Saturday, January 21, 2012

Scores dead after Nigerian blasts

Scores dead after Nigerian blasts

Scores dead after Nigerian blasts

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 10:31 AM PST

A series of bombings by Nigerian Islamist militants Boko Haram kills about 150 people in the city of Kano, the group's deadliest attack to date.

New body found aboard cruise ship

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 08:46 AM PST

Rescue teams find the body of a woman on board the Costa Concordia cruise ship which capsized a week ago, bringing the confirmed death toll to 12.

Egypt's Islamists win elections

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 07:46 AM PST

The final results in Egypt's first post-Mubarak parliamentary elections confirm an overwhelming victory for Islamist parties.

South Carolina voting under way

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 10:54 AM PST

Voting is under way in South Carolina as candidates continue to battle for the Republican candidacy, with opinion polls suggesting a tight race.

Live - Africa Cup of Nations Day 1

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:28 AM PST

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

Deadly blast hits Syria jail van

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 07:54 AM PST

At least 14 people die as a van carrying prisoners blows up on a road in north-west Syria, reports say, as the Arab League prepares to discuss its monitors' mission.

Gillard loses key MP's support

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:07 AM PST

Australian PM Julia Gillard's fragile minority government loses the support of an independent MP after a disagreement over slot machine controls.

Mutant bird flu research halted

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:40 PM PST

Scientists who created a potentially more deadly bird flu strain to study the virus's spread halt work amid fears it could be used by terrorists.

Yemen MPs approve Saleh immunity

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 02:36 AM PST

Yemen's parliament approves an immunity from prosecution for President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who recently signed a deal to formally step down next month.

Beijing gets more pollution data

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 03:50 AM PST

Authorities in China's capital Beijing bow to public pressure and start releasing more detailed air pollution information.

Man did not notice nail in brain

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:12 PM PST

Doctors successfully remove a 3.25in (8.25cm) nail embedded in a man's brain after he unknowingly shot it into his skull.

VIDEO: Inside Syria's 'free' town Zabadani

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:38 PM PST

Ten months into the uprising against President Assad in Syria, the BBC's Jeremy Bowen has been to Zabadani, the only town under the full control of opposition forces.

VIDEO: Search continues as 12th body found

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 08:06 AM PST

Divers searching the wreckage of the Costa Concordia cruise ship have found the body of a woman. It brings the number of confirmed dead to 12.

VIDEO: Deadly bombings kill dozens in Nigeria

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:02 AM PST

Co-ordinated attacks by Islamist militants in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Friday killed at least 120 people, witnesses and reports say.

VIDEO: Republicans tested on Christianity

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:04 PM PST

There is another key moment on Saturday in the battle between the Republicans who hope to challenge President Obama for the White House, when the state of South Carolina gets its chance to vote.

VIDEO: Can Misrata rebuild after conflict?

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:25 AM PST

Misrata was one of the worst hit cities in the Libyan conflict in 2011 - so how is it going to rebuild itself?

NEOShield to assess Earth defence

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 05:49 AM PST

The new European-led NEOShield project will assess the threat posed by asteroids or comets and look for solutions to protect Earth from an impact.

UK boosts tropical disease fight

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:16 AM PST

Foreign aid for efforts to eradicate parasitic diseases which kill and disfigure millions worldwide is to rise fivefold, say ministers.

Live - Saturday football

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:10 AM PST

Bolton host Liverpool in Saturday's final Premier League game, after a high-scoring day in the top-flight sees wins for Fulham, West Brom, Sunderland, Aston Villa and QPR, but Chelsea are held at Norwich.

Wolves 2-3 Aston Villa

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 08:56 AM PST

Robbie Keane's superb double punishes struggling Wolves in a gripping match.

Dead man no dissident, says Cuba

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 10:43 AM PST

Cuba's government denies that Wilman Villar, who died in custody on Thursday, was a dissident who had been on hunger strike.

Hamas head Meshaal to 'step down'

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 07:33 AM PST

Khaled Meshaal, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, does not want to stand for re-election this year, the movement says.

Duffy says 'DNA' planted in car

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 08:40 AM PST

Prominent republican Colin Duffy, who was cleared of murdering two soldiers in Antrim, says his DNA was planted in the getaway car.

Schools warned over league tables

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 08:21 AM PST

Schools minister Nick Gibb says new exam league tables will show up schools who prioritise their annual ranking ahead of educating all pupils.

Deep clean for Belfast baby ward

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:50 AM PST

A deep clean is being carried out at Belfast's Royal Jubilee Hospital this weekend, after three babies died from a bacterial infection.

Child, 8, hurt in racist attack

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 06:46 AM PST

An eight-year-old child is injured as she sleeps after a brick is thrown through the window of a house in Dundonald in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Can computers pick winning football teams?

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 07:57 PM PST

Can computer pick Cup of Nations winner better than a human?

Bashar falls back on father's brutal methods

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 07:01 AM PST

Can Syria's president survive using his father's brutal techniques?

Race to save 'lungs of the world'

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:13 AM PST

Ecuador's race against time to save 'lungs of the world'

Debate over web anti-piracy moves

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:39 PM PST

Battle lines drawn over anti-piracy efforts

Israel's fears of a nuclear Iran

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 05:22 PM PST

Israelis weigh up the threat from Iran's nuclear programme
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