Sunday, January 22, 2012

Saudis to quit Syria monitoring

Saudis to quit Syria monitoring


Saudis to quit Syria monitoring

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 10:56 AM PST

Saudi Arabia announces it is to pull out of the Arab League mission in Syria, and calls on the international community to put more pressure on the isolated regime.

Romney 'to release tax returns'

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 09:19 AM PST

US Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says he will release his tax returns on Tuesday, following his defeat in the South Carolina primary.

Veteran president 'leaves Yemen'

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 11:08 AM PST

Yemen's veteran President Ali Abdullah Saleh has left the country, after making a farewell speech officials say.

US football coach Paterno dies

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 08:02 AM PST

Legendary ex-football coach Joe Paterno dies at 85, just months after being sacked over claims he failed to act over sex abuse claims against an assistant.

Libya ruling council deputy quits

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 07:12 AM PST

The deputy head of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council Abdel Hafiz Ghoga resigns after protests.

Cruise ship body takes toll to 13

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 08:49 AM PST

Divers find the body of a woman in the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, bringing the number of people confirmed dead to 13.

Nigeria bombs toll 'sure to rise'

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 08:26 AM PST

The death toll from Friday's devastating bomb attacks in Nigeria is sure to rise above 160, doctors say.

Croatians vote in EU referendum

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 11:49 PM PST

Croatians vote on whether to join the European Union in 2013, with expectations high that the "yes" vote will triumph.

HMS Victory 'set to be recovered'

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 05:59 AM PST

The remains of HMS Victory are to be raised from the sea bed some 300 years after it sank, according to reports.

Live - Africa Cup of Nations Day 2

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 07:06 AM PST

More action from the Africa Cup of Nations. Today pre-tournament favourites Ivory Coast take on Sudan while it's Burkina Faso versus Angola.

VIDEO: Captain 'said he would be last to abandon ship'

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 02:43 AM PST

A recording has been released by the Italian coastguards in which the captain of the cruise liner appears to pledge that he will be the last to abandon ship.

VIDEO: 'I sailed the globe at sixteen'

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:37 PM PST

A Dutch teenager who set out to become the youngest solo around-the- world sailor has completed her voyage.

VIDEO: Back to school in Libya

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 08:44 AM PST

The school year has just started in Libya - four months late. Many children had their education interrupted by the fighting.

VIDEO: Volcano's chain against violence

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:11 PM PST

Thousands of people have formed a human chain up one of the Guatemala's volcanoes to draw attention to the country's high rates of domestic violence.

VIDEO: Gingrich claims primary victory

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 07:00 PM PST

Newt Gingrich has convincingly beaten his rival Mitt Romney in the South Carolina primary - as he battles for the Republican presidential nomination.

Talks on Greek debt deal hit snag

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 01:55 AM PST

The chief negotiators for Greece's private creditors leave Athens without securing a deal to write off some of the country's debts.

The Artist awarded producer prize

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 02:39 AM PST

The Artist continues its awards success, taking the top honour at the Producers Guild Awards in Los Angeles.

Man City 3-2 Tottenham

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 07:28 AM PST

Mario Balotelli's injury-time penalty earns a dramatic 3-2 win for leaders Manchester City over Premier League title rivals Tottenham.

Arsenal 1-2 Man Utd

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 10:29 AM PST

Danny Welbeck's late goal hands Manchester United victory at Arsenal and keeps them three points behind Manchester City in the Premier League title race.

Major rally backing Hungary's PM

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 02:54 PM PST

At least 100,000 people rally in Hungary's capital Budapest in a show of support for embattled Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his government.

Colombia rebels hit radar station

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 03:50 PM PST

Colombia's Farc rebels destroy a radar station, disrupting civil aviation and anti-drug monitoring across the south and west of the country.

Blaze in US barn kills 22 horses

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 03:05 PM PST

Twenty-two show horses worth tens of thousands of dollars die in a stable fire in the US state of New Jersey.

Clegg says NHS plans must proceed

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 08:30 AM PST

Nick Clegg says planned reforms of the NHS in England must go ahead despite fresh criticism from a cross-party committee of MPs over the changes.

Ashdown will oppose benefits cap

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:47 AM PST

Former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Ashdown says he will vote against coalition plans for a cap on benefits paid to households, unless more is done to cushion the impact of the policy.

Search finds body of missing teen

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 07:15 AM PST

Police find the body of a teenager who had been missing in the Highlands since Saturday morning.

No bonus for RBS boss - Miliband

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 11:05 AM PST

Labour seek to ratchet up the pressure on bank bonuses, saying RBS boss Stephen Hester should not get one.

Growing the world's most expensive lemons

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:03 AM PST

The price of homegrown gardening in Jerusalem

Pakistan's political soap opera

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 03:53 AM PST

Why Pakistan's colourful politics resembles a TV drama

Dragon babies spark spending spree

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 09:33 AM PST

The Year of the Dragon pushes up costs of child birth

Schoolgirl sailor triumphs after battle with authorities

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 11:42 AM PST

Schoolgirl sailor triumphs after battle with authorities

The tyranny of unwelcome noise

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:49 AM PST

Honking horns. Other people's music. Turn down, or tune out?

Norway's right fosters immigration debate

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 05:51 PM PST

Six months on, bitter immigration debate bubbles under

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