Monday, December 3, 2012

William and Kate expecting baby

William and Kate expecting baby


William and Kate expecting baby

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 10:44 AM PST

The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby but is in hospital with morning sickness, St James's Palace announces.

US fears Syria chemical strike

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 11:16 AM PST

The United States says it is increasingly concerned Syria's President Bashar al-Assad may resort to using chemical weapons against his people.

Pressure mounts over Israel plans

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 07:49 AM PST

Britain and France summon Israeli ambassadors in protest at Israel's decision to approve new homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Congolese army returns to Goma

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 10:03 AM PST

As Congolese troops return to Goma, M23 rebels say their withdrawal could be short-lived if the government fails to enter negotiations.

Japan orders tunnel inspections

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 04:45 AM PST

Japan orders emergency inspections of road tunnels after nine people were killed in a roof collapse west of the capital Tokyo.

Egypt judges 'will oversee vote'

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:46 AM PST

Egypt's highest judicial body will oversee a vote on the new constitution, say officials, despite a pledge by judges to boycott the vote.

Dolce and Gabbana in tax trial

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:09 AM PST

Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are on trial in Milan accused of owing millions of euros in unpaid tax.

Pontiff will tweet as @pontifex

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 04:29 AM PST

The Pope will send Twitter messages in eight languages using the handle @pontifex as his personal account, the Vatican has said.

N Korea 'preparing launch site'

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 05:27 AM PST

North Korea has already installed the first part of a three-stage rocket ahead of a planned launch later this month, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports.

US town evacuated over explosives

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 07:29 AM PST

A Louisiana town has been evacuated after officials found 6m lb (2.7m kg) of an illegally stored explosive used for howitzers, police say.

Greece begins buying back bonds

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 04:21 AM PST

Greece launches a programme to buy back some of its debt, which is a condition of it receiving the next tranche of its bailout loans.

Starbucks 'planning tax changes'

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 07:22 AM PST

Starbucks is planning to change the way it operates so that it will end up paying corporation tax in the UK, the BBC has learned.

VIDEO: Shackleton voyage 'to be re-enacted'

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:28 AM PST

Final preparations are being made to re-enact the epic voyage of Sir Ernest Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer who battled to save his crew nearly a hundred years ago.

AUDIO: 'I woke from coma 14 years in past'

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 07:33 AM PST

A mother, then 33, has told BBC Radio 5 live how she awoke from a three-week coma believing she was 19 and married to her previous husband.

VIDEO: Free after 19 months held by pirates

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 05:53 AM PST

Somali pirates release four South Korean sailors after holding them captive for 582 days.

VIDEO: Halabja 25 years after gas attack

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 04:44 AM PST

Our World Affairs Editor, John Simpson, reported from Halabja at the time of the attack. A quarter of a century later, he returned.

VIDEO: Napoleon's Kremlin letter sold

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 01:12 AM PST

A letter written by Napoleon in 1812 promising to blow up the Kremlin has been sold at auction for more than 150,000 euros.

VIDEO: Hurricane Sandy boosts car sales

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:29 PM PST

In the US, the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy has pushed up demand for new cars as those affected head to showrooms to replace their flooded cars.

VIDEO: Music at -30: The world's coldest gig

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:10 PM PST

Charlie Simpson, the lead singer in Fightstar, has earned a place in the record books by playing a concert in one of the coldest populated places on Earth.

US charges accountants over China

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 09:37 AM PST

The US financial regulator charges the Chinese units of five accounting firms, including the "Big Four", over refusing to hand over auditing data.

Singapore Air mulls Virgin sale

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 05:49 PM PST

Singapore Airlines says it is in talks to sell its 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic, with Delta Airlines reported to be the interested party.

'Revenge porn' site owner threat

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 05:12 AM PST

Hacktivist collective Anonymous threaten Hunter Moore, the former owner of a "revenge porn" website, as he prepares to launch a new site.

Yahoo to axe chat rooms feature

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 05:42 AM PST

Yahoo to axe public chat rooms feature of its messaging tool, criticised in the past due to underage sex-themed rooms.

Twilight continues US chart reign

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 01:55 AM PST

The Twilight finale continues to dominate the North American box office, topping the chart for a third consecutive week.

JK Rowling novel to be TV drama

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:25 AM PST

JK Rowling's first novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy, is to be dramatised for BBC television.

Plastic bulb promises truer light

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 09:05 PM PST

US researchers say they have developed a new type of lighting that could replace fluorescent bulbs in homes and offices.

Push for gas-fired power stations

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 01:54 AM PST

The government will shortly announce both its strategy to keep gas-fired power stations beyond 2030 and its policy on drilling for shale gas in the UK.

Hospitals are 'full to bursting'

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 01:49 AM PST

Hospitals are "full to bursting" in England, creating a potentially dangerous environment for patients, an analysis by experts suggests.

Ethiopia wants Eritrea ties moved

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 05:27 AM PST

The Ethiopian FA wants its CHAN qualifiers with Eritrea switched to a neutral venue and has suggested the games be played in Sudan.

Burma charges over mine protest

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 09:36 AM PST

Eight people have appeared in courts in the Burmese city of Rangoon in connection with recent protests against a giant copper mine, activists say.

Colombia bombs Farc rebel base

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 03:01 AM PST

The Colombian military says it has killed at least 20 leftist Farc rebels in its biggest operation since peace talks began in October.

Palestinian killed in West Bank

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 02:15 AM PST

An axe-wielding Palestinian man has been shot dead by Israeli security forces in the West Bank, Israeli officials say.

US man shoots ex at church organ

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 11:33 AM PST

A US music teacher is charged with murder for allegedly shooting dead his ex-wife while she played the organ at a church service.

Man arrested after M1 fatal crash

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:27 AM PST

A man is arrested after two people are killed in a crash between two cars on the M1 in Hertfordshire.

Paedophile seeks Facebook damages

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 09:02 AM PST

A convicted sex offender seeks damages from Facebook over a page set up to monitor paedophiles in Northern Ireland.

Dental X-ray machine danger alert

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 05:28 AM PST

Dentists have been warned against using a hand-held X-ray machine on patients as it poses a significant health risk.

Leveson 'dark moment' for press

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 10:42 AM PST

The Leveson report marks a "dark moment in the history of the British press," the culture secretary says, as MPs debate the judge's proposals for press regulation.

In pictures: Cairo roadblocks

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 07:03 AM PST

Impromptu walls going up to restrain protests

In pictures: Prince William and Kate expecting baby

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 09:19 AM PST

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's relationship

In pictures: Japan tunnel recovery work

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:44 PM PST

Recovery work at Sasago tunnel in Japan

In pictures: Egypt court protest

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 07:04 AM PST

Supporters outside Egypt's Supreme Court

Week in pictures: 24-30 November 2012

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 11:05 AM PST

News photos from around the world

A chance to discover who sold Saddam chemicals

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 04:02 PM PST

A chance to discover who armed Saddam Hussein with chemicals

South Korean men get the make-up habit

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 04:10 PM PST

South Korean men fall in love with skincare

Text chat with the pioneer of SMS

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 04:29 PM PST

Texting the pioneer of the SMS message on its 20th anniversary

Bersani hopes to lead Italy in new direction

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:42 AM PST

Straight-talking Bersani could be Italy's next political leader

Iran's HIV/Aids sufferers struggle for survival

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 03:45 AM PST

Why life is getting harder for HIV/Aids sufferers in Iran

Day in pictures: 3 December 2012

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 05:17 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

D-Day looms for South Africa's Jacob Zuma

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 02:27 AM PST

Why South Africa's leader faces tough ANC battle to keep his job

The rebirth of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 02:21 AM PST

Could Oswald the Lucky Rabbit have been bigger than the mouse?

Viewpoint: Egypt's generational challenge

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:23 AM PST

Egypt's Morsi is a rookie, not a dictator, PJ Crowley believes

Israeli settlement move risks diplomatic fallout

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 06:45 AM PST

Israeli settlement move risks long crisis, says Jonathan Marcus

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