Hurricane Earl now 'category two'

Hurricane Earl now 'category two'

Hurricane Earl now 'category two'

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 06:01 PM PDT

Hurricane Earl is downgraded to a category two storm as it nears the US East Coast.


On board UK's newest attack sub

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 10:31 PM PDT

Commander Andy Coles shows BBC News around the control room of the Royal Navy's new attack submarine and talks about life on board.


Portable video 'is the future'

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 10:43 PM PDT

Toshiba's UK business manager says its Foilo 100 tablet PC complements trends in media usage.


Rare tree flowers after 23 years

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 07:29 AM PDT

A rare Chinese tree has flowered for the first time in 23 years at Kew's country estate in West Sussex.


School lottery system 'failed in aim'

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 10:28 PM PDT

A controversial lottery system for secondary school places in Brighton failed in one of its key aims, to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.


Japan approves economic sanctions against Iran (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 10:25 PM PDT

AP - Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on Friday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an official said.


Frenetic rush as India readies for Commonwealth Games (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 10:23 PM PDT

The Akshardham Temple is seen from the newly-built Commonwealth Games village in New Delhi on August 31. The village is a hive of activity, with swarms of workers and engineers sprucing up the 157-acre (635-hectare) complex ahead of the opening ceremony on October 3. The first athletes are expected to move in within weeks.(AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - Mohammed Zaidi works with a jumble of cables in one of the apartments built at breakneck speed for athletes who will compete at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in one month's time.

Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 10:42 PM PDT

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed by the disaster and facing renewed militant violence.

BOJ to stand pat next week, eyes easing next month (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 09:49 PM PDT

Reuters - The Bank of Japan is expected to hold off on easing monetary policy next week but is gearing up for further action in October as the strong yen threatens to derail its forecast of a moderate economic recovery, sources said.


BOJ to stand pat next week, eyes easing next month

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 09:49 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to hold off on easing monetary policy next week but is gearing up for further action in October as the strong yen threatens to derail its forecast of a moderate economic recovery, sources said.

Villagers flee as Indonesia volcano erupts again

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 09:36 PM PDT

SURBAKTI (Reuters) - An Indonesian volcano that lay dormant for 400 years erupted yet on Friday, shooting a mushroomed-shape plume of smoke 3 km (2 miles) into the air and prompting the second evacuation of terrified residents.

French 'Spider-Man' in Sydney court over climb (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 09:28 PM PDT

French skyscraper climber Alain Robert climbs the Lumiere Residential building in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. Robert, nicknamed 'Spiderman' was arrested Monday after scaling the 57-story building in Sydney with his bare hands. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spider-Man" pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to his bare-handed climb up a 57-story building in downtown Sydney.

Massacre survivor: Victims refused narco work (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 08:29 PM PDT

Forensic experts inspect the coffins containing the remains of 16 Hondurans who were killed in Mexico while trying to reach the U.S. border, before returning the bodies to family members in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010. The bodies of 72 Central and South American migrants, who were allegedly killed by a Mexican drug cartel, were found within 100 miles of the U.S. border on Aug. 24. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)AP - One of two known survivors of a drug gang's massacre in northern Mexico of 72 undocumented Central and South American migrants said in an interview broadcast Thursday that they were killed because they refused to work for the traffickers.

Salvador bans gang membership after bus massacre (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 08:57 PM PDT

AP - El Salvador has made it illegal to belong to a street gang in the wake of an attack on a passenger bus that killed 17 people.


Villagers flee as Indonesia volcano erupts again (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 09:36 PM PDT

Mount Sinabung volcano spews smoke in Suka Nalu village in the district of Tanah Karo, in Indonesia's North Sumatra province August 30, 2010. The Indonesian volcano that erupted for the first time in centuries on Sunday spewed fresh plumes of smoke early on Monday morning, causing panic in nearby villages and delaying local flights, officials said on Monday. REUTERS/Tarmizy HarvaReuters - An Indonesian volcano that lay dormant for 400 years erupted yet on Friday, shooting a mushroomed-shape plume of smoke 3 km (2 miles) into the air and prompting the second evacuation of terrified residents.

Abbas agrees to fresh Israeli-Palestinian talks in Egypt, but has little support at home (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:35 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - When Israeli-Palestinian peace talks move beyond today's summit in Washington, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will face a tough balancing act as even his allies at home push back against US and Israeli pressures.


14 cops killed in Colombia ambush, rebels blamed (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 08:10 PM PDT

Soldiers stand on the roof of a home during routine patrols in Medellin, Colombia, Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)AP - Suspected leftist rebels killed 14 police officers and wounded seven in an ambush of a five-truck convoy in southern Colombia, a police commander said Thursday.

EU presses China to step up fight against fakes (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 10:21 PM PDT

A customer is reflected looking through the window of a shop selling fake branded mobile phones and MP3 players in Beijing. The European Union has said it would press China to back up its words with action and do more to stem the flow of Chinese-made counterfeit goods into Europe and around the world.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - The European Union pressed China on Friday to back up its words with action and do more to stem the flow of Chinese-made counterfeit goods into Europe and around the world.

Heavy in dollars, China warns of depreciation (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 08:26 PM PDT

Reuters - China on Friday offered a rare glimpse into its foreign exchange reserves, confirming that they are overwhelmingly allocated in dollars, while a central banker said the mountain of cash could face depreciation risks.


China approached Canadian fund on rival Potash bid (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 08:21 PM PDT

Reuters - Chinese and other investors have approached at least one big Canadian pension manager about a bid for Canada's Potash Corp to rival BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile offer.


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