Monday, June 25, 2012

Cyprus to ask for bailout help

Cyprus to ask for bailout help

Cyprus to ask for bailout help

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 10:55 AM PDT

Cyprus confirms that it will ask eurozone partners for a bailout to try to help shore up its banks, which are heavily exposed to Greece.

Mursi builds Egyptian government

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:49 AM PDT

Egypt's president-elect, Mohammed Mursi, moves into his new office at the presidential palace and begins work on forming a government.

Arizona migrant check ruled legal

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 10:32 AM PDT

The US Supreme Court upholds part of a controversial Arizona immigration law but throws out others, in a ruling which both Democrats and Republicans are likely to claim as a victory.

Syrians 'shot at second plane'

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:09 AM PDT

Turkey says Syria fired on one of its planes taking part in the rescue operation for a Turkish warplane shot down by Syrian forces last week.

Venus dumped out in first round

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams says she has no thoughts of retiring, despite her Wimbledon first-round defeat by Elena Vesnina.

UK Lulzsec hackers plead guilty

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 06:52 AM PDT

Two members of a computer hacking group plead guilty to attacking several high profile websites, but deny other charges.

Mumbai attacks 'planner' arrested

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:02 AM PDT

A key figure allegedly involved in planning the deadly Mumbai attacks of November 2008 is arrested, police in the Indian capital, Delhi, say.

Uganda hit by deadly landslide

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 10:35 AM PDT

Many people are feared dead after a landslide sweeps through three villages in a mountainous region of eastern Uganda, officials say.

Iran to top Putin talks in Israel

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:38 PM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to begin his first Middle East tour in seven years with a trip to Israel but tensions lurk, particularly over Iran.

Clashes over Kashmir shrine fire

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 07:28 AM PDT

Clashes follow a major fire at a 200-year-old revered Sufi shrine in Srinagar city in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Boulder on show at LA art museum

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 08:41 AM PDT

A 340-ton (308,443 kg) rock that appears to float in mid-air goes on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in California.

VIDEO: France and England replay history

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:00 PM PDT

Sporting history is being recreated with a cricket match between England and France, 112 years after the two teams played at the Olympic Games in Paris.

VIDEO: US wildfires threaten tourist hot spots

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 03:57 AM PDT

Fast moving wildfires have been cutting a destructive path across Colorado state in the US.

VIDEO: 'Mursi must have full powers'

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 04:16 AM PDT

Residents from Egypt, Yemen and Saudi Arabia express their views about Egypt's first democratically-elected president, Mohammed Mursi.

VIDEO: Why did 5,000 ducks cross the road?

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 08:02 AM PDT

Traffic in the Chinese coastal city of Taizhou is brought to a standstill when 70-year-old Hong Minshun takes his 5,000 ducks for a walk.

VIDEO: Inside Syria with the rebel fighters

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 04:52 AM PDT

The BBC correspondent Ian Pannell has just spent the last two weeks with some of these groups in Idlib Province in northern Syria.

VIDEO: Mursi: I am leader 'for all Egyptians'

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 03:39 AM PDT

Egypt's first democratically-elected president, Mohammed Mursi, will start forming a government, after promising to be a leader for all Egyptians.

VIDEO: Giant tortoise, Lonesome George, dies

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:22 PM PDT

Staff at a National Park in Ecuador say Lonesome George, a giant tortoise believed to be the last of its subspecies, has died.

New Greek finance chief resigns

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:09 AM PDT

Greece's newly nominated finance minister, Vassilis Rapanos, resigns due to ill health less than a week after being appointed to the post.

India unveils plan to boost rupee

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 03:59 AM PDT

India announces a number of measures to prop up the rupee, which has been falling against the US dollar.

Voice algorithms spot Parkinson's

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 04:52 PM PDT

The TEDGlobal conference starts in Edinburgh with an entrepreneur who has come up with a novel diagnosis for Parkinson's disease.

Judge ends Apple vs Motorola case

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 04:28 AM PDT

Apple can no longer pursue an injunction against Motorola Mobility, after a ruling by a US judge who dismissed the iPhone maker's smartphone patents lawsuit on Friday.

Arab Spring coverage 'impartial'

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 10:06 AM PDT

The BBC's coverage of the Arab Spring was generally impartial but could have benefited from greater breadth and context, the BBC Trust says.

Pixar princess tops US box office

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:33 AM PDT

Brave, the latest animated feature from Disney Pixar, is the top film at North American cinemas, according to early estimates.

Tortoise Lonesome George is dead

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 03:25 PM PDT

Lonesome George, a giant tortoise which became an icon for conservation on the Galapagos islands, has died, making its subspecies extinct.

'Twisted light' carries terabits

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:55 AM PDT

Researchers show off a novel way of fitting more data on to light waves by "twisting" them - and clock beams carrying 2.5 terabits of data per second.

British women's waists 'too big'

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 04:02 PM PDT

The waists of more than half of women are too big, experts say, possibly raising their risk of cancer and infertility.

We should be optimistic - Hodgson

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 05:21 AM PDT

England boss Roy Hodgson says there is reason to be upbeat about the national team's future despite their Euro 2012 exit.

Sunderland get Africa sponsorship

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 08:43 AM PDT

English Premier League club Sunderland announce an agreement with not-for-profit group Invest in Africa to become their official shirt sponsor.

Fukushima seafood goes on sale

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 07:17 AM PDT

Japan sells seafood caught off Fukushima's coast for the first time since the nuclear crisis, but offerings are limited due to contamination.

Shares hit by euro summit fear

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:38 AM PDT

Spanish and Italian shares fall sharply amid fears that an EU summit this week will again fail to produce a deal to shore up the euro.

Deadly shootout at Mexico airport

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:41 AM PDT

Two policemen are reported to have been shot and killed at Mexico City's main airport.

Libya ex-PM extradition 'illegal'

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 08:49 PM PDT

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki says his country's extradition of Libyan ex-PM al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi back to Libya was "illegal".

Wiki founder backs piracy accused

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 02:04 AM PDT

A student facing extradition to the US on copyright charges receives the support of Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales.

RBS boss blames software upgrade

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:34 AM PDT

The boss of RBS tells the BBC that a software change was responsible for the widespread computer problems affecting millions of customers' bank accounts.

Cameron urges benefits overhaul

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 10:25 AM PDT

Unemployment benefits could be cut for people who fail to get work over long periods of time, under Conservative plans to change the welfare system.

Killer 'laughed' after shooting

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 10:50 AM PDT

A 21-year-old man laughed and ran off after shooting Indian student Anuj Bidve in the head, a court hears.

Leveson reveals inquiry concerns

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 08:31 AM PDT

Lord Justice Leveson says he contacted Number 10 because he was concerned about "the perception" his press standards inquiry was "being undermined".

In pictures: Srinagar shrine fire

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 04:50 AM PDT

Shrine burns in Indian-administered Kashmir

In pictures: Classic bikes gather

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:05 AM PDT

Royal Enfield's annual open weekend

In pictures: Egypt election result day

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 01:35 PM PDT

Muslim Brotherhood candidate's victory

Did Czechs plot to blackmail Ted Heath?

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:52 AM PDT

Probing a Czech spy's story of a plot to blackmail 'gay' Ted Heath

Anne Frank, my 'wild' cousin

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 08:25 PM PDT

Anne Frank's cousin remembers his lively playmate

Evolving tactics of Syrian rebels

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 04:00 AM PDT

Syrian rebels step up battle in north as violence escalates

Day in pictures: 25 June 2012

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 05:36 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

VIDEO: Jack White on the romance of vinyl

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 05:15 PM PDT

Jack White on why he keeps pressing records

Out of Ethiopia: Is international adoption an ethical business?

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:11 AM PDT

Why do so many US adoptions come from one country?
Posted by Harshad at 11:19 AM

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