Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Bachmann ends bid for White House

Bachmann ends bid for White House

Bachmann ends bid for White House

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:52 AM PST

Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann drops her presidential campaign, after a disappointing sixth-place finish in Iowa's caucuses.

Pair jailed for Lawrence murder

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:28 AM PST

Two London men convicted of the murder of Stephen Lawrence are jailed for a minimum of 15 years and 14 years respectively for what the trial judge describes as a crime that "scarred the nation".

Nigerians to strike over petrol

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:25 AM PST

Nigeria's main trade unions announce an indefinite strike and mass demonstrations from Monday unless a fuel subsidy is restored.

Norway killer is 'not psychotic'

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 10:45 AM PST

Experts monitoring the Norwegian mass killer, Anders Behring Breivik, say they believe he is not psychotic, court documents say.

Outrage at Indonesia sandal case

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:03 AM PST

Indonesians voice anger as a teenager is convicted of stealing a pair of sandals, an example of what many say is an unfair judicial system.

Syria 'deceiving' Arab monitors

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 09:58 AM PST

Opposition activists accuse the Syrian government of deceiving Arab League monitors by replacing military vehicles in city centres.

Bishop with secret family resigns

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 08:37 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI accepts the resignation of a Catholic bishop from Los Angeles who admits he is the father of two teenage children.

Olympic swimming tickets oversold

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 07:00 AM PST

Olympic organisers admit to selling too many tickets for this summer's synchronised swimming at London 2012.

Argentine president has surgery

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 09:42 AM PST

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez is recovering after what doctors described as successful surgery for thyroid cancer.

German president refuses to quit

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 10:36 AM PST

Germany's President Christian Wulff says he will not resign over his conduct in a home loan scandal.

Swiss bank denies dealing claims

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 08:52 AM PST

The Swiss central bank has said claims about the currency dealings of its chairman, Philipp Hildebrand, and his wife are 'partly incorrect'

Saudi women only to sell lingerie

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:59 AM PST

Saudi Arabia is to finally enforce a decree allowing women only to work in lingerie shops, despite disapproval from senior clerics.

VIDEO: Syrian injured treated in Lebanon

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 08:15 AM PST

Activists suggesting the monitors are not getting a full picture of the situation in Syria

VIDEO: On stage with Azealia Banks

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 11:20 PM PST

Harlem rapper Azealia Banks has placed third in Sound of 2012.

VIDEO: Dieting python weighs in

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 09:41 AM PST

A giant python named Atomic Betty, in Gosford, Australia has being forced to attend an annual weigh in, after zoo keepers decided she should go on a diet.

VIDEO: Hungarian protests over constiution

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 06:10 AM PST

Tens of thousands of Hungarians took to the streets in protest at the country's new constitution, which came into force on New Year's Day.

VIDEO: Japanese workers pray for good business

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 09:10 AM PST

Thousands of Japanese businessmen and women gather at Tokyo's Kanda Myoujin shrine to pray for a successful year

VIDEO: The evolution of the e-reader

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 02:55 AM PST

Richard Taylor looks at some of the latest e-readers which are trying their best to compete with tablets.

VIDEO: Giant panda cubs settle in

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 10:48 AM PST

Twelve baby giant pandas have been adjusting to life together as a group at the Giant Panda breeding base in Chengdu in China.

Paypal's Thompson to head Yahoo

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 08:23 AM PST

US web portal Yahoo names Scott Thompson, president of online payments firm Paypal, as its new chief executive.

Unicredit dives on rights issue

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 10:04 AM PST

Unicredit falls sharply on the Milan stock market after the Italian bank reveals problems with a massive sale of new shares.

Google adds further IBM patents

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 05:38 AM PST

Google acquires an additional 217 patents from IBM as it continues to spend billions on bolstering its defences against lawsuits from its rivals.

Microsoft celebrates death of IE6

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 05:32 AM PST

Microsoft cheers the demise of its browser while Google appears to have broken its own rules to promote its browser.

Scorsese to collect Bafta honour

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 02:31 AM PST

Film-maker Martin Scorsese is to be honoured with British Academy's highest accolade, the Fellowship, at the Bafta Film Awards ceremony next month.

Czech author Josef Skvorecky dies

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 03:41 AM PST

Czech author Josef Skvorecky, who published hundreds of works banned by the communist authorities, has died aged 87.

Spider-Man web 'nearing reality'

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:48 PM PST

US researchers create silk worms that have been genetically modified to spin much stronger silk.

'The Hoff' crab is new ocean find

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 11:41 PM PST

Scientists find prodigious numbers of a new crab species on the Southern Ocean floor that they have nicknamed "The Hoff" crab because its hairy chest.

'No kissing, just hard CPR'

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:45 PM PST

The British Heart Foundation has launched a new advertising campaign urging people to forget "mouth-to-mouth" and to concentrate on chest compressions when performing CPR.

Live - Wednesday football

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 10:46 AM PST

Manchester United look to go level on points with leaders Manchester City with a win at Newcastle, while Bolton travel to Everton on another night of Premier League action.

England drop Care for Six Nations

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 02:59 AM PST

England drop scrum-half Danny Care from their Six Nations campaign following his drink-driving charge.

Man uses iPad to cross US border

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:45 PM PST

A Canadian man who forgot his passport says that he used a scanned copy on his iPad to cross the US border to deliver Christmas presents.

Deadly grenade attack in Rwanda

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 06:44 AM PST

Two people are killed and 16 injured in a grenade explosion in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, near a market, police say.

China cuts entertainment on TV

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:32 AM PST

Satellite broadcasters in China have cut prime-time entertainment TV by two-thirds following an order by the government watchdog, the state news agency reports.

Belarus restricts internet access

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 07:45 AM PST

A new law in Belarus restricts access to foreign websites and forces internet clubs and cafes to report users visiting sites registered abroad.

Venezuela families occupy prison

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:08 PM PST

Hundreds of prisoners' relatives refuse to leave a jail in Venezuela in protest against the conditions there and delays in the justice system.

Iran sanctions 'starting to bite'

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 11:35 AM PST

The US says threats by Iran to restrict Gulf shipping in the event of further sanctions shows international pressure is 'beginning to bite'.

Obama joins photo site Instagram

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 07:19 AM PST

US President Barack Obama joins the popular photo-sharing network Instagram ahead of November's election.

New information in Lawrence case

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:49 AM PST

Police investigating the murder of Stephen Lawrence say new information has come in since two men were convicted of his death.

Police warned over links to press

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 09:31 AM PST

The "close relationship" between parts of Scotland Yard and the media has caused "serious harm", a report says.

MoD names hospital death Gurkha

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 10:57 AM PST

A British soldier who died in hospital in Birmingham 18 months after being injured in Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence.

Nissan Sunderland breaks record

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 03:48 AM PST

Nissan produced 480,485 vehicles at its Sunderland plant in 2011, up 14% from 2010 and a new record for a single UK car plant.

In pictures: Storms lash the UK

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:46 AM PST

Severe weather warnings across the country

How do you cycle to the South Pole?

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:52 PM PST

How can you cycle to the South Pole?

Does being a pop star help win elections?

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:58 AM PST

Does selling records help win elections?

Poverty and progress in the Mississippi Delta

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 05:36 PM PST

The legacy of slavery in the poorest region of the US

Lemon sharks in feeding frenzy

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 03:11 AM PST

Has new shark hunting behaviour been seen?

Day in pictures: 4 January 2012

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:33 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

India's 'Swami Army' in Australia

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:30 AM PST

India fans bring a touch of Bollywood to cricket

Sound of 2012: Azealia Banks

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 11:23 PM PST

X-rated rapper Azealia Banks comes third in BBC poll

Global terror: Potential flashpoints in 2012

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:18 PM PST

Where to watch out for in 2012

Fat profits: Business embraces big people

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:03 PM PST

Business embraces big people
Posted by Harshad at 12:18 PM

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