Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Thousands march in Egypt rallies

Thousands march in Egypt rallies

Thousands march in Egypt rallies

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 09:25 AM PST

Thousands of demonstrators are rallying in the Egyptian capital Cairo ahead of a referendum on a controversial new constitution.

HSBC guilty of 'stunning failure'

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:05 AM PST

The US says 'dangerous practices' at HSBC allowed the bank to pass money to "drug kingpins and rogue nations", fining it $1.9bn (£1.2bn).

Nelson Mandela has lung infection

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 02:36 AM PST

Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment for a lung infection three days after he was rushed to hospital, South African officials say.

Pre-op protocol for Chavez begins

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:16 AM PST

Doctors in Cuba preparing President Hugo Chavez for his cancer surgery are "optimistic" about the outcome, a Venezuelan government official says.

US spaceplane set to launch again

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:42 AM PST

The mysterious military spaceplane X-37B is due to launch for the third time on Tuesday afternoon - but as with the prior missions, details are few.

Defiant China bishop is removed

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:10 AM PST

China's state-run Catholic Church strips a bishop of his title, five months after he announced he was quitting the Church's oversight body.

Russian opera singer dies aged 86

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 09:45 AM PST

Russian opera singer Galina Vishnevskaya, who performed soprano roles in Russian and European opera classics has died aged 86.

Michigan passes 'anti-union' law

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:10 AM PST

Michigan, a bastion of the US labour movement, passes a law limiting union power, as thousands protest against the measure outside the statehouse.

Delta buys into Virgin Atlantic

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:18 AM PST

Delta Airlines agrees to buy Singapore Airlines' 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic, in a deal which was the subject of a high-profile spat between Sir Richard Branson and BA's Willie Walsh.

Cayman Islands premier arrested

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:48 AM PST

Cayman Islands premier McKeeva Bush is arrested as part of a corruption investigation, local police announce.

Hoax station to donate to family

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:42 AM PST

The Australian radio station whose DJs made a hoax call to a nurse who was later found dead is to donate at least £320,000 to a fund set up for her family.

Owner wants 'Ikea monkey' back

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:56 AM PST

The owner of a monkey confiscated by the authorities after it escaped and ran around the car park of a Canadian Ikea wants her pet back.

VIDEO: Syria crisis: The battle for Damascus

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:09 AM PST

The Assad regime has abandoned areas of the countryside to concentrate on defending the cities against armed rebels.

VIDEO: The motorcycle that doesn't fall over

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 12:48 AM PST

Sumi Das examines how a bike using technology found on the International Space Station and the Hubble Space Telescope can stand up by itself.

VIDEO: Africa gets first Monopoly city

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:43 AM PST

The first African city edition of the famous board game Monopoly is launched in Lagos, with Banana Island revealed as the upmarket equivalent of Mayfair.

VIDEO: Crowds gather for Cairo rallies

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:00 AM PST

Crowds are gathering in the Egyptian capital Cairo for rival demonstrations ahead of a referendum on a controversial new constitution.

VIDEO: Nelson Mandela has lung infection

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:14 AM PST

Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment for a lung infection three days after he was rushed to hospital, South African officials say.

VIDEO: 'Little room for childhood in Gaza'

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 03:04 AM PST

The story of two eighteen year olds working and living on the Gaza Strip.

VIDEO: Cruise on 'Sherlock Homeless' role

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 11:16 PM PST

Hundreds of fans turned out in London's Leicester Square for the premiere of Tom Cruise's new film Jack Reacher.

MEPs vote to unify patent system

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 06:57 AM PST

The European Parliament votes in favour of a unified patent scheme, but the move is being opposed by Italy and Spain.

Berlusconi attacks Monti's record

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 03:26 AM PST

Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi opens Italy's election battle by saying the country is now worse off under his technocratic successor, Mario Monti.

Robot 'race' to fix nuclear plant

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:37 AM PST

Japanese company Mitsubishi has joined the race to build a radiation-resistant robot to work on the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Hackers dump 1.6m log-in details

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 04:41 AM PST

Login details from 1.6 million accounts at Nasa, the FBI and Interpol have been posted on the web by hacktivist group Ghost Shell.

Jackson defends speed of Hobbit film

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 03:54 AM PST

Director Peter Jackson defends shooting the Hobbit trilogy in a new format at 48 frames per second after a mixed response from film critics.

Danny Boyle rules out Bond movie

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 02:18 AM PST

Film-maker Danny Boyle dismisses speculation that he could direct a James Bond film after the appearance of 007 in his Olympic opening ceremony.

Honey bees' genetic code unlocked

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 01:30 AM PST

Researchers believe they have unlocked the genetic secrets as to why honey bees are so sensitive to environmental change.

Porcupine's prickly mystery solved

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 12:00 PM PST

Porcupine quills easily penetrate flesh but prove hard to remove due to microscopic barbs, scientists say.

Warning over magnetic tongue stud

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 07:20 AM PST

Young people are being warned about the perils of fake magnetic tongue studs following reports of serious medical emergencies.

Toms tipped for US captain's role

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:40 AM PST

David Toms is favourite to be named US Ryder Cup captain for the 2014 competition at Gleneagles on Thursday.

Africa gets first city Monopoly

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 09:29 AM PST

The first African city edition of the famous board game Monopoly is launched in Lagos, with Banana Island revealed as the upmarket equivalent of Mayfair.

Ikea monkey headed to sanctuary

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 06:57 PM PST

A monkey wearing a sheepskin coat and a nappy who caused a stir in a Toronto Ikea store is sent to a primate sanctuary.

CAR rebels seize town from army

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:52 AM PST

Rebel forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) capture the key northern town of Ndele after a surprise attack on government troops, an army source tells the BBC.

Burma protest leader free on bail

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 07:55 AM PST

One of Burma's best-known former monks who has been released on bail charged with trespass says the authorities fear he will lead new protests.

More arrests in linesman killing

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 03:57 AM PST

Four more arrests are made in connection with the death of a volunteer Dutch linesman who died after being kicked in the head during a savage post-match attack.

UN launches Haiti cholera appeal

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 09:27 AM PST

The United Nations is launching a $2bn (£1.3bn) appeal to fight a cholera epidemic in Haiti that has killed almost 8,000 people.

Syrian refugees 'number 509,000'

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 04:21 AM PST

More than half a million refugees have now fled the conflict in Syria, with many more not yet registered, according to the UN's refugee agency.

Bonus for Fifty Shades US publisher

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:06 AM PST

Random House publishers are to reward employees with a $5,000 (£3,103) bonus partly owing to the success of EL James's erotic trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey.

Census shows rise in foreign-born

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:56 AM PST

The number of foreign-born residents in England and Wales has risen by nearly three million in 10 years, as the 2011 census results reveal huge changes in the make-up of the population.

CofE gay marriage 'to be illegal'

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:09 AM PST

The Church of England and Church in Wales will be banned in law from offering same-sex marriages, the government announces.

Savile abuse probe 'completed'

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 09:17 AM PST

The strand of a police operation investigating abuse carried out by Jimmy Savile has been completed, with the number of alleged victims now believed to be well over 500, the BBC understands.

Northern Rock will repay £270m

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:31 AM PST

Some 152,000 Northern Rock customers will receive hundreds of pounds each in compensation owing to mistakes made in paperwork.

The myth of mosquito-repelling ultrasound

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:10 PM PST

The myth of the ultrasound mosquito repellent

VIDEO: Teaching teens to live without Facebook

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 07:29 PM PST

The teenagers who've gone offline for three months

Defiance and resolve in war-torn Damascus

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 01:09 AM PST

Jeremy Bowen finds Syrian foes still bent on victory in Damascus

Venezuela faces up to Chavez succession

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 05:00 AM PST

Hugo Chavez and Venezuela confront his succession

The 'old demons' stalking the EU

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 03:49 AM PST

Despite Nobel Prize, 'old demons' re-emerging in the EU

Day in pictures: 11 December 2012

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 04:46 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

The end of prank calls?

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 03:00 AM PST

Is the era of the prank call now over?

Audio slideshow: David Goldblatt on South Africa's gold mines

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:05 PM PST

Photographer tells of being inspired by South African miners

Cameron walks Europe tightrope

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 11:57 PM PST

UK PM still agonising over EU policy speech, says Nick Robinson
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