Friday, June 22, 2012

Turkish jet 'missing' near Syria

Turkish jet 'missing' near Syria

Turkish jet 'missing' near Syria

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:06 AM PDT

Turkey's government calls an emergency security meeting amid reports that one of its fighter jets was shot down by Syrian security forces.

Euro's big four agree growth plan

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:59 AM PDT

The leaders of the eurozone's four biggest nations, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, agree a package to boost economic output by 1%.

Breivik trial ends with walkout

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 06:52 AM PDT

The Breivik trial ends in Norway with a walkout by families of victims in protest at the killer's attempts to justify the massacre.

Egypt protest over military rule

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:45 AM PDT

Tens of thousands protest in Cairo after Islamist, secular and youth groups unite to denounce what they call a power grab by Egypt's ruling military.

Tumour op in womb saves foetus

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:15 AM PDT

Surgeons have removed a tumour from the mouth of a foetus in what has been described as a "world first" procedure.

Troops end Taliban hotel siege

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 05:50 AM PDT

Afghan security forces regain control of a popular hotel outside Kabul, where a 12-hour attack by Taliban militants left at least 20 people dead.

Paraguay leader to battle charges

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:37 AM PDT

Paraguay's opposition-controlled Senate is hearing impeachment charges against President Fernando Lugo, following deadly clashes last week.

Syria rebels accused of massacre

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:12 AM PDT

Twenty-five people have been killed and their bodies mutilated by "terrorists" in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo, state media report.

Ashraf elected new Pakistan PM

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:42 AM PDT

Pakistan's ruling party candidate is elected prime minister, three days after the Supreme Court forced former PM Yousuf Raza Gilani from office.

Pirate hostage deaths 'increase'

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 04:14 AM PDT

There has been a significant increase in the number of hostages killed by Somali pirates, the International Maritime Bureau says.

Travel ban disappoints Ai Weiwei

Posted: 21 Jun 2012 10:42 PM PDT

Dissident artist Ai Weiwei says Chinese authorities are continuing to curtail his freedom despite the expiry of his bail.

Circumcision for Zimbabwe's MPs

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:18 AM PDT

At least 10 Zimbabwean members of parliament get circumcised as part of a campaign to reduce HIV and Aids cases.

VIDEO: Breivik trial ends in Norway

Posted: 21 Jun 2012 11:07 PM PDT

The trial of Anders Behring Breivik, who has admitted killing 77 people, many of them teenagers, in two attacks in Norway last year, has ended.

VIDEO: Pinochet question throws Pinera

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:31 AM PDT

Press staff abruptly stop a BBC Mundo interview with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera after he is asked a question related to General Augusto Pinochet.

VIDEO: The life of a Maradona look-alike

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 03:51 AM PDT

Escolastico Mendez makes a living in Argentina as a Diego Maradona look-alike, letting tourists and locals take pictures with him. Some people can not believe he is not really the world-famous footballer.

VIDEO: Christmas Island sinking 'tragedy'

Posted: 21 Jun 2012 08:45 PM PDT

Rescuers are continuing to search for dozens of people believed to be missing after a boat sank north of Christmas Island.

VIDEO: Pioneering surgery on baby in the womb

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:40 AM PDT

Surgeons have removed a tumour from the mouth of a foetus, in what has been described as a "world first" procedure.

VIDEO: Afghan forces end Taliban hotel attack

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 04:07 AM PDT

Afghan forces have killed the last of a group of heavily-armed Taliban insurgents who attacked a hotel on Lake Qargha, near Kabul.

VIDEO: Mexico arrests son of top drug lord

Posted: 21 Jun 2012 10:46 PM PDT

Mexican troops have arrested the son of the country's most-wanted drug suspect, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

Moody's downgrades 15 major banks

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:47 AM PDT

Credit ratings agency Moody's downgrades 15 global banks including Barclays, HSBC and Goldman Sachs, but their share prices still rise.

Glencore protests at Bolivia move

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 06:47 AM PDT

Commodities giant Glencore protests strongly at the nationalisation of an operation in Bolivia and warns about future investment.

'Cascading bug' took Twitter down

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:06 AM PDT

Twitter has blamed a "cascading bug" for knocking the social networking site out for over an hour on Thursday.

India unblocks file-sharing sites

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 04:22 AM PDT

Web users in India are once again able to access video and file-sharing sites, including The Pirate Bay.

Radiohead postpone European dates

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:52 AM PDT

Radiohead postpone part of their European tour, following a stage collapse in Toronto which killed a crew member and injured three others.

Dali painting stolen from gallery

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 04:32 AM PDT

A painting by Salvador Dali is stolen from an art gallery in Manhattan by a man who took it off the wall and carried it out in a bag.

Activists decry missed Rio chance

Posted: 21 Jun 2012 11:46 PM PDT

As the Rio summit on sustainable development draws to an end, campaigners and some politicians express disappointment at an opportunity missed.

Slowest shark hunts sleeping prey

Posted: 21 Jun 2012 07:11 PM PDT

Greenland sharks swim so slowly that they must sneak up on seals as they sleep in order to catch them, research suggests.

Amputee candidate takes next step

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:35 AM PDT

A woman who wants to swap her withered hand with a bionic prosthetic has travelled to Vienna for key tests.

Kaneria hit with life ban by ECB

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:05 AM PDT

Danish Kaneria is banned for life from playing in England and Wales after being found guilty of corruption.

Players become refugees in UN app

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:55 AM PDT

UN has released a smartphone game, aimed at rasing awareness about lives of refugees around the world.

Kenya maids barred from Mid-East

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:31 AM PDT

Kenya's government stops its citizens from seeking jobs as domestic workers in the Middle East, saying increasing numbers have been mistreated.

Boats search for capsize missing

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 03:16 AM PDT

Rescuers search for dozens of people missing after a boat reportedly carrying migrants sank near Christmas Island off northern Australia.

Greek minister taken to hospital

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:51 AM PDT

Greece's finance minister collapses on his first day in the role, just after the new PM announces he needs an emergency eye operation.

Group condemns Libya judge murder

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:21 AM PDT

A Libyan human rights group condemns the killing of a judge tasked with investigating the murder of Col Gaddafi's ex-interior minister.

Sandusky jury rehears testimony

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:04 AM PDT

The jury in the sex abuse case of a former football coach Jerry Sandusky rehears witness testimony, a day after his adopted son joined his accusers.

Sinn Fein to meet Queen in NI

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:37 AM PDT

The Queen is to meet Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness - a former IRA leader - for the first time when she visits Northern Ireland next week.

Storms devastate events schedule

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Stormy weather is causing disruption to sporting and music events across the UK, including the Olympic torch relay and the Isle of Wight Festival.

School lunch blog raises £100,000

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:26 AM PDT

The nine-year-old Scottish girl who was banned from posting pictures of her school dinners online raises £100,000 for charity.

Funeral for fire death children

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 06:47 AM PDT

Hundreds of mourners attend the procession and funeral of six brothers and sisters who died after a house fire in Derby.

Week in pictures: 16-22 June 2012

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:13 AM PDT

News photos from around the world

In Pictures: 2012 Festival launch

Posted: 21 Jun 2012 03:48 PM PDT

London 2012 Festival starts its 12-week run

Greece v Germany, the bailout game

Posted: 21 Jun 2012 04:18 PM PDT

Politics fires up Greeks ahead of Germany showdown

Blade Runner: What has come true?

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:47 AM PDT

Which Blade Runner predictions came true?

Germany's 'More Europe!' battle-cry

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:49 AM PDT

The quest for 'More Europe' to shore up the eurozone

Pakistan's ruinous political farce

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:02 AM PDT

Constitutional cat and mouse as Pakistan's crisis deepens

Day in pictures: 22 June 2012

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 04:13 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Turing was defiant until death

Posted: 21 Jun 2012 05:50 PM PDT

Punished for his sexuality - but Alan Turing was proud to be gay

How selling two necklaces made a fortune in Nigeria

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:57 AM PDT

The woman who sold two necklaces and never looked back

Portugal's green energy dilemma

Posted: 21 Jun 2012 04:00 PM PDT

How hard economic times affect Portugal's energy drive

Poems and politics at the heart of Rio

Posted: 21 Jun 2012 09:42 AM PDT

Poems and politics at the heart of Rio
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