Saturday, October 27, 2012

Berlusconi to stay in politics

Berlusconi to stay in politics

Berlusconi to stay in politics

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 08:22 AM PDT

Italy's Silvio Berlusconi says he feels "obliged" stay in politics, but will not run for PM - a day after receiving a jail sentence for tax fraud.

Burma admits Rakhine destruction

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 09:13 AM PDT

Unrest in Burma's Rakhine state has caused widespread destruction, with villages and parts of towns burnt down, President Thein Sein acknowledges.

Europe MPs call off Iran visit

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 10:36 AM PDT

European Parliament MPs cancel a visit to Iran after they are refused contacts with two jailed activists awarded the Sakharov human rights prize.

Thailand holds tiger cubs driver

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 09:41 AM PDT

Thai authorities arrest a lorry driver who was transporting 16 tiger cubs in the back of his vehicle near the border with Laos.

Famed German composer Henze dies

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 05:14 AM PDT

One of the most influential composers of the late 20th Century, Germany's Hans Werner Henze has died in Dresden aged 86, his publisher says.

'Truce' hit by more Syria clashes

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 02:58 AM PDT

The Syrian government has heavily shelled several areas of the country, say activists, despite a UN-backed ceasefire for the festival of Eid al-Adha.

US 'quizzes Imran Khan on drones'

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 02:29 AM PDT

Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was stopped by the US authorities for questioning on his views on US drone strikes, he says.

Vatican concern over Savile award

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:40 AM PDT

The Catholic Church in England and Wales asks the Pope if presenter Jimmy Savile's papal knighthood can be posthumously removed, following abuse allegations.

Sacked S Africa miners reinstated

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 06:31 AM PDT

The world's biggest platinum producer agrees to reinstate 12,000 South African miners sacked for taking part in an unofficial strike.

US East Coast braced for storm

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 05:32 AM PDT

People in the US East Coast are urrged to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, which killed more than 40 people across the Caribbean.

China clashes over chemical plant

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 06:24 AM PDT

Riot police in eastern China disperse protesters opposed to the expansion of a petrochemical plant, reports say.

Vettel takes India pole position

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 02:39 AM PDT

Sebastian Vettel leads team-mate Mark Webber to a Red Bull one-two in qualifying for the Indian Grand Prix.

VIDEO: A school for Syrian refugees in Turkey

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 08:19 AM PDT

More than 300 children who were forced to flee the violence in Syria are now being educated at an unlicensed school set up by their parents and volunteer teachers in Turkey.

VIDEO: Panama debates Colon law repeal

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:13 AM PDT

Panama's National Assembly has taken the first step towards repealing a controversial law allowing the sale of land in Colon Free Zone, Latin America's biggest duty-free zone.

VIDEO: Cubs rescued in smuggling plot

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:07 AM PDT

Police in Thailand discovered 16 tiger cubs in the back of a pick-up truck, after the driver tried to avoid a highway checkpoint.

VIDEO: Anguish in Burma as violence flares

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 08:27 AM PDT

Burma's president has acknowledged major destruction in the west of the country, after Human Rights Watch released satellite pictures showing hundreds of buildings destroyed in Rakhine state.

VIDEO: Hurricane is dubbed 'Frankenstorm'

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 07:35 PM PDT

Hurricane Sandy could merge with a winter storm to create what has been dubbed "Frankenstorm" in the US, forecasters have warned.

VIDEO: Window cleaner works without ladder

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 10:55 AM PDT

A window cleaner has been filmed climbing along ledges on the third floor of a building in Bath - as he went about his work without any ladders or safety equipment.

VIDEO: Red pandas emerge from nest box

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Two red panda cubs at an Oxfordshire wildlife park have gone on public display after three months hidden in their nest box.

Butterworth defends ticket policy

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 08:54 AM PDT

Jez Butterworth says the decision to only sell on-the-day tickets for his new play is helping to bring in new theatre audiences.

Tree import ban to halt disease

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:01 AM PDT

A ban on the import of ash trees will come into force on Monday in an attempt to halt the spread of a deadly disease, the environment secretary says.

Arsenal 1-0 QPR

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 09:33 AM PDT

Mikel Arteta's late winner ends bottom-club QPR's resistance as Arsenal end a turbulent week with a vital Premier League win.

Deadly storm batters Philippines

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 11:51 PM PDT

At least 24 people have been killed in flooding and landslides by tropical storm Son-Tinh in the Philippines, officials say.

'Frankenstorm' barrels towards US

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 01:17 AM PDT

Hurricane Sandy could merge with a winter storm to create what they have dubbed "Frankenstorm" as it bears down on the US, forecasters warn.

Many killed in Iraq Eid attacks

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:58 AM PDT

At least 16 people are killed in a series of attacks in Iraq, including one targeting Shia Muslim pilgrims.

Romney promises US 'real change'

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 05:39 PM PDT

Mitt Romney promises "real change" against President Obama's "status quo", in a speech following better-than-expected US economic figures.

Savile nephew feels 'devastated'

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 09:50 AM PDT

Jimmy Savile's nephew says the sex abuse allegations about the late TV presenter are "devastating" but he believes most of them are true.

Troop deaths 'not friendly fire'

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:06 AM PDT

A Royal Marine and an Army medic who died in Afghanistan were not killed by British forces, an initial Ministry of Defence report says.

Service commemorates El Alamein

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 08:39 AM PDT

Veterans of the Battle of El Alamein attend a service at Westminster Abbey commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Allied victory.

Miscarriage of justice man dies

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 04:35 AM PDT

A man wrongfully jailed for 27 years for a murder he did not commit dies three years after being released from prison.

What sitcoms say about America

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 04:28 PM PDT

What Family Guy tells us about American voters

Buying vegetables with Yasser Arafat II

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 04:36 PM PDT

Buying peppers and onions with Yasser Arafat II

Pick your celebrity president

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 10:02 AM PDT

Who would you put in the White House?

In pictures: 100 years of Sugar Loaf

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 05:24 PM PDT

A century of Brazil's iconic Sugar Loaf cable car

Albino models setting the trend for Africa

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 05:12 PM PDT

Albino models take on African prejudices

Chile 'disappeared' on voters' list

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 05:09 PM PDT

Chile families want loved ones off electoral register

Schooling Syria's refugee children

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 05:29 PM PDT

Syrian exiles in Turkey set up schools for their children

Obituary: Hans Werner Henze

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 05:20 AM PDT

Henze was noted for prodigious output and strong political beliefs

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Posted: 26 Oct 2012 02:11 PM PDT

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