Monday, February 20, 2012

Red Cross presses for Syria truce

Red Cross presses for Syria truce

Red Cross presses for Syria truce

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:14 AM PST

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is trying to negotiate a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria to bring in aid.

Greece debt talks open amid hopes

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:21 AM PST

Eurozone finance ministers meeting in Brussels say they are hopeful Greece will secure a second bailout needed to avoid bankruptcy.

Thaw brings Serbs river ice chaos

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 06:34 AM PST

A rapid thaw brings chaos to the River Danube in Belgrade as large blocks of ice damage boats, pontoons and floating restaurants.

Iran 'boosts nuclear protection'

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 07:16 AM PST

Iran announces it is holding fresh military exercises to boost protection of its nuclear sites, as UN inspectors arrive for their second visit in a month.

Darfur rebels 'hold peacekeepers'

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:37 AM PST

Rebels in Sudan's Darfur province say they have captured 49 African peacekeepers and three suspected Sudanese security agents.

Bali man denies Bin Laden meeting

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 02:56 AM PST

Umar Patek, an alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombing, says he never met Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan although they were in the same town.

Suu Kyi party in campaign warning

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 03:52 AM PST

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political party warns that by-elections may not be fair because of restrictions on campaigning.

Thailand names sixth bomb suspect

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 05:00 AM PST

A court in Thailand issues an arrest warrant for a sixth suspect over an alleged Iranian bomb plot to attack Israeli diplomats in Bangkok.

Nigeria Islamists 'die in clash'

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:45 AM PST

Nigerian security forces say they have killed at least eight members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the north-east city of Maiduguri.

South Sudan slashes state budget

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 05:15 AM PST

South Sudan halves state spending on everything but salaries after halting oil production due to a row with Sudan.

Lloyds cuts back bosses' bonuses

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 06:44 AM PST

Lloyds confirms it is reducing bonuses paid to executives by £2m in the wake of the mis-selling of payment protection insurance.

VIDEO: Dramatic rescue from burning ship

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 08:43 AM PST

Several sailors have been rescued from a fire on board a ship in the Persian gulf by a TV crew who happened to be filming in the area.

VIDEO: Greek immigrants 'want to go home'

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:05 AM PST

Greece is one of the main entry points to Europe for illegal migrants who travel there hoping for a better life. But many now want to leave.

VIDEO: How could snow trapped man survive?

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 06:30 AM PST

A Swedish man claims he has survived being trapped in his snow-covered car for two months with hardly any food, police say. Survival expert Dale Collett says it was an incredible amount of time to be trapped and snow helped insulate the car.

VIDEO: Skiers 'buried under the snow'

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 08:03 PM PST

Sergeant Katie Larsons says three people who died after an avalanche near a ski resort in the US state of Washington were ''very experienced skiers''.

VIDEO: How India is tackling polio

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:18 AM PST

The BBC's medical correspondent Fergus Walsh visits a clinic in Delhi to see polio immunisation first hand.

VIDEO: UK fashion industry boosted by 'Kate effect'

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:56 PM PST

As London Fashion Week takes place, British designers say the Duchess of Cambridge is boosting their industry.

VIDEO: Stevie Wonder sings for Ali's 70th

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 02:08 AM PST

Stars gather in Las Vegas to celebrate Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday.

Stocks up on Greek bailout hopes

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 08:59 AM PST

European stock markets finish higher before a meeting of eurozone finance ministers that many hope will finalise a new bailout for Greece.

Oil price hits eight-month high

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:24 AM PST

The price of oil reaches its highest level since June due to tensions in Iran, pushing up the cost of fuel.

PS Vita set for European launch

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 06:02 AM PST

The latest handheld console from Sony - the Playstation Vita - will be launched in Europe on Tuesday.

Public sector app store launches

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 08:55 AM PST

A new "app store" aims to simplify and cheapen procurement processes for government IT services.

The Simpsons' 500th episode airs

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:38 AM PST

Animated comedy The Simpsons passes a major TV milestone with its 500th episode, guest starring Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Allen wins Writers Guild honour

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 01:43 AM PST

Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris and Alexander Payne's The Descendants win best screenplay prizes at the Writer's Guild Awards.

Ants remember their enemy's scent

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 06:24 AM PST

Ants retain the scent of insects they have fought with, enabling the whole colony to collectively "know its enemies", say scientists.

Synthetic meat grown in Dutch lab

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:29 PM PST

Dutch scientists use stem cells to create strips of muscle tissue, from which they hope to make the world's first lab-grown hamburger later this year.

'Promising' pancreas cancer drug

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 08:02 AM PST

Scientists report promising results for an experimental pancreatic cancer drug treatment.

Dropped Ponting considers future

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 01:14 AM PST

Ricky Ponting is to hold a news conference on his international future after being dropped from Australia's one-day side.

England recall likely for Tuilagi

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 07:19 AM PST

Manu Tuilagi expected to "play some part" in the Six Nations game against Wales, says interim coach Stuart Lancaster

Abused men in Kenya meals boycott

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 03:21 AM PST

A Kenyan men's lobby group calls for a boycott of home-cooked meals to draw attention to what it says is increasing domestic violence against men.

India railway failings 'massacre'

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 08:09 AM PST

An Indian government committee says lax safety standards on the state-owned railway network cause thousands of deaths.

Putin backs stronger armed forces

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 03:20 AM PST

Russian PM Vladimir Putin backs modernisation of the military, less two weeks before the presidential vote.

West 'stirring Syria civil war'

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 05:58 AM PST

The West is stirring civil war in Syria, says an editorial in the People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party.

Expert skiers die in US avalanche

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 07:56 AM PST

Three expert skiers die in an avalanche in the Cascade Mountains, north-east of the US city of Seattle, with one woman saved by an airbag device.

Border Agency to be split in two

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:24 AM PST

Home Secretary Theresa May is to split the UK Border Agency following revelations that hundreds of thousands of people were let into the country without appropriate checks.

Crash coach driver investigated

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:44 AM PST

The driver of a coach carrying a Worcestershire school party that crashed in northern France, killing a teacher, is investigated over an allegation of involuntary homicide.

Drought affects more of England

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:04 AM PST

South-east England is the latest region to be officially in a state of drought, says the government, as it urges people to use less water.

Lansley heckled by NHS protesters

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 08:13 AM PST

David Cameron says there are "myths we need to bust" after Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is heckled by protesters before a meeting on NHS changes.

In pictures: Mumbai - Chronicles of a past life

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 04:06 PM PST

Mumbai in the 1970s and 80s

How long can someone survive in the cold without food?

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 07:32 AM PST

How long can someone survive in the cold without food?

Why are Moon rocks going missing?

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 04:09 PM PST

The global hunt for Nasa's missing Moon rocks

Rosenberg's Russia: On the election trail

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 02:47 AM PST

Ride on a famous rail route exposes voters' frustration

Yemen eyes future without Saleh

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 07:11 AM PST

Yemenis look to a future without Ali Abdullah Saleh

Day in pictures: 20 February 2012

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 07:01 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

In pictures: Rio carnival

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 04:35 PM PST

Sumptuous Rio carnival kicks off in the Sambadrome

Somalia: Far from a failed state?

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:39 AM PST

What Somalia's pioneering businesses can teach politicians

'Final push' on polio

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 05:29 PM PST

India on the verge of being declared polio-free

Logging blamed for Philippine flood deaths

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 06:47 PM PST

How logging led to tragedy in storm-hit Philippines
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