Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Nigerian attackers kill students

Nigerian attackers kill students

Nigerian attackers kill students

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 08:19 AM PDT

At least 25 people, mostly students, have been killed by unknown gunmen in Mubi, north-eastern Nigeria, police say.

Georgia president admits defeat

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:08 AM PDT

Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili concedes victory in parliamentary polls to a bloc led by the country's richest man, who has called on him to quit.

'Enemies caused Iran rial's fall'

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 08:30 AM PDT

President Ahmadinejad blames Iran's "enemies" for the sharp falls in its currency, the rial, which has hit fresh record lows against the US dollar.

Pope's ex-butler was 'mistreated'

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:42 AM PDT

Pope Benedict's former butler, on trial in the Vatican, complains he was mistreated after his arrest on charges of stealing papal documents.

Hezbollah chief 'killed in Syria'

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:58 AM PDT

A senior military figure in the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah is reported to have died in Syria, with rebels saying he was killed in an ambush.

Arrests over Hong Kong collision

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 09:35 AM PDT

Seven crew members are arrested on suspicion of endangering lives at sea after two boats collide in the waters off Hong Kong, leaving 38 people dead.

JP Morgan faces $20bn fraud suit

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 02:40 AM PDT

The New York Attorney General sues JPMorgan Chase for allegedly defrauding investors who lost more than $20bn (£12bn) on mortgage-backed securities.

Split banking activities, says EU

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:17 AM PDT

An EU-sponsored report says Europe's banks should be split into separate legal entities to safeguard everyday banking from risky trading.

Samsung sues Apple over iPhone 5

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 04:44 AM PDT

Samsung sues Apple over eight patents which it says are being infringed by the US company's latest handset, the iPhone 5.

Megan teacher agrees to UK return

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 06:34 AM PDT

Teacher Jeremy Forrest, arrested on suspicion of abducting schoolgirl Megan Stammers, agrees to his extradition in a French court.

Strauss-Kahn rape case dropped

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 08:24 AM PDT

French prosecutors drop an investigation into ex-IMF head Dominique Strauss Kahn over an allegation of "gang rape" in Washington.

Design to 'harpoon satellites'

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:04 AM PDT

UK engineers are developing a system to harpoon rogue or redundant satellites and pull them out of the sky.

VIDEO: China's 'left behind' children

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:01 PM PDT

Many of China's migrant workers have young children back in their villages and do not see them for months or even years on end.

VIDEO: Half of Great Barrier Reef 'lost'

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:07 PM PDT

More than half of Australia's Great Barrier Reef has disappeared in the past 27 years, according to a new study by scientists.

VIDEO: Space 'harpoon' put to the test

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:40 AM PDT

David Shukman reports on tests for an experimental "space harpoon" designed to get rid of dead satellites and used-up rockets from the Earth's orbit.

VIDEO: Meet Syria's female activists

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:37 AM PDT

Many women in Syria have decided to join the revolution, and become ''free women'', or Haraeer, as they call themselves in Arabic.

VIDEO: Frida Kahlo's personal items on display

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:37 PM PDT

Dresses and other items belonging to Mexican painter Frida Kahlo will go on display in Mexico City this November.

VIDEO: Flyboard takes off on Australia's Gold Coast

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:26 AM PDT

A water-propelled jetpack called a flyboard is put through its paces on the Gold Coast, allowing users to dive like dolphins.

VIDEO: The real-life Robinson Crusoe island

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 08:42 AM PDT

Gideon Long visits the Juan Fernandez islands off the Chilean mainland - a place that supposedly inspired Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe

Latin America economies 'to slow'

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:22 AM PDT

Latin America will grow at a slower pace than last year, primarily due to weaker growth in Argentina and Brazil, a United Nations report predicts.

S Africa mine firms rap strikers

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 06:37 AM PDT

Two big mining firms harden their stance on strikers in South Africa, where illegal stoppages have spread across the country.

Operators agree UK 4G timetable

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:08 AM PDT

EE gets the green light for its 4G services while rivals promise to have faster mobile offerings in place by summer 2013.

Bee brains to make robots smarter

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 03:45 AM PDT

Flying robots that see and smell like bees could emerge from a £1m project to mimic the insect's brain on computer.

Beatles unseen footage put on web

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:02 AM PDT

Previously unseen footage of The Beatles filming their 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour is posted online.

Tree rings show Amazon's rainfall

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 07:05 AM PDT

Tree rings from eight cedar trees in Bolivia have helped UK-based researchers unlock the 100-year rainfall history across the Amazon basin.

Half coral lost from Barrier Reef

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:58 AM PDT

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral cover in the past 27 years, according to a new study.

Salmonella found in Dutch fish

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 02:32 AM PDT

Scores of people in the Netherlands and the US have caught salmonella after eating contaminated Dutch fish, say Dutch health authorities.

GM cows make 'low allergy' milk

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:01 AM PDT

A genetically modified cow which produces milk less likely to cause allergic reactions has been engineered by New Zealand scientists.

India beat SA but exit World T20

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:59 AM PDT

India fail to reach the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 despite beating South Africa by one run in Colombo.

Italy 'buys more bikes than cars'

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 04:44 AM PDT

More bicycles than cars were sold in Italy last year for the first time in decades, local media report, a trend attributed largely to the economic crisis.

Blast as troops patrol Kismayo

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 08:19 AM PDT

A loud explosion is heard as Somali government troops and African Union forces take control of Kismayo after Islamist militants pull out.

Murder attempt on Indian general

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 09:59 AM PDT

Police in London say the stabbing of the Indian general who led the 1984 raid on Sikhism's holiest shrine was attempted murder.

'Problems' at EU nuclear plants

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:15 AM PDT

Hundreds of problems have been found at European nuclear plants that would cost 25bn euros (£20bn) to fix, says a leaked draft report.

Bus crash in Peru kills 22 people

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:05 AM PDT

A double-decker bus crashes from a cliff in the Peruvian Andes, killing at least 22 people.

Convent in Jerusalem vandalised

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 03:01 AM PDT

Vandals spray anti-Christian graffiti on the main door of a Franciscan convent outside Jerusalem, in an apparent "price-tag attack".

Pennsylvania voter ID law halted

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 09:37 AM PDT

A judge in the US state of Pennsylvania blocks a law requiring voters to show valid photo ID before casting their ballot, ahead of November's election.

Man arrested over April abduction

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:04 AM PDT

A 46-year-old man is arrested by police searching for a five-year-old girl abducted from her street in mid Wales.

BBC 'horrified' over Savile claim

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:44 AM PDT

The BBC says it is "horrified" over claims the late DJ and presenter Sir Jimmy Savile abused teenage girls on its premises in the 1970s and will offer "full support" to police investigations.

Labour 'now the one-nation party'

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 09:42 AM PDT

Ed Miliband stakes his claim to be the next prime minister by claiming Labour is now the "one-nation" party, in his big conference speech.

Abu Hamza health 'deteriorating'

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 07:31 AM PDT

Terror suspect Abu Hamza al-Masri's health has deteriorated, says his lawyer, as he seeks an injunction against his extradition to the US until a scan is carried out.

How hard is it to go from amateur to top chef?

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 02:19 AM PDT

Can people go from amateur to top chef in a year?

Life on the real Robinson Crusoe Island

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 03:46 PM PDT

His island today is a far cry from its fictional counterpart

Day in pictures: 2 October 2012

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 03:55 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Meet the Fokkens: Amsterdam's oldest prostitutes

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:46 PM PDT

A lifetime of selling sex in Amsterdam

Tanzania's invisible web revolution

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:11 AM PDT

Is broadband really benefitting remote African towns?

TV finds salvation in the zombie apocalypse

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:05 PM PDT

Are tablets the magic bullet for TV's own zombie apocalypse?

In pictures: India's blind photographers

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:31 PM PDT

India's blind photographers show their work

Mexico City weighs bullfighting ban

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 08:57 PM PDT

Mexico City weighs ban on bullfights

JP Morgan’s sub-prime horror

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:19 AM PDT

The banking crisis is getting gorier, writes Robert Peston

Clock ticks on Spain bailout

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:28 AM PDT

Gavin Hewitt on Spain under pressure to accept new bailout
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