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Saturday, 31 December 2011
New satellites to extend China's military reach
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China this week reached a milestone in its drive to master the military use of space with the launch of trials for its Beidou satellite global positioning network, a move that will bring it one step closer to matching U.S. space capabilities.
Turkey earthquake: How to help (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - On Sunday, October 23, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the eastern region of Turkey, toppling buildings and killing more than 250 people. Thousands of others were injured and left without shelter. Below are organizations that are working on relief and ?
Man accused of faking his own death arrested as he lands at Heathrow
Father-of-two Stephen Kellaway was detained as he stepped off a plane from Thailand where he is alleged to have lived under a false identity for over a year.
MP's 'Nazi' stag party: Now restaurant boss complains to the police
Maud Dick – general manager of La Fondue in Val Thorens – told police that a member of the group was asked to remove a swastika armband when entering the restaurant, but put it back on towards the end of their meal.
Deutsche Telekom in $95 million bribery settlement
(Reuters) - German phone company Deutsche Telekom AG and a Hungarian unit will pay more than $95 million to settle U.S. criminal and civil probes into the bribery of government officials in Macedonia and Montenegro.
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Tax-cutting blow as CGT to raise �1.5bn less than planned
George Osborne faced a fresh blow over capital gains tax yesterday after it emerged it is due to raise �1.5 billion less than expected.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7149784.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
Youth protesters, police clash across Bahrain
DUBAI (Reuters) - Shi'ite youths chanting slogans against Bahrain's royal family clashed with riot police across the Gulf island kingdom Saturday, trying to block highways in a second day of protests, residents said.
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Seventeen dead as Syrians stage mass protests
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian security forces, undaunted by the presence of Arab League observers, have killed at least 12 protesters as hundreds of thousands demonstrated against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, opposition activists said.
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VIDEO: Lansley: Implant advice is unchanged
The health secretary has ordered an urgent review of the safety of breast implants made by the French company PIP.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16373697
Blundering goalkeepers ?think their hands are wider?
As the ball skimmed his glove and rolled into the back of the net, it was a moment of head-in-hands calamity for the England goalkeeper Robert Green. For scientists, the USA?s equaliser on Saturday evening may simply have confirmed the discovery that our mental representation of our hands is about two thirds wider than they really are.
Verizon to add $2 bill-pay charge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless, which this month angered customers with three separate data service problems, said on Thursday it will add a $2 fee for one-time telephone and online bill payments.
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Pro-Saleh protests in Yemen, seven militants killed
DUBAI (Reuters) - Supporters of outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh took to the streets of Yemen's capital on Friday for the first time since he signed a peace agreement last month as violence broke out on other fronts in the country.
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Verizon says fixed third December service outage
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that it had resolved an "issue" with its high-speed wireless network overnight, after its third widely reported problem in a month.
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GPs paid �115 an hour just to go to talks on NHS reform on top of their six-figure salary
Labour health spokesman Andy Burnham, pictured, revealed doctors are receiving generous allowances from cash-strapped health trusts to make up for the cost of their time and any travel expenses.
Flasher on the prowl in Puchong
A WOMAN has lodged a police report that a man flashed his private parts ? not once but three times ? at her two-year-old daughter at Kampung Muhibbah in Puchong.
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Rais: Information Ministry staff must be more committed to 1Malaysia concept
KUALA LUMPUR: Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim called on all members of the ministry staff to continue in their struggles to be more committed in fulfilling the demands of the 1Malaysia concept next year.
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Verizon says fixed third December service outage
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that it had resolved an "issue" with its high-speed wireless network overnight, after its third widely reported problem in a month.
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Gazza in hospital after car crash
The former England World Cup star Pau Gascoigne was in hospital today after suffering serious injuries in a car crash.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7149906.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
Thatcher told 'abandon Liverpool'
Margaret Thatcher was urged to abandon Liverpool to "managed decline" by her chancellor Geoffrey Howe after the Toxteth riots, cabinet files reveal, though Lord Howe says his letter was misunderstood.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-merseyside-16355281
Stephen Lawrences' family's long wait for justice continues into the another year
A jury of eight men and four women completed a second day in deliberation over the 18-year-old student’s death before being sent home until Tuesday.
Amazon shares dip on growth concerns
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc shares fell to their lowest level since late March on Thursday on concern about sales growth during the online retailer's crucial fourth quarter.
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