Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Five foreign tourists killed in Ethiopia - state TV

Five foreign tourists killed in Ethiopia - state TV

Five foreign tourists killed in Ethiopia - state TV

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 12:33 PM PST

Gunmen have killed five foreign tourists and seriously injured two others in Ethiopia's remote northern region, according to state television in…

Mubarak 'not a tyrant', defence lawyer tells trial

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 11:13 AM PST

Hosni Mubarak was a 'just man, not a tyrant', according to his lawyer. The former Egyptian President was again wheeled into court on a hospital…

Schulz elected president of EU parliament

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 11:08 AM PST

German social democrat leader Martin Schulz has been appointed the new president of the European parliament. He replaces Jerzy Buzek. The clear…

Eleven known to have died in Italy cruiser crash

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:33 AM PST

Eleven people are now known to have died on board a cruise liner stranded off Italy's Tuscan coast. Rescue workers found another five bodies…

Turkey's elite attend funeral of Denktash

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:14 AM PST

The funeral of the former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash has taken place in Nicosia. He died last week at the age of 88. Denktash was…

Fall of an Italian cruise captain

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:11 AM PST

A captain stripped of his ship, Francesco Schettino has been in a cell since Saturday, the 52-year-old portrayed as a maverick by critics -- as the…

Britain considers yacht gift for Queen Jubilee

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 09:24 AM PST

Britain's Queen Elizabeth might be getting a new yacht for her Diamond Jubilee - but Prime Minister David Cameron says it would be built with private…

Freedom for Italy militant jailed for police killing

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 09:18 AM PST

A former leftist militant in Italy is free again after serving a jail term for ordering the murder of a top policeman in 1972. Milan…

Life sentence for inciting murder of Armenian writer

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 09:14 AM PST

A court in Istanbul has given a life sentence to 31-year-old Yasin Hayal for inciting the murder of a prominent journalist of Armenian origin.…

Greeks protest as EU/IMF bailout officials return

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 08:47 AM PST

As the clock ticks on efforts to save Greece from bankruptcy, Greeks have taken to the streets to protest against possible new austerity measures.…

Global financial court promises firm rulings

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 08:41 AM PST

The world's first international tribunal for complex financial litigation has opened in the Netherlands, headquartered at the Peace Palace in The…

Airbus announces record year

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 08:31 AM PST

Airbus outsold its rival Boeing almost two-to-one in 2011 and delivered more aircraft than the US planemaker for the ninth year running. However…

EU launches legal action against Hungary

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 08:04 AM PST

Brussels has begun legal proceedings against Hungary which aim to force it to undo changes to its controversial new constitution. Hungarian…

Damning tape of cruise ship's captain

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 07:24 AM PST

As the captain of the stricken Costa Concordia Francesco Schettino was appearing in court, and the death toll rose to 11, a recording emerged…

Spanish judge Garzon battling to save career

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 06:24 AM PST

High profile Spanish judge Baltazar Garzon is facing his greatest personal legal challenge yet -- a battle to save his own career. Garzon has…

Wikipedia to disappear for a day in protest

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 05:38 AM PST

Wikipedia, one of the world's busiest websites, will black out its English language version for 24 hours on Wednesday in protest at controversial…

European car sales decline accelerates

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 05:06 AM PST

Fewer car were driven out of showrooms around Europe in December as increasingly worried consumers held off making major purchases. Vehicle sales…

Five more dead bodies found in the Costa cruise liner

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 04:48 AM PST

Italian rescuers have found five more dead bodies inside a capsized cruise liner off the Tuscany coast.   Officials had said earlier that 29…

Rescuers detonate charges on Italian ship wreck

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 04:48 AM PST

Rescue squads have carried out controlled explosions on a cruise liner stricken off Italy's Tuscan coast. A total of eight microcharges were…

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali turns 70

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 03:43 AM PST

The legendary heavyweight showman of the boxing world, Muhammad Ali, turned 70 on Tuesday. He celebrated with family and friends in his hometown…

EU parliament elects Schulz president

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 03:24 AM PST

Germany's Martin Schulz has been elected as the new president of the European Parliament.   Widely tipped to win, the leader of the centre-left…

Italy may declare cruise liner emergency

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 03:03 AM PST

The Italian government will declare a state of emergency in waters around Giglio Island if the stranded Costa Concordia starts leaking fuel. The…

China's economic growth weakens

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 02:04 AM PST

Growth in the world's second biggest economy, China, slowed to its weakest pace for two and a half years at the end of 2011. In the fourth…

Denmark's Queen Margrethe marks 40 years on the throne

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 01:35 AM PST

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Swimming in Siberia's Lake Baikal

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 01:32 AM PST

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