Monday, February 21, 2011

Gaddafi regime shaken by protests

Gaddafi regime shaken by protests


Gaddafi regime shaken by protests

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 10:08 AM PST

Col Gaddafi's regime comes under mounting pressure amid unprecedented protests in the Libyan capital and defections by senior diplomats.

Egypt seeks Mubarak assets freeze

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 07:31 AM PST

Egypt's top prosecutor requests the freezing of the foreign assets of Hosni Mubarak, 10 days after he was forced to stand down amid mass rallies.

Lahore shooting suspect 'was CIA'

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 10:38 AM PST

A US man held in Pakistan over the shootings of two men in Lahore was secretly working for the CIA at the time, reports quoting unnamed US officials state.

Bahrain GP off after civil unrest

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 07:59 AM PST

The Bahrain Grand Prix has been called off due to anti-government protests.

'Dozens killed' in Afghan bombing

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 05:09 AM PST

At least 30 people are killed after a suicide bomber targeted a government building in northern Afghanistan, officials say.

Bashir 'won't seek re-election'

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 01:24 AM PST

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will not stand in the next presidential election due in four years, a ruling party official says.

China warns over 'jasmine unrest'

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:22 AM PST

China's security tsar warns of the need to find new ways to defuse unrest, after an internet campaign to provoke a "jasmine revolution" in the country.

MI5 'was not responsible for 7/7'

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:44 AM PST

MI5's chief of staff has told the 7 July inquests that the security service cannot be held responsible for the 2005 London suicide attacks.

'Five dead' after Morocco rallies

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 08:32 AM PST

Five burned bodies are found in a bank which was set on fire following anti-government protests in Morocco on Sunday, officials say.

Congo colonel jailed for mass rape

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 10:47 AM PST

A military court in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo investigating a case of mass rape sentences a colonel to 20 years in jail.

Monkeys 'show self-doubt' like humans

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 05:17 PM PST

Monkeys trained to play computer games have helped to show that it is not just humans that feel self-doubt and uncertainty, a study says.

Holders Australia crush Zimbabwe

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 08:37 AM PST

Defending champions Australia beat Zimbabwe by 91 runs in their opening 2011 World Cup group match in Ahmedabad to extend their winning run to 24 matches.

Uefa gives Gattuso four-match ban

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 08:55 AM PST

AC Milan's Gennaro Gattuso is banned for four matches after clashing with Tottenham assistant coach Joe Jordan during a Champions League tie.

Massa leads way in Barcelona test

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 08:37 AM PST

Felipe Massa takes Ferrari back to the top of the timesheets with a late burst of pace on the final day of the Barcelona test.

Network Rail admits crash guilt

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 06:38 AM PST

Network Rail has admitted health and safety failings over the 2002 Potters Bar crash, in which seven people died.

Cameron hails Egypt 'opportunity'

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:35 AM PST

David Cameron meets Egypt's leaders - after becoming the first world leader to visit the country since President Hosni Mubarak was forced out of office.

UK 'assessing' situation in Libya

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:56 AM PST

The UK will continue to assess the threat to British nationals in Libya and the need for evacuations, the foreign secretary says.

Appeal over UK suspects in Spain

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 05:00 AM PST

A new Crimestoppers campaign targeting UK suspects thought to be hiding in Spain has been launched on the Costa del Sol.

Bank refunds dead woman's money

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 06:15 AM PST

A bank repays £13,000 to the family of a woman who died in the Dominican Republic after the BBC learns several withdrawals were made from her account.

Petrol sign changed by pranksters

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 06:27 AM PST

Pranksters tamper with a Dorset petrol station price sign so that it appears to be £1 a litre cheaper.

MSP steps down over 'rape remark'

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 10:47 AM PST

Conservative MSP Bill Aitken resigns as convener of Holyrood's justice committee, following comments he was said to have made about rape.

'Costa Scots' on most-wanted list

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 03:34 AM PST

Two Scots being sought over unsolved murders are named in a 10 most-wanted list by police.

RUC 'bias' in McGurk's bomb probe

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 10:42 AM PST

Police in NI were so focused on the idea that the IRA was behind a 1971 bomb attack that it was not properly investigated, a report says.

Jury told of Stewart death wish

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:57 AM PST

Hazel Stewart told police she wished she was dead when they questioned her about the murders of her husband and her ex-lover's wife, a court has heard.

Test drive crash death man jailed

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 03:54 AM PST

A young driver who caused the death of a 20-year-old potential buyer of his car during a test drive is jailed.

Deportation battle student lied

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 06:18 AM PST

An A-level student who is facing deportation to Pakistan has admitted lying about who he really is and his parents' death.

Wisconsin governor standing firm

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:41 AM PST

Wisconsin's governor says he is not backing down over a controversial anti-union bill which has seen thousands of people protesting in the last week.

Gulf spill 'devastated' sea life

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:02 PM PST

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill's effects on sealife will not be fully established for a decade, says a scientist at the AAAS science conference.

Warning for Mexican Open players

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 08:57 PM PST

Tennis players are warned about security ahead of the start of the Mexican Open in the troubled Pacific resort of Acapulco.

Ciudad Juarez sees bloody weekend

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:07 AM PST

Mexico's most dangerous city, Ciudad Juarez, sees at least 40 murders in drug-related violence since Friday, officials say.

Suicide bomb hits Somali police

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 07:18 AM PST

A suicide car bomber attacks a police training camp in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, killing at least 10 people, officials say.

Leaders to mediate Ivorian crisis

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 06:44 AM PST

A panel of African leaders arrives in the Ivory Coast capital of Abidjan in an attempt to resolve the deadlock following November's disputed polls, as tensions escalate.

Libya protests: EU wary of influx

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 05:25 AM PST

EU ministers hold crisis talks on the uprising in Libya, amid concern about expatriates there and illegal migration from North Africa.

Merkel suffers big election blow

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 07:28 AM PST

The German opposition Social Democrats (SPD) inflict a heavy defeat on Chancellor Merkel in a regional election in Hamburg.

Tunisia seeks Ben Ali extradition

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 02:00 PM PST

Tunisia requests the extradition of ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali from Saudi Arabia, where he fled last month amid popular protests.

BP in pact with India's Reliance

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 05:20 AM PST

UK oil giant BP and Reliance Industries announce a $7.2bn "transformational" strategic oil and gas partnership in India.

Bangladesh tiger freed into wild

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 05:53 AM PST

A tiger which strayed into villages near the Sundarbans mangroves of Bangladesh has been successfully released into the wild, officials say.

Japan probes war experiment site

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 01:39 AM PST

Excavations begin at a site in Tokyo linked to Unit 731, the military unit said to have carried out experiments on prisoners during World War II.

Seoul probes 'spy break-in' claim

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 03:02 AM PST

South Korea says it will investigate claims its spies broke into an Indonesian official's hotel room to access information on a possible arms deal.

Oil price jumps on Libya unrest

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:48 AM PST

As unrest in oil-rich Libya spreads to the capital, the price of Brent crude hits a new post-financial-crisis high.

Rising fraud cases hit Alibaba

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 06:18 AM PST

Two executives at Alibaba, China's largest e-commerce group, resign after a rise in fraudulent sales at the company.

Diageo to buy Turkish drinks firm

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:25 AM PST

Drinks manufacturer Diageo says it will buy Turkish spirits firm Mey Icki and expand its presence in emerging markets.

Anonymous targets anti-gay church

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 05:51 AM PST

Hacker group Anonymous appears to have singled-out its next target - the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church in the US.

New blood pressure device hailed

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 04:16 PM PST

A device which can be worn like a watch could revolutionise the way blood pressure is monitored in the next few years, scientists say.

Grammys 'has lost touch with pop'

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 03:51 AM PST

A veteran music executive criticises the Grammy Awards, saying the event has "lost touch with contemporary popular culture".

US producer Seltzer dies aged 96

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 08:35 AM PST

Press agent and film-maker Walter Seltzer, who produced Charlton Heston movies Soylent Green and The Omega Man, dies in Los Angeles at the age of 96.

Boyle best-selling UK act abroad

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 01:07 AM PST

Susan Boyle scored the most successful album overseas by a UK artist for a second year running, research by Music Week magazine reveals.

Green economies to grow, says UN

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:01 AM PST

Investing $1.3 trillion (£800bn) each year in green sectors would deliver long-term stability and growth in the global economy, a UN report suggests.

Scott samples give climate clues

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:40 AM PST

Samples of a marine creature collected during Scott's Antarctic expeditions are yielding data that may prove valuable in projecting climate change.

Probe preparing for Mercury orbit

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 06:50 AM PST

The arrival of a Nasa probe in orbit around Mercury will transform our understanding of the innermost planet.

Cholesterol 'poor stroke marker'

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 09:09 PM PST

High levels of cholesterol do not predict the risk of stroke in women, according to researchers in Denmark.

Thousands at alcohol 'death risk'

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 12:01 AM PST

Liver specialists warn up to 250,000 lives could be lost to drinking in England and Wales by 2030 unless industry regulation is improved.

How religious is the UK?

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 03:03 AM PST

The census, which is five weeks away, is being criticised for its question on religion. But is it even possible to accurately measure how religious the UK is?

What difference would double summertime make to you?

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:52 AM PST

A new plan would see the UK's clocks forward by one hour to "double summertime". So what would that mean?

Swapping lives with the elderly

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:06 AM PST

Age is said to come with wisdom, but do the young still expect to learn from the old and can they teach their elders anything?

VIDEO: Tunisia revolution: One month on

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:56 AM PST

Tunisia is formally requesting the extradition of ex-President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali from Saudi Arabia, where he fled last month.

VIDEO: The advertisers targeting your phone

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:36 AM PST

If you think that your mobile phone is one place where you can get away from advertising, think again.

VIDEO: Pressure mounts on Libyan leader

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:57 AM PST

Col Gaddafi's regime comes under mounting pressure amid unprecedented protests in the Libyan capital and defections by senior diplomats.

AUDIO: Protesters "doing best to oust Gaddafi"

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 01:56 AM PST

Un-named protester in Tripoli: "We are doing our best" to oust Colonel Gaddafi

VIDEO: Tracking down UK suspects in Spain

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 05:45 AM PST

Ten suspected British criminals, thought to be on the run in Spain, are named in a most wanted list

VIDEO: Dubai hoping to attract budget tourism

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 11:13 PM PST

As the financial crisis hits Fiona Foster looks at how Dubai is trying to attract a different type of tourist.

VIDEO: Volcano spews ash in Philippines

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:09 AM PST

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from towns in the Philippines after a volcano spewed hot ash on Monday.

VIDEO: The business of being Lady Gaga

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:03 AM PST

Michelle Fleury meets Lady Gaga and talks to her about her latest business ventures.

Peaceful revolutionary

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:42 AM PST

The American who wrote the rules for toppling dictators worldwide

Goodbye Romeo

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:21 AM PST

Cuba woos women with a small cigar - the Julieta - but will it work?

Printable skin

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:31 AM PST

'Bioprinting' aims to make new body parts in minutes

Day in pictures

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 06:39 AM PST

Eye-catching images from around the world

Failing format

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:03 PM PST

Is it all over for World Cup cricket?

'A fickle business'

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 09:23 PM PST

Why True Grit is the Coen brothers' biggest hit

Audio slideshow

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 06:09 PM PST

Forgotten walled city in the heart of Manila

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