Thursday, February 16, 2012

Bangkok plot 'targeted Israelis'

Bangkok plot 'targeted Israelis'

Bangkok plot 'targeted Israelis'

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 04:31 AM PST

A group of Iranians detained after prematurely exploding bombs in Bangkok on Tuesday planned to target two Israeli diplomats, Thai police believe.

'Underwear bomber' faces sentence

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 10:06 AM PST

A Nigerian man accused of trying to bomb a US-bound flight on Christmas Day 2009 is to be sentenced in a federal court in Detroit.

UN assembly poised for Syria vote

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 10:40 AM PST

A resolution condemning rights violations in Syria goes before the UN General Assembly, as China prepares to send an envoy to Damascus.

Honduras fire victims 'total 355'

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 07:36 AM PST

Honduran officials say 355 people died in Tuesday's massive prison fire, as bodies are taken to a mortuary in the capital for the identification.

GM unveils record profit for 2011

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 05:49 AM PST

US carmaker General Motors makes record profits in 2011 but unveils huge losses in its European operations.

Gunmen behind Nigeria jailbreak

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 07:54 AM PST

Gunmen in Nigeria have freed more than 100 prisoners from a jail in the centre of the country, Nigerian prison officials tell the BBC.

Palestinian children die in crash

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 07:08 AM PST

At least eight Palestinian children and a teacher are killed in a collision involving their school bus and a lorry north of Jerusalem.

Ecuador upholds Correa libel win

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 04:00 AM PST

Ecuador's top court upholds a verdict against El Universo newspaper in a $40m libel case brought by President Rafael Correa.

Karzai in Pakistan Taliban talks

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:37 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is holding talks in Pakistan, which are expected to focus on efforts to bring the Taliban into the peace process.

PM makes referendum powers offer

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:52 AM PST

David Cameron offers to consider more Scottish powers in the event of a vote against independence, as his talks with Alex Salmond are described as "frustrating".

Spain sees its economy contract

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 02:58 AM PST

Spain's economy shrinks for the first time in two years, increasing fears the country could be heading for a recession.

Apple wins 'slide-to-unlock' case

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 10:13 AM PST

Apple has won a "significant" patent dispute over Motorola Mobility surrounding a "slide-to-unlock" feature on smartphones.

VIDEO: UN due to vote on Syria resolution

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:19 AM PST

The UN General Assembly will vote later today on a resolution condemning the violence in Syria.

VIDEO: Mobile to mobile payments arrive

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 11:14 PM PST

A new phone application will allow people to send and receive money simply by using their smartphone.

VIDEO: The space junk cleaning device

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:57 AM PST

Swiss scientists are developing a special satellite to scoop up space junk

VIDEO: 'Electrical fault' began Honduras fire

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 11:05 PM PST

An electrical fault is suspected of starting the fire which killed hundreds of people in a Honduras prison on Tuesday night.

VIDEO: Jolie 'terrified' at war film debut

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 01:13 PM PST

Angelina Jolie has been speaking about that challenges she faced when making her directorial debut In the Land of Blood and Honey - a controversial film based around a love story during the Bosnian War.

VIDEO: Libya militias threaten stability

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 05:29 AM PST

Armed militias are threatening the security and stability of Libya, Amnesty International has warned.

VIDEO: Former Olympus president arrested

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 03:15 AM PST

The former president of Japanese camera maker Olympus is arrested, together with two other former executives suspected of fraud.

Eurozone calls for Greek scrutiny

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 11:24 PM PST

Eurozone finance ministers say they need more oversight of Greece's economy, after Athens reaffirms its commitment to austerity measures.

Moody's may cut 17 banks' ratings

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 05:40 AM PST

Moody's warns that it may cut the credit ratings of 17 banks and financial services firms that it is currently reviewing.

EU court blocks net-filtering bid

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 07:02 AM PST

A social network cannot be required to install an anti-piracy filtering system, the top EU court rules.

'Typosquatting' prize firms fined

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 05:05 AM PST

The UK's premium rate telephone watchdog fines two Dutch firms £100,000 each for misleading competitions.

Houston funeral streamed online

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 02:00 AM PST

The family of the late singer Whitney Houston will allow a single video camera to record her funeral service, which takes place on Saturday.

Kodak end deal with Oscars venue

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 03:36 AM PST

The Academy Awards will no longer come from the Kodak Theatre after the photography company is allowed to end its sponsorship deal with the Oscars' Los Angeles home.

Trust aims for nature generation

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 03:22 AM PST

The UK should move towards being a nation of nature-lovers, say National Trust leaders, with a campaign for children in the pipeline.

Slow walking 'predicts dementia'

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 06:52 PM PST

It may be possible to use the speed someone walks to predict the odds of them developing dementia later in life, according to researchers in the US.

Botox migraine jab 'lacks proof'

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 06:51 PM PST

The anti-wrinkle drug Botox is unlikely to be recommended for the treatment of chronic migraines on the NHS in England and Wales, the medicines watchdog says.

Live - Europa League

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 08:57 AM PST

Manchester United take on Ajax, before Manchester City and Stoke face Porto and Valencia respectively in the Europa League.

Aussie cricketer Symonds retires

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 07:09 AM PST

Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds announces his retirement from cricket at the age of 36.

Acrobat to walk Niagara tightrope

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:05 AM PST

Daredevil Nik Wallenda is set to become the first person in more than a century to walk a tightrope over Niagara Falls after being granted rare permission.

Malawi anger at 'illegal jailing'

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 10:48 AM PST

An outspoken critic of Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika is being held illegally in prison and should be released, his lawyers say.

Top China football referee jailed

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:56 PM PST

Lu Jun, the man who was once China's top football referee, is sentenced to five-and-a-half years in jail for taking bribes to fix matches.

Serbs reject Kosovo Albanian rule

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 02:03 AM PST

Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo reject rule by the territory's ethnic Albanian majority, in a referendum criticised by Serbia and the EU.

Argentine ire at Falklands visit

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 04:22 PM PST

Argentina condemns a planned visit to the Falkland Islands by British MPs as another sign of the UK's "militarisation" of the dispute.

BBC slams Yemen reporter attack

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 10:09 AM PST

The BBC condemns an attack on its Yemen reporter and urges the authorities in Sana to ensure the safety of all journalists in the unrest-hit country.

Boy guilty of student riot attack

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 08:12 AM PST

A 17-year-old boy is found guilty of an attack on a Malaysian student during the summer riots in London.

Ailing Rangers 'attract interest'

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:14 AM PST

Administrators for Rangers say there have been "several expressions of interest from parties not connected to the club".

Parents' tribute to stabbed girl

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:04 AM PST

The parents of a 13-year-old who was found fatally stabbed in Doncaster describe her as a "beautiful, intelligent and bright young girl".

Airport eye scanners turned off

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 04:58 AM PST

Hi-tech eye scanners at two out of four English airports are mothballed seven years after they were introduced.

In pictures: Palestinian bus crash

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 04:39 AM PST

Fatal collision between school bus and lorry

What are the competing claims over the Falklands?

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 07:47 AM PST

Who claims what over the Falkland Islands?

Is Ireland's Achill-henge a beauty or a blight?

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 03:12 AM PST

Is Ireland's illegal monument a beauty or a blight?

Gay Ugandans flee fearing for their lives

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 08:11 AM PST

Gay Ugandans flee fearing for their lives after homophobic attacks

How Germany lost the WWI arms race

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 04:08 PM PST

How France and Britain won WWI arms race

Day in pictures: 16 February 2012

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 06:20 AM PST

24 hours of news pictures from around the world

Symbols of the Syrian opposition

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 02:51 AM PST

Tears, songs and waterwheels - emblems of Syrian resistance

VIDEO: Doomed North Pole balloon mission

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 08:07 PM PST

A doomed explorer's North Pole expedition by hot-air balloon

VIDEO: The iPhone stripped bare

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 04:30 AM PST

What's inside your mobile phone?

A history of British homes - Sarah Beeny

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 04:56 PM PST

How British houses have changed over two centuries
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