Monday, September 24, 2012

Kenya soldier kills six Somalis

Kenya soldier kills six Somalis


Kenya soldier kills six Somalis

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:14 AM PDT

Six civilians are shot dead by a Kenyan soldier advancing towards the al-Shabab stronghold of Kismayo, the Kenyan army confirms.

Abu Hamza extradition approved

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:57 AM PDT

The European Court of Human Rights gives its final approval for the extradition of five major terrorism suspects from the UK to the US.

Satellites trace sea level change

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:19 AM PDT

A major reassessment of 18 years of satellite observations provides a new, more detailed view of the changes in ocean height around the world.

Olmert given suspended sentence

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:48 AM PDT

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is fined $19,170 (£11,800) and is given a suspended sentence for breaching the public's trust.

German Catholics face tax threat

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:31 AM PDT

Germany's Roman Catholics are to be denied the right to Holy Communion or religious burial if they stop paying a church tax, under a new decree.

IMF in new global growth warning

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:19 AM PDT

The International Monetary Fund looks likely to cut its forecast for global growth next month when it updates its projections for the world economy, the organisation's head says.

Syria worsening, says UN envoy

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:36 AM PDT

Syria's conflict is "extremely bad and getting worse", UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says, as deadly government strikes are reported in Aleppo.

Detective charged over NoW links

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:01 AM PDT

A senior London police detective is charged in connection with alleged leaks to the News of the World newspaper.

Search resumes for Nepal climbers

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:36 AM PDT

A search operation resumes in Nepal for climbers missing on Mount Manaslu, where an avalanche killed at least eight others on Sunday.

Palestinians to get work permits

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:57 AM PDT

Israel says it plans to issue 5,000 more work permits to Palestinians to boost the territory's ailing economy, amid continuing protests.

Google and Gmail censored in Iran

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 07:41 AM PDT

Iran restricts access to Google's email service, Gmail, and search engine.

City urges synchronised loo flush

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 08:42 AM PDT

Residents of Zimbabwe's city of Bulawayo are asked to flush their toilets at the same time to prevent sewage pipes becoming blocked.

VIDEO: Mass fight at Foxconn plant

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 06:26 AM PDT

Foxconn Technology, a major supplier for Apple, has halted production at a plant in northern China after a fight broke out among workers.

VIDEO: Brazil's abseiling rubbish collectors

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 03:42 AM PDT

As Brazil prepares to host the World Cup and Olympics, a big clean up is underway on the hillsides of Rio where abseiling refuse collectors have been making grim discoveries.

VIDEO: 'Avalanche threw us down hill'

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 06:56 AM PDT

A search operation has resumed in Nepal for climbers missing on Mount Manaslu, where an avalanche killed at least eight people on Sunday.

VIDEO: Suffering in Assad-supporting village

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:50 AM PDT

While many of the casualties in the Syrian conflict are civilians, the region of Latakia in the west of the country is seeing more of its men die on the government's side.

VIDEO: Sydney monorail fails in soaring heat

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:43 AM PDT

Dozens of people had to be rescued from a monorail train in Sydney, Australia, when an apparent power cut left two carriages stranded.

VIDEO: Megan Stammers search continues in France

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 06:08 AM PDT

French authorities are still searching for a teenager from Eastbourne who is believed to have run away with a teacher from her school.

AUDIO: Public aid discovery of 'new cloud'

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 06:09 AM PDT

Gavin Pretor-Pinney from the Cloud Appreciation Society explains how the British public helped with the classification of a new form of cloud.

Brawl halts Foxconn production

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:03 AM PDT

Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology, a major supplier for Apple, has stopped production at a plant in northern China after a brawl involving 2,000 workers.

Leaders discuss BAE-EADS merger

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:39 AM PDT

Defence ministers from the UK, Germany, and France are likely to discuss the planned merger of BAE Systems and EADS this week.

Facebook message rumour 'false'

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:25 AM PDT

A rumour that Facebook users' private messages had been made public is false, the site says.

Dotcom 'unlawful spying' inquiry

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 03:36 AM PDT

New Zealand's prime minister orders inquiry into "unlawful" spying by intelligence staff prior to the arrest of Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom.

Lewis and Dame Maggie win Emmys

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:24 AM PDT

British actor Damian Lewis wins a best drama actor Emmy for Homeland, as Dame Maggie Smith wins Downton Abbey's only prize.

Two films top US box office chart

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:09 AM PDT

Two films - End of Watch staring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jennifer Lawrence horror House at the End of the Street - tie for top spot on the North American box office chart.

New 'Sars-like' virus identified

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:42 AM PDT

A new respiratory illness similar to the Sars virus that spread globally in 2003 and killed hundreds of people has been identified in a man who is being treated in Britain.

Heart failure is 'like drowning'

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:08 PM PDT

Severe heart failure can cause the lungs to fill with fluid, leaving people feeling like they are drowning, says a new campaign by the British Heart Foundation.

Grant questions FA Terry charges

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:37 AM PDT

Former Chelsea manager Avram Grant does not believe John Terry should be facing FA charges over the Anton Ferdinand incident.

Ireland knocked out of World T20

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:55 AM PDT

Ireland are knocked out of the World Twenty20 after their match against West Indies is abandoned because of rain.

Brazil driver in bridge rescue

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:42 AM PDT

A lorry driver in southern Brazil is rescued by passers-by after an accident that left him hanging over the edge of a high bridge.

Mali to host anti-Islamist force

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:57 AM PDT

The West African state of Mali agrees to host a regional military deployment aimed at dislodging radical Islamist groups in control in the north.

Belarus elects loyal parliament

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:08 AM PDT

Belarus elects a parliament filled with supporters of President Alexander Lukashenko, in a vote Western observers say was not free.

Mexico arrests 35 police officers

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:55 AM PDT

The Mexican authorities arrest 35 police officers for alleged ties with the powerful Zetas drug cartel.

Barak floats West Bank withdrawal

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 06:31 AM PDT

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak calls for a unilateral withdrawal from most of the West Bank if peace talks with the Palestinians fail.

Dead US panda cub's health issues

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 08:47 AM PDT

A week-old giant panda cub born at Washington DC's National Zoo had fluid in its abdomen and abnormalities of the liver, an initial necropsy shows.

No inquiry into Mitchell outburst

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:20 AM PDT

The Cabinet Office says there will be no investigation into the chief whip's confrontation with police as no complaint has been made.

Missing pair not on return ferry

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:07 AM PDT

The parents of a teenager thought to be in France with a teacher make an emotional appeal as police reveal the pair failed to use their return ferry tickets.

'Business bank' to boost lending

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:45 AM PDT

The government is to put £1bn into a bank designed to increase lending to businesses, Vince Cable tells the Lib Dem conference

In pictures: Visions of India

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:48 PM PDT

Exhibition by top photographers

In pictures: Benghazi militia bases stormed

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 09:10 PM PDT

Protesters storm bases of militia groups

Week in pictures: 15-21 September 2012

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 10:24 AM PDT

Photos from around the world: 15-21 September

The things Chinese families own

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:27 PM PDT

Things Chinese families own - in a row for the camera

Inside Camp Bastion

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:17 AM PDT

Explore the military fortress in the Afghan desert

Grim determination in Assad Alawite heartland

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 03:45 AM PDT

Lyse Doucet finds grief and defiance at Syrian Alawite funeral

10 things readers think should be in a history of the world

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:00 AM PDT

10 major things sometimes left out of world histories

Rafsanjani role in spotlight as children jailed

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:13 AM PDT

Politics at play in the arrest of the children of top Iran cleric?

Day in pictures: 24 September 2012

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:09 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Earthworm invasion

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 06:27 PM PDT

Invasive worms that cause more harm than good

Pullman turns to Grimm task

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 06:15 PM PDT

Author Philip Pullman on retelling 50 of the Grimms' tales

Netanyahu and the US election

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 08:26 AM PDT

Is Netanyahu using Iran to take sides in poll, asks Mark Mardell

Europe: Budgets that hurt

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:53 PM PDT

Is Madrid setting the scene for a full-scale bailout?

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