Friday, November 23, 2012

EU budget talks end without deal

EU budget talks end without deal


EU budget talks end without deal

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:09 AM PST

The Brussels summit on the EU's long-term budget ends without agreement but the head of the European Council is hopeful of a deal next year.

Egypt's Mursi defends new powers

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 09:59 AM PST

President Mohammed Mursi tells supporters his sweeping new powers will lead Egypt to "freedom", as opponents attack his party's offices.

Pussy Riot woman in solitary cell

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 07:37 AM PST

Jailed member of Russian punk band Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, is transferred to solitary confinement because of tensions with other inmates.

Refugee fears in DR Congo crisis

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:02 AM PST

UN aid agencies warn of a worsening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where rebels recently seized the city of Goma.

China sacks 'sex tape' official

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:03 AM PST

A district Communist Party official in south-west China is sacked after apparently featuring in a sex video exposed by microbloggers.

Cyprus awaits major bailout deal

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:24 AM PST

Further progress is made towards a rescue deal for Cyprus, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund have said.

Koroma wins Sierra Leone election

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 11:25 AM PST

Sierra Leone's incumbent President Ernest Bai Koroma wins the presidential election outright, the election commission says.

Gaza man 'shot dead near border'

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 05:13 AM PST

Israeli soldiers kill a Palestinian man close to the Gaza-Israel border, say Palestinian officials - the first killing since Wednesday's ceasefire.

Elephant abuse circus boss guilty

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:01 AM PST

A circus owner is found guilty and his wife acquitted of causing unnecessary suffering to an elephant in Northamptonshire.

Court row over US pupil tracker

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 03:59 AM PST

A court challenge delays plans to expel a Texan student for refusing to wear a radio tag that tracks her movements.

Iranian blogger died 'of shock'

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 07:44 AM PST

Iranian prosecutors say the death of blogger Sattar Beheshti in police custody may have been due to "excessive psychological stress".

WWII pigeon message stumps GCHQ

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 12:31 AM PST

Britain's top code-breakers say they are stumped by a secret code found on the leg of a dead pigeon in a Surrey chimney and are hoping the public can help.

VIDEO: Road built around house in China

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 03:08 AM PST

A couple's home in eastern China has been turned into a roundabout after a road was built around it, when they refused to move out.,

VIDEO: Hunting for meteorites in Poland

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:58 AM PST

A large meteorite, believed to have crashed to earth 5000 years ago, has been uncovered by meteorite hunters in a wood in Poland.

VIDEO: Obamas take Christmas tree delivery

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 11:13 AM PST

Michelle Obama received the White House Christmas tree, along with her daughters

VIDEO: Meet the last of the Japan's ninjas

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 10:02 PM PST

There are just few ninjas left in Japan, and Mariko Oi meets two of them as she explains their history and takes a look at their future.

VIDEO: Protests in Egypt over Mursi powers

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 06:57 AM PST

Protests for and against President Mohammed Mursi's decision to grant himself sweeping new powers are taking place in Egypt.

VIDEO: Gaza man 'shot dead near border'

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 03:48 AM PST

Israeli soldiers kill a Palestinian man close to the Gaza-Israel border, say Palestinian officials - the first killing since Wednesday's ceasefire.

VIDEO: WWII code 'may never be cracked'

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 03:06 AM PST

Britain's top code-breakers say they are stumped by a secret code found on the leg of a dead pigeon.

US begins 'Black Friday' sales

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 07:34 AM PST

US retailers have opened their doors for "Black Friday", usually the busiest shopping day of the year when stores reopen after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Arsenal in £150m Emirates deal

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:47 AM PST

Arsenal football club signs a new £150m deal with Emirates airline, extending its shirt sponsorship to 2019.

Bug inspires self-filling bottle

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 07:46 AM PST

A US start-up aims to mimic a desert beetle to create a self-filling water bottle capable of drawing moisture from the air.

Time-lapse code wins Pi contest

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:42 AM PST

Software that turns a Raspberry Pi computer into a time-lapse camera has won a contest for teenage programmers.

Michael Hutchence biopic planned

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 08:37 AM PST

Work is underway on a film about Australian rock star Michael Hutchence, who died 15 years ago this week.

Bjork undergoes throat surgery

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 01:38 AM PST

Icelandic singer Bjork reveals she has had successful surgery to remove a polyp on her vocal cords.

Clean energy plan to add to bills

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:39 AM PST

The government outlines plans to spend £7.6bn on cleaner energy by 2020, to be paid for through household bills, but delays a decision on long-term emissions targets.

Review hails citizen scientists

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 07:14 PM PST

A review of more than 230 "citizen science" projects says the involvement of volunteers offers "high value to research, policy and practice".

Second coronavirus death reported

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 07:14 AM PST

A second person has died from a new respiratory illness similar to the Sars virus, according to the World Health Organization.

Brilliant Pujara thwarts England

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 03:39 AM PST

India's Cheteshwar Pujara again defies England with an elegant unbeaten century on day one of the second Test in Mumbai.

Hamilton top in second practice

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 09:35 AM PST

Lewis Hamilton beats Sebastian Vettel to set fastest time in Friday practice at the season-ending Brazilian GP.

Ugandan MPs drop gay death clause

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:19 AM PST

A committee of Ugandan MPs endorses the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill but drops the death penalty provision, an MP tells the BBC.

South Korea marks island attack

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 01:08 AM PST

South Korea marks the anniversary of a deadly North Korean attack on a border island, amid further threats from its northern neighbour.

Germany rejects Swiss tax deal

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 08:29 AM PST

Germany's upper house of parliament rejects a deal with Switzerland to tax German assets held in Swiss bank accounts.

China hostages freed in Colombia

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 03:39 PM PST

Marxist rebel group Farc free four Chinese oil workers they had held for 17 months, days after peace talks with the Colombian government begin.

Saudi women 'monitored by SMS'

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 09:31 AM PST

A discovery that Saudi male guardians are now automatically getting text alerts about cross-border movements of the women under their custody causes an uproar on Twitter.

Deadly 140-vehicle pile-up in US

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:40 AM PST

Two people have died and scores were injured after a pile-up involving at least 140 vehicles on a foggy motorway in the US state of Texas.

Italy's FA sorry over Rome attack

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:47 AM PST

The president of Italy's Football Association apologises to the English FA chairman following the attack on Tottenham fans in a Rome bar on Thursday.

Cameron: EU deal not good enough

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 09:29 AM PST

UK Prime Minister David Cameron says the EU budget deal being offered in Brussels "was not good enough", as the summit breaks up without agreement.

Flood-hit UK braced for more rain

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:27 AM PST

Already saturated parts of the UK are preparing for another wave of potentially damaging heavy rain and high winds, with more flooding possible.

Babysitter jailed for raping girl

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 09:55 AM PST

A photography student who posed as a babysitter and filmed himself abusing girls is jailed for life.

Week in pictures: 17-23 November 2012

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 09:06 AM PST

News photos from around the world

Japan's ninjas heading for extinction

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 05:59 PM PST

Japan has one, or two, ninjas left - but there will be no more

When travel writing is off the beaten track

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 06:13 PM PST

Should we care if esteemed travel writers stray from the truth?

Bahrain reconciliation distant amid slow reform pace

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 03:28 AM PST

Bahrain reconciliation distant amid slow reform pace

The underground art rebels of Paris

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 07:31 AM PST

The rebels who turn tunnels under Paris into a secret cinema

Syrian refugees slipping into Turkey

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 07:01 PM PST

The Syrian border crossers trying to keep their options open

Day in pictures: 23 November 2012

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:53 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

Uncharted waters for Catalonia

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 06:58 PM PST

What independence from Spain might mean

Quiz of the week's news

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 06:18 PM PST

What tattoo secret did Kate Moss reveal?

Hong Kong and China: Growing apart?

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:45 AM PST

John Simpson on Hong Kong's fight to keep its identity

Ceasefire, but Gaza-Israel not ripe for durable peace

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 04:42 AM PST

Jeremy Bowen on prospects for lasting peace

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