Sunday, January 15, 2012

More bodies found in Italian ship

More bodies found in Italian ship

More bodies found in Italian ship

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:40 AM PST

Two more bodies are found on the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground off Italy, bringing the known number of dead to five.

Syria 'grants uprising amnesty'

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 07:28 AM PST

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has granted an amnesty for crimes committed during the 10-month uprising, state media report.

Somali famine 'to kill thousands'

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:03 AM PST

Tens of thousands of Somalis will have died of starvation by the time the famine in the Horn of Africa ends, the UN tells the BBC.

Gunmen storm Iraq police building

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 06:00 AM PST

Gunmen have set off bombs outside a police building in the Iraqi city of Ramadi before storming it, police say, with reports of casualties.

Fatal blast hits Pakistan Shias

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 06:38 AM PST

A bomb blast has killed at least 17 people at a Shia religious procession in central Pakistan, officials say.

Aussies crush India to win series

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 11:41 PM PST

Australia complete an emphatic innings and 37-run win over India in the third Test at Perth to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the four-match series.

Deadly explosion on S Korean ship

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 09:46 PM PST

A South Korean cargo ship sinks after an explosion on board, killing at least three crew members, the coast guard says.

China fury at US sanction on firm

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 12:38 AM PST

China criticises US sanctions imposed on oil firm Zhuhai Zhenrong for trading with Iran as Premier Wen Jiabao visits the Gulf.

Hollywood set for Golden Globes

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 03:55 AM PST

Hollywood is gearing up for the Golden Globe awards later, with silent movie The Artist leading the field with six nominations.

Kazakhs hold election after riots

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 05:38 PM PST

People in Kazakhstan vote in parliamentary elections, with the poll overshadowed by deadly riots last month.

VIDEO: Crew member is airlifted to safety

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 04:53 AM PST

A crew member from the Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, is airlifted to safety and taken to hospital by helicopter.

VIDEO: More bodies found in cruise ship

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:31 AM PST

Emergency teams have found two more bodies in the partially submerged Costa Concordia cruise liner that sank off the western coast of Italy. This video contains flash photography.

VIDEO: 'No room for us on lifeboat'

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 05:54 AM PST

The survivors from the Costa Concordia came from many different countries including Britain, France, South Africa and the USA, and many of them have extraordinary stories of how they escaped.

VIDEO: How did voyage end in disaster?

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 12:58 AM PST

Two passengers are found alive on the submerged cruise ship Costa Concordia, more than 24 hours after it ran aground off the Italian coast.

VIDEO: Police and protestors clash in Romania

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 07:03 PM PST

There have been clashes between demonstrators and riot police in Romania, after thousands took to the streets in protest against government cuts and falling living standards. Janey Mitchell reports.

VIDEO: Kazakh elections marred by clashes

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 08:57 PM PST

People in Kazakhstan are voting in parliamentary elections, with the pro-government party widely expected to win a landslide victory.

VIDEO: Nigeria strike talks fail

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 09:31 PM PST

Talks between Nigeria's government and union leaders fail to reach an agreement over fuel subsidies, but oil workers will not strike immediately.

No deal at Nigeria strike talks

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 03:52 PM PST

Talks between Nigeria's government and union leaders fail to reach a compromise over fuel subsidies, but oil workers will not strike immediately.

Live - Sunday football

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 04:13 AM PST

Swansea City see off Arsenal in a thrilling match at the Liberty Stadium, after Newcastle clinch a narrow win over QPR in Mark Hughes' first game in charge of Rangers.

Dhoni banned for final Test match

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 02:41 AM PST

Mahendra Singh Dhoni becomes the first captain to be suspended for bowling a slow over-rate during India's heavy defeat by Australia in Perth.

Several hurt in Bucharest clashes

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 06:33 PM PST

At least nine people are injured as Romanian riot police fire tear gas during clashes with anti-austerity demonstrators in the capital, Bucharest.

New Guatemalan president sworn in

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 05:15 PM PST

Guatemala's new President Otto Perez Molina is sworn into office promising "profound change" to restore security in the face of soaring violent crime.

Shipwreck Britons returning home

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:16 AM PST

British passengers on the Costa Concordia ship, which capsized off the Italian coast, speak of their ordeal as they return home.

Cameron agrees to Salmond meeting

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:15 AM PST

Prime Minister David Cameron agrees to meet Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond over how to decide Scotland's constitutional future.

Second arrest over couple's death

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 06:43 AM PST

A second man is arrested on suspicion of murder by officers investigating the death of a couple at their home in Birmingham.

Miliband defends pay freeze move

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 04:47 AM PST

Labour leader Ed Miliband defends his party's decision to support the government's pay freeze for public sector workers, despite union criticism.

The Manchester Malawian medic myth

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:04 PM PST

Are there more Malawian medics in Manchester than Malawi?

VIDEO: Close-up: Vienna's coffee house culture

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:12 PM PST

Why Vienna's coffee houses are Unesco-listed

Smart TV dust settles after CES

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 04:04 AM PST

Are online TVs ready for prime time?

Fears over violence against Afghan women

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 03:39 AM PST

Plight of the Afghan women jailed for being raped

Are Hungary's reforms a step too far?

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 03:42 AM PST

Hungary's leader beset by an economic and political crisis

Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 11:28 AM PST

Taiwan re-election relieves US and China, but some remain uneasy

Venezuelan women's implant fears

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:45 PM PST

Venezuelan women's fears over breast implants
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