Saturday, October 30, 2010

Bomb 'meant to explode on plane'

Bomb 'meant to explode on plane'


Bomb 'meant to explode on plane'

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 10:48 AM PDT

The UK prime minister says the device in a package sent from Yemen and found on a US-bound cargo plane was designed to go off on the aircraft.

China assures US over rare earths

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 03:42 AM PDT

China assures the US that it has no intention of withholding the 'rare earth' minerals key to the world's high-tech industries from the international market.

Nato troops 'repel Afghan attack'

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:41 AM PDT

At least 19 Taliban insurgents are killed after they launched an attack on a combat outpost in south-eastern Afghanistan, Nato forces say.

Nigerian local leaders urge calm

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 07:24 AM PDT

Community leaders in Nigeria's central Plateau State appeal for calm after sectarian violence flared up earlier this week.

Korean family reunions go ahead

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 08:03 PM PDT

South Koreans cross the border for agreed reunions with families in the North, despite cross-border shootings on Friday.

Protesters picket Vodafone shops

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:07 AM PDT

Campaigners claiming Vodafone has been let off an unpaid tax bill of £6bn have blockaded several shops.

'Deal backed' for struggling MGM

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:21 PM PDT

Creditors of Hollywood's legendary MGM studio back a rescue deal offered by US firm Spyglass Entertainment, sources say.

Brazil finds massive oil field

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 10:34 AM PDT

A newly discovered oil-field off the coast of Brazil could contain up to 15 billion barrels, the government says.

YouTube co-founder Hurley steps down

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 04:38 PM PDT

YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley announces he is stepping down as chief executive of the online video-sharing website.

Argentina lays Kirchner to rest

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 05:56 PM PDT

Thousands of Argentines bid farewell to former President Nestor Kirchner, as his body is buried in his home town of Rio Gallegos.

US four-year-old sued for bicycle crash

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 07:16 PM PDT

A girl aged four can be sued for crashing a bicycle into an elderly pedestrian and causing injuries that led to her death, a judge in New York rules.

How to make CCTV hear as well as see

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 01:27 AM PDT

Technology created by Cambridge-based Audio Analytic can detect aggression and other dangerous sounds in order to alert security systems.

Live - Saturday football

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 04:15 AM PDT

Arsenal and Chelsea snatch late wins against West Ham and Blackburn, but Man City lose to Wolves ahead of Man Utd's game with Tottenham on a busy day in the Premier League and Football League.

Wolves 2-1 Man City

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:55 AM PDT

David Edwards's second-half strike hands struggling Wolves a surprise win against fourth-placed Manchester City.

Blackburn 1-2 Chelsea

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT

Branislav Ivanovic heads a late winner as league leaders Chelsea come from behind to beat Blackburn in an exhilarating contest.

Harman sorry over 'ginger rodent'

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 06:59 AM PDT

Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman apologises for her comments about Lib Dem minister Danny Alexander.

New talks planned in fire dispute

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:02 AM PDT

Fresh talks aimed at averting strikes by London's firefighters are to be held on Sunday, the Fire Brigades Union says.

Iain Gray: 'I am ready to serve'

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 07:52 AM PDT

Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray declares he is "ready to serve" in office, with a promise to shake up the public sector.

Woman's body discovered in brook

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:33 AM PDT

A woman's body is discovered in a brook in a park in Birmingham.

Carroll allowed to stay in hotel

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 03:49 AM PDT

A court relaxes bail conditions on Newcastle striker Andy Carroll which meant he had to live with club captain Kevin Nolan.

Dover 'people's port' bid launch

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 05:08 AM PDT

A scheme for local people to buy the port of Dover if the government approves its privatisation is officially launched.

Whales 'safe' after leaving loch

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 07:35 AM PDT

Animal rescuers believe a pod of whales in danger of becoming stranded off the Uist coast are now safely at sea.

Internet broadband failure fixed

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 12:40 AM PDT

A technical fault that left tens of thousands of homes without internet broadband has been fixed, BT says.

Security alert at Belfast airport

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:18 AM PDT

There is a security alert at Belfast international Airport following the discovery of a suspicious vehicle, police say.

Fire at derelict mill building

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 06:40 AM PDT

Firefighters bring under control a blaze at the site of a historic mill in a County Tyrone village.

TV licence boycott call over S4C

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:10 AM PDT

A Welsh-language pressure group is calling for people refuse to pay the TV licence fee unless the independence of S4C is guaranteed.

Blaze in park's listed building

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 03:06 AM PDT

Firefighters spend three hours putting out a blaze in a listed building in Singleton Park in Swansea.

Many killed in Iraq suicide blast

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 02:08 PM PDT

A suicide bomber strikes a cafe north of Baghdad killing at least 25 people in the country's first major attack in more than a month.

Indonesian volcano erupts again

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 02:53 PM PDT

Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano erupts again violently, sparking panic and causing ash to rain down at least 30km (19 miles) away.

Saab increases losses at Spyker

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:37 AM PDT

Spyker Cars, the owner of Saab, sees its third quarter losses rise substantially following it takeover of the Swedish carmaker.

US elections 2010: Your verdict

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 09:12 AM PDT

Voters in the US rate Obama's first two years in office ahead of the mid-term elections.

Mexico caught in bloody anti-drugs war

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 02:10 AM PDT

At least nine Mexican police officers have been shot and killed in an ambush and six youths shot dead in Mexico City, in what police say may have been a gang-related feud.

Campaign to ban bullfighting in France

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 01:04 AM PDT

A vote to ban bullfighting in the Spanish region of Catalonia from 2012 has encouraged French animal welfare groups to step up their campaign to get the controversial sport outlawed in France as well.

Bad weather slows Indonesia aid

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:54 PM PDT

Bad weather is again obstructing efforts to get aid to the survivors of Monday's tsunami in Indonesia.

Bruce's 'hard times' album re-released

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 03:28 PM PDT

Unreleased songs recorded by Bruce Springsteen for his album Darkness on the Edge of Town are now being heard more than 30 years after the original LP was released.

Facing the hoof

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:03 AM PDT

Gaza's donkeys under three-wheeled threat

Brutal affair

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 04:01 AM PDT

Surviving South African jail changes convict's life

A witch in time

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 06:12 AM PDT

Pagans explain how they interpret Halloween

Week in pictures

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 07:10 AM PDT

Striking photos from around the world this week

Lost in translation

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 08:47 AM PDT

Why is a universal language device still the preserve of sci-fi?

Gridiron going global

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 08:36 AM PDT

American football's plans to expand in the UK

Kitten puzzle

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:06 PM PDT

The story of the internet phenomena of the fainting cats

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