Thursday, March 24, 2011

French jet destroys Libyan plane

French jet destroys Libyan plane


French jet destroys Libyan plane

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:26 AM PDT

A French jet destroys a Libyan plane which had breached the UN no-fly zone - the first incident of its kind since enforcement of the zone began.

Syria pledges political reforms

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:04 AM PDT

Syria's government announces a series of reforms, aimed at quelling rising unrest in the country's south.

Portugal crisis clouds EU summit

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:57 AM PDT

EU leaders grapple with a new eurozone threat after Portugal's parliament rejected an austerity budget and PM Jose Socrates resigned.

Egypt protesters' torture claims

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:14 AM PDT

Egypt's authorities are asked to investigate claims women protesters were tortured and forced to take so-called virginity tests.

Gaza rocket attacks strike Israel

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:06 AM PDT

Two more rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel, as cross-border tensions continue to escalate.

Kenya forces 'cross into Somalia'

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:33 AM PDT

Kenyan forces have crossed into Somali territory to fight al-Shabab militants, an official source tells the BBC, although it is denied by the police.

Prison for billboard porn hacker

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:33 AM PDT

A hacker who posted pornography on a video billboard above Moscow's inner ring road is jailed for one and a half years.

Ex-president charged in Ukraine

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:19 AM PDT

Ukrainian ex-President Leonid Kuchma is charged with abuse of power over the murder of journalist Georgy Gongadze in 2000.

China to ban smoking in public

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:15 PM PDT

China's health ministry says it plans to ban smoking in most public places by May this year, although smoking will still be permitted in workplaces.

Two Japan nuclear workers in hospital

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:20 AM PDT

Two workers at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant are taken to hospital after being exposed to high levels of radiation, say officials.

Drillers propose deep-Earth quest

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:37 AM PDT

Scientists hope this decade to be able to start drilling for rock samples lying several km below the Earth's surface in its mantle layer.

Cuckoos getting craftier in eggs 'arms race'

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 07:50 PM PDT

Cuckoos' egg forgery skills are increasingly being put to the test, as host birds evolve better defences, say scientists.

VIDEO: Best man tips for royal wedding

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:26 PM PDT

BBC News invited comedians Lucy Porter, Arthur Smith, Miles Jupp and Hattie Hayridge to give their advice to Prince Harry about his traditional best man's duty.

India end Aussie World Cup reign

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Yuvraj Singh hits an unbeaten 57 as India, roared on by their supporters in Ahmedabad, knock Australia out of the World Cup.

Contador to face fresh ban threat

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:06 AM PDT

Cycling's world governing body confirms it will press for Tour de France winner Alberto Contador to receive a doping ban.

Injured Bale out of England clash

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 07:33 AM PDT

Gareth Bale will miss Wales' Euro 2012 qualifier against England at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday with a hamstring injury.

Bodies found in search for Sian

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:08 AM PDT

Police searching for missing Sian O'Callaghan find her body - and another murder victim - and question a man on suspicion of both killings.

Night Stalker rapist found guilty

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:54 AM PDT

Delroy Grant is found guilty of a 17-year series of sex attacks on elderly people in south London, Kent and Surrey.

Hague wants Nato lead over Libya

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:01 AM PDT

Nato should take control of coalition operations in Libya "as quickly as possible", Foreign Secretary William Hague says.

No 10 rejects £1bn NHS cut claim

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:59 AM PDT

Downing St rejects Labour claims the Budget reveals the coalition has broken its pledge to protect the NHS in England from cuts - saying health spending could be topped up if necessary.

Fountain flood shuts Tube station

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Two fountains overflow in Trafalgar Square in central London, leading to the closure of the Tube station underneath them.

Woman pays £1 for MRSA legal case

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 07:31 AM PDT

A woman seeking no win, no fee compensation from a Norfolk hospital after buying an MRSA sufferer's claim for £1 could set a legal precedent, a court is told.

City zoo boss suspended in probe

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 07:08 AM PDT

Edinburgh zoo suspends its acting chief executive while it investigates allegations made against him.

Pc guilty over pro-IRA chanting

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:07 AM PDT

A police officer is found guilty of breaching the peace after he was heard singing pro-IRA songs on a night out in Perth.

Kennedy adviser sacked over claim

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 06:46 AM PDT

The special adviser to the minister for employment and learning has been sacked following allegations about his private life.

Tax cut 'shouldn't benefit banks'

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness says NI banks should be denied any benefits from potential cuts in corporation tax.

Steel giant's 'tax blow' warning

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:43 AM PDT

Steel giant Tata warns that a new carbon tax announced in the Budget is "a potentially severe blow".

Cardiff Islamic leader, 81, dies

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:06 AM PDT

A Cardiff Islamic leader known for his work in the community dies at the age of 81.

Toyota to curb N American output

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 08:56 PM PDT

Toyota motors will curb production at some of its factories in North America due to a shortage of parts.

'Great legend' Taylor remembered

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:04 AM PDT

Madonna, Barbra Streisand and many others pay tribute to Dame Elizabeth Taylor following her death in Los Angeles at the age of 79.

Bolivia to put sea claim to court

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 06:29 PM PDT

Landlocked Bolivia says it will take Chile to international tribunals to recover access to the Pacific Ocean, which it lost in a 19th Century war.

Mexico confronts sexist language

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:47 PM PDT

Mexico publishes a manual to help government workers reduce the use of sexist language, in a nation renowned for its machismo.

Africa wants UN action on Gbagbo

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:47 AM PDT

The UN force in Ivory Coast should have a tougher mandate to help oust Laurent Gbagbo from power, West African leaders say.

Madagascar maids escape Lebanon

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:49 AM PDT

A plane carrying 86 Madagascan domestic workers who say they have suffered abuse in Lebanon, arrives in the capital, Antananarivo.

Arctic Sea ship hijack six jailed

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:33 AM PDT

A Russian court jails six people for the hijacking of the cargo ship Arctic Sea whose disappearance sparked a global search.

EU blow to Spain's small traders

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:11 AM PDT

A bid by Spain's Catalonia region to protect small retailers against competition from larger rivals is blocked by EU judges.

UK embassy team pull out of Yemen

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:54 PM PDT

Britain is temporarily withdrawing part of its embassy team from Yemen due to ongoing violence in the country, the Foreign Office says.

Egypt stock market tumbles again

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:49 AM PDT

Egypt's stock market suffers a second turbulent day following its two-month closure, with trading suspended temporarily.

Pakistan 'crop shortage' warning

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:37 AM PDT

Lowering wheat prices would create food shortages and encourage smuggling in Pakistan, officials say, after a WFP warning over malnutrition and high food prices.

Karachi fear over target killings

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 06:15 AM PDT

At least 50 people have been killed over the past fortnight in targeted killings in the Pakistani city of Karachi, rights groups say.

Two strong earthquakes hit Burma

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:36 AM PDT

North-east Burma is rocked by two 7.0 magnitude earthquakes, close to the borders with Laos and Thailand, the US Geological Survey reports.

Tokyo killer gets death penalty

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 01:06 AM PDT

A Japanese man who admitted killing seven people in Tokyo in 2008 - by driving over some and stabbing others - is given the death penalty.

Irish economy in 1.6% contraction

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:24 AM PDT

The Republic of Ireland's economy shrinks 1.6% in the fourth quarter as consumer spending and exports fall.

China 'is to overtake US by 2030'

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:01 AM PDT

China will overtake the US and the world's biggest economy and dominate world trade by 2030, a leading accountancy firm says.

Japan imported food 'radioactive'

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:40 AM PDT

Singapore reports finding low levels of radioactivity in vegetables from Japan as more countries ban food imports.

Iran accused in 'dire' net attack

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:18 AM PDT

One of the net's key security systems was close to 'meltdown' following a state-sponsored attack say experts

US hacker denies fleeing justice

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:24 AM PDT

Sony accuses an American hacker it is suing in a California court of fleeing the country to avoid ongoing legal action.

Long-lost Chopin letters revealed

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:47 AM PDT

Six letters written by Frederic Chopin, thought to be lost in 1939, are found and donated to a Warsaw museum dedicated to the Polish composer.

Kennedy film-maker Leacock dies

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:26 AM PDT

British observational documentary maker Richard Leacock, who filmed John F Kennedy on his 1960 presidential campaign, dies at the age of 89.

Lady Gaga hits out at censorship

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:14 AM PDT

Lady Gaga urges fans in Malaysia who are annoyed the lyrics of her single being censored to "make their voices heard".

X-rays reveal archaeology secrets

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:16 AM PDT

A novel technique shown off at the American Physical Society is uncovering the secrets of archaeological artefacts that the eye cannot see.

Smell 'is quantum physics effect'

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 06:58 AM PDT

A long-standing conjecture that our sense of smell may be due the the effects of quantum physics is gaining ground, thanks to new measurements.

Libya unrest: Misrata voices

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 07:04 AM PDT

Libyans in Misrata explain what life is like for them in this city under siege

What do the military operation names in Libya mean?

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:05 AM PDT

The UK has called the military action in Libya Operation ELLAMY. Why?

VIDEO: Pakistan children act out suicide blast

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:44 AM PDT

An amateur video posted on YouTube that shows young boys acting out a suicide attack has been condemned by UNICEF and by children's charities in Pakistan.

VIDEO: Fukushima workers hospitalised in Japan

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:30 AM PDT

Two workers at Japan's damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been taken to hospital after being exposed to high levels of radiation.

VIDEO: Benghazi's joy at coalition action

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:10 AM PDT

Thousands of people in Benghazi have taken to the streets to show their support for allied air strikes against Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's forces.

VIDEO: Shattered lives in tsunami-hit Japan

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:15 AM PDT

The full extent of the devastation caused by the tsunami that struck Japan almost two weeks ago is still emerging.

VIDEO: Calm in Jerusalem despite bus bombing

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:01 AM PDT

Tourists continue to visit sites in Jerusalem despite a bombing in the city on Wednesday

VIDEO: Protests in Kosovo at KLA arrests

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:38 AM PDT

Anger in the Kosovan capital following the arrest of nine former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army

VIDEO: Battle for rebel cities in Libya

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 09:41 PM PDT

Fighting has been continuing between rebels and pro-Gaddafi forces in key Libyan cities, after a fifth consecutive night of air strikes.

VIDEO: Merkel under pressure over Portugal

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 06:20 AM PDT

EU leaders are meeting in Brussels after Portugal's parliament rejected an austerity budget, prompting the resignation of PM Jose Socrates.

Life in the public eye

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:36 PM PDT

How Elizabeth Taylor redefined celebrity

Tales from check-in

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:07 PM PDT

The strange mix of people at Baghdad airport

Day in pictures

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:14 AM PDT

Some striking images from around the world

Spectre returns

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Why Jerusalem bomb will ripple across the region

Finally free

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:10 PM PDT

Cuba releases last of the jailed 'Black Spring' activists

'A good innings'

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:59 PM PDT

Ian Paisley reflects on his colourful career

Wounds of the past

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:49 AM PDT

Argentina marks coup 35 years on amid trial of ex-military leaders

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