Thursday, September 13, 2012

Anti-Islam film protests spread

Anti-Islam film protests spread


Anti-Islam film protests spread

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 11:02 AM PDT

Protests against an anti-Islam film made in the US spread, as angry crowds gather outside US embassies in the Middle East and North Africa.

Fed acts to bolster US economy

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT

The US central bank announces it will resume its policy of pumping more money into the economy, with new debt purchases of $40bn (£25bn) a month.

Viruses 'installed in PC factory'

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 07:51 AM PDT

Cybercriminals are exploiting insecure supply chains to infect computers before they leave the factory, says Microsoft

UN nuclear agency rebukes Iran

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:29 AM PDT

The UN nuclear agency rebukes Iran for failing to stop atomic activity, saying it has "serious concerns" about its failure to stop enriching uranium.

Ebola virus spreads in DR Congo

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 08:25 AM PDT

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has already killed 31 people and could affect many more.

Neil Armstrong remembrance held

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 09:25 AM PDT

Astronaut Neil Armstrong is remembered in a public memorial at Washington's National Cathedral, with his fellow Apollo 11 astronauts in attendance.

Vietnam's leader targets blogs

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 08:05 AM PDT

Vietnam's prime minister hits out at three blogs critical of the government, ordering that those behind them be ''seriously punished''.

Alps cyclist 'feared more shots'

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 07:13 AM PDT

The former RAF pilot who found a British family murdered in the French Alps says he feared the killer could still be nearby to shoot him next.

Experts 'blame captain for Costa'

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 07:35 AM PDT

Experts blame the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, and the firm itself, for errors which led to the deaths of 32 people when the ship ran aground.

Karachi mourns after factory fire

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 11:14 AM PDT

The Pakistani city of Karachi is in mourning as dozens of families bury their dead after a blaze engulfed a garment factory, killing at least 247.

Hillsborough charges 'essential'

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 06:57 AM PDT

Prosecutions are "absolutely essential" following a damning report into the Hillsborough disaster, says a former chief constable.

Zimbabwean PM wins marriage case

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 08:56 AM PDT

A court in Zimbabwe throws out a bid by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's former partner to block his wedding to his new fiancee.

VIDEO: Karachi families bury factory fire dead

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 11:25 AM PDT

Families in Karachi are burying their dead after a huge fire engulfed a garment factory on Tuesday.

VIDEO: Training to drive at 1,000mph

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 10:41 PM PDT

RAF fighter pilot Andy Green is the current world's fastest man and is currently training to break the world land speed record.

VIDEO: Ferrari show on streets of Rome

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:40 PM PDT

Rome has hosted an exhibition of Ferraris aimed at highlighting some of Italy's style and flair.

VIDEO: Cash thrown from car in US chase

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:12 PM PDT

Suspected bank robbers threw wads of bank notes from their vehicle as they were pursued by police in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

VIDEO: How a lie detector test works

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 10:42 AM PDT

An increasing number of companies in India are offering polygraph tests to individuals and companies trying to catch out deceitful spouses and cheating employees.

VIDEO: Training for outer space in a cave

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 11:44 PM PDT

Six astronauts are about to return from an usual mission after spending a week in a vast cave network on the island of Sardinia.

VIDEO: Farc optimism over peace talks

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:31 AM PDT

A senior member of Colombia's oldest and largest armed insurgent group, the Farc, has told the BBC he is "supremely optimistic" about a new round of peace talks due to start next month.

BAE shares slide on EADS talks

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 09:12 AM PDT

Shares in UK defence contractor BAE Systems and European aerospace firm EADS both fall a day after they revealed they had entered merger talks.

G20 economic growth slows in 2012

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 07:06 AM PDT

The G20 group of leading world economies reports slowing growth in the three months ending in June, according to official data.

Nintendo Wii U gets November date

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT

Nintendo reveals its new games console, the Wii U, will be released in Europe in November.

O2 aims for earlier 4G network

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 05:43 AM PDT

O2 wants to get its 4G network up and running as quickly as possible even though iPhone 5 customers won't be able to use it.

Hoffman and Led Zeppelin honoured

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 03:56 AM PDT

US actor Dustin Hoffman, British rock band Led Zeppelin and TV host David Letterman are to be honoured by Washington's Kennedy Center later this year.

Kathy Bates has double mastectomy

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:33 AM PDT

Oscar-winning actress Kathy Bates reveals she is recovering from surgery after being diagnosed with breast cancer two months ago.

End to epic African flora survey

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 08:47 AM PDT

The complete flora of tropical East Africa has been recorded by scientists, 60 years after the project first began.

Rover to 'drive, drive, drive'

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 02:34 PM PDT

The Mars Curiosity rover has all but completed its commissioning phase and is ready to begin its detailed investigation of the Red Planet.

Global child mortality declines

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 03:51 AM PDT

The number of children dying before the age of five falls significantly, says Unicef, crediting targeted aid as well as countries getting richer.

Police reopen Hillsborough files

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:24 AM PDT

South Yorkshire Police consider referring their own officers to the Independent Police Complaints Commission over actions around the Hillsborough disaster.

Owen 'stayed too long at Man Utd'

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:05 AM PDT

New Stoke City striker Michael Owen says he stayed too long at Manchester United and should have left sooner than he did.

Nursery offers parents love time

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 04:17 AM PDT

Nursery workers in central Denmark offer two hours' free childcare for parents each week in a novel scheme to boost the birth rate.

Hospitals in Kenya hit by strike

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 09:50 AM PDT

Thousands of doctors in Kenya embark on an indefinite strike joining teachers and lecturers whose strike this month has paralysed the education section.

Khmer Rouge chief unfit for trial

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:26 AM PDT

A war crimes court in Cambodia orders the release of Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Thirith, saying she is unfit to stand trial.

Mexico captures 'top drug boss'

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 02:33 AM PDT

Mexico says it has arrested Jorge Eduardo Costilla, one of the country's most wanted drug lords and the second suspected Gulf cartel leader captured in recent days.

New peace envoy arrives in Syria

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 08:10 AM PDT

The new UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi arrives in the Syrian capital, Damascus, for talks with President Bashar al-Assad.

Dylan rejects 'plagiarism' claims

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 05:17 AM PDT

Veteran musician Bob Dylan responds to critics who have accused him of borrowing from other artists and failing to credit his sources.

Disabled people suffer crime rise

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 06:13 AM PDT

There has been a rise in hate crimes against disabled people, police figures for England, Wales and Northern Ireland show.

Arrests over 'corrupt payments'

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 02:39 AM PDT

A member of the armed forces and his wife are arrested by police investigating alleged corrupt payments to public officials.

Man jailed over toddler murder

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 07:53 AM PDT

A man is jailed for life over the murder of his partner's son, a three-year-old boy from Derbyshire.

Duchess makes first speech abroad

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 07:29 AM PDT

The Duchess of Cambridge, in her first official speech on foreign soil, has praised a hospice in Malaysia for the "life-changing" support it gives terminally ill children

Day in pictures: 13 September 2012

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 04:33 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos: 13 September 2012

In pictures: Aftermath of deadly Karachi blaze

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 04:07 AM PDT

Karachi aftermath of garment factory fire

Your pictures: Rivers

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:36 AM PDT

Readers' pictures on the theme of rivers

The crocodile feeder of Ivory Coast

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 03:14 AM PDT

The man killed by crocodiles he looked after

Five ways you never knew the UK changed fashion

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 02:33 AM PDT

Five Britons who changed world fashion

Afghanistan's best and worst case scenarios

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:30 AM PDT

Best and worst case scenarios for Afghanistan

Documentary photography on show

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 06:54 PM PDT

When photography came of age

VIDEO: Growing up with democracy on old Capitol Hill

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 07:13 PM PDT

Growing up by the US Capitol when politics was personal

Colombia's Farc 'committed to peace talks'

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 06:49 AM PDT

Senior Farc guerrilla on ending the Colombian conflict

'A good day for Europe'

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:35 AM PDT

Gavin Hewitt: German judges and Dutch voters boost eurozone

Obama talks tough

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 05:43 AM PDT

President seems determined to act tough after Libya attack

Viewpoint: Apple is still innovating

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 02:57 PM PDT

The facts suggest otherwise, writes MacUser's editor-in-chief

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