Sunday, October 24, 2010

Cholera death toll jumps in Haiti

Cholera death toll jumps in Haiti


Cholera death toll jumps in Haiti

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:39 AM PDT

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Haiti passes 250, health officials say, with more than 3,000 cases reported.

US finance chief 'upbeat on yuan'

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:12 AM PDT

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says he believes China is now "committed" to allowing the yuan to go up in value.

Leading Sherpa lost on mountain

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:02 AM PDT

Nepalese Sherpa Chhewang Nima, who has climbed Mount Everest 19 times, is missing on a Himalayan peak after being hit by an avalanche.

UN to start Benin floods airlift

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 04:55 AM PDT

The UN refugee agency is to start an emergency airlift of tents to the West African nation of Benin, amid the worst flooding there in decades.

Burundi albino boy 'dismembered'

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 12:51 AM PDT

The dismembered body of a young albino boy is found in a river on the Burundi-Tanzania border, reports say.

Iraq parliament ordered to meet

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 04:59 AM PDT

Iraq's Supreme Court orders the country's parliament to meet for only the second time since inconclusive elections some seven months ago.

Clashes delay Naples dump opening

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:12 AM PDT

Italy's government delays opening a new rubbish dump near the southern city of Naples after violent protests.

Hurricane Richard threatens Gulf

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:03 AM PDT

Tropical Storm Richard strengthens into a hurricane over the Caribbean Sea as it heads towards southern Mexico, officials say.

Quaids request asylum in Canada

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 08:31 AM PDT

Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi seek asylum in Canada, claiming they are being persecuted in the US and their lives are danger.

Guinea candidates call for calm

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:34 AM PDT

Guinea's presidential candidates appeal for calm as its capital recovers from clashes over a third postponement of the run-off election vote.

Bourbon prince sues over manga art at Versailles

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 03:41 AM PDT

A French aristocrat descended from Louis XIV is seeking a court order against a Japanese artist being exhibited at the Palace of Versailles.

Ecuadorean snores his way to siesta supremacy

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 02:14 PM PDT

A jobless security worker wins a competition billed as Spain's inaugural siesta championship, winning 1,000 euros for his efforts - or lack of them.

Alonso wins as Red Bull implode

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 02:09 AM PDT

Fernando Alonso wins a dramatic rain-affected Korean Grand Prix as Red Bull's Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel fail to finish.

Man City 0-3 Arsenal

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:55 AM PDT

Arsenal benefit from the early dismissal of Dedryck Boyata to claim an impressive victory over Manchester City at Eastlands.

Stoke 1-2 Man Utd

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:26 AM PDT

A late Javier Hernandez strike helps Manchester United secure their first away win of the season at Stoke.

Clegg: Tuition fees to be capped

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:15 AM PDT

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg appears to rule out allowing universities to set unlimited tuition fees in England.

Nuclear sub 'on its way to base'

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 03:22 AM PDT

A nuclear-powered submarine which was grounded off the isle of Skye is now returning to its base at Faslane.

Children found working in field

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:49 AM PDT

Seven children are taken into police protection after they are found working in a Worcestershire field.

Three killed in helicopter crash

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 08:27 AM PDT

Three people from south-east England have died in a helicopter crash in the Mourne Mountains on Saturday.

London teenager was shot in chest

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 08:40 AM PDT

A 16-year-old boy shot dead by "two masked gunmen" in east London died from a wound to the chest, tests reveal.

Woman's body found in city street

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:58 AM PDT

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after the body of a woman in her 20s is found in Bristol.

Scots fisheries win £11m grants

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:46 AM PDT

More than 140 Scottish firms are awarded nearly £11m of European funding, a move which the ministers say could protect jobs.

Four hurt in fire engine accident

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:17 AM PDT

Four fire service personnel are believed to have been hurt in a road accident in Aberdeenshire.

Man shot in Londonderry attack

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:25 AM PDT

A pizza delivery man is shot in a paramilitary-style attack in Londonderry on Saturday night.

Westlink closed in security alert

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:46 AM PDT

The Westlink in Belfast has been closed in both directions after a suspicious object was found.

Two men abscond from open prison

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:56 AM PDT

Police are trying to find two 20-year-old prisoners who have absconded from an open prison in Monmouthshire.

Council apology over abuse case

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:43 AM PDT

A couple are angry their autistic son spent eight months away from the family home while claims of physical abuse were investigated.

Wikileaks' timing angers Iraqi PM

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 11:33 PM PDT

Iraq's prime minister criticises the timing of the release by Wikileaks of almost 400,000 secret US military documents about the conflict there.

Kenya football crush kills seven

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 02:18 AM PDT

Seven people have been killed in a stampede at a football stadium in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, officials say.

Pope in new Mid-East peace call

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 08:17 AM PDT

The Pope calls for an end to conflict in the Middle East, as Israel's PM warns the Palestinians not to seek independence without peace talks.

Czech opposition wins senate race

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 03:03 PM PDT

The opposition Social Democrats win control of the Czech senate in mid-term elections, allowing them to slow government plans to cut spending.

Shia hold ground in Bahrain polls

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 04:52 AM PDT

Bahrain's Shia opposition has won 18 of 40 seats in the country's lower house of parliament, the electoral commission says, amid complaints of irregularities.

Privacy body to re-examine Google

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 04:16 AM PDT

Britain's privacy watchdog is to look again at what personal information internet giant Google gathered from private wi-fi networks.

Twin boys for singer Celine Dion

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 02:28 AM PDT

Singer Celine Dion is said to be "thrilled" after giving birth to twin boys at a hospital in Florida.

Brand and Perry in India wedding

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 12:44 PM PDT

Comedian Russell Brand marries singer Katy Perry in a "private and spiritual" Christian ceremony in northern India.

When bling was a crime

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 09:35 AM PDT

Even in times of austerity curbs on elaborate displays of wealth fail, says Sarah Dunant in her A Point of View column.

Phoenician ship ends Africa trip

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:51 AM PDT

The replica of a Phoenician ship from 600BC has arrived home in western Syria after a two-year voyage circumnavigating the coast of Africa.

Sri Lankan Muslims returning home

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 06:39 AM PDT

In October 1990, the Tamil Tigers expelled the Muslim minority from north Sri Lanka - and 20 years on, some are making the journey back again.

Jesus statue headache for builders

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 12:28 AM PDT

Engineers in Poland are having difficulty completing a giant statue of Christ in time for its planned consecration in November.

Athens building felled in planned blast

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 02:28 AM PDT

A building in downtown Athens has been demolished in a controlled explosion, to make way for a new square in a deprived area facing major problems.

Cholera reported in Haiti capital

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 01:02 AM PDT

The first cases of cholera have been detected in the Haitian capital, raising concerns that an epidemic in another part of the country is spreading.

Spain holds first siesta contest

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 12:43 AM PDT

Unemployed security guard Pedro Lopez has won Spain's first siesta championship, having managed to sleep for 17 minutes in a busy Madrid shopping centre.

Keith Richards: 'Mick Jagger enraged me'

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 03:27 AM PDT

Co-founder of the Rolling Stones Keith Richards has described how he first got into drugs to help him deal with the pressures of touring.

Graphic content

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 03:35 AM PDT

Could shock children's books be behind Uganda's falling HIV rate?

TV titans

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 04:43 AM PDT

Can these people change the way the US votes?

Exiles' return

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 04:24 PM PDT

Muslim families go home to northern Sri Lanka

Under scrutiny

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 08:47 AM PDT

Wikileaks disclosures increase pressure for openness

Forbidden love

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 10:08 PM PDT

Gay woman tells her tale of forced marriage

Sex, drugs, rock'n'roll

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 08:49 AM PDT

With Yoko Ono at the unveiling of John Lennon plaque

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