Friday, October 5, 2012

Abu Hamza to be extradited to US

Abu Hamza to be extradited to US

Abu Hamza to be extradited to US

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:58 AM PDT

Five suspected terrorists - including radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri - can be extradited to the US to face trial, UK High Court judges rule.

Amplats fires 12,000 SA miners

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 09:56 AM PDT

The world's biggest platinum producer, Anglo American Platinum, fires 12,000 striking South African miners after a protracted strike over wages.

Paris hotelier's apology to China

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 08:21 AM PDT

A French fashion designer apologises for telling a magazine that Chinese tourists would not be welcome at his new luxury hotel in Paris.

US jobless rate in surprise fall

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 09:39 AM PDT

The US unemployment rate fell last month, figures from the Department of Labor show, surprising analysts who had been expecting a small rise.

Saudi anger at poultry price hike

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 04:48 AM PDT

A Twitter campaign urges people in Saudi Arabia to refrain from eating chicken to punish traders who it says have raised prices by as much as 40%.

Turkey 'in new Syria retaliation'

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Turkey's military returns fire after Syrian shells again land on Turkish soil, television channels say.

Kenyans win torture ruling in UK

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 05:28 AM PDT

Three Kenyans who were tortured by British colonial authorities can proceed with their legal claims against the UK government, the High Court rules.

Death penalty for India murders

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:07 AM PDT

Five members of a family in the Indian capital, Delhi, are sentenced to death for the brutal murder of a young couple in 2010.

Cuban dissident blogger arrested

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 07:18 AM PDT

Cuban blogger and dissident Yoani Sanchez is arrested while on her way to attend the trial of a man involved in a car crash that killed a fellow dissident.

Jordan protests after poll call

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 07:09 AM PDT

Thousands of people begin gathering in Jordan's capital Amman amid a large police presence to call for faster political reforms.

Mars rover to scoop sand sample

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:06 AM PDT

Nasa's Curiosity rover is preparing to scoop its first sample of Martian soil, delivering it to onboard laboratories for analysis.

US court to rule on MP3 resales

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 05:25 AM PDT

EMI goes to court to prevent a US online service buying and reselling digital music tracks - in a case which may set a legal precedent.

VIDEO: Inside the tunnels of the Somme

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:48 PM PDT

Robert Hall looks inside the labyrinth of tunnels underneath the Somme battlefield in France

VIDEO: Beekeepers solve blue honey mystery

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:31 PM PDT

Beekeepers in northeastern France have been alarmed to find their bees producing honey in unnatural shades of green and blue.

VIDEO: Australia unveils 'super' telescope

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:30 AM PDT

Australia has launched one of the world's largest telescopes tasked with surveying outer space and probing the origins of stars and galaxies.

VIDEO: Kenyans win torture ruling in UK

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:45 AM PDT

Three Kenyans who were tortured by British colonial authorities can proceed with their legal claims against the UK government, a court has ruled.

VIDEO: Turkey authorises military action

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:29 PM PDT

The Turkish parliament has approved a government request to send troops across the border into Syria, after yesterday's mortar attack, in which five Turkish civilians were killed.

VIDEO: China landslide kills five children

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:34 AM PDT

At least five children have died after a landslide buried a school building in south-west China, officials say.

VIDEO: Bond marks 50 years on film

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:35 PM PDT

The James Bond franchise is marking 50 years since the first film, Dr No, was released.

Tension in Athens over pay row

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:49 AM PDT

Protesters appear in court in the Greek capital Athens a day after a rally by unpaid shipyard workers descended into violence.

Faulty seats ground US flights

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:52 AM PDT

American Airlines cancels 94 flights as it works to fix passenger seats that could come loose during flight.

Warcraft game sparks political row

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:29 AM PDT

The game-playing antics of a political candidate have become a factor in a state senate race in the US.

Sony halts Xperia tablet sales

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 05:03 AM PDT

Sony says its "splash-proof" device may not be water resistant after discovering a manufacturing defect.

Adele's Bond theme tops iTunes

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 09:18 AM PDT

Skyfall, the new Bond theme sung by Adele, is number one in the iTunes chart 10 hours after being released in the early hours of Friday morning.

Bosnia National Museum shuts down

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:51 AM PDT

Bosnia's National Museum, founded in the 19th Century, is forced to close because of a funding crisis and political divisions.

California battle over GM labels

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 05:28 PM PDT

Voters in California are to decide on a controversial proposal that would require the labelling of most foods made with GM ingredients.

Mammoth carcass found in Siberia

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 06:23 AM PDT

A well-preserved mammoth carcass has been found by an 11-year-old boy in the permafrost of northern Siberia.

Skin cells become 'grandparents'

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:31 PM PDT

Stem cells have become "grandparents" after generations of life were created in experiments by scientists in Japan.

Britons 'kissed through swine flu'

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Remember swine flu? When the pandemic happened, did you avoid kissing family or friends in order to limit the spread of the virus? A survey in the Lancet suggests Britons were less likely to adopt "social distancing" techniques than people in several other countries.

Gayle powers Windies into final

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 09:52 AM PDT

Chris Gayle hits 75 not out and Kieron Pollard a brutal 38 as West Indies thrash Australia to reach the World Twenty20 final.

Tendulkar considering retirement

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:16 AM PDT

Sachin Tendulkar says he is considering retirement, but will play in this winter's Test series against England if selected.

Nigeria anti-fraud agents jailed

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 04:01 AM PDT

Two anti-corruption agents in Nigeria are given five-year prison terms by a High Court for accepting bribes during a sting operation.

China landslide children killed

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:37 AM PDT

All 18 children missing after a landslide buried their school in China's Yunnan province died in the disaster, officials confirm.

Russia reaches deal on Tajik base

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 09:09 AM PDT

Tajikistan allows Russia a 30-year extension on a Soviet-era military base seen as a bulwark against Islamist militancy and drug-trafficking.

Brazil judges split on Lula aide

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 05:46 PM PDT

Supreme Court judges delivering their findings on a big corruption case disagree whether former chief of staff Jose Dirceu led scheme to buy opposition support.

Two die in Israel hotel shootings

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 04:21 AM PDT

An American man who killed one person after opening fire at a hotel in Israel's southern resort of Eilat is shot dead by Israeli police.

Romney says 47% remark was wrong

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 04:57 AM PDT

US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney admits his remarks that 47% of Americans are government-dependent victims were "wrong".

More time to quiz April suspect

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 09:58 AM PDT

Police are given a further 24 hours to question Mark Bridger, who is under arrest on suspicion of murdering five-year-old April Jones.

BBC boss in Savile staff appeal

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:48 AM PDT

The BBC's new director general urges BBC staff to talk to police if they have any information about alleged sexual abuses by Sir Jimmy Savile.

Cole apologises for FA outburst

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 07:31 AM PDT

England and Chelsea defender Ashley Cole apologises "unreservedly" for criticising the FA over his evidence in the John Terry racism case.

Police chief sacked after inquiry

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 05:19 AM PDT

Cleveland Police Chief Constable Sean Price is sacked after being found guilty of gross misconduct.

Week in pictures: 31 September - 5 October 2012

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 09:21 AM PDT

News photos: 31 Sept - 5 Oct 2012

10 readers' tribal tattoos

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:02 PM PDT

10 readers explain why they had tribal tattoos

The gloomy atmosphere in France

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:34 PM PDT

Why Britain is on a high and France is in depression

US drone war in Pakistan prompts fear and anger

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 04:02 AM PDT

Pakistani anger as US drone strikes continue

Day in pictures: 5 October 2012

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 04:34 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Anger and grief in Turkish border town

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 09:14 AM PDT

Turkish border town comes to terms with deadly Syrian shelling

Pope's butler waits to learn his fate

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 06:12 AM PDT

Pope's ex-butler to learn fate in trial for theft

Quiz of the week's news

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:31 PM PDT

Why did Ikea bosses express 'regret' over the catalogue?

Stepping ashore a disputed island

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:25 AM PDT

The islands at the heart of South Korea-Japan row

Is the Naked Rambler the UK's oddest legal stand-off?

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 05:43 AM PDT

Is the naked rambler case the UK's oddest stand-off?

A grown-up viewing of Indiana Jones

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:29 PM PDT

The many incongruities in Raiders of the Lost Ark

Obama's pleasant October surprise

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 06:30 AM PDT

Drop of the US jobless rate is significant, writes Mark Mardell

ANC lambasted by billionaire Mo Ibrahim

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 09:59 AM PDT

Andrew Harding on South Africa's ruling party lambasted
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