Saturday, November 3, 2012

US rivals battle for swing states

US rivals battle for swing states


US rivals battle for swing states

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 09:42 AM PDT

US presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney address large crowds as they criss-cross the battleground states that hold the key to Tuesday's election.

Race to restore power after Sandy

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:51 AM PDT

Nearly a million people in New York state remain without power after Storm Sandy, as officials take emergency measures to ease fuel shortages.

Rebels 'attack key Syria airbase'

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 07:48 AM PDT

Rebels in Syria say they have launched a major offensive to capture the key airbase of Taftanaz in the north of the country.

EU chief offers new aid to Burma

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 03:51 AM PDT

Visiting EU chief Jose Manuel Barroso offers Burma $100m in aid and discusses the Rohingya crisis with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Bomb kills Pakistani politician

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 07:12 AM PDT

A bomb attack in the north-west Pakistani city of Buner kills a local anti-Taliban politician and at least three other people, police sources say.

Terror suspect shot in Indonesia

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 11:55 PM PDT

Anti-terror officers on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi shoot dead one suspected militant and arrest another in the district of Poso, police say.

Gunmen kill three in Sinai attack

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:09 AM PDT

Two Egyptian police officers and a soldier are killed by gunmen in the northern Sinai city of El Arish, officials say.

Anger at Ghana salary increases

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:58 PM PDT

A significant increase in salaries for Ghana's president, his ministers and other top officials is criticised by anti-corruption campaigners.

Bombers attack Somali restaurant

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 06:39 AM PDT

Two suicide bombers blow themselves up trying to enter a restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing at least one person.

Jail officer murder: Irish arrest

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 04:55 PM PDT

Irish police arrest a man in connection with the murder of Northern Ireland prison officer David Black.

US 'using web to subvert Cubans'

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 06:30 PM PDT

Cuba accuses the US of helping Cuban dissidents access the internet as part of a campaign to undermine the communist government.

VIDEO: Long road to recovery after Sandy

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 07:59 AM PDT

Barack Obama has warned it will be a long, hard road to recovery for the communities struck by Storm Sandy.

VIDEO: Shoppers flock from China to UK

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:46 PM PDT

China has become increasingly prosperous in the last 10 years and many Chinese people are spending their new-found wealth in the UK.

VIDEO: Uganda's threat to leave peace efforts

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 08:31 PM PDT

The Ugandan government has threatened to pull its troops out of all regional peacekeeping efforts, including in Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

VIDEO: NY marathon cancelled to help clear up

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 06:57 PM PDT

New York's annual marathon, which was due to take place on Sunday, has been cancelled, after criticism that it would have hampered efforts to clear up after the tropical cyclone.

VIDEO: Arab tourists avoiding Turkey border

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 08:17 AM PDT

Rajan Datar reports on the extent to which tourism in Turkey has been affected by the conflict in Syria.

VIDEO: Malawi's maize runs out

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:34 PM PDT

Over 1.5m people in Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world, have run out their staple food maize, which they grind to prepare their meals.

VIDEO: Gangnam Style robot wows judges

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 07:47 AM PDT

A robot performing dance moves from the viral smash video Gangnam Style has won the single dance title at a robot competition in China.

Man Utd 2-1 Arsenal

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 08:37 AM PDT

Robin van Persie scores against his former club as Manchester United beat 10-man Arsenal 2-1 at Old Trafford.

Cambodia backs hydroelectric dam

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:10 PM PDT

Cambodia approves a controversial hydroelectric dam on a tributary of the Mekong River that environmentalists say will be a disaster for local people.

Jerusalem church in row over bill

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 12:26 PM PDT

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem warns that it may shut its doors to pilgrims in protest at a dispute with an Israeli water company.

US Secret Service man 'suicide'

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 02:43 AM PDT

A US Secret Service agent assigned to President Obama's detail has committed suicide amid claims he failed to disclose a relationship, sources say.

Tougher end-of-life rules planned

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 07:49 AM PDT

Relatives of terminally-ill patients would have to be consulted before a decision to withdraw food or water is taken, under new government proposals.

Man 'electrocuted' in M&S store

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 11:31 AM PDT

A man is thought to have been electrocuted at a Marks and Spencer store in Kent, police say.

Battalion granted freedom of city

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 05:46 AM PDT

Thousands of people line Edinburgh's Royal Mile to watch the 3rd Battalion The Rifles take part in a homecoming parade.

Boris wrong on Heathrow - Cameron

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 05:57 AM PDT

The prime minister says London Mayor Boris Johnson is wrong to dismiss a third runway at Heathrow and will not be given a veto on the issue.

Why the French love chocolate bears

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:20 PM PDT

France's love affair with a chocolate and marshmallow bear

How the GI influx shaped Britain's view of Americans

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:21 PM PDT

How the WWII GI influx shaped British view of US

Israeli firm's new medical marijuana

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 04:29 AM PDT

Israeli firm rolls out new medical marijuana

Leaving our mark: Fossils of the future

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:34 PM PDT

What sort of mark will humankind leave on Earth's geology?

VIDEO: Five Minutes With: Iain M Banks

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:25 PM PDT

Iain M Banks on sci-fi, dark material and being an outsider

From BBC vaults: Five moments from US elections past

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 07:43 PM PDT

Five fascinating snapshots of past US elections

Romney finally finds his message

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 11:05 AM PDT

Romney finally finds his message late in the campaign

Debt and the crisis: How did governments get it so wrong?

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 06:18 AM PDT

How crisis has hit government balance sheets

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