Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Obama and Romney in final push

Obama and Romney in final push


Obama and Romney in final push

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:48 AM PDT

President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney are beginning a two-week drive to US election day after their final TV debate.

BBC regrets dropped Savile story

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:17 AM PDT

A BBC Newsnight probe into sexual abuse allegations against Jimmy Savile should not have been dropped, director general George Entwistle tells MPs.

Italy disaster head quits in row

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:43 AM PDT

The head of Italy's disaster body, Luciano Maiani, steps down after seven colleagues faced jail for their role before the L'Aquila earthquake.

Qatari emir's unity call in Gaza

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:52 AM PDT

Qatar's emir pledges $400m (£250m) for rebuilding in Gaza as he becomes the first head of state to visit the territory since Hamas came to power in 2007.

Apple set to launch smaller iPad

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 04:24 AM PDT

Apple is expected to launch a smaller, more affordable iPad at an event in San Jose later on Tuesday.

Three charged over Benin 'plot'

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:49 AM PDT

Three people are charged over an alleged plot to poison Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi by substituting his medicine with a toxic substance.

Hospital fire in Taiwan kills 12

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 02:29 AM PDT

An early morning fire at a hospital in the southern Taiwan city of Tainan kills 12 elderly patients and injures dozens more.

New finance tax for 10 EU states

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:57 AM PDT

The European Commission backs plans from 10 countries to launch a financial transactions tax to help raise funds to tackle the debt crisis.

SA striking gold miners sacked

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:13 AM PDT

More than 8,000 striking South African gold miners are sacked after ignoring a deadline to return to work, mine owners say.

Kenya runner assault case dropped

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 04:18 AM PDT

Assault charges against Kenya's Olympic and world 3,000m steeplechase champion Ezekiel Kemboi are dropped after his accuser withdraws her case.

'Balkans' gets stolen Nigeria oil

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 03:10 AM PDT

The main buyers of the estimated 180,000 barrels of oil stolen each day in Nigeria are based in the Balkans and Singapore, a local politician says.

Scott's death confirmed suicide

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:54 AM PDT

A Los Angeles coroner has confirmed film-maker Tony Scott's death was suicide, caused by blunt force trauma and drowning.

VIDEO: Oldest WWII pilot dies aged 99

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:03 AM PDT

Tributes have been paid to the oldest surviving Battle of Britain pilot who has died aged 99.

VIDEO: Red cards for all after mass brawl

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:13 AM PDT

Two entire football teams were dismissed after a brawl erupted on the pitch at a youth match in Paraguay.

VIDEO: Daniel Craig at Skyfall premiere

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:47 AM PDT

Daniel Craig tells the BBC's Lizo Mzimba that the presence of members of the Royal Family at the world premiere of new James Bond film Skyfall is ''the cherry on the cake'' and reveals it was ''a lot of fun'' to act with the Queen for the London 2012 opening ceremony.

VIDEO: Lebanon army deployed on streets

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:02 AM PDT

The army has been deployed on the streets of Lebanon's two biggest cities, Beirut and Tripoli, in efforts to bring calm after the death of a senior security official last week.

VIDEO: Rocket launches crew to space station

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:05 AM PDT

A Russian spacecraft has blasted off on a two day journey, carrying a three-man crew to the International Space Station.

VIDEO: Turkish floods cause disruption

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Floods in north-west Turkey killed at least three people and caused widespread damage.

VIDEO: 'Largest human flag' in Pakistan

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:21 AM PDT

Some 24,000 people have become world record holders in Pakistan after taking part in an attempt to make the world's largest human national flag.

Shares fall in Europe and the US

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:48 AM PDT

Share indexes fall on both sides of the Atlantic after weak results from two large US companies, and more bad news for the Spanish economy.

Flight delays must be compensated

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:14 AM PDT

Airlines must pay compensation to passengers who are delayed by three hours or more, the European Court of Justice rules.

Apple launches iPad Mini device

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:29 AM PDT

Apple has launched its widely-anticipated smaller tablet, the iPad Mini, at an event in California.

US Apple patents ruled invalid

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:10 AM PDT

The US patent office has ruled a set of Apple patents invalid, throwing into question an earlier judgement.

Homeland signs for third series

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 02:16 AM PDT

Hit US TV series Homeland is given a third season from the American cable network, Showtime.

Bengali writer Gangopadhyay dies

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:29 PM PDT

Well-known Bengali poet and novelist Sunil Gangopadhyay dies after a heart attack in the Indian city of Calcutta.

Government to delay badger cull

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:23 AM PDT

The government announces it will delay a planned cull of badgers in England until next summer, after widespread opposition to the scheme.

X-ray tricks cut breast scan dose

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:02 AM PDT

Researchers outline a way to acquire breast tissue scans with up to three times the resolution but just a twenty-fifth the radiation dose.

Exercise 'may beat brain shrinkage'

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 07:25 PM PDT

Exercising in your 70s may stop your brain from shrinking and showing signs of ageing linked to dementia, say experts.

Peru doctors 'to suspend strike'

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:13 PM PDT

Thousands of doctors in Peru say they will suspend a strike that has left many poor people without medical care for more than a month.

Hamilton calls for McQuaid to go

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 03:26 AM PDT

Lance Armstrong's former team-mate Tyler Hamilton calls for International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid to step down.

Ceefax ready for final switch-off

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:06 AM PDT

Ceefax, the BBC's teletext service, is given a lifetime achievement award by the Plain English Campaign to mark its last day on air after 38 years.

Dutch consider heated cycle lanes

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:40 AM PDT

Towns in the Netherlands are considering a proposal to heat cycle lanes to encourage more use of bicycles in winter.

'Foreign fighters' arrive in Mali

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:14 AM PDT

Foreign fighters have arrived in a northern Mali town, the exiled mayor of Gao tells the BBC, confirming reports of an influx of jihadists.

Afghan forces die in gun battle

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 01:48 AM PDT

At least 10 Afghan security personnel are killed in a gun battle with Taliban insurgents in the western province of Herat, officials say.

Polish president's body exhumed

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:32 AM PDT

Poland exhumes the body of former President Ryszard Kaczorowski to determine if he was mistakenly buried in the wrong grave after an air crash

Mexico drug boss's parent dug up

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:24 AM PDT

Mexican experts are carrying out DNA tests on the body of one of the parents of Zetas cartel boss Heriberto Lazcano to dispel doubts about his death.

Lebanon army deploys on streets

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 02:44 AM PDT

Troops are deployed in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, and the northern city of Tripoli in a bid to calm tensions after clashes left seven dead.

UK accused over US drone strikes

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:46 AM PDT

A High Court hearing into the alleged use of British intelligence in US drone attacks in Pakistan hears such co-operation could be "assisting murder".

Black footballers' group possible

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:46 AM PDT

A leading human rights barrister says talks over forming a black footballers' association have begun.

Sat-nav used before ford death

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:09 AM PDT

The wife of a man who died when their car was swept away followed sat-nav directions into a flooded ford, an inquest hears.

Mirror hit by claims over hacking

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 02:38 AM PDT

Former England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is among four people taking legal action against the Daily Mirror for alleged phone hacking.

Why so many old pianos are dumped

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 04:35 PM PDT

Why they're being dumped, smashed - even burnt

Crimea's Tatars: A fragile revival

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 04:33 AM PDT

Will Crimea's Tatars successfully revive their culture?

The other children of Pakistan's war

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:38 AM PDT

The children caught up in Pakistan's battle against militancy

Libyans trying to move on from Gaddafi

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 04:25 PM PDT

How Libya has changed in the past year

Day in pictures: 23 October 2012

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 04:45 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Recreating Neanderthal man

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:47 PM PDT

Is this the first really accurate reconstruction of a Neanderthal?

The maths that made Voyager possible

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:23 PM PDT

The intern who made deep space exploration possible

US candidates face up to foreign policy dilemmas

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 04:07 AM PDT

Presidential rivals must face US decline, writes Jonathan Marcus

Enduring divisions keep pan-Arab unity a dream

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 03:09 AM PDT

Why pan-Arab unity has proven so difficult to achieve

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