Thursday, April 26, 2012

Taylor aided Sierra Leone crimes

Taylor aided Sierra Leone crimes

Taylor aided Sierra Leone crimes

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 09:50 AM PDT

Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor is convicted of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war at his trial in The Hague.

Massive Hama explosion 'kills 70'

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:06 AM PDT

At least 70 people are killed in an attack on a house in Hama, Syrian activists say, but the government says 16 died in a blast at an arms factory.

I missed NoW 'cover-up' - Murdoch

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 10:17 AM PDT

Rupert Murdoch tells the UK Leveson Inquiry into media ethics there was a "cover-up" at the News of the World but that it was kept hidden from him.

Nigeria newspaper hit by blasts

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 10:34 AM PDT

At least three people are reported killed in a blast at a newspaper office in Nigeria's capital, with more deaths reported in a northern city.

Norwegians defy Breivik in song

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 07:27 AM PDT

Some 40,000 people gather in Oslo to sing a peace song which mass killer Anders Behring Breivik condemned at his trial.

China death businessman 'no spy'

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 10:02 AM PDT

William Hague denies claims that Neil Heywood - who died in China last November - might have been a member of British intelligence.

Pakistani PM guilty of contempt

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 09:35 AM PDT

Pakistan's Supreme Court finds Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani guilty of contempt, but he escapes with only a token sentence and no jail term.

Personal data sites shut in raids

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:16 AM PDT

Dozens of websites offering credit card details and other private information for sale are taken down in a police operation spanning three continents.

Thirteen to stand in Egypt vote

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 07:48 AM PDT

The final list of candidates in Egypt's first post-Mubarak presidential election is published, with 13 candidates allowed to stand.

Cambodian environmentalist killed

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 09:15 AM PDT

Leading Cambodian environmentalist Chut Wutty is shot dead in an apparent shoot-out with police while investigating illegal logging.

Deutsche Bank hit by euro crisis

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 09:56 AM PDT

Deutsche Bank reports a sharp fall in profits, in part due to weaker performance in investment banking during the eurozone debt crisis.

Nintendo posts first annual loss

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:31 AM PDT

Nintendo reports its first annual net loss of 43.2bn yen ($533m; £329m) as sales of the Wii disappoint and a strong yen hits exports.

VIDEO: Chernobyl 'cap' to stop radiation leak

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:14 AM PDT

Twenty-six years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, a new protective covering is being built over the section of the reactor that exploded.

VIDEO: 'Cactus Jack' puppy's spiky story

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 03:31 AM PDT

A puppy in the US is up for adoption after being found alone and covered with cactus spines.

VIDEO: Are humans ready to become digital?

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 02:27 AM PDT

Spencer Kelly reports from the Robots and Avatars exhibition on how the virtual and real world are merging.

VIDEO: Taylor guilty of aiding war crimes

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 09:20 AM PDT

Charles Taylor was convicted of 11 counts including terror, murder and rape, but the United Nations-backed court found his influence fell short of command responsibility.

VIDEO: Chilean students clash with police

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 07:35 AM PDT

Chilean students demanding more funding for the country's education system clash with police in Santiago.

VIDEO: Library appeals for 7.5 million books

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 09:38 AM PDT

Tajikistan's new national library is asking the public to donate 7.5 million books to help fill its shelves.

VIDEO: AU sets up free hospital in Mogadishu

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 08:55 AM PDT

African Union forces in Somalia set up a hospital offering free medical treatment to patients in Mogadishu.

VW and Chrysler see profits jump

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 09:55 AM PDT

Car giants Volkswagen, Chrysler and Fiat all report strong rises in first-quarter profits as the global car market recovers.

Ofcom intensifies BSkyB inquiry

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 09:11 AM PDT

Ofcom asks News of the World publisher News Group for more documents relating to phone hacking as it decides whether BSkyB is fit to hold a broadcasting licence.

Digital Economy Act hit by delay

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:08 AM PDT

Plans to send warning letters to suspected illegal file-sharers have been put off until at least 2014, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport confirms.

Tor drops DRM from e-book library

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:53 AM PDT

Science fiction publisher Tor UK decides to drop anti-piracy restrictions from its electronic books.

Ewan McGregor joins Cannes jury

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 01:48 AM PDT

Actor Ewan McGregor and director Andrea Arnold join fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier as members of the jury panel selecting this year's Palme d'Or.

Olympic festival unveils line-up

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 08:06 AM PDT

London 2012 Festival organisers unveil the final line-up of the 12-week celebration of the arts that runs alongside the Olympic Games.

World's glaciers 'out of balance'

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:42 AM PDT

Earth's glaciers are seriously out of balance with the global climate and are already committed to losing almost 40% of their volume, a study reports.

Stain-shedding coating gets tough

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:55 AM PDT

Chemists devise a means to coat cotton fabrics with durable "super-hydrophobic" layers that repel water and stains alike.

'No evidence' of harm by mobiles

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 11:17 PM PDT

There is still no evidence mobile phones harm human health, says a major safety review for the UK's Health Protection Agency.

Appeal for blood before Olympics

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 04:13 PM PDT

As part of the contingency planning for the Olympics and Paralympics, the NHS is appealing for blood donors in the run-up to the start of the Games.

Guardiola considers Barca future

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 10:01 AM PDT

Pep Guardiola is understood to be on the brink of ending his tenure as manager of Barcelona after telling the club he cannot carry on.

Sachin in parliament 'nomination'

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 08:21 AM PDT

Top Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is recommended by the prime minister for a seat in India's upper house of parliament.

Student wins Google photo prize

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 09:40 AM PDT

A Swedish student has been named as the winner of the Google Photography Prize.

Sudan pay docked for war effort

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 03:46 AM PDT

Sudanese civil servants have been told to donate two days' salary to help pay for the conflict with South Sudan over the Heglig oilfield.

Japan clears top politician Ozawa

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 09:01 PM PDT

Influential Japanese politician and backroom power-broker Ichiro Ozawa is found not guilty in a funding scandal.

Europe anger at Tymoshenko health

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:38 AM PDT

The German president turns down a visit to Ukraine and the EU says it is "deeply preoccupied" by the treatment of jailed former PM Yulia Tymoshenko.

Brazil passes divisive forest law

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 12:02 AM PDT

Brazil's Congress approves controversial changes to the country's forest code which environmentalists say will spur Amazon deforestation.

Abbas backs VIP Jerusalem visits

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:20 AM PDT

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has spoken in support of Arab VIPS visiting al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.

Catholic academics criticise Ryan

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 09:48 AM PDT

US Congressman Paul Ryan's budget plan is condemned by faculty members at a top Catholic university ahead of his keynote speech there.

No 10 rejects Hunt inquiry calls

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 10:22 AM PDT

Downing Street says there are "no plans" to investigate whether Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has broken the ministerial code.

Duggan shooting witness emerges

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 10:12 AM PDT

The BBC has obtained footage of the aftermath of the police shooting of Mark Duggan, whose death sparked the 2011 summer riots.

Police name double murder suspect

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 09:15 AM PDT

Cleveland and North Yorkshire police name a man wanted in connection with two murders - in Middlesbrough and Whitby - described by detectives as "brutal".

Vote fraud claims sent to police

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 09:52 AM PDT

Allegations of postal voting fraud in east London have been passed to the Metropolitan Police, the Electoral Commission says.

Your pictures: Poland

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 02:58 AM PDT

Readers' photos on the theme Poland

The eurozone crisis as soap opera

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 04:40 PM PDT

Imagine the eurozone crisis as a TV drama

VIDEO: The brotherhood of US presidents

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:58 PM PDT

The bonds and burdens of US presidents

The road to recovery?

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:00 AM PDT

Could the US learn to love state intervention in the economy?

Day in pictures: 26 April 2012

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:36 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

How Gilani turned contempt case from catastrophe to triumph

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:39 AM PDT

How Pakistan's PM turned a potential disaster into a triumph

Speeding and danger in Sri Lanka's safari parks

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:10 PM PDT

Lust for a glimpse of game causes mayhem on Sri Lanka's safaris

The capital of the forgetful

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 04:26 PM PDT

Louis Theroux visits the 'capital of the forgetful'

Hollande prompts EU austerity rethink

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 02:14 AM PDT

France's Hollande prompts EU austerity rethink

World's five top cyber threats

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 04:00 PM PDT

The top five cyber threats for our world
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