Thursday, August 23, 2012

Zuma reveals mine probe details

Zuma reveals mine probe details

Zuma reveals mine probe details

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:58 AM PDT

South Africa's President Zuma reveals details of an inquiry into 44 deaths at the Marikana platinum mine, hours after an emotional memorial service.

Renewed clashes in Lebanese city

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:54 AM PDT

Fresh clashes erupt in the Lebanese city of Tripoli between two communities at odds over Syria, breaching a fragile truce agreed on Wednesday.

Tycoon's arrest triggers bank run

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:06 AM PDT

Depositors withdraw hundreds of millions of dollars from one of Vietnam's largest banks after the arrest of one of its founders.

Toulouse gunman 'no lone wolf'

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 09:12 AM PDT

Confidential papers from the French police probe into Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah suggest he was not working alone, Le Monde newspaper says.

'Trial date set' for Gaddafi son

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:34 AM PDT

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, will go on trial in Libya in September, a prosecution spokesman says.

Paralympian trio to miss Games

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:21 AM PDT

The three members of the Jordanian Paralympian squad facing sex charges have been pulled out of this year's Paralympic Games.

Asil Nadir jailed for 10 years

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:34 AM PDT

Former fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir is jailed for 10 years by a London court for stealing $46m from his Polly Peck business empire.

Peru plans Machu Picchu airport

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:37 AM PDT

Peru's President Ollanta Humala unveils plans for a new airport near Cusco to help boost tourism in the region which includes the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu.

Lennon killer denied parole again

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:48 AM PDT

The killer of John Lennon, Mark David Chapman, is denied parole for a seventh time by a New York parole board.

Deadly balloon crash in Slovenia

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 05:13 AM PDT

A hot air balloon crashes and catches fire in Slovenia, killing four people and injuring at least 21 others, including children.

Sleepy flier missed Paris landing

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:21 AM PDT

A Frenchwoman who flew from Pakistan to France, slept through her arrival at Paris and then flew to Lahore, finally arrives back in the French capital.

Bid to free swimming pool hippo

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:26 AM PDT

A team of experts is to attempt to rescue a hippopotamus which has taken over a swimming pool at a game reserve lodge in South Africa.

VIDEO: Jail for 180mph M6 chase driver

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:00 AM PDT

A man caught doing 180mph in a police chase on the M6 in the West Midlands has been jailed for nine years.

AUDIO: Martin Luther King tape found in attic

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 04:50 AM PDT

An American man has discovered the audio tape of an interview with civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that was never published.

VIDEO: Sky-high parking bays in Singapore

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 10:22 AM PDT

Developers in Singapore have come up with a solution to the problem of finding a parking space near home - for a price.

VIDEO: US wildfire threatens community

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:14 AM PDT

Firefighters in northern California are continuing to battle a huge wildfire that has destroyed at least 50 buildings, covering an area of 33 sq miles (85 sq km).

VIDEO: Lennon killer denied parole in US

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 09:26 AM PDT

Authorities in New York have denied parole to the man who shot dead musician John Lennon in 1980 - for the seventh time.

AUDIO: UK papers avoid Prince Harry photos

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:46 AM PDT

5 live asked the former president of the UK Society of Editors why newspapers chose not to publish Prince Harry photos.

AUDIO: Space: Mining's next frontier?

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:55 AM PDT

Do private companies have the right to lay claim to resources on other planets and asteroids?

Germany and France in Greek talks

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 05:48 PM PDT

German and French leaders meet in Berlin to consider Greece's plea to be given more time to make the tough cuts needed for its debt bailout.

Eurozone 'heading for recession'

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:02 AM PDT

Falling output from the eurozone's manufacturing and services sectors suggest the region is heading for another recession, analysts say.

German 'porn pirates' to be named

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 09:09 AM PDT

German law firm Urmann will begin to publish names of those accused of downloading pornograhy without paying for it.

Robot learns to recognise itself

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 09:27 AM PDT

A robot is learning how to recognise itself in a mirror as an important step towards self-awareness.

Murdoch supports BBC licence fee

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:03 AM PDT

Elisabeth Murdoch - daughter of media tycoon Rupert - declares her support for the BBC's licence fee in a speech to TV executives in Edinburgh.

Jackson nephew made co-guardian

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:00 AM PDT

A US judge finalises an arrangement for Michael Jackson's nephew, TJ, to share guardianship of the singer's children with their grandmother, Katherine Jackson.

Antarctica warming 'not unique'

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 04:55 AM PDT

The recent Antarctic Peninsula temperature rise and associated ice loss is unusual but not unprecedented, according to research.

Gibbons 'sing soprano' on helium

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 11:29 PM PDT

Researchers record the sound of gibbons' calls in the presence of helium, finding that they use the same tricks as human soprano singers.

'Brush' sweeps human lungs clean

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:13 AM PDT

Lungs rid themselves of foreign bodies and unwanted 'junk' using a brush-like layer, scientists say.

UK tests heart failure implant op

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 05:29 PM PDT

A pioneering operation in the UK to fit a nerve-stimulating implant in a patient with heart failure has been successful.

Bogomolov faces Murray at US Open

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 10:23 AM PDT

Andy Murray will play Russia's Alex Bogomolov Jr in the US Open first round, and could meet Roger Federer in the semis.

Mo Farah thanked for Lottery win

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 04:08 AM PDT

A couple who scooped more than £2m in the National Lottery thank a chance encounter with Mo Farah for their good fortune.

Ethiopian church patriarch buried

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 09:56 AM PDT

Several thousand people attend the funeral of the powerful head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church as a date for the prime minister's funeral is announced.

Australia to boost refugee intake

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 11:57 PM PDT

Australia is to increase its refugee intake to 20,000 annually, a rise of 40%, following recommendations by an expert panel.

France eases job access for Roma

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:47 AM PDT

France plans to give Roma (Gypsy) migrants more access to jobs and cancel a tax levied for hiring them, after demolition of their camps was criticised.

Mexico row over sect schooling

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 09:28 PM PDT

Mexican authorities say they are making progress in negotiations with a religious sect in Michoacan state which is preventing children from going to school.

Fresh fighting erupts in Syria

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 04:59 AM PDT

There are reports of fresh fighting in the Syrian cities of Damascus and Aleppo, where rights group Amnesty International says civilians have been subjected to "horrific violence".

Romney offers energy jobs bonanza

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 10:38 AM PDT

Mitt Romney promotes an energy plan he says will create three million jobs, as he seeks to turn attention from a congressman's remarks on rape.

Gove denies interference in GCSEs

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 10:56 AM PDT

Education Secretary Michael Gove denies political interference in this year's GCSE results, as the proportion of entries awarded an A*-C falls.

Jail for 180mph M6 chase driver

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:15 AM PDT

A man caught doing 180mph during a police chase on the M6 through the West Midlands is jailed for nine years.

No contact over Assange - Ecuador

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 10:41 AM PDT

The Ecuadorean embassy says it has had no contact with UK officials about Julian Assange for a week, following him being granted asylum.

'Slump' in armed forces morale

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 10:47 AM PDT

Morale in the armed forces has fallen across all three services in the last two years, with the Army worst hit, a Ministry of Defence survey suggests.

Your pictures: Summer

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:55 AM PDT

Readers picture on the theme summer

In pictures: Paralympic flames

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 06:05 AM PDT

Scout groups climb highest peaks of Britain

Athletes who break toes to perform better

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 04:37 PM PDT

Athletes who break a toe to boost performance

Challenges ahead for Ethiopia's new leader

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:02 AM PDT

Ethiopia's new leader takes over at a critical moment

Day in pictures: 23 August 2012

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 05:13 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Is Nicaragua's buried past set to be revived?

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:21 AM PDT

The colourful past of a Nicaraguan jungle outpost

Is it normal to drink and end up naked?

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 05:40 AM PDT

Is it now normal to drink and take off your clothes?

50 years of X-ray astronomy

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:27 PM PDT

How black holes could hold key to energy demands

VIDEO: How to win at Scrabble

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:04 PM PDT

The words that will help you win at Scrabble

Hunt for North Korea's 'hidden tunnels'

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 04:46 PM PDT

Searching for North Korea's secret border passages
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