Friday, September 7, 2012

Alps death brother 'denies row'

Alps death brother 'denies row'


Alps death brother 'denies row'

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 10:24 AM PDT

The brother of Alps shooting victim Saad al-Hilli has told UK police they were not involved in a dispute over "financial matters", French prosecutors say.

White House rivals spar over jobs

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 10:57 AM PDT

President Obama's hope for campaign momentum after his convention speech is stymied by lacklustre jobs data that is seized on by his Republican rival.

Quantum test pricks uncertainty

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 09:24 AM PDT

Pioneering experiments lift the lid ever so slightly on Heisenberg's famous uncertainty principle - a founding idea of quantum mechanics.

US to blacklist Haqqani network

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 09:55 AM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she intends to list the Pakistan-based militant Haqqani network as a terrorist organisation.

Prince deployed to Afghanistan

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 06:31 AM PDT

Britain's Prince Harry, an Apache helicopter pilot, arrives in Afghanistan for a four-month deployment - his second tour of duty there.

Pakistan 'blasphemy girl' bailed

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:51 AM PDT

A Christian girl, who has been detained on blasphemy charges for three weeks in Pakistan, is granted bail.

Canada shuts down embassy in Iran

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 07:54 AM PDT

Canada is closing its embassy in Iran and expelling the remaining Iranian diplomats in Canada, accusing Tehran of "racist anti-Semitic rhetoric".

Two bomb blasts strike Damascus

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 08:02 AM PDT

Two bombs strike the Syrian capital Damascus, the first killing at least five members of the security forces, reports say.

Earthquakes hit south-west China

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 09:02 AM PDT

A series of earthquakes hit south-west China, leaving at least 64 people dead and 715 injured, state-run media say.

Migrants missing near Italy coast

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 07:29 AM PDT

At least one person has drowned and dozens are missing after a migrant boat sinks off the Italian coast, as the search for survivors continues.

Deadly 'revenge attacks' in Kenya

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 05:17 AM PDT

Twelve people are killed in an overnight raid on a village in a part of south-eastern Kenya where 52 people were recently killed, officials say.

Protest at men-only board of ECB

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 09:06 AM PDT

The European Parliament postpones a hearing for a nominee to the European Central Bank's executive board over the lack of women in senior posts.

VIDEO: Dust storm blankets parts of Arizona

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 10:24 AM PDT

A giant dust storm, known as a haboob, has covered parts of the city of Phoenix in Arizona.

AUDIO: US man's struggle to get pregnant

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 04:45 AM PDT

Following gender reassignment surgery, American man Thomas Beatie gave birth to a girl. He tells Victoria Derbyshire about the difficulties he faced getting pregnant.

VIDEO: Harry begins second Afghan tour

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:21 AM PDT

Prince Harry has returned to Afghanistan for his second military tour, spending four months flying attack helicopters from Camp Bastion.

VIDEO: Earthquakes hit south-west China

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:24 AM PDT

A series of earthquakes has hit south-west China, leaving at least 50 people dead and 150 injured, state-run media say.

VIDEO: Lufthansa strikers march at Frankfurt

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 08:52 AM PDT

Lufthansa cabin crew have marched at Frankfurt airport as their 24-hour nationwide strike continues.

VIDEO: Russia to edit 'unsuitable' cartoons

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 09:43 AM PDT

New legislation has come into effect in Russia requiring cuts to some cartoons broadcast during the daytime.

VIDEO: One Direction's big night in LA

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 02:17 AM PDT

One Direction have won three MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.

US job growth misses expectations

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 06:54 AM PDT

The US economy created a lower-than-expected 96,000 jobs in August, official figures show, while the jobless rate fell to 8.1%.

ECB bond plan strengthens euro

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 04:16 AM PDT

The euro reaches a two-month high against the US dollar as the European Central Bank's bond-buying plans continue to please the markets.

Botnet 'controller' jailed in US

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:15 AM PDT

A US hacker, who sold access to thousands of hijacked home computers, is jailed for 30 months.

Rule change to aid UK broadband

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 06:04 AM PDT

The UK government announces changes to planning permission rules to help the rollout of faster internet speeds.

One Direction win three MTV VMAs

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 02:55 AM PDT

The former X Factor boy band win three awards, while Rihanna gets the trophy for video of the year.

Cowell attacks Voice scheduling

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 01:58 AM PDT

The music mogul reacts angrily to a 'mean-spirited' scheduling clash between the US version of The Voice and his US X Factor series.

Arctic melting at 'amazing' speed

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:18 PM PDT

BBC science editor David Shukman reports from Svalbard in Norway, where scientists say they are amazed by the speed at which Arctic sea ice is melting.

Fossil records 'crab' death march

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 09:22 AM PDT

The behaviour of an ancient horseshoe crab in its final moments before death has been captured in the fossil record.

Children 'lack cancer knowledge'

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 04:50 PM PDT

Many children are not aware of the causes of cancer and some even believe it is contagious, suggest the results of a charity's poll.

Hamilton heads Button in practice

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 06:44 AM PDT

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton leads team-mate Jenson Button in the second practice session ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.

Mt Kenya to get electric fence

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:05 AM PDT

Kenya's government is to inaugurate a project that will encircle much of the country's highest peak with an electric fence to stop wild animals straying.

Nepal-Israel joint stamp issued

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 04:19 AM PDT

Nepal and Israel release a joint stamp depicting the highest and the lowest places on earth - Mount Everest and the Dead Sea.

Nigeria to guard all phone masts

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 10:01 AM PDT

Nigeria's police chief orders 24-hour surveillance of all telecom installations after militants attacked mobile phone masts across the north.

Top Pakistan policeman shot dead

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:43 AM PDT

A top Pakistani police officer investigating sectarian killings in Balochistan province is shot dead by gunmen in the city of Quetta, police say.

Peugeot dropped from French index

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:43 AM PDT

French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen is to be dropped from France's Cac 40 share index, in an embarrassing demotion for the company.

Google opens data centre in Chile

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 07:22 AM PDT

Search giant Google has decided to base its first Latin American data centre near the Chilean capital Santiago.

Dozens arrested in Sinai campaign

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 01:45 AM PDT

Egyptian security forces arrest a further 99 people in a crackdown launched after last month's killing of 16 soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula.

Obama 'Hope' poster artist fined

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 10:30 AM PDT

Shepard Fairey, the US artist who created the "Hope" poster of Barack Obama, has been given two years probation and fined for concealing the origins of his image.

Teachers vote to strike over pay

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 06:53 AM PDT

Teachers in England vote for strikes over what they are calling the "erosion" of their pay and working conditions.

Soldier dies from Afghan wounds

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 10:50 AM PDT

The MoD confirms the death of a soldier from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, who was wounded in action in Afghanistan last month.

Gold for Pearson adds to GB haul

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 07:02 AM PDT

Discus thrower Josie Pearson wins Paralympic gold as Great Britain aim to further improve their medal haul on day nine.

Wildlife presenter Nutkins dies

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 09:03 AM PDT

TV wildlife presenter Terry Nutkins, famous for his appearances on such BBC nature programmes as Animal Magic and The Really Wild Show, dies at the age of 66.

Week in pictures: 1-7 September 2012

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 08:21 AM PDT

News photos: 1-7 September 2012

Tu and Twitter: The death of 'vous'?

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 04:13 PM PDT

Is it the end for 'vous' in French?

Should lunch breaks be mandatory?

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 04:14 PM PDT

Should people be forced to take long lunch breaks?

Day in pictures: 7 September 2012

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 05:03 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Cruise ships overshadow historic Venice

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 04:01 PM PDT

How giant cruise ships are 'dwarfing' historic Venice

The perils of blind athletics

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:06 PM PDT

How do blind people learn to run in a straight line?

The Wright way to film Karenina?

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:49 PM PDT

Keira's Karenina could be a commercial gamble

Quiz of the week's news

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 04:23 PM PDT

What was Putin's latest macho-man wildlife encounter?

Why do the media cover political conventions?

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 03:11 PM PDT

Why do the media cover political conventions?

Whaling lingers on in South Korean town

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 07:33 PM PDT

South Korean town struggles to shake tradition

Obama's rhetoric no game changer

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 08:15 AM PDT

Obama's convention rhetoric no game changer

From deutschmark to lira?

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 01:47 AM PDT

From deutschmark to lira with Draghi?

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