Monday, July 2, 2012

Libya frees detained ICC staff

Libya frees detained ICC staff


Libya frees detained ICC staff

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 10:39 AM PDT

Four staff members from the International Criminal Court held in Libya for four weeks over accusations of spying are released.

Rate-rigging prompts bank inquiry

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 11:01 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron announces a parliamentary inquiry following the manipulation of inter-bank interest rates which he calls a "scandal".

Militants 'raid Timbuktu mosque'

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 06:42 AM PDT

Islamist militants in Mali attack one of the most famous mosques in the historic city of Timbuktu, residents say.

GlaxoSmithKline 'guilty of fraud'

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 10:08 AM PDT

Drug giant GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3bn (£1.9bn) in the largest healthcare fraud settlement in US history in a case concerning three drugs.

US sees stronger hints of Higgs

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 10:48 AM PDT

Hints of the Higgs boson detected last year by a US "atom smasher" have become even stronger after further analysis, scientists say.

US storm woe endures for millions

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:31 AM PDT

At least two million people remain without power in the eastern US, amid sweltering temperatures, after storms blamed for 18 deaths since Friday.

Finland questions eurozone deal

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 08:35 AM PDT

Finland says it rejects part of the EU summit deal to use eurozone bailout funds more flexibly.

'Human head' found in Canada park

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 10:20 AM PDT

Police in Montreal say a suspected human head found in a park may be from a Chinese student allegedly killed by a former porn actor.

Scandal-hit German spy head quits

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 06:07 AM PDT

The head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency, Heinz Fromm, resigns after a series of blunders in an investigation into a neo-Nazi cell.

'No return to past' for Mexico

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:58 AM PDT

Mexico's Enrique Pena Nieto thanks voters for giving his PRI party another chance at the polls but the second place candidate has not conceded victory.

Britain probes Bahrain bomb plot

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:09 AM PDT

Britain has sent a team of forensic detectives to Bahrain to help investigate a huge find of advanced bomb-making materials last month.

Soap screen is 'world's thinnest'

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 04:01 AM PDT

Viewers may soon be able to watch films on soap bubbles - after researchers develop a technology to project images onto a screen made of soap film.

VIDEO: Euro 2012: Fans euphoric in Madrid

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 07:02 PM PDT

Spain have won the Euro 2012 football championship, much to the delight of thousands of supporters who had gathered in central Madrid to watch the game.

VIDEO: On board a real-life 'ghost train'

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 04:34 PM PDT

"Parliamentary" trains are strange services which often run just once a week and in one direction.

VIDEO: Okapis killed by DRC rebels

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 08:43 AM PDT

The okapi is only found in Democratic Republic of Congo and it is under threat.

VIDEO: Colorado battered by heat and fire

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 03:24 AM PDT

Residents have finally been allowed to return to what remains of their homes in Colorado Springs after wildfires devastated the area.

VIDEO: DC swelters after storms cut power

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 03:00 PM PDT

Millions of people in the eastern United States are without power during an intense heatwave.

VIDEO: Fresh search for Earhart plane

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:35 PM PDT

A new search is being launched off the coast of Hawaii to find out what happened to the US pilot Amelia Earhart, whose plane disappeared on 2 July 1937.

VIDEO: Foie gras-mageddon for California?

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:02 AM PDT

Californians will no longer be able to enjoy the controversial delicacy foie gras after a bill banning the sale of products made from force-fed ducks and geese coems into effect.

Airbus launches first US factory

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:35 AM PDT

European plane manufacturer Airbus has confirmed plans to build a $600m (£483m) factory in Alabama, marking its first facility on US soil

Eurozone unemployment up again

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 03:40 AM PDT

Unemployment in the eurozone hit 11.1% in May while the downturn in its manufacturing sector continued, according to official statistics.

Sugar 'to shape synthetic liver'

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 10:33 AM PDT

Researchers have moved a step closer to creating a synthetic liver, after a US team printed a 3D model of a network blood vessels could grow into.

Web suffers weekend of weakness

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 04:42 AM PDT

A double whammy of disruption saw several major websites and services go offline over the weekend.

Cuts force more museums to close

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 05:37 AM PDT

Galleries and museums across the UK are shutting down or limiting access to the public because of ongoing budget cuts, according to a survey.

BBC airs Olympic title sequence

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 03:02 AM PDT

The BBC unveils its London Olympics title sequence, which is based on a "Stadium UK" concept with a music track by Elbow.

Indigenous focus for whale talks

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 06:52 PM PDT

The annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission this time is focusing on hunting by indigenous groups mainly in the Arctic.

Arctic birds still fit when fat

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 03:00 AM PDT

Chicken-like birds that live in the Arctic remain just as fit when they fatten up for the winter, experiments using tiny "bird treadmills" reveal.

Five millionth 'test tube baby'

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 06:22 PM PDT

Five million "test tube babies" have now been born around the world, according to research presented at a conference of fertility experts.

Breathalyser law on French roads

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 02:14 AM PDT

A new law comes into force in France making it compulsory for drivers to carry a breathalyser kit, in a move aimed at cutting drink-driving accidents.

Expedition seeks Earhart answers

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 01:44 AM PDT

An expedition to find out what happened to celebrated US woman pilot Amelia Earhart sets out from Hawaii later, 75 years after her last flight.

Kenya camp aid workers released

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 07:16 AM PDT

Four aid workers seized from a refugee camp near Kenya's Somali border are freed after a joint operation by Kenyan and Somali forces.

Afghan policeman kills UK troops

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 08:28 AM PDT

Three British soldiers have been killed by a policeman in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.

'Great Spain era' says Del Bosque

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 04:45 PM PDT

Coach Vicente del Bosque hails Spain's "great generation of footballers" after winning Euro 2012.

Venezuelan election race begins

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 03:08 PM PDT

Venezuelan candidates officially start campaigning for Ocotober's presidential election, with rival rallies by Hugo Chavez and Henrique Capriles.

June was UK's wettest on record

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:56 AM PDT

Last month was the wettest June in the UK since records began in 1910, provisional figures from the Met Office show.

Police forces 'worsened by cuts'

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 06:56 AM PDT

Three police forces may not be able to provide a proper service in the future, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary warns in a report on budget cuts.

EU status quo unacceptable - PM

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:11 AM PDT

David Cameron tells MPs he does not think an in/out referendum on the UK's membership of the EU is needed now, but adds that things must change.

Tomlinson 'was obstructive' - PC

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:22 AM PDT

A police officer accused of killing Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests hit him because he believed he was being deliberately obstructive, a court hears.

How Barbie crushed Sindy

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 03:39 AM PDT

How American Barbie crushed the British Sindy

La Barbe: France's bearded feminists

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 04:53 PM PDT

The French feminists fighting inequality with fake beards

Football euphoria grips Spain

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 04:01 AM PDT

Historic football win gives struggling Spain a lift

Day in pictures: 2 July 2012

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 05:14 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Bin Laden advised Somali militants on 'good governance'

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 01:05 AM PDT

Al-Qaeda chief's recommended reading and advice on governing

Libya feuds cast shadow over poll

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 08:59 AM PDT

Rival tribes in Libya clash before national polls

An Algerian child bomber with no regrets

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 04:55 PM PDT

Losing legs was worth it, says Algerian independence fighter

How to live beyond 100

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 02:51 AM PDT

The best tips on how to live to be 100-plus

Viewing an infection in 3D

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 04:54 PM PDT

Scientists can now watch infections attack in real time

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