Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Isaac reaches hurricane strength

Isaac reaches hurricane strength


Isaac reaches hurricane strength

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:54 AM PDT

Tropical Storm Isaac becomes a hurricane with winds of 75 mph (120km/h), US forecasters say, as it bears down on the Gulf Coast.

France 'opens Arafat murder case'

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:51 AM PDT

France opens a murder inquiry into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, French media report, after his widow alleges he was poisoned.

Rover's first find in Sharp focus

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 03:21 AM PDT

The US space agency's Curiosity rover snaps increasingly informative images and relays audio from Earth ahead of its trip to the Glenelg junction.

Long sentence for Russia activist

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 03:14 AM PDT

A Russian opposition activist is jailed for possession of heroin for eight years - double the sentence requested by the prosecution.

Dutroux ex-wife set for convent

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:42 AM PDT

A Belgian court controversially clears the way for the ex-wife and accomplice of child killer Marc Dutroux to gain early release to a convent.

Deadly car bomb at Syria funeral

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:28 AM PDT

Twelve people are killed by a car bomb at a funeral in the Jaramana suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus, state TV says.

Corrie parents lose Israel case

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 06:22 AM PDT

Israel was not at fault for the death of US activist Rachel Corrie, killed in Gaza by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, an Israeli court rules.

Grenade kills Kenyan policeman

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:01 AM PDT

A grenade is thrown at police in the Kenyan city of Mombasa, killing one officer and wounding 16 others, the Red Cross says.

Republicans ready to crown Romney

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:02 AM PDT

US Republicans are set to begin the first full day of convention pageantry, after a delay over tropical storm concerns.

Tymoshenko plea in European Court

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:20 AM PDT

Lawyers for the jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko put her complaint against imprisonment to European judges in Strasbourg.

Burma trims down entry blacklist

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 06:17 AM PDT

Burma announces the removal of 2,082 names from its blacklist, which bars people deemed a threat to national security from the country.

Amber drops yield ancient mites

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 07:55 AM PDT

Some of the earliest fossils of pre-historic arthropods - dating to about 230 million years - have been discovered entombed in amber.

VIDEO: Balkans wildfires continue to rage

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 03:02 AM PDT

Wildfires continue to rage through the Balkans. Soldiers have joined firefighters in battling a blaze that has ravaged the Tara mountain national park.

VIDEO: Afghan bid for Paralympic glory

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:03 AM PDT

Afghanistan is sending a single competitor to the London 2012 Paralympics but there are signs of progress for the country's many victims of years of war.

VIDEO: Mali's quest to defeat Islamists

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 05:08 AM PDT

The government of Mali in West Africa is calling for international help in defeating Islamist extremists who have taken over two-thirds of the country.

VIDEO: Typhoon Bolaven hits Korean peninsula

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 02:52 AM PDT

Typhoon Bolaven has left at least nine people dead and several others missing on the Korean peninsula.

VIDEO: Underground protest at Italian mine

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 12:28 PM PDT

Scores of miners in Sardinia have barricaded themselves deep underground in Italy's only coal mine, amid fears that it may be shut down.

VIDEO: Riots in Kenya after killing of cleric

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 08:24 PM PDT

Riots have broken out in the Kenyan city of Mombasa after the killing of a controversial Islamic cleric, accused of financing militant Somali group Al Shabaab

VIDEO: Orchestral triumph of Iraqi teenager

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 07:58 AM PDT

Learning to play a musical instrument is hard enough on is own, but to do it when you are scared for your life and without any teachers to show you how, is an even more daunting prospect.

Lexmark to quit inkjet printer

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:44 AM PDT

Lexmark is to stop making inkjet printers and inks, and plans to sell off related patents, in order to boost profits.

World of Warcraft cut off in Iran

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:16 AM PDT

US trade regulations have forced Blizzard to stop people in Iran playing its popular World of Warcraft video game.

UKNova made to halt torrent links

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:26 AM PDT

UKNova has stopped offering television and radio torrent links after becoming the latest site to be targeted by anti-piracy campaigners.

Hollywood 'ignores older viewers'

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 05:02 AM PDT

Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLaine criticises the movie business for failing to make enough films for older people.

Duran Duran cancel third US show

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 02:40 AM PDT

Duran Duran cancel a concert for a second consecutive night in the US after doctors advise keyboardist Nick Rhodes to not perform.

Arctic sea ice reaches record low

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 01:11 PM PDT

The Arctic has lost more sea ice this year than at any time since satellite records began in 1979, the US space agency says.

Cannabis smokers 'risk lower IQ'

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 05:35 AM PDT

Young people who smoke cannabis run the risk of a significant and irreversible reduction in their IQ, according to one of the largest studies ever carried out.

Vitamin B3 'helps kill superbugs'

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 01:54 PM PDT

Vitamin B3 could be the new weapon in the fight against superbugs such as MRSA, researchers have suggested.

Tutu snubs Tony Blair over Iraq

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:19 AM PDT

Archbishop Desmond Tutu refuses to share a platform with Tony Blair, saying his support for the Iraq war was "morally indefensible".

China fishermen killed in typhoon

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 02:27 AM PDT

At least five Chinese fishermen are killed and 10 others are missing after their boats capsize as Typhoon Bolaven hit South Korea, officials say.

Norwegian PM 'sorry' over Breivik

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:21 AM PDT

Norwegian PM Jens Stoltenberg apologises for errors in the response to Anders Behring Breivik's attacks last year, pledging new anti-terror measures.

Colombia pursues talks with Farc

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 05:37 AM PDT

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos confirms his government has held exploratory talks with left-wing Farc rebels in a bid to end the five-decade conflict.

Egypt migrants killed in capsize

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:22 PM PDT

A boat carrying Egyptian migrants thought to be on their way to Europe capsizes in the Mediterranean, with more than 30 feared dead.

Saigon burning monk reporter dies

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 06:48 AM PDT

A US journalist who shot the iconic 1963 photo of a Vietnamese monk in flames in a Saigon street dies in New Hampshire at the age of 81.

Virgin Trains starts court action

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:06 AM PDT

Virgin Trains has started court proceedings over the government's decision to award a new franchise to transport company FirstGroup.

Communities devastated by deaths

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:52 AM PDT

The deaths of three children after a canoeing accident has devastated the small communities where they had lived, say local councillors.

Heathrow runway calls rejected

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:46 AM PDT

The transport secretary says the government remains opposed to a third runway at Heathrow despite growing calls from Conservative MPs for a change of heart.

Paralympic torch relay to set off

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:09 AM PDT

The 24-hour Paralympic torch relay is due to leave Stoke Mandeville at 20:00 BST on Tuesday where it begins its journey to London for the Games.

In pictures: Notting Hill Carnival

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 12:29 PM PDT

Carnival time in west London

The ice pick assassination

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 05:36 PM PDT

Trotsky's grandson recalls Mexico assassination

On patrol with the Mali Army

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 05:41 PM PDT

Mali army troops search out Islamist insurgents

10 things you need to know about the Paralympics

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 02:35 AM PDT

Why fans at the blind football must remain silent

Apple-Samsung: Expert opinions

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 07:04 AM PDT

Experts weigh in on Apple's patent victory over Samsung

In pictures: Burning monk photographer dies

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 07:40 AM PDT

Journalist whose Vietnam image changed US policy has died

Day in pictures: 28 August 2012

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 05:49 AM PDT

Twenty-four hours of news photos from around the world

Virginity cream sparks Indian sex debate

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 07:55 PM PDT

India 'tightening cream' sparks sex debate

VIDEO: Are gamers 21st Century athletes?

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 07:33 PM PDT

Meet the Usain Bolts of the video gaming world

How to hide data in plain sight

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 04:04 PM PDT

Criminals can hide data from surveillance in plain sight

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