Thatcher’s funeral plans as divisive as Iron Lady herself

Thatcher’s funeral plans as divisive as Iron Lady herself


Thatcher’s funeral plans as divisive as Iron Lady herself

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:54 AM PDT

LONDON, April 11— Plans for Margaret Thatcher's funeral turned into a security headache and a national talking point yesterday as the former prime minister divided Britain in death as she did in life. Parties in several cities to celebrate the conservative politician's death on Monday ended in arrests and newspapers reported police may ...
    


Cameron says Thatcher made Britain great, others snub her

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:26 AM PDT

LONDON, April 11 — British Prime Minister David Cameron delivered an emotional tribute to Margaret Thatcher in parliament yesterday, but political opponents boycotted the debate on her legacy, underlining how divisive a figure she remains even in death. MPs were recalled from their holidays for the first time for the death of a public figure since ...
    


South Korea, US remain on missile watch as North lauds Kims

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:26 PM PDT

SEOUL, April 11 — South Korea and the United States today remained on high alert for any North Korean missile launch as the hermit kingdom turned its attention to celebrating its ruling Kim dynasty and appeared to dial down rhetoric of impending war. Despite North Korea's threats it will attack US bases and the South in response to any hostile ...
    


Fighting rages in NW Pakistan, 15 militants, one soldier killed - army

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:04 AM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Fifteen militants and one soldier were killed on Thursday when the Pakistani military mounted another operation in a week of fighting designed to seize control of a remote but strategic valley in the northwest, the army said.
    


South Korea, U.S. on missile watch as North praises Kim dynasty

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:56 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States were on high alert for a North Korean missile launch on Thursday as the hermit kingdom turned its attention to celebrating its ruling Kim dynasty and appeared to tone down rhetoric of impending war.
    


Drug courier escapes gallows after Singapore reforms

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:42 AM PDT

A heroin courier has become the first convicted drug trafficker in Singapore to avoid a death sentence following reforms in the application of capital punishment, officials said Thursday.

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Indonesian, 83, faced 'fight for survival' in Komodo attack

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:40 AM PDT

An 83-year-old Indonesian woman told Thursday how she faced a "fight for survival" when a Komodo dragon pounced and sunk its teeth into her, in the latest attack this year by one of the giant lizards.

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Wan Azizah hints Khalid may not be retained as Selangor MB

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:29 AM PDT

Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has hinted that Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim may not retain his post as Selangor menteri besar if the opposition continues to rule the state following the May 5 general election.

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N. Korea keeps world on edge over missile launch

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:07 AM PDT

North Korea kept the world on edge Thursday over an expected missile launch while turning its own energies to celebrating leaders past and present amid soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula.

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Two crushed to death by wooden chariot at Nepal festival

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:02 AM PDT

Two people died in Nepal after being crushed under the wheels of a 10-metre-high (35-foot) wooden chariot being used during a new year festival that descended into chaos, police said Thursday.

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Times Higher Education publishes Asia University Rankings

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:55 PM PDT

The Times Higher Education magazine published its first Asia University Rankings here on Wednesday, China's Xinhua news agency reports.

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Microsoft to add two-factor authentication: report

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:50 PM PDT

An app is in the final stages of development that would generate a random code as part of a user's Microsoft account password login for extra security.

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BlackBerry Q10 to launch in Canada on April 30

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:49 PM PDT

As BlackBerry readies itself to launch its latest phone in its home country, a survey reveals that despite a huge promotional push, the majority of US consumers have no idea that the company has launched a new operating system or handsets.

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VIDEO: Illegal workers hold immigration rally

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:39 PM PDT

A bill giving 11 million undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship could be introduced to Congress within days.

VIDEO: Paragliding over Iraqi city of Mosul

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 08:36 AM PDT

The Iraqi city of Mosul is one of the most dangerous in the country, but for some residents taking to its skies in a paraglider is one way of trying to forget years beset by conflict and fear.

Up to 3.39 mn Japan-brand vehicles in airbag recall

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:47 PM PDT

Up to 3.39 million vehicles made by major Japanese manufacturers will be recalled worldwide because of possible problems with airbags, the companies said Thursday.

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Google+ trends: HTC First 'Facebook phone' reviewed

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:46 PM PDT

On Wednesday, April 10, Google+ users are sharing and discussing the first reviews of the HTC First smartphone, also known, due to its very deep Facebook integration, as the "Facebook phone."

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New iPhone vision test tracks your eye health

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:43 PM PDT

Patients suffering from eye problems may have a new tool at their fingertips: an iPhone-enabled vision test to keep tabs on their condition at home.

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The layout of PAS

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:32 PM PDT

Therefore, the greatest enemy of Umno is not Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, but PAS.

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Spring storms unleash heavy snow, tornadoes in central U.S

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 10:36 PM PDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Spring storms unleashed heavy snow, rain and high winds, including tornadoes, across parts of the central United States on Wednesday, leaving thousands of residents and businesses without power and causing scattered property damage.
    


Five Must-Do Steps Before Filing Your Taxes

Five Must-Do Steps Before Filing Your Taxes


Five Must-Do Steps Before Filing Your Taxes

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 10:46 PM PDT

Before you mail or file your tax return electronically, take a breath. These 5 steps may sound silly but could save you a notice or even an audit.

Group: At least 4,300 Syrians killed in airstrikes

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 10:36 PM PDT

This image taken from video obtained from Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows an injured Syrian woman rescued by rebels from a firefight in a street in the Jobar neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Syrian President Bashar Assad's troops battled rebels in the outskirts of Damascus on Wednesday and pressed on with a counteroffensive against opposition fighters in the south to prevent their advance on the capital.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)BEIRUT (AP) — An international rights group says the Syrian regime has been carrying out indiscriminate and sometimes deliberate airstrikes against civilians that have killed at least 4,300 people since last summer.


VIDEO: Gunman dead as firefighters kidnapped

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 08:26 PM PDT

A hostage drama involving four firefighters in the US state of Georgia ends with police storming a house and killing the gunman.

VIDEO: Syria attacks 'amount to war crimes'

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 06:41 PM PDT

Human Rights Watch has accused the government of repeatedly carrying out indiscriminate and sometimes deliberate attacks on civilians, amounting to war crimes.

VIDEO: Gun control deal brokered by senators

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 10:34 PM PDT

A breakthrough agreement has been brokered in the US by two influential senators proposing the expansion of background checks for gun buyers.

VIDEO: Story of underground survival

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 05:09 PM PDT

A new documentary has arrived in American cinemas, which chronicles the longest uninterrupted underground survival in recorded human history.

VIDEO: Retro products a hit in Portugal

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 10:50 AM PDT

A new trend in Portugal is seeing shopkeepers stock their shelves with products and packaging which deliberately hark back to the designs of previous decades.

VIDEO: Photographer Salgado on latest show

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 03:22 AM PDT

Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado talks to BBC Newsnight about his latest exhibition, Genesis, which has its world premiere at the Natural History Museum in London this week.

VIDEO: Michelle Obama in emotional gun plea

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 01:13 PM PDT

US First Lady Michelle Obama has made an emotional appeal for action on gun control, in a speech to community leaders in Chicago.

VIDEO: N Korea 'comical but deadly serious'

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 10:57 PM PDT

North Korea is variously portrayed as threatening or slightly comical - but how much do we really know about its young leader Kim Jong-un? John Sudworth reports.

VIDEO: Saudis build 1,000-mile border fence

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 03:07 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia is building a fence, over 1,000 miles long, in order to seal off its troubled frontier with Yemen.

VIDEO: Retro products a hit in Portugal

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 10:50 AM PDT

A new trend in Portugal is seeing shopkeepers stock their shelves with products and packaging which deliberately hark back to the designs of previous decades.

VIDEO: Danish teachers in 35km-long protest

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 02:20 AM PDT

Thousands of Danish teachers have formed a 35km line between two cities to protest at a week-long lockout by local authorities

VIDEO: Wind tunnel tests on 'ice javelins'

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 04:46 PM PDT

The British Antarctic Survey has developed an air-dropped projectile to place scientific instruments in inaccessible places.

VIDEO: Photographer Salgado on latest show

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 03:22 AM PDT

Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado talks to BBC Newsnight about his latest exhibition, Genesis, which has its world premiere at the Natural History Museum in London this week.

VIDEO: Roman London being unearthed

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 07:35 PM PDT

Archaeologists have found coins, pottery, shoes, lucky charms and an amber gladiator amulet in the heart of the financial district.

Play it Like Steve Jobs-Three Questions for Business Leaders to Ask When Surprise Hits

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 10:15 PM PDT

Despite tremendous developments in business strategy over the last fifty years, businesses and governments keep being disrupted by events that they might have seen coming, but didn't. In other words, they get surprised… and not in a happy, surprise party kind of way. Think 9/11, the Arab spring, Fukushima or the launch of the iPhone for Nokia. Such events often have consequences far beyond their immediate environment that make many firms suffer, and require a response that isn't in anyone's existing playbook.  The late Steve Jobs – no slouch when dealing with disruption in the marketplace – once replied that his strategy was to "wait for the next big thing."

US, Canada, Jordan, boycott UN meeting on justice

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 10:07 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Barred from speaking at a U.N. meeting on international criminal justice, Bosnian activist Munira Subasic, who lost 22 close family members in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, said she felt powerless as she listened to Serbia's ultranationalist president attack the U.N. war crimes tribunal for former Yugoslavia as politically biased.

US 'prepared' to deal with North Korea action

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 10:14 PM PDT

Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says US ready for any contingency as South reassures it can intercept North's missiles.

An Illustrated History Of Bitcoin Crashes

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 09:45 PM PDT

Wednesday saw one of the largest declines in Bitcoin prices in the cryptocurrency's lifetime. Many commentators declared the fall the beginning of the end for Bitcoin. I'm not sure if that's correct or not, but in any event a sense of perspective is always helpful. So here are the biggest Bitcoin crashes since I started paying attention to the currency in early 2011.