Monday, February 13, 2012

Syria 'emboldened by UN inaction'

Syria 'emboldened by UN inaction'


Syria 'emboldened by UN inaction'

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 10:06 AM PST

The failure of the UN security council to take action has emboldened Syria to make an "all out assault" on opponents, the UN's human rights chief says.

Israel envoys 'target of attacks'

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 10:41 AM PST

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blames Iran after bombers apparently targeted diplomats in India and Georgia, injuring four people.

Houston albums see sales surge

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 09:42 AM PST

Sales of Whitney Houston albums soar on both sides of the Atlantic following the singer's death in Los Angeles on Saturday.

US and N Korea plan nuclear talks

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 10:49 AM PST

US and North Korean officials will meet in Beijing on 23 February to discuss Pyongyang's controversial nuclear programme, Washington says.

Obama budget plan to tax the rich

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 10:19 AM PST

US President Obama unveils a $3.8 trillion budget, with plans to raise taxes on the wealthy, prompting an election year fiscal fight with Republicans.

Brussels praises Greek cuts vote

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 08:23 AM PST

The European Commission welcomes Greece's approval of tough austerity measures, needed for a huge bailout package, which sparked riots.

Arrest over Schiphol bomb threat

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 07:23 AM PST

A man is arrested at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport after the two main international terminals are evacuated over a bomb threat.

Nigerians living in poverty rise

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 09:49 AM PST

Poverty rises in Nigeria, with almost 100 million people living on less than a $1 a day, despite strong economic growth, statistics show.

Hackers down Microsoft India site

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 08:10 AM PST

A Chinese group calling itself the Evil Shadow Team says it was they who forced the closure of Microsoft India's retail website.

Qatada to be released from prison

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 09:08 AM PST

Abu Qatada, accused of being one of the UK's most dangerous extremist preachers, is to be freed from top-security jail and will be subject to a 22-hour curfew.

Apple stock price surpasses $500

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 09:50 AM PST

Shares in Apple cross $500 a share for the first time - capping a remarkable turnaround for the maker of the iPhone and iPad.

Bees tell predators to buzz off

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:51 AM PST

Asian honeybees signal to bee-eating hornets to let them know they have been spotted, according to scientists.

VIDEO: 'We don't have dinner at home'

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 08:37 PM PST

Panorama's Hilary Andersson travels to a school in Las Vegas to meet some of America's youngest poor.

VIDEO: Adele: 'Mum, girl did good'

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:54 AM PST

Singer Adele achieves huge success at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, joking ''Mum, girl did good,'' after winning six prizes including record, song and album of the year.

VIDEO: Traffic cops on world's meanest streets

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 09:10 AM PST

Somali traffic police hit the streets of the capital Mogadishu after a 20 year absence.

VIDEO: Highlights from the Baftas

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 03:29 PM PST

Silent movie The Artist has dominated the 65th Baftas, taking seven prizes including best film, best director and best actor, for its star Jean Dujardin.

VIDEO: First oil removed from Costa Concordia

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 06:47 PM PST

Salvage workers in Italy have begun pumping fuel from the cruise liner Costa Concordia, which ran aground off Tuscany a month ago.

VIDEO: A boy's mission to save the camel

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:34 AM PST

Camels in Abu Dhabi's desert are dying because humans leave litter behind which they mistake for food. One boy has made it his mission to clean up the desert.

VIDEO: 'No foul play' in Whitney death

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 05:35 PM PST

Following a post-mortem examination, the Los Angeles coroner says there were no visible signs of trauma on Whitney Houston's body and that foul play is "not suspected at this time".

EU 'risks trade war' over carbon

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:41 AM PST

The European Union's carbon trading scheme may spark a trade war, according to one of the world's biggest planemakers.

Tax evasion 'cost India $500bn'

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 07:27 AM PST

Indians have illegally deposited an estimated $500bn in overseas tax havens, says the chief of India's federal investigation agency.

Apple factories to be inspected

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 09:06 AM PST

The working conditions at factories responsible for Apple products are to be independently inspected.

BAE details 'structural battery'

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 10:55 AM PST

Torches, drones and an electric Le Mans car are being used by BAE as test-beds for structural battery tech

Actor David Kelly dies aged 82

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 10:49 AM PST

Irish actor David Kelly, known for starring in the films Waking Ned and Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, dies aged 82.

Grammy glory for returning Adele

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 09:44 PM PST

Singer Adele wins six awards at the Grammy ceremony in Los Angeles, where she also makes her live comeback after throat surgery.

Science behind ponytail revealed

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 07:20 AM PST

Physicists have come up with an equation that predicts the shape of a ponytail.

Vega launcher makes first flight

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:31 AM PST

Europe's new 30m-tall Vega rocket has launched on its first flight from Kourou in French Guiana, on a mission to put nine small satellites in orbit.

Italy's asbestos trial jails two

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 06:44 AM PST

An Italian court convicts a Swiss tycoon and a Belgian baron of negligence over some 2,200 absestos-related deaths and sentences each of them to 16 years in jail

Tevez open to Man City comeback

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 10:16 AM PST

Ram and deer 'to marry' in China

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:30 AM PST

A ram and a deer are set to be married at a zoo in south-western China on Valentine's Day, state-run media report.

Heroes' welcome for Zambian team

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 09:15 AM PST

Fans go wild as Zambia's football team arrives in the capital, Lusaka, after beating Ivory Coast in a penalty shoot-out to win the Africa Cup of Nations.

Senior Afghan Taliban leader dead

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 05:20 AM PST

The Taliban in Afghanistan announce that one of their most senior former leaders, Mullah Obaidullah, died in a Pakistani prison in 2010.

Azerbaijan in 'spy' row with Iran

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 05:49 AM PST

Azerbaijan angrily denies an Iranian claim that it has been helping Israeli spies plotting against Iran.

Venezuela picks Chavez challenger

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 10:45 PM PST

Venezuela's opposition chooses Henrique Capriles to run against President Hugo Chavez in October's election, after holding its first ever primary.

US militia tried in sedition case

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 11:01 AM PST

Seven members of a Michigan militia of self-described Christian warriors go on trial accused of plotting to wage war against the US.

Ali Dizaei jailed for corruption

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 10:22 AM PST

Metropolitan Police commander Ali Dizaei is sentenced to three years in prison for misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice.

Rangers makes administration move

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 09:57 AM PST

Rangers Football Club lodges legal papers signalling its intention to go into administration.

Slavery case girl tells of abuse

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 11:09 AM PST

A deaf girl allegedly kept in a cellar, raped and treated as a slave in Greater Manchester tells a court of years of beatings and cruelty.

RAF airman killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 09:59 AM PST

A Royal Air Force Regiment airman has been killed by gunfire in Afghanistan, the MoD confirms.

In pictures: Grammy Awards 2012

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 11:41 PM PST

Music stars turn out in Los Angeles

In pictures: Greek protests

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 12:08 AM PST

Thousands rally against austerity measures

In pictures: Baftas 2012

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 06:08 PM PST

Winners at the 65th Baftas in London

In pictures: Whitney Houston's life

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:11 AM PST

Houston has died in Los Angeles at the age of 48

Neutralising Africa's 'exploding lake'

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:11 AM PST

The 'exploding lake' that could suffocate millions

Counting down the Cooper-Ali fight

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:58 PM PST

Was Henry Cooper really cheated out of beating Muhammad Ali?

Zambians party over Africa Nations Cup victory

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:47 AM PST

Zambians abandon work to celebrate their football heroes

Day in pictures: 13 February 2012

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:23 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Can the Afghan army take the lead in battle?

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:30 AM PST

Can the Afghan army take control on the battlefield?

The internet is angry - is it winning?

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 02:03 AM PST

The internet community can fight in numbers, but does it work?

What if Greece had to get a new currency?

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:26 AM PST

What if Greece had to get a new currency?

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