Saturday, November 24, 2012

Egyptian judges call for strike

Egyptian judges call for strike


Egyptian judges call for strike

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:11 AM PST

Egyptian judges call for a nationwide strike to protest against a decree by President Mohammed Mursi granting himself extensive new powers.

DR Congo rebels urged to stop war

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:47 AM PST

A summit of four African heads of state tells M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo to end their war and leave the eastern city of Goma.

Shot boxer 'Macho' Camacho dies

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:52 AM PST

Former Puerto Rican boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho dies in hospital after being taken off life support, four days after being shot.

Children killed by Pakistan bomb

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:47 AM PST

A roadside bomb kills eight people, seven of them children, near a Shia Muslim procession in north-western Pakistan.

Buried cash found in Venezuela

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 10:44 AM PST

Members of Venezuela's National Guard find half a million dollars in cash buried on the shores of the river Meta in Western Venezuela.

Freed Russian spy avows innocence

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 07:34 AM PST

Russian physicist Valentin Danilov, convicted of spying for China, is freed on parole after nearly a decade in prison.

Arafat to be exhumed on Tuesday

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 05:38 AM PST

The body of Palestinian leader is to be exhumed on Tuesday, Palestinian officials announce, for tests to find whether he died of poisoning.

Pope creates 'global' cardinals

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 03:25 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI appoints six non-Europeans as cardinals, telling them the Catholic Church belongs not to one group but to all peoples.

Clashes at big Thailand protest

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 04:50 AM PST

Police in the Thai capital, Bangkok, use tear gas against thousands of protesters calling for the overthrow of the prime minister.

Lebanon holds 'plotting' Syrians

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:54 AM PST

Five Syrians possessing explosives are arrested in Lebanon amid speculation they were planning an attack on Lebanese Shia Muslims.

Editor resigns over Kate photos

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 05:53 AM PST

The editor of the Irish Daily Star newspaper resigns over the controversial publication of topless photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge.

Hamilton on pole ahead of Button

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:13 AM PST

Lewis Hamilton takes pole ahead of Jenson Button in qualifying for Brazil, with Sebastian Vettel fourth and Fernando Alonso eighth.

AUDIO: 'Kidnapped' Eritrean man in plea for life

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:16 AM PST

An Eritrean man who says he will be killed by an Egyptian trafficking gang in Sinai unless a $25,000 ransom is paid within days has spoken to the Today programme's Mike Thomson.

VIDEO: Poacher attack kills eight rhinos

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 12:16 PM PST

Eight rhinos have been killed by poachers in a single attack on a reserve in South Africa

VIDEO: Egypt's Mursi defends new powers

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 03:30 PM PST

President Mohammed Mursi has appeared before supporters in Cairo to defend a new decree that grants him sweeping powers.

VIDEO: Pakistan suspends mobile networks

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 06:26 PM PST

Pakistan suspends mobile networks in major cities to prevent phones being used to detonate bombs during Shia Muslim commemorations.

VIDEO: US begins 'Black Friday' sales

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 01:32 PM PST

US retailers have begun their "Black Friday" sales, reopening stores after the Thanksgiving holiday

TV star Larry Hagman dies at 81

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 05:04 AM PST

Actor Larry Hagman, who dominated TV schedules in his role as JR Ewing in 1980s soap opera Dallas, has died at the age of 81, his family says.

Man Utd 3-1 QPR

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:40 AM PST

Harry Redknapp watches from the stands as Man Utd come from behind to beat his new QPR side at Old Trafford.

England 15-16 South Africa

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:47 AM PST

England are set to miss out on a top four World Cup ranking after being beaten 15-16 by South Africa at Twickenham.

Cook & Pietersen defy India spin

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 03:48 AM PST

Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen put on 110 as England reach 178-2 in reply to India's 327 in the second Test in Mumbai.

Farc urges US to free commander

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 03:13 PM PST

Farc urges the US to free one of its jailed commanders, Simon Trinidad, having taken a cardboard cut-out of him to peace talks this week.

Ice hockey faces extended lockout

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 01:29 PM PST

The National Hockey League (NHL) cancels two more weeks of games, as the result of a lockout that threatens the whole season.

UKIP foster ruling 'indefensible'

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:26 AM PST

Education Secretary Michael Gove and Rotherham Council are to investigate separately why three children were removed from a foster couple because they belong to UKIP.

NI Catholics 'want to stay in UK'

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:14 AM PST

Stormont First Minister Peter Robinson tells the DUP conference he believes a majority of Catholics now support Northern Ireland staying within the UK.

Dorries set to meet chief whip

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 06:27 AM PST

Conservative MP Nadine Dorries is to meet Chief Whip Sir George Young to discuss her role on reality TV show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.

Fergie time: Does it really exist?

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 03:09 PM PST

Do Man Utd really get more time to score a last-minute goal?

The French who see Barcelona as their capital

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:22 PM PST

The French who see Barcelona as their capital

Abbas seeks to regain initiative

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 09:07 PM PST

Palestinian leader Abbas seeks to regain initiative after Gaza conflict

In pictures: The life of Larry Hagman

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 03:01 AM PST

Life and career of actor Larry Hagman, best known as JR

Will China's new leaders change Tibet policy?

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:34 PM PST

But could China's new leaders change tack on Tibet?

Do men experience flu differently?

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 03:33 PM PST

Do men and women really experience flu differently?

Mystery dog deaths anger Russians

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:46 PM PST

A spate of dog killings alarms Russian animal lovers

Egyptian president's political gamble

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 07:39 AM PST

Jon Leyne examines President Mursi's divisive move

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