Thursday, November 24, 2011

Egypt army apologises over deaths

Egypt army apologises over deaths

Egypt army apologises over deaths

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 10:21 AM PST

Egypt's governing military apologises for the deaths of protesters in recent clashes with police, and says elections will be held next week as planned.

India open to global supermarkets

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:02 AM PST

India approves long-awaited proposals to open up the retail market to global supermarket chains.

Press targeted children - Rowling

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:03 AM PST

JK Rowling tells a UK inquiry into media ethics of the measures she has taken to prevent her children being photographed by the press.

Syria given Arab League deadline

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:34 AM PST

The Arab League gives Syria one day to sign a deal accepting observers or face economic sanctions, as a months-long bloody crackdown continues.

Cyborg insect power breakthrough

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 07:51 AM PST

Engineers discover a way to harvest energy from beetles' wing muscles, providing a potential power source for remote-controlled insects.

Reform proposed for EU treaties

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:21 AM PST

Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Nicolas Sarkozy are to propose modifications to EU treaties to improve governance of the eurozone.

Wrong twin aborted in Australia

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 02:59 AM PST

An investigation is under way at an Australian hospital after staff treating a woman carrying twin boys accidentally terminated the wrong foetus.

Afghan children 'killed by Nato'

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 07:56 AM PST

Seven civilians, including six children, have been killed in a Nato air strike in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, local officials say.

Deadly blasts strike Iraqi city

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:08 AM PST

Three bombs in the Iraqi city of Basra kill at least 10 people and injure more than 40 others, police and medical sources say.

Portugal hit by austerity strike

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 06:20 AM PST

A 24-hour strike in Portugal grounds flights and halts public transportation in protest against proposed austerity measures.

Cameroon jails men over gay sex

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 04:47 AM PST

A court in Cameroon sentences three men to five years in prison for homosexual acts, which are illegal in the central African nation.

Kerouac's 'lost' book published

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:19 AM PST

American author Jack Kerouac's first ever novel, which was thought to be lost, has been published 40 years after his death.

VIDEO: NZ helicopter pilot recalls crash

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 03:14 AM PST

The pilot of the New Zealand helicopter which broke in two after its blades caught on cables has spoken about what he remembers of the incident.

VIDEO: Rowling: Note in daughter's bag

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 08:00 AM PST

JK Rowling has spoken of her dismay on finding a note left by a journalist inside her daughter's schoolbag.

VIDEO: Syrian rebel leader waiting in Turkey

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:51 AM PST

The BBC's John Simpson tracks down Colonel Riyad al-Asad, the leader of the rebel Free Syrian Army, who is waiting in Turkey and hoping for the overthrow of the current president, Bashar al-Assad.

VIDEO: Does everyone in Egypt back protests?

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 07:46 AM PST

Egypt's ruling military has apologised for the deaths of protesters in clashes with police, as the unrest enters its sixth day.

VIDEO: Canary Islands blast injures five

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:45 PM PST

At least five people have been injured in an explosion at a tourist hotel in the Canary Islands, with one of the wounded described as critical.

VIDEO: Should government pay off our debts?

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 01:27 AM PST

Economist Steve Keen says we are already in another Great Depression. He advocates bankrupting the banks, nationalising the financial system and paying off people's debt.

VIDEO: Pakistan girl praised for blog bravery

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:41 AM PST

Malala Yousafzai, 13, recently short-listed for a peace prize, talks about her blog under de-facto Taliban rule in Pakistan.

German business confidence rises

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 02:44 AM PST

German business sentiment unexpectedly rose in November for the first time since June, according to a closely-watched survey by research group Ifo.

HTC shares plunge on growth cut

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:31 PM PST

Shares of smartphone maker HTC fall 7%, the maximum allowed in one day, after the company cuts its growth forecast.

Google, Samsung confirm Nexus bug

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 03:29 AM PST

Samsung says there are volume problems on its flagship mobile phone, the first handset to run the latest version of Android.

Fluid fan sought for Dyson chair

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:02 AM PST

Scientists interested in fluid mechanics are being sought for a University of Cambridge engineering professorship funded by Sir James Dyson.

Sugarland facing collapse action

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 04:58 AM PST

US country duo Sugarland are named in legal action launched by those involved in a fatal stage collapse at Indiana's State Fair in August.

Dragon author Anne McCaffrey dies

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 07:08 AM PST

Author Anne McCaffrey, who penned the Dragonriders of Pern series of fantasy novels, dies at the age of 85.

UK calls for climate deal by 2015

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:12 AM PST

UK Climate Secretary Chris Huhne says the world needs a deal that "bites" on emissions within a decade, with richer developing countries pledging more.

Mars probe sends further signals

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 03:19 AM PST

More attempts are made by the European Space Agency (Esa) to contact the stricken Russian probe Phobos-Grunt - with partial success.

Cash crisis hits disease battle

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 04:25 AM PST

Efforts to tackle diseases which kill millions each year could be badly affected by a severe shortfall in donations to a worldwide funding body.

AC Milan in Tevez transfer talks

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 10:49 AM PST

AC Milan open talks with Carlos Tevez's advisors about a January move for the Manchester City striker, BBC Sport understands.

Sportsday Live - breaking sports news

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:55 PM PST

Sportsday Live - featuring the latest reaction to RFU elite director Rob Andrew's view that English rugby has hit rock bottom, AC Milan linked with Carlos Tevez, news from the ATP World Tour Finals at London's O2 Arena, plus more.

World's worst team get first win

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 09:20 PM PST

American Samoa's football team - ranked as the worst international team in the world - win a game for the first time in its history after 30 matches.

Most liveable alien worlds ranked

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:59 AM PST

Scientists have outlined which moons and planets are most likely to harbour extra-terrestrial life.

French citizens abducted in Mali

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 08:23 AM PST

Gunmen have abducted two French citizens from their hotel in the central Mali town of Hombori, in the first kidnapping south of the Niger river.

China navy in Pacific exercises

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:48 PM PST

China's navy is to carry out military exercises in the Pacific Ocean, officials say, amid continuing maritime disputes in the region.

Karadzic hears Srebrenica witness

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:53 AM PST

At his Hague war crimes trial, the former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, cross-examines a survivor of the Srebrenica massacre.

Mexico police find bodies in cars

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 10:31 AM PST

Mexican officials find at least 20 bodies in abandoned vehicles in Guadalajara, a day after a similar discovery in Culiacan.

Iran arrests 12 for 'CIA spying'

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 10:18 AM PST

Iran says it has arrested 12 agents of the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who were targeting its military and nuclear programme.

Egypt to free three US students

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 10:30 AM PST

A court in Egypt orders the release of three US students accused of taking part in the protests in Cairo, Egyptian officials say.

Cash 'moved to capital projects'

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 10:12 AM PST

The chancellor will use next week's Autumn Statement to switch some government spending from current to capital spending, the chief secretary to the Treasury says.

War of words over pension strikes

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 07:06 AM PST

Public sector strikes next week could cost the UK £500m and lead to job losses, say ministers - as unions accuse them of "fantasy economics".

Britain sells 72 retired Harriers

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:53 AM PST

Britain sells 72 Harrier jump jets that were scrapped in defence cuts to the US in a deal worth $180m (£116m).

Cuts plan has failed - Miliband

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 08:24 AM PST

Labour leader Ed Miliband says next week's autumn statement will show that the government's deficit-reduction strategy has failed.

The most dangerous place in Europe

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:04 PM PST

The part of Russia that is now more explosive than Chechnya

Just exactly who are 'the rich'?

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 02:34 AM PST

How much do you have to earn to count as rich?

Syrian rebel leader waiting in Turkey

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:34 AM PST

Syrian rebel leader gives rare interview on campaign

Waiting in vain for a train in DR Congo

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 01:00 AM PST

But Congo's railway workers and passengers still turn up in hope

Day in pictures: 24 November 2011

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 04:48 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Why has Morocco’s king survived the Arab Spring?

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 02:39 AM PST

How Morocco's king has avoided fate of Arab neighbours

Russian backlash at Putin booing denial

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 01:31 AM PST

Putin booing denial sparks Russian backlash

Why does every person need 200kg of steel a year?

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:41 PM PST

Why does every person need 200kg of steel a year?

Pakistan's new US envoy takes on 'toughest job'

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:45 AM PST

Pakistan's new envoy takes on toughest job in Washington
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