Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Greece 'averts nightmare outcome'

Greece 'averts nightmare outcome'


Greece 'averts nightmare outcome'

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:58 AM PST

Greece avoided a "nightmare scenario" by agreeing to an EU bailout, says the country's finance minister, as the cabinet meets for talks on the deal.

US 'sorry' over Afghan Koran row

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:27 AM PST

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta apologises to the Afghan people for an incident in which copies of the Koran were reportedly burned.

Distant 'waterworld' is confirmed

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:44 AM PST

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a new class of planet - a waterworld with a thick, steamy atmosphere.

Syria steps up Homs bombardment

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:32 AM PST

Syria's military intensifies shelling of rebel-held areas in Homs, activists say, after 18 days of bombardment.

Strauss-Kahn held over 'sex ring'

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:37 AM PST

Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is detained for questioning by French police investigating a prostitution ring.

Iran says it could attack first

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:11 AM PST

An Iranian military commander says Iran would take pre-emptive action against its enemies if it felt its national interests were endangered.

Violence mars elections in Yemen

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:26 AM PST

At least eight people are killed as outbreaks of violence in southern Yemen mar elections to replace longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Palestinian 'ends hunger strike'

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:48 AM PST

A Palestinian prisoner ends his 66-day hunger strike over his detention by Israel in a deal that will see him freed in April, Israeli officials say.

US record kidney donor chain ends

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:08 AM PST

The world's largest chain of organ transplants ends in the US after 30 patients received kidneys from living donors.

Text apps 'lost networks $13.9bn'

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:47 AM PST

Report suggests use of social messaging apps like Whatsapp instead of traditional SMS lost networks $13.9bn (£8.8bn) last year.

Munch's The Scream to go on sale

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:59 AM PST

Edvard Munch's famous masterpiece The Scream is to be sold at auction in New York, Sotheby's announces.

Christchurch to mark deadly quake

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:41 AM PST

Residents of the New Zealand city of Christchurch are set to mark the first anniversary of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that killed 185 people.

VIDEO: Children die in Kabul winter

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:55 AM PST

Nearly 40 children have frozen to death in Afghanistan, according to Afghan officials, as the country experiences one of its harshest winters in decades.

VIDEO: Adele's surgeon: 'Show must go on'

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:53 AM PST

Adele's throat surgeon describes her condition - bleeding from a benign polyp - that is quite common in many vocalists.

VIDEO: Hunting Somali pirates from the air

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:57 AM PST

Piracy off the Somali coast is estimated to be costing the shipping industry nearly $7bn (£4.4bn).

VIDEO: New Zealand quake: One year on

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:53 AM PST

A year after an earthquake hit Christchurch in New Zealand much of the city remains out of bounds.

VIDEO: Nato apologises for Koran 'disposal'

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:03 AM PST

The US commander of Nato troops in Afghanistan has apologised over reports that foreign troops had "improperly disposed" of copies of the Koran.

VIDEO: Dire scenes inside Homs clinic

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:58 AM PST

Parts of the Syrian city of Homs are being bombarded by shells in what witnesses are describing as the heaviest attack in days.

VIDEO: Mona Lisa copy goes on show

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:28 AM PST

A copy of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, believed to have been painted at the same time as the original, has gone on display at Madrid's Prado museum.

Markets mixed on Greece bailout

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:54 AM PST

The Dow Jones briefly tops the 13,000 mark in the US, while European markets dip after eurozone finance ministers agree to another bailout deal for Greece.

Wal-Mart reports stronger profits

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:24 AM PST

The world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, reports healthy quarterly profits after a strong holiday season in its home market.

Pinterest tackles copyright fears

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:46 AM PST

Social network Pinterest attempts to stem a tide of copyrighted content concerns with a new blocking tool for concerned rights holders.

Music stars set for Brit Awards

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:01 AM PST

Adele, Ed Sheeran, Florence and the Machine and other big names from the music world gather for the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London.

Mona Lisa copy on show in Prado

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:19 AM PST

A copy of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, believed to have been painted at the same time as the original, goes on display at Madrid's Prado museum.

Chinese fossil forest unearthed

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:54 AM PST

Researchers discover a forest in northern China that was preserved in volcanic ash following an eruption 300,000 years ago.

Countries oppose CO2 tax on jets

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:54 AM PST

China, the US and other countries opposed to a new EU carbon tax on airlines meet in Moscow to consider possible retaliation.

Live - Pakistan v England

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:26 AM PST

Kevin Pietersen scores a second successive century as England beat Pakistan by four wickets to record a 4-0 series whitewash.

Dolphins 'deserve human rights'

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:54 AM PST

Dolphins should be treated as non-human "persons" and their rights to life and liberty respected, the world's biggest science meeting is told.

Mugabe jokes about 'resurrection'

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:39 AM PST

President Robert Mugabe denies reports he has cancer, joking that he has died and been resurrected more times than Jesus Christ.

Entire Somali classes 'abducted'

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:18 AM PST

An unprecedented number of children - some as young as 10 - has been forced to join the ranks of Somali's Islamist militants, Human Rights Watch says.

Pelicans trapped in Russian ice

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:20 AM PST

Authorities in southern Russia try to rescue hundreds of endangered Dalmatian pelicans trapped after the Caspian Sea froze.

Mexico sacks jail boss over riot

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:40 AM PST

Mexican officials sack a prison director and many of his staff, accusing them of "treachery and collusion" over a mass breakout and a riot that left 44 dead.

Libya ethnic clashes kill scores

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:54 AM PST

Scores are killed and injured in clashes between two rival ethnic groups in Libya's remote south-eastern desert, according to local reports.

'Super PACs' boost US race funds

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:26 AM PST

An independent group backing Mitt Romney's US presidential run raises more money in January than his official campaign, figures show.

Stores air work scheme concerns

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:09 AM PST

Stores including Tesco and Argos express concerns over a government work placement scheme which has been derided by critics as "slave labour".

'Government not trusted on NHS'

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:48 AM PST

Over two-thirds of people do not trust the government's handling of the NHS, a poll commissioned for BBC Radio 5 live suggests.

'Sex gang plied girls with drink'

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:44 AM PST

A group of 11 men plied girls as young as 13 with drink and drugs so they could use them for sex, a court hears.

Torture murderer dies in prison

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:12 AM PST

A killer given a whole life term for torturing gay men to death has died at Wakefield jail, the Prison Service says.

In pictures: Danube ice chaos

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 07:40 AM PST

Rapid thaw on the River Danube in Serbia

The afterlife of artificial hips and knees

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 05:17 PM PST

The afterlife of titanium hips and cobalt-chrome knees

VIDEO: What does Lisbeth Salander really look like?

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 06:56 PM PST

What does Lisbeth Salander really look like?

The cult of the hyperpolyglot

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 03:29 AM PST

How hard is it to learn 18 languages?

Yemen's new president faces multiple challenges

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 03:57 AM PST

Yemen's new president faces multiple challenges

Seeking Somali pirates, from the air

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:16 AM PST

The air mission hunting Somali pirates across the Indian Ocean

Day in pictures: 21 February 2012

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:16 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Caucasus alert over Iran tensions

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:01 AM PST

Caucasus feels impact of Iran nuclear tensions

Resurgence of Pakistan's religious right

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 05:49 PM PST

The rise of a new extremist alliance in Pakistan

America and Russia: Uneasy partners in space

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 06:12 PM PST

Could the space race be restarted?

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