Monday, July 4, 2011

Hugo Chavez returns to Venezuela

Hugo Chavez returns to Venezuela


Hugo Chavez returns to Venezuela

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:01 AM PDT

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns home after a prolonged stay in Cuba for treatment for cancer.

Mladic removed from Hague court

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:05 AM PDT

Ex-Bosnian Serb army head Ratko Mladic is removed from a hearing at The Hague war crimes tribunal after continually interrupting the judge.

Strauss-Kahn faces Paris sex case

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:42 AM PDT

French writer Tristane Banon is to file a complaint for attempted rape against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, her lawyer says.

Fox News hacker tweets Obama dead

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:32 AM PDT

Hackers have taken over a Twitter account belonging to US broadcaster Fox News and declared President Obama dead.

Last heir to Austrian empire dies

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:07 AM PDT

Otto von Habsburg, the last heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire, dies in Germany at the age of 98.

Ben Ali found guilty in drug case

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:23 AM PDT

Tunisia's ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali is convicted on charges of possessing illegal drugs and weapons after a one-day trial in Tunis.

Syrian army 'enters city of Hama'

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 03:54 AM PDT

Syrian troops are raiding houses and arresting people in the central city of Hama, reports say, after massive anti-government protests there on Friday.

Warning on Greek debt deal

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:09 AM PDT

French proposals for restructuring Greece's debt would effectively constitute a default.

Duke lands helicopter on water

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:45 AM PDT

Prince William performs a helicopter landing on water on the latest day of his official tour of Canada with wife Kate.

Japan 'finds Pacific rare earths'

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 09:58 PM PDT

Japanese researchers say they have found vast deposits of rare earth minerals, used in many hi-tech appliances, in the Pacific seabed.

Nato fends off concern over Libya

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 07:43 AM PDT

Nato's chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen insists Nato's campaign in Libya is legitimate as he faces Russian criticism during a Nato-Russia Council meeting in the southern Russian resort of Sochi.

Reagan statue unveiled in London

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 03:21 AM PDT

A statue of the former US President, Ronald Reagan, is unveiled in central London at a ceremony outside the American embassy.

Warring ants 'know most dangerous enemies'

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 09:09 PM PDT

Ants can recognise their worst enemies by smell, aggressively fighting slavemakers ants but only carrying away less threatening foes, a study shows.

Cavendish punished as Farrar wins

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:50 AM PDT

Britain's Mark Cavendish suffers a blow to his hopes of winning the green jersey, while American Tyler Farrar sprints to victory in the third stage of the Tour de France.

Sportsday Live - Breaking sports news as it happens

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Breaking sports news as it happens - Andy Murray inspired by Novak Djokovic win

Clichy signs for Manchester City

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:34 AM PDT

Arsenal full-back Gael Clichy signs a four-year deal with Manchester City for a reported fee of £7m.

Paper 'hacked Milly Dowler phone'

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:52 AM PDT

An investigator working for the News of the World allegedly hacked into the mobile phone of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, a lawyer says.

Social care costs 'need capping'

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 07:58 AM PDT

Funding of social care in England needs a complete overhaul and the amount people must pay should be capped, an independent review has said.

Actress Anna Massey dies aged 73

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 06:15 AM PDT

Actress Anna Massey, who starred in a string of TV dramas including Hotel du Lac, has died at the age of 73, her agent has announces.

UK soldier missing in Afghanistan

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:04 AM PDT

An air and ground search has been launched for a British soldier who has gone missing in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, the MoD says.

'One dead' after planes collide

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:42 AM PDT

A light aircraft crashes near Shoreham Airport after a mid-air collision with another plane.

Boy dies fetching ball from track

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 07:08 AM PDT

A 16-year-old boy is electrocuted while trying to retrieve his football from railway line in Merseyside.

RAF bases news could be imminent

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:13 AM PDT

News of the future of RAF Lossiemouth in Moray and RAF Leuchars in Fife could be imminent, Defence Secretary Liam Fox hints.

Body found near boat capsize site

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:02 AM PDT

A body is recovered from the shoreline near where a teenager went missing when a boat capsized in June.

88 brothels in Northern Ireland

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:53 AM PDT

A BBC investigation has found that up to £500,000 every week is being spent on prostitution in Northern Ireland.

Belfast rioter given four years

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:25 AM PDT

A Spanish man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he admitted dropping a concrete block on a policewoman during 12 July riots in Ardoyne last year.

Missing man's family told of body

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:59 AM PDT

The family of a man who went missing after a rave are notified by police that an unidentified body is found by a walker in Devon.

Elderly 'should not lose savings'

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:44 AM PDT

The older people's commissioner for Wales says the elderly should not lose their savings to pay for their care, as a report backs capping costs in England.

Tourist dies as Mexico boat sinks

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:57 AM PDT

One US tourist dies and several other tourists and one Mexican crew member are missing after a fishing boast sinks off the coast of Mexico.

Texas warns of Mexico gang threat

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 06:10 PM PDT

The Texan authorities urge US citizens not to travel to the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo because of a "specific threat" posed by the Zetas drug cartel.

Mexico arrests alleged Zetas boss

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:47 AM PDT

Mexican police arrest Jesus Enrique Rejon Aguilar, an alleged leader of the feared Zetas drug gang and who is being linked to the murder of a US agent in February, officials say.

Top Colombia rebel 'escapes raid'

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 08:27 PM PDT

The leader of Colombia's Farc rebel group escaped an army raid on his camp by a matter of hours, President Juan Manuel Santos announces.

Senegal's Wade denies 'monarchy'

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:40 AM PDT

The son of Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade strongly denies that his father will hand him power in the style of a monarch.

Moroccan reform vote 'corrupt'

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:56 AM PDT

The official figures showing that 98% of voters backed Morocco's reform referendum are "unbelievable", a democracy campaigner tells the BBC.

Strauss-Kahn poll bid 'unlikely'

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 05:15 AM PDT

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is unlikely to run for the French presidency despite polls suggesting he would still be popular, his party says.

Europe insurers pass stress tests

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 05:30 AM PDT

A stress test of Europe's biggest insurance companies finds them to be "robust" despite exposure to Greek debt.

Yemenis demand security for Abyan

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:31 AM PDT

At least 21 people have died in heavy fighting near the rebel-held southern Yemen city of Zinjibar, reports say.

Explosion hits Egypt gas pipeline

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 06:04 PM PDT

A pipeline carrying gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan has been hit by an explosion, officials say.

India MLAs stage mass resignation

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:35 AM PDT

Dozens of lawmakers in India's southern Andhra Pradesh state resign en masse to add force to their demand for a new state called Telangana.

Pakistan groups condemn gay event

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 03:38 AM PDT

A group of religious conservatives in Pakistan condemns as "cultural terrorism" a recent event hosted by the US embassy in Islamabad in support of gay rights.

Thai PM-elect 'to form coalition'

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:34 AM PDT

Thailand's election victors Pheu Thai, led by ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra's sister Yingluck, announce plans to form a five-party coalition.

S Korean marine 'shoots comrades'

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 03:06 AM PDT

Four South Korean marines are killed when a 19-year-old corporal serving near a disputed border turns his gun on them, say defence officials.

Australian sales in surprise drop

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 10:45 PM PDT

Australian sales of retail goods such as clothes and shoes fall unexpectedly in May suffering the biggest drop in seven months.

Sony ranks as Asia's top brand

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 10:59 PM PDT

Sony has been ranked top in a survey of Asia's most valuable brands.

Tiger fights Australia grounding

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 03:37 AM PDT

Tiger Airways will hold crisis talks with Australian regulators to try and counter safety claims and resume domestic operations.

Maths powers Google bid strategy

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 06:28 AM PDT

Google drew on mathematical constants and astronomical units while bidding for a pool of mobile phone patents.

Sting cancels Kazakhstan concert

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:12 AM PDT

Sting cancels a concert in Kazakhstan's capital over claims of human rights violations on oil workers in the Central Asian country.

JK Rowling splits with book agent

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:27 AM PDT

Harry Potter creator JK Rowling splits with her longtime literary agent Christopher Little, it is announced.

Prince performs first UK festival

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 08:48 PM PDT

Prince plays his first ever UK festival, with a two-and-a-quarter-hour set at the Hop Farm Festival in Kent.

Links 'key to forensic research'

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:52 AM PDT

Universities can help form the core of a research and development hub for forensic science in the UK, a Home Office review suggests.

Smoking drug linked to heart risk

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:30 AM PDT

A drug used by smokers to help them quit increases the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems, researchers have found.

Miscarriage 'is no bar to baby'

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:43 AM PDT

Women who have had repeated miscarriages can be reassured that their chance of having a healthy baby is the same as women who have never had a miscarriage, say experts.

IVF procedure 'may cause Down's'

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 06:44 PM PDT

Drugs used for IVF fertility treatment may increase the risk that an older woman will have a baby with Down's syndrome, say UK researchers.

Chavez's health: Venezuelan views

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:31 AM PDT

Venezuela's army has dismissed concerns about political instability in the country after President Hugo Chavez's admission that he had cancer surgery. BBC News website readers in Venezuela have been sharing their views on the situation in their country.

VIDEO: Libya: Fighting in the Nafusa mountains

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:47 AM PDT

Turkey is the latest country to say it recognises Libya's rebel Transitional National Council as the true representative of the country's people.

VIDEO: Prince William lands helicopter on water

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:50 AM PDT

Prince William has landed a Sea King helicopter on water as part of a demonstration of a search and rescue manoeuvre which is carried out in Canada.

VIDEO: Threat of famine in Horn of Africa

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 07:19 AM PDT

There are fears that a famine could develop in the Horn of Africa, as thousands are arriving at refugee camps in search of food.

VIDEO: Mladic removed from Hague court

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 05:52 AM PDT

The former Bosnian Serb military commander, Ratko Mladic, has appeared in front of the international war crimes court in the Hague.

VIDEO: Hawker murder trial opens in Japan

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:54 AM PDT

A Japanese man has admitted raping and killing the British foreign language teacher, Lindsay Hawker, four years ago.

VIDEO: Reagan statue unveiled in London

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:39 AM PDT

A statue of former US President Ronald Reagan has been unveiled at a ceremony outside the American embassy in central London.

VIDEO: US immigration laws 'like prison'

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:59 AM PDT

The BBC's Andy Gallacher reports from Albertville, a small community whose Hispanic population has more than doubled in recent years, as the US state of Alabama prepares to introduce some of the toughest immigration laws in America.

VIDEO: Divorce rituals 'on the rise' in Japan

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:08 AM PDT

A firm which specialises in divorce ceremonies in Japan says more people are looking for a clean start after the earthquake and tsunami which hit the country in March.

Alabama crackdown

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 06:39 AM PDT

The tough new immigration law comes to the south

Thailand awaits

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:04 AM PDT

What happens next after surprise election result

Day in pictures

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:46 AM PDT

Striking images from around the world

Graffiti-proof

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 07:55 AM PDT

How do you protect public art from vandals?

Rogue genius

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:16 AM PDT

Why does Bobby Fischer still fascinate?

House of horrors

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 11:56 PM PDT

What South Sudan can learn from a torture chamber of the past

Mysterious island

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 05:16 PM PDT

Where is Sodor, home of Thomas the Tank Engine?

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