Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Nato approves Patriot deployment

Nato approves Patriot deployment


Nato approves Patriot deployment

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 10:31 AM PST

Nato approves the deployment of Patriot anti-missile batteries on Turkey's border with Syria, as concern grows over chemical weapons.

Clashes at Egypt anti-Morsi march

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 11:01 AM PST

Egyptian police fire teargas during clashes with protesters gathered outside the presidential palace in the capital Cairo.

Fossil raindrops probe early air

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 07:20 AM PST

The imprints of raindrops preserved in 2.7bn-year-old rock are being used to figure out what the atmosphere was like on the early Earth.

Change to royal succession agreed

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 10:20 AM PST

All Commonwealth realms agree to a bill to change royal succession rules which discriminated against women, as a pregnant Duchess of Cambridge remains in hospital with severe morning sickness.

Philippines storm 'kills dozens'

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 08:05 AM PST

More than 40 people are reported killed as a powerful typhoon sweeps across the southern Philippines, forcing thousands to be evacuated.

Charges over dead Dutch linesman

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 09:46 AM PST

Prosecutors in the Netherlands say they will charge three players in connection with the death of a linesman in a Sunday league football match.

Deadly attack on Syrian school

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 08:13 AM PST

At least 28 students and a teacher were killed when a shell hit a school outside the Syrian capital, Damascus, state media and activists say.

Dozens of police arrested in Rio

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 11:33 AM PST

Brazilian authorities arrest 59 policemen accused of receiving regular payments from drug dealers in Rio to overlook their criminal activities.

Iran TV shows 'captured US drone'

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 08:49 AM PST

Iranian state television shows images of what it says is an unmanned US drone captured in its airspace, but the US Navy denies losing one.

French tycoon in paternity row

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 10:10 AM PST

A court orders one of France's richest men to take a paternity test to determine if he fathered a child with ex-cabinet minister Rachida Dati.

Vessel sinks off Turkish coast

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 09:25 AM PST

Two rescuers and one crew member are killed, and 10 people are missing, after a cargo ship sinks in bad weather off the Turkish coast.

Outrage over Indonesia divorce

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 08:53 AM PST

An Indonesian district chief is under pressure to resign after it emerged he divorced a teenager by text message four days into their marriage.

VIDEO: Philippines hit by Typhoon Bopha

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 07:22 AM PST

More than 40,000 people have been moved into shelter as a powerful typhoon hits the southern Philippines.

VIDEO: What Patriot missile system can do

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 04:37 AM PST

Nato is set to approve the deployment of Patriot missile interceptors to defend Turkey's border with Syria.

VIDEO: 'Clever' twins show swim skills

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 06:05 AM PST

Nine-month-old twins from Gloucestershire show off their "unusual" skill of swimming 25 metres unaided.

VIDEO: William visits Kate in hospital

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 04:55 AM PST

The Duke of Cambridge has returned to visit his pregnant wife Catherine, who is staying in hospital for a second day with severe pregnancy sickness.

VIDEO: Beckham says goodbye to Galaxy

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 11:25 PM PST

David Beckham thanks LA Galaxy supporters at their end-of-season celebration for their support during his time at the club.

VIDEO: Football linesman dies after attack

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 10:24 PM PST

An assistant referee has died in the Netherlands a day after he was chased and beaten by teenage footballers taking part in an amateur youth match.

Australia interest rate cut to 3%

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:59 PM PST

Australia's central bank cuts its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3%, as it looks to counter a slowdown in its mining sector.

Eurogroup's Juncker to step down

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 09:28 PM PST

The head of the Eurogroup, the Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, is to step down at the end of the year.

Berners-Lee warns of net threat

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 09:28 AM PST

Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee says the agenda of some delegates at a UN conference could pose a "disruptive threat" to the internet.

'Transformer' robot made at MIT

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 05:25 AM PST

Researchers develop a tiny shape-shifting robot, paving the way for self-reconfigurable mechanical devices.

Rock star charged over fan death

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 07:01 AM PST

Randy Blythe, the frontman of US metal band Lamb of God, is charged over the death of a fan at a concert in Prague in 2010.

Watchdog: Simpsons 'mocked god'

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 08:14 AM PST

Turkey's broadcasting watchdog fines a TV channel over an episode of The Simpsons which shows God taking orders from the devil.

Solar plant 'largest in Africa'

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 11:52 PM PST

A UK firm announces plans to build what they claim is the biggest solar power plant in Africa, which aims to provide electricity to 100,000 homes.

Spaceship aims to be science lab

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 01:24 AM PST

Richard Branson's passenger space-liner is also trying to position itself as a high-altitude science platform to study the Earth and beyond.

'Binge-drinking gene' discovered

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 04:56 PM PST

Scientists believe some people are born with a gene that makes them hard-wired for binge drinking by boosting levels of the happy brain chemical dopamine.

Many pupils with cancer 'bullied'

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 04:58 PM PST

Many primary school children with cancer are being bullied and are missing out on school, a survey by a UK childhood cancer charity suggests.

McIlroy wins Player of Year title

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 08:20 AM PST

Rory McIlroy is voted PGA Tour Player of the Year after winning four US Tour events and the World Championship in Dubai.

Trapped terrapin rescued from ice

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 03:01 AM PST

A terrapin which was trapped in ice in Aberdeen is rescued after being spotted by a school pupil.

Eritrea players missing in Uganda

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 10:29 AM PST

Seventeen players from the Eritrea football team and the team doctor are believed to have absconded in Uganda.

Japan police raid tunnel operator

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:27 AM PST

Police in Japan raid the offices of the company responsible for operating the Sasago tunnel that collapsed on Sunday.

EU 'should ban paying for sex'

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 09:18 AM PST

Women's rights groups from across Europe call for laws making paying for sex illegal, but opponents say the move would drive the industry underground.

UN fears for Iran hunger striker

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 04:18 AM PST

The UN human rights commissioner says she is very worried about the health of Iranian activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, on a hunger strike for seven weeks.

Killer NFL star 'was counselled'

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 09:07 AM PST

A picture emerges of the volatile relationship involving an NFL player who shot dead his girlfriend before taking his own life at the weekend.

Ministers rebuked on NHS spending

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 11:25 AM PST

The statistics watchdog calls on ministers to correct claims that the coalition has increased NHS spending in the past two years.

'Burglars are brave' judge rapped

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 07:34 AM PST

A judge who described a drug-addicted serial thief as "courageous" is reprimanded by the judicial watchdog.

Spending cuts 'to fund schools'

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 07:22 AM PST

David Cameron says plans to switch spending from Whitehall departments to projects such as new schools "will make our country work better".

Corfu sex attack video handed in

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 04:36 AM PST

Detectives are trying to trace a woman who was seen on video being sexually assaulted while unconscious in a Greek holiday resort.

Was Tamerlane actually disabled?

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 12:20 AM PST

Was Tamerlane history's most brutal ruler?

Cancer: Not only a rich-world disease

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 02:51 AM PST

Cancer's new battleground - the developing world

Will the Pope's tweets be infallible?

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 04:54 AM PST

Why the Pope's tweets will not be infallible

VIDEO: Star Wars fans build full-size Millennium Falcon

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 06:37 AM PST

International effort to build a 'real' Millennium Falcon

VIDEO: Should we build streets in the sky?

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:11 AM PST

The shared spaces hundreds of metres above ground

Day in pictures: 4 December 2012

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 05:54 AM PST

24 hours of news photos from around the world

How happiness changes with age

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 04:52 AM PST

Why are people miserable in middle age?

How tall can a Lego tower get?

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 06:05 PM PST

How much weight can a piece of Lego withstand?

New age in hunt for extreme life

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 04:32 AM PST

David Shukman on scientists searching for the limits of life

Mrs Lincoln and John Boehner

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 01:57 PM PST

Mark Mardell on what Mrs Lincoln might say about 'fiscal cliff'

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