Head of exam body Ofqual resigns

Head of exam body Ofqual resigns


Head of exam body Ofqual resigns

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 07:17 AM PDT

Kathleen Tattersall, the head of the exam watchdog Ofqual, resigns citing the government's "fresh perspective" in education.


Shrek musical to open in West End

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 07:17 AM PDT

Award-winning Broadway stage show Shrek The Musical is to make its London debut next year, the Theatre Royal announces.


Mexico: Suspect arrested in U.S. consulate shooting deaths

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 06:46 AM PDT

Mexican authorities have arrested a drug gang suspect accused of planning the shooting deaths in March of three people connected with the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez and participating in the killings of 13 teens at a party in the city a month earlier, federal police said Friday.


Apple Acknowledges Flaw in iPhone Signal Meter

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 07:08 AM PDT

Facing complaints from users, Apple said the new iPhones use a "totally wrong" formula to display signal strength.


World Cup Live: Brazil vs. the Netherlands

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 06:44 AM PDT

Coverage and live analysis of the World Cup quarterfinal between Brazil and the Netherlands from Port Elizabeth, South Africa.


Beryl Bainbridge, Novelist, Dies at 75

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 07:03 AM PDT

The British novelist was an acute and acerbic chronicler of human relationships.


Thousands on Israel soldier march

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 06:08 AM PDT

Twenty thousand people join a march through Israel calling for the release of captured soldier Gilad Shalit, organisers say.


Australian priest gets 20 years in jail for sexual abuse of boys

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 04:38 AM PDT

A Sydney court on Friday sentenced an Australian Catholic priest to almost 20 years for sexually abusing two dozen boys over two decades, the official news agency said.


Soldier's father calls for his release

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 02:52 AM PDT

The father of Gilad Shalit on Friday resumed calls on Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to help get the soldier freed.


US unemployment falls unexpectedly

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 06:45 AM PDT

Drop comes despite loss of a quarter-million jobs in recent weeks.


Capello to remain England manager

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 07:13 AM PDT

Fabio Capello is to be kept on as England manager, despite the team's disastrous World Cup, the Football Association confirms.


Scientists peer inside a python

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 06:31 AM PDT

Scientists employ the latest imaging techniques to look inside a python that had just swallowed a rat whole.


Suicide bombers kill 50 at shrine

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 03:32 AM PDT

The death toll climbed to 50 on Friday after a pair of suicide bombers detonated their explosives vests at one of Pakistan's holiest shrines.


Risk of flooding as Alex drenches Mexico

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 05:18 AM PDT

Tropical Depression Alex was expected to continue drenching states across Mexico even as it dissipated early Friday morning, forecasters said.


Congo to get billions in debt relief

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 01:25 AM PDT

The Democratic Republic of Congo is in line to get billions of dollars in debt relief, World Bank officials said, cutting the amount the nation owes by more than 80 percent.


Former husband of alleged spy says he had suspicions

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 05:34 AM PDT

The former husband of alleged Russian spy Anna Chapman said her personality changed after she started having "secretive meetings" with Russian friends a few years ago.


21 dead after shootout near border in Mexico

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 09:34 PM PDT

A shootout near the U.S.-Mexico border between rival groups with ties to organized crime left 21 people dead Thursday, Mexican police officials said.


Job Creation in Private Sector Remained Weak in June

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 06:33 AM PDT

As temporary Census jobs evaporated and the private sector added just 83,000 workers, the United States lost 125,000 jobs in June.


Live Analysis: Men's Semifinals at Wimbledon

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 05:33 AM PDT

Live analysis of the men's semifinals at Wimbledon.


Clinton: NATO Still Open to Ukraine

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 06:06 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told Ukrainian leaders that the door to membership in the NATO alliance remains open.


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