Thursday, October 11, 2012

Syria plane 'carried ammunition'

Syria plane 'carried ammunition'

Syria plane 'carried ammunition'

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:21 AM PDT

The Syrian plane forced to land in Turkey was carrying Russian-made equipment and ammunition for Syria's defence ministry, says Turkey's PM.

Hezbollah admits to Israel drone

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:55 AM PDT

The leader of Lebanese Shia militant movement Hezbollah says his group was behind the launch of a drone shot down over Israel last week.

Pakistan girl switches hospitals

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 09:11 AM PDT

Two days after she was shot and critically wounded by Taliban gunmen, 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai is moved to another hospital for treatment.

Greece unemployment hits record

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 06:49 AM PDT

Unemployment in Greece hit a record 25% in July, government figures show, with youth unemployment reaching more than 54%.

Running mates ready for VP debate

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 09:23 AM PDT

The US vice-presidential candidates are to meet in their only televised debate, as new polling suggests the race for the White House is tightening.

French 'plot biggest in years'

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:41 AM PDT

Prosecutors in France say an alleged Islamist terror cell was planning the biggest bomb attack on France since the mid-1990s.

Chinese author Mo Yan wins Nobel

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 05:49 AM PDT

Chinese author Mo Yan, praised for his "hallucinatory realism", is awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for literature.

Malaysia transsexuals lose case

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 03:15 AM PDT

Four Malaysian Muslim transsexuals lose a legal challenge to an Islamic law that bars them from dressing as women.

Security fear sees Firefox pulled

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 03:27 AM PDT

A security vulnerability leads to the latest Mozilla Firefox browser being taken offline within a day of its release, affecting users who had already upgraded.

US-linked Yemeni killed in Sanaa

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 08:42 AM PDT

A Yemeni employee of the US embassy in the capital Sanaa is shot dead in an attack by masked men on a motorbike, officials say.

Liver damage killed DC panda cub

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:28 AM PDT

A female giant panda cub born at Washington DC's National Zoo that died a week after it was born had liver and lung damage, zoo officials say.

Bill waived after 12qn-euro gaffe

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 04:36 AM PDT

A woman in south-west France, who mistakenly received a telephone bill of nearly 12 quadrillion euros, has the real amount she owed waived.

VIDEO: Pussy Riot 'never expected jail'

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 09:14 AM PDT

A member of the punk band Pussy Riot has said they never expected to be jailed for staging an anti-Kremlin protest in February.

VIDEO: Riding the matatu - Nairobi's subway

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:54 AM PDT

In Nairobi the matatu is what the tube is to London and the subway to New York - but its safety record puts many tourists off.

VIDEO: Obama: 'I can make a better case'

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 02:24 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama has defended his performance in the first televised presidential debate of the 2012 election campaign.

VIDEO: Rise of forced evictions in China

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 09:22 AM PDT

Forced evictions in China have risen significantly in recent years as local officials sell off land to property developers, according to a report by Amnesty International.

VIDEO: Armstrong doping 'most sophisticated'

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 08:31 PM PDT

Cycling legend Lance Armstrong's team ran "the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme the sport has ever seen" according to a report by the United States Anti-Doping Agency.

VIDEO: Belgium's Ghent Altarpiece restored

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 03:23 AM PDT

Belgium's most famous painting, The Ghent Altarpiece, is to be restored at a cost of more than 1m euros (£800,000; $1.3m).

VIDEO: Brighter future for Afghan girls?

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 11:29 PM PDT

More than three million girls in Afghanistan are now receiving some form of education - a sign of the country's changing attitudes towards women.

BAE warns on US spending outlook

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 03:18 AM PDT

Defence group BAE Systems warns of uncertainties in the US market, a day after ending EADS merger talks.

Burberry confirms weak Asia sales

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:42 AM PDT

Burberry confirms sharply slower demand growth in China, although stronger sale results elsewhere lift the fashion house's shares.

Kindle sales make Amazon no profit

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Amazon's boss confirms it only breaks even on its hardware as he launches the Kindle Paperwhite and a book lending service in Europe.

Samsung announces Galaxy S3 Mini

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:40 AM PDT

Samsung launches a new, smaller variant of its flagship Galaxy S3 smartphone, giving it the same screen size as Apple's iPhone 5.

Probe into Savile hospital claims

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:20 AM PDT

Hospitals are investigating allegations that TV presenter Sir Jimmy Savile preyed on children during visits to wards.

'Musical' mice learn new songs

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 05:56 PM PDT

US researchers say that mice may have the ability to learn songs based on the sounds they hear.

Strokes in young people 'rising'

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:58 PM PDT

Strokes are becoming more common at a younger age due to unhealthy lifestyles, an American study finds.

Bad news 'stresses' women more

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:50 PM PDT

Bad news stories, such as those about murder, seem to alter the way women respond to stressful situations, according to a small study.

Armstrong is a legend - Sky rider

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 08:27 AM PDT

Britain's Alex Dowsett believes Lance Armstrong is a "legend" but could not shake his hand in light of recent doping allegations.

Rooney handed England captaincy

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 09:15 AM PDT

England striker Wayne Rooney will captain his country in Friday's World Cup qualifier against San Marino.

Shell rejects Nigeria spill claim

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:34 AM PDT

Oil giant Shell rejects claims that it should pay compensation to four Nigerian farmers, in a case that may set a legal precedent.

Forced evictions rising in China

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:15 AM PDT

Forced evictions - many involving violent clashes - have risen significantly in recent years in China, fuelling public anger, Amnesty says.

UK fishermen 'attacked by French'

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:47 AM PDT

Fishermen are calling for Royal Navy protection after claims they were attacked by French vessels.

Chavez names new vice-president

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:09 AM PDT

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro is named vice-president by re-elected President Hugo Chavez, who recently fought a battle with cancer.

UK called for Abu Qatada pardon

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:35 AM PDT

The British government asked the Jordanian authorities to consider pardoning radical cleric Abu Qatada, it emerges in court.

US hikes China solar cell tariffs

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:21 AM PDT

The US is to impose sharply higher tariffs on solar cells imported from China, which it says will offset the subsidies China pays its manufacturers.

£50m allocated for WWI centenary

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 07:53 AM PDT

More than £50m is allocated for a "historic" commemoration of the centenary of the start of World War I, David Cameron announces.

British Gas to raise its prices

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:02 AM PDT

British Gas is to announce 8% increases to its gas and electricity charges on Friday, adding about £100 to an average bill, the BBC understands.

Woman 'trampled to death by cows'

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:17 AM PDT

A woman walking her dog in a field of cows in Wiltshire is found with fatal injuries, apparently caused by her being trampled.

IRA accused can be named - judge

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 09:56 AM PDT

A judge lifts a ban on naming five people facing charges of membership of the IRA and other offences.

Malala Yousafzai: Portrait of the girl blogger

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 10:21 AM PDT

The girl who stood up to the Taliban

Ukraine takes aim against 'gay propaganda'

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 09:58 PM PDT

A country moves to outlaw gay pride and Brokeback Mountain

Meet the Veeps

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 05:46 PM PDT

All eyes on rival running mates ahead of US debate

Lance Armstrong: Fall of a sporting hero

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 04:26 AM PDT

How cycling's Lance Armstrong's reputation lies in tatters

The murky allure of the Loch Ness monster

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 02:20 AM PDT

Why can't people stop searching for the Loch Ness Monster?

Successes and challenges in Afghan girls' education

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 05:34 AM PDT

How Afghanistan is educating its young women

Iraq's foreign policy pressures

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 02:04 AM PDT

How Iraq's foreign policy is caught between competing forces

Day in pictures: 11 October 2012

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 04:18 AM PDT

24 hours of news photos from around the world

How much will technology boom change Kenya?

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 03:48 AM PDT

Could Kenya's tech boom mean the end of corruption?

The IMF and the world: Unsteady as she goes

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 04:16 AM PDT

IMF head Christine Lagarde gets scary on global economy

Would Zanu-PF accept Tsvangirai as president?

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 06:36 AM PDT

Would Zanu-PF accept a Mugabe defeat, asks Andrew Harding in Zimbabwe
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