Saturday, May 26, 2012

Syria child massacre confirmed

Syria child massacre confirmed

Syria child massacre confirmed

Posted: 26 May 2012 10:29 AM PDT

UN observers count at least 90 bodies, including 32 children, after Syrian government forces attacked the town of Houla, sparking foreign condemnation.

Pope's butler charged over leaks

Posted: 26 May 2012 07:23 AM PDT

The Pope's butler has been charged over the suspected leaking of confidential documents, as it steps up an inquiry into media leaks.

Finland gunman in deadly rampage

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:00 AM PDT

A teenager is arrested after two people are killed and several others wounded in an apparently random shooting in southern Finland.

Spain's Bankia vows transparency

Posted: 26 May 2012 04:37 AM PDT

The head of Spain's fourth-largest bank, Bankia, promises greater transparency after announcing 3bn-euro losses and asking for a state bailout.

Wanted Nazi dies in Germany at 90

Posted: 26 May 2012 08:58 AM PDT

Dutch-born Nazi war criminal Klaas Carel Faber, wanted by the Netherlands after escaping from jail there in 1952, dies in Germany, aged 90.

Humperdinck kicks off Eurovision

Posted: 26 May 2012 10:28 AM PDT

The UK's Engelbert Humperdinck is to go head to head with six Russian grannies as 26 countries compete in the final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan.

Polarised Egypt result confirmed

Posted: 26 May 2012 08:44 AM PDT

The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi and old regime figure Ahmed Shafiq will contest June's Egypt presidential run-off, state media confirm.

IMF boss ups pressure on Greece

Posted: 25 May 2012 03:58 PM PDT

IMF head Christine Lagarde urges Greeks to pay taxes, saying she worried more about sub-Saharan Africa than the crisis-hit European nation.

Medvedev named ruling party chief

Posted: 26 May 2012 04:36 AM PDT

Russia's ruling party elects Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as its new leader at a congress in Moscow.

Four die in Pakistan drone strike

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:10 AM PDT

Four die in a US drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region of Waziristan, with officials claiming the dead were militants.

Colombia troops jailed for murder

Posted: 25 May 2012 09:38 PM PDT

Six Colombian soldiers are jailed for killing a man and passing him off as a guerrilla killed in combat, in order to gain extra holiday and promotion.

Chile riot over smelly pig plant

Posted: 26 May 2012 10:38 AM PDT

Chile is evacuating nearly half a million pigs from one of the largest meat processing plants in Latin America after the foul smell sparked riots.

VIDEO: Astronauts praise Dragon craft

Posted: 26 May 2012 09:46 AM PDT

The California SpaceX company has seen its unmanned Dragon cargo ship attach successfully to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time.

VIDEO: Inside Google's lair

Posted: 25 May 2012 03:28 AM PDT

Click's Sumi Das reports from inside Google on the company's quest to perfect workplace efficiency by going the extra mile for their employees.

VIDEO: Stray dog completes 1700km race

Posted: 26 May 2012 05:56 AM PDT

A stray dog has completed a 1700km journey across China after joining a cycle race from Sichuan province to Tibet.

VIDEO: Syria child massacre confirmed

Posted: 26 May 2012 10:53 AM PDT

At least 90 people, including many children, have been killed in Syria's restive Homs province, opposition activists say, calling it a "massacre".

VIDEO: Cuba's crumbling housing crisis

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:25 AM PDT

Cuba's government is taking steps to address the country's housing crisis, brought on by a struggling economy and years of storm damage and neglect.

VIDEO: 'Pope's butler' quizzed on leaks

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:57 PM PDT

The Vatican says it has detained a person suspected of leaking a series of confidential documents and letters to the media.

VIDEO: Humperdinck to kick off Eurovision

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:09 AM PDT

Britain's Engelbert Humperdinck will open the proceedings as 26 countries compete in the final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Baku on Saturday.

Apple's boss rejects $75m payout

Posted: 25 May 2012 02:07 PM PDT

Apple's boss, Tim Cook, turns down a payout worth about $75m (£48m) that he was due from the technology giant's upcoming dividend.

Cookie law set to come into force

Posted: 25 May 2012 05:22 PM PDT

Thousands of UK websites are expected to be in breach of a law that dictates what they can log about visitors.

BBC presenter held in Zimbabwe

Posted: 26 May 2012 08:46 AM PDT

BBC Radio 3 classical music presenter Petroc Trelawny is arrested in Zimbabwe for not having a work permit.

Brazil forest bill part-vetoed

Posted: 25 May 2012 01:43 PM PDT

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has vetoed some of the articles in the controversial forest code, which environmentalists say could speed up deforestation.

Strauss ton leads England charge

Posted: 26 May 2012 10:19 AM PDT

Captain Andrew Strauss hits his second century of the series as England close day two on 259-2, trailing West Indies by 111.

Singapore in keenly-watched poll

Posted: 25 May 2012 09:07 PM PDT

Singapore holds a keenly-watched by-election to fill a parliamentary seat vacated after an opposition MP was expelled by his party in February.

UK plans for EU immigration rise

Posted: 26 May 2012 07:23 AM PDT

The Home Office draws up contingency plans to cope with a possible large increase in immigration from Greece if the euro collapses.

Honduras protest at media murders

Posted: 25 May 2012 03:27 PM PDT

Protest have been held across Honduras demanding an end to a series of murders of journalists, amid accusations that criminals enjoy impunity.

Anti-cuts protest at Clegg's home

Posted: 26 May 2012 09:50 AM PDT

Hundreds of anti-cuts protesters gather outside Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's home in south-west London.

Welsh valleys welcome torch relay

Posted: 26 May 2012 09:55 AM PDT

Thousands of people line the route of the Olympic torch relay as it winds its way from Cardiff, where Doctor Who star Matt Smith carried the flame, through the south Wales valleys towards Swansea.

Miliband fears for Afghan future

Posted: 26 May 2012 09:12 AM PDT

The international community must "up its game" to secure a lasting political settlement for Afghanistan, the Labour leader Ed Miliband has said during a secret visit to the country

Second body found in Indian river

Posted: 26 May 2012 08:42 AM PDT

The body of the second of two British men who went missing during a canoeing trip in India is found.

Eurovision and activism in Baku

Posted: 25 May 2012 04:30 PM PDT

Song contest turns the spotlight on Azerbaijan

A Point of View: I'm not toasting [insert head-of-state here]

Posted: 25 May 2012 09:40 AM PDT

Why Will Self won't drink a toast to the Queen or any head of state

Mount Everest's continuing pull

Posted: 25 May 2012 05:11 PM PDT

Are there too many people trying to scale Everest?

Regional rise of the Muslim Brotherhood

Posted: 26 May 2012 12:07 AM PDT

Regional rise of Muslim Brotherhood appears irresistible

The plunder of Afghanistan's fabulous ruby mines

Posted: 25 May 2012 06:39 PM PDT

The plunder of Afghanistan's fabulous gemstone mines

Made in Chelsea

Posted: 25 May 2012 06:03 PM PDT

What happens to gardens when the flower show is over?

Slow progress in solving Burma's ethnic conflicts

Posted: 25 May 2012 07:06 PM PDT

Some hopes of solving Burma's armed ethnic conflicts

'I get weird, painful swellings'

Posted: 25 May 2012 05:36 PM PDT

The rare condition which causes stress and pain
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