Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Rebel bid to break out of Misrata

Rebel bid to break out of Misrata


Rebel bid to break out of Misrata

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:26 AM PDT

Libyan rebels suffer casualties as they try to move out of their western enclave of Misrata, as Nato urges the UN to plan for the post-Gaddafi era.

Hundreds flee north Syria unrest

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:13 AM PDT

Hundreds of Syrians flee across the Turkish border, as the UK and France submit a Security Council resolution condemning the clampdown.

Elephants rampage in Indian city

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 07:30 AM PDT

Two wild elephants have gone on a rampage in Mysore in southern India, killing at least one person, officials say.

F1 boss rules out Bahrain GP

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 02:27 AM PDT

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says Bahrain, scene of civil unrest, cannot stage Grand Prix as planned in October.

Worst of German E. coli 'is over'

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:14 AM PDT

Germany's health minister says the number of new E. coli infections from a deadly outbreak is dropping significantly.

China confirms aircraft carrier plan

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:06 AM PDT

A top Chinese military official confirms that Beijing is building an aircraft carrier, in the first official acknowledgement of the ship's existence.

Oil demand high as prices surge

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:18 AM PDT

New evidence of rising global oil consumption emerges as Opec members' failure to increase quotas sends prices up again.

Facebook sorry over tags launch

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:58 AM PDT

A new feature on the social network which recognises faces in photographs and suggests who they may be has sparked controversy.

Al-Qaeda's al-Zawahiri warns US

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:55 AM PDT

Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's number two, warns in a newly-posted video that Osama Bin Laden will continue to "terrify" the US from beyond the grave.

'Ten years' for Fukushima lessons

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 07:46 AM PDT

Learning all the lessons from Japan's worst nuclear accident may take a decade, regulators tell a Paris conference.

Tea Obreht wins Orange literary prize

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Serbian-American author Tea Obreht has won the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction for her debut novel, The Tiger's Wife.

Hearts made to repair themselves

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:00 AM PDT

A drug has been used to make hearts repair themselves in research on mice.

Japan invents toy ears to 'match your mood'

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:58 AM PDT

Japanese inventors devise a gadget that measures brainwaves to give wearers furry cat's ears that match their mood.

A most unusual case: 'Thief' hides inside luggage

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:47 AM PDT

Spanish police arrest a man said to have smuggled himself inside a case on to Barcelona airport coaches in order to burgle the luggage compartments.

Amir admits playing while banned

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:06 AM PDT

Banned Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir admits to playing for a village team but says he thought it was a friendly and did not contravene his suspension.

Blackburn's Jones set for Man Utd

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 07:25 AM PDT

Blackburn defender Phil Jones is set to join Manchester United in a deal worth up to £17m, BBC Sport understands.

Live - Nadal v Ebden

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 07:37 AM PDT

French Open champion Rafael Nadal opens his campaign at Queen's with a second-round match against Australia's Matthew Ebden

New crime agency plan outlined

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:05 AM PDT

A new National Crime Agency will have the authority to step in and instruct police and other agencies on organised crime and border control, the home secretary reveals.

Rethink on prison sentence plan

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:14 AM PDT

Plans to offer sentence discounts of up to 50% for an early guilty plea could be shelved - as Labour says crime policy is in "a total mess".

Golden glow for London 2012 torch

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:52 AM PDT

The London 2012 Olympic torch has been unveiled as a slim three-sided form of perforated golden metal, light enough for young torchbearers to carry.

Southern Cross to cut 3,000 jobs

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:19 AM PDT

Troubled care home provider Southern Cross announces proposals to cut 3,000 of its 44,000 staff as it tries to avoid bankruptcy.

Man murdered on birthday for £12

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:10 AM PDT

A man is stabbed to death on his birthday in west London by robbers who made off with £12.

Shot mother had further injuries

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 02:14 AM PDT

A woman found dead at her Essex home along with her young daughter had suffered other injuries before being shot, tests reveal.

Daily Record announces job cuts

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:01 AM PDT

Almost half the jobs at two of Scotland's biggest selling newspapers, The Daily Record and Sunday Mail, are to go.

Nat Fraser to wait to learn fate

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:44 AM PDT

Nat Fraser will have to wait until at least the end of next week to find out if he is to face a retrial for the murder of his estranged wife Arlene.

Ten farm workers 'escape tornado'

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:43 AM PDT

Ten people working at a farm in County Londonderry had a lucky escape after what they described as a tornado struck it on Wednesday afternoon.

Man in court over Bangor murder

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:14 AM PDT

A 35-year-old man appears in court charged with murdering Duncan Morrison in County Down last month.

Methadone rubbed into baby's gums

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 07:38 AM PDT

A trial is told the father of a baby girl, born addicted to methadone, rubbed the heroin-substitute into her gums just hours after she was born.

Murder resort 'cut guard numbers'

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:00 AM PDT

The owner of a security firm providing services for a Caribbean hotel where a Welsh honeymoon couple were murdered claim its staff numbers had been cut, a trial hears.

Afghanistan faces '2014 crisis'

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:14 AM PDT

Afghanistan faces a financial crisis when foreign troops leave in 2014, Democrats on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee warn.

US jury out in Mumbai terror case

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:53 AM PDT

The jury is set to begin deliberations in the trial of Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana, accused of a role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

Gunmen kill 11 at Mexico clinic

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:45 AM PDT

Attackers open fire at a drugs rehabilitation clinic in northern Mexico, killing 11 people and injuring two others.

Peru's Humala sets out priorities

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 02:28 AM PDT

Peruvian president-elect Ollanta Humala says he wants to deepen Latin American integration and sees the US as a "strategic partner".

Tunisia announces election delay

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:08 AM PDT

Tunisia's interim government delays the country's first elections by three months, scheduling the vote for an assembly to rewrite the constitution for October.

Hedge funds 'grab' Africa's land

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:57 AM PDT

Foreign hedge funds are behind "land grabs" in Africa to boost their profits in the food and biofuel sectors, according to a US think-tank.

Greece 'needs further assistance'

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:47 AM PDT

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says the aid package for Greece is "insufficient" and there is risk of default if funds are not released.

Italian police mount mafia sweep

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:28 AM PDT

More than 1,000 Italian police officers mount dawn raids to arrest 150 mafia suspects across the country.

Yemeni parties start broad talks

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Yemen's ruling party opens talks with the main opposition coalition following the departure of President Saleh to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment.

Syria ambassador denies resigning

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 07:47 AM PDT

Syria's ambassador in Paris attempts to clear up confusion over her status by appearing on French TV to deny that she has resigned.

Nepal police are accused of graft

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:38 AM PDT

Thirty-four Nepalese police officers are charged with stealing more than $4m in the procurement of armoured vehicles for a UN peacekeeping mission.

US drone 'kills 15' in Pakistan

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:28 AM PDT

At least 15 people are killed in a US drone strike in the Pakistani tribal area of North Waziristan, officials say.

Indonesia cattle abuse row grows

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 03:21 AM PDT

The Australian government suspends all live cattle exports to Indonesia in a growing row over alleged animal cruelty.

Verdict in Mongolian herder case

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 07:04 AM PDT

A Chinese coalmine worker is sentenced to death for killing an ethnic Mongolian herder, in a case that sparked Inner Mongolia's worst unrest in many years.

Japan economy to shrink, says IMF

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 03:41 AM PDT

The International Monetary Fund says it expects Japan's economy to shrink this year because of March's earthquake and tsunami.

No India promise on Lagarde bid

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:38 PM PDT

India's Finance Minister says there is "no assurance" on supporting French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's bid to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

China ends wind power subsidies

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 07:16 PM PDT

China has agreed to halt subsidies to wind power manufacturers that violate World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.

Web giants promote new IP system

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:03 PM PDT

Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Bing and Facebook are among companies taking part in a trial of the IPv6 internet address system.

Facebook shame bin aids recycling

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 03:20 AM PDT

Newcastle University is putting cameras in students' bins to try and change their attitudes towards recycling, and the strategy seems to be working.

Cat Who author Braun dies aged 97

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:30 AM PDT

Lilian Jackson Braun, the author of 29 novels in the The Cat Who... series of mysteries, dies aged 97.

Smith signs up for new Who series

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 03:10 AM PDT

Doctor Who star Matt Smith has signed up to appear in 14 new episodes of the sci-fi series, the BBC confirms.

Wimbledon finals set for BBC 3D

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:02 PM PDT

The BBC announces that the men's and women's finals of this year's Wimbledon Championships will be its first-ever 3D broadcasts.

New elements for periodic table

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:51 AM PDT

Two new elements have been added to the periodic table after a three-year review by the governing bodies of chemistry and physics.

UK public 'opposes badger cull'

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:01 PM PDT

A majority of Britons in both town and country oppose killing badgers to curb cattle tuberculosis, an opinion poll for the BBC finds.

Cow methane proof 'is in the pat'

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 03:55 AM PDT

Researchers reveal a correlation between the methane production of cows and the quantity of a molecule called archaeol in their faeces.

Yemen: Living with uncertainty

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:49 AM PDT

Two people in Yemen of differing political opinions describe the current atmosphere in Sanaa

Arizona wildfires: Your stories

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:13 PM PDT

BBC News website readers affected by the Arizona wildfires share their stories.

How can gardeners cope with the 'drought'?

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:59 AM PDT

Gardeners in the UK are facing a difficult summer after the driest spring in over 100 years. But how can home horticulturists cope?

Fitness flip-flops: What's behind this sandal fad?

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 07:11 AM PDT

A craze for flip-flops that supposedly help people tone their legs has prompted M&S to launch their own. But is there evidence behind the fad?

VIDEO: Submarines take part in Nato rescue drill

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:07 PM PDT

The world's largest submarine rescue exercise involving 24 nations and 2,000 people, is under way off the coast of Spain.

VIDEO: Was Gaddafi's golf buggy Nato target?

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:00 AM PDT

Wyre Davies looks around a nature reserve outside Tripoli that has come under Nato attack.

VIDEO: China floods force thousands to flee

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:08 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes in southwest China after days of flooding caused by heavy rains.

VIDEO: London 2012 Olympic torch unveiled

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 02:17 AM PDT

The design for the London 2012 Olympic torch has been revealed.

VIDEO: Astronauts to grow cucumbers in space

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:39 PM PDT

A Russian Soyuz rocket has blasted off from a launch pad in Kazakhstan, carrying a three-man crew from Japan, the US and Russia.

VIDEO: Linda McCartney's photographs on show

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:09 AM PDT

Pictures from Linda McCartney: Life in Photographs are on show at the Phillips de Pury Gallery in London.

Space embrace

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 05:21 PM PDT

Historic first picture of shuttle docking at the ISS

Rising power

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 03:27 AM PDT

New aircraft carrier is symbol of China's naval ambition

Question of faith

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:34 AM PDT

Is the US ready for its first Mormon president?

Real-life tragedy

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:00 PM PDT

Did a local accident inspire Shakespeare's story of Ophelia?

Day in pictures

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Eye-catching images from around the world

Bilderberg mystery

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:44 PM PDT

Why do people believe in secret cabals?

Fears for the future

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:58 PM PDT

Taliban threaten security transfer in Afghan north

Tea, biscuit and a bailout

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:47 PM PDT

Ireland under the watchful eye of the IMF

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