Thursday, December 8, 2011

EU leaders begin crucial summit

EU leaders begin crucial summit


EU leaders begin crucial summit

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 11:31 AM PST

As EU leaders arrive for a crucial summit in Brussels to save the euro, German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the currency has "lost credibility".

Putin accuses US over poll unrest

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 06:08 AM PST

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accuses the United States of encouraging protests over the results of parliamentary elections.

Iran displays captured US drone

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 09:50 AM PST

Iranian TV shows the first video footage of an advanced unmanned US drone aircraft that Tehran says it downed near the Afghan border.

Storm blackout hitting thousands

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 10:48 AM PST

Police tell people in Scotland not to travel, as severe winds of up to 165mph hit the country, leaving more than 30,000 people without power.

'CIA prison' found in Bucharest

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 09:47 AM PST

The CIA operated a secret prison in the Romanian capital Bucharest where terrorism suspects were interrogated, a German media investigation claims.

'Two shot dead' at Virginia Tech

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 11:38 AM PST

Virginia Tech, site of America's worst school shooting four years ago, says a police officer and another person have been shot dead on campus.

Indian police charge Karmapa Lama

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 06:28 AM PST

Police in India charge Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader with conspiracy after seizing $1.4m in cash from his headquarters in Dharamsala.

Attack damages Syria oil pipeline

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 06:53 AM PST

A major pipeline carrying oil to a refinery in Syria's restive Homs province is attacked, activists and the state-run news agency say.

Remains of 274 US troops 'dumped’

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 07:32 AM PST

Incinerated remains of at least 274 US troops were reportedly disposed of at landfill over several years by America's largest military mortuary.

Congo election results 'imminent'

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 09:14 AM PST

The full results of DR Congo's presidential election are due shortly, officials say, amid fears of violence following opposition claims of rigging.

Bank boss bomb was 'operational'

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 09:49 AM PST

German police say initial investigations show that an item sent to Deutsche Bank chief executive Josef Ackermann was an "operational bomb".

Veena was topless but 'not nude'

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 08:57 AM PST

Pakistani actress Veena Malik defends pictures in an Indian men's magazine, saying she was "topless" but not "nude" in the controversial shoot.

VIDEO: Hungary firm's Steve Jobs statue

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 07:57 AM PST

Hungarian software company Graphisoft commissions a bronze statue of Apple's founder Steve Jobs, who helped the firm in its early days.

VIDEO: Officer hangs on to speeding car

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 09:34 AM PST

An illegal taxi driver in China's Sichuan province hit a police officer and sped around the city with him hanging on to the bonnet for 5km (3.1miles).

VIDEO: Bounty offered for fugitive capture

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 11:26 AM PST

Australian police have stepped up their hunt for a fugitive, Malcolm Naden, who has been on the run since 2005 after allegedly killing a woman.

VIDEO: Detecting ash cloud from the sky

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 02:23 PM PST

Scientists have been testing new technology over Mount Etna, which they hope will help pilots detect ash cloud density.

VIDEO: Thailand jails US man for royal insult

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 02:20 AM PST

Thailand has jailed a US citizen for two and a half years after he admitted posting web links to a banned biography of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

VIDEO: The £10,000 rabbit hutch

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 02:23 AM PST

Norfolk pet owner and hutch builder Jason Batterbee has created a luxury hi-tech home for his pet rabbits Hunnie and Runnie.

VIDEO: Leibovitz's 'voyage of discovery'

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 05:29 AM PST

Annie Leibovitz's new book and exhibition Pilgrimage looks at places associated with the historical American figures which fascinate her.

Stocks drop as ECB rules out help

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 09:11 AM PST

Stocks fall after the European Central Bank rules out any substantial aid for any ailing and indebted eurozone states.

Sarkozy warns of disintegration

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 09:41 AM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy warns of the risk of Europe "disintegrating" if a solution is not found to the eurozone debt crisis at a summit in Brussels.

Wikipedia probes PR firm's edits

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 08:17 AM PST

The online encyclopaedia probes user accounts traced back to the Bell Pottinger, following allegations of content manipulation.

Baldwin's Twitter account offline

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:50 AM PST

TV star Alec Baldwin's Twitter account is deactivated after a row with American Airlines over his use of his mobile phone.

Mash star Harry Morgan dies at 96

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 12:59 AM PST

US actor Harry Morgan, best known for playing Colonel Sherman Potter in the popular series Mash, dies at the age of 96.

Blur to get 'lifetime' Brit award

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:11 PM PST

The band are to receive the award for outstanding contribution to music at next year's Brit Awards, organisers have confirmed.

Climate talks 'too close to call'

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 11:30 AM PST

EU and some of the world's poorest nations have called for a strong outcome at the UN climate talks, but observers say the outcome is too close to call.

Polar bear 'cannibalism' pictured

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 01:56 AM PST

A photojournalist snaps an image of cannibalism among polar bears - a situation that may be becoming more common as sea ice dwindles.

Rare gene links vitamin D and MS

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 05:15 AM PST

A rare genetic variant which causes reduced levels of vitamin D appears to be directly linked to multiple sclerosis, says an Oxford University study.

Bowel screening 'does cut deaths'

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 07:24 PM PST

A bowel cancer screening programme in England is on course to cut deaths by a sixth - but some tumours go undetected.

Sehwag hits record one-day score

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 09:03 AM PST

India opener Virender Sehwag breaks the record one-day international score after hitting a double century against West Indies in Indore.

Sportsday Live - breaking sports news

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:59 PM PST

Sportsday Live features news of Wayne Rooney's reduced ban at Euro 2012, updates from the UK Championship in York, Stuart Lancaster's appointment as Interim Head Coach of England, plus more.

City where dog poo turns to gold

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 05:34 AM PST

A Taiwanese city is keeping dog mess off its streets by offering owners who clear up after their pets the chance of a prize.

'Witch's cottage' found in Pendle

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:10 AM PST

Engineers say they were "stunned" to unearth a 17th Century cottage, complete with mummified cat, during a construction project in Lancashire.

Fierce clashes in Somali capital

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 07:10 AM PST

The Somali capital Mogadishu is hit by some of the fiercest fighting in the city in months, in a major setback for the government.

US man jailed in Thai royal case

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 09:22 PM PST

Thailand jails US citizen Joe Gordon after he admitted posting links to a banned biography of King Bhumibol, in a case that has drawn global criticism.

UK border staff in Eurostar row

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 06:41 PM PST

British border staff have faced threats of arrest by Belgian police for trying to tackle the "Lille loophole" which allows people to enter the UK illegally.

Panama prepares Noriega's return

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 06:42 PM PST

Panama's jailed former ruler Manuel Noriega will be extradited from France to his homeland on Sunday, Panama's foreign minister says.

Two killed in Israeli air strike

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 08:38 AM PST

Two Palestinians are killed and several others wounded in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, the second so far this week.

MF Global boss sorry for failure

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 11:39 AM PST

The head of bankrupt firm MF Global, Jon Corzine, will tell a congressional committee that he has no idea where its clients' money has gone.

PM's veto warning over EU talks

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 09:44 AM PST

David Cameron says he will have "no hesitation" in vetoing a proposed new European Union treaty if it does not offer a "good deal" for the UK, ahead of a crucial summit.

Reform call over exam cheat claim

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 10:01 AM PST

The government is calling for a reform of the exam system after inquiries were launched in England and Wales into allegations of cheating.

Family 'do not hate' killer Black

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 08:59 AM PST

The brother of Jennifer Cardy says the family would have forgiven Robert Black if he had asked

Fresh NHS pensions offer unveiled

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 07:23 AM PST

The government announces an "improved" offer on NHS pensions which it hopes will help end part of the wider public sector pensions dispute.

Your pictures: Birds

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 02:16 AM PST

Readers' pictures on the theme of birds

What would Jesus do?: The rise of a slogan

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:51 PM PST

How did a slogan about Jesus get so popular?

VIDEO: Artist re-creates wartime childhood

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 09:42 PM PST

Artist re-creates wartime childhood in occupied China

In pictures: Scotland's storm

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 06:44 AM PST

Scotland is battered by huge winter storm

Flying through ash clouds

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:29 PM PST

New device could help airlines cope with volcanoes

Sesame Street comes to Lahore

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:44 PM PST

How Sesame Street will empower a new generation in Pakistan

Day in pictures: 8 December 2011

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 05:18 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Buyers spooked by electric car fires

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:22 PM PST

Buyers spooked by electric car fires

How Scandinavian is Scotland?

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:06 AM PST

Is Scotland really part of Scandinavia?

Migrants workers flock to Qatar

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:30 PM PST

Qataris outnumbered in their own country

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