Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Karzai flies home after bombings

Karzai flies home after bombings

Karzai flies home after bombings

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:47 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai cancels a trip to the UK to return to Afghanistan after Tuesday's deadly attacks in the capital, Kabul, and in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

Moscow protesters defy rally ban

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:53 AM PST

Russian protesters, defying a ban on rallies in Moscow after the disputed election, face off with Putin supporters as police make arrests.

Subsea mountains' 'march to ruin'

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:18 AM PST

Startling new images from the depths of the Pacific Ocean reveal one of the planet's most violent processes - the destruction of underwater mountains.

Hezbollah head in rare appearance

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:28 AM PST

The leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah Shia Islamist group, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, makes his first public appearance for several years at a Beirut rally.

Twitter reveals 2011 hot topics

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 04:06 AM PST

This year tweeters have been most interested in Charlie Sheen, the Arab Spring and the McLobster, according to Twitter.

US ambassador to return to Syria

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:42 AM PST

The US says its ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, who was removed from the country after threats to his safety, is due to return to Damascus.

Record damages for US mine deaths

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:36 AM PST

A US coal firm agrees to the biggest compensation package ever awarded for a US mine disaster over a 2010 blast in West Virginia that claimed 29 lives.

Tripoli militia 'to be disarmed'

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:18 AM PST

The head of the Tripoli's council says residents of the Libyan capital have until the end of the month to hand over their weapons to the authorities.

Somalia car blast 'kills police'

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:03 AM PST

At least five people, including a Somali policeman, are killed as a car explodes while it is being searched in Mogadishu, sources say.

Amanda Knox scouts for book deal

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:22 AM PST

Amanda Knox hires leading publishing agent and lawyer to help her broker a book deal, with experts predicting she could land a seven-figure contract.

UN climate talks 'ambition' call

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 07:37 AM PST

South African President Jacob Zuma calls on governments to be more ambitious as they search for agreement at the UN climate talks in Durban.

Buried woman 'used ring to flee'

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:26 AM PST

A woman who was buried alive in a cardboard box tells a jury how she used her engagement ring to free herself.

VIDEO: Thousands flee Indonesia volcano

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 08:54 AM PST

Thousands of people in Indonesia have been forced to escape their homes after Mount Gamalama erupted, spewing lava and ash.

VIDEO: Eurozone may face recession, says S&P

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 05:10 AM PST

Standard and Poor has warned the eurozone could slip back into recession "especially if we do not reverse the current confidence crisis".

VIDEO: Thick smog covers Beijing

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 04:50 AM PST

Sales of face masks are reported to have surged, as dense smog affects parts of northern China for a third day

VIDEO: Two-year-old sandwich served fresh

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:07 PM PST

Dr George McGavin travels to the USA to find out how the army are battling against food decay.

VIDEO: Police search for NY serial killer

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 08:26 PM PST

A police search resumes for a serial killer in New York, after ten sets of human remains are found at Oak Beach, New York.

VIDEO: Earth-like planet is confirmed

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 08:48 PM PST

Astronomers confirm the existence of an Earth-like world orbiting a star like our Sun in its "habitable zone".

VIDEO: Fight to protect Congo's rainforest

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:36 PM PST

One of proposals being considered there is whether countries should be paid to protect the forests which play a such a crucial role in absorbing greenhouse gases.

Schaeuble welcomes euro threat

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:10 AM PST

Germany's finance minister says S&P's threat to cut the credit ratings of eurozone members is the best possible incentive for Friday's summit.

Panel says Olympus board 'rotten'

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 03:55 AM PST

A panel appointed by the board of scandal-hit Olympus says the core part of management was "rotten", but finds no link to organised crime.

Ten billion downloads for Android

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:15 AM PST

More than 10 billion apps have been downloaded from Google's Android Market store, says the search giant.

IBM's memory chip 'breakthrough'

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 05:58 AM PST

Researchers create a prototype memory chip that they claim promises faster data access and will last longer than current technologies.

'Lost Da Vinci' prompts art row

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 08:51 AM PST

About 150 art experts sign a petition to stop the drilling into a Florence fresco which may be hiding a Leonardo Da Vinci work.

Cores reveal when Dead Sea 'died'

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 05:38 PM PST

Sediments drilled from beneath the Dead Sea reveal that the inland waterway had a complete, or near, dry-down 120,000 years ago.

Scott's Antarctic papers on show

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 04:32 AM PST

Artefacts and papers from Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition are on show together in Cambridge for the first time.

Vaccine developed against Ebola

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 09:42 PM PST

Scientists develop a vaccine that protects mice against a deadly strain of the Ebola virus.

Caesium found in Japan baby milk

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 04:59 AM PST

Japanese milk powder maker Meiji recalls its baby formula after finding radioactive caesium in the product.

Live - Tuesday football

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:30 AM PST

Chelsea host Valencia in a crunch Champions League tie looking to reach the knock-out stages, while Arsenal travel to Olympiakos alongside a Championship game and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

Ukraine surprise at England base

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:02 AM PST

Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister says he is "surprised" by England's decision to base themselves in Poland during the Euro 2012 finals, despite playing all three group matches in Ukraine.

China zoo reunites ram and deer

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 08:49 AM PST

A Chinese zoo says a ram and deer couple whose love crossed the species barrier will not now be separated.

Pena Nieto in 'name-book gaffe'

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 06:23 PM PST

Mexican presidential contender Enrique Pena Nieto of the PRI falters when asked to name three books that have influenced him.

Kabila leads DR Congo vote count

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 08:34 AM PST

With two-thirds of the votes counted in DR Congo, President Kabila leads with 46%, officials say, with final results due later and the opposition alleging fraud.

China jails Australian executive

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 03:58 AM PST

An Australian Chinese businessman is jailed for 13 years for bribery and embezzlement in China's southern city of Guangzhou.

Eurozone duo restate reform plan

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 03:54 AM PST

France and Germany reaffirm their commitment to reform the eurozone, as a top credit agency says ratings for most euro countries could be hit.

Brazil Amazon deforestation down

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 05:07 AM PST

Brazil says the rate of deforestation in the Amazon region is at its lowest for 23 years, due to a crackdown on illegal logging.

Hamas MP expelled from Jerusalem

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:20 AM PST

Israel expels a senior MP from the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Jerusalem on the grounds that he was living there illegally.

Gingrich strengthens grip on Iowa

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:49 AM PST

Two opinion polls in the key US election state of Iowa show Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's surge past Mitt Romney continuing.

PM 'may refuse to sign EU treaty'

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:30 AM PST

David Cameron says he will not sign any reworked EU treaty designed to solve the eurozone crisis if it does not contain safeguards to protect UK interests.

Spied-on lawyer tells of concerns

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:45 AM PST

A lawyer tells the Leveson Inquiry that she was put under surveillance in a bid to discredit solicitors for alleged victims of phone hacking.

MP calls for lobbyists' register

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 08:48 AM PST

A Labour MP will urge colleagues to back a statutory register of lobbyists after undercover reporters taped one firm boasting of its influence.

Police 'face months of disorder'

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:02 AM PST

Former Met Police Chief Lord Stevens fears the police face 18 "very difficult" months, as he launches a Labour-backed policing review.

In pictures: Afghan bomb attacks

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 07:20 AM PST

Attack on a Shia Muslim shrine in Kabul

What does the body language of Sarkozy and Merkel tell us?

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:41 AM PST

Sarkozy's secret weapon at Merkel meeting

How do you reassemble shredded documents?

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 03:26 AM PST

How do you reassemble shredded documents?

Day in pictures: 6 December 2011

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 04:17 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Climate models yield confidence question

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 02:41 AM PST

What can climate models really tell us about the future?

The rich with a social conscience

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:26 PM PST

The millionaires driven to give it all away

Is Beijing's smog getting worse?

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 03:47 AM PST

Is smog in the Chinese capital getting worse?

Profile: Turner Prize winner Martin Boyce

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 06:07 PM PST

The skewed world of Turner Prize winner Martin Boyce
Posted by Harshad at 12:36 PM

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