Monday, July 23, 2012

Deadly Iraq attacks kill scores

Deadly Iraq attacks kill scores


Deadly Iraq attacks kill scores

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 06:36 AM PDT

A wave of bomb attacks and shootings in Baghdad and north of the Iraqi capital kills at least 107 people, say security and medical officials.

Spain bans trades as markets fall

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 09:18 AM PDT

Spain bans the short-selling of shares, in which traders bet on prices falling, after markets were hit by new bailout fears.

Aurora suspect appears in court

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 09:22 AM PDT

The man accused over a shooting spree at a Batman film screening in Aurora, Colorado, that killed 12 and injured 58, appears in court.

Syria pledge on chemical weapons

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:53 AM PDT

Syria says it will not use chemical weapons against its own people, as rebels tell the BBC they are encouraged by last week's assassinations.

Team builds artificial jellyfish

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 02:59 AM PDT

Scientists in the US have created a free swimming artificial jellyfish using heart muscle cells from rats.

Penn State fined $60m over abuse

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:22 AM PDT

US college sport authorities fine Penn State University $60m (£39m) and strip it of all wins from 1998-2011 over sexual abuse by an assistant coach.

Questions after Beijing floods

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 03:02 AM PDT

As Beijing copes with the aftermath of the heaviest rainfall to hit the capital in 60 years, Chinese media and internet users raise questions about infrastructure and warning systems.

EU deal over Zimbabwe sanctions

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 09:24 AM PDT

The European Union agrees to suspend most sanctions against Zimbabwe once it has held a credible referendum on a new constitution.

Four killed in Spain wildfires

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:36 AM PDT

The death toll rises to four in forest fires raging in Spain's north-eastern Catalonia region, as flames approach the wooded Pyrenees.

Drug-resistant HIV 'on increase'

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 07:09 PM PDT

Drug-resistant HIV has been increasing in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade, according to experts writing in the Lancet.

Batman 'sets box office record'

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 02:02 AM PDT

The Dark Knight Rises makes $160m at North American box offices, but takings are down on forecasts made before a mass shooting in Colorado.

VIDEO: Thousands flee Spain wildfires

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 05:42 AM PDT

The death toll rises to four in forest fires raging in Spain's north-eastern Catalonia region, with reports of smoke reaching parts of Barcelona.

VIDEO: Tourists rescued from China floods

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:28 AM PDT

More than 70 tourists were rescued in Northern China, after rising floodwater destroyed the bridge they were using.

VIDEO: Double decker bus does push-ups

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 06:01 AM PDT

Artist David Cerny has created an exercising double decker bus named the London Booster.

VIDEO: Aurora vigil for shooting victims

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:32 AM PDT

Hundreds of people have attended a vigil in Aurora, Colorado, after the shooting rampage in the Denver suburb left 12 people dead and dozens more wounded.

VIDEO: Full Islamic veil TV channel launches

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 02:48 AM PDT

A new TV channel using female presenters and crew who wear full Islamic veils is launched in Egypt.

VIDEO: Navigational prayer mat unveiled

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 03:12 AM PDT

A Turkish designer has developed a prayer mat with a built-in navigation system, which lights up as soon as it finds the direction towards Mecca.

VIDEO: Is chirping the new tweeting?

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Patrick Bergel, chief executive and founder of Chirp, shows how his technology uses sound to convey information over the internet.

Favourite turns down Barclays job

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:28 AM PDT

Sir Michael Rake, deputy chairman of Barclays, has ruled himself out of the running to become chairman of the under-fire bank.

China's CNOOC in $15bn takeover

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 07:53 AM PDT

China's biggest offshore oil producer CNOOC is poised to buy Canada's Nexen for $15.1bn in what would be China's largest foreign takeover deal.

Chirp app to 'make phones sing'

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 04:52 PM PDT

A new UK-developed app allows users to send files and weblinks to each other's smartphones via "digital birdsong".

Three strikes 'halved NZ piracy'

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 04:12 AM PDT

Controversial anti-piracy measures have led to a significant dip in illegal downloading, a New Zealand recording industry group says.

Olympic torch to visit EastEnders

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 09:25 AM PDT

The Olympic torch will visit the fictional London borough of Walford when it appears in a special live section of BBC soap EastEnders later.

Tributes paid to actor Simon Ward

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 03:54 AM PDT

Friends and colleagues pay tribute to British actor Simon Ward, who has died at the age of 70.

Treasury pressure on climate goal

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 07:39 AM PDT

The Chancellor has demanded that that Energy Secretary Ed Davey abandon the UK's pathway towards climate targets.

Asia 'fuels wildlife parts trade'

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:05 AM PDT

WWF ranks Vietnam, Laos and Mozambique lowest in a report focusing on illegal trade in rhino horn, ivory and tiger parts.

Reducing salt 'would cut cancer'

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 04:33 PM PDT

Cutting back on salty foods such as bacon, bread and breakfast cereals could reduce people's risk of developing stomach cancer, according to the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).

England slide to innings defeat

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:03 AM PDT

Dale Steyn takes 5-56 as South Africa ease to an innings-and-12-run victory over England in the first Test at The Oval.

Wiggins turns focus to Olympics

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 12:55 PM PDT

Bradley Wiggins will immediately focus on his London 2012 preparations following his historic Tour de France victory.

US stores evacuated as bear shops

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 03:06 PM PDT

US shoppers are thrown into a panic by a disorientated bear that wandered into a shopping centre in Pennsylvania.

South Sudan offers Khartoum $3bn

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:08 AM PDT

South Sudan offers Sudan more than $3bn (£2bn) in compensation as both sides try to resolve long-standing differences before a UN deadline.

Thousands flee rioting in Assam

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 02:43 AM PDT

Tens of thousands of villagers flee their homes in the Indian state of Assam following clashes over the weekend that killed at least 17 people, police say.

Former bank executives in court

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:18 AM PDT

Two former senior executives of the Anglo Irish Bank have appeared in court in Dublin over alleged financial irregularities at the bank.

Crash kills top Cuban dissident

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 06:33 AM PDT

One of Cuba's most prominent dissidents and Sakharov human rights prize winner, Oswaldo Paya, dies in a car crash.

Draft deal in milk price dispute

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:29 AM PDT

Dairy farmers and the processing firms they supply have agreed on the broad principles of a deal in their dispute over prices, the government says.

Payment probe into jail officers

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:36 AM PDT

Two officers at high-security prisons allegedly took illegal payments from Mirror, Express and News International journalists, the Leveson Inquiry is told.

Games traffic issues 'inevitable'

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:40 AM PDT

Transport disruption during the Olympics is inevitable, with "huge numbers" of people putting the system under pressure, the PM's spokesman says.

Dad drove engine that killed son

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 06:04 AM PDT

The father of a boy who died in a steam engine accident at a County Durham museum was driving the vehicle, police reveal.

In pictures: 125 years of Daimler

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 04:58 AM PDT

Daimler celebrates its pioneering motor years

In pictures: Spain's wildfires

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 04:39 AM PDT

Wildfires out of control in Catalonia

First glimpse of Nowhereisland

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 04:10 PM PDT

A floating art installation

In pictures: Beijing's deadly deluge

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 09:09 AM PDT

Beijing's heaviest rainfall in 60 years

What's it like to run on a Pistorius-style blade?

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:46 AM PDT

What's it like to run on a Pistorius-style blade?

Finland's love affair with the tango

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 04:05 PM PDT

Finland's unlikely love affair with the tango

Syria crisis: Humanitarian pressure grows

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:26 AM PDT

Syrian conflict sends thousands of people fleeing to safety

Do those who retire early live longer?

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 04:32 AM PDT

Do those who retire early live longer?

Day in pictures: 23 July 2012

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 04:26 AM PDT

News photos from around the world over the past 24 hours

Tino Sehgal takes over Tate Modern

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:54 AM PDT

Face to face with live art in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall

Boy who lived at 35 addresses

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 06:44 PM PDT

Meeting the boy who had 35 addresses

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