Thursday, January 26, 2012

Three bodies found in Rio rubble

Three bodies found in Rio rubble

Three bodies found in Rio rubble

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 09:20 AM PST

The bodies of three people are recovered by rescue workers in Brazil searching through rubble after the collapse of two high-rise office buildings in Rio de Janeiro.

Held Libyans 'die after torture'

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:16 AM PST

Several people have died after being tortured by militias in Libyan detention centres, humanitarian group Amnesty International says.

Call for UN backing on Syria plan

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:50 AM PST

The Arab League is to ask the United Nations Security Council to back its plan to end the violence in Syria.

Ahmadinejad ready to revive talks

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:57 AM PST

Iran is ready for talks with the West but tougher sanctions will not force it to give into demands over its nuclear programme, its president says.

Boko Harem urged to state demands

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:11 AM PST

The president of Nigeria challenged Islamist militant group Boko Haram to identify themselves and state their demands as a basis for dialogue.

Kenya's finance chief steps down

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 06:03 AM PST

Kenya's finance minister, Uhuru Kenyatta, has resigned following a ICC ruling that he will face trial for crimes against humanity.

Pakistan heart drug deaths rise

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 06:57 AM PST

At least 100 people have died in the Pakistani city of Lahore over the past three weeks because of faulty heart drugs, officials say.

Bill Gates pledges $750m at Davos

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:31 AM PST

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation commits a further $750m (£479m) to a global fund to combat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

PIP breast implant boss arrested

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:55 AM PST

The owner of a French breast implant maker at the centre of an international safety scare is arrested in the south of France, police sources say.

Key Greece debt talks to resume

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 06:47 AM PST

Key talks between Athens and its private creditors are to resume later to try to agree a debt write-off that could free-up bailout funds.

PNG troops mutiny foiled, says PM

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:17 AM PST

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says an attempted mutiny in Port Moresby by around 12-20 soldiers has been stopped.

Gillard 'rescued' amid protests

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:33 AM PST

Australia's prime minister and opposition leader are rescued from a restaurant where they became trapped by angry protesters.

Penn State mourning Joe Paterno

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:34 AM PST

Thousands of mourners are expected to attend a public memorial for late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who died of lung cancer on Sunday.

VIDEO: Defiant in Douma: We want Assad dead

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:44 AM PST

Violence between troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and defectors from the Free Syrian Army flared on Thursday, as Syrian rebels continued their campaign against the government.

VIDEO: Australia PM rescued amid protests

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:24 AM PST

Australian PM Julia Gillard and leader of the opposition Tony Abbott have had to be rescued by their security staff after a protest became violent.

VIDEO: Roof caves in under weight of snow

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 01:57 PM PST

Former NHL star Richard Zednik and a group of young ice hockey players escape serious injury in Slovakia after the roof of a skating rink falls in, under the weight of snow and ice.

VIDEO: Bani Walid a 'Gaddafi stronghold'

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 03:51 PM PST

Three months after Colonel Gaddafi's death a senior official in the town of Bani Walid has told the BBC that people loyal to the former leader are working to restore the old regime.

VIDEO: Pakistani's novel use for a rickshaw

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 09:40 AM PST

A Pakistani man who lost his bookstore in the economic downturn now rides a rickshaw through the streets selling his books.

VIDEO: Gaultier fashion tribute to Winehouse

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 09:43 AM PST

Fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier has described how the late singer Amy Winehouse inspired his latest collection.

VIDEO: Kazakh films counter Borat image

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:58 AM PST

Emma Jones reports from Kazakhstan on the country's new wave of films.

Nokia hit by falling mobile sales

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:07 AM PST

Mobile phone giant Nokia reports a loss for the final three months of last year, as sales of mobile devices fell sharply.

US durable goods orders rise 3%

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:01 AM PST

Orders for durable goods rose 3% in the US in December, according to official figures from the Commerce Department.

FBI social network scraping app

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 05:46 AM PST

The FBI asks contractors to suggest a system that can "scrape" information from social networks to build alert maps.

Disable software, warns Symantec

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 05:32 AM PST

Symantec advises customers to stop using its pcAnywhere program after stolen source code exposes serious vulnerabilities.

Coldplay to play Policeman's Ball

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 05:45 AM PST

Coldplay, Jon Stewart, Mumford & Sons and Russell Brand are among the acts to sign up for the Secret Policeman's Ball in March.

Strong sales for Etta James album

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:50 AM PST

The late soul star Etta James has reached her highest ever position in the Billboard album charts, following her death last week.

First report on UK climate impact

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 09:08 PM PST

Climate change this century poses both risks and opportunities, according to the first comprehensive government assessment of its type.

'Invisibility cloak' breakthrough

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:25 PM PST

For the first time researchers achieve the "cloaking" of a three-dimensional object to make it invisible as viewed from any angle.

Heart attack deaths have halved

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:12 AM PST

The death rate from heart attacks in England has halved in the last decade, says an Oxford University study.

Nadal beats Federer to make final

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 04:28 AM PST

Rafael Nadal comes from one set down to beat Roger Federer and reach the Australian Open final.

Sportsday Live - Thursday, 26 January

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:58 PM PST

Sportsday Live featuring the latest from the Australian Open, the second Test between England and Pakistan, the golf from Abu Dhabi, transfer news ahead of deadline day and Olympics news.

Nepal headache over ex-VIP cars

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:08 PM PST

Officials in Nepal say they are at a loss to know what to do with luxury vehicles handed back to the state by the deposed king and former ministers.

Abba release track from archives

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:25 AM PST

Pop superstars Abba are to release an unheard demo on a deluxe edition of their final album.

Live - Africa Cup of Nations Day 6

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:31 AM PST

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

Fiji declares floods 'disaster'

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:20 PM PST

Fiji declares a state of disaster over flooding and landslides that have killed at least six people and displaced thousands.

Cameron urges Europe to be bolder

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 06:57 AM PST

David Cameron tells EU leaders they must be "bolder" if they want to shake off their economic troubles, saying "tinkering won't cut it any more".

UK Falklands comments criticised

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:24 PM PST

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez condemns UK Prime Minister David Cameron for accusing her government of "colonialism" in the Falklands.

Two bomb attacks in Iraq kill 13

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:58 AM PST

Thirteen people are killed in two separate bomb attacks in Iraq on Thursday.

Egypt ban for US politician's son

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 09:26 AM PST

The son of US Transport Secretary Ray LaHood is among several foreigners banned from leaving Egypt, weeks after raids on NGOs.

RBS chief to get £900,000 bonus

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:10 AM PST

The Royal Bank of Scotland's boss, Stephen Hester, is to receive a bonus of almost £1m, the BBC learns.

Failure in sex abuse teacher case

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 05:06 AM PST

A teacher was able to film himself abusing young girls because of a "lamentable failure" by school management, a review finds.

Lagging pupils 'don't catch up'

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:30 AM PST

Just one in 15 pupils in England starting secondary school "behind" for their age, gets five good GCSEs, official data shows.

Rail fare 'dissatisfaction' grows

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:26 AM PST

There is a growing feeling that train tickets across the UK do not represent value for money, a survey of rail passengers suggests.

Day in pictures: 26 January 2012

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 05:01 AM PST

24 hours of news pictures: 26 January

Your pictures: Frozen

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 04:39 AM PST

Readers pictures on the theme frozen

Can Skype help catch criminals?

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:27 PM PST

A crime is witnessed on Skype - how much evidence remains?

From KwaZulu-Natal to Bangor

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:10 PM PST

Is Bangor, NI, the UK's most beautiful town?

Anti-Semitism still haunts Germany

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:56 PM PST

Why anti-Semitism is still an issue in Germany

Should all skiers wear helmets?

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:59 AM PST

Do helmets keep skiers safer - or make them complacent?

Computer coder turns disaster into art

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:38 AM PST

The computer coder who turns disaster into sculpture

Davos 2012: Who's afraid of China?

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 05:48 AM PST

The Davos crowd comes to terms with a new global power

Making Bangkok flood-proof

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:44 PM PST

Canal-dwellers anger at plans to evict them to flood-proof Bangkok
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