Tuesday, April 5, 2011

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Ivorian leader in surrender talks

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:29 AM PDT

The UN says three generals loyal to Ivory Coast's besieged President Laurent Gbagbo are negotiating terms for his surrender.

Libya rebels to export first oil

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:48 AM PDT

A tanker is believed to have docked in rebel-held eastern Libya to begin the first export of oil for almost three weeks, as new air strikes hit government forces.

Radiation tests in Japan schools

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 03:08 AM PDT

Officials in the Fukushima region of Japan start an emergency programme to measure radiation levels in school playgrounds.

Ozone damage sets Arctic record

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:00 AM PDT

An unprecedented loss of Arctic ozone, attributed to cold weather in the upper atmosphere, is reported at the European Geosciences Union meeting.

Grameen founder loses last appeal

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:19 AM PDT

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus loses his final appeal in Bangladesh's Supreme Court against his sacking from the Grameen micro-finance bank he founded.

Three killed in new Yemen unrest

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:27 AM PDT

New fighting flares in Yemen between tribesmen loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and soldiers backing anti-government protesters.

Case dropped against mine bosses

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:40 AM PDT

The Zambian government drops charges against two Chinese managers accused of attempted murder after firing on miners during a pay dispute.

Concern mounts over China artist

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:27 AM PDT

Foreign governments call for the immediate release of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was detained by security officials at Beijing airport on Sunday.

Mladic wife's weapons trial opens

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:54 AM PDT

The wife of Bosnian Serb fugitive General Ratko Mladic goes on trial on weapons charges - and insists her husband is dead.

Protests over French Islam debate

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:16 AM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's party, the UMP, is preparing to host a controversial debate on the role of Islam in secular France.

Two held in UK phone-hacking claim

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 07:43 AM PDT

The News of the World's chief reporter and a former news editor with the newspaper have been arrested on suspicion of phone hacking, the BBC understands.

'Soft' Singapore soldier 'sorry' over maid incident

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:07 AM PDT

A Singapore soldier who was photographed with a maid carrying his backpack has owned up and undergone counselling, the defence ministry says.

VIDEO: Bin 'thief' rescued from recycling skip

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:08 AM PDT

A thief who climbed into a Bristol clothes recycling skip had to be rescued by firefighters after his exploits were caught on CCTV.

Real Madrid v Tottenham

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:23 AM PDT

Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Real Madrid and Tottenham in the Champions League quarter-final first leg.

Woods & McDowell in Masters group

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:48 AM PDT

US Open champion Graeme McDowell is grouped with four-time Augusta winner Tiger Woods in the first round of the Masters.

Sangakkara quits Sri Lanka role

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:29 AM PDT

Kumar Sangakkara stands down as captain of Sri Lanka's one-day and Twenty20 sides, three days after the defeat by India in the World Cup final.

NHS shake-up 'changes possible'

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:37 AM PDT

The government says it is willing to make major changes to its overhaul of the NHS in England, under which GPs will be given more responsibility for the budget.

Second woman named by Sian police

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:49 AM PDT

Police investigating the murder of Sian O'Callaghan identify human remains found at a second site as Becky Godden-Edwards from Swindon.

Teacher jailed in pupils sex case

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:55 AM PDT

A teacher who called himself the "Salford stallion" is jailed for six years for having sex with three pupils.

G20 officer 'was moving man on'

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:34 AM PDT

The Pc who pushed Ian Tomlinson at the 2009 G20 protests tells an inquest he did so after a strike on the thigh had failed to move the newspaper seller on.

Porter's 'shock' at poison claim

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:43 AM PDT

A public school kitchen porter alleged to have put drain unblocker in the pupils' soup tells a court he was shocked to be accused of the crime.

Donkey honoured for saving sheep

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 07:44 AM PDT

A donkey which saved the life of a sheep on a North Yorkshire farm is given a bravery award by a leading animal charity.

Toddler's plug death 'avoidable'

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:24 AM PDT

An inquiry into the death of a toddler who was electrocuted finds he would be alive if a handyman had tidied up.

Remains confirm suspicious death

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:43 AM PDT

The discovery of human remains in West Lothian is being treated as a suspicious death, police confirm.

Kerr books of condolence opened

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:08 AM PDT

Books of condolence are opened across Northern Ireland for Constable Ronan Kerr.

Man 'part of Hungarian vice ring'

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:58 AM PDT

A Dublin-based restaurateur transported foreign women into Belfast to work in the sex trade, it is alleged at the High Court.

Questions in MI6 man's death case

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 09:02 AM PDT

A close friend of MI6 officer Gareth Williams questions suggestions his death was linked to his private life.

Lib Dems in economy focus promise

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 07:07 AM PDT

The Welsh Liberal Democrats promise a "relentless" focus on the economy at the launch of their assembly election campaign.

Obama holds key US budget talks

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 07:02 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama meets the top Republican in Congress at the White House to discuss a deal aimed at avoiding a government shutdown.

Bodies search resumes at NY beach

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:22 AM PDT

Police return to an overgrown stretch of a New York barrier island to hunt for victims of a possible serial killer, a day after more human remains were found.

Martelly 'is Haiti poll winner'

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:54 AM PDT

Preliminary results in Haiti's presidential election show musician Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly has defeated ex-senator Mirlande Manigat.

UN ordered to return to Somalia

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:39 AM PDT

UN agencies involved in Somalia, but based in Kenya for safety reasons, are ordered to move to Mogadishu within three months by the interim government.

'Webcam killer' arrested in Spain

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:31 AM PDT

Spanish police arrest a Romanian suspected of having strangled his wife in Madrid and then shown her body to his father in Romania via a webcam.

EU sets targets for helping Roma

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:42 AM PDT

The European Commission calls on EU governments to submit plans for raising the living standards of Roma (Gypsies).

Israel invites UN war crime envoy

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:40 AM PDT

Israel's interior minister invites UN war crimes prosecutor Richard Goldstone to visit after he retracted key findings of his Gaza war report.

Israel approves new settler homes

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:42 AM PDT

Israel approves the construction of 942 homes in the Jewish settlement of Gilo on the eve of President Shimon Peres's White House visit.

Indian guru Sai Baba 'critical'

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:26 AM PDT

One of India's most revered spiritual leaders, Satya Sai Baba, is in a critical condition in hospital, doctors say.

PM urges 'new era' with Pakistan

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 09:01 AM PDT

UK Prime Minister David Cameron says he wants a "fresh start" in relations with Pakistan as he offered £650m in aid and better security co-operation.

Thailand flood death toll rises

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 03:43 AM PDT

Severe floods in southern Thailand are now known to have claimed 53 lives, officials say, as heavy rains begin to ease after two weeks.

China raises interest rates again

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 03:59 AM PDT

China' s central bank raises interest rates by 0.25% in a further effort to curb bank lending and rein in inflation.

Moody's downgrades Portugal again

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:36 AM PDT

Ratings agency Moody's downgrades Portuguese government debt by one notch and warns that a further cut may be necessary.

P&G sells Pringles crisp business

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 07:38 AM PDT

The world's largest potato crisp brand, Pringles, is to be sold to Diamond Foods in a deal worth $2.35bn.

BA raises long-haul fuel charges

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:57 AM PDT

British Airways increases its fuel surcharge on economy seats on long-haul flights by £10 because of high oil prices.

ISPs tussle over broadband access

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:58 AM PDT

In a letter to the government ISPs warn that its plans for supefast broadband in rural areas could fail to get off the ground.

Google goes shopping for patents

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:56 AM PDT

Patent wars heats up as search giant bids $900m for 6,000 patents from bankrupt Nortel.

Crime targets mobile and social

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 09:13 PM PDT

Smartphones and social networking sites are increasingly being used to spread malicious software, according to a report.

US woman attacks Gauguin painting

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:55 AM PDT

A woman who attacked a painting by Paul Gauguin at the US National Gallery in Washington DC said the French artist was "evil", court records show.

Rattle concert gets 3D treatment

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:39 AM PDT

An orchestral concert will be screened in 3D at cinemas across the UK for the first time, organisers have said.

Sick Robin Gibb axes Brazil gigs

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:58 AM PDT

Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb pulls out of a series of shows in Brazil after he is taken to hospital with abdominal pains.

London statue celebrates Gagarin

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:42 AM PDT

A statue is to be erected in London to mark the achievements of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space.

Algae invade amphibian embryos

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:39 AM PDT

Researchers discover a unique example of a plant living inside an animal - algae invading the cells of a salamander.

New crew head for space station

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:28 PM PDT

A new crew for the International Space Station blast off from Russia's Baikonur space port in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz rocket.

Chemical 'makes bone repair skin'

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:34 PM PDT

The chemical which summons stem cells from bone marrow to the site of a wound has been discovered by researchers in the UK and Japan.

Long shifts 'raise risk to heart'

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:57 PM PDT

Working over 11 hours a day rather than the usual 9-to-5 raises your risk of heart disease by more than half, say experts.

Clegg attacked on social mobility

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 07:24 AM PDT

Nick Clegg has come under fire over his plan to improve social mobility, with Labour claiming it is "mission impossible" with him at the helm.

Anatomy of a 14th Century Asbo

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:41 AM PDT

Today we are urged to report fly-tipping and other nuisances - just as our forebears did 700 years ago. Their complaints survive in a rare 14th Century document, the Assize of Nuisance.

Mr Super Glue and Batman's butler

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - people of the past month.

VIDEO: Scene of an air-strike near Brega

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:41 AM PDT

The BBC's Wyrie Davies describes the scene near Brega shortly after a pro-Gaddafi convoy was hit by a coalition air-strike.

VIDEO: Arnie 'The Governator' is back

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:07 AM PDT

Arnold Schwarzenegger is to be featured as a cartoon superhero in a new TV series running next year.

VIDEO: Soyuz rocket blasts off from Kazakhstan

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 03:36 PM PDT

Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut have begun a mission to the ISS aboard a Soyuz rocket that blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

VIDEO: Guantanamo trial for 9/11 accused

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:53 PM PDT

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and four alleged co-conspirators will be tried in a military commission at Guantanamo Bay, not a civilian court.

VIDEO: Troops confident of Abidjan victory

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:50 PM PDT

French and UN helicopters have fired on military camps operated by Ivory Coast incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo, in an effort to halt attacks on civilians.

VIDEO: Obama announces re-election bid

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:19 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama has announced his intention to stand for a second term in office in 2012. Mr Obama's team released a video on his official website and sent an e-mail to supporters announcing his plans. Matt Frei reports.

VIDEO: Breakfast cereal that goes with a bang

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:07 AM PDT

Jem Stansfield is helped by an explosives expert to demonstrate how much energy is locked up inside breakfast cereal.

Flight whitewash

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:21 AM PDT

Do we ever find out the truth about why a plane crashed?

In pictures

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:02 AM PDT

Images from the early days of the space race

Standing by their man?

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:45 PM PDT

Berlusconi's escapades a tough test for female loyalists

Day in pictures

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:57 AM PDT

A selection of striking images from around the world

'Cops without badges'

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:23 AM PDT

The US police force outsourcing to civilian detectives

Growing old in China

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:10 PM PDT

The business of going grey and caring for the elderly

Trim that flab

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:10 PM PDT

Technology start-ups reveal cost-cutting tips

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