Sunday, January 30, 2011

ElBaradei joins Cairo protesters

ElBaradei joins Cairo protesters


ElBaradei joins Cairo protesters

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 11:05 AM PST

Leading opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei addresses thousands of protesters defying a curfew in Cairo to demand that President Mubarak down.

Tunisian Islamist leader returns

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:25 AM PST

The leader of Tunisia's main Islamist movement returns from two decades in exile but says he does not intend to stand for the presidency.

South Sudan votes for secession

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 01:51 AM PST

Some 99% of South Sudanese have voted to secede from the north, according to the first full count from the landmark independence referendum.

Thousands at Bloody Sunday march

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:03 AM PST

Thousands of people take part in what is intended to be the last Bloody Sunday march in Londonderry.

Unity plea over Ivorian crisis

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 06:41 AM PST

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the international community should have a united approach to the ongoing election crisis in Ivory Coast.

German train crash leaves 10 dead

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 06:08 PM PST

At least 10 people are reported dead after a passenger train collided with a goods train near Magdeburg.

Chinese hit-and-run man jailed

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 10:06 PM PST

The son of a senior Chinese policeman is sentenced to six years in jail over a hit-and-run accident that killed a woman, a case which sparked outrage.

Fire attack Vietnam reporter dies

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 06:23 AM PST

A Vietnamese journalist, set on fire after being doused with chemicals as he slept 10 days ago, dies of his injuries.

Somali 'pirates' flown to Seoul

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 08:38 PM PST

Five Somali men suspected of hijacking a South Korean cargo ship in the Arabian Sea are flown to Seoul to face possible criminal charges.

Uncertainty haunts Davos elite

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 05:39 AM PST

The global economy is set for growth, say leaders at the World Economic Forum, but huge risks remain

Blaze hits Venezuela arms depot

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 04:53 AM PST

A blaze at a military arms depot in the Venezuelan city of Maracay injures at least three people, officials say.

Rabbits prepare for jumping championship

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:51 AM PST

Thousands of small animals are expected in Harrogate as the town hosts the UK's first "rabbit grand national".

King's Speech notches top director award

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 02:43 AM PST

British movie The King's Speech is awarded the top honour at this year's Directors Guild of America Awards.

Murray to work for Grand Slam win

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 06:38 AM PST

Andy Murray says the only way he can respond to his Australian Open defeat by Novak Djokovic is to work hard to get better.

Strauss angry after England slump

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 04:44 AM PST

Skipper Andrew Strauss criticises his batsmen after defeat in Brisbane gives Australia an unassailable 4-1 lead in the seven-match one-day international series.

Liverpool demand £50m for Torres

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 06:41 AM PST

Liverpool are likely to sell striker Fernando Torres before the transfer window closes on Monday if they can agree a £50m package with Chelsea, according to an Anfield source.

Turmoil if cuts scrapped: Osborne

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 04:41 AM PST

Chancellor George Osborne warns "financial turmoil" would result if he were to abandon his deficit reduction plans, but his Labour shadow says he is "in denial".

UK officials upgrade Egypt advice

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 09:49 AM PST

British nationals "without a pressing need" to be in Cairo should leave if it is safe for them to do so, the Foreign Office says.

Peak fall man 'to keep climbing'

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:17 AM PST

A climber who fell 1,000ft (305m) down a mountain and survived says he hopes to return to the hills "very soon".

Murray's moment 'still to come'

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 06:19 AM PST

Andy Murray's time is "still to come" despite his defeat in the Australian Open final, Tennis Scotland says.

Swine flu coma mother 'breathing'

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 03:55 AM PST

A woman who gave birth while in an induced coma with swine flu is now breathing on her own, say doctors.

Teenagers killed as car hits tree

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:44 AM PST

Two boys and a girl are killed when the car they are travelling in crashes into a tree on the A630 in Doncaster.

Family killed in flat blaze named

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:45 AM PST

An elderly couple and their son who died in a fire at a block of flats in Glasgow are named by police.

Swinney criticises city job cuts

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 05:56 AM PST

Finance Secretary John Swinney says Aberdeen City Council's plans to make compulsory redundancies are "not required".

Train death pair 'not prosecuted'

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:05 AM PST

Two suspects in the killing of a 14-year-old boy two years ago are not being prosecuted because of a lack of evidence, the PPS says.

Rioters attack PSNI during alert

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 05:08 AM PST

Rioters attack police officers in Lurgan with petrol bombs, fireworks and paint bombs.

Rugby train strike 'disastrous'

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:47 AM PST

The train strike planned for Wales' Six Nations opener against England in Cardiff will be "disastrous" for the country's image, according to a Conservative MP.

Appeal over woman's body in road

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:18 AM PST

Police appeal for a driver to come forward after a woman is found dead on a dual carriageway in the early hours.

Clinton urges orderly transition

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:07 AM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls for an "orderly transition" to democracy in Egypt, but warns there is a long way to go in the process.

Brazil block collapse traps three

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:13 PM PST

Rescue workers in Brazil are searching for three construction workers believed to be trapped under rubble after a 30-storey building they were working on collapsed.

Tunisian asks for Canada asylum

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 06:34 PM PST

The Canadian government says Belhassen Trabelsi, the brother-in-law of former Tunisian President Ben Ali, has requested refugee status in Canada.

Dutch cut Iran links over hanging

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 01:44 PM PST

The Dutch government freezes all contacts with Iran in protest over the hanging of a Dutch-Iranian woman for drug smuggling.

Alpha in $8.5bn deal for Massey

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:12 AM PST

Alpha Natural Resources buys Massey Energy in $8.5bn deal that marks further consolidation of the industry

Like Crazy wins top Sundance gong

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:11 AM PST

Like Crazy, a film about a long-distance relationship directed by Drake Doremus, is awarded the grand jury prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

Rankin exhibition celebrates age

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 03:45 AM PST

Fashion photographer Rankin captures a series of models aged from 18 to 80 in pictures for an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.

On the ground with Egypt protesters

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 06:05 AM PST

BBC correspondent Lyse Doucet gets caught up in protests on Cairo's Tahrir Square, the focal point of the demonstrations in the city.

Can Mubarak cling to power in Egypt?

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:21 AM PST

Anti-government protests have continued for a sixth day in Egypt, as international concern grows over the situation in the country,

ElBaradei: It is total chaos

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:57 AM PST

Pro-democracy activist Mohamed ElBaradei described the situation of ongoing protests in Egypt as "total chaos", saying that President Mubarak must stand down immediately.

Clinton: 'We want restraint and reform'

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:06 AM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for military restraint and democratic reform in Egypt, following days of anti-government protests.

'I slipped and fell 1,000ft, but lived'

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:12 AM PST

A climber who survived a 1,000 ft (305 m) fall from a mountain peak says he is planning to return to the hills soon.

Japan under pressure over child abduction

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 03:23 AM PST

Roland Buerk reports on Japanese parents who have divorced abroad taking their children back to Japan despite joint custody rulings

German train crash leaves 10 dead

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 08:22 PM PST

At least 10 people are reported dead after a passenger train collided with a goods train near Magdeburg.

Rocket delivers supplies to the ISS

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:48 PM PST

A Russian rocket, carrying essential food, fuel and supplies, docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday.

Lessons learned?

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 12:51 AM PST

Two years after Lehman folded, will banks be allowed to fail?

The paedophile hunters

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 05:03 PM PST

How US agents grab sex tourists in Asia to face justice at home

Destination Moscow

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 05:29 PM PST

Why Norway deported its 'Norwegian of the year'

A curator’s egg

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:02 AM PST

Why are museums so uninspiring?

Reborn from rubble

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 05:12 PM PST

Gujarat's astonishing rise from wreckage of 2001 quake

Best fixer in Africa?

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:51 AM PST

Survival tips from a master of the art

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