Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Hungary fights deadly sludge leak

Hungary fights deadly sludge leak


Hungary fights deadly sludge leak

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:03 AM PDT

Hungary declares an emergency after a torrent of sludge from an alumina plant kills at least four people and heads towards major rivers.

Life sentence for NY bomb plotter

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:49 AM PDT

Faisal Shahzad, convicted of an attempted car bomb attack in New York's Times Square, is sentenced to life in prison.

Rogue trader to serve jail term

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 03:53 AM PDT

Former trader Jerome Kerviel faces three years in jail over his role in a scandal at Societe General that cost the firm 5bn euros.

Fearful Indonesia leader cancels trip

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 03:39 AM PDT

Indonesia's president calls off a state visit to the Netherlands because of a threat that he could be arrested over alleged human rights violations.

Syrian teenager 'held for spying'

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:54 AM PDT

Syria has accused a teenaged girl, held without charge for nine months, of spying for a foreign power, officials say.

Musharraf admits training militants

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:56 AM PDT

Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf says that his forces trained militant groups to fight in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Three dead in Bangkok explosion

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:06 AM PDT

Three people are killed in a suspected bomb blast at an apartment complex in a suburb in north of Bangkok

Saudi prince 'murdered' servant

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 08:12 AM PDT

A Saudi Arabian prince murdered his servant in a London hotel in an attack with a "gay sexual element", the Old Bailey hears.

Israel probes soldier dance video

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 06:29 AM PDT

Israel's army says it is investigating a video which appears to show a soldier dancing around a bound and blindfolded Palestinian woman.

France holds nine in terror raids

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:03 AM PDT

French police arrest nine people and seize guns and ammunition in anti-terrorism raids in the south of the country, officials say.

Materials breakthrough wins Nobel

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:42 AM PDT

Two UK-based scientists have shared this year's Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on a sheet-like material called graphene with amazing properties.

Top author's glasses held to ransom

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 04:44 AM PDT

A man is arrested at author Jonathan Franzen's book launch after he stole the writer's glasses and demanded a ransom of £100,000.

How sticky tape trick led to Nobel Prize

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:40 AM PDT

Graphene, the material behind the award of this year's Nobel Prize in Physics, is an amazing material with exotic properties.

Shooters win India's first golds

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:36 PM PDT

India's Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang win the 10m air rifle pairs to secure the host nation's first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games.

Delhi stadium in race to be ready

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:08 AM PDT

The Commonwealth Games stadium in Delhi faces a crucial 24 hours as workers battle to ensure it is ready for the athletics which starts on Wednesday.

Laxman sees India to dramatic win

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:13 AM PDT

VVS Laxman strikes a superb unbeaten 73 as India fight back from the brink of defeat to beat Australia by one wicket in a thrilling first Test in Mohali.

Tax break hint amid benefit row

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 11:09 AM PDT

David Cameron hints a planned tax break for married couples could include higher rate taxpayers, as he defends plans to cut child benefit.

Major fire destroys Hastings Pier

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 04:16 AM PDT

Fire crews spend the night fighting a major fire on Hastings Pier, but the historic structure is largely destroyed.

Officers injured in Derry bombing

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:39 AM PDT

Two police officers are injured after a 200lb car bomb left by the Real IRA explodes in Londonderry.

Pakistan flood appeal tops £60m

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 06:12 AM PDT

The Pakistan floods appeal has now raised more than £60m, becoming one of the three most well supported appeals.

Primary pupils found with drugs

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:07 AM PDT

Four nine-year-old boys are suspended from their Lancashire primary school after being found with cannabis.

Murder probe after men found dead

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 11:03 AM PDT

Police start a double murder inquiry after the bodies of two men were found in a house in Lancashire.

Sheridan note change 'discussed'

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:52 AM PDT

Scottish Socialist Party members talked about changing minutes relevant to Tommy Sheridan's defamation case, a court hears.

Groping drummer given probation

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 08:43 AM PDT

Former N-Dubz drummer Aaron Fagan is given six months probation for sexually assaulting two women in Glasgow.

Gaelic player not guilty of GBH

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:26 AM PDT

A GAA footballer is found not guilty of grievous bodily harm on another player in a match in 2008.

'Rape victim dragged along road'

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:08 AM PDT

A schoolgirl was dragged along a road and sexually assaulted by two youths after leaving a County Down nightclub, the High Court is told.

Woman's track protest stops train

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 07:02 AM PDT

A mother subjected to "obscene" insults by Cardiff City football fans on a train stands on the track at a railway station until police are called.

Inquiry into girl's sudden death

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:37 AM PDT

Police are investigating the sudden death of a 12-year-old school girl who her father believes was being bullied

Soldier in Afghan shooting sacked

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:28 AM PDT

A Canadian army captain convicted of shooting an unarmed, wounded Afghan fighter is demoted and sacked from the military but is not jailed.

Wind farms affect local weather

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Wind farms, especially big ones, generate turbulence that can significantly alter air temperatures near the ground, say researchers.

Chile miners rescue hopes raised

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 01:40 AM PDT

Engineers drilling to save 33 trapped miners in Chile say they could be out by this weekend, as the rescue operation makes rapid progress.

Colombia nets 'drug lord's cash'

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 11:55 PM PDT

Colombian police raid a house in southern Bogota and seize millions of dollars believed to be payments from Mexican cartels to a drug kingpin.

Nigeria lead poisoning 'doubles'

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 08:02 AM PDT

At least 400 children have died from lead poisoning in northern Nigeria this year, twice as many as previously reported, the UN says.

Sudan gets referendum timetable

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:32 AM PDT

Sudan announces a tight timetable for January's referendum on independence for the south of the country, amid fears any delay could lead to violence.

Serbia marks demise of Milosevic

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 07:07 AM PDT

Serbia's leader says the ejection of Milosevic 10 years ago by crowds backed by a bulldozer marked the start of democracy.

Russia and Egypt in telecom deal

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 06:18 AM PDT

Russia's Vimpelcom and Weather Investments, headed by Egyptian telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris, agree to merge their assets.

West Bank mosque attack condemned

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:07 AM PDT

Jewish rabbis present a box of Korans to a West Bank mosque as a gesture of solidarity after an arson attack on Monday blamed on settlers.

Dissident Egyptian editor sacked

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:48 AM PDT

A leading Egyptian daily fires its editor, an outspoken government critic, in a move some see as a media crackdown ahead of parliamentary polls.

Deadly blasts in Afghanistan city

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:33 AM PDT

At least two explosions rock Kandahar, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 20, officials say.

Aung San Suu Kyi sues Burma junta

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 07:25 AM PDT

Detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has filed a legal challenge over the dissolution of her party by the military authorities.

Anger over Australian taser video

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 09:59 PM PDT

Australians are angered by the release of a video showing an unarmed Aboriginal man being tasered 13 times by police officers.

Japan cuts interest rate further

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 11:52 PM PDT

Japan's central bank cuts its interest rate to almost zero to give some life to its faltering economy.

IMF worries over financial system

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 06:00 AM PDT

The International Monetary Fund says the global financial system remains the weak link in the economic recovery.

US service sector picks up speed

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 08:27 AM PDT

Service and construction industries in the US grow faster than expected in September, with employment stable, a survey says.

Apple faces $600m damages claim

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:52 AM PDT

A US judge ponders a decision on a patent infringement case that could cost Apple $600m.

Tablet PC for developing nations

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 03:38 AM PDT

The One Laptop Per Child organisation has got a $5.6m grant to fund development of its next generation tablet.

BT seeks freeze on piracy cases

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 11:17 AM PDT

BT is seeking a moratorium on legal applications to obtain details of its customers accused of illegal file sharing.

Snyder to direct Superman movie

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:17 AM PDT

Director Zack Snyder, best known for making 300, Watchmen and Dawn Of The Dead, is to direct the new Superman movie.

Matisse bronze could fetch $35m

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:55 AM PDT

A life-size bronze sculpture by Henri Matisse could fetch up to $35m (£22m) when it goes up for auction later this year.

Indian language is new to science

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Researchers have identified a language new to science in a remote region of India.

Asteroid has deep debris blanket

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:15 PM PDT

Lutetia, a giant asteroid visited by the Rosetta probe, is covered in a thick blanket of dusty debris at least 600m deep.

Rare bumblebees making comeback

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:27 PM PDT

Five threatened species of bumblebee show signs of making a comeback in the South East, conservationists say.

Vatican critical of IVF Nobel win

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:20 PM PDT

A Vatican official says the awarding of a Nobel prize to British IVF pioneer Robert Edwards was "completely out of order".

Flu jabs in pregnancy 'aid child'

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 01:02 PM PDT

Babies whose mothers have the flu vaccine in pregnancy are less likely to catch it themselves, a US study says.

How to fill empty stadiums

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 06:28 AM PDT

With TV coverage showing Commonwealth Games athletes performing in front of near-empty stadia, how do you attract a crowd?

Rise of the black squirrel

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:46 AM PDT

Once the UK had only red squirrels. Then greys all but took over. Now there's a growing population of black squirrels. Why?

Police in Australia tasered man 13 times

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:06 AM PDT

A video has been released in Australia showing an unarmed Aboriginal man being tasered 13 times by police officers.

Why Albania fell for Norman Wisdom

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:30 AM PDT

Comedy actor Sir Norman Wisdom has died at the age of 95. Former BBC correspondent Bill Hamilton worked closely with him on behalf of Albanian children's charities, and says he was a "cult hero" there.

EU helps train Somali soldiers

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:53 AM PDT

After almost two decades of war Islamist militia are trying to seize power in Somalia.

Toxic sludge floods Hungary villages

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:36 PM PDT

At least two people have been killed after a sludge reservoir burst at a metal factory in western Hungary

Russell Brand scare for Scots politician

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 07:39 AM PDT

Scottish National Party MSP Alasdair Allan got a shock when comedian Russell Brand appeared in the garden lobby of the Scottish Parliament. Brand was in Edinburgh as part of his book signing tour.

Journey into China's 'climate cave'

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:05 PM PDT

Chinese scientists have been analysing new data gathered from a cave in the Taihang mountains, which appears to show that man-made global warming could be having a significant effect on its weather.

Viktor Bout closer to extradition

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 08:59 AM PDT

A Thai court has dismissed charges of money laundering and fraud against alleged Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout, removing the last legal obstacle for his extradition to the US.

Serbia ten years after Milosevic

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:55 AM PDT

Mark Lowen reports on how Serbia has changed since the overthrowing of Slobodan Milosevic

The German connection

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 07:17 AM PDT

Is the Hamburg cell that plotted 9/11 still active?

Friend for a fee

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 03:25 AM PDT

Meet my rented friend Jenny… she only charges expenses

Day in pictures

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 04:34 AM PDT

Eye-catching images from around the world

Fired up and ready to vote

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:05 AM PDT

Republican enthusiasm spells election trouble for Obama

Dangerous business

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:39 AM PDT

Chile mine deaths go up when price of copper rises

Skeleton for sale

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 03:01 AM PDT

How much would you spend on a dinosaur?

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