Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Rebels overrun Gaddafi's compound

Rebels overrun Gaddafi's compound


Rebels overrun Gaddafi's compound

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:56 AM PDT

Libyan rebels overrun Col Gaddafi's Tripoli compound, tearing down statues and firing guns into the air in celebration.

Strauss-Kahn sex case dismissed

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:26 AM PDT

Dominique Strauss-Kahn says his "nightmare" is over as a New York judge throws out the sex assault case against him, ending a three-month legal saga.

Spain to set legal borrowing cap

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:39 AM PDT

Spain's government and opposition agree a constitutional limit on public sector borrowing to head off the euro debt crisis.

Winehouse: No illegal drugs found

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:38 AM PDT

Toxicology results show there were "no illegal substances" in singer Amy Winehouse's system at the time of her death, according to her family.

Australia MP in sex scandal probe

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:03 AM PDT

Australian police are investigating claims that an MP misused a credit card to pay for prostitutes, in a scandal that could derail the country's government.

Earthquake strikes US east coast

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:22 AM PDT

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck the east coast of the United States, causing buildings to be evacuated in a number of cities.

UN orders Syria crackdown probe

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 04:09 AM PDT

The UN Human Rights Council passes a resolution ordering an international inquiry to look into alleged violations by the Syrian regime during its crackdown on anti-regime protests.

Hurricane Irene heads for Bahamas

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:59 AM PDT

A strengthened Hurricane Irene heads for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas, with the south-east US in its sights by the weekend.

Iran puts 'Israeli spy' on trial

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:49 AM PDT

An Iranian man goes on trial, charged with killing one of the country's nuclear scientists and having links to Israel's Mossad spy agency.

Workers 'abused' at SA vineyards

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:03 AM PDT

Workers helping to make South Africa's renowned wines are subject to human rights abuses including unsafe working conditions, a report says.

How your clothes could help your signal

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:20 AM PDT

Radio antennas that can be sewn directly onto clothes have been developed by US researchers.

VIDEO: Father and son catch 7ft shark from kayak

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:32 AM PDT

A father and son who went fishing in the Gulf of Mexico caught something a lot bigger than they expected.

Live - Tuesday football

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:59 AM PDT

Aston Villa, Norwich, QPR, Sunderland, Swansea, West Brom and Wolves are in action as the Premier League clubs enter the Carling Cup at the second-round stage.

Woods vows to make Presidents Cup

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:03 AM PDT

Tiger Woods considers adding extra events to his schedule in a bid to be selected by Fred Couples for the US Presidents Cup team in November.

Man City agree deal to sign Nasri

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:48 AM PDT

Manchester City reach an agreement with Arsenal to sign Samir Nasri, with the France midfielder set to discuss personal terms before completing his move to Eastlands.

Gaddafi regime 'in death throes'

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:14 AM PDT

Foreign Secretary William Hague says the Gaddafi regime is losing its grip on power as opposition forces storm the Libyan leader's main compound.

Over 1,400 riot suspects in court

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:14 AM PDT

More than 1,400 people have appeared in court in connection with the riots that spread across England two weeks ago, latest figures show

Bank worker jailed for bomb hoax

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:54 AM PDT

A bank worker who strapped a fake bomb to his leg so accomplices could steal £161,000 from his branch of the Co-Op in Watford is jailed.

Men 'celebrated rape like goal'

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:38 AM PDT

Four students at a south-east London college are jailed for the rape of a teenager which they celebrated like "professional footballers scoring a goal".

Murder police arrest pensioners

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:05 AM PDT

Two people arrested over the murder of a 77-year-old Northumberland woman are themselves pensioners.

Druid loses battle over remains

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:11 AM PDT

A druid trying to stop researchers examining ancient human remains found at Stonehenge fails in his legal bid.

Death inquiry 'will not be held'

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:39 AM PDT

An inquiry will not be held into claims a delivery driver's killing should have been treated as racially motivated, the Crown Office confirms.

Three jailed for mother's killing

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:31 AM PDT

A schoolboy and two friends who killed a young mother in West Lothian after she aborted his baby are jailed.

Victims' bodies back on Wednesday

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:51 AM PDT

The bodies of Newry women Marion Graham and Kathy Dinsmore, who were murdered in Turkey, will be brought back to Ireland on Wednesday.

Two held over motorway van bomb

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:39 AM PDT

Two men are arrested in Belfast city centre in connection with a 500lb bomb left under the Newry by-pass in April.

IPCC examine Newport gunman death

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:54 AM PDT

The case of a Newport gunman who shot his wife and two others in a hair salon, and was later found dead, is referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Jail for brief Facebook riot post

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:42 AM PDT

A 21-year-old man is jailed for four months after posting an invitation to start a riot which appeared on Facebook for 20 minutes.

Hound Dog songwriter dies at 78

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:46 AM PDT

Jerry Leiber, one of the men who penned classic Elvis Presley songs Hound Dog and Jailhouse Rock, dies in California at the age of 78.

Lil Wayne has skating accident

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:55 AM PDT

The US rapper has had nine stitches above his left eye after a skateboarding accident in St Louis, Missouri.

Trinidad declares crime emergency

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:23 AM PDT

Several areas are under limited emergency rule in Trinidad and Tobago, as the government moves to tackle a surge in violent crime.

Costa Rica 'facing drugs threat'

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:07 AM PDT

Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla tells the BBC that international co-operation is key to tackling the growing threat of drug gangs in Central America.

Sudan leader declares ceasefire

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:04 AM PDT

Sudan's president announces a two-week ceasefire in South Kordofan state where fighting since June has displaced some 70,000 people from their homes.

Error hampers Liberia referendum

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:03 AM PDT

Liberia's referendum on constitutional changes gets off to a slow start due to an typographical error in one of four questions.

Germans feared in Afghan kidnap

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Fears are growing that two Germans missing in Afghanistan since Friday have been kidnapped.

Turkey reports heavy PKK losses

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 03:41 AM PDT

The Turkish army says it has killed up to 100 Kurdish rebels in strikes on northern Iraq - but rebels confirm only a fraction of the deaths.

Yemeni politician dies in Riyadh

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 02:38 AM PDT

The speaker of Yemen's upper house, Abdulaziz Abdulghani, has died of injuries from an assassination attempt on President Saleh in June.

India leaders hold Hazare talks

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:03 AM PDT

The Indian government holds its first talks with supporters of fasting Indian activist Anna Hazare about an anti-corruption bill.

Protest strike shuts down Karachi

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:42 AM PDT

The Pakistani city of Karachi is at a standstill after a "day of mourning" strike is called by a political party to protest against an ongoing wave of violence.

Maehara to contest Japan PM race

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 03:57 AM PDT

Seiji Maehara confirms he plans to run in the leadership race, making him a key contender to succeed Naoto Kan as Japan's prime minister.

Fiji military cancels church meet

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 03:27 AM PDT

Fiji's military government orders the cancellation of the Methodist Church's annual conference, accusing the leadership of being too political.

Markets rise on Fed stimulus hope

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:09 AM PDT

Stock markets and gold rise, while the dollar falls, as markets anticipate more cash injections by the US Federal Reserve.

US new house sales fall in July

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:25 AM PDT

US new home sales fell to a five-month low in July, figures show, while June's figures are also revised downwards.

Eurozone manufacturing contracts

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:57 AM PDT

Manufacturing activity in the eurozone shrank in August for the first time in two years, a survey suggests.

Facebook changes privacy settings

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:14 AM PDT

Facebook has announced a major revamp of how users control their privacy on the site.

'Smart' CCTV could track rioters

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 04:18 AM PDT

CCTV that can automatically monitor criminal behaviour and track suspects is being developed by UK scientists.

Discounted HP Touchpads sell out

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:45 AM PDT

HP's discontinued tablet computer, the Touchpad has briefly become the UK's most wanted gadget.

US songwriter Nick Ashford dies

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:54 AM PDT

Motown songwriter Nick Ashford, who penned hits such as Ain't No Mountain High Enough with wife Valerie Simpson, dies at 70.

Banned Ken Loach film gets airing

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 04:38 AM PDT

A 1969 documentary by Ken Loach, made for and later banned by Save the Children, is shown to an audience of critics and colleagues in London.

Comedy producer Davies dies at 72

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:44 AM PDT

John Howard Davies, the former child star who produced a string of comedy classics including Fawlty Towers and The Good Life, dies at the age of 72.

Study draws 'virtual harvestmen'

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:28 AM PDT

Scientists use CT scans to make 3D models of fossil harvestmen, revealing just how little these spindly invertebrates have changed in 300 million years.

Space telescope price tops $8bn

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:50 PM PDT

Nasa says it will now cost $8.7bn to launch the James Webb Space Telescope in 2018 and operate it for five years.

Lager-brewing yeast identified

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 03:38 AM PDT

Scientists isolate the yeast species that led to the discovery of lager from the wilds of Argentina.

Call for 'fat-year' measurement

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:40 PM PDT

Experts say the health risks of obesity have been underestimated because we are not measuring the condition adequately by ignoring how long people remain overweight.

Stem cells offer Parkinson's hope

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:05 AM PDT

Scientists have for the first time generated stem cells from one of the most rapidly progressing forms of Parkinson's disease.

MRSA death total 'continues fall'

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:48 AM PDT

The number of deaths linked to MRSA has fallen again - and is now a quarter of what it was four years ago, according to official figures.

Coulson got payments from News Int

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 01:50 PM PDT

Andy Coulson received several hundred thousand pounds from News International after starting work as the Conservative Party's Director of Communications in July 2007.

Is the mosquito menace growing in the UK?

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:46 PM PDT

Mosquito bites are rising dramatically in the UK, so why are the insect's numbers increasing?

Is it legal to eat wild birds?

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:17 AM PDT

A pub has stopped selling rook salad on police advice. What is the legality of eating wild birds?

Code masters

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:42 PM PDT

Unravelling the algorithms that control our world

Day in pictures

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:11 AM PDT

Some of the most striking images from around the world

Bringing up baby

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 02:21 AM PDT

Dr Spock's influence on baby and child care today

Selling laughs

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:26 AM PDT

Getting the sales patter right for a one-man comedy show

In the zone

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:45 PM PDT

Life in condemned Christchurch, six months after the NZ quake

VIDEO: He had a dream

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:17 PM PDT

Washington's new Martin Luther King memorial opens to the public

Art of collecting

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:03 AM PDT

Why Hong Kong entrepreneurs are putting their money in art

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