Monday, May 28, 2012

Syrian rebels 'share Houla blame'

Syrian rebels 'share Houla blame'


Syrian rebels 'share Houla blame'

Posted: 28 May 2012 08:39 AM PDT

Syrian rebels were partly responsible for Friday's massacre in Houla, Russia's foreign minister says, as Kofi Annan arrives in Damascus.

Blair defends Murdoch friendship

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:40 AM PDT

Ex-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the Leveson Inquiry into press ethics his friendship with Rupert Murdoch was "a working relationship" until he left office.

Massive cyber-attack discovered

Posted: 28 May 2012 06:17 AM PDT

A cyber-attack which has covertly collected vast amounts of sensitive data from countries like Israel and Iran has been uncovered, Russian researchers say.

Bahrain activist 'to end fast'

Posted: 28 May 2012 09:15 AM PDT

Bahraini human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja is said to be ending his 110-day hunger strike, as another detained activist, Nabeel Rajab, is released.

Qatar mall blaze leaves 19 dead

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:20 AM PDT

A fire at a shopping centre in the Qatari capital Doha kills at least 19 people, 13 of them children, eyewitnesses and officials say.

Lazio captain arrested by police

Posted: 28 May 2012 03:02 AM PDT

The captain of Italian football team Lazio is arrested by police investigating match-fixing, as the homes of players are searched.

Mursi-Shafiq run-off confirmed

Posted: 28 May 2012 09:03 AM PDT

Islamist candidate Mohammed Mursi and Hosni Mubarak-era politician Ahmed Shafiq will contest a presidential run-off in June, Egypt's election commission confirms.

Turkey charges Israeli officers

Posted: 28 May 2012 06:49 AM PDT

A Turkish court charges four senior Israeli military commanders over the killing of nine Turkish activists trying to reach Gaza in 2010.

Huge Nairobi blast 'may be bomb'

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:01 AM PDT

Kenya's police say an explosion which injured 33 in the capital, Nairobi, may have been caused by a bomb, after initially blaming an electrical fault.

Abu Qatada refused bail by judge

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:03 AM PDT

Radical cleric Abu Qatada will remain in prison until at least his deportation appeal in October, partly because of the security threat during the Olympics, a judge rules.

Spain situation 'very difficult'

Posted: 28 May 2012 09:44 AM PDT

Spain's funding situation is "very difficult", Prime Minister Rajoy says, as investors worry about the outlook for the country's finances.

Facebook phone 'due next year'

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:12 AM PDT

Social networking giant Facebook is preparing to launch its own smartphone by next year, reports say.

VIDEO: Racist abuse in Euro 2012 stadium

Posted: 28 May 2012 03:22 AM PDT

BBC's Panorama looks at racism and violence in Euro 2012 host nations Poland and Ukraine.

VIDEO: Briton held in Bali over cocaine

Posted: 28 May 2012 08:17 AM PDT

A woman from the North East of England has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling over a million pounds worth of cocaine into Indonesia.

VIDEO: 1000 year-old tomb discovered in Peru

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:12 AM PDT

A 1000 year-old tomb, containing the skeletal remains of over 70 people - most of them thought to be children - is discovered in Peru.

VIDEO: Rebels share Houla blame, says Russia

Posted: 28 May 2012 05:03 AM PDT

Rebels in Syria are partly responsible for the massacre of more than 100 people in the town of Houla, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.

VIDEO: Unicyclist goes extreme

Posted: 27 May 2012 04:52 PM PDT

Extreme unicyclist Hugo Duguay explains why life on one wheel is better spent jumping down stairs then going around in circles.

VIDEO: Rwanda 'fuels DR Congo rebellion'

Posted: 27 May 2012 09:35 PM PDT

The United Nations says it has evidence that a rebellion in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is being fuelled by recruits and support from neighbouring Rwanda.

VIDEO: Jerry Springer's unusual birth

Posted: 27 May 2012 09:25 PM PDT

The pioneer of the confrontational American television show, Jerry Springer, talks about his early years when he lived in London.

China eyes private cash for banks

Posted: 27 May 2012 06:12 PM PDT

China opens up its banking system to private-sector investors, the latest move aimed at underpinning economic growth.

Greek banks receive 18bn euros

Posted: 28 May 2012 09:17 AM PDT

Four Greek banks receive 18bn euros (£14.4bn, $22.6bn) as part of the nation's most recent international bailout.

'China's Twitter' adopts new code

Posted: 27 May 2012 04:31 PM PDT

China's most popular Twitter-like service, Weibo, adopts a new contract limiting the types of messages its users can post.

GM institute's website targeted

Posted: 28 May 2012 06:07 AM PDT

The institute conducting a trial of GM wheat in Hertfordshire says its website was taken down by a cyber attack on Sunday.

Fred West drama wins at Baftas

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:55 AM PDT

The acting stars of Fred West drama Appropriate Adult dominate the TV Bafta Awards.

EU fishing reforms face weakening

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:40 AM PDT

European governments are backsliding on commitments to make fishing sustainable, campaigners warn, with commitments weakening on banning discards and achieving healthy stocks.

'Extinct' bumblebee returns to UK

Posted: 27 May 2012 09:53 PM PDT

The short-haired bumblebee, which vanished from the UK in 1988, is being reintroduced to the Kent countryside.

England clinch Windies series win

Posted: 28 May 2012 08:36 AM PDT

England sweep to a nine-wicket victory over West Indies in the second Test at Trent Bridge to wrap up the series with a match to spare.

Injury rules Barry out of Euros

Posted: 28 May 2012 08:34 AM PDT

England midfielder Gareth Barry is ruled out of Euro 2012 because of a groin injury, the Football Association confirms.

Sudan army 'to quit' border area

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Sudan will start pulling its troops out of the disputed border area of Abyei as peace talks with the South are due to begin on Tuesday, a spokesman says.

Two men 'self-immolate in Lhasa'

Posted: 28 May 2012 01:31 AM PDT

Two men set themselves on fire in Lhasa and one dies, Chinese state media report, in what is said to be the first such case in the Tibetan capital.

Official quits after ticket offer

Posted: 28 May 2012 06:03 AM PDT

A senior Ukrainian Olympic official resigns after being filmed by the BBC offering London 2012 tickets for cash.

Rio slum dwellers join peace run

Posted: 27 May 2012 05:34 PM PDT

Police officers and celebrities in Rio de Janeiro join some 1,500 residents in a race through the streets of a slum once ruled by drug gangs.

Tropical storm hits south-east US

Posted: 28 May 2012 09:14 AM PDT

About 23,000 households are left without power and Memorial Day services are cancelled as tropical storm Beryl hits the south-eastern coast of the US.

Rabies case woman dies in London

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:14 AM PDT

A woman who was being treated in London for rabies has died, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says.

Two jailed for boy in coal bunker

Posted: 28 May 2012 06:04 AM PDT

A couple who locked an 11-year-old boy in a converted coal bunker in Blackpool are jailed for two years each.

Teachers in autumn strike threats

Posted: 28 May 2012 07:48 AM PDT

The two biggest teachers' unions threaten industrial action against what they call the "denigration" of the teaching profession.

Jobs at risk as refinery to close

Posted: 28 May 2012 07:59 AM PDT

Administrators announce the closure of an oil refinery in Essex after efforts to save it fail, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.

Day in pictures: 28 May 2012

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:58 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos 28 May 2012

A medic's pictures of the Falklands war

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:06 AM PDT

Personal photos from the Falklands conflict

Guardiola exit fans Catalan economic woes

Posted: 27 May 2012 04:32 PM PDT

Catalan woes multiply as a legend departs

Afghanistan's supergran crimebuster

Posted: 27 May 2012 04:43 PM PDT

Why an Afghan village chief dons men's clothes and a moustache

Ingenuity and allotments provide relief in Greece

Posted: 28 May 2012 08:26 AM PDT

How Greek communities are helping themselves

Italy confronts match-fixing problem

Posted: 28 May 2012 07:12 AM PDT

Serie A clubs embroiled in match-fixing allegations

Peru aims to end child labour

Posted: 28 May 2012 01:34 AM PDT

Peru bids to end child labour but some children argue case for work

VIDEO: Long journey to bring back a bee

Posted: 27 May 2012 09:47 PM PDT

Extinct insect gets second chance in UK

In pictures: Life on a Kenyan dump

Posted: 27 May 2012 05:36 PM PDT

Images of the Kenyans who survive on what others throw away

Bridging India’s identity divide with a number

Posted: 27 May 2012 04:01 PM PDT

Inside the world's biggest biometric marathon

China brings jobs to Ethiopia but at what cost?

Posted: 27 May 2012 09:17 AM PDT

Who really benefits from Chinese investment in Ethiopia?

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