News
Wednesday 15 February 2012
- Boys' fingers point to masculinity, study finds
Tuesday 14 February 2012
- Wall Street little changed
- Anonymous hacks into New Zealand Foreign Minister's email
- Whitney Houston to be buried Saturday in small family funeral
- Russia launches Dutch satellite: third attempt
- BACKGROUND: China, US key statistics
- Gas explosion in Russian cafe injures 20
- Germany courts Brazil: Westerwelle opens science centre
- Boeing books its largest-ever order, 230 planes to Lion Air
- Gay Colombian priests allegedly planned own murders
- Mertesacker joins Germany injury list ahead of France match
- UN: Hunger could reach emergency levels in southern Sudan
- Top court gives nod to Berlusconi sex trial judges
- Mob kills 3 men in Mexico over forbidden love
- Meryl Streep receives honorary Berlin Film Festival Award
- UN chief to meet with top Russian diplomat on Syria, Iran
- Two Colombian priests allegedly planned own murders, hired killers
- EU delays Greece bailout decision
- Obama, Democrats get Republican raspberries for Valentine's Day
- Report: Top court gives nod to Berlusconi sex trial judges
- Jordanian teachers continue strike over salary increase
- Juncker: Eurogroup delays Greek bailout decision
- Obama calls for quick passage of payroll tax holiday extension
- Syria rejects UN human rights accusations
- Obama stresses need for China to play by trade rules
- Germany indicts former vice-consul in Dubai for corruption
- Syria shells Homs for 10th day as EU threatens new sanctions
- EU calls for bailout action as Greece recession worsens
- Jordan's trade gap widened by 21 per cent in 2011
- Clashes in Bahrain as protesters mark anniversary of uprising
- Valentine's flowers reach Britain's Kate from Falkland Islands
- Djokovic awarded Serbia's highest honours
- Brazil overcomes police strikes ahead of world-famous Carnival
- Italian prosecutors appeal Amanda Knox acquittal
- Italy, France, Britain have unbalanced economies, EU says
- Merkel urges Greece and Macedonia to compromise on name dispute
- Two dead as cyclone pounds Madagascar, UN says
- Report: First opposition protests held in Tehran in 12 months
- Zimbabwe's debt-crippled power utility plans to get tough
- British government in discussions with Jordan over radical cleric
- Spain sells debt at favourable interest despite downgrade
- Report: Director Oliver Stone's son converts to Islam
- Chinese Vice President Xi begins White House talks
- Kuwait emir swears in new cabinet
- Sports minister admits that Spain has "a problem with doping"
- Russian tanks to go to Algeria and Turkmenistan for 500 million
- Gaza electricty supply cut as plant stops due to fuel shortage
- Nowitzki's Mavericks in talks over pre-season game in Berlin
- German bosses urge Greece to give up euro, restore drachma
- Gazprom sacks radio board members critical of the Kremlin
- Libyan forces regain control of town after clashes kill seven
- Greek economy remains in recession, GDP contracts 7 per cent
- Blast kills policeman in Nigeria's Kaduna
- High alert in Israel as Delhi police seek bomb attack suspect
- British NGO worker allowed to leave Egypt after investigation
- New Zealand Parliament won't pay for deaf member's assistance (correction)
- Syrian doctors comfort wounded children with chocolate
- EU development commissioner "fairly optimistic" about Myanmar
- EU welcomes China's "positive attitude" to eurozone debt
- Activist: 100,000 Syrians trapped under shelling in Homs
- Duchess Catherine to join Queen on 2 engagements
- Queen Elizabeth's Ireland visit a turning point
- Patient excited about Duchess Catherine meeting
- Prince William to carry on RAF career
- Princess Diana's valentine for sale
- Former agriculture ministers convicted of corruption in Romania
- Foreign shops looted by South African protesters
- Portuguese economy contracted 1.5 per cent in 2011
- Bulgaria freezes ratification of ACTA
- Russian oligarch offers to buy embattled radio station
- European governments protest latest credit ratings downgrade
- Movie celebrating Taiwan marks rebound in film business
- Extremism wanes as Baghdad celebrates Valentine's Day
- Merkel says EU mulling further sanctions against Damascus
- Explosion hits Nigeria's Kaduna
- China's Wen defends policies on Tibetan "brothers"
- German investor confidence hits 10-month high in February
- Italy's borrowing costs dip despite Moody's downgrade
- Several groups interested in Saab, receiver says
- Gazprom sacks radio station board members critical of the Kremlin
- "Economy of fear" invades Spain amid soaring unemployment
- China 'positive' but cautious over eurozone debt
- Russia to upgrade forces on islands claimed by Japan
- Tunisia accuses arrested militants of links to al-Qaeda
- Greece vows to make additional spending cuts ahead of key EU talks
- Sarkozy "to announce presidential bid Wednesday"
- Clashes in Bahrain on first anniversary of anti-government protests
- Somali insurgents accuse Britain of trying to colonize country
- Merkel praises Arab League stance on Syria, seeks more sanctions
- Ugandan gay rights group says new bill will place them in danger
- Italy's top court to decide on validity of Berlusconi sex trial
- Bad industrial production figures point to eurozone recession
- German investor confidence posts third monthly gain in February
- Meryl Streep to receive honorary Berlin Film Festival Award
- Spain slams Moody's downgrade as "contradictory"
- Man blows off own legs with grenade in Bangkok
- Turkey's football match fixing trial kicks off
- Moody's ignored recent economic measures, Austria says
- India's wholesale inflation falls to two-year low
- Britain defends budget austerity despite ratings warning
- Iran expected to see first opposition protests in 12 months
- Three Russian police killed, six injured in Caucasus clash
- China cautious over buying eurozone debt
- Egypt's second round of upper house of parliament elections begin
- Obama and Cameron discuss further action on Syria
- Syrian forces intensify assaults on rebel areas
- Man blows off own leg with grenade in Bangkok
- Coach Dutt: Ballack issue no burden for Bayer
- Delhi police seeking biker in bomb attack on Israeli embassy car
- Nigerian authorities confirm death of 12 Boko Haram members
- British sailors jump ship in Australia
- Gamblers fleeced out of millions in bogus Macau casinos
- Magnitude-6.2 quake hits north-eastern Japan
- Japan shares rebounds as central bank announces monetary easing
- A quarter of fatal shark attacks in 2011 were in Australia
- Moderate earthquake rattles northern Greece
- Kosovo Serbs hold referendum on Pristina's authority
- Agent jailed for helping pregnant women give birth in Hong Kong
- EU-China summit to focus on eurozone debt, economy
- Fine for Australian who mooned Queen Elizabeth
- Turkey, US oppose sending foreign troops to Syria
- Another Tibetan monk self-immolates, hundreds protest
- EU stands firm on carbon tax for airlines
- New Zealand Parliament won't pay for deaf member's equipment
- Japan central bank decides on additional monetary easing
- Majority of Filipinos won't change religion for love, survey finds
- Singapore rediscovers its history 70 years after Japanese invasion
- China, EU to discuss eurozone debt, economy
- US, North Korea to meet for first time since Kim's death
- Anchor's "healing powers" draw Cambodian pilgrims
- Cyber attack targets Malaysian stock market website
- Japan shares down on Moody's downgrade of six eurozone nations
- Tibet activists unfurl "welcome" banner for China vice president
- Arab League call for UN blue helmets unlikely to work
- Moody's cuts debt ratings of six European countries
- Republicans agree to extend US payroll tax holiday
- A killer idea for Valentine's Day
Monday 13 February 2012
- US and EU approve Google's 12.5-billion-dollar Motorola purchase
- US Supreme Court justice robbed at machete-point
- Man jailed for organising child sex tour in Thailand
- Lowly Gijon bring in former Spain boss Clemente
- Wall Street closes higher after Greece passes latest austerity plan
- Radical Muslim cleric freed on bail in Britain after court ruling
- Michel makes poor start at sinking Sevilla
- Napoli beat Chievo, Roma stunned at Siena
- Obama budget provides election fodder
- Standard & Poor's downgrades Spanish banks
- UN Security Council visits Haiti, reviews post-quake reconstruction
- As Apple shares soar, company probes China labour exploitation
- Africa mourns death of Whitney Houston
- Cold weather claims more victims across Europe, thousands cut off
- One arrested after bomb threat at Amsterdam airport
- Grammy show gets huge ratings boost from Whitney Houston tribute
- Finance minister of DR Congo died in plane crash
- Neo-Nazis march as Dresden remembers WWII bombing
- Berlinale spotlight turns to war in US, Chinese films
- US, North Korean delegations to meet in Beijing
- Whitney Houston music sales soar after death
- Around 800 neo-Nazis march as Dresden remembers WWII bombing
- Israeli military court rejects appeal of Palestinian hunger striker
- Police disperse protesters in Bahrain with tear gas
- Violence in Syria continues as UN holds debate
- L'Oreal sales exceed 20 billion euros; Bettencourt leaves board
- Germany's Westerwelle starts Latin American tour in Brazil
- Fewer neo-Nazis than expected arrive in Dresden
- Obama budget would hike taxes on rich, boost jobs spending
- Nepal convicts top cops on Sudan scam
- International stock market quotations
- German President Wulff praises reforms by Italy's Monti
- Arab League calls for adoption of plan to end Syria unrest
- Frankfurt Stock Exchange quotations
- Apple shares break through 500-dollar barrier
- Prescription drugs and alcohol blamed for Houston's death
- Iran denies role in attacks on Israeli missions
- Highest Syrian authorities complicit in killings - UN says
- Obama calls for "tough choices" as he outlines budget
- Dresden braced for neo-Nazis on anniversary of city's destruction
- Henrique Capriles to challenge Chavez in Venezuelan election
- Lego extends license for Star Wars products
- Merkel: Greek approval "important," not just about austerity
- World Cup leader Kostelic undergoes surgery on torn meniscus
- Turkey and Azerbaijan to ink gas pipeline deal in April
- Ullrich also suspended for public races, says German cycling body
- Italian court convicts managers in landmark asbestos trial
- Violence in Syria as Russia studies peacekeeping proposal
- Pirates attack cargo ship off Nigerian coast, killing two crew
- Yemen's outgoing president urges people to vote
- Polish Sports Centre chief resigns after Euro 2012 delays
- Israel blames Iran for attacks in New Delhi, Tbilisi
- Juve visit Parma on Wednesday as Serie A games are rescheduled
- ANALYSIS: Greece mulls Italian model of government
- Afghan committee accuses NATO troops of killing 15 civilians
- United Nations consultant shot dead by thieves in Egypt
- Polish pope museum cannot open in time for Euro 2012
- Two suspected typhoid deaths in Zimbabwe
- Death a daily event in al-Qusayr south of Homs
- Ballack to miss Barcelona tie with calf muscle injury
- Greek government to finish job in March, elections in April
- EU, Germany, relieved over Greek vote, urge implementation
- Britain's Hague discusses Syria, Somalia in South Africa visit
- iPads seized after Chinese firm claims trademark
- Duchess Catherine's fear of flying
- Prince Charles wants public speaking help
- Queen says business as usual for staff over Jubilee
- Queen Elizabeth to close Jubilee show with laser
- Philip Treacy pleased with Beatrice hat
- Policeman: Dancer said Berlusconi would help her join police
- Spanish supreme court shelves corruption case involving Garzon
- Denmark signs deal on Somali pirate trials
- Syrian army shelling of Homs kills 10
- Italian court issues 16-year sentences in asbestos trial
- Georgia police disarm bomb hidden in car of Israeli diplomat
- Israeli diplomat hurt in car explosion in New Delhi
- Expert commission recommends extending aging French nuclear plants
- Iran hosts Chinese envoy, says ready for nuclear talks
- Middle East filmmakers get to grips with Arab Spring
- Khmer Rouge investigation to continue, authority questioned
- Pardoned Afghan child bomber caught preparing suicide attack
- SingTel reports lower third-quarter profit
- Russia will "study" suggestion for UN peacekeepers to Syria
- EU development commissioner mulls lifting sanctions on Myanmar
- Spotlight turns to American-Chinese cinema at Berlinale
- Microsoft India website hacked, user data stolen
- Dortmund general manager Watzke stays on until 2016
- At least one dead as severe storm hits Nigeria's Lagos
- Taiwan health officials remove US beef from store shelves
- Stars honour Houston as Adele wows at Grammy Awards
- PREVIEW: China, EU to discuss eurozone, bolster economic links
- Sudan's al-Bashir says Juba committing "suicide" with oil shut down
- Taliban to release video of aid workers abducted in Pakistan
- German President Wulff arrives in Italy for state visit
- Russia to field fifth-generation stealth fighter in 2013
- Air Force fighter jet crashes in western Sri Lanka
- Athens mayor: City suffered irreparable damage in riots
- Japan nuclear plant operator posts 1-billion-dollar loss
- Netanyahu accuses Abbas of having "turned his back on peace"
- Britain welcomes Arab League's call for Syria peacekeeping force
- Thousands still suffering from leprosy in Western Pacific, WHO says
- Japan nuclear plant operator logs 1-billion-dollar operating loss
- Tibetan nun dies after self-immolation protest, China says
- Italian court to deliver verdict in asbestos poisoning trial
- Fuel price increase in Sri Lanka sparks strikes, protests
- Thousands join Hong Kong campaign to keep out Chinese motorists
- Violence grips Syria after Arab League vows support to opposition
- Olympus projects 412-million-dollar net loss for fiscal 2011
- Japan shares up on Greek deal, Asia gains
- Pakistani premier charged with contempt of court
- Indonesian terrorism suspect on trial for Bali bombings
- Nine arrested in Vietnam for smuggling people to Australia
- Drunken man arrested for trying to take wrong newborn from hospital
- BACKGROUND: 2002 Bali bombings
- Indonesian goes on trial for Bali bombings
- A blood test to detect cancer early?
- Poisonous mushroom blamed for unexplained deaths in China
- Fit people perspire too: Sports myths often wrong
- Emotional wellbeing helps prevent burnout
- Health briefs
- Proper kitchen hygiene safeguards against illness
- Japan shares mixed on lack of cues, Greek deal
- Obama budget would up taxes on rich, boost jobs spending
- Japan economy shrinks at annualized 2.3 per cent
- PREVIEW: Serbs set to raise stakes in Kosovo with referendum
- Libya's "Rambo-style" militias not a warning for Syria
- Air New Zealand Japan flight passengers detained due to flu scare
- Japan economy contracts at annualized 2.3 per cent in past quarter
- Violent riots across Athens as lawmakers pass new austerity
Sunday 12 February 2012
- Australia's back-on-track Leighton restores dividend
- Greek lawmakers pass crucial austerity bill
- Real Madrid 10 points clear thanks to Ronaldo hat-trick
- All Black giant Jonah Lomu seeks new kidney
- Greek lawmakers begin to vote on austerity bill
- New Zealand terrorism trial begins
- Music world in mourning for Whitney Houston before Grammys
- The Artist triumphs at British Baftas
- Greek prime minister appeals for calm during mass rioting
- Bahrain arrests female activist, deports US citizens amid clashes
- Villarreal move above Spanish danger zone
- Riots spread across Athens with buildings up in flames
- Anarchists set fire to apartment building, shops in Athens
- Valencia recover from cup defeat, Zaragoza win at last
- Arab Leagues approves call to send peacekeepers to Syria
- Guerrero late goal gives Hamburg victory over Cologne
- Arab League proposes sending peacekeeping forces to Syria
- Clashes in Greece ahead of key austerity vote
- French mayor's plans for Carla statue ruffles feathers
- De-fueling of Costa Concordia begins
- Iran holds talks with Chinese envoy over nuclear dispute
- Policemen, protester injured in Greek riots
- Augsburg and Nuremberg stay in trouble after goalless draw
- Greek riot police clash with anti-austerity demonstrators
- Blizzards, house fires as sub-zero frosts continue in Europe
- Music world in mourning for Whitney Houston ahead of Grammys
- Inter crash at home, fall behind in Serie A
- Arab draft resolution calls for peacekeepers to Syria
- Germany piles pressure on Greece ahead of key vote
- Podolski faces Cologne fine over interview
- Filipino director shines in Berlin with hostage drama
- Venice Carnival takes off with traditional "flight of the angel"
- Germany's top three battle for league and cup titles
- Former Jordan minister named as Arab League envoy to Syria
