Saturday, January 12, 2013

Hollande steps up French security

Hollande steps up French security

Hollande steps up French security

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 11:05 AM PST

French President Francois Hollande orders domestic security stepped up because of the risk of Islamist attack after military operations in Africa.

Turkey queries French Kurd links

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 07:04 AM PST

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls on French President Francois Hollande to explain why he previously met one of the Kurdish activists shot dead in Paris.

Beijing pollution at hazard level

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 05:14 AM PST

Air pollution in the Chinese capital Beijing reaches levels judged as hazardous to health, with visibility down to a few hundred metres.

Crisis talks after Quetta blasts

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 07:33 AM PST

Pakistani officials hold crisis talks with Shia protesters in the city of Quetta, who are demanding more protection after deadly bomb blasts.

Costa Concordia 'out by September'

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 08:06 AM PST

The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship in Italy will be removed by September at the latest, officials say on the eve of the disaster's first anniversary.

Cruise firm axes Argentina stops

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 05:30 AM PST

Two British cruise liners will not dock in Argentina because of continuing tensions over the Falklands, P&O confirms.

Greek MPs approve fresh tax rises

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 10:41 PM PST

Greek MPs approve tax rises aimed at boosting revenue in line with Athens' pledge to international creditors, but the opposition condemns the move.

Rio indigenous on eviction alert

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 10:56 AM PST

Police in Rio de Janeiro encircle a building next to the Maracana football stadium to evict a community that settled in the former Indigenous Museum.

Bushfires rage on in Australia

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:54 AM PST

Australian firefighters are continuing to tackle more than 100 bushfires, which the government says have been exacerbated by climate change.

China landslide death toll rises

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 02:56 AM PST

At least 46 people, including children, are now known to have died in a landslide in southern China, state media report.

Czech vote goes to second round

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 08:10 AM PST

Former Czech prime minister Milos Zeman is set to face foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg in a run-off in the Czech Republic's presidential election.

Hanoi admits online interference

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 04:50 PM PST

Vietnamese propaganda officials admit deploying people to engage in online discussions supporting the Communist Party's policies.

Runaway boy drives across Europe

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 06:44 AM PST

A 13-year-old boy takes his father's Mercedes and drives from Italy all the way to Germany after an alleged row with his mother.

Crossword setter gives cancer clue

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:23 AM PST

One of Britain's most celebrated crossword setters, Araucaria, uses one of his own puzzles to announce he is dying of cancer.

VIDEO: Winter misery for Kabul camp refugees

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:10 AM PST

Thousands of displaced people living in camps in and around the Afghan capital Kabul face a difficult winter, with freezing conditions a key concern.

VIDEO: Inside EU's new cybercrime unit

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 01:58 AM PST

A growing dependence on the internet is putting Europe in increasing danger from cyber criminals, senior European detectives have warned.

VIDEO: Search for China landslide survivors

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:07 AM PST

Rescue teams in China are continuing to search for survivors of a landslide that buried homes in China's southern Yunnan province.

VIDEO: France confirms Mali intervention

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 02:41 PM PST

The French President, Francois Hollande, has sent troops to northern Mali to help government forces take on Islamist rebels linked to Al Qaeda.

VIDEO: Cuba travel restrictions relaxed

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 07:57 PM PST

Long queues have been forming outside passport offices in Cuba as long-running restrictions on travelling abroad are about to be lifted.

VIDEO: Orthodox Vatican's court painter

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 02:07 PM PST

Vatican's newest official court painter is a Russian lady with a pet owl.

Stoke 0-4 Chelsea

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 09:43 AM PST

Jon Walters scores two own goals and misses a penalty as Chelsea thump Stoke to move third in the Premier League.

Aston Villa 0-1 Southampton

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 09:53 AM PST

Aston Villa slip into the bottom three in controversial fashion as Jay Rodriguez's dive helps Southampton to victory.

French soldier dies in Somali raid

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 05:00 AM PST

A French soldier is killed in Somalia during a failed operation to free a hostage who is also believed to have died, the defence minister says.

France steps up Mali air strikes

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 08:25 AM PST

French forces continue their air strikes against Islamist militants in Mali and send troops to protect the capital Bamako.

Bolivia achieves UN coca victory

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 11:46 AM PST

In a victory for President Evo Morales, Bolivia rejoins the UN Convention on Narcotic Drugs with the caveat that coca-chewing will remain legal there.

Sixteen officers hurt in Belfast

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 11:14 AM PST

Sixteen police officers are injured in rioting in east Belfast following a loyalist protest over the union flag.

Stab victims were Big Issue men

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 08:52 AM PST

Two men stabbed to death in front of shoppers in Birmingham city centre were Big Issue sellers, the publication confirms.

Heseltine attacks PM's EU strategy

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 07:54 AM PST

Lord Heseltine warns the prime minister against an "ill-advised" referendum on Europe that would hurt UK business, amid debate over Britain's future in the EU.

Freezing weather forecast for weekend

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 08:12 AM PST

Weather warnings are in place across the UK this weekend, with freezing temperatures and snow expected over the next few days.

Searching for lost kingdoms

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 05:14 PM PST

The search for lost kingdoms of South America

Why do criminals smuggle garlic?

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 04:24 PM PST

Why are criminals smuggling garlic?

Pakistan's latest political 'drone'

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 10:45 AM PST

Unease over role of man urging 'long march' on Islamabad

Haiti quake: Why isn't aid money going to Haitians?

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 05:43 PM PST

How earthquake aid bypassed Haitian organisations

Afghan children succumb to harsh winter weather

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 04:47 PM PST

Severe winter takes it toll on Afghan children

Searching Lake Garda for WWII missing

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 04:41 PM PST

70-year search for US troops who drowned in Italy
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