Saturday, July 21, 2012

Squads disarming suspect's flat

Squads disarming suspect's flat

Squads disarming suspect's flat

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 10:59 AM PDT

Police enter the flat of the man suspected of shooting dead 12 people at a Batman film screening in Colorado and dismantle a booby-trap.

Clashes in Syria's second city

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 05:44 AM PDT

Heavy clashes between troops and rebels are reported in Syria's second city of Aleppo, a day after the UN extends its observer mission.

Pope butler moved to house arrest

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 10:18 AM PDT

The Pope's butler is released from custody in the Vatican and moved to house arrest, pending a decision on whether to try him for stealing documents.

Japan to probe Tepco 'cover-up'

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 04:15 AM PDT

Japan's health ministry is to investigate a report that workers at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant were urged to disguise their exposure to radiation.

Wiggins on verge of Tour victory

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 08:37 AM PDT

Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins all but seals victory in the Tour de France after a stunning victory in Saturday's time trial.

Egypt ex-MP guilty of indecency

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 08:51 AM PDT

A radical Islamist politician in Egypt is convicted in absentia of violating public decency after police found him fondling a woman in a car.

Chinese dictionary in 'gay' row

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 09:26 PM PDT

A newly published edition of a Chinese dictionary is criticised by rights campaigners for excluding a word that means "gay".

Blast hits Iraq-Turkey pipeline

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 07:33 AM PDT

An explosion in south-eastern Turkey hits a key pipeline carrying oil from Iraq to the Mediterranean.

Pakistan explosion 'kills nine'

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 03:04 AM PDT

A suicide attacker detonates a device at the entrance to an anti-Taliban commander's compound, killing at least nine people, officials say.

Russian NGO bill signed into law

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 04:58 AM PDT

Russia's President Putin signs into law a controversial bill forcing foreign-funded non-governmental groups to register as "foreign agents".

South Sudan scraps border talks

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 06:47 AM PDT

South Sudanese officials cancel planned talks with their northern neighbours after accusing Khartoum of an air strike on their territory.

Idowu 'emotional' to carry torch

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 10:28 AM PDT

Triple jumper Phillips Idowu, former gymnast Nadia Comaneci, ex-basketball star John Amaechi and pop star Dizzee Rascal are carrying the flame on its first full day in London.

VIDEO: Child sex abuse claims shock Chile

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 09:01 AM PDT

Prosecutors in Chile are investigating about 60 schools in the capital, Santiago, over allegations that pupils were sexually abused.

VIDEO: Iceberg 'tsunami' off Greenland

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 10:58 AM PDT

A large piece of an iceberg has broken free, creating a large wave threatening to engulf a boat off the coast of Greenland.

VIDEO: Empty offices in world's tallest building

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 01:38 AM PDT

The Burj Khalifa - the world's tallest building - is the most famous address in the Gulf, but two-thirds of the office space still lies empty.

VIDEO: The Chinese left behind by growth

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 03:58 PM PDT

President Hu Jintao steps down in China later this year, handing over to his successor a country which boasts enviable economic growth rates - but also a growing inequality gap.

VIDEO: Norway marks a grim anniversary

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 05:13 AM PDT

Memorial services will be held across Norway this weekend for the 77 people killed in the mass shooting carried out by Anders Breivik a year ago.

VIDEO: Olympic torch triumph for 101-year-old

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 11:09 AM PDT

Large crowds have turned out in London on the first full day of the 2012 torch relay in the Olympic host city.

VIDEO: Benghazi's struggle with poverty

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 09:24 PM PDT

Almost a year since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, poverty is still widespread throughout Libya.

First web image band in final gig

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 04:01 PM PDT

A doo-wop band whose image is believed to have been the first photo uploaded to the world wide web plays its final gig.

Amla and Smith dominate England

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 10:59 AM PDT

Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith hit centuries as South Africa take complete control of the first Test at The Oval.

Brunei helicopter crash kills 12

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 06:00 AM PDT

A helicopter crash in Brunei leaves 12 people dead and two injured, most of them military cadets flying home from training in the jungle.

Chile to investigate sex abuse

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 12:55 AM PDT

Prosecutors in Chile investigate about 60 schools over allegations of child sexual abuse, after an increase of complaints this year.

Jewry mourn major Israeli rabbi

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 08:10 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pays tribute to a highly respected rabbinical scholar, Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, who died in Israel aged 102.

US man admits model plane plot

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 06:34 PM PDT

A US supporter of al-Qaeda admits trying to blow up the Pentagon and Capitol building with explosives-laden remote-controlled model planes.

Another retailer ups milk payment

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 11:08 AM PDT

Morrisons follows Co-op in raising payments to milk suppliers after fresh protests by dairy farmers.

Give tickets to troops, BOA says

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 08:09 AM PDT

Any spare Olympics tickets should be given to troops called in to help with venue security, the head of the British Olympic Association says.

Scots G4S Olympic boss resigns

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 06:39 AM PDT

A senior manager resigns from G4S in Scotland over recruiting security guards for the Olympics, BBC Scotland learns.

Sea fall boy dies from injuries

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 07:31 AM PDT

A teenager dies after falling into the sea off the Isle of Wight and being hit by a boat's propeller.

Hollande's promises prove hard to fulfil

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 03:16 AM PDT

Promised 'Change Now', France is now asked to wait

How the Tour de France went international

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 10:11 AM PDT

How Anglo-Saxons invaded the Tour de France

Leaving Cuba: The difficult task of exiting the island

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 01:34 AM PDT

Cubans still find it hard to leave, despite official promises

Syria crisis: Iraqis flee 'sectarian violence' in Damascus

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 10:53 AM PDT

Returning Iraqis speak of victimisation by Free Syrian Army

First glimpse of Nowhereisland

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 04:10 PM PDT

Nowhereisland heads towards the south-west coastline

A Somali migrant's journey

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 04:44 PM PDT

The horrors witnessed by a fleeing Somali refugee

From Iraqi refugee to football star in Australia

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 04:14 PM PDT

From Iraqi refugee to football star in Australia
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