Monday, September 10, 2012

Yemen says al-Qaeda chief killed

Yemen says al-Qaeda chief killed

Yemen says al-Qaeda chief killed

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 09:06 AM PDT

Said al-Shihri, described as the second-in-command of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, is killed in an operation in Yemen, officials say.

France 'helped Syria defection'

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:42 AM PDT

Manaf Tlas, a Syrian general who defected in July, hints that French intelligence agencies helped him escape.

Huge crowds cheer GB's athletes

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 09:58 AM PDT

Hundreds of British Olympic and Paralympic athletes set off on a victory parade through London, at the end of what the PM called a "golden summer" of sport.

Outrage over cartoonist arrest

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 09:17 AM PDT

An Indian anti-corruption cartoonist is remanded in custody on sedition charges, prompting criticism of what many see as an attack on freedom of expression.

'One gun' used in Alps shootings

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:07 AM PDT

Only one gun was used in the attack on a British man shot dead with his wife, mother-in-law and a cyclist in the French Alps, police in France say.

US hands Bagram prison to Afghans

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:04 AM PDT

The US hands over control of the controversial Bagram prison, transferring more than 3,000 Taliban fighters and terror suspects to Afghan custody.

'Full independence' for Kosovo

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:07 AM PDT

Kosovo is declared to be a fully independent state by Western powers, as they end their period of supervision over the Balkan nation.

Hungary 1956 regime minister held

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 08:47 AM PDT

A former interior minister of Hungary, Bela Biszku, who oversaw the suppression of the 1956 revolution, is arrested on suspicion of war crimes.

Scrutiny for Paralympic TV deals

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 04:33 AM PDT

The International Paralympic Committee says it will examine TV partners more carefully in future after US network NBC did not show any live action.

Run-off in Somalia president poll

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 09:10 AM PDT

Somalia's parliament is choosing a new president in Mogadishu, in the latest step to end decades of war, with the vote going to a run-off.

Ethiopia 'pardons' jailed Swedes

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Ethiopia pardons two Swedish journalists jailed last year for supporting terrorism and they will be released soon, a minister announces.

Obama beats Romney's August haul

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:12 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama and his Democratic Party raise more cash than their Republican challengers, bringing in $114m (£71m) in August.

Smugglers 'hid primates in pants'

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 04:49 AM PDT

Two men are found trying to board a flight in India with a rare primate species hidden in their underwear.

VIDEO: How Cuba tries to stop flow of drugs

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 02:30 PM PDT

Cuba has a long-established zero tolerance policy on drugs, and now Havana is helping US officials stop the flow of narcotics from South America.

VIDEO: Skating lets me escape Tourette's

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 09:15 PM PDT

Eighteen-year-old student Greg Storey, who was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome at the age of six, explains to BBC Radio 1 DJ Reggie Yates why he does not tic when he skates.

VIDEO: 'Obama bought 20 pizzas'

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 08:25 PM PDT

The owner of a pizza shop in Florida who surprised Barack Obama with a huge hug during a campaign tour said it was a great meeting, and that the US president bought 20 pizzas.

VIDEO: Cocoa bandits terrorise Madagascar

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:02 AM PDT

The island of Madagascar is renowned across the world for its production of Vanilla. It also produces volumes of highly valuable cocoa. But bandits are terrorising the locals and stealing their valuable cash crops.

VIDEO: Bomb unit called to al-Hilli home

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:43 AM PDT

A bomb disposal unit has been called to the house of a British couple killed in the French Alps last Wednesday.

VIDEO: US hands Bagram prison to Afghans

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 01:16 AM PDT

The US military has handed control of a controversial prison housing more than 3,000 Taliban fighters and terrorism suspects to the Afghan authorities.

VIDEO: Fire-damaged chemical ship docks

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 01:20 AM PDT

A badly damaged chemical container ship has arrived at the German port of Wilhelmshaven, after nearly two months of trying to find a country which would permit it to dock.

China data raises growth concerns

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:19 PM PDT

China's exports grow less-than-forecast and imports fall in August, adding to fears about a sharp slowdown in its economy.

Italy economy contracts further

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:56 AM PDT

The Italian economy shrank by 0.8% between April and June, slightly more than previously estimated, official figures show.

Google sued over search results

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:03 AM PDT

Bettina Wulff, wife of former German President Christian Wulff, has complained about the firm's auto-complete search text

Al-Jazeera mobile service hacked

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:35 AM PDT

The mobile service of Qatar-based news network al-Jazeera Arabic has been hacked.

US box office suffers 10-year low

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 07:11 AM PDT

The North American box office suffers one of its worst weekends in more than a decade, taking $65 million (£41m), according to industry estimates.

Eastwood defends convention skit

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:26 AM PDT

Actor Clint Eastwood defends his widely mocked appearance at the Republican National Convention, saying criticism has come "from the left".

More planets could harbour life

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 08:40 AM PDT

New computer models suggest there could be many more habitable planets out there than previously thought.

Diabetes cholesterol risk warning

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 04:44 PM PDT

The majority of people with diabetes are not controlling cholesterol levels effectively - putting them at increased risk of heart disease, a charity warns.

England call up teenager Sterling

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:20 AM PDT

Raheem Sterling, Jake Livermore and Adam Lallana are called into the England squad for the World Cup qualifier against Ukraine.

Rome removes 'padlocks of love'

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 08:14 AM PDT

Thousands of padlocks attached to a bridge crossing the Tiber in Rome are being removed by city authorities.

Obama is given bear hug lift-off

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 08:58 PM PDT

Campaigning US President Barack Obama gets a voter lift he is looking for - as he is raised off the ground in a bear hug by a supporter in Florida.

Kenya ethnic clashes kill 30

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:55 AM PDT

At least 30 people are killed in renewed ethnic clashes in south-east Kenya, with children and policemen among the dead.

India 'may not see Rushdie film'

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 07:33 AM PDT

A new film based on Sir Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children may not be released in India, its director Deepa Mehta fears.

Turkey bombs rebels in north Iraq

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 09:10 AM PDT

Turkey says it killed 25 rebels in a recent air offensive in northern Iraq, as the army also says hundreds of people have died in clashes in south-east Turkey this year.

Mexico's Lopez Obrador quits party

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 04:37 PM PDT

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, runner-up in Mexico's last two presidential elections, leaves his left-wing coalition to form a new political movement.

Bahrain activist in court appeal

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 08:03 AM PDT

Prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab appears in court to appeal against a three-year jail sentence for organising illegal protests.

Chicago schools in teacher strike

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 08:14 AM PDT

Teachers in Chicago go on strike for the first time in 25 years, setting up a showdown with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over pay and conditions.

TUC backs co-ordinated strikes

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:50 AM PDT

The TUC votes to back co-ordinated strikes over the public sector pay freeze - but Downing Street says industrial action will change nothing.

Charge over toddler blast death

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:22 AM PDT

A man is charged with manslaughter after a suspected gas explosion killed a two-year-old in Greater Manchester.

Nurse's 'love letter' to rapist

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 08:17 AM PDT

A nurse at Wakefield Prison wrote a love letter to a convicted rapist saying he was her "knight in shining armour", a court hears.

Fourth arrest over party stabbing

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 08:29 AM PDT

A fourth arrest is made in connection with the death of a teenager stabbed outside a house party in Essex.

In pictures: The Greatest Team Parade

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 09:46 AM PDT

Britain's Olympic and Paralympic athletes

In pictures: The Queen's corgis

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 01:37 AM PDT

A look back at the Queen and her corgis

In pictures: Nicaragua volcano erupts

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 09:10 PM PDT

Nicaragua volcanoforces evacuation

Why doesn't everyone know who Nikola Tesla was?

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:23 AM PDT

How the world forgot an eccentric genius

Tegart: A tough cop in a tough world

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 04:43 PM PDT

The Irish cop whose fortresses still tower over Israel

Madagascar's chocolate thieves

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 12:18 AM PDT

Cocoa thieves strike fear into Madagascar farmers

Day in pictures: 10 September 2012

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:50 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Pearlers past and present in Australian town

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 04:50 PM PDT

Seeking South Sea pearls in remote Australian waters

In pictures: Paralympics closing ceremony

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 03:04 PM PDT

Fiery ceremony draws curtain on Paralympics

Indian philanthropy's changing face

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 04:12 PM PDT

India's young step up to charitable giving

The Downton Abbey 'phenomenon'

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 04:16 PM PDT

How Downton Abbey became a global success story

Google Maps readies for battle

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 07:04 PM PDT

iPhone map app marks end of Google domination

ESM in the dock: Germany's fears

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 02:10 AM PDT

Gavin Hewitt on Germany's debate ahead of key court decision

Has India begun hating cartoons?

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 02:43 AM PDT

Soutik Biswas examines tolerance of political satire
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