Saturday, November 7, 2009
World News
U.S. Army gunman's act "impossible" - grandfather
The grandfather of a U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of shooting dead 13 people and wounding 30 others at a base in Texas said today he found it...
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Stories from The Times
UK News - Bristol - Jail for woman who killed unborn twins
A woman who killed her unborn twins after injecting herself with drugs to induce their birth was finally jailed yesterday after going on the...
UK News - Ventilator baby 'reacts to music'
A seriously disabled one-year-old boy whose estranged parents are divided over whether he should be allowed to live or die has shown signs that he...
UK News - Brave soldier takes over duties as Miss England
A soldier marched to the rescue yesterday after Miss England relinquished her crown following her arrest over an apparent nightclub brawl.
A...
UK News - Insolvency numbers at record high
Mounting numbers of indebted Britons sent personal insolvency figures soaring to a new high as more people succumbed to the recession.
Insolvency...
One killed, five injured in Orlando shooting
A gunman opened fire inside a high-rise office building in Or-lando, Florida, yesterday, kill-ing one person and wounding five others, the mayor...
Deadly tropical disease strikes in south Sudan
A deadly tropical disease has killed two people and sickened 375 in southern Sudan, aid agency Médecins Sans Frontièrs (MSF) said...
Fort Hood shootings - Military psychiatrist went on gun rampage
As Fort Hood observed a day of mourning, investigators continued to search for reasons why a military psychiatrist at the US base went on a gun...
Yemeni shi'ite rebels holding Saudi soldiers
Yemen's Shi'ite rebels said they had captured some Saudi soldiers yesterday, after Riyadh said it would press on with its offensive until it had...
EU to fight for tuna protection at global talks
Fishing nations must cut the amount of Atlantic bluefin tuna they catch and protect porbeagle and thresher sharks, European fisheries commissioner...
H1N1 to cause more deaths in northern winter - WHO
The H1N1 swine flu virus has picked up steam in the northern hemisphere and is expected to cause more serious infections and deaths as cold...
Environmentalists warn bluefin tuna is on the edge of extinction
An international fisheries group set up to protect Atlantic tuna has done the opposite and driven one species of the fish, the bluefin, to the...
Climate change - UN treaty may need extra year
A UN climate treaty may need an extra year beyond a December deadline to agree details, delegates at UN talks said, even as a US Senate committee...
Study suggests peat CO2 credits more valuable
An Indonesia-based study is showing carbon-rich tropical peat lands trap more greenhouse gases than first thought, driving up their potential...
Low-carbon farms can raise food output - FAO
Low-carbon farming can both curb climate change and boost food output in developing nations and so must be rewarded under a global climate deal...
World Briefs
Seven black-and-white photographs of the Beatles sitting on a grassy field, taken by a teenage girl on the last day of filming for their movie...
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