Saturday, June 2, 2012

Mubarak jailed for protest deaths

Mubarak jailed for protest deaths


Mubarak jailed for protest deaths

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 10:52 AM PDT

Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak is jailed for life over the killing of demonstrators last year, but big protests follow the acquittal of key officials.

Deadly Lebanon clashes over Syria

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 10:06 AM PDT

At least seven people are killed and many injured in the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, as clashes erupt linked to unrest across the border in Syria.

Derby Day starts Jubilee events

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 10:33 AM PDT

Queen Elizabeth launches four days of events in the UK and the Commonwealth to celebrate 60 years since she became monarch.

Aid workers freed in Afghanistan

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 09:09 AM PDT

Four aid workers kidnapped in north-eastern Afghanistan last month are freed in a "breathtaking" operation by coalition special forces.

Sudanese refugees 'flee to South'

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 08:31 AM PDT

Thousands of Sudanese pour over the border into South Sudan to escape fighting between government forces and rebels, an NGO says.

Deadline set in Iran terror case

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 07:10 AM PDT

A US appeals court gives the state department four months to decide whether the MEK Iran dissident group should remain on the US terror blacklist.

Burma 'abandons nuclear research'

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 08:35 AM PDT

Burma has abandoned research into nuclear power generation, its defence minister Hla Min tells a Singapore security conference.

US warships in Pacific relocation

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 08:54 PM PDT

Defence chief Leon Panetta gives the first details of America's new naval strategy in Asia, saying most US warships will be based in the Pacific by 2020.

Honduras in anti-corruption drive

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 10:03 PM PDT

An anti-corruption commission begins work in Honduras, where it will target rogue officials in the judicial system and police.

US military in breast-feeding row

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 08:36 PM PDT

The US military authorities criticise two servicewomen for allowing a photo showing them breast-feeding in uniform to be published on the web.

US boxer Mayweather goes to jail

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 08:12 PM PDT

US boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr starts a 90-day jail sentence for domestic violence, which had been postponed in January to allow him to fight.

VIDEO: Rio's famous rubbish dump to close

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 07:38 PM PDT

Latin America's largest rubbish dump, the Jardim Gramacho landfill in Rio de Janeiro, is to close for environmental reasons - costing thousands of local people their jobs.

VIDEO: Historic footage of Queen is aired

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 02:26 PM PDT

Remarkable footage has been broadcast for the first time, showing the Queen returning to Britain, just hours after she had succeeded to the throne.

VIDEO: Mubarak jailed for protest deaths

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 09:27 AM PDT

Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak is jailed for life over the killing of demonstrators last year, but the acquittal of key aides sparked calls for protests.

VIDEO: What is the transit of Venus?

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:50 PM PDT

Science presenter Liz Bonnin explains what the transit of Venus is and why it is so rare.

VIDEO: Annan warns of Syria 'all-out war'

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 10:05 AM PDT

Syria is slipping closer to all-out war with each passing day, the UN peace envoy has warned.

VIDEO: Ai Weiwei's 2012 London pavilion

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 06:23 PM PDT

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has spoken of his hopes to travel to London to see the sunken pavilion he helped to design for the London 2012 Festival.

VIDEO: How good is the latest personal security tech?

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 02:14 AM PDT

They can track you, sound alarms and take photos but how safe can the latest security tech keep you?

Hot favourite Camelot wins Derby

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 08:09 AM PDT

Camelot gives trainer Aidan O'Brien his fourth straight Classic with the trainer's son Joseph piloting the winner home in the Derby.

Murray negotiates Giraldo threat

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 09:03 AM PDT

Britain's Andy Murray beats Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 6-3 6-4 6-4 to reach the last 16 of the French Open.

Library book back after 80 years

Posted: 31 May 2012 04:43 AM PDT

A library book is returned to Navan library in County Meath, just 80 years too late.

Srebrenica deaths 'not genocide'

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 09:02 AM PDT

Serbia's new President, nationalist Tomislav Nikolic, denies that the Srebrenica massacre of some 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Bosnia in 1995 was genocide.

Bail revoked for George Zimmerman

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 01:51 PM PDT

The US neighbourhood watchman charged with the murder of a black unarmed teenager has his bail revoked and must surrender himself within 48 hours.

Stinger halts 'wrong way' car

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 05:24 AM PDT

Police use a stinger to halt a car which travelled the wrong way for more than 14 miles on the M25 and M26.

Man's body found on Newquay beach

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 08:18 AM PDT

The clothed body of a young man is found on a beach in north Cornwall, prompting a police investigation.

Anti-fascist march is re-routed

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 10:58 AM PDT

Anti-fascist protesters marching in Brighton are stopped from entering an area where right-wing supporters had gathered.

Bishop fears divorce 'epidemic'

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 05:43 AM PDT

Promiscuity, and divorce have reached epidemic proportions in the UK, the Bishop of London says, as he urges people to restore relationships.

My name is... Canned Meat

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:40 PM PDT

Cuba's passion for crazy names

Are men really more unfaithful than women?

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:39 PM PDT

Do men really cheat on partners more than women?

Pomp and pageantry on the Thames

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 07:56 PM PDT

Royal extravaganzas past and present, in sound and pictures

Can Syria avoid 'catastrophic civil war'?

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 02:29 PM PDT

Will Houla massacre tip Syria into civil war?

Leaks and power plays in Vatican City

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 05:59 PM PDT

The mission to stop leaks from the Vatican

In pictures: Lives of leprosy patients in Brazil

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 05:46 PM PDT

Lives of leprosy patients in Brazil

Filipinos gripped by judge's TV trial

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 05:54 PM PDT

A Philippine judge's trial looks more like a soap opera

No comments:

Post a Comment