Friday, January 27, 2012

Arabs warn of Syria 'escalation'

Arabs warn of Syria 'escalation'


Arabs warn of Syria 'escalation'

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:03 AM PST

The Arab League's monitoring chief warns that Syria has seen an escalation of violence in recent days, as the UN prepares to discuss the crisis.

US economic growth rate picks up

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:22 AM PST

The pace of US economic growth quickened to a 2.8% annualised rate in the three months to December, the Commerce Department says.

Olympic ceremony 'Wonder' theme

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:16 AM PST

Danny Boyle reveals the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony will be called Isles of Wonder, in an announcement six months ahead of the Games.

Italian cruise firm offers payout

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:45 AM PST

The Italian firm that owns the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia reaches agreement on compensation with several Italian consumer groups.

Car bomb kills Baghdad mourners

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 07:24 AM PST

A suicide car bomber kills at least 32 people and injures about 60 in a Shia district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, with a funeral procession caught in the blast.

Top Euro MP quits in piracy row

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:24 AM PST

A European Parliament rapporteur has stood down in protest as a controversial anti-piracy agreement is signed by several countries.

Sudan leaders in oil crisis talks

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:25 AM PST

A summit is being held after South Sudan accused Sudan of stealing its oil exports and said it would halt production, crucial to both their economies.

Norway apology for Holocaust role

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:46 AM PST

The Norwegian prime minister apologises for the role his country played in deporting Jews as Europe marks Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Spain jobless passes five million

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:25 AM PST

Spain's unemployment figure rose above the five million mark in the last quarter of 2011, official figures show.

France to resume Afghan training

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:49 AM PST

French troops will resume training Afghan soldiers on Saturday but Paris will pull out most of its troops by the end of 2013, President Nicolas Sarkozy says.

Facebook sues 'spam clickjacker'

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:05 AM PST

The social network and Washington State sue a marketing firm over claims that it deceived users by hiding 'Like' buttons.

Asteroid makes near-miss fly-by

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:33 AM PST

An 11m-wide asteroid passed within 60,000km of Earth on Friday, making it one of the 20 closest recorded approaches to our planet.

VIDEO: Inside the 2012 Olympic apartments

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:50 PM PST

BBC Breakfast's Tim Muffett has had a look around the athletes' apartments in the 2012 Olympic Village.

VIDEO: German agency 'spied on' politicians

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 09:31 PM PST

Germany's domestic intelligence agency has been condemned for spying on politicians from the socialist Left party.

VIDEO: Child's toy launched into space

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 05:44 AM PST

While America is running down its manned space programme - further north - two Canadian students have shown that flying into space does not always have to be rocket science.

VIDEO: Facing up to threat of cyberwar

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 12:08 AM PST

Military experts gathered in London this week to discuss the growing threat of cyber-attacks to international security.

VIDEO: CCTV cameras catch fish poachers

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:22 AM PST

New technology is being used in Ireland to try to prevent one of the oldest crimes of fish poaching.

VIDEO: Michael Jackson honoured in Hollywood

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 06:13 PM PST

The late Michael Jackson has been honoured at a ceremony in Hollywood attended by his family and a host of celebrities, including Justin Bieber.

VIDEO: What IS this? Find out in Odd Box...

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:51 PM PST

The man who shot himself in the head with a nail gun but didn't notice, the BBC reporter enjoying a toy fair way too much and a baby aardvark. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.

Greece debt talks 'close to deal'

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 07:36 AM PST

Greece could reach a deal with its creditors over the weekend, according to the EU's Economic Commissioner, Olli Rehn.

Tackling inequality 'a priority'

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:41 AM PST

Growing inequality should now be the priority for leaders after the economic crisis, senior figures at the World Economic Forum say.

Botnet suspect denies involvement

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:55 AM PST

The Russian man accused by Microsoft of being behind the Kelihos botnet attack insists he is "absolutely not guilty".

Winslet to receive Cesar honour

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:41 AM PST

British actress Kate Winslet is to receive an honorary Cesar Award and drama Poliss is nominated for 13 prizes at France's equivalent of the Oscars.

Spider-Man designer Ishioka dies

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:26 AM PST

Oscar-winning costume designer Eiko Ishioka, whose designs were worn by Broadway actors and movie stars, dies of pancreatic cancer, aged 73.

'Microplastic' threat to shores

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:39 AM PST

Microscopic plastic debris from washing clothes is accumulating in the marine environment and could be entering the food chain, a study warns.

More uses for 'miracle material'

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 02:00 AM PST

Graphene, often described as a "miracle material", can be used to distil alcohol, according to a new study in the Science journal.

Babies' brains 'show autism risk'

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 04:01 PM PST

It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers.

Djokovic beats Murray in thriller

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 05:37 AM PST

Britain's Andy Murray misses out on a place in the Australian Open final, losing to Novak Djokovic in a five-set epic.

Sportsday Live - Friday, 27 January

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:57 PM PST

Sportsday Live featuring the latest from Andy Murray's semi-final at the Australian Open, the second Test between England and Pakistan, golf from Abu Dhabi and transfer news ahead of deadline day.

Trainer: Uggie the dog to retire

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 01:38 AM PST

Uggie, the 10-year-old canine star of Oscar-nominated hit The Artist, is 'getting tired'.

Romania sells Ceausescu luxuries

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 03:03 AM PST

A Romanian auction house sells a leopard skin, silver doves and a bronze yak that belonged to the late communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

Nigerian traders shot and burnt

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:05 AM PST

Gunmen in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state kill at least 15 village traders returning from a market at night.

Tibetan 'dies in Sichuan unrest'

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:11 AM PST

Chinese security forces have shot dead a young Tibetan in Sichuan province, campaign groups say, in what would be the third such killing this week.

Dutch crime boss Holleeder freed

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:24 AM PST

Willem Holleeder, a Dutch criminal notorious for the 1983 kidnapping of beer tycoon Freddy Heineken, is freed from jail.

Guatemala ex-leader to face trial

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:45 PM PST

Ex-Guatemalan military leader Efrain Rios Montt is placed under house arrest after a judge rules he should be tried on genocide charges.

Bahrain criticised over tear gas

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 07:15 AM PST

Amnesty International has called for an investigation into what it says is the misuse of tear gas by Bahraini security forces.

Barefoot Bandit to be sentenced

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:08 AM PST

A 20-year-old who made international headlines during a two-year crime spree when he evaded police in stolen cars, boats and planes is to be sentenced.

Parties clash over RBS boss bonus

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:15 AM PST

Ministers and Labour clash over who is responsible for RBS chief executive Stephen Hester's contract, amid anger about a £963,000 share bonus offer.

Charges over decapitation murder

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:34 AM PST

Two men are charged with the murder of a man who was found decapitated and burnt in Stockport.

'Horrific' cruelty farmer jailed

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:46 AM PST

A Nottingham farmer is jailed for a year after "horrific" scenes of animal cruelty were found on his property.

Nadir 'needed 135 tonnes of cash'

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:23 AM PST

Businessman Asil Nadir would have needed banknotes 300 times the height of Nelson's Column to balance the books of his empire, the Old Bailey hears.

Week in pictures: 21-27 January 2012

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:04 AM PST

Photos from around the world this week

In pictures: Rio de Janeiro building collapse

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:01 AM PST

Buildings fall in city centre

Audio slideshow: Bombay's jazz age

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:14 PM PST

The glamour and excitement of Bombay's jazz age

Quiz of the week's news

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:01 PM PST

What does Disney's staff dress code strictly forbid?

Davos 2012: Where to invest this year?

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:03 AM PST

'Gambling' with some of the world's top investors

Fascination with the 'Dutch godfather'

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:30 AM PST

Why a notorious criminal has become irresistible to film-makers

Day in pictures: 27 January 2012

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 05:03 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Qatar's towering ambition

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:42 AM PST

Qatar's international influence is rising as fast as Doha's skyline

How the Daily Mail stormed the US

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 03:37 AM PST

How the Daily Mail stormed America, and the world

The alternative map for 2012 visitors

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:31 AM PST

An alternative map for 2012 Olympics visitors

Voodoo artists heal Haiti quake's aftershocks

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 05:29 PM PST

Two years after the quake, voodoo binds Haitian emigrants

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