Thursday, February 23, 2012

Leaders back Somali terror fight

Leaders back Somali terror fight

Leaders back Somali terror fight

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 10:24 AM PST

World leaders pledge support for political and military measures to fight Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab, after a conference in London.

Obama apology for Koran burnings

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 09:12 AM PST

President Barack Obama apologises to the Afghan people for the burning of Korans by American troops at a US base outside Kabul.

Hurt reporter asks to leave Syria

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 09:12 AM PST

Edith Bouvier, the French journalist hurt in an attack on the Syrian city of Homs, says she needs urgent medical attention and asks to be evacuated.

Flaw found in fast neutrino story

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 03:02 AM PST

Faulty wiring may have caused the surprising 2011 finding of sub-atomic neutrino particles appearing to travel faster than light, researchers say.

Rowling to pen first adult novel

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 08:53 AM PST

Author JK Rowling announces she plans to publish her first novel for adults, which will be "very different" to the Harry Potter books she is famous for.

Merkel sorry for neo-Nazi outrage

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 03:55 AM PST

As Germans mourn neo-Nazi murder victims, Chancellor Angela Merkel appeals to their families for forgiveness.

At least 55 dead in Iraq attacks

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 09:10 AM PST

At least 55 people are killed and hundreds injured in a wave of bombings and shootings targeting mainly police officers in Shia areas of Iraq.

EU sees 'mild' eurozone recession

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 08:26 AM PST

The European Commission predicts that the eurozone economy will contract by 0.3% in 2012, having previously forecast 0.5% growth.

Limited moves on EU flying charge

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 05:25 AM PST

Countries opposed to the EU climate levy on aviation agree a limited package of countermeasures, but no immediate legal action.

Italy chided over Africa migrants

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 03:47 AM PST

The European Court of Human Rights says Italy violated the rights of Eritrean and Somali migrants by sending them back to Libya.

RBS bank's loss doubles in 2011

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 08:57 AM PST

Royal Bank of Scotland reports a loss of £2bn in 2011, its fourth year of losses since the bank's bailout in 2008.

Baby daughter for Sweden's heir

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 06:37 AM PST

Sweden's popular heir to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria, gives birth to a baby girl, her husband Prince Daniel announces.

VIDEO: Rebel fighters press for free Syria

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 08:57 AM PST

A United Nations panel has delivered a list of Syrian officials who could be investigated for crimes against humanity.

VIDEO: Philippines' overcrowded bat cave

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 09:20 AM PST

The number of bats living in a sanctuary in the Philippines has increased so much that many are being forced out of their habitat.

VIDEO: Mogadishu 'slowly coming back to life'

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 05:46 AM PST

The BBC's Andrew Harding reports from Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, as world leaders meet in London to discuss the war-torn nation's future.

VIDEO: Weight in gold for a divorce in Iran

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 10:49 AM PST

Thousands of Iranian men are being sent to prison for not paying a gold dowry promised to their beloved before marriage should the relationship end in divorce.

VIDEO: A taste of diving to deepest ocean

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 11:51 AM PST

Science reporter Rebecca Morelle joins Triton Submarines in the Bahamas as they take a prototype, deep-diving submarine for a test dive.

VIDEO: CCTV shows moments before train crash

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 09:26 PM PST

Some 49 people are killed and at least 600 injured in Argentina after a commuter train crashes as it arrives into one of the city's busiest stations in Buenos Aires.

VIDEO: Large diamond found in Australia

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 04:46 PM PST

Mining group Rio Tinto has unearthed an extremely rare pink diamond in Australia.

Greek MPs approve debt swap deal

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 09:01 AM PST

The Greek parliament passes a law that allows a debt write-down with private creditors - a key plank of its EU/IMF bailout agreement.

Credit Agricole has 3bn-euro loss

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 02:29 AM PST

Credit Agricole reports a large loss for the three months to the end of December due to its exposure to Greek debt.

Apple wins iPad dispute in China

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 07:56 AM PST

Apple can for now continue to sell the iPad tablet in Shanghai after a court ruling over naming rights is suspended on Thursday.

Branson wins porn domain battle

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 06:08 AM PST

Sir Richard Branson wins the right to control richardbranson.xxx after an Australian man was ruled to have registered the domain "in bad faith".

Rocking horse unveiled on plinth

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:27 AM PST

A 4.1m high bronze sculpture of a boy on a rocking horse, by artists Elmgreen and Dragset, is unveiled on the Fourth Plinth in London's Trafalgar Square.

Academy denies Baron Cohen ban

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 03:01 AM PST

British comedy actor Sacha Baron Cohen is not banned from attending Sunday's Academy Awards, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Scrutiny for fjord rock disposal

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 07:53 AM PST

The practice of dumping millions of tonnes of waste rock from mining in deep Norwegian fjords is coming under close scrutiny from the country's scientists.

Trump accused of bullying tactics

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 08:13 AM PST

American billionaire Donald Trump is accused of attempting to bully the Scottish government.

Skin cancer drug hopes from study

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 06:19 PM PST

A new treatment for advanced skin cancer almost doubles survival times, according to an international study.

Rare US comic books fetch $3.5m

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 06:31 PM PST

A collection of early comic books - including those featuring the debuts of Batman and Superman - is sold for $3.5m (£2.2m) at auction in New York.

Nigerian school targeted in fire

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 10:19 AM PST

A Nigerian school is set alight - the second non-religious school in the Islamist militant stronghold of Maiduguri to be targeted this week.

Gillard calls leadership ballot

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 07:19 PM PST

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls a ballot for the leadership of the Labor Party on Monday to end a tussle with Kevin Rudd.

Putin says 'battle on' for Russia

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 02:39 AM PST

Thousands of supporters hear Vladimir Putin deliver a strongly patriotic speech at a Moscow stadium as he bids for re-election.

Chavez set for new Cuba surgery

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 10:04 AM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who had cancer last year, is heading to Cuba again on Friday for surgery to remove a potentially cancerous lesion.

Protection vital for Med wetlands

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 01:01 AM PST

Urgent government action is the only thing that can stem the crisis facing the Mediterranean's wetlands.

US helicopter crash kills marines

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 08:01 AM PST

Seven US Marines are killed in a mid-air collision between two helicopters during a training exercise in Arizona, officials say.

Council staff pay freeze extended

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 06:24 AM PST

More than a million council workers will see their pay frozen for a third year, the Local Government Association confirms.

PM's 'family champion' steps down

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 10:26 AM PST

Entrepreneur Emma Harrison steps down as the government's "family champion" amid a police probe into irregularities at her company A4e.

'Sex-ring girl grabbed by throat'

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 11:10 AM PST

A 15-year-old victim of a child sex ring was "grabbed by the throat" when she refused to have sex, a jury is told.

Gers' tax bill 'greater than £9m'

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 11:14 AM PST

Rangers' tax bill is much greater than the £9m that forced the club into administration, BBC Scotland understands.

In pictures: The Ruins of Detroit

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 07:59 AM PST

On show for the first time in the UK

Your pictures: Games

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 01:58 AM PST

Readers' pictures on the theme games

In pictures: Theatre stars backstage

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 12:10 AM PST

Photographer Simon Annand's latest work

In pictures: Somali samosa seller

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 04:31 PM PST

Life in war-torn Mogadishu

What can rap lyrics teach us about business?

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 03:52 AM PST

What can business learn from rap artists?

VIDEO: Portrait of Mexico's Mennonites

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 05:50 PM PST

An intimate portrait of Mennonite women in Mexico

Race to the bottom of the ocean

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 06:54 AM PST

Four teams vie for the depths of the Mariana Trench

Inside Syria: Northern rebels press for freedom

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:10 AM PST

BBC's Ian Pannell witnesses north Syria rebel campaign

Day in pictures: 23 February 2012

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:39 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Could vegetarians eat a 'test tube' burger?

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 02:53 AM PST

Could vegetarians eat a 'test tube' burger?

Who can save Bosnia's heritage?

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 05:36 PM PST

Will Bosnia's precious national heritage weather a funding freeze?
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