Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Heavy fighting in Damascus suburb

Heavy fighting in Damascus suburb


Heavy fighting in Damascus suburb

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 07:50 AM PDT

Heavy fighting hits Syria's capital Damascus, as Amnesty International says government forces are "indiscriminately" bombing civilians.

Italy upholds CIA kidnap verdicts

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:45 AM PDT

Italy's highest appeals court upholds guilty verdicts on 23 Americans, all but one of them CIA agents, accused of kidnapping a Muslim cleric in 2003.

Ancient reference to 'Jesus wife'

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:41 AM PDT

A provocative scrap of papyrus from the 4th Century makes a direct reference to Jesus having a wife, a Harvard professor says.

France issues alert over cartoons

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:31 AM PDT

Security is being stepped up at some French embassies after a satirical magazine publishes obscene cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

China's Bo 'implicated in crime'

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:32 AM PDT

China's news agency links fallen politician Bo Xilai to a criminal act for the first time, alleging he knew his wife was suspected of murdering a British man.

Georgian prison staff suspended

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 07:47 AM PDT

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili orders the suspension of all prison staff, in response to video footage apparently showing abuse of inmates.

Swedish magazine uses Kate photos

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 08:59 AM PDT

A Swedish magazine publishes photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing topless, as a Danish weekly says it plans to run them on Thursday.

China issues stern Japan warning

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 07:34 AM PDT

China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping warns Japan to "rein in its behaviour" and stop undermining Chinese sovereignty, state media report, as a row continues over disputed islands.

SA police fire at mine protesters

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:07 AM PDT

South African police use rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters, a day after a deal ended a six-week strike at the Marikana mine.

US agency expelled from Russia

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 02:08 AM PDT

The US Agency for International Development is forced to end operations in Russia after Moscow accuses it of meddling in politics.

HTC unveils Windows Phone mobiles

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:47 AM PDT

HTC unveils the 8X and 8S, two Windows Phone handsets, which it hopes will turn around its falling sales figures.

Painkillers 'cause' of headaches

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:41 PM PDT

Up to a million people in the UK are giving themselves severe headaches by taking too many painkillers, doctors have warned.

VIDEO: Protests over Georgia jail abuse video

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:02 AM PDT

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has suspended the country's entire prison staff, amid protests over video footage showing prisoners apparently being abused by guards.

VIDEO: 'Business as usual' in Syrian capital

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:34 AM PDT

The neighbourhood of Midan has long been the livliest and most popular in Damascus, and despite heavy shelling it is business as usual.

VIDEO: Endeavour on its final journey

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:12 AM PDT

The Space Shuttle Endeavour left the Kennedy Space Centre on its final journey before it is officially retired to a museum in California.

VIDEO: Speed flyer found alive in Alps

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:44 AM PDT

An extreme sports enthusiast from London who was missing in the Swiss Alps for three days has been found alive thanks to a campaign on Facebook.

VIDEO: Farmers face rise of the superweeds

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 06:22 PM PDT

Farmers all over the US are facing a growing challenge from weeds resistant to chemical sprays. But could more chemicals be the answer?

VIDEO: Obama chides Romney over remarks

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 10:34 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama has rebuked Republican rival Mitt Romney, saying that anyone seeking to be president needs to work for all Americans.

VIDEO: Armadillo chosen as 2014 World Cup mascot

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 07:10 AM PDT

The three banded armadillo - which can curl itself up like a football - has been chosen as the mascot for the Brazil 2014 World Cup.

EADS boss warning over BAE deal

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:54 AM PDT

The boss of EADS says its proposed tie-up with BAE is a "perfect fit" but there is "serious work" ahead to convince investors of its value.

BoJ extends asset purchase scheme

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 03:19 AM PDT

The Bank of Japan extends its asset purchasing programme, following similar moves by the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank.

New threats to block YouTube

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:33 AM PDT

Google, which owns YouTube, responds to countries calling for the banning of an anti-Islam American amateur movie

Sony slims down PS3 to help sales

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:47 AM PDT

Sony unveils two slimmer PlayStation games consoles ahead of the launch of Nintendo's rival Wii U.

Oscar nominations brought forward

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 02:05 AM PDT

The nominees for 2013's Academy Awards will be revealed five days earlier than previous years, ahead of the Golden Globes on 13 January.

King's Shining sequel due in 2013

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:46 AM PDT

Doctor Sleep, Stephen King's sequel to his horror novel The Shining, is to be released on 24 September 2013, 36 years after the original was published.

Record minimum for Arctic sea ice

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:36 AM PDT

Arctic sea ice has reached its minimum extent for the year, setting a record for the lowest summer cover since data collection began.

Furore greets GM-fed rat study

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:16 AM PDT

A furious row erupts over a study claiming to have found tumours and other problems in rats fed on genetically modified maize and exposed to a common herbicide.

Dementia research 'is in danger'

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:13 AM PDT

A leading health research charity says drugs companies may 'retreat' from dementia research without more government support.

Snake venom may be 'drug source'

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:47 PM PDT

Venomous snakes may be a good place to look for new drugs for a range of human diseases, researchers in Liverpool say.

Woods does not fear me - McIlroy

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:30 AM PDT

World number one Rory McIlroy dismisses Greg Norman's claims that he intimidates 14-time major winner Tiger Woods.

Senegal MP vote to abolish Senate

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 08:03 AM PDT

Senegal's parliament votes to abolish the Senate to save money for flood victims, but critics say it is aimed at weakening the opposition.

Deadly bomb blast hits Peshawar

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 08:11 AM PDT

A bomb blast in Pakistan's north-western city Peshawar kills at least nine people, and wounds several others, officials say.

Reindeer at risk from snow sport

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:58 AM PDT

Wild reindeer may face a new threat from the growing popularity of snow-kiting, a study finds.

Mexican gas plant fire kills 26

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:35 PM PDT

An explosion and fire at a gas facility run by state-owned company Pemex in northern Mexico kills 26 workers.

Palestinians 'face fiscal crisis'

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 03:34 AM PDT

The World Bank says there is a 'serious fiscal crisis' in the Palestinian territories, with a $400m (£246m) budget shortfall, and calls on donors to act.

US shuttle Endeavour heads west

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:31 AM PDT

US space shuttle Endeavour embarks on its final mission from Florida - on the back of a modified Boeing 747 jet - bound for display in Los Angeles.

New arrest over officer killings

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:17 AM PDT

A second man is arrested over the deaths of two police officers in Greater Manchester, on the day 25,000 tributes are left to the women.

Chief in IPCC Hillsborough probe

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:43 AM PDT

The police watchdog receives a referral from West Yorkshire Police Authority over the conduct of its chief constable in aftermath of the Hillsborough tragedy.

Clegg apology over tuition pledge

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:23 AM PDT

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg say he is sorry the Lib Dems broke their pre-election pledge to oppose an increase in student tuition fees.

London bombers seek fresh appeal

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:04 AM PDT

Four men jailed for life over a failed plot to bomb London in 2005 have launched a legal bid to overturn their convictions.

How adult adoptions bolster family firms

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 07:44 PM PDT

Why so many Japan families adopt adult men

Why British police don’t have guns

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 01:03 AM PDT

Why British police are unique in not carrying guns

Day in pictures: 19 September 2012

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:25 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Will radicalism ruin Mombasa's charms?

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:23 AM PDT

Will radical Islam ruin the charms of Kenya's tourist city?

7 questions on movie one-liners

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 07:40 PM PDT

Who said these famous quotable movie lines?

Lessons from the Vietnam war

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 06:07 PM PDT

Has the US forgotten lessons from Vietnam?

African viewpoint: The Rhodesian Syndrome

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:46 AM PDT

Ghanaian writer on why she never tackled the witch camps

Will new drive to beef up EU work?

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:01 AM PDT

Chris Morris reports on EU blueprint for integration

Can Romney's campaign recover?

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 01:51 PM PDT

Will outbursts hurt Romney's chances? Mark Mardell asks

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