Monday, December 10, 2012

Morsi gives army powers of arrest

Morsi gives army powers of arrest


Morsi gives army powers of arrest

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 05:46 AM PST

President Morsi orders Egypt's military to maintain security and protect state institutions as tensions rise in the run-up to a referendum on the constitution.

Strauss-Kahn in hotel maid 'deal'

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 11:38 AM PST

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has signed a settlement with a hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault, a New York judge says.

Kate hoaxers 'gutted' over death

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 10:21 AM PST

Two Australian radio presenters who made a hoax call to a London hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine say they are "gutted and heartbroken'' over the death of the nurse caught up in the prank.

Italy's Monti leaves options open

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 09:19 AM PST

Italian PM Mario Monti plays down rumours that he is about to quit, saying he is focusing on completing his mandate before polls expected in February.

Chavez in Cuba for cancer surgery

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 07:08 AM PST

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez arrives in Cuba for more cancer surgery, after speaking for the first time about a possible successor.

Obama pushes tax-the-rich plan

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 07:34 AM PST

US President Barack Obama is to address Michigan car workers to build support for his plan to raise taxes on the rich and avert a "fiscal cliff".

Bank hit by $300m in Iran fines

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 09:01 AM PST

Standard Chartered will pay more than $300m (£187m) to settle charges it violated US sanctions on Iran, Burma, Libya and Sudan.

Mandela 'doing well' in hospital

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 03:51 AM PST

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is said to be "doing well" after spending a second night in hospital where he is to undergo further tests.

PM rejects decriminalising drugs

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 05:27 AM PST

Prime Minister David Cameron rules out decriminalising drugs, after MPs suggest treating rather than prosecuting people found with small quantities.

DNA mapping for cancer patients

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 12:42 AM PST

Up to 100,000 patients with cancer and rare diseases in England are to have their entire genetic code sequenced.

Police warn over Apple Maps error

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:13 AM PST

Inaccuracies in Apple Maps could be "life-threatening" to motorists in Australia's searing heat, police warn.

VIDEO: Rare clouded leopard filmed in wild

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 11:45 AM PST

Footage of a Sunda clouded leopard, one world's most rare and elusive cats, has been captured by a biologist on holiday in Malaysia.

VIDEO: Washington same-sex couples marry

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 09:08 PM PST

Scores of same-sex couples in Washington State have taken their wedding vows, after a voter-approved gay marriage law came into effect.

VIDEO: After the revolution: Life in Egypt

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:14 AM PST

George Alagiah reports on how the business community is coping since the Arab uprisings

VIDEO: Ghana election results disputed

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 10:45 AM PST

Ghana's main opposition party says it is considering legal action to annul President John Mahama's victory in Friday's fiercely contested election

VIDEO: Singer Rivera dies in plane crash

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 07:43 AM PST

Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera has died in a plane crash in northern Mexico.

VIDEO: Can The Hobbit live up to the hype?

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 11:41 AM PST

With the much-anticipated first instalment of The Hobbit set to hit the big screen in the UK, the film's stars have been speaking about their roles in the trilogy.

Monti news hits Italian shares

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 09:28 AM PST

Italian stocks fall sharply after Prime Minister Mario Monti says he will resign early and former premier Silvio Berlusconi signals he will run for office again.

Branson's £1m Virgin survival bet

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 10:50 AM PST

Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson bets British Airways £1m that the Virgin Atlantic brand will still be around in five years.

Iran launches web video channel

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:41 AM PST

Iran, which has blocked access to YouTube for several years, has now set up an official video-sharing platform

Patient records held to ransom

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 09:01 AM PST

An Australian medical centre says its confidential patient files have been encrypted by hackers.

BBC Sound of 2013 list revealed

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 03:02 PM PST

Fifteen new acts are named on the BBC Sound of 2013 list, which aims to highlight the most promising musicians to look out for in the year ahead.

The Master wins over LA Critics

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 02:30 AM PST

The director and stars of The Master are honoured by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association with French film Amour named best picture

Tributes flow in for Sir Patrick

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 03:08 AM PST

Stars from the world of showbusiness and science have been paying tribute to the late Sir Patrick Moore who died on Sunday aged 89.

Rhino anti-poaching deal signed

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 09:42 AM PST

South Africa signs a deal with Vietnam to fight the escalating illicit trade in rhino horn, used in traditional medicine in Asian countries.

C. diff spread 'fast and easy'

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 11:42 PM PST

Two closely-related strains of Clostridium difficile became antibiotic resistant and were able to rapidly spread to hospitals around the world, a study says.

Mueller praise for Messi record

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 05:51 AM PST

Gerd Mueller pays tribute to Lionel Messi for breaking his 40-year-old record of most goals in a calendar year.

VIDEO: Monkey in a jacket spotted at Ikea

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:54 AM PST

Shoppers at a furniture store in Toronto were shocked to find a monkey on the loose in the car park.

Indians in national anthem record

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 09:02 PM PST

More than 100,000 Indians sing the national anthem together in an attempt to break a world record which is currently held by Pakistan.

Ghana candidate mulls challenge

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 09:11 AM PST

Ghana's main opposition party says it is considering legal action to nullify President John Mahama's victory in Friday's fiercely contested election.

Abhisit defends crackdown order

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 10:23 AM PST

Former Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva defends his order for live ammunition to be used against anti-government demonstrators two years ago.

EU gets Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 05:13 AM PST

EU leaders collect the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway - a controversial award as Europe faces economic pain and new national tensions.

Mexico singer dies in plane crash

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 09:45 AM PST

Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera has died in a plane crash in northern Mexico, her father has confirmed.

Syria rebels overrun Aleppo base

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 05:07 AM PST

Rebel fighters are reported to have captured large parts of a military base in northern Syria, the latest in a string of losses by government forces.

US soldier dies in Afghan rescue

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 03:42 PM PST

A US commando was killed during a mission to rescue an American doctor kidnapped by the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan, the White House has said.

Plans to move care from hospitals

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 10:56 AM PST

The government plans a "dramatic reduction" in the number of people with learning disabilities in hospitals in England in the wake of the Winterbourne View abuse scandal.

Abuse inquiry police arrest man

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 08:05 AM PST

Detectives from Operation Yewtree investigating allegations of sex abuse have arrested a man in his 60s, Scotland Yard say.

Bid for new Hillsborough inquests

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 10:44 AM PST

An application to quash the original Hillsborough inquest verdicts is made by Attorney General Dominic Grieve.

Arts Council faces £11.6m cuts

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 09:50 AM PST

Arts Council England is to have its budgets for 2013 to 2015 cut by a further £11.6m, following the Chancellor's Autumn Statement last week.

In Pictures: The life of Sir Patrick Moore

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 07:09 AM PST

Life of the astronomer and broadcaster

Why Americans don't want to break up

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 04:10 PM PST

Why few Americans want to start dismantling the union

VIDEO: Modern-day Noah rebuilding Ark in US

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 04:20 PM PST

Why is the Ark being rebuilt in America?

Arab uprisings: 10 key moments

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 02:51 AM PST

10 dramatic moments from the Arab uprisings

Day in pictures: 10 December 2012

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:26 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Viewpoint: Europe must lead global peace drive - Barroso

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 01:42 AM PST

EU's Barroso tells BBC Europe must lead global peace efforts

Surfing the internet in North Korea

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 12:19 AM PST

What's it like to surf the net in North Korea?

Tunisians' frustrations, two years on

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 07:24 AM PST

How Tunisians are frustrated at the pace of post-revolutionary change

Italy: Last days of Mario Monti

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 12:40 AM PST

Italy thrown into confusion as early elections loom, Gavin Hewitt says

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