Sunday, July 1, 2012

Turkey sends jets to Syria border

Turkey sends jets to Syria border

Turkey sends jets to Syria border

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 09:49 AM PDT

Turkey scrambles six fighters after Syrian helicopters fly near the border, the army says, further raising tensions after a Turkish jet was downed last month.

Barclays chairman Agius to resign

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:28 AM PDT

Marcus Agius is to resign as the chairman of Barclays following the Libor inter-bank lending rate scandal, the BBC has learned.

Mexicans vote for new president

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 10:03 AM PDT

Mexicans are voting to elect a new president and congress, after a campaign dominated by the economy and war on drugs.

Kenyan church attacks 'kill 15'

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 04:41 AM PDT

Fifteen people are killed in attacks on two churches in Garissa, a Kenyan town close to the Somali border, say the Red Cross and an official.

Protests on Hong Kong anniversary

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators march in Hong Kong as the former British colony marks 15 years since the return to Chinese rule.

State emergencies after US storms

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 07:59 AM PDT

States of emergency are declared in four US states and Washington DC after violent storms leave millions without power during an extreme heatwave.

Protest as Japan restarts reactor

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 06:34 AM PDT

Hundreds of protesters gather as Japan restarts the first nuclear reactor since the crisis at Fukushima last year.

Case for EU vote powerful - Hague

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 07:53 AM PDT

Foreign Secretary William Hague says there may be a "very powerful" case for an EU referendum if member states agree a closer union following the eurozone crisis.

Attacks renewed on Timbuktu tombs

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 10:52 AM PDT

Islamist rebels occupying the ancient city of Timbuktu in Mali vow to smash every mausoleum, in the face of international protests.

Gunman attacks French nightclub

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 08:30 AM PDT

Police in the French city of Lille are hunting a gunman who shot dead two people and injured five at a nightclub after being turned away.

VIDEO: Storm-hit US states declare emergency

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 06:05 AM PDT

States of emergency have been declared in parts of eastern United States after violent storms left nearly three million without power.

VIDEO: Soyuz spacecraft's 'bulls-eye' landing

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 06:34 AM PDT

A Russian Soyuz space capsule carrying three astronauts has touched down safely in Kazakhstan, bringing an end to their six month mission to the International Space Station.

VIDEO: Grandmother abandons Cuba-US swim

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 04:51 AM PDT

A 49-year-old grandmother has failed in her bid to become the first woman to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys without a shark cage.

VIDEO: Car tyres set to be labelled

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 02:45 AM PDT

A new EU law will require tyre manufacturers to attach labels saying how safe, fuel efficient and loud they are. The BBC's Richard Westcott reports.

VIDEO: India's tablet technology problems

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 03:36 AM PDT

The Indian government has launched the latest version of its Aakash device, which it hopes will be used by millions of school children across the country.

VIDEO: Tributes paid at Rodney King funeral

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 10:20 PM PDT

The funeral has taken place in Los Angeles of Rodney King, whose beating by white policemen led to deadly riots in the US city 20 years ago.

VIDEO: Roma now taking refuge in Berlin

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 09:21 AM PDT

The German city of Berlin, where the genocide of the Roma, or Gypsy, people was planned 70 years ago, has become the place where they now find refuge.

RBS sacks traders over Libor fix

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 08:39 AM PDT

The Royal Bank of Scotland has sacked four traders over their alleged involvement in the Libor-fixing scandal, it emerges.

Bank shareholders 'must get grip'

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 01:04 AM PDT

Shareholders "must get a stronger grip" to prevent corruption in banks, Business Secretary Vince Cable says in the wake of the Barclays scandal.

US rock singer arrested in Prague

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 04:15 AM PDT

Randy Blythe, singer with US metal band Lamb of God is arrested in Prague over the death of a fan at a gig in the Czech Republic two years ago.

Mangan 'upset' over axed series

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:25 AM PDT

Actor Stephen Mangan admits he is "bitterly upset" at the BBC's decision to drop the Dirk Gently series.

Highest-flying bird put to test

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 02:49 AM PDT

One of the world's highest-flying birds is filmed in a wind tunnel to see how it has adapted to fly at high altitude.

England waltz to win over Aussies

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:11 AM PDT

England outplay Australia to ease to a six-wicket win in the second one-day international at The Oval.

Sagan claims debut Tour victory

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 08:37 AM PDT

Slovak Peter Sagan wins the opening stage of the Tour de France ahead of yellow-jersey holder Fabian Cancellara.

Australia enacts carbon-tax law

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 10:06 PM PDT

Australia introduces its highly controversial carbon tax, targeting the country's 300 worst-polluting companies.

Ex-Israeli PM Yitzhak Shamir dies

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 12:11 PM PDT

Yitzhak Shamir, the former Israeli prime minister and leader of the right-wing Likud party, dies at the age of 96, officials say.

LA riot: Rodney King funeral held

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 08:19 PM PDT

The funeral has taken place in Los Angeles of Rodney King, the African-American at the centre of the deadly riots in the US city 20 years ago.

Police in riots feared for lives

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 10:34 AM PDT

Officers on the front lines of last summer's riots in England were left woefully outnumbered and in fear of their lives, a study reveals.

May 'changes UK immigration test'

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:06 AM PDT

Home Secretary Theresa May is reported to be planning changes to the test taken by foreign nationals who wish to become British citizens.

Pilot dies in vintage plane crash

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 08:59 AM PDT

The pilot of a vintage aircraft which crashed when landing at a Bedfordshire air show has died, police confirm.

Blast victim fund 'overwhelmed'

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 09:06 PM PDT

A fund set up for those affected by an explosion in Oldham is "overwhelmed" with donations from the public.

Getting married with 4,000 others

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 04:33 PM PDT

Getting married with 4,000 others on 1 July 1982

Don’t mention the war?

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 10:06 AM PDT

Is it time to stop using Hitler in arguments?

Mursi faces challenge to bring Egypt's Copts on side

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 07:03 AM PDT

Egypt's Copts look to new president for sense of equality

Why US sanctions hurt Iran more

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 05:26 PM PDT

Why Iran feels US oil sanctions more than EU's

'Wimbledon atmosphere was electric'

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 04:40 AM PDT

British number one savours atmosphere of Baghdatis match

In pictures: Mexico votes

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 10:14 AM PDT

Economy and war on drugs dominate as Mexicans vote

A refuge for the Roma in Berlin

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 04:38 PM PDT

How Germany is providing homes for Roma

Athletes' Village opens its doors

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 01:06 PM PDT

BBC man spends the night in Olympic's Athletes' Village
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