Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Yemen leader signs deal to quit

Yemen leader signs deal to quit


Yemen leader signs deal to quit

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 09:52 AM PST

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a Gulf Arab-brokered deal, which will see him stand down after months of unrest.

Bahrain king vows rights reforms

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:05 AM PST

Bahrain's king promises reforms to prevent abuses by security forces after a report says authorities used "excessive force" against protesters.

Seven held for Amish hair attacks

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:29 AM PST

Seven men are arrested in the US state of Ohio on federal hate-crime charges in connection with a spate of hair-cutting attacks in the Amish community.

UN condemns Egypt protest deaths

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 09:19 AM PST

UN human rights chief Navi Pillay condemns "excessive use of force" by Egypt's security forces as clashes between protesters and police resume.

Nokia Siemens to cut 17,000 jobs

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:42 AM PST

Struggling telecoms equipment manufacturer Nokia Siemens Networks is cutting 17,000 jobs out of its 74,000-strong workforce.

Russia in Europe missile threat

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:59 AM PST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says missiles could be deployed on the EU's borders if the US pursues its missile defence plans.

Cricketers lose sentence appeal

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:08 AM PST

Ex-Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt and bowler Mohammad Amir lose appeals against their sentences for a spot-fixing scam.

Stranded Mars probe sends signal

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:50 AM PST

Contact has finally been made with Russia's troubled Mars mission, Phobos-Grunt, says the European Space Agency.

France clears Noriega extradition

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:01 AM PST

Panama's former strong man Gen Manuel Noriega is to be sent back to serve sentences there, after a French court grants an extradition request.

Stars may attend Berlusconi trial

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:26 AM PST

An Italian court rules that Silvio Berlusconi may call the actor George Clooney and footballer Cristiano Ronaldo as witnesses at his sex trial.

Google to kill off more products

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:44 AM PST

The search giant prepares to abandon Wave, Gears and Knol as it concentrates on its Facebook rival Google+.

Jawbones are 'shaped by diet'

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:53 AM PST

A new study shows that diet has shaped human jaws worldwide and could help to explain why many people suffer with overcrowded teeth.

VIDEO: Crash pilot avoids serious injury

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:53 PM PST

A New Zealand pilot has escaped without serious injury after an accident where his helicopter's blades appeared to get caught in cables attached to scaffolding.

VIDEO: Human remains returned to islanders

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:14 AM PST

London's Natural History Museum has returned some human remains to the people of the Torres Strait islands, near Papua New Guinea.

VIDEO: Fatal mudslide in Sicily

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:47 AM PST

A mudslide caused by torrential rain has killed at least three people in Sicily, Italian authorities say.

VIDEO: Restaurant projects food onto plates

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:57 AM PST

Richard Taylor visits a restaurant where everything from the colour of the table to the food order can be changed at the push of a button.

VIDEO: Cambodia chiefs reject court's authority

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 09:15 AM PST

Two Khmer Rouge leaders on trial for genocide have told the UN-backed court it has no authority to prosecute them.

VIDEO: Struggle to live for India's poor

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 08:29 PM PST

The rural poor have been hit the hardest as India struggles to keep inflation under control.

VIDEO: How widespread is phone hacking?

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 05:42 PM PST

The voicemail hacking scandal started as one or two bad apples at one newspaper, the News of the World. The BBC's Richard Watson has been trying to figure out how far the contagion may have spread.

EU unveils eurobond consultation

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:34 AM PST

European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso unveils consultation plans for eurobonds as financial powerhouse Germany fails to attract enough buyers to a bond auction.

Tata Group announces new chairman

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:08 AM PST

Tata Group has announced that Cyrus Mistry will succeed Ratan Tata when he retires as chairman of the Indian giant next year.

FBI downplays water supply 'hack'

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:19 AM PST

The FBI says it can find no evidence that hackers burned out a water pump in Illinois, but a security expert questions their findings.

Our 4G future

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:07 AM PST

The 4G revolution promises to make a big difference. If it ever gets here.

Opera performer Sena Jurinac dies

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:22 AM PST

Opera singer Sena Jurinac, one of the most celebrated sopranos of the post-war period, has died in Germany at the age of 90.

National taking Leonardo action

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:25 AM PST

The National Gallery is to take action against the resale of tickets for its "blockbuster" Leonardo da Vinci exhibition.

Emissions divide 'can be bridged'

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 09:03 AM PST

The gap between where greenhouse gas emissions are headed and where they need to be for climate targets can be bridged cheaply, says a UN analysis.

EU warns river wildlife at risk

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:40 AM PST

Many mollusc and fish species are endangered in Europe's rivers, the EU says, calling for greater efforts to halt biodiversity loss.

Slow paracetamol overdose warning

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:44 PM PST

Experts are warning that taking slightly too much paracetamol day after day can lead to a fatal overdose.

Merck in $1bn US Vioxx settlement

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 02:32 PM PST

US drugs firm Merck & Co agrees to pay almost $1bn to settle charges arising from the marketing of one of its drugs, Vioxx, the US Department of Justice says.

I was not driven by money - Moody

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:22 AM PST

Lewis Moody says success on the field was his motivation, not money, as he defends his reign as England captain in the wake of critical reports.

Sportsday Live - Wednesday 23 November

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:43 AM PST

Sportsday Live - featuring the latest on the appeals of the Pakistan cricketers, details of some strong player criticism of England's Rugby World Cup campaign, plus more.

Qantas Twitter contest backfires

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:41 AM PST

A Twitter competition draws thousands of angry responses after Australian airline Qantas launches it in the middle of a major labour dispute.

Barack Obama seeks new 'body man'

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 03:48 PM PST

Reggie Love, who has served as US President Barack Obama's personal assistant for four years, says he is leaving the job to focus on his studies.

Nigeria corruption chief sacked

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:57 AM PST

The head of much-criticised Nigeria's anti-corruption agency, Farida Waziri, is sacked by the president.

Thai jailed for monarchy insults

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 01:12 AM PST

A Thai man is jailed for 20 years for sending text messages to an aide of ex-PM Abhisit Vejjajiva that were deemed offensive to the royal family.

Clashes over French nuclear train

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:06 AM PST

Riot police in north-western France battle protesters trying to stop a final trainload of treated nuclear waste leaving for Germany.

Venezuela extends price controls

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 01:40 AM PST

A new price control law takes effect in Venezuela as President Hugo Chavez's government steps up efforts to curb inflation, set to be 27% this year.

Pakistan releases 'royal' falcons

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:05 PM PST

Custom officials in the Pakistani city of Karachi release 52 falcons they say were unlawfully transported into the country from Qatar.

Gingrich gambles on immigration

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:52 AM PST

Rising Republican presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich risks his recent poll gains with a moderate stance on immigration at the latest TV debate.

Press left McCanns 'distraught'

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:47 AM PST

The parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann have told a judge-led inquiry into UK media practices they were left distraught by press suggestions they were responsible for their daughter's death.

Home care 'breaches human rights'

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:17 AM PST

The standards of basic home care for the elderly in England are so bad in some cases that they breach human rights, an inquiry says.

Microwave cat death woman guilty

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:41 AM PST

A Torquay woman cooked a friend's 10-week-old kitten to death by putting it in a microwave, a court hears.

Lawrence evidence 'kept separate'

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:15 AM PST

A forensic scientist tells the Stephen Lawrence murder trial that evidence was separated to avoid contamination.

One Cairo street's role in revolution

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:40 AM PST

The story of one street at the heart of Cairo's unrest

Why are so many Britons leaving Australia?

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:51 AM PST

Why are British people quitting Australia in droves?

Honduras student murders highlight crime concerns

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 01:33 AM PST

Gangs and police corruption give Honduras unenviable record

Just what is middle age?

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:31 AM PST

How exactly do you define when someone enters 'middle age'?

Kimono culture - a dying art?

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 01:34 AM PST

Is the traditional Japanese kimono dying out?

Day in pictures: 23 November 2011

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:29 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Sowing literacy in remote Zambia

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:12 PM PST

Remote Zambian farmers gain a written language for first time

'Biggest classroom in the world'

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 03:37 AM PST

Looking at the world's biggest classroom

What makes us Indians laugh

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:27 PM PST

Comedian Vir Das on why Indian stand-up is on the rise

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