Thursday, May 5, 2011

Obama in 9/11 tribute after Bin Laden death

Obama in 9/11 tribute after Bin Laden death


Obama in 9/11 tribute after Bin Laden death

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:53 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama lays a wreath at Ground Zero in New York, telling firefighters America will "never forget" the 9/11 attacks.

Libya rebels to get foreign funds

Posted: 05 May 2011 08:30 AM PDT

The international Libya contact group agrees to set up a temporary fund to assist Libyan rebels fighting Col Muammar Gaddafi, amid talks in Rome.

Syrian army raids reach Damascus

Posted: 05 May 2011 07:58 AM PDT

Syrian troops storm a Damascus suburb as part of a wider crackdown on protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.

Portugal 'heading for recession'

Posted: 05 May 2011 08:25 AM PDT

Portugal will sink into recession this year and next due to the terms of the 78bn euro rescue deal, the country's finance minister says.

Apple acts on iPhone tracking bug

Posted: 05 May 2011 03:28 AM PDT

Apple has fixed a glitch in iPhones and iPads which controversially collected masses of location data.

Egypt ex-interior minister jailed

Posted: 05 May 2011 07:21 AM PDT

Egyptian ex-Interior Minister Habib al-Adly is sentenced to 12 years in jail for money-laundering, in the first trial of a Mubarak-era official.

Africa 'risks squandering growth'

Posted: 05 May 2011 06:34 AM PDT

The poor quality of leadership in Africa risks squandering the continent's rapid economic growth, ex-UN chief Kofi Annan warns at the World Economic Forum meeting in Cape Town.

US and Europe plan new spaceship

Posted: 05 May 2011 05:06 AM PDT

America and Europe discuss the possibilities of developing a spaceship together later this decade.

First Air France body recovered

Posted: 05 May 2011 04:20 AM PDT

French salvage workers recover the first body from the seabed wreckage of an Air France Airbus that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.

Voters going to polls across UK

Posted: 05 May 2011 07:53 AM PDT

Voters across the UK are going to the polls in a series of national and local elections as well as a referendum to decide the way MPs are elected.

Royal couple to visit California

Posted: 05 May 2011 06:07 AM PDT

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit the US after their official overseas tour to Canada this summer.

Gaza Strip holds first marathon

Posted: 05 May 2011 06:32 AM PDT

The Gaza Strip holds its first-ever marathon, with money being raised to send children in the Palestinian territory to summer camp.

Pacino to be honoured in Venice

Posted: 05 May 2011 04:40 AM PDT

US actor and director Al Pacino is to be honoured at the Venice Film Festival in September for his 'original' film-making.

Live text - Murray v Bellucci

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Britain's Andy Murray plays Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci for a quarter-final spot in the Madrid Open.

Real appeal against Uefa decision

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:43 AM PDT

Real Madrid appeal against Uefa's decision to reject complaints about the behaviour of Barcelona players in their Champions League semi-final first leg.

FA's verdict on QPR case delayed

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:08 AM PDT

The Football Association says it will not be announcing a decision in the case of QPR midfielder Alejandro Faurlin before 1600 BST on Friday.

Neighbour admits killing Jo Yeates

Posted: 05 May 2011 03:35 AM PDT

A Dutch national has admitted the manslaughter of Jo Yeates, 25, whose body was found near Bristol on Christmas Day, but denies her murder.

Hague urges rise in Libya 'tempo'

Posted: 05 May 2011 09:01 AM PDT

Foreign Secretary William Hague says the world is determined to intensify military pressure on Libya's Col Muammar Gaddafi.

G20 death pathologist faces probe

Posted: 05 May 2011 05:16 AM PDT

An investigation is launched into the pathologist who concluded Ian Tomlinson died of natural causes after the G20 protests, the BBC learns.

Man arrested in Jia murder probe

Posted: 05 May 2011 08:45 AM PDT

Police investigating the death of Thorntons worker Jia Ashton arrest a 22-year-old man on suspicion of murder.

Family murder suspect 'is alive'

Posted: 05 May 2011 05:14 AM PDT

A note left by the main suspect in the murders of a family of four was likely to be a goodbye letter to his family rather than a suicide note, police say.

Doctor charged in Dubai car row

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:06 AM PDT

A doctor from London is being held by authorities in Dubai after allegedly making a rude gesture at a motorist.

Scotland's voters go to the polls

Posted: 04 May 2011 05:15 PM PDT

Scotland goes to the polls on Thursday 5 May to elect a new Scottish government after six weeks of campaigning.

Husband denies wife murder plots

Posted: 05 May 2011 08:59 AM PDT

A husband denies murdering his first wife and attempting to murder his second as he gives evidence for the first time.

Three inquiries into cell deaths

Posted: 05 May 2011 07:27 AM PDT

The deaths of two prisoners at Belfast's Hydebank Young Offenders Centre are to be the subject of three separate investigations.

Donagh brother faces new charges

Posted: 05 May 2011 05:22 AM PDT

One of two brothers who abused generations of children in the village of Donagh in County Fermanagh appears in court to face more charges.

Voters go to polls across Wales

Posted: 05 May 2011 03:22 AM PDT

The people of Wales are going to the polls to elect the next Welsh Assembly Government and vote in the AV referendum.

'Worst grass fires in 30 years'

Posted: 05 May 2011 09:36 AM PDT

Wardens from the Brecon Beacons National Park say they have contained what they describe as their worst grass fire in 30 years.

Engineers target US flood threats

Posted: 05 May 2011 08:47 AM PDT

Engineers are to blow up a third section of a Mississippi River levee to relieve a flood threat in Missouri, as waters continue to threaten several US states.

China 'powers LatAm investment'

Posted: 05 May 2011 05:10 AM PDT

Foreign investment in Latin America grew by about 40% in 2010, with China the fastest growing investor, a UN study says.

Haiti cholera 'has S Asia link'

Posted: 05 May 2011 08:17 AM PDT

The cholera strain that has claimed more than 4,500 lives in Haiti closely resembles strains currently circulating in South Asia, a UN investigation finds.

SA minister's wife smuggled drugs

Posted: 05 May 2011 09:56 AM PDT

Sheryl Cwele, wife of South Africa's intelligence minister is convicted of drug trafficking.

Millions in Gbagbo assets frozen

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:19 AM PDT

Switzerland says it has frozen assets worth $80m linked to Ivory Coast's ex-President Laurent Gbagbo, while the constitutional court ratifies his rival's victory.

Hungary tries Nazi suspect of 97

Posted: 05 May 2011 08:41 AM PDT

A 97-year-old Hungarian, Sandor Kepiro, goes on trial in Budapest accused of massacring civilians in Serbia in 1942.

EU in push to ease rail bookings

Posted: 05 May 2011 09:10 AM PDT

European rail operators will have to standardise their booking procedures under a new EU regulation.

Syria accused of Deraa 'massacre'

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:19 AM PDT

A Syrian rights group accuses President Assad's regime of carrying out "ten days of massacres" against protesters in the southern city of Deraa.

Deadly bombing hits Iraqi police

Posted: 05 May 2011 06:27 AM PDT

A suicide bomb attack in the city of Hilla, south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, kills at least 16 people and injures more than 40.

Eight arrested for India stoning

Posted: 05 May 2011 05:25 AM PDT

Police in India arrest eight people suspected of stoning to death a young couple who had a love affair which met with their disapproval.

India chief minister's body found

Posted: 04 May 2011 09:00 PM PDT

The body of Dorjee Khandu, chief minister of India's Arunachal Pradesh state, is recovered from the wreckage of a helicopter which went missing on Saturday, officials say.

Workers enter Fukushima reactor

Posted: 05 May 2011 03:05 AM PDT

Workers enter a reactor building at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant for the first time since the 11 March quake, to install ventilation equipment.

Detainees on Sydney riot charges

Posted: 05 May 2011 01:48 AM PDT

Seven detainees at an Australian immigration centre in Sydney are charged in connection with a riot and massive blaze at the facility last month.

Commodity prices see sharp fall

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:10 AM PDT

Weak economic news leads to big falls in commodities, including oil, with silver also down sharply.

General Motors sees profits jump

Posted: 05 May 2011 05:43 AM PDT

US carmaker General Motors' first quarter profit more than triples, helped by rising car sales and the sale of assets.

Vigilante attack 'distracts Sony'

Posted: 04 May 2011 03:44 PM PDT

Sony blames the online vigilante group Anonymous for indirectly allowing a hacker to gain access to 100m users' personal details.

Cole lands US X Factor judge job

Posted: 05 May 2011 07:09 AM PDT

Pop star Cheryl Cole is to sit on the judging panel of the US version of The X Factor, Simon Cowell confirms.

Looted Nazi art records go online

Posted: 05 May 2011 09:43 AM PDT

Records about stolen artworks taken during World War II are to be placed on an international database so items can be traced.

Hollywood star Jackie Cooper dies

Posted: 04 May 2011 07:57 PM PDT

Former US child star Jackie Cooper, who went on to play the Daily Planet editor in four Superman movies, dies aged 88.

'Success' in island rat campaign

Posted: 04 May 2011 04:39 PM PDT

Conservationists say they are having success in removing rats from South Georgia island - the biggest rodent eradication campaign in history.

Probe confirms Einstein effects

Posted: 04 May 2011 11:19 AM PDT

The subtle way the Earth distorts the space-time around it is measured by a Nasa spacecraft in an ultra-precise confirmation of Einstein's ideas.

Fish retail labels 'inadequate'

Posted: 04 May 2011 10:14 PM PDT

Retailers are not giving consumers enough information on labels to allow them to make the choice to buy sustainable fish, conservationists say.

Bottle-fed toddler 'weight risk'

Posted: 05 May 2011 05:16 AM PDT

Children who are still using a bottle at the age of two are more likely to be obese when they are five years old, finds a study of around 7,000 children across the US.

Bin Laden photos 'security risk'

Posted: 05 May 2011 03:47 AM PDT

President Barack Obama says publishing photos of the dead Osama Bin Laden would pose a national security risk to the US.

Last WWI veteran dies at age 110

Posted: 04 May 2011 09:48 PM PDT

The world's last known combat veteran of World War I, Claude "Chuckles" Choules, dies in an Australian nursing home at the age of 110.

Royal wedding couples

Posted: 01 May 2011 04:42 PM PDT

We have been following four couples who shared their wedding day with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. In their final instalment, they tell us how it all went.

Britain's hidden bowling obsession

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:18 AM PDT

Britain's bowling greens are under attack, threatened by property developers and cost-cutting councils, prompting MPs to take action. But is bowling a quintessentially British pastime that should be protected?

Why is Tesco struggling in the US?

Posted: 04 May 2011 04:31 PM PDT

Tesco might be the world's third largest retailer, with profits in the billions, but it's not having everything its own way. The US stubbornly refuses to fall for its charms. Why?

VIDEO: 'We want proof' Bin Laden is dead ...

Posted: 05 May 2011 06:08 AM PDT

In Pakistan President Obama's decision not to release photographic evidence of Osama Bin Laden's death has added to public suspicion.

VIDEO: ... but Obama says photos 'too graphic'

Posted: 05 May 2011 08:54 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama has been giving his reasons for not publishing photographs of Osama Bin Laden's body.

VIDEO: Crowds flock to Bin Laden's compound

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:10 AM PDT

Hundreds of people have flocked to the area surrounding the compound where Osama Bin laden was killed.

VIDEO: Secrets of Bin Laden's compound

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Senior security officials in Pakistan have launched an inquiry into the failure of intelligence services to locate Osama bin Laden. Meanwhile, curious onlookers have flocked to the al-Qaeda leader's former compound in Abbottabad.

VIDEO: Misrata's 'life-line to the outside world'

Posted: 05 May 2011 04:39 AM PDT

An international aid ship helping to evacuate people from the besieged Libyan port of Misrata has come under rocket attack from government forces.

VIDEO: Gaza hosts its first ever marathon

Posted: 05 May 2011 05:09 AM PDT

Hundreds of runners are taking part in the first ever Gaza marathon.

VIDEO: Russian plane's 'wonky' test flight

Posted: 04 May 2011 02:18 PM PDT

Russian aviation authorities have launched an investigation after amateur footage circulated showing a Tupolev aircraft belonging to the military veering through the sky near Moscow on a test flight.

VIDEO: Clearing mines at Misrata port

Posted: 05 May 2011 08:38 AM PDT

The Royal Navy has been involved in clearing mines off the Libyan port of Misrata, which they say were laid by pro-Gaddafi forces.

After Bin Laden

Posted: 05 May 2011 08:18 AM PDT

Explore al-Qaeda's cells and affiliates around the world

Mandela betrayed?

Posted: 05 May 2011 01:48 AM PDT

Mine owned by famous South African families 'exploiting workers'

Day in pictures

Posted: 05 May 2011 07:59 AM PDT

A selection of striking images from around the world

In the pink

Posted: 05 May 2011 03:05 AM PDT

River dolphins recover from Amazon drought but for how long?

Prizes for second place?

Posted: 05 May 2011 02:33 AM PDT

Has the first US manned spaceflight been overlooked?

Descended from fish

Posted: 05 May 2011 01:16 AM PDT

Human embryo pics show our evolutionary roots

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