Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Spain rejects bailout speculation

Spain rejects bailout speculation


Spain rejects bailout speculation

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 10:06 AM PDT

Spain's economy minister rejects claims that the country is about to seek aid, as the EU unveils plans to protect taxpayers from bank collapses.

US defends Pakistan drone strikes

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 07:12 AM PDT

The US defence secretary backs the use of drones to kill militants in Pakistan, two days after a missile strike reportedly kills an al-Qaeda leader.

Author Ray Bradbury dies, aged 91

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:20 AM PDT

Ray Bradbury, author of science fiction classics Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, dies in Los Angeles, his daughter confirms.

West Bank settlement to expand

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 09:23 AM PDT

Israel's prime minister orders the construction of 300 new homes at a West Bank settlement after MPs reject a bill to legalise several outposts.

LinkedIn passwords 'are leaked'

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:39 AM PDT

Social networking site LinkedIn is investigating claims that more than six million user passwords have been leaked by hackers.

Earth 'risks irreversible change'

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 10:44 AM PDT

Humanity's path is anything but sustainable, the UN Environment Programme warns, as scientists suggest life may be heading for irreversible change.

Kandahar hit by suicide attackers

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 04:08 AM PDT

Two suicide bombers kill at least 22 people at a bazaar near the airport in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, local police tell the BBC.

Top Chinese dissident found dead

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:23 AM PDT

A leading Chinese dissident imprisoned after the 1989 Tiananmen protests is found dead under strange circumstances, his family say.

Liberia minors 'used in raids'

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 09:49 AM PDT

Militants in Liberia are recruiting children to carry out cross-border raids on villages in Ivory Coast, a human rights group says.

Queen attends lunch for leaders

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 07:13 AM PDT

The Queen hosts a lunch for Commonwealth leaders, including Prime Minister David Cameron, as this week's Diamond Jubilee celebrations conclude.

Legionnaires' cases rise further

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:14 AM PDT

Health officials have said the number of confirmed and suspected cases of Legionnaires' disease in Edinburgh has risen to 40.

Mexico enacts climate legislation

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 09:35 AM PDT

President Felipe Calderon signs a law making Mexico only the second country in the world to introduce binding targets on climate change.

VIDEO: Death for dancing? Women 'missing' in Pakistan

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 05:27 AM PDT

Pakistan's Supreme Court has sent a fact-finding mission to a remote northern area to establish if four women have been killed after they were condemned for singing and dancing at a wedding.

VIDEO: Shuttle cruises through New York

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 09:37 AM PDT

The space shuttle Enterprise is making the final leg of its journey to its new Manhattan home at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.

VIDEO: Viewing Venus in the City of Angels

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 04:23 AM PDT

Skywatchers in California have headed to the hills above Los Angeles to watch the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun.

VIDEO: Greek tourism hit by crisis fear

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 09:55 AM PDT

Greek tourism has taken a huge hit as a result of the global economic crisis and the country's political unrest.

VIDEO: The phenomenal revival of Mexican wrestling

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 01:11 AM PDT

Find out why Lucha Libre - or free wrestling - has become one of Mexico's favourite pastimes.

VIDEO: Base jump record from Himalayas

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 11:34 PM PDT

A new world record has been set for base jumping, with Valery Rozov leaping from the top of Shiving mountain which is over 6,000 metres high.

VIDEO: Four-day Jubilee highlights

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 11:02 PM PDT

Memorable moments from the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

ECB: Rising risks to euro economy

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:43 AM PDT

European Central Bank president Mario Draghi says risks to the eurozone economy have grown, but says it is up to governments to act, not the ECB.

Australia's growth beats forecast

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 08:21 PM PDT

Australia's economy grew by more than expected in the first quarter of the year, allaying fears of a global slowdown hitting its growth.

Iran firm 'evades US sanctions'

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 06:34 AM PDT

Iranian mobile phone operator Irancell allegedly secures access to US technology, despite sanctions that prohibit the sale of US goods to Iran.

New net address system enabled

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 03:33 AM PDT

A new identification system for the internet is enabled, allowing for trillions of new unique internet addresses to be made.

Hobbit premiere details revealed

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 03:49 AM PDT

The world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will take place in New Zealand on 28 November, it is announced.

Once wins big at US drama awards

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:17 AM PDT

Broadway musical Once is the big winner at the Drama Desk Awards in New York, picking up four prizes.

Global trade 'drives nature loss'

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 10:09 AM PDT

Almost a third of threats to animal species around the world stem from trade to meet the needs of richer nations, a study concludes.

Exercise 'no help for depression'

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:29 PM PDT

Combining exercise with conventional treatments for depression does not improve recovery, research from Bristol and Exeter Universities suggests.

'Poor awareness' of cannabis risk

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:47 PM PDT

Experts are warning that the public dangerously underestimates the health risks linked to smoking cannabis.

O'Sullivan takes break from game

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 10:07 AM PDT

Ronnie O'Sullivan will take time off from the sport after refusing to sign the official players' contract.

Boring votes to pair with Dull

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 06:28 PM PDT

The US town of Boring in Oregon votes in favour of "pairing" with the village of Dull in Perthshire.

Napoleon's English letter on show

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 04:16 PM PDT

A rare letter written by the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in fledgling English goes on show in Paris ahead of an auction at the weekend.

Bomb targets US offices in Libya

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:00 AM PDT

A bomb goes off outside the US embassy offices in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, causing minor damage to its outer gate.

Pakistan 'honour killings' probed

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 05:01 AM PDT

Officials in Pakistan investigate whether four women who apparently sang and watched as two men danced have been murdered in a so-called 'honour' killing.

Frontier clashes alarm Clinton

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:37 AM PDT

Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is "deeply concerned" about continuing clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

YPF to invest $7bn a year to 2017

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 02:38 AM PDT

The new head of Argentina's state-controlled energy firm, YPF, says it needs to spend $7bn (£4.5bn) a year for the next five years to boost output.

Assad names loyalist as Syrian PM

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:59 AM PDT

Agriculture Minister Riad Hijab is named as new prime minister of Syria by President Bashar al-Assad.

Republican wins Wisconsin vote

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 09:06 AM PDT

Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker wins a recall vote sparked by his anti-union reforms, in a key test ahead of November elections.

Airport runs out of airline fuel

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 10:12 AM PDT

Manchester Airport has run out of fuel, but supplies are now on their way, a spokesman says.

Queen visits Philip in hospital

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 10:51 AM PDT

The Queen and Prince Andrew visit the Duke of Edinburgh in hospital, where he is being treated for a bladder infection.

Sixth guilty over riots shooting

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:44 AM PDT

A sixth person is convicted of firearms charges after police officers were shot at during last summer's riots in Birmingham.

Police cuts 'causing more crime'

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 06:05 AM PDT

The loss of hundreds of police officers has contributed to a rise in crime, the acting chief constable of Lancashire Police says.

In pictures: Transit of Venus

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 06:05 AM PDT

Planet moves across the face of the Sun

Eddie Mabo, the man who changed Australia

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:05 PM PDT

How one man changed Australian history

Has skin whitening in India gone too far?

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 04:59 PM PDT

Has skin whitening in India gone too far?

Spain: Simmering anger in Seville

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 05:32 AM PDT

How long will Spanish society hold together in economic crisis?

Venus transit: Your pictures

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 09:15 PM PDT

BBC News readers' photos of the rare transit of Venus

Euro 2012: Who will be crowned champions?

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 11:15 PM PDT

BBC pundits on who will win Euro 2012

Day in pictures: 6 June 2012

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 04:19 AM PDT

Twenty-four hours of news photos from around the world

Kabul and Islamabad's new friends

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 06:56 AM PDT

Russia and China seek to fill the US void in Afghanistan

DR Congo: Where logic ends?

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 01:57 AM PDT

Why does eastern DR Congo look like heaven but feel like hell?

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