Friday, July 30, 2010
World News
Campaigners warn over illegal pet trade
The most endangered tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exhibition in the heart of Indonesia's capital, highlighting...
Obama's fans include Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney declared himself a fan of President Barack Obama and admitted performing at the White House was 'very exciting'.
The former Beatle...
'Oldest living person' died 30 years ago
The supposed oldest living person in Tokyo actually died 30 years ago but his family kept quiet, it emerged today.
Police visited the home of...
Berlusconi splits from Fini
Italy's prime minister Silvio Berlusconi split with a key political partner but insists his government is not at risk.
A document approved by Mr...
Churchill's false teeth snapped up at auction
A set of dentures made for Britain's war-time prime minister Winston Churchill known as "the teeth that saved the world" sold for nearly...
Italian MPs vote unpopular austerity package into law
Italy's lower house of parliament today approved an unpopular austerity package totalling 25 billion euros aimed at bringing the public deficit...
Porn bosses rush to harness Apple's video phone
The porn industry has become an eager early adopter of new technology on Apple's latest mobile phone.
Using the the iPhone 4's videoconference...
Mother admits killing eight babies
A French nurse has admitted suffocating eight of her newborn babies and hiding their bodies at home.
Dominique Cottrez, 46, delivered the...
Hacker shows how to fool cash machines
A hacker has discovered how to force cash machines to dispense money by hijacking the computers inside them.
Barnaby Jack spent two years...
US hit by new oil spill
A new oil spill is sullying US waters in the northern state of Michigan after a pipeline leak sent more than a million gallons of crude into a...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Stories from The Times
Cypriot police find stolen corpse of ex-President
Cypriot police have discovered the missing body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos in another grave three months after it was stolen from its...
China, India endorse climate deal
China and India yesterday joined almost all other major greenhouse gas emitters in signing up to the climate accord struck in Copenhagen, boosting...
Christians flee after Nigeria's massacre
Christian villagers in Nigeria fled their homes fearing new attacks yesterday even as a senior official accused the country's military chiefs of...
Snow snarls traffic, strands thousands in southern Europe
Heavy snow yesterday stranded thousands of road travellers on the French-Spanish border, blanketed Italian cities and left 10,000 homes in Corsica...
N. Ireland Assembly endorses policing deal
The decision of the Northern Ireland Assembly to agree to the devolution of policing and justice powers will build on the gains of the peace...
£2.85m insurance bill for pothole-damage cars in UK
Insurers in Britain paid out an estimated £2.85 million (€3.15 million) in claims last month to people whose cars were damaged by...
Seven held in Ireland over Swedish cartoonist
Irish police arrested seven Muslims suspected of conspiracy to murder yesterday over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who drew the...
Environment - Westerners held 'responsible for emissions in developing countries'
Western consumers are responsible for large amounts of the greenhouse gas generated by developing countries, a study has shown.
More than 30 per...
Environment - Research prize for innovative ideas in shoe and textile recycling
International Environmental Research are awarding the international research prize I:CO Award - Rethink. Recycle. Reward. with €5,000 for...
Science - Marine pest 'could be the key to a biofuel breakthrough'
A wood-munching marine pest could be the key to a biofuel breakthrough, according to scientists.
Gribble, which resemble pink woodlice, plagued...
Animals - Dog owners in the UK facing tough new regulations
Dog owners in the UK could be required to insure themselves against the risk of their pet attacking someone, it was announced yesterday.
The...
Society - Cyber-bullying cases put heat on Google, Facebook
The internet was built on freedom of expression. Society wants someone held accountable when that freedom is abused. And major internet companies...
Society - Modern etiquette: Do the obese really deserve contempt?
Obesity is everywhere in our society today - and this is how it is met by a remarkable number of people.
People who would find slurs against...
Auction - Celebrity photographs for charity
Music and fashion stars Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Pearl Lowe have joined forces to donate photographs celebrating motherhood to raise money for...
Auction - Sotheby's raises record sum at Amsterdam event
An auction at Sotheby's of more than 160 works of post-war and contemporary art from the Peter Stuyvesant Collection exceeded all expectations on,...
Auction - Bottled 'ghosts' sell for $1,983 in New Zealand
Two glass vials purportedly containing the ghosts of two dead people sold for $1,983 at an auction.
The "ghosts" were put up for sale...
History - Historic books catalogued online
More than 150,000 historic books from 160 National Trust properties have been catalogued online for the first time.
The collection, which...
History - Bungling German spy sent back 'worthless' information
A bungling German spy posted to Britain to uncover RAF secrets sent back only "entirely worthless" information, his MI5 file...
Restoration - Details of Giotto paintings uncovered in Florence chapel
Restorers using ultra-violet rays have rediscovered rich original details of Giotto's paintings in the Peruzzi chapel in Florence's Santa Croce...
Latest Oscar telecast most watched in five years
Avatar may have failed to repeat the Academy Award success for Titanic, but James Cameron's latest hit film proved once again: nothing draws...
London Eye marks 10 th anniversary
The London Eye was 10 years old yesterday.
Opened in March 2000, the Eye has welcomed more than 36 million visitors and has become a symbol of...
World Briefs
Fuelled by leftover chocolate and with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world's first sustainable Formula 3 racing car...
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