Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Merkel challenged over EU growth

Merkel challenged over EU growth


Merkel challenged over EU growth

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:44 AM PDT

EU leaders begin summit talks in Brussels with Germany resisting pressure to launch eurobonds as a way to ease the debt crisis and revive growth.

Egyptians vote in landmark poll

Posted: 23 May 2012 08:38 AM PDT

Egyptians are voting in the first free presidential election in their history, made possible by last year's Arab Spring uprising.

Pakistan jails 'Bin Laden' doctor

Posted: 23 May 2012 11:03 AM PDT

A Pakistani doctor is sentenced to at least 30 years in jail for a false vaccination programme which helped the US find and kill Osama Bin Laden.

Facebook and banks face lawsuit

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:08 AM PDT

Facebook, its founder Mark Zuckerberg, and the banks leading its flotation are sued over claims that financial information was not disclosed.

Beijing toilets in 'two fly rule'

Posted: 23 May 2012 03:58 AM PDT

Beijing authorities set new standards for public toilets, including a stipulation that they should contain no more than two flies.

Street lights 'changing ecology'

Posted: 23 May 2012 12:55 AM PDT

Researchers find that ground-dwelling invertebrates such as harvestmen and beetles preferentially live near street lights, even during the day.

Powers make Iran nuclear proposal

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:56 AM PDT

A group of six world powers put forward a detailed proposal aimed at stopping Iran processing enriched uranium.

US agents in 64 misconduct cases

Posted: 23 May 2012 09:17 AM PDT

Sixty-four allegations of sexual misconduct have been made against the US Secret Service over the past five years, a congressional panel hears.

Russia tests secret new missile

Posted: 23 May 2012 05:44 AM PDT

Russia tests a new long-range missile which sources say is designed to penetrate Nato's missile defence shield.

Wingsuit flyer lands chute-free

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:24 AM PDT

A stuntman lands safely after making what is thought to be the world's first wingsuit flight without deploying a parachute.

Chimpanzees behave 'like people'

Posted: 23 May 2012 02:15 AM PDT

Chimps and orangutans really do have "personalities like people", new research says

VIDEO: Skydiver lands in cardboard boxes

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:27 AM PDT

A stuntman is thought to have become the first person to jump out of a helicopter and land safely without deploying a parachute.

VIDEO: Didier Drogba joins torch relay

Posted: 23 May 2012 07:35 AM PDT

Thousands of people have turned out to cheer on former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba as he carried the Olympic torch through Swindon.

VIDEO: i-Knight: Apple designer becomes Sir

Posted: 23 May 2012 04:13 AM PDT

The man responsible for designing some of the most popular Apple products has been knighted by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace.

VIDEO: Former Greek PM gives euro warning

Posted: 22 May 2012 11:20 PM PDT

Greece's former prime minister George Papandreou said it would be a "much worse choice" for Greece to leave the euro.

VIDEO: Kosovo's fight for Olympic recognition

Posted: 22 May 2012 10:43 PM PDT

Athletes from Kosovo are asking the International Olympic Committee to recognise their country and allow them to represent it.

AUDIO: 'Ronald Reagan's blood' for sale?

Posted: 23 May 2012 04:03 AM PDT

Radio 5 live asked the director of the Reagan Foundation about the sale of a vial of blood taken from President Reagan.

VIDEO: Prince Charles turns his hand to DJing

Posted: 22 May 2012 06:32 PM PDT

Prince Charles proved to be a dab-hand as a DJ on a visit to a youth centre music studio in Canada.

Shares hit by concern over Greece

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:44 AM PDT

World stock markets fall sharply ahead of an EU meeting, as concerns mount over Greece's future in the euro.

Fiat and Mazda in car alliance

Posted: 23 May 2012 02:11 AM PDT

Carmakers Fiat and Mazda announce they have formed an alliance to develop two-seater sports cars.

Google funds computer teaching

Posted: 23 May 2012 11:00 AM PDT

The search firm's chairman announces funds to place new computer science teachers in English schools.

Raspberry Pi's budget challengers

Posted: 23 May 2012 05:54 AM PDT

Two Asian Android-based micro-PCs offer users an alternative to the British-designed project.

Arts A-list gathers for the Queen

Posted: 23 May 2012 09:25 AM PDT

Sir Derek Jacobi, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Paul McCartney and David Hockney are among the leading cultural figures joining the Queen at a reception in London.

On the Road is unveiled at Cannes

Posted: 23 May 2012 07:21 AM PDT

A long-awaited film adaptation of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road is screened for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival.

Nations need food security goals

Posted: 23 May 2012 03:53 AM PDT

The biggest environmental summit for a decade needs to deliver meaningful progress on global food security sustainable agriculture, say researchers.

Lab grows heart muscle from skin

Posted: 22 May 2012 06:55 PM PDT

Scientists in Israel say they have managed to turn patients' own skin cells into heart muscle in the lab.

Chronic pain under-treated - NICE

Posted: 22 May 2012 04:15 PM PDT

Many patients with advanced cancer and other debilitating conditions are being "under-treated" for their pain, according to new guidance.

Barton handed 12-match suspension

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:59 AM PDT

Queens Park Rangers captain Joey Barton is banned for 12 matches following a Football Association hearing.

Liverpool make stadium 'progress'

Posted: 23 May 2012 06:00 AM PDT

Managing director Ian Ayre says Liverpool are moving closer to a decision on whether to redevelop Anfield or move to a new stadium.

Four held over police 'bribes'

Posted: 23 May 2012 07:41 AM PDT

One Scotland Yard detective and three former officers are arrested in connection with claims that anti-corruption officers were bribed.

'Roma inequalities span Europe'

Posted: 23 May 2012 05:05 AM PDT

Roma (or Gypsy) communities in Western Europe often face similar levels of discrimination as their counterparts in the east, the EU and UN say.

Bomb 'targets Colombia ex-leader'

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:23 PM PDT

A bomb is found hidden in a lamp at a theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ahead of a speech to be given there by Colombian ex-President Alvaro Uribe.

Lebanese pilgrims 'to be freed'

Posted: 23 May 2012 07:33 AM PDT

Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour announces that 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims kidnapped in Syria have been found and should be released soon.

Montreal demonstration turns ugly

Posted: 23 May 2012 05:30 AM PDT

At least 100 people are arrested in Montreal as the latest in a series of protests against a planned rise in student tuition fees turns ugly.

BAE signs £1.9bn Saudi jet deal

Posted: 23 May 2012 09:40 AM PDT

British defence giant BAE signs a £1.9bn ($3bn) deal with Saudi Arabia to supply Hawk trainer jets, safeguarding over 200 UK jobs.

Rabies case confirmed in London

Posted: 23 May 2012 09:43 AM PDT

A London patient is confirmed as having rabies after being bitten by a dog in South Asia, the Health Protection Agency says.

Morgan explained hacking - Paxman

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:09 AM PDT

Ex-tabloid newspaper editor Piers Morgan explained how to access mobile phone voicemail messages, Jeremy Paxman tells the Leveson Inquiry.

PM rebuked on 'idiot' Balls jibe

Posted: 23 May 2012 07:25 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron is rebuked for unparliamentary language after calling shadow chancellor Ed Balls a "muttering idiot".

In pictures: Egypt votes

Posted: 23 May 2012 06:11 AM PDT

Images from the streets of Cairo as polls open

Could a human body hide a bomb?

Posted: 22 May 2012 05:28 PM PDT

Could a bomb really be sewn into a human?

Living with a Nazi name

Posted: 22 May 2012 05:32 PM PDT

The troubled descendants of Nazi war criminals

A love-hate relationship

Posted: 23 May 2012 05:46 AM PDT

Damian Grammaticas on China's mixed feelings towards foreigners

Day in pictures: 23 May 2012

Posted: 23 May 2012 04:09 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

VIDEO: Met Office: How to count pollen

Posted: 22 May 2012 04:04 PM PDT

How pollen is captured and counted for forecast

Has India's government stalled?

Posted: 23 May 2012 01:58 AM PDT

Why India's government needs to do much more on growth

Singapore schools 'cut the cramming'

Posted: 22 May 2012 04:03 PM PDT

Singapore's world-leading schools want creativity not cramming

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