than a million cars worldwide because of potential battery problems that could cause a fire.

Sarkozy bars militant preachers

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 04:17 AM PDT

Nicolas Sarkozy plans to clamp down on militant Muslim preachers entering France, as the country's presidential election looms.

US-China accord on N Korea launch

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:28 AM PDT

China and the US will co-ordinate their response to a controversial North Korean rocket launch, the White House says, as Korea tensions rise.

UK troops shot by Afghan soldier

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 10:26 AM PDT

A British soldier and a Royal Marine are killed by an Afghan army soldier, the Ministry of Defence confirms.

Al-Shabab forces lose Somali base

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 10:04 AM PDT

Ethiopian forces and pro-Somali government troops capture a major base from al-Shabab militants, residents say.

Donor row 'about PM's judgement'

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 10:34 AM PDT

Labour's Ed Miliband says the "cash for access" row poses question marks about David Cameron's judgement and repeats calls for an independent inquiry into the allegations.

Obama in unguarded missile remark

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 10:39 AM PDT

US President Obama is caught on television cameras making unguarded comments to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

Sub reaches Earth's deepest place

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 12:12 AM PDT

Film director James Cameron returns to the surface after becoming the first person in 50 years to reach the deepest point in the ocean, the Mariana Trench.

VIDEO: Countries 'hoarding' crude oil

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 02:48 AM PDT

Analysts say a rise in the number of countries hoarding crude is contributing to high fuel prices.

VIDEO: Everest Olympic medal pledge

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 03:38 AM PDT

A British climber is preparing to honour an Olympic pledge by taking a very special gold medal to the summit of Mount Everest.

VIDEO: Vehicle's 3,000 miles to gallon goal

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 05:11 AM PDT

Engineering students in California are fine-tuning a car they hope can achieve 3,000 miles to the gallon.

VIDEO: Balloon pilot vows to fly again

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 03:30 AM PDT

The teenage pilot of a hot air balloon which crashed into power lines has said he has not been put off flying.

VIDEO: Pope in a sombrero delights Mexico

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:18 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI is serenaded by mariachis and presented with a sombrero in Mexico.

VIDEO: New record for Zumba fitness class

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 02:39 AM PDT

More than 6,500 people in Mexico City have set a record for the world's largest Zumba dance fitness class.

VIDEO: Napoleon theme park planned

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 02:00 AM PDT

A theme park based on Napoleon is being proposed in Montereau, south of Paris, the scene of one of Napoleon's last victories.

Merkel opposes Greece euro exit

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 11:09 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel tells the BBC it would be a huge political mistake if debt-stricken Greece was allowed to leave the euro.

Kenya announces discovery of oil

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 05:03 AM PDT

Oil has been discovered in Kenya after exploratory drilling by Anglo-Irish firm Tullow Oil, President Mwai Kibaki says.

Microsoft moves to disable botnet

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 09:56 AM PDT

Microsoft has undertaken a global operation to disrupt a huge criminal botnet believed to be responsible for millions of pounds in theft.

Insect feet boost buoyancy work

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 05:57 AM PDT

The feet of insects known as pond skaters have helped to create a novel super-buoyant material.

Hunger Games sets US film record

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 01:03 PM PDT

Action film The Hunger Games takes $155 million in its opening weekend, the biggest tally ever for a film that is not a sequel.

Lady Gaga wins Glaad music award

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 01:35 AM PDT

Lady Gaga and Dancing With The Stars were among the winners at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (Glaad) awards in Los Angeles.

UK carbon measuring centre opens

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:05 PM PDT

A new facility aimed at measuring emissions more accurately and helping develop clean technology opens.

Probe to end mission in ring gap

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:11 PM PDT

The Cassini space probe will dive into the narrow gap between Saturn's atmosphere and its innermost ring for the final leg of its mission in 2016.

Dukan diet guru on ethics charge

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 08:50 AM PDT

The founder of the controversial Dukan Diet, Dr Pierre Dukan, faces being struck off after suggesting children could pass a new exam by staying thin.

'Severe flu' gene flaw identified

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 10:39 AM PDT

Scientists identity a genetic variant that turns mild flu into a life-threatening illness, which may explain why some people are more at risk.

England halted by Jayawardene ton

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 04:50 AM PDT

Captain Mahela Jayawardene strikes an unbeaten 168 as Sri Lanka reach 289-8 after day one of the first Test with England in Galle.

Woods wins to warm up for Masters

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 03:48 PM PDT

Tiger Woods holds off Graeme McDowell to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill - his first Tour win since September 2009.

Avalanches aid ice-cream research

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 11:32 AM PDT

Avalanche experts are helping to study how ice-cream's structure changes when it is stored in a household freezer.

Senegal poll 'example for Africa'

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:07 AM PDT

Senegal's presidential election, which saw the incumbent step down peacefully, is hailed as a "great victory for democracy" in Africa.

Tonga prepares for king's funeral

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 05:19 AM PDT

The body of Tonga's late king, George Tupou V, has arrived back in Nuku'alofa and is lying in state ahead of his funeral on Tuesday.

Norway jails Kurd cleric Krekar

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 09:41 AM PDT

Islamist cleric Mullah Krekar is sentenced to five years in prison for making death threats against Norwegian officials and others.

Syria's opposition seeks to unite

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 09:34 AM PDT

Syria's divided opposition groups are to meet in Turkey to draw up a "national pact" to back efforts to unseat President Assad's government.

Detained US soldier's wife speaks

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 08:58 AM PDT

The wife of the US soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians says he loves children and the charges against him are "unbelievable".

Men guilty over girl's shooting

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 08:33 AM PDT

Three men are convicted of the grievous bodily harm of a five-year-old girl who was injured and left paralysed when shots were fired into a south London shop.

Drivers vote yes to fuel strike

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 08:19 AM PDT

Fuel tanker drivers have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike in a row over terms and conditions, says the Unite union.

Game Group enters administration

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 09:27 AM PDT

Video game retailer, Game Group, goes into administration, with the immediate closure of 277 stores in the UK and Ireland.

Big media 'sweep in' for murders

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 09:33 AM PDT

The practices of local media contrasts hugely to national media who are able to "sweep in" and "sweep out again", the Leveson Inquiry hears.

In pictures: Mumbai's fight nights

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 04:23 PM PDT

Martial arts fight nights in Mumbai

In pictures: Pope visits Mexico

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 10:51 PM PDT

Benedict XVI begins his first visit Mexico

VIDEO: Syrian American artist's vision

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 09:24 PM PDT

Syrian-American artist reconnects with her identity

Proving you're gay to the Turkish army

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 04:46 PM PDT

The ordeal of proving you're gay to the Turkish army

Senegal proud of peaceful election

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 08:51 AM PDT

What can other African countries learn from Senegal's peaceful poll?

Day in pictures: 26 March 2012

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 04:47 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Everest Olympic medal pledge set to be honoured

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 12:05 AM PDT

Adventurer prepares to take 1924 Olympic medal to Everest summit

Spanish fears expose eurozone cracks

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 05:20 AM PDT

Eurozone leaders unsettled by talk of economic 'fragility'

Game, Set and Match

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 12:16 AM PDT

Rap legends De La Soul return as raw alter egos for concept album

French election irrelevant in poor suburbs

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 10:26 PM PDT

In France's poor suburbs the presidential race is an alien issue

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