Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Obama visits storm disaster zone

Obama visits storm disaster zone

Obama visits storm disaster zone

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:06 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama visits the state of New Jersey, to survey the devastation two days after the massive storm, Sandy, made landfall nearby.

Burmese refugees feared drowned

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:21 AM PDT

More than 100 people - many of them Rohingya Muslims from Burma - are missing after their boat capsized in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladeshi police say.

Prehistoric town found in Europe

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 07:56 AM PDT

Archaeologists in north-west Bulgaria unearth what they believe to be the oldest prehistoric town found to date in Europe.

Paris police acquittal overturned

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:04 AM PDT

France's appeals court overturns a ruling that cleared two policemen of involvement in the death of two teenagers electrocuted as they hid from police in 2005.

Libyan congress backs new cabinet

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:59 AM PDT

Libya's General National Congress approves a new government led by Prime Minister Ali Zidan, a day after protesters burst into the chamber.

US man snatches $8.5m poker title

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:19 AM PDT

Professional US card player Greg Merson wins the World Series of Poker in a marathon match, going home $8.53m (£5.3m) richer.

Haiti food fears grow after Sandy

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 07:11 AM PDT

Hurricane Sandy destroyed many crops in southern Haiti, raising food shortage fears, officials say, as the clean-up in the Caribbean continues.

Google loses defamation lawsuit

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 05:45 AM PDT

Google loses a defamation lawsuit in Australia after it refused to take down search results that linked a man to criminal activity.

Portugal backs tax-rise budget

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:02 AM PDT

Portugal's parliament backs a tax-raising budget designed to meet eurozone demands, as hundreds gather in Lisbon to protest.

Japan tsunami money 'misspent'

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 07:53 AM PDT

Japan has spent funds intended for reconstruction after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami on unrelated projects, a government audit finds.

Fire at Saudi wedding kills 25

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:24 AM PDT

Twenty-five people have been killed by an electrical fire at a wedding in the Abqaiq region of eastern Saudi Arabia, officials say.

Syrian warplanes bomb rebel areas

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 07:56 AM PDT

Warplanes are bombing opposition strongholds in Damascus and the north, activists say, while a bomb explodes near a Shia shrine in the capital.

VIDEO: Inside Sistine Chapel at 500

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:58 AM PDT

As the Sistine Chapel prepares to celebrate its 500th birthday, the Vatican has admitted it may have to consider limiting visitor numbers.

VIDEO: Cyclone Nilam hits Indian coast

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:45 AM PDT

The south-eastern coast of India has been hit by cyclone Nilam, with wind speeds reaching 100km/h (60mph).

VIDEO: Disney buys makers of Star Wars

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 11:14 PM PDT

Disney is buying Lucasfilm, the makers of Star Wars and says it will make a seventh film in the series. The deal was worth more than $4bn.

VIDEO: Afghan boxer wins Kabul match

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:33 AM PDT

Millions of Afghans have watched a German-born Afghan win the country's first professional men's boxing match in the capital Kabul

VIDEO: Desperate Housewives - Turkish style

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:01 AM PDT

Turkish TV soap operas have now become so popular in the Arabic speaking world that the shows are driving a boom in tourism from the Middle East to Turkey.

VIDEO: World champion pumpkin carver tested

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:11 AM PDT

World champion pumpkin carver Dave Finkle has sculpted many famous faces over the years, including Simon Cowell, Mick Jagger and Dame Maggie Smith.

VIDEO: Artist's Uggie 'has story to tell'

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 07:09 AM PDT

Uggie the dog, who appeared in the Oscar-winning film The Artist, has helped launch a memoir about his rise to fame.

Greece debt problems even worse

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:52 AM PDT

Greece forecasts an even deeper recession and bigger debtload in 2013 as eurozone ministers hold inconclusive talks over Greece's latest bailout loan.

US exchanges open for business

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:53 AM PDT

The stock markets in New York have reopened after their longest closure since 9/11 due to the superstorm Sandy.

Acer delays Windows RT tablets

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 07:35 AM PDT

Acer delays the launch of a Windows RT-powered device after mixed reviews of Microsoft's Surface tablet.

Pastebin overcomes Anonymous spat

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:34 AM PDT

Pastebin reveals demand for its service is surging despite an earlier clash with members of the Anonymous hacktivist collective.

Disney buys firm behind Star Wars

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 04:22 AM PDT

Disney buys Lucasfilm, the company behind Star Wars, from George Lucas for $4.05bn (£2.5bn) and will release a seventh Star Wars film in 2015.

Letterman continues despite Sandy

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 04:52 AM PDT

David Letterman hosts his late-night chat show in an empty New York theatre for a second day, following Hurricane Sandy.

Martian soil sample 'like Hawaii'

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 04:10 AM PDT

The results are in from the Mars rover Curiosity's first taste of Martian soil - and it looks like what geologists see on the Hawaiian islands.

Bananas could be future staple

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:35 PM PDT

Plants from the banana family could become a critical food source for millions as a result of global warming, say scientists analysing world food security.

Backing for malaria drugs subsidy

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:07 AM PDT

Researchers who evaluated a global subsidy for more effective malaria treatment say it had a substantial impact in a short space of time.

Chelsea lodge Clattenburg protest

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:19 AM PDT

Chelsea formally complain to the FA about referee Mark Clattenburg's alleged 'inappropriate language' towards John Mikel Obi.

Querrey shocks Djokovic in Paris

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:58 AM PDT

Novak Djokovic collapses to a three-set defeat by American Sam Querrey in the second round of the Paris Masters.

Gangs threaten Rio sniffer dog

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:54 AM PDT

A sniffer dog in Rio de Janeiro's drugs squad is threatened by drugs gangs for being too successful, according to police.

Rome cat sanctuary faces eviction

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 04:29 AM PDT

There's growing pressure on a Roman cat sanctuary to leave its home in the heart of the ancient city.

Political play banned in Uganda

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:28 AM PDT

Uganda's authorities have banned a play that criticises President Yoweri Museveni's government, its co-director John Ssegawa has said.

Cyclone Nilam buffets India coast

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 07:25 AM PDT

The south-east of India is hit by Cyclone Nilam, with wind speeds reaching 100 km/h (60 mph) and at least 4,000 people being evacuated.

Euro unemployment hits new high

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 04:46 AM PDT

Eurozone unemployment jumped to a fresh high of 18.49 million in September, the EU statistics agency says.

Colombia 'gang leader' captured

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:38 AM PDT

Argentine police arrest suspected Urabenos gang leader Henry de Jesus Lopez, one of Colombia's most wanted drug dealers.

Kuwait extends ex-MP's detention

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:52 AM PDT

Kuwaiti prosecutors extend the detention of the former opposition MP Mussallam al-Barrak, arrested on Monday on suspicion of undermining the emir.

Telecoms storm damage assessed

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 07:27 AM PDT

Storm Sandy may have died down but damage to communication hubs may prove more long-lasting.

PM in angry clash over EU budget

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:15 AM PDT

David Cameron accuses Ed Miliband of "opportunism" in backing Tory rebels in a key EU budget vote - but the Labour leader calls him as "weak" as John Major.

MoD names two dead UK soldiers

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:16 AM PDT

Two British soldiers shot dead in Afghanistan by a man wearing an Afghan police uniform are named by the Ministry of Defence.

Racing legend Kauto Star retired

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 04:46 AM PDT

Dual Cheltenham Gold Cup and five-time King George VI Chase winner Kauto Star has been retired.

Barclays in new regulatory probes

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:29 AM PDT

UK bank Barclays says that it is the subject of two new regulatory probes after a series of scandals and announces it made a loss in the third quarter.

Africa in pictures: 19-25 October 2012

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 06:33 AM PDT

Photos from across Africa: 19-25 October

The Church of Scotland's boutique hotel

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:44 PM PDT

Why does the Church of Scotland own a boutique hotel in Israel?

How Alistair Cooke brought two nations together

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:50 PM PDT

How Alistair Cooke brought Britain and the US together

Tourism threat to Sistine Chapel frescoes

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 06:04 PM PDT

Should the Vatican reduce tourist access to the Sistine Chapel?

Day in pictures: 31 October 2012

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 06:44 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

The dark side of the white, polar world

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:29 AM PDT

The dark side of the white, polar world

Will elephant contraception work in South Africa?

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 06:09 PM PDT

How contraceptive darts could save South Africa's elephants

VIDEO: Strict US voting laws affect millions

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:58 PM PDT

Will millions of Americans be denied the vote?

Will China fall flat on its face?

Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:11 PM PDT

Will China fall flat on its face just like Japan?

The selfless America outsiders don't see

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 12:08 AM PDT

Jonny Diamond on the paradox of the US image

Viewpoint: What now for Turkey's ruling party?

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:33 AM PDT

Turkey's ruling party marks a decade in power
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