Saturday, September 22, 2012

Rebel command 'moved into Syria'

Rebel command 'moved into Syria'


Rebel command 'moved into Syria'

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 09:08 AM PDT

The rebel Free Syrian Army announces it has moved its command centre from Turkey to "liberated areas" inside Syria.

Protesters rout Benghazi militia

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 06:47 AM PDT

Protesters and police in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi drive out the militia suspected of killing the US ambassador nearly two weeks ago.

Bounty on anti-Islam filmmaker

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 09:56 AM PDT

A Pakistani government minister offers a $100,000 reward for the death of the maker of an anti-Islam film made in the US.

Portugal backs down on tax rise

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 04:42 AM PDT

The centre-right government in Portugal agrees to look for alternatives to a social security tax rise a week after huge street protests.

Dutch party invite ends in riot

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 03:01 AM PDT

A Dutch birthday party invitation which went viral on Facebook ends in riots after thousands of revellers descend on the small town of Haren.

Afghans ban Pakistan newspapers

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 02:41 AM PDT

Afghanistan bans all newspapers from Pakistan saying they are "a propaganda resource" for Taliban militants.

Aurora victims sue over security

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 02:33 AM PDT

Three people wounded in the Colorado theatre massacre in June sue the cinema owners over lack of security at the venue where 12 were killed.

Cameroon jails former minister

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 08:01 AM PDT

Cameroon ex-minister Marafa Hamidou Yaya is jailed for 25 years in a corruption case involving a deal to buy a presidential plane in 2004.

Charges 'aim to silence' Malema

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 12:42 AM PDT

South African politician Julius Malema's lawyer says charges against her client are politically motivated and aimed at silencing him.

Burma man 'admits Mekong murders'

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 11:23 PM PDT

A suspected Burmese warlord and five other men admit murdering 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong river at a trial in China, state media say.

US Congress agrees stop-gap funds

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 06:44 AM PDT

Democrats and Republicans in the US Congress agree a deal to avert a US government shutdown and begin campaigning for the November poll.

Iran group 'to lose terror tag'

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 12:54 AM PDT

The US is set to remove Iranian dissident group Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) from its terror blacklist, officials say.

VIDEO: 'Meteor' sightings made across UK

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 11:11 AM PDT

People across the UK have reported seeing bright objects in the sky overnight, thought to be meteors or "space junk".

VIDEO: Fire hose 'saves man' from tiger

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 04:18 AM PDT

A 25-year-old man has been mauled by a tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City after he jumped from an elevated train into a tiger enclosure.

VIDEO: Syria: Aleppo assault continues

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 11:15 AM PDT

A government offensive against rebel districts in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo is reportedly continuing, with amateur video appearing to show the aftermath of an airstrike on the Al-Missar quarter.

VIDEO: Benghazi militia driven out of base

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 11:06 AM PDT

The Islamist militia accused of killing the US ambassador to Libya earlier this month has been driven out of its base in the city of Benghazi.

VIDEO: Space shuttle in Hollywood fly past

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 01:04 AM PDT

US space shuttle Endeavour has flown over California landmarks in a final air show before it heads for display in Los Angeles.

VIDEO: Facebook invite leads to riot

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 08:43 AM PDT

In the Netherlands, riot police were called in to contain the situation when thousands of youths descended on the northern town of Haren after an online invitation to a girl's 16th birthday party went viral.

VIDEO: Goodbye Lada Classic - hello XRAY

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 04:23 PM PDT

Russian car maker AvtoVaz, which owns Lada, has just launched a new concept car which it hopes will also capture the hearts of drivers.

'Meteors' seen across UK skies

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 05:49 AM PDT

Bright objects in the night sky, thought to be meteors, are sighted across the UK but some experts are suggesting they could be space junk.

Cell death offers fertility clue

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 07:46 PM PDT

A discovery about how cells die could lead to ways of protecting fertility in women having cancer treatment, experts say.

Chelsea 1-0 Stoke

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 09:54 AM PDT

Ashley Cole is the unlikely hero as Chelsea score a dramatic late winner at Stamford Bridge to breach Stoke's resistance.

Southampton 4-1 Aston Villa

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 09:58 AM PDT

Southampton secure their first league victory of the season thanks to four second-half goals against Aston Villa.

Skinny dippers miss out on record

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 02:46 AM PDT

Hundreds of swimmers brave the cold of the Northumberland coast for a record attempt skinny dip.

Nigerian Muslims protest at film

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 06:20 AM PDT

Tens of thousands of Muslims march in Kano, the biggest city in northern Nigeria, to protest at an anti-Islam video posted on Youtube.

Australian church admits abuse

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 09:50 PM PDT

The Roman Catholic Church in the Australian state of Victoria confirms that more than 600 children have been sexually abused by priests since the 1930s.

France and Germany renew pledge

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 08:26 AM PDT

French and German leaders mark the 50th anniversary of a key post-WWII reconciliation moment by pledging to maintain strong ties within Europe.

Romney releases 2011 tax return

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:28 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney releases his much-anticipated 2011 tax return, showing he paid a rate of 14.1%.

Keep bargain, Clegg warns Tories

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 10:36 AM PDT

Nick Clegg warns Conservatives to stick to "the bargain" over the coalition, as the Lib Dems threaten to veto future spending cuts unless a wealth tax is brought in.

Clarke backs whip in police row

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 04:39 AM PDT

Ken Clarke has defended Andrew Mitchell as a "perfectly reasonable man" as the row over his comments made to a police officer continues.

Ex-BBC journalist Mike Baker dies

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 05:55 AM PDT

Mike Baker, the award-winning education journalist, who wrote a compelling blog about his cancer, has died.

Trapped family rescued from fire

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 10:02 AM PDT

A mother and five children are rescued from a fire at their home in Kent by "brave" neighbours who heard their screams.

A life below stairs

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 04:57 PM PDT

Who has servants in their houses these days?

Lebanon's fears of a proxy war

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 04:01 AM PDT

Syria's spreading conflict strikes fear in Beirut's glitzy malls

Iran limits female education

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 05:57 PM PDT

Iranian female students banned from university courses

Afghans gripped by new football league

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:18 PM PDT

Afghans gripped by launch of first-ever league competition

Diana Vreeland: Fashion's Empress

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 08:07 PM PDT

A new documentary on 1960s Vogue boss Diana Vreeland.

How China became the US election bogeyman

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 05:12 PM PDT

How China replaced Japan as US election bogeyman

The perils of campaigning in Spanish

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 02:13 PM PDT

Perils of campaigning for the White House in Spanish

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