Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Obama says US voters 'frustrated'

Obama says US voters 'frustrated'

Obama says US voters 'frustrated'

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:51 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama says he believes US citizens are feeling frustrated with the pace of economic recovery, after his Democratic Party suffers a disastrous election night.

Rwandan rebel to face ICC trial

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:05 AM PDT

A French court orders the extradition of Rwandan rebel leader Callixte Mbarushimana to The Hague to face war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court.

Israel halts 'dialogue' with UK

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:46 AM PDT

Israel is postponing "strategic dialogue" with Britain over defence and security issues, as William Hague arrives in Israel for an official visit.

LHC to create a 'mini-Big Bang'

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:50 AM PDT

Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are getting set to recreate the Big Bang on a miniature scale.

Fed set for new stimulus measures

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 05:07 PM PDT

The Federal Reserve will announce on Wednesday its plans to stimulate the US economy, with quantitative easing likely to be reintroduced.

Greece halts mail after attacks

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:50 AM PDT

Police hunt five suspects as Greece suspends international airmail because of suspicious packages sent to targets in Greece and Europe.

Japan anti-terrorism data leaked

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:35 AM PDT

Police in Japan are investigating how highly sensitive documents relating to anti-terrorism investigations were leaked online, Japanese media say.

Car explosion kills Gaza militant

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:24 AM PDT

A suspected Palestinian militant is killed and two others wounded in a car explosion in Gaza City that Hamas blames on Israel.

Google in breach of UK data laws

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 07:10 AM PDT

Google breached UK data laws in its collection of personal data via Street View cars, the UK's Information Commissioner says.

Girl, age 10, has child in Spain

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:50 AM PDT

A 10-year-old girl from Romania has given birth to a baby in southern Spain, officials say.

India axes coconuts to protect Obama

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:27 AM PDT

Authorities in the Indian city of Mumbai remove coconuts from trees to stop them from falling on President Obama.

Snake has unique 'virgin birth'

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:57 AM PDT

A boa constrictor has a "virgin birth", resulting in an extraordinary litter of babies, unlike any seen before among vertebrates.

Sri Lanka comeback stuns Aussies

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:16 AM PDT

A brilliant ninth-wicket partnership between Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga takes Sri Lanka from the brink of defeat to a one-wicket victory against Australia.

Comolli takes Liverpool position

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 07:19 AM PDT

Liverpool appoint former Tottenham director of football Damien Comolli as their director of football strategy.

Hodgson calls truce with Benitez

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:37 AM PDT

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson draws a line under his row with Inter Milan coach Rafael Benitez.

Tuition fees increasing to £9,000

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:16 AM PDT

Universities in England will be able to charge tuition fees of up to £9,000 per year, as the government transfers much of the cost of courses to students.

Child sick with swine flu dies

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:23 AM PDT

A child who was diagnosed last week with swine flu has died, the Public Health Agency confirms.

Injuries in youth prison clashes

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:37 AM PDT

Several prison officers have been attacked by inmates at two young offenders' institutions.

Baby P killer 'forced to testify'

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:58 AM PDT

The boyfriend of Baby Peter Connelly's mother convicted of causing the toddler's death could be forced to "answer questions", a coroner said.

Life term for MP murder attempt

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 07:02 AM PDT

A 21-year-old student is jailed for life at the Old Bailey for trying to murder Labour MP Stephen Timms because he voted for the war in Iraq.

PM pledges help for blast victims

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:16 AM PDT

The prime minister pledges government support to hundreds of people uprooted by a suspected gas explosion in Salford, which flattened three homes.

Edinburgh tram chief resigns post

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:31 AM PDT

The chairman of Edinburgh's beleaguered trams project, David Mackay, resigns saying working with the contractor was "hell on wheels".

Dundee V&A design winner chosen

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:21 AM PDT

Judges pick a design by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma for the V&A Museum planned for Dundee's waterfront.

Woman dies as car and lorry crash

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:34 AM PDT

A woman in her 60s dies in an accident involving a car and lorry near Carland Bridge, Dungannon.

Vigil for man caught in robbery

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:18 AM PDT

A vigil is planned for a 75-year-old man who died after collapsing during a robbery in west Belfast.

Graduate fee rise is 'inevitable'

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:32 AM PDT

Graduates in Wales will have to pay more when the cap on tuition fees in England rises to £9,000, an academic has predicted.

Teacher 'had showers with pupils'

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:23 AM PDT

A teacher shared a shower with some of her teenage girl pupils and sent one more than 1,100 texts, a disciplinary tribunal hears.

US men 'aided Somalia al-Shabab'

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:22 AM PDT

Three California men are charged with aiding the Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab, the US Justice Department says.

FBI links Washington DC shootings

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:27 AM PDT

The FBI links a spate of shootings targeting military buildings in the Washington DC area, but say so far no-one has been hurt.

Colombia police raid drugs agency

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 05:41 PM PDT

Police in Colombia raid the offices of a government anti-drugs agency after allegations of corruption, and 100 employees lose their jobs.

Chavez and Santos continue thaw

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:47 AM PDT

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visits his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, in the latest move to improve once-strained relations.

Ghana hit by World Cup bonus row

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 06:36 AM PDT

Ghana's achievement in reaching the World Cup quarter-finals in South Africa has been soured by a row over bonuses.

Botswana anger at diamond boycott

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:03 AM PDT

Botswana's government dismisses as "propaganda" a call to boycott its diamonds over its treatment of the Basarwa Bushmen.

EU wants answers on nuclear waste

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 07:08 AM PDT

Europe must identify sites for long-term storage of nuclear waste, with deep burial underground the best option, the EU Commission says.

Exhumed Romania body is Ceausescu

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 07:51 AM PDT

Scientists confirm that a body exhumed in a cemetery in Bucharest is that of former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

Iran stoning woman 'not executed'

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 07:00 AM PDT

The French foreign minister says Iran has not yet decided to execute a woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, amid reports her execution was imminent.

US lists Jundullah as terrorists

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:21 AM PDT

The US announces it is designating the Iranian militant group Jundullah, or Soldiers of God, as a terrorist organisation.

Modi not planning Indian return

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:22 AM PDT

Former Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi says he is not in hiding but has no plans to return to India to face corruption charges.

Bangladesh 'Eve teasing' protest

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:58 AM PDT

Scores of students hold a rally in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka to protest against the sexual harassment of women.

New eruption at Indonesia volcano

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:27 AM PDT

Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano erupts again, this time with greater force than eruptions last week which killed 36 people.

Floods hit Thailand and Malaysia

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:55 AM PDT

Severe flooding causes chaos in parts of southern Thailand and northern Malaysia, leaving some areas inaccessible.

Lloyds appoints Santander UK boss

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 06:30 AM PDT

Lloyds Banking Group will replace outgoing chief executive Eric Daniels with Santander UK's head Antonio Horta-Osorio.

Portugal passes austerity budget

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:38 AM PDT

Portugal's parliament passes an austerity budget to cut its high levels of debt, after opposition politicians abstained from voting.

More losses at US mortgage agency

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 07:22 AM PDT

US mortgage agency Freddie Mac incurs a further $4.1bn loss, while its head predicts 'renewed pressure' on the housing market.

Cameron: use 3D for classic films

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:40 AM PDT

James Cameron takes a swipe at studios who add 3D to films in post-production, and says the high-tech conversion should only be used for classic movies like Jaws and ET.

Eye chip 'helps blind people see'

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 05:49 PM PDT

German researchers say they have successfully tested a visual aid for patients with an inherited form of blindness, using a chip placed behind the retina.

Modigliani nude sells for $68.9m

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:05 AM PDT

A painting of a nude by Amedeo Modigliani sells for more than $68.9m (£42.7m) at an auction in New York.

Swift album passes million mark

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:11 AM PDT

Pop star Taylor Swift's new album Speak Now debuts at the top of the US charts, selling the most in a single week since March 2005.

Poets plan Olympic gig for 2012

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 06:00 AM PDT

An ambitious project to assemble poets from all of the Olympic nations in 2012 is launched in London.

'Catastrophe calculator' updated

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:22 AM PDT

Scientists release an improved version of the popular web program that estimates the scale of disaster that follows an asteroid or comet impact.

Libel case intensifies for doctor

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:10 PM PDT

A US medical devices company has threatened to step up its libel action against a consultant cardiologist who criticised its clinical trials.

IVF cerebral palsy risks probed

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 06:25 PM PDT

Fertility problems in parents cannot explain why babies born after IVF face a higher risk of cerebral palsy, say Danish scientists.

President Barack Obama news conference

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:47 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama gives a news conference after the Democrats suffered a severe setback in the mid-term elections.

Do we need three years for a degree?

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:04 AM PDT

Will higher tuition fees lead more students to take up shorter, cheaper courses - and will they be missing out if they do?

Republicans celebrate big wins

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:47 AM PDT

US Republicans have regained control of the House of Representatives, after the biggest switch of seats in the House for more than 70 years.

Rubio claims Florida Senate seat

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 07:06 PM PDT

Tea Party favourite Marco Rubio comfortably beats his opponents in the Florida Senate race.

Kentucky Senate win for Tea Party

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 06:48 PM PDT

Tea Party-backed Republican candidate Rand Paul has won Kentucky's Senate race with a reported 55% of the votes cast.

Gratitude from victorious Harry Reid

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 12:05 AM PDT

Harry Reid has won his battle against Tea Party favourite Sharron Angle and held his seat in Nevada, in the US mid-term elections.

Botswana's No. 1 Ladies' Opera House

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Fast Track meets the cast and crew of the No. 1 Ladies' Opera House, set up in the heart of Botswana.

Salvaged Titanic items go on show

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 05:09 PM PDT

An exhibition devoted to artefacts salvaged from the Titanic opens at the O2 in London this week.

Sisters named world's oldest twins

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 01:52 AM PDT

Hundred year old sisters from Powys have been officially named as the oldest twins in the world. Farmer's daughters Ena Pugh and Lily Millward, who still live in their own homes, were given the title by Guinness World Records. They talked to BBC Wales' Simon Pusey about their new title

Middle East 'heading for disaster'

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 04:35 PM PDT

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri says the Middle East is "heading for disaster" unless comprehensive peace is achieved.

Sea of troubles

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:46 AM PDT

The island disputes of China, Russia and Japan

Taking a stand

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 06:01 AM PDT

Yemenis reject 'terrorism taint' after parcel bomb plot

Day in pictures

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:51 AM PDT

Striking images from around the world

Funeral photos

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 01:40 AM PDT

Capturing the memories of family funerals

Swapping canvas for gum

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Why is an artist painting on pieces of discarded chewing gum?

XX > XY

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 06:39 PM PDT

When it comes to health, experts say men really are the weaker sex
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