Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Massive turnout for Catalan demo

Massive turnout for Catalan demo

Massive turnout for Catalan demo

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:04 PM PDT

More than a million people flood the streets of the Catalan capital Barcelona, demanding independence and a bailout from the central government.

Egyptians protest over US film

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Protesters breach the wall at the US embassy in Cairo and tear down a flag over a film they say is insulting to the Prophet Muhammad.

China sends ships in islands row

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:06 AM PDT

Two Chinese patrol ships are sent to islands disputed with Japan, which has just completed a deal to buy the territory, state media in China say.

Black hole to eat planetary cloud

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 10:53 AM PDT

A young star surrounded by a planet-forming disc of gas is being pulled towards the huge black hole at the centre of our galaxy, astronomers say.

Obama marks 11th 9/11 anniversary

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 08:17 AM PDT

US President Obama lays a wreath as memorials are held in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania to mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Yemen minister survives attack

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:46 AM PDT

Yemen's defence minister survives an assassination attempt which reportedly kills at least 11 people, including seven of his bodyguards.

Bin Laden raid doctor speaks out

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:27 AM PDT

The Pakistani doctor involved in the US search for Osama Bin Laden is quoted as telling Fox News he was unaware the al-Qaeda leader was their target.

US 'covered up' Soviet massacre

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 02:34 AM PDT

Newly released documents appear to back the idea that the US helped cover up Soviet responsibility for the 1940 massacre of Polish soldiers at Katyn.

Malema urges full SA miner strike

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 09:58 AM PDT

Firebrand politician Julius Malema urges a national strike in South Africa's mines, amid a wave of anger over last month's deaths at the Marikana mine.

Tax fraud banker gets $104m award

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:37 AM PDT

The US Internal Revenue Service awards $104m (£65m) to a convicted former banker who informed US tax authorities about overseas tax cheats.

Amazon massacre report withdrawn

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 03:47 AM PDT

Campaign group Survival International, which carried reports of a mass killing of Yanomami indigenous people in Venezuela, says it now believes no such attack took place.

Czech bootleg booze kills seven

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 07:11 AM PDT

Seven people in the Czech Republic die and a further 22 people are in hospital with alcohol poisoning after drinking bootleg spirits.

VIDEO: Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugees

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 08:44 AM PDT

Actress Angelina Jolie visits a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.

VIDEO: Italy releases sea rescue footage

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 09:01 AM PDT

Italian police have released video showing their rescue of 11 Libyan migrants who had been clinging to a rubber boat in the Mediterranean Sea for two days.

VIDEO: William and Kate visit Singapore

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 07:43 AM PDT

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been formally welcomed to Singapore on the first day of their tour of South East Asia and the South Pacific.

VIDEO: Anguish of a family caught in conflict

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 08:47 AM PDT

Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled the conflict in Syria and for those with injuries it is an especially difficult challenge to try and rebuild their lives.

VIDEO: Obama: 'This day is never easy'

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 08:52 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at 9/11 commemoration at the Pentagon.

VIDEO: Murray 'relieved' after US Open win

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 09:32 PM PDT

Andy Murray ends Britain's 76-year wait for a male Grand Slam singles champion with an epic victory over Novak Djokovic in the US Open final.

VIDEO: Power failure leaves Cubans in the dark

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 09:16 AM PDT

Millions of Cubans are left without electricity after a power failure hits large areas of the country on Sunday.

Wen: 'Chinese economy on track'

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:02 AM PDT

China's Premier, Wen Jiabao, tells the World Economic Forum in Tianjin that his country is on track to hit growth targets for this year.

Putin looks 'to protect' Gazprom

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 08:01 AM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a decree forbidding state-owned firms from giving information to foreign authorities, just days after the EU said it would investigate Gazprom.

UK cities set to get 4G this year

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 04:21 AM PDT

The UK's first fourth generation mobile service - known as 4G - will launch in 16 cities this year, operator Everything Everywhere announces.

Intel unveils Haswell processors

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 09:12 AM PDT

Intel says its upcoming Haswell chips will run on less power and better support speech recognition and facial detection software.

Brad Pitt: No more big salaries

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 03:36 AM PDT

Brad Pitt says actors can no longer expect multi-million dollar salaries, as studios are "challenged because of the economic downturn".

Mantel makes Man Booker shortlist

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 03:55 AM PDT

Man Booker-winning author Hilary Mantel is shortlisted for the £50,000 literary prize again, for her sequel to Wolf Hall, which won the award in 2009.

Court battle on badger cull fails

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 08:57 AM PDT

The Badger Trust has lost its Court of Appeal challenge to government plans to allow thousands of badgers to be killed in England.

Antarctic molluscs 'switch sex'

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 08:51 PM PDT

Antarctic bivalves have surprised scientists who have discovered that the animals switch sex.

Funding for 9/11 cancer victims

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 08:13 PM PDT

The US federal government adds about 50 types of cancer to the list of 9/11 World Trade Center-related illnesses to be covered by a healthcare programme.

Asian and African diabetes risk

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:04 AM PDT

British people of South Asian, African or African Caribbean descent are significantly more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than their European counterparts, researchers have warned.

US win means the world - Murray

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:34 AM PDT

Andy Murray says his US Open victory is "what I have been working towards for the last 10 years of my life".

Congo rebels 'executing escapees'

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 09:42 AM PDT

Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are accused of fresh atrocities, including the execution of recruits trying to escape rebel ranks.

'Robber swallowed fake diamond'

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:37 AM PDT

A Chinese man accused of swallowing a diamond worth $13,000 ingested a fake gem in a ruse to enable the real thief to escape, police in Sri Lanka say.

Centrists battle for Dutch vote

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 09:06 AM PDT

Campaigning in the Dutch general election goes into its final hours with the centre-left and centre-right pushing for votes from the margins.

Rio police hunt killers in slum

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 07:30 AM PDT

Brazilian police occupy a Rio de Janeiro slum and make several arrests as they hunt for the killers of six teenagers found dumped on side of a road.

Palestinian bid to calm protests

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 04:53 AM PDT

The Palestinian Authority will cut fuel prices and the salaries of top officials after days of protests over rising living costs, PM Salam Fayyad says.

Murray wins historic first major

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 02:36 AM PDT

Andy Murray ends Britain's 76-year wait for a male Grand Slam singles champion with victory over Novak Djokovic in the US Open final.

Pupils in GCSE grade 'border war'

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Pupils in England who took the disputed GCSE English exam could end up with a lower grade for exactly the same work as their counterparts in Wales.

G4S expects full Olympic payment

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:55 AM PDT

The head of security firm G4S tells MPs he expects the firm to be paid the full £235m contract for the Olympics despite the fiasco over staffing.

Bodies removed from coach wreck

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 10:55 AM PDT

The bodies of three people killed in a coach crash in Surrey on Monday night are removed from the wreckage.

Van Commenee to quit as UK coach

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 09:36 AM PDT

Charles van Commenee is to step down as UK Athletics head coach after GB fail to meet his medal target at London 2012.

What next for the Olympic Park?

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:37 AM PDT

Transforming the venues

In pictures: Best of British

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 04:31 PM PDT

Wildlife Photography Awards

In which countries is Coca-Cola not sold?

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 02:48 AM PDT

Which countries still don't sell Coca-Cola?

In which countries did Paralympians outperform Olympians?

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 05:02 PM PDT

Why China thrashed the US in the Paralympic medal count

In pictures: 100 most threatened species

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:47 AM PDT

Pictures of species considered close to extinction

Mexico gang split raises bloodshed fears

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 03:45 AM PDT

Split in Mexico's Zetas drug cartel raises fears of further bloodshed

Day in pictures: 11 September 2012

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 04:31 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Will President Mohamud be able to tame Somalia?

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 03:53 AM PDT

But will the new Somali leader be able to tame the warlords?

Where is Xi Jinping?

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 01:00 AM PDT

Whispers over the whereabouts of China's next leader

Surviving the pirates off the coast of Nigeria

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 03:10 AM PDT

Oil tanker crew describe terrifying ordeal off Nigeria's coast

Searching for missing Pakistani soldiers in Indian jails

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:31 PM PDT

Pakistani soldiers 'killed' in 1965 may be languishing in Indian jails

Cracking the Spanish puzzle

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 01:37 AM PDT

Why the Spanish puzzle must be solved

Rediscovering forgotten confidence

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:31 PM PDT

Mark Easton on Britain's rediscovered confidence
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