Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Ethiopia 'stable' after PM death

Ethiopia 'stable' after PM death

Ethiopia 'stable' after PM death

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 10:42 AM PDT

Ethiopia's government says the country is stable following the death of long-time Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.

Russia warns against Syria action

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:36 AM PDT

Russia warns against unilateral action in Syria after the US said it might intervene militarily if Damascus used chemical weapons on the rebels.

Star is caught devouring planet

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:55 AM PDT

Astronomers spot evidence of a distant star consuming one of its planets, yielding insights into the fate that will befall the Earth in billions of years.

SA mine drops dismissal threat

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 09:16 AM PDT

Mining giant Lonmin drops its threat to fire workers who fail to return to work at a South African mine where 34 were shot dead by police last week.

US swimmer halts Cuba-Florida bid

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:43 AM PDT

US woman Diana Nyad is pulled from the water during her attempt to become the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without a shark cage.

Assange protest hits UK websites

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 05:05 AM PDT

UK government websites are attacked as computer hackers collective Anonymous retaliates for the way the Julian Assange case has been handled.

US army chief plane hit by rocket

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 02:58 AM PDT

A rocket attack on a US air base in Afghanistan damages the plane of America's top military officer during a visit there - but no-one is injured.

Petty crime 'increases' in Italy

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 09:25 AM PDT

Figures show a rise in the number of reported crimes in Italy last year, with big increases in burglaries, bag snatching and shop theft.

Rape-remark US candidate digs in

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 10:38 AM PDT

US Senate candidate Todd Akin, who caused uproar by saying women's bodies could prevent pregnancy in cases of rape, again refuses to quit the race.

Jordan Paralympic squad arrests

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:15 AM PDT

Three people associated with the Jordanian Paralympic squad are arrested following allegations of indecent assault in County Antrim.

Tourists guilty for Buddha photos

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 07:09 AM PDT

A Sri Lankan court gives suspended jail terms to three French tourists for wounding the religious feelings of Buddhists by taking pictures deemed insulting.

VIDEO: Battle to fight Europe's wildfires

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 01:04 AM PDT

Teams of firefighters are battling to control wildfires in Spain, Greece and Croatia which have already scorched thousands of hectares of land.

VIDEO: Akin in US rape row apology advert

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 06:17 AM PDT

Missouri congressman Todd Akin has recorded a television advertisement apologising for his remarks that 'legitimate rape' rarely resulted in pregnancy.

VIDEO: Learning to play in a refugee camp

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:19 AM PDT

The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil went to visit the Za'atari refugee in Jordan, where Syrian children have the chance to play again safe from the conflict at home.

VIDEO: Comedian Phyllis Diller dies at age 95

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:51 PM PDT

US comedian Phyllis Diller died on Monday morning in Los Angeles at the age of 95, her manager says.

VIDEO: Teen invents cancer test using web

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 04:34 PM PDT

US high schooler Jack Andraka invents advanced pancreatic cancer test using search engines and free online science papers.

VIDEO: Taliban leader's defiant Eid message

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 09:49 AM PDT

Taliban leader Mullah Omar's marks Eid al-Fitr celebrations by encouraging Afghans to 'wage war on foreign troops'.

VIDEO: Gloves turn hand gestures into speech

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:50 PM PDT

A team of Ukrainian students have developed gloves that can turn hand gestures into speech using computer technology.

Best Buy rocked by profit plunge

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:36 AM PDT

Struggling US electronics chain Best Buy suspends its profit guidance for the year after a dramatic fall in earnings.

Soros buys stake in Man United

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 09:03 AM PDT

The billionaire investor George Soros buys a stake in Manchester United football club, according to a US regulatory filing.

BT hit by cloud gaming shake-up

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 07:18 AM PDT

UK telecoms group BT says it expects to lose the millions of pounds of investment it put into the cloud gaming firm OnLive.

Samsung boosts US iPad chip plant

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:02 AM PDT

Samsung invests $4bn into a factory in Texas that makes chips for mobile devices including Apple's products.

Michael J Fox stars in new comedy

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 01:49 AM PDT

After taking a break from full-time acting to fight Parkinson's disease actor Michael J Fox will return to TV in a new comedy based on his own illness.

Van Dyke to receive career award

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:07 AM PDT

Veteran entertainer Dick Van Dyke will be honoured with a life achievement award at the the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) Awards ceremony next January.

Arctic ice set to hit record low

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 03:55 AM PDT

Arctic sea ice looks set to reach a record low by the end of the month, according to satellite data released by US researchers.

Shanghai tops 'flood risk list'

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 11:58 PM PDT

Shanghai is the most vulnerable major city in the world to serious flooding, a study suggests.

Obesity 'hastens brain decline'

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 05:49 PM PDT

Being overweight is not just bad for people's waistlines but for their mental abilities too, according to a study of more than 6,000 Britons.

Hospitals urged to expand abroad

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:13 AM PDT

High-profile NHS hospitals in England are to be encouraged by the government to set up profit-making branches abroad to help fund UK services.

Adebayor completes £5m Spurs move

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 10:28 AM PDT

Emmanuel Adebayor completes his move to Tottenham after agreeing a £5m move from Manchester City.

Pietersen not in World T20 squad

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 04:27 AM PDT

Kevin Pietersen is left out of the England squads for both the World Twenty20 and the one-day series with South Africa.

Posh and Becks joke is 'funniest'

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 04:06 PM PDT

A joke about David and Victoria Beckham wins comedian Stewart Francis the award for the best joke of the Edinburgh Fringe.

Croatia skewers Slovenia sausage

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:21 AM PDT

Slovenia's attempt to get EU special status for a local sausage is resisted by neighbour Croatia - just months after a similar complaint from Austria.

Liberian president suspends son

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:18 AM PDT

Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf suspends one of her sons from the post of central bank deputy governor, her office says.

Philippine minister's body found

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 11:50 PM PDT

The body of Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo is recovered from the sea after the plane he was travelling in crashed on Saturday.

Romanian impeachment bid foiled

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 05:27 AM PDT

Romania's suspended President Traian Basescu is set to return after the Constitutional Court rules that a referendum on his impeachment was invalid.

Embassy entry 'would be suicide'

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 10:12 PM PDT

Ecuador's president says it would be diplomatic suicide for the UK to enter his country's London embassy amid the row over Julian Assange.

Deadly clashes in north Lebanon

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 03:28 AM PDT

At least three people are killed and 25 hurt in clashes in the Lebanese city of Tripoli between opponents and supporters of Syria's president.

US comedian Phyllis Diller dies

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 02:47 PM PDT

US comedian Phyllis Diller, a staple of stand-up and television, died on Monday morning in Los Angeles at the age of 95, her manager says.

Surprise increase in UK borrowing

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 05:40 AM PDT

The UK government borrowed £600m to cover a budget shortfall in July, usually a good month for tax receipts, leading to fears it will fail to cut borrowing this year.

G20 doctor 'not fit to practise'

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 07:04 AM PDT

The pathologist responsible for the first post-mortem examination on Ian Tomlinson, who died during the London G20 protests, is ruled not fit to practise.

Mum's pain over son lost at sea

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:50 AM PDT

The mother of four-year-old Dylan Cecil, who was lost after falling into the sea in Somerset, tells how she knew instantly that he could not be rescued.

Boy is raped in department store

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 10:44 AM PDT

A 14-year-old boy is raped at a department store in Manchester after being taken from a lift in the Arndale Centre by two men.

Is it fair to circumcise newborn boys?

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 04:11 PM PDT

Europe and US at odds on a tricky parenting dilemma

The last goths of Tashkent

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 04:28 PM PDT

The last goths in Tashkent consider exile

In pictures: Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 05:28 AM PDT

Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews lava and ash

Gaza tunnel trade squeezed by Egypt 'crackdown'

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:20 AM PDT

Gazans feel effect of Egyptian moves to shut down tunnels

Machine 're-uses' patient's blood

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 09:15 AM PDT

Scientists develop a way to re-use a patient's blood during operations

Day in pictures: 21 August 2012

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 04:56 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Cuba gears up for Namibia 'Noah's Ark'

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 02:16 AM PDT

Cuba spruces up its zoo ahead of 'Noah's Ark' gift from Namibia

Syria fighting heightens fear in Damascus

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 04:48 PM PDT

Damascus resident describes effect of fighting in Syrian capital

VIDEO: The man pushing himself across Africa

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 04:44 PM PDT

Meet the man travelling over 2,000 miles by wheelchair
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