Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Dozens killed in Afghan blasts

Dozens killed in Afghan blasts


Dozens killed in Afghan blasts

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 10:29 AM PDT

A series of bombings on markets crowded with shoppers preparing for the end of Ramadan leaves 42 people dead in south-western and northern Afghanistan.

Bank to pay $340m for Iran deals

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 11:33 AM PDT

Standard Chartered agrees a $340m settlement with New York regulators that accused it of hiding $250bn of transactions with Iran.

Hypersonic jet aims to hit Mach 6

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 09:29 AM PDT

Hypersonic jet WaveRider is to undergo a test flight aiming to reach Mach 6 - more than 4,300 mph - above the Pacific Ocean.

Syria regime collapsing - ex-PM

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:37 AM PDT

Syria's regime is collapsing "morally, financially and militarily" and controls just 30% of the country, says former PM Riad Hijab who defected to Jordan.

London 2012 'biggest US TV event'

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 01:49 AM PDT

NBC's coverage of the London Olympics was the "most-watched television event in US history", the US network announces.

Yemen Republican Guard in clashes

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 10:16 AM PDT

At least two people die in clashes involving the elite Yemeni Republican Guard army unit near the defence ministry in the capital Sanaa.

Death sentences for Sinai attacks

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 11:16 AM PDT

An Egyptian court sentences 14 members of a militant Islamist group to death for deadly attacks in the town of al-Arish in Sinai last year.

Pussy Riot allies remain defiant

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 05:24 AM PDT

Members of the Russian punk movement Pussy Riot plan to continue anti-Putin protests despite the trial of three colleagues.

Bodies found in Kazakhstan park

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:50 AM PDT

Kazakh police launch a murder investigation after finding 11 bodies in a national park in the country's south-east.

Riots hit northern French city

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 09:37 AM PDT

Buildings and cars are torched and police officers injured in clashes overnight with youths in a deprived district of Amiens in France.

Cannabis factory in Rome tunnel

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 11:03 AM PDT

Italian police find a cannabis factory in an abandoned metro tunnel, after smelling the crop near the entrance.

Giant python caught in Florida

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 07:04 AM PDT

The biggest Burmese python ever caught in the wild in Florida has been captured in the Everglades, US scientists say.

VIDEO: Wildfires continue to rage in Spain

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 05:50 AM PDT

Firefighters in Spain's Canary Islands are still struggling to contain a blaze on La Gomera described by a local official as an "ecological disaster".

VIDEO: Cannabis farm found in Metro tunnel

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 09:19 AM PDT

Police in Rome have seized 340 kilos of marijuana in a drugs raid. It is thought to be worth 3 million euros.

VIDEO: Many injured in church firework blast

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 06:04 AM PDT

Up to 28 people were injured when a rogue firework accidentally set off thousands of others in a church bell tower at a festival in Spain.

VIDEO: Youths riot in northern French city

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:14 AM PDT

Buildings and cars were set alight as youths and police clashed during the night in the northern French city of Amiens.

VIDEO: 'Biggest python' discovery in Florida

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 12:02 AM PDT

A Burmese python measuring more than 17ft is believed to be the largest ever found in the US state of Florida.

VIDEO: Pussy Riot have 'no regrets'

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:19 AM PDT

Members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot plan to continue their anti-Putin protests despite the trial of three colleagues on hooliganism charges

VIDEO: US storms toss planes across airport

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 04:39 AM PDT

Fierce storms have ripped through north Texas, badly damaging at least 15 small planes on the tarmac at Forth Worth's airport.

Eurozone economy shrinks by 0.2%

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 04:23 AM PDT

The economy of the eurozone contracted by 0.2% in the second quarter of the year, official figures show, as the difficult period for the area continues.

US retail sales in surprise jump

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:04 AM PDT

US retail sales jumped unexpectedly in July, according to official data, pointing to a modest recovery in the world's biggest economy.

Surfthechannel owner sent to jail

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 07:54 AM PDT

The owner of Surfthechannel - a site which had offered links to pirated TV shows and movies - is sentenced to four years in jail.

Microsoft names Windows RT makers

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 05:54 AM PDT

Microsoft reveals the names of the five firms that will sell computers running on ARM-based chips and its Windows RT system.

Michael defends his ceremony song

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 09:03 AM PDT

Singer George Michael says he has no regrets about performing his new single as part of the London 2012 closing ceremony.

Once breaks even in record time

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 07:48 AM PDT

Broadway musical Once has recouped its initial $5.5 million (£3.5m) costs in less than six months, producers of the hit film adaptation say.

Mars rover spied by satellite

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 10:31 AM PDT

Nasa uses its high-resolution imaging satellite at the Red Planet to look down on the Curiosity rover and acquire a new picture of the recently landed six-wheeled robot.

Lethal snake viruses identified

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 09:46 AM PDT

The cause of a fatal illness that affects captive snakes has been identified, according to research published today.

Midlife exercise 'protects heart'

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 12:27 AM PDT

Ensuring you get enough exercise in midlife will help protect your heart, study findings suggest.

Pietersen absence 'may help team'

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 06:23 AM PDT

Tim Bresnan says England might be a better side without dropped batsman Kevin Pietersen.

Hodgson hoping youngsters excite

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 10:37 AM PDT

England manager Roy Hodgson says his England team against Italy will be picked with a view to building for the next World Cup.

Ugandan helicopter wrecks found

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:56 AM PDT

The wreckage of two Ugandan helicopters which went missing on Sunday is found along with two bodies and eight survivors, Kenyan officials say.

China signs deal with North Korea

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 05:24 AM PDT

China says it has signed agreements stepping up economic co-operation with North Korea during a visit to Beijing by a senior Pyongyang official.

Elephant grows from frozen sperm

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:57 AM PDT

An embryonic African elephant is photographed in the womb - the result of pioneering artificial insemination by an Austrian zoo.

Olympic flag arrives in Brazil

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 03:13 PM PDT

The Olympic flag arrives in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, the next host of the Games, a day after the closing ceremony in London.

Palestinians eye renewed UN bid

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 06:44 AM PDT

A senior Palestinian official has asked foreign diplomats in Jerusalem to support a renewed bid for member-state status at the United Nations.

Christie to head Republican gala

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 11:17 AM PDT

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will be the keynote speaker at this month's Republican national convention, the party says.

Angry reaction to rail fare hike

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 10:24 AM PDT

Passenger groups lead a chorus of protests against the 6.2% hike in some rail fares in England - an increase almost double the rate of inflation.

Couple pledge to share £148m win

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:33 AM PDT

A Suffolk couple who won £148m on the Euromillions lottery say it was life-changing "not just for us, for everyone".

Review into death of Tia Sharp

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 07:44 AM PDT

A south London council will conduct a serious case review following the death of Tia Sharp, who lived in the borough.

Rights pioneer Lord Morris dies

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 05:44 AM PDT

Disability rights pioneer and Labour peer Lord Morris of Manchester dies at the age of 84.

In pictures: Rio de Janeiro builds for the Olympic Games

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 03:44 AM PDT

Preparing for Rio Olympics 2016

The real medal winners and losers

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 05:47 AM PDT

Which nations under and over-achieved at the Games?

Five ghost projects of China

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 04:34 PM PDT

China's deserted towns and shopping malls

Day in pictures: 14 August 2012

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 04:21 AM PDT

News photographs of the past 24 hours from around the world.

Can expatriate Somalis rebuild their country?

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 03:52 AM PDT

Why a UK-based estate agent has gone home to Somalia

Hollywood heroines: Here to stay?

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 04:36 PM PDT

Are female action heroes only a flash in the pan?

German town in PR drive for talent

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 04:55 PM PDT

How a sleepy German town attracted foreign talent

Basque co-operative defies Spain slump

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 05:02 PM PDT

Basque co-operative defies Spanish recession

10 ways to fill the Olympics void

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 04:32 PM PDT

10 ways to fill the void left by the Olympics

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