Friday, January 4, 2013

Huge Fatah rally staged in Gaza

Huge Fatah rally staged in Gaza


Huge Fatah rally staged in Gaza

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:50 AM PST

Supporters of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas hold the biggest rally of its kind in Gaza since rivals Hamas came to power there in 2007.

Church drops gay bishop opposition

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:18 AM PST

The Church of England drops its prohibition on gay clergy in civil partnerships becoming bishops, so long as they promise to be celibate.

China journalists battle censors

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:36 AM PST

Journalists at China's Southern Weekly newspaper call for a senior propaganda chief to resign, in a rare protest against censorship.

Friend recounts Delhi rape trauma

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:10 AM PST

The boyfriend of a woman who died after being raped on a Delhi bus gives his first interview, saying he was beaten unconscious by the culprits.

Naomi Campbell 'hurt' in mugging

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:51 AM PST

British supermodel Naomi Campbell has been injured in an attempted mugging in Paris, reports say.

Shot girl Malala leaves hospital

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:52 AM PST

Pakistan education campaigner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban, is discharged from a UK hospital but will need more care.

China fire kills seven children

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:06 AM PST

A fire which broke out at a private orphanage in China's northern Henan province leaves at least seven children dead, state-run media report.

Nigeria police reveal 'ransom'

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:46 AM PST

South Korean firm Hyundai paid a ransom of $190,000 (£118,000) to free six workers kidnapped last month, Nigerian police say.

Bardot 'to seek Russia passport'

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 08:11 AM PST

Film star Brigitte Bardot threatens to follow Gerard Depardieu and apply for Russia citizenship unless France saves two elephants from death.

Fatal 'self-immolation' in Spain

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:00 AM PST

A jobless man dies in hospital in Malaga, southern Spain, a day after apparently setting himself alight in the street.

Patriot missiles on way to Turkey

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:35 AM PST

Nato has begun to deploy Patriot missiles to Turkey to help defend it against threats from neighbouring Syria.

Cyber thieves impersonate Google+

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 02:50 AM PST

Net criminals exploit a security lapse to pose as part of the Google+ social media service in a bid to steal confidential data.

VIDEO: 'Safer behind Afghan prison walls'

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:13 AM PST

The BBC's David Loyn takes a look at how one prison in Afghanistan is taking a softer approach to punishment.

VIDEO: Mali instability leads to hardship

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:09 PM PST

Mali instability leads to economic hardship since the country's president was overthrown in a coup last March.

VIDEO: Helen Mirren gets Walk of Fame star

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 07:09 PM PST

Dame Helen Mirren has been honoured with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

VIDEO: Zambia's battle against drug addiction

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 09:30 AM PST

The abuse of illegal drugs such as marijuana and heroin is growing in Zambia. BBC Africa's Mutuna Chanda reports from Lusaka.

VIDEO: Can Old Jakarta be glorious again?

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 02:04 AM PST

In an attempt to make the city more attractive the Indonesian government wants to revitalise the old part of Jakarta, once the heart of Dutch colonial rule.

VIDEO: The cow that jumped over the fence

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:21 AM PST

An 11-year-old Belgian girl has taught her cow Fleur to jump over a hurdle.

Swiss bank to close after US fine

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:05 AM PST

Switzerland's oldest bank, Wegelin, is to close permanently after pleading guilty in a New York court to helping Americans evade their taxes.

US unemployment rate holds steady

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:42 AM PST

The US economy added a further 155,000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate held steady at 7.8%, official figures show.

Toyota previews self-driving car

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:54 AM PST

A self-driving prototype is previewed by carmaker Toyota ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show next week in Las Vegas

China levies LCD price fixing fines

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:51 AM PST

Samsung, LG and four Taiwanese firms are fined £35m by Chinese trade regulators for fixing LCD screen prices.

Haim top BBC Sound of 2013 list

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:16 PM PST

Haim, a trio of Californian sisters who have been compared to Fleetwood Mac, come top of the BBC Sound of 2013 new music list.

Adele tops US chart again in 2012

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 02:27 AM PST

Adele's award-winning album 21 is named the biggest-selling record in the US for the second year in a row.

Rover finally looks set to drill

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 10:10 AM PST

Nasa's Curiosity rover is very close to drilling into its first Martian rock, with the set-up operation likely to begin next week.

UK's first hand transplant operation

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 02:26 AM PST

A former pub landlord from West Yorkshire is making "good progress" after becoming the first person in the UK to have a hand transplant.

I'd walk off again, says Boateng

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 10:58 AM PST

AC Milan's Kevin-Prince Boateng says he would leave the field again if subjected to racism, regardless of the competition.

South Africa trounce New Zealand

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:05 AM PST

South Africa beat New Zealand by an innings and 27 runs shortly before tea on the third day of the first Test at Newlands.

China wedding boom on 'lucky day'

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:55 AM PST

Thousands of couples across China rush to marry on 4 January, because the Mandarin wording for the date sounds like a promise of eternal love.

Kenya 'fake police chief' charged

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:58 AM PST

A Kenyan man is charged after allegedly pretending to be an assistant commissioner of police for five years - during which time he reportedly sacked and recruited police officers.

Sudan leaders hold crisis talks

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 07:37 AM PST

The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan are to meet to address disputes that brought them close to war following the South's independence in 2011.

Landmark Australia trees 'torched'

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:42 AM PST

Two ghost gum trees made famous by the work of Aboriginal Australian artist Albert Namatjira are found burnt in a suspected arson attack.

Hungary court voids election law

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:08 AM PST

Hungary's top court voids a controversial electoral law that critics said would have favoured the ruling party, Fidesz.

Chavez battling lung infection

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 09:48 PM PST

Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez, is suffering from "complications" brought on by a "severe lung infection" that followed cancer surgery, officials say.

Iraqi Sunnis stage more protests

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:20 AM PST

Thousands of Sunni Muslims demonstrate in Baghdad and the west of Iraq in the latest in two weeks of protests against the government.

Sandy flood aid in Congress vote

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:15 AM PST

The US House passes an aid package for victims of "superstorm" Sandy days after an outcry from politicians in hard-hit areas over a delay in approval.

Drug-driver test set for police use

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 07:38 AM PST

A testing kit to detect drugs in drivers is approved for police use across the UK, the Home Office says.

Child benefit changes questioned

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 08:28 AM PST

Child benefit cuts could cause "incoherence in the welfare system" and lead to some facing a 65% marginal tax rate, a think tank says.

Woman denies baby murder attempt

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 07:43 AM PST

A 24-year-old woman denies attempting to murder a baby found at the bottom of a rubbish chute in Wolverhampton.

Soldier death crash driver jailed

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:58 AM PST

A driver is jailed for causing the death of a soldier when the car they were travelling in hit a lamp-post on Teesside.

Week in pictures: 29 December 2012 - 4 January 2013

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 08:30 AM PST

News photos from around the world

In pictures: Rio floods

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:09 PM PST

Heavy rain causes flooding and mudslides

In pictures: New year celebrations

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 02:18 AM PST

Festivities to welcome in the new year

Does confidence really breed success?

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:32 PM PST

Have young people become too self-confident?

Quiz of the week's news

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:37 PM PST

What does the title of Oscar-tipped Zero Dark Thirty mean?

Viewpoints: What next after India rape outcry?

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:14 AM PST

Views on how to stop rape and violence against India's women

BBC Sound of 2013: Haim

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:16 PM PST

Rock and R&B collide as LA sisters Haim prepare for success

Calls to re-open Libya investigation

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 08:48 PM PST

Did Gaddafi order the destruction of one of his own airliners?

Day in pictures: 4 January 2013

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:28 AM PST

Twenty-four hours of news photos from around the world

Alcohol message 'is confused'

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:49 PM PST

Confusion remains over how much - or little - we should drink

Is Anglo-Indian culture dying out?

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 05:46 PM PST

Who are Anglo-Indians and why are they in decline?

China's freemium gaming revolution

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:15 PM PST

How China's "freemium" model is up-ending the gaming industry

The US in 2013: Economics trumps politics?

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:18 AM PST

Will economics trump politics asks Stephanie Flanders

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