Monday, April 23, 2012

Sarkozy seeks key far-right votes

Sarkozy seeks key far-right votes


Sarkozy seeks key far-right votes

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 10:02 AM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy woos far-right voters after losing narrowly to his Socialist rival in the presidential election's first round.

Breivik: Delay led to more deaths

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 08:45 AM PDT

Anders Behring Breivik tells his trial that, when he called police to surrender and they failed to return his call, he decided to carry on killing.

US targets 'tech-abuse' countries

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 08:48 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama announces fresh sanctions against Iran, Syria and those who help them use technology to crack down on dissent.

Dutch government falls in crisis

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:20 AM PDT

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte tenders his government's resignation to Queen Beatrix, paving the way for early elections.

Judas actor accidentally hanged

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:27 AM PDT

Brazilian actor Tiago Klimeck dies after accidentally hanging himself while playing Judas in an Easter Passion play.

Iceland ex-PM escapes punishment

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 08:57 AM PDT

Former Icelandic PM Geir Haarde is cleared of the main charge of negligence over the 2008 financial crisis, but is found guilty on a lesser charge

Shares slide as anxiety returns

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:08 AM PDT

Global stocks fall after weak manufacturing data and political uncertainty in France and the Netherlands hit investor confidence.

Key Iranian oil terminal 'hacked'

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 06:22 AM PDT

Iran has been forced to disconnect key oil facilities after suffering a malware attack on Sunday, say reports.

Ofcom to probe Sky email hacking

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 06:03 AM PDT

The UK regulator launches an investigation into email hacking by Sky News after the broadcaster admitted accessing two private accounts.

Syria army 'kills dozens in Hama'

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:14 AM PDT

Shells and gunfire from Syrian security forces have killed 33 people in the city of Hama, activists say, as the EU imposes a new round of sanctions.

Ugandan women strip in protest

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:25 AM PDT

A group of women strip to their bras in protest at the alleged sexual assault by Ugandan police of Ingrid Turinawe, the women's league leader of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change.

'Right to Pee' campaign in India

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 08:24 AM PDT

Activists in the Indian city of Mumbai launch a campaign to demand free public toilet facilities for women.

VIDEO: Sudans: Reporter caught in airstrike

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 06:31 AM PDT

Sudanese warplanes have dropped bombs near the South Sudanese border town of Bentiu, killing at least one person, according to witnesses.

VIDEO: US slackliner crosses China canyon

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 08:32 AM PDT

American slackline walker Dean Potter walks across China's Enshi Grand Canyon at a height of 1,800m.

VIDEO: Shakespeare played 70 different ways

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 12:12 AM PDT

The World Shakespeare Festival opens in London with 70 productions of the Bard's plays being performed in very new and surprising ways.

VIDEO: Breivik 'would do it again'

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:51 AM PDT

Anders Behring Breivik tells his trial that he would have carried out his attacks again "even knowing that 40% of the people on Utoeya were under 18 years old".

VIDEO: Two rescued from fishing trawler

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 04:58 AM PDT

Two fishermen have been rescued from their sinking trawler off the South coast.

VIDEO: Inquest into MI6 spy death begins

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 05:35 AM PDT

The inquest has begun into the death of an MI6 officer whose body was found padlocked inside a large bag, with the coroner saying intelligence agents could give evidence anonymously.

VIDEO: Poland's primeval forest where Bison roam

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 12:28 AM PDT

Poland boasts the last primeval, virginal forest in Europe which is home to a great deal of wildlife including 500 bison who had faced extinction.

Vodafone agrees takeover of C&WW

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:16 AM PDT

Mobile phone firm Vodafone agrees to buy telecoms company Cable & Wireless Worldwide in a deal valuing the firm at just over £1bn.

Tata's IT consultancy makes $10bn

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 08:51 AM PDT

Indian IT firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) crosses $10bn (£6.2bn) in annual revenues for the first time.

Talks proposed in China iPad row

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:38 AM PDT

A legal row over the use of the iPad name in China could be settled by out-of-court talks.

India becomes top spamming nation

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 04:19 AM PDT

India has become the top spam spewing nation on the planet in about 12 months, suggests a report by a computer security firm.

Hudson family murder trial opens

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 11:05 AM PDT

The trial opens in Chicago of the man accused of shooting three members of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's family in 2008.

Renewables 'help jobs and growth'

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:06 AM PDT

The renewable energy industry supports 110,000 jobs in the UK and could support 400,000 by 2020, a report says, as well as generating export revenue for the UK.

White killer whale adult spotted

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 06:19 PM PDT

A white orca is identified off Russia's Kamchatka peninsula - believed to be the first white adult seen in the wild.

Miniature honeycomb 'grows nerve'

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 11:57 PM PDT

A "miniature honeycomb" - or scaffold - could one day be used to encourage nerves to grow in order to repair damage, according to an international group of researchers.

Men set to live as long as women

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 05:33 AM PDT

The gap between male and female life expectancy is closing and men could catch up by 2030, according to an adviser for the Office for National Statistics.

Marriner to ref Manchester derby

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:41 AM PDT

Andre Marriner is named as referee for Manchester City versus Manchester United on 30 April.

Allen handed disciplinary charge

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:27 AM PDT

Mark Allen is told he will face a disciplinary process for comments he made at the World Championship.

Tsunami football found in Alaska

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 10:58 AM PDT

A football swept away by the tsunami and found on an Alaskan island is to be returned after its teenage Japanese owner was identified.

Hi-tech car aid for older drivers

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 06:21 PM PDT

A team at Newcastle University is developing new technology - including a "Granny-Nav" - aimed at helping older drivers stay on the road.

Sudan leader rejects peace talks

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:59 AM PDT

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir rules out talks with South Sudan, as he visits the oil-field town recently occupied by the South's troops.

EU suspends most Burma sanctions

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 05:00 AM PDT

The European Union formally agrees to suspend sanctions against Burma for a year in recognition of "historic changes" in the past year, officials say.

India state evicts French group

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 03:08 AM PDT

Nine French tourists are ejected from the Indian state of Bihar for alleged involvement in Maoist activities, police officials say.

Wal-Mart probes bribery claim

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 03:48 PM PDT

US retailing giant Wal-Mart is investigating allegations made in a New York Times article accusing its Mexican subsidiary of bribery.

Egypt scraps gas deal with Israel

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 02:33 AM PDT

Egypt's state-owned gas company says it has scrapped a controversial deal supplying Israel with 40% of its natural gas at lower than market prices.

Zimmerman freed on Florida bail

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 06:02 AM PDT

George Zimmerman, the man accused of murder over the killing of teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, is released from jail on a $150,000 bond.

MI6 spy only had 'vetted' guests

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:18 AM PDT

The sister of an MI6 officer - whose body was found in a padlocked bag - tells the inquest into his death her brother only allowed "vetted" people into his home.

Elect 80% of peers, report says

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:01 AM PDT

A reformed House of Lords should be 80% elected and there should be a referendum before any change is made, a parliamentary committee says.

Whitehall told to find £16bn more

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:08 AM PDT

Government departments are told to identify a further 5% of their budgets which can be cut, as part of moves to protect against future spending demands.

Sub grounding 'caused by errors'

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:14 AM PDT

A Royal Navy investigation into the grounding of the submarine HMS Astute finds a catalogue of errors led to the incident.

In pictures: Giants leave Liverpool

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 08:35 AM PDT

Giant marionettes have left Liverpool by boat

In pictures: The London Marathon

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 03:39 PM PDT

Runners in the 32nd London Marathon

Hamlet: The play Stalin hated

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 04:41 PM PDT

Stalin hated Hamlet, and its 'secret messages'

Are North Koreans really three inches shorter than South Koreans?

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 04:31 PM PDT

Are North Koreans really shorter than South Koreans?

How Nasa first saw the early universe

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 06:40 PM PDT

Celebrating Nasa's Cosmic Background Explorer

The risks of running a marathon

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 04:00 AM PDT

What are the health risks of running long distances?

Day in pictures: 23 April 2012

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 05:21 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Rio festival spreads the word

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 01:20 AM PDT

Literary festival aims to spur love of literature in Rio's favelas

Intel launches Ivy Bridge chips

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 04:01 PM PDT

Intel takes wraps off chips built on a new '3D technology'

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