Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Breivik: Jail term 'ridiculous'

Breivik: Jail term 'ridiculous'


Breivik: Jail term 'ridiculous'

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 09:35 AM PDT

The man who killed 77 people in Norway last July tells an Oslo court there can be only two "just" outcomes to his trial - acquittal or the death penalty.

Sudan leader vows to 'free' South

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:09 AM PDT

Sudan's president says his goal is to liberate South Sudan's people from their government, as fears grow of an all-out war between the two countries.

Breast cancer map 'a key moment'

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Breast cancer should be regarded as 10 totally separate diseases, says a study described as a landmark moment for treatment.

Spain king sorry for hunting trip

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:30 AM PDT

King Juan Carlos apologises to the Spanish people for going on a hunting trip in Africa while his country was in economic crisis.

Clashes near Bahrain F1 exhibit

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:36 AM PDT

Bahraini security forces fire stun grenades at protesters gathered outside a cultural exhibition in Manama for Sunday's Formula 1 Grand Prix.

US condemns Afghan bodies 'abuse'

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 08:26 AM PDT

The US condemns the conduct of several American soldiers shown apparently abusing the corpses of suspected Afghan insurgents in 2010.

Syria 'gunfire' as UN team visits

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:01 AM PDT

Shooting breaks out during a visit to a Damascus suburb by UN observers, activists say, as the UN prepares plans to expand the mission.

Bin Laden widows face deportation

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:03 AM PDT

Pakistan is preparing to deport three widows of former al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden and their children 'as early as possible', officials say.

Italy slashes 2012 growth outlook

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 06:01 AM PDT

The Italian government slashes its forecast for the economy in 2012 and admits it will not be able to balance the budget in 2013.

Hollande threatens to veto pact

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:12 AM PDT

Francois Hollande, the Socialist tipped to win France's presidential election, says he will not endorse the EU fiscal compact unless it promotes growth.

Woman shot mother and took baby

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 08:58 AM PDT

A woman is charged with capital murder near Houston, Texas, after a woman was shot dead and her three-day-old son abducted outside a paediatric centre.

Leader in billion-euro space bid

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 04:26 AM PDT

A proposal to study Jupiter's icy moons - known as Juice - is now the front runner in the competition to select Europe's next big space mission.

VIDEO: 'I flew the shuttle piggy-back'

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 06:14 AM PDT

One of the pilots who has flown the adapted shuttle-carrying 747 has spoken to the BBC about the challenge of flying with such an unusual load.

VIDEO: London marks 100 days to Olympics

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:51 AM PDT

At Horse Guards Parade, 260 members of the Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots and Welsh Guards formed the number 100 in recognition of the day.

VIDEO: Panetta: Troop photos 'unacceptable'

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:46 AM PDT

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has condemned photos which show US soldiers posing with the mangled remains of suspected suicide bombers.

VIDEO: Ten breast cancer types discovered

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:16 AM PDT

What we currently call breast cancer should be thought of as 10 completely separate diseases, according to a study which has been described as a landmark moment for treatment.

VIDEO: Another day, another demo in Bahrain

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 02:14 PM PDT

As preparations get underway for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, a leading human rights group has said torture and ill-treatment are continuing in the Gulf kingdom.

AUDIO: Teen 'with the voice of Optimus Prime'

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:24 AM PDT

BBC Radio 5 live's Tony Livesey spoke to the 14-year-old whose voice has become an internet sensation.

VIDEO: Russian punk band to appear in court

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 01:54 AM PDT

Three women detained for singing a political punk song in Moscow's main cathedral will appear in court later this week.

Spain threatens Argentina on YPF

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:08 AM PDT

Spain threatens retaliation against Argentina over the nationalisation of oil firm YPF, raising the prospects of a trade war.

Audi buys Italian motorcycle firm

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 09:54 AM PDT

Volkswagen's Audi arm has bought Italian motorcycle firm Ducati for an undisclosed sum, it has said.

UK web owners face cookie crunch

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 06:12 AM PDT

As new cookie tracking restrictions approach, a survey suggests the UK's leading sites host an average of 14 "trackers" per page.

3D printers set to produce drugs

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 09:32 AM PDT

Efforts to create customised medicines using 3D printer-based technology are being developed in Glasgow.

Museum burns art in cuts protest

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 03:49 AM PDT

A museum in Italy has started burning its artworks in protest at budget cuts which it says have left cultural institutions out of pocket.

Tolkien and Dickens join for book

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 01:34 AM PDT

A grandson of JRR Tolkien and a descendant of Charles Dickens are to collaborate on two new fantasy books for children.

Hyrax syntax skills 'surprise'

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:47 PM PDT

A small, fluffy mammal called the rock hyrax is a surprisingly sophisticated communicator, a study published in a Royal Society journal suggests.

Gravity disturbs bees' dancing

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:48 PM PDT

Honey bees "dancing" to explain directions to flowers to other bees make more errors due to gravity when performing horizontally, say researchers.

Blind mice treated in transplant

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:20 AM PDT

British scientists have restored the sight of blind mice by transplanting light-sensitive photoreceptor cells into their eyes.

Clock change 'hits teens' sleep'

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:30 AM PDT

Teenagers get only six hours of sleep during the week after the clocks change, say researchers at the University of Surrey.

I want 9.4secs at Olympics - Bolt

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 07:20 AM PDT

Usain Bolt wants to "amaze" the world at London 2012 by running 9.4 seconds for the 100m and 19 seconds for the 200m.

Ex-Mali leader in Senegal embassy

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 09:56 AM PDT

Mali's former President Amadou Toumani Toure, whose whereabouts had been unknown since being ousted in a coup last month, is in the Senegalese embassy in Bamako, President Macky Sall of Senegal says.

Burma's Suu Kyi to visit Europe

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 03:35 AM PDT

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to travel abroad for the first time in 24 years, suggesting she has growing confidence in reforms.

Ship 'facing Syrian arms search'

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 08:00 AM PDT

A German-owned ship is to be searched by Turkish port authorities after claims that it is carrying arms destined for Syria.

Cuba hails 'anti-US rebellion'

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:18 AM PDT

Cuba hails a Latin American "rebellion" against US dominance at the Summit of the Americas last weekend.

ICC prosecutor arrives in Libya

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 06:57 AM PDT

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor arrives in Libya to discuss the case of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, indicted for crimes against humanity.

US couple claim $111m lottery win

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:51 AM PDT

A retired couple from southern Illinois are the third and final winners to claim a share of a record $656m (£409m) Mega Millions lottery jackpot.

Doubt over Abu Qatada deportation

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:39 AM PDT

The radical cleric's deportation is in doubt after an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights, which the home secretary calls a "delaying tactic".

Fuel tanker drivers reject deal

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 09:56 AM PDT

Fuel tanker drivers' representatives reject a deal aimed at resolving the dispute over working conditions - but say they are not going on strike.

Give a 'hoodie' a job - Grayling

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 09:38 AM PDT

The employment minister says firms should hire young British people "from a poor background" rather than more experienced foreign workers.

UK soldier dies from Afghan blast

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:27 AM PDT

A British soldier dies from his injuries following a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan last week, the Ministry of Defence says.

Discovery's final journey: Your pictures

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 01:44 PM PDT

Your pictures of the Discovery space shuttle

World's first children's slide

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 10:05 AM PDT

The world's first children's slide

Saudi Arabia: Readers respond to princess

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 03:58 AM PDT

Readers' responses to a Saudi princess's call for change

Tracing my ancestry back to the Stone Age

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 04:17 PM PDT

I am part Neanderthal - and so might you be

Self-immolations shake Tibetan resolve

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 06:00 AM PDT

Self-immolations shake faith in Dalai Lama's path of non-violence

Day in pictures: 18 April 2012

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 03:34 AM PDT

Twenty-four hours of news photos from around the world

Sudan's tangled conflicts fuel border battles

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:53 AM PDT

The rebels seeking to take advantage of border clashes

Q&A: Reforming European Court of Human Rights

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 03:54 AM PDT

UK leads debate on reforming European Court of Human Rights

VIDEO: Olympics people in numbers

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 06:23 PM PDT

Olympics people in numbers

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