Thursday, January 19, 2012

Rick Perry quits White House race

Rick Perry quits White House race

Rick Perry quits White House race

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:17 AM PST

The Republican presidential race is dramatically shaken up as Rick Perry exits and endorses Newt Gingrich, who faces ex-wife troubles.

'Army coup foiled' in Bangladesh

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:25 AM PST

The army in Bangladesh foils a coup planned against the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a military spokesman says.

Jude Law in phone-hacking payout

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:01 AM PST

Actor Jude Law and former deputy PM John Prescott are among the latest public figures to receive payouts over the UK phone-hacking scandal.

Kodak seeks bankruptcy protection

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:18 AM PST

Eastman Kodak, the 132-year old US company that invented the hand-held camera, files for bankruptcy protection.

Search resumes on Italian wreck

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:53 AM PST

Rescue efforts resume aboard the wrecked Italian cruise ship, Costa Concordia, with more than 20 people still missing after it ran aground on Friday.

Marchers remember Dink in Turkey

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:36 AM PST

At least 20,000 people march in Istanbul to mark five years since the murder of a Turkish-Armenian journalist, days after a controversial court verdict.

Gilani holds firm in contempt row

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:16 AM PST

Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani goes before the Supreme Court to defend his decision not to reopen a corruption case against President Zardari.

Dangerous abortions 'on the rise'

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:34 AM PST

A rising proportion of abortions worldwide put women's health at risk, as more are carried out without trained clinical help, a WHO report says.

Sopa protest not over - Wikipedia

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:42 AM PST

Wikipedia insists its protest over US anti-piracy legislation will continue, while UK interests say they are watching the situation "closely".

Suicide blast at Kandahar airport

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 06:06 AM PST

At least seven civilians die in a suicide attack at an airport used by international forces in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.

Olympic anti-doping lab unveiled

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:45 AM PST

The London 2012 Anti-Doping Laboratory is unveiled outside London, with promises that all-clear results will be returned within 24 hours.

Leap second decision is postponed

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:27 AM PST

The decision on whether to abolish the leap second - the occasional, extra second added to the world's time - has been deferred to 2015.

VIDEO: Crew told coastguard of 'blackout'

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:47 AM PST

Italian television has released audio of what it says was the first radio call between the stricken Costa Concordia and the coastguard.

VIDEO: Extinct bear skulls found underwater

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:55 AM PST

Scientists discover the remains of four prehistoric bears which they believe date back to the ice age in an underwater cave in Mexico

VIDEO: Security exercise on Thames ahead of Olympics

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:57 AM PST

British security teams have been taking part in a large scale security rehearsal in London ahead of this summer's Olympic Games.

VIDEO: Obama rejects oil pipeline plan

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 09:41 PM PST

US President Barack Obama has rejected a proposal from a Canadian company to build a huge oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.

VIDEO: Swiss child scandal apology sought

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:36 PM PST

An exhibition and film about the lives of Switzerland's "contract children" is increasing pressure on the country's government to apologise to the thousands affected by the scheme.

VIDEO: Texan fire crew in hotel tiger alert

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:39 AM PST

Firefighters in Texas were called to rescue what was thought to be a real tiger perched on an abandoned hotel, only to discover it was a soft toy.

VIDEO: Rejected polar bear cub in incubator

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:00 PM PST

A polar-bear cub born on New Year's Day and then rejected by her mother is in stable condition say staff at Penglai Ocean and Polar Region World, an aquarium in China's eastern Shandong Province.

Big gains in European bank shares

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:35 AM PST

Bank shares lift European stock markets amid hopes of improvement to global economies and encouraging results from US banks.

Bank of America returns to profit

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:55 AM PST

Bank of America reports a $2bn profit in or the three months to the end of 2011, signalling continued recovery at the US' second biggest lender.

Apple launches e-textbook tools

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:12 AM PST

Apple has launched new interactive tools which it believes will "reinvent the textbook".

Kodak sues Samsung over patents

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:11 AM PST

Kodak sues Samsung over claims that five of its digital imaging patents have been infringed as litigation across the tech sector increases.

Adele passes US chart milestone

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:40 AM PST

British pop star Adele tops the US album chart for a sixteenth week, putting her album 21 amongst an elite group of best-sellers.

Prison premiere for Olympic music

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:26 AM PST

Composer Mark-Anthony Turnage swaps the concert hall for a category B jail with the premiere of a work written and performed with prisoners.

Quantum trick for cloud computing

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:17 AM PST

Researchers demonstrate that, if quantum computers fulfil their promise of ultra-fast computing, the job could be farmed out to "the cloud" while remaining secure.

Badger cull pilot areas revealed

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:59 AM PST

Areas in west Somerset and west Gloucestershire are revealed as locations for pilot badger culls later this year.

Depression drugs ‘causing falls’

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:21 PM PST

Elderly people with dementia are more likely to suffer falls if they are given anti-depressants by care home staff, a study claims.

England crumble to heavy defeat

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:33 AM PST

England fold to a humiliating defeat by 10 wickets as their woeful batting performance helps Pakistan go 1-0 up in the three-Test series.

Sportsday Live - breaking sports news

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:00 AM PST

Sportsday Live featuring reaction to England's heavy defeat to Pakistan, the latest news from the Australian Open, and football transfer news plus more.

Vienna ball dropped from UN list

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:35 AM PST

The Viennese ball is dropped from a UN list of Austrian cultural traditions after protests over one ball's links to far-right politics.

Ancient Peruvians 'ate popcorn'

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:58 PM PST

Research carried out on maize found at archaeological sites in Peru suggests it was eaten much earlier than previously thought, including in the form of popcorn.

MSF closes major Somali clinics

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:02 AM PST

Medical charity MSF closes two centres in the Somali capital Mogadishu after two of its doctors were killed last month, as another blast hits the city.

China writer details persecution

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:22 AM PST

Yu Jie, a prominent Chinese writer close to Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, describes "inhumane treatment" that forced him to leave for the US.

Putin attacks media 'diarrhoea'

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:50 AM PST

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accuses a leading liberal radio station of pouring "diarrhoea" over him and serving foreign interests.

Argentina condemns 'offensive' UK

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:36 AM PST

Argentine leaders voice fury after UK Prime Minister David Cameron accuses Argentina of "colonialism" in its claims over the Falkland Islands.

Arab observers to report on Syria

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:08 AM PST

The mandate of the Arab League observer mission in Syria is due to expire, a month after it arrived to verify the implementation of a peace plan.

UK must build better economy - PM

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:55 AM PST

David Cameron says the economy must be "truly fair and worthwhile" and announces plans to help employees take a greater stake in their companies.

London 2012 'at risk from cheats'

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:22 AM PST

The Olympic Games are at risk from athletes cheating under the direction of illegal betting syndicates, the director of Interpol says.

Knifepoint robberies rise by 10%

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:58 AM PST

The number of knifepoint robberies rose by 10% in the year to September, but police figures show overall crime in England and Wales fell by 4%.

Police win appeal over kettling

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:45 AM PST

The Metropolitan Police wins its appeal against a High Court ruling over kettling tactics used during the G20 demonstrations in 2009.

Your pictures: Morning light

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:24 AM PST

Readers pictures on the theme morning light

How to offset your 'conflict mineral' guilt

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:11 AM PST

How to offset your 'conflict mineral' guilt

VIDEO: Singer Patti Smith's snapshots of life

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:13 PM PST

Singer Patti Smith's snapshots of love, life and death

A place where women rule over men

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:26 AM PST

The Indian state with a men's rights movement

India's exploited child cotton workers

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:48 AM PST

The children whose cheap labour supplies a global textile chain

In pictures: Kodak's development

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:20 AM PST

Kodak's inventions through the decades

Day in pictures: 19 January 2012

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 06:33 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Can a company live forever?

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:24 AM PST

As big names tumble, can a company live forever?

Magic fails Cameroon footballers

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:41 AM PST

How 'juju men' try to influence crunch football matches

Wikipedia - after the blackout

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:36 AM PST

Did Wikipedia's dramatic gesture really change anything?
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