Monday, January 23, 2012

EU approves Iran oil imports ban

EU approves Iran oil imports ban

EU approves Iran oil imports ban

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:19 AM PST

EU foreign ministers formally agree to an oil embargo against Iran, as Western powers reinforce their naval presence in the region.

Top Kenyans to face Hague trial

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:00 AM PST

The International Criminal Court rules that four senior Kenyan figures, including Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, are to stand trial over the 2007 post-poll violence.

Haditha Marine enters guilty plea

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:32 AM PST

The final US Marine to face charges over the killing of unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005 pleads guilty to dereliction of duty.

German anti-Semitism 'widespread'

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:16 AM PST

Anti-Jewish feeling is "significantly" anchored in German society, according to a report by experts appointed by parliament.

Big Tokyo quake is 'likely soon'

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 07:29 AM PST

A big earthquake is much more likely to hit the Japanese capital, Tokyo, in the next few years than the government is predicting, researchers say.

More bodies found on cruise ship

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:54 AM PST

Italian authorities say the bodies of two women have been found on the wreck on the cruise ship Costa Concordia, as fuel pumping is set to begin.

Syria rejects power transfer call

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:03 AM PST

Syria rejects an Arab League plan to end months of violence that called for President Bashar al-Assad to step down and hold elections.

Egypt MPs choose Islamist speaker

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:25 AM PST

Egypt's parliament elects a speaker from the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement at its first session since President Mubarak was deposed.

MPs meet to tackle Big Ben tilt

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:08 AM PST

A committee of MPs will investigate how to ensure Big Ben can be prevented from tilting further, after surveyors found it was leaning.

Four dead in fresh Libya fighting

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:27 AM PST

Four people die in clashes between Libyan pro-government forces and fighters supporting ex-leader Muammar Gaddafi in the town of Bani Walid.

French vote on genocide law due

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:49 AM PST

French senators are to vote on a bill that would outlaw denial of the Armenian "genocide," sparking tensions with Turkey.

Arctic freshwater bulge detected

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:13 AM PST

UK scientists use radar satellites to measure a huge dome of freshwater that is developing in the western Arctic Ocean.

VIDEO: Search continues for cruise missing

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 05:51 AM PST

Authorities admit they are unsure exactly how many people are still missing on the Costa Concordia.

VIDEO: Taxi drivers on strike in Italy

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:39 AM PST

Taxi drivers in Italy are on strike against the government's deregulation plans.

VIDEO: Soloist hits right note on phone noise

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:42 AM PST

Slovakian viola player Lukas Kmit reacts coolly when a mobile phone interrupts his recital at the Orthodox Synagogue in Presov, Slovakia.

VIDEO: Will sanctions affect price of oil?

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:35 AM PST

The prospect of tighter sanctions against Iran from Europe and America has pushed up the price of oil.

VIDEO: RIM bosses step down

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:43 AM PST

Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has said its co-chief executives Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have stepped down in a shake-up.

VIDEO: The same home for a century

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 06:23 AM PST

The BBC's Robert Hall meets Georgina Brown, who has been living in the same house where she was born one hundred years ago.

VIDEO: Caravan of Hunger reaches Mexico City

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 07:55 AM PST

Hundreds of farmers and indigenous Indians march for a week to the Mexican capital to draw attention to a 'devastating' drought.

Lagarde warns of '1930s moment'

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:23 AM PST

IMF chief Christine Lagarde warns the world faces an economic spiral reminiscent of the 1930s unless decisive action is taken on the eurozone crisis.

Blackberry-maker's CEOs step down

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 10:10 PM PST

Blackberry-maker Research In Motion says co-chief executives Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have stepped down in a shake-up.

Storage sites unnerved by action

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 07:33 AM PST

Some large online file storage sites have been reacting to the closure of Megaupload by disabling features and blocking access.

Olympics 'record' wireless demand

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 07:19 AM PST

The 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games will require up to 20,000 separate wireless frequency licenses says Ofcom.

Industry attacks piracy law delay

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 06:46 AM PST

The UK's lack of progress in tackling music piracy is described as "disappointing" in a report by the international recording industry.

Jay Leno jibe sparks Sikh anger

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 11:31 PM PST

India condemns an "objectionable" comment by US comedian Jay Leno on the holiest Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple of Amritsar.

All-white blackbird photographed

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:13 PM PST

An unusual white blackbird, which is attracting bird watchers to a Nottinghamshire country park, is captured on camera.

Stem cell eye remedy 'seems safe'

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:56 AM PST

Early results from the world's first human trial using embryonic stem cells to treat diseases of the eye suggest the method is safe, say researchers.

Gene switch 'key to heart health'

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 10:01 AM PST

Scientists may be closer to understanding how genes, and the way they switch off and on, can influence serious heart conditions.

Nanoparticle trick 'boosts jabs'

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 10:01 AM PST

Tiny capsules engineered to mimic part of the body's immune system could strengthen its response to vaccines, say researchers.

Redknapp 'avoided tax on bungs'

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:38 AM PST

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp received $295,000 which he had no intention of declaring for tax purposes, a court hears.

Sportsday Live - breaking sports news

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:12 AM PST

Sportsday Live featuring the latest from Harry Redknapp's tax evasion trial, the Australian Open, football transfer news and more.

India minister abandons shoelaces

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:22 AM PST

An Indian minister pledges to wear only slip-on shoes after a young man is shown tying his laces at a public event.

Live - Africa Cup of Nations Day 3

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 07:32 AM PST

All the action as it happens from the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon

EU ministers lift Burma visa bans

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:50 AM PST

European foreign ministers agree to suspend visa bans on leading politicians in Burma, including the president and cabinet members.

Russian liberal facing poll bar

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:06 AM PST

Russian liberal leader Grigory Yavlinsky could be barred from the presidential election because of alleged errors in his registration.

Brazil police storm illegal slum

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 02:57 PM PST

Brazilian riot police storm an illegal settlement that is home to thousands of landless workers in Sao Paulo state to reclaim the land for its private owners.

Israel holds Hamas Jerusalem MPs

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:59 AM PST

Israel arrests two senior Hamas MPs who had been sheltering since 2010 in the compound of the international Red Cross in East Jerusalem.

Two killed by Alabama 'tornadoes'

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 07:29 AM PST

A violent storm rushes across the south-eastern US early on Monday, killing at least two people in the state of Alabama.

Milly phone source 'not police'

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:18 AM PST

Surrey Police says detectives did not give the News of the World messages from the voicemail of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler.

Asil Nadir 'stole nearly £150m'

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 07:13 AM PST

Former business tycoon Asil Nadir stole nearly £150m from his Polly Peck empire for himself, his family and friends, the Old Bailey hears.

Ministers win first benefit vote

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:16 AM PST

The government has won the first of several votes on its controversial plans for a £26,000 annual cap on benefits paid to families.

New saline death case at hospital

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:41 AM PST

The death of a 60-year-old woman at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport is being investigated by police.

In pictures: Brazil police move in to evict squatters

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:14 AM PST

Brazilian officers storm an illegal settlement

In pictures: Chinese New Year

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 08:32 PM PST

Communities around the world celebrate

The hidden graves of the Holocaust

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:19 PM PST

The Holocaust reveals its secrets to forensic archaeology

VIDEO: Never too young to play the blues

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:12 PM PST

The Alabama blues musician who began his career at the age of 71

Why do we give food meaning?

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:32 AM PST

What's the hidden meaning behind Chinese dishes?

Can the US fix its turnout problem?

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 06:32 AM PST

Could weekend voting end America's electoral woes?

Niger's taxing journey to the Africa Cup of Nations

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 05:24 AM PST

Hunger-hit Niger raises call costs to pay for maiden tournament

Day in pictures: 23 January 2012

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:47 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Freedom to move: Older professionals in new life abroad

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 09:49 AM PST

Why older workers thrive when moving abroad

Sailor recalls North Korean capture of US ship

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:36 AM PST

The story of North Korea's prize catch - the USS Pueblo
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