Sunday, June 5, 2011

Yemenis rejoice as Saleh leaves

Yemenis rejoice as Saleh leaves


Yemenis rejoice as Saleh leaves

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 08:17 AM PDT

Thousands celebrate in Yeman as President Saleh leaves for treatment in Saudi Arabia, amid uncertainty over whether he will return.

Israeli troops open fire in Golan

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 09:29 AM PDT

Israeli troops fire on pro-Palestinian protesters on Syria's border in the occupied Golan Heights, with Syrian TV saying 14 are killed.

Nadal secures sixth French crown

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Rafael Nadal overcomes Roger Federer in four bruising sets to equal Bjorn Borg's record of six French Open crowns and retain his number one world ranking.

Beansprouts new E. coli suspect

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 11:04 AM PDT

Beansprouts grown in Germany are suspected as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak that has left at least 22 people dead, German officials say.

Pope celebrates Mass in Croatia

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 09:55 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Mass with tens of thousands in Croatia before praying at the tomb of a controversial wartime cardinal.

Chile volcano range spews ash

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 08:10 AM PDT

The Puyehue volcano range in southern Chile has begun erupting, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people living in the nearby area.

Portuguese vote amid austerity

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 11:12 AM PDT

Voters in Portugal go to the polls to choose a new government as the burden of the 78bn euro bail-out looms.

Vietnam protests over S China Sea

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:53 AM PDT

Hundreds of Vietnamese turn out in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to protest against Chinese naval operations in the disputed South China Sea.

'Deadly clashes' in Syrian town

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 10:46 AM PDT

At least 35 people are reported to have been killed in the north-western Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour as troops and tanks try to restore control.

IMF agrees finance deal for Egypt

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:25 AM PDT

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) agrees a $3bn (£1.8bn) loan deal with the interim government in Egypt.

Adele cancels North America tour

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:22 AM PDT

Adele cancels the rest of her North American tour because of laryngitis.

Peru votes in tight poll run-off

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 06:16 AM PDT

Two presidential candidates from opposite sides of the political spectrum face off in a race that seems too close to call.

VIDEO: Four-year-old artist's New York exhibition

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 06:52 AM PDT

Artist Aelita Andre might only be four-years-old but that has not stopped her opening her first art exhibition in New York.

Colin Firth's latest credit - in brain research

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:58 AM PDT

Oscar-winnng actor Colin Firth is credited as one of four co-authors of an academic research paper into human brains.

French Open final as it happened

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:59 AM PDT

Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer 7-5 7-6 (7-3) 5-7 6-1 to win the French Open and equal Bjorn Borg's record of six Roland Garros titles.

Rain disrupts Sri Lanka progress

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 09:38 AM PDT

Tillakaratne Dilshan scores a record-breaking 193 before being dismissed as rain and bad light halt Sri Lanka as they close on England's first innings total of 486 in the second Test.

Kissinger open to new Fifa role

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 03:24 AM PDT

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger tells BBC Radio 5 live he is interested in joining Fifa president Sepp Blatter's committee of 'wise men'.

Government economic plan attacked

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:01 AM PDT

There have been fresh calls for an alternative economic plan ahead of the IMF's latest assessment of the state of the UK economy.

UK marine killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 06:37 AM PDT

A Royal Marine serving with 42 Commando has been killed while on a security patrol in the Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand province in Afghanistan.

New adult care safeguards pledged

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 08:40 AM PDT

Vulnerable adults in care in England are to be given more protection from abuse, a health minister says.

Academics launch private college

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 09:28 AM PDT

A group of the world's leading academics launch a new British college which will charge £18,000 fees.

Four die during two-car collision

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 06:16 AM PDT

Three women and a man are killed and four people injured in a road crash in West Bromwich.

Murder probe follows man's death

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:12 AM PDT

A murder investigation is launched following the death of a man from Weston-super-Mare.

Experts review Supreme Court role

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 06:34 AM PDT

A group of experts is commissioned to look at the impact of the UK Supreme Court on Scotland's legal system.

'Perfect' Highland soldier named

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 01:45 AM PDT

A father-of-two from Aberdeenshire was killed while on a security patrol in Helmand province in Afghanistan.

NI pilots to stage work-to-rule

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 08:33 AM PDT

Aer Lingus pilots in Northern Ireland are planning to stage industrial action from the end of next week, according to the main pilot union.

Parties back special adviser move

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 06:56 AM PDT

The SDLP and Ulster Unionist Party back a review into the way special advisers are appointed to Northern Ireland government departments.

New plea on murdered woman's car

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 10:13 AM PDT

Police make a new plea for information on a car owned by a woman found murdered at her Pembrokeshire home, as the hunt continues for her killer.

Tributes follow refinery deaths

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 03:17 AM PDT

Tributes are paid to a father-of-two who was one of four people killed in the explosion at the Chevron oil refinery in Pembrokeshire.

Concacaf president Austin banned

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 08:39 AM PDT

The fallout from the Fifa corruption row continues with the suspension by Concacaf of its acting president, Lisle Austin, days after he tried to sack general secretary Chuck Blazer.

Macedonians vote in snap election

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:16 AM PDT

Voters in the small Balkan state of Macedonia are voting in early elections, called after an opposition boycott of parliament.

Deadly bomb attacks in Iraqi city

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 02:23 PM PDT

At least 21 people die in a bombing outside a mosque in Tikrit and a suicide attack on the hospital where the wounded were taken, Iraqi officials say.

Deadly bomb strikes near Peshawar

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 10:26 PM PDT

A bomb left at a bus stop near a market kills at least six people near the north-west Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say.

Hong Kong vigil marks Tiananmen

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 03:04 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong attend a candlelight vigil to mark the 22nd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing.

Airline profit forecast to be cut

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:35 AM PDT

The International Air Transport Association (Iata) is expected to slash profit forecasts, as the high price of oil raises costs.

Cowell 'in talks on Cole return'

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 10:58 AM PDT

Simon Cowell is in talks with US X Factor producers to get Cheryl Cole re-instated as a judge on the show, his publicist says.

Jai McDowall wins ITV's Talent

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 03:31 AM PDT

More than 12m viewers watch Jai McDowall win ITV's Britain's Got Talent, beating 12-year-old Ronan Parke.

Ain't Half Hot Mum's Hewlett dies

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 06:30 AM PDT

Donald Hewlett, who was best known for his role in the 1970s BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum, has died aged 90.

Moons like ours 'could be common'

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:53 PM PDT

Simulations show that moons as proportionally large as Earth's moon - once thought to be a "cosmic rarity" - may in fact be common.

Olympics ticket deadline passes

Posted: 31 May 2011 05:32 PM PDT

Millions of people who applied for London 2012 tickets should now know if they have been successful, with the organisers' deadline for taking card payments passed.

VIDEO: Chile volcanoes 'turned sky dark'

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 08:13 AM PDT

Hugh Sinclair describes the impact of the volcano eruptions from Chile's Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle volcano range, on nearby Bariloche in Argentina, where he is staying.

VIDEO: German help for WWII French cathedral

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 02:56 AM PDT

Reims Cathedral was almost destroyed during World War II as German troops tried to reach Paris.

VIDEO: Tear gas fired at Golan protesters

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:03 AM PDT

Israeli soldiers have fired tear gas to disperse pro-Palestinian protesters in Syria as they marched on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

VIDEO: Yemenis rejoice as Saleh leaves

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 10:03 AM PDT

Thousands of people in Yemen are celebrating the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh to Saudi Arabia.

VIDEO: Pope celebrates Mass in Croatia

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 09:03 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI has celebrated Mass, focusing on family values, before tens of thousands of people in the Croatian capital, Zagreb.

VIDEO: Senior Farc leader killed in Colombia

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 08:04 PM PDT

A senior guerrilla from the Marxist Colombian rebel group, the Farc, who was in charge of protecting the group's supreme leader, has been killed by government troops.

VIDEO: Peru prepares for presidential poll

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 02:45 AM PDT

Voters in Peru are set to cast their ballots on Sunday in a closely fought presidential second-round run-off.

VIDEO: Hot air balloon record set by boy

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 03:54 AM PDT

A nine-year-old boy in New Mexico has become the youngest person to fly alone in a hot air balloon.

On the run

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 06:51 AM PDT

Pakistan's militants are reeling after the death of Ilyas Kashmiri

Shovelling gossip

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 04:35 PM PDT

Why are the French not interested in the sex lives of the powerful?

In pictures

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 09:56 AM PDT

Crowds turn out to welcome Pope on first trip to Croatia

DIY demolition

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 04:00 AM PDT

Gaddafi's pet projects reduced to rubble in Benghazi

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