Friday, August 3, 2012

UN vote condemns Security Council

UN vote condemns Security Council

UN vote condemns Security Council

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:11 AM PDT

The UN General Assembly votes by a large majority to condemn the Security Council for failing to end the violence in Syria, as fighting rages.

Date set for Bo Xilai wife trial

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:13 AM PDT

Gu Kailai, wife of sacked Chinese politician Bo Xilai, will go on trial for the murder of UK businessman Neil Heywood next Thursday, lawyers say.

Shafilea parents guilty of murder

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:49 AM PDT

A UK court sentences the Pakistan-born parents of Shafilea Ahmed to life imprisonment for murdering the 17-year-old girl.

Haywire trader's shares stabilise

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:25 AM PDT

Shares in trade firm firm Knight Capital stabilise after huge falls following an IT glitch that caused trading on the New York stock exchange to go haywire.

Rover on course for Mars landing

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:39 AM PDT

The US space agency says the big robot rover it is sending to Mars looks in excellent shape for the planned landing in three days' time.

Anger at Dutroux ex-wife transfer

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 05:16 AM PDT

Protesters gather outside a Belgian convent which is to house the jailed former wife of child killer Marc Dutroux.

'One dead' in Nairobi explosion

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:27 AM PDT

One person dies and several are wounded in an explosion in a mainly Somali district of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

Rajoy considers bailout options

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:47 AM PDT

Spain's implied cost of borrowing remains above 7% as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy submits his budget plans to the European Commission.

Romanian pianist Ursuleasa dies

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:32 AM PDT

Award-winning Romanian pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa is found dead in her Vienna apartment aged 33.

US economy adds 163,000 new jobs

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:52 AM PDT

The US economy adds 163,000 workers in July, according to official figures, but the unemployment rate inches up from 8.2% to 8.3%.

US farmer destroys police cars

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 05:42 AM PDT

A man in the US state of Vermont who had been facing a minor drugs charge is now in more serious trouble after driving a tractor over seven police cars.

VIDEO: Syria's rebel woman fighter

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:22 AM PDT

Thwaiba Kanafani, a member of the Free Syrian Army, describes what is happening in the rebel training camps to the BBC's Richard Galpin.

VIDEO: Olympic 'gatecrasher' says she is sorry

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 05:51 AM PDT

The woman who appeared in India's Olympic contingent in the opening ceremony has apologised for her "error of judgment".

VIDEO: Russian UFO hunters search skies

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:25 AM PDT

Nearly 50 Russian UFO hunters are camping on the shores of Lake Baikal as part of an expedition hoping to find evidence of UFO activity.

VIDEO: Plant pot poser - it's Odd Box

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 01:27 PM PDT

The joy of joggling, a huge Mexican sandwich and the woman with a flowerpot head.

VIDEO: Pakistanis released by Somali pirates

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:28 AM PDT

After 21 months being held captive by Somali pirates, seven Pakistani crew members from the hijacked ship the MV Albedo are released and reunited with their families.

VIDEO: Essex: China’s Olympic social media base

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 04:20 PM PDT

Chinese internet giant Tencent has set up quarters in Romford, Essex for the London 2012 Olympics, allowing medallists to broadcast interviews back home.

VIDEO: Pictures from Olympic history

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 02:24 AM PDT

From the first modern Olympics, cameras were there to record the action and captured some remarkable human stories. Many of those pictures have been brought together in a new book.

BA and Iberia group reports loss

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:36 AM PDT

The parent group of British Airways and Iberia reports a 390m euro ($476m; £306m) interim loss and warns of job losses.

Fuel costs drag Virgin into loss

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:30 AM PDT

Virgin Atlantic has reported an annual loss in the face of higher fuel prices, which it said had risen by one third.

Olympic ticket alert feed blocked

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 05:11 AM PDT

The man behind unofficial alerts that tell people which Olympic tickets are available is "shell-shocked" by it being blocked.

Legal threat over 'Metro' name

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:20 AM PDT

Microsoft has been forced to stop calling the Windows 8 interface 'Metro' because of potential legal problems.

Jackson will share guardianship

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 02:11 AM PDT

A court in Los Angeles reinstates Michael Jackson's mother Katherine as guardian of his three children, along with their cousin TJ.

Police storm Miley Cyrus's house

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 04:10 AM PDT

Police in the US believe pop star Miley Cyrus may have been the victim of a "swatting" prank, which saw armed police called to her home.

Nasa names post-shuttle shortlist

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:07 AM PDT

Nasa selects three companies to help develop launch systems that can take people to the International Space Station.

Uncrackable codes get flash trick

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:59 AM PDT

Researchers use electricity to make the tiniest possible packets of light, creating uncrackable codes using tricks of quantum physics.

'Spray-on skin' has healing power

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:39 PM PDT

A "spray-on skin" which coats a wound with a layer of skin cells could help healing, according to US and Canadian researchers.

GB defend cycling pursuit title

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:39 AM PDT

Team GB shatter their own world record as they defend the men's pursuit title to win Britain's second gold medal of the day.

Openers begin England fightback

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:50 AM PDT

England's openers make a steady start after they bowl South Africa out for 419 on day two of the second Test.

Niger's slowest rower wins hearts

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:20 AM PDT

Niger rower Hamadou Djibo Issaka wows the crowd despite finishing dead last in the men's singles sculls.

Clinton urges Sudan compromise

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:32 AM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges the two Sudans to resolve their differences, on a brief visit to newly-independent South Sudan.

Zhang and Zhao win mixed doubles

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:40 AM PDT

China's Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei claim mixed doubles gold with victory over compatriots Xu Chen and Ma Jin.

Belarus expels Sweden ambassador

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:02 AM PDT

Belarus expels Sweden's ambassador to Minsk for meeting opposition groups, weeks after teddy bears were air-dropped in a pro-democracy stunt.

Colombia to challenge tribal case

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 04:46 PM PDT

Colombia says it will try to reverse a court ruling which ordered the dismantlement of a military base on indigenous territory.

Morocco Olympic head arrest urged

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 05:49 AM PDT

A French judge asks the UK to arrest the head of Morocco's Olympic committee over the 1965 kidnapping of Moroccan opposition leader Mehdi Ben Barka.

Gay kiss-in at US fast-food chain

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:57 AM PDT

Supporters of gay marriage in the US organise a protest at a fast-food chain in response to its owner's opposition to same-sex unions.

Missing woman stabbed to death

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:19 AM PDT

The body of a woman found in a lock-up garage in London is that of missing oil executive Carole Waugh, police confirm.

UK banks 'detached from society'

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 05:47 AM PDT

Banks became "detached from society" and still need to reconnect with their customers, the chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland admits.

Speculation over 'Lords retreat'

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 04:25 AM PDT

Liberal Democrat sources say reform of the House of Lords is "non-negotiable", amid reports David Cameron is to abandon plans for electing members.

Boy, 3, dies after window fall

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:20 AM PDT

A three-year-old boy has died after falling from a window in a block of flats in Dundee, police say.

Week in pictures: 28 July - 3 August 2012

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:18 AM PDT

News photos: 28 July - 3 August 2012

In pictures: Portraits of 1960s Ivory Coast

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:20 PM PDT

The work of Clic Clac Baby

In pictures: Olympic Africa Village

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 08:18 AM PDT

A celebration of culture and sport in London

Why are US medal winnings taxed?

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:55 AM PDT

Why does a US medal win get taxed?

Dealing with a deadly snail invasion

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 04:31 PM PDT

The invasion of deadly snails in South America

Day in pictures: 3 August 2012

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 05:13 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world.

Views: Is this the big bazooka?

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 08:35 AM PDT

Analysts weigh up ECB plans to help resolve eurozone crisis

Quiz of the week's news

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 04:56 PM PDT

Whose sideburns were out-shone by Bradley Wiggins?

In pictures: Finding love in the autumn of life

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:04 PM PDT

Older people seek love at mass dating event

Israeli fears over Syria crisis

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:11 PM PDT

Israel plans for Syria conflict fall-out

Yemenis question US strategy in fight with al-Qaeda

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:22 PM PDT

Yemen unease at US tactics to rid country of al-Qaeda
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