Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Yemen's Saleh 'gravely wounded'

Yemen's Saleh 'gravely wounded'

Yemen's Saleh 'gravely wounded'

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Yemen's President Saleh was more badly injured than thought in a rocket attack last week, suffering 40% burns, officials tell US media.

EU sets E. coli aid at 150m euros

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:17 AM PDT

The European Commission proposes a 150m euro (£134m) aid package to help EU salad farmers hit by the current E. coli outbreak.

Syria town braces for army attack

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:02 AM PDT

The northern Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour braces for an army assault after the government says 120 security forces personnel were killed.

Ethics calls over US lawmaker photos

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:23 AM PDT

Democratic House leaders call for an ethics probe into a New York congressman who admitted sending flirtatious photos of himself to women.

Chile ash cloud disrupts flights

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:58 AM PDT

Flights to and from several countries in South America are disrupted as ash clouds spewed by a Chilean volcano range spread, forcing cancellations.

Gaddafi 'will fight to the death'

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:07 AM PDT

Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi vows to remain in the country "dead or alive" in an audio message broadcast on state TV.

China executes hit-and-run killer

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:11 AM PDT

A 21-year-old Chinese music student is executed in China, after being convicted of stabbing a woman to death in an attempt to cover up a traffic accident.

World food prices 'to stay high'

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:09 AM PDT

Global food prices will remain high and volatile as record food production will only just meet demand, according to the UN.

Deadly attack on Nigerian police

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:52 AM PDT

At least five people are killed after police stations are attacked in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, hospital sources say.

Obama, Merkel warn on Europe debt

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:02 AM PDT

US President Obama says the European debt crisis cannot be allowed to threaten the global economy, after a meeting with Germany's Angela Merkel.

Japanese admit nuclear failures

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:43 AM PDT

Japan was unprepared for a nuclear accident on the scale of the one at Fukushima, the government says in a report to be submitted to the IAEA.

Lady Gaga picks up fashion icon award in the US

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:19 AM PDT

Pop star Lady Gaga is presented with the fashion icon trophy at this year's Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) award ceremony.

NZ mourns death of world's most famous sheep

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:23 AM PDT

Shrek the New Zealand sheep, whose ability to avoid the shearers made him a national celebrity, has died aged 16.

England forced to settle for draw

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:10 AM PDT

England maintain a 1-0 series lead after they draw the second Test of the three-match contest against Sri Lanka.

Fulham appoint Jol as new manager

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:56 AM PDT

Fulham appoint Martin Jol as their new manager following the resignation of Mark Hughes.

F1 teams press FIA over Bahrain

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:54 AM PDT

The Formula 1 Teams' Association calls on the FIA to reverse its decision on the rescheduling of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

New terrorism strategy published

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:23 AM PDT

Home Secretary Theresa May launches a new strategy for tackling terrorism, calling for more focus on preventing extremism at community level.

Nursery worker admits child rape

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:04 AM PDT

A nursery worker in Birmingham pleads guilty to the rape of a toddler and 45 other offences involving internet grooming.

Paper 'sorry' for Miller hacking

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 07:36 AM PDT

The News of the World owner formally apologises in court to the actress Sienna Miller for hacking into several of her mobile phones.

Cameron unveils major NHS rethink

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:28 AM PDT

David Cameron outlines "real changes" to controversial NHS reforms in England, including more say for hospital doctors and nurses, and limits on competition.

Woman 'harassed before shootings'

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:49 AM PDT

A woman who was shot dead in Essex reported to police she was being pestered and harassed weeks before her death, the police watchdog finds.

Cable burns man 'unrecognisable'

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 05:08 AM PDT

A self-confessed thief who was badly burned trying to steal power cables said his injuries were so bad his daughter did not recognise him.

Scottish Power hikes energy bills

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:02 AM PDT

Scottish Power is to raise the cost of gas by 19% and the cost of electricity by 10% from the start of August.

Killer's Supreme Court bid fails

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:25 AM PDT

Convicted killer Luke Mitchell plans to appeal directly to the UK Supreme Court after Scottish judges rejected his referral bid.

Murders tribunal met with IRA men

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:49 AM PDT

A tribunal into the murder of two RUC officers has been told that its legal team has held a face-to face meeting with three former members of the Provisional IRA.

Howell 'so sorry' inquest hears

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 05:06 AM PDT

An inquest has found that two people murdered by Coin Howell and his lover Hazel Stewart were the victims of "homicidal carbon monoxide poisoning".

Queen signals a new assembly era

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:49 AM PDT

The Queen officially opens the fourth session of the Welsh assembly, saying it had "coped admirably" with its growth in powers.

Arrest made over woman's murder

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:34 AM PDT

Police arrest a man on suspicion of murdering Angelika Dries-Jenkins, 66, in Pembrokeshire.

Residents flee Arizona wildfire

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:19 AM PDT

A major wildfire in Arizona triggers more evacuations as gusty winds prevent firefighters from containing the raging blaze.

Apple boss unveils iCloud service

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:46 AM PDT

Apple unveils a web-based service called iCloud that will automatically synchronise a user's apps, music and data.

Rains cause deadly Haiti flooding

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:42 AM PDT

At least 11 people have been killed in flooding caused by torrential rain in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, officials say.

Mexican 'narco-tanks' destroyed

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Four armoured lorries, or narco-tanks, believed to belong to a drug cartel have been destroyed on the Mexico-US border, the Mexican army says.

Muslim cleric killed in Nigeria

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:40 AM PDT

A gunman on a motorbike believed to be from the Boko Haram Muslim sect shoots dead a prominent cleric from a rival sect in northern Nigeria.

Russia and Norway in Arctic deal

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:32 AM PDT

Russia and Norway have agreed a deal to divide up their shares of the Barents Sea, allowing oil and gas exploration in the region.

Protest slows Dutch nuclear train

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 07:31 AM PDT

A train carrying waste from a Dutch nuclear plant is delayed for three hours by Greenpeace activists chaining themselves to the rails.

Mosque arson attack in West Bank

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 07:03 AM PDT

Attackers set fire to a mosque near Ramallah in the West Bank, daubing graffiti which suggests they were Jewish settlers angry about building restrictions.

Australian sues over UAE jailing

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:49 AM PDT

An Australian woman sues her government, claiming consular officials gave her bad advice when she was in trouble in the UAE which led to her being jailed.

Pakistan 'failing on minorities'

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:43 AM PDT

Pakistan's government is failing to protect the country's religious minorities, a new report says.

Indian activist plans new protest

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:09 AM PDT

Indian activist Anna Hazare plans to defy a police ban in Delhi and protest against corruption, after a weekend fast was violently broken up.

Thai leader defends rise to power

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 07:25 AM PDT

Thailand's prime minister posts a vigorous defence of his rise to power on his personal website and Facebook page, as a general election nears.

Fatal ferry sinking in Indonesia

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 07:47 AM PDT

An Indonesian passenger ship capsizes off the island of Borneo, killing at least 25 people, with officials citing overcrowding or bad weather.

Nintendo unveils new Wii console

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:24 AM PDT

The gaming giant Nintendo's next-generation Wii games console will feature a hybrid controller with a touchscreen.

Prada readying $2.6bn flotation

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:41 AM PDT

Fashion house Prada is seeking to raise up to $2.6bn through a flotation on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

IEA says gas entering golden age

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:03 AM PDT

Increasing demand for gas and plentiful supply heralds a "golden age of gas", the International Energy Agency (IEA) says.

Sony offers new PSP and apology

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:49 PM PDT

Sony has taken the wraps off its PlayStation Vita handheld. The company also apologised for the recent hacker attacks on PlayStation Network.

RSA offers to replace ID tokens

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:33 AM PDT

RSA has offered to replace the 40 million SecurID tokens in circulation following a hack attack.

Kinect aiming to woo core gamers

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:01 AM PDT

Microsoft has announced a range of new titles and features on its Kinect platform in an attempt to appeal to hardcore gamers.

Emmerich defends Shakespeare film

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:15 AM PDT

German film director Roland Emmerich admits courting controversy with his film that questions the authorship of Shakespeare's plays.

Donaldson is children's laureate

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:20 AM PDT

Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson is named as the new children's laureate, replacing Anthony Browne.

Best-selling writer Worth dies

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:10 AM PDT

Best-selling author Jennifer Worth, who wrote the popular Call the Midwife trilogy, dies aged 75.

Tropical forests 'better managed'

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:20 AM PDT

The world's forests are better managed now than five years ago - but still the majority lack protection, a report concludes.

Ministers bid to stem nature loss

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:06 AM PDT

The government publishes proposals aimed at curbing loss of nature across England and strengthening links between people and the wild.

China row over Einstein display

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:40 AM PDT

A Swiss museum's exhibition in Shanghai about the scientist Albert Einstein is cancelled after Shanghai officials try to merge it with a Confucius display.

Chile volcanoes spew ash

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 04:38 PM PDT

Andrea Duprez, from Bariloche, in Argentina describes how the ash from the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle volcano range in Chile has affected her town.

E. coli crisis 'not Europe-wide'

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:32 AM PDT

The EU health commissioner says the E. coli outbreak that has killed 22 is limited geographically and does not need Europe-wide controls.

Fatal China floods follow drought

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:09 PM PDT

At least 14 people are killed by raging flood waters in southern China's Guizhou province, following months of crop-destroying drought.

VIDEO: My 'flirtation' with Congressman Weiner

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:40 AM PDT

One of the woman who exchanged "inappropriate" communications with Congressman Anthony Weiner has spoken about their relationship.

VIDEO: Tutu: Child marriage is 'abominable'

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:52 AM PDT

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has travelled to Ethiopia to head an 'alliance against child marriage'.

VIDEO: Syrian town 'fears major assault'

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:50 AM PDT

Residents in the Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour are said to be fleeing ahead of an expected military assault, after the government said 120 security forces personnel had been killed there.

VIDEO: Japan doubles radiation leak estimate

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Japan's official nuclear safety agency has more than doubled its estimate of how much radiation escaped from the Fukushima nuclear plant in the week after it was crippled by the earthquake and tsunami in March.

VIDEO: Life and death on Afghan front line

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:39 AM PDT

A series of recordings has been released by the Ministry of Defence which gives a unique insight into the lives of British soldiers in Afghanistan.

VIDEO: Drug runner's home-made tanks seized

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:36 PM PDT

The Mexican army has seized a number of home-made tanks that have been used by cartels to protect drug trafficking routes.

VIDEO: Lagarde in India to push IMF bid

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:02 AM PDT

Christine Lagarde visits India on the latest leg of a world tour aimed at drumming up support for her bid to head the IMF.

VIDEO: Dancing policeman stops traffic

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:07 AM PDT

A Filipino traffic policeman has become a street sensation after delighting drivers and pedestrians with his unique dance moves when directing traffic in the capital Manila.

Denials quiz

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 05:54 AM PDT

After Weinergate, 7 questions on politicians and their indiscretions

Tall tales in Tripoli?

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Libyan propaganda and the child 'air raid victim' that wasn't

Bread battle

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:24 AM PDT

Is the modern loaf a miracle or cotton wool?

Day in pictures

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Eye-catching images from around the world

The great transformer?

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:14 AM PDT

How Peru's new president, Ollanta Humala, is planning change

Sexual politics

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:45 AM PDT

Does being a woman make you a better candidate to head the IMF?

Echoes of war

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:10 AM PDT

Ratko Mladic's ex-neighbours still agonise over Bosnia conflict
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