Nurofen Plus makers recall stock Posted: 26 Aug 2011 01:28 PM PDT The makers of Nurofen Plus have recalled all remaining unexpired stock as a precautionary measure, saying sabotage is suspected in some packets.  
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South Sudan Police Beat Up U.N. Rights Activist Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:59 PM PDT Benedict Sannoh, the United Nations' human rights chief in the newly independent Republic of South Sudan, was assaulted by more than 10 police officers on Aug. 20.  
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China Steps Up Criticism of Conoco Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:59 AM PDT Chinese officials are stepping up criticism of U.S. energy firm ConocoPhillips, alleging a worsening catastrophe at the site of an offshore oil leak discovered two months ago, which the company says is fundamentally contained.  
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Mulcaire discloses hacking names Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:43 PM PDT Private detective Glenn Mulcaire has revealed the names of News of the World staff who instructed him to carry out phone hacking, his solicitor has said.  
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China State TV Deletes Video That Led to Hacking Fears Posted: 26 Aug 2011 11:51 AM PDT Internet security analysts say the footage from a CCTV program called "Military Science and Technology" implies China has engaged in hacking attacks on Web sites in the West.  
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Google boss raps education in UK Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:49 PM PDT Google chairman Eric Schmidt says education in Britain is limiting success in the digital media economy.  
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Canterbury city centre evacuated Posted: 26 Aug 2011 11:52 AM PDT Trains are halted and areas of Canterbury city centre evacuated while police investigate two incidents.  
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Greek Aid Package Teeters Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:32 PM PDT Signs that a new bailout for Greece could unravel intensified after the indebted country warned that it won't proceed with a voluntary bond-swap deal if it falls short of targets.  
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Spain Reaches Deficit-Cap Deal Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:12 AM PDT Spain's main political parties agreed on a constitutional amendment that will include a budget-deficit cap, but won't detail any particular limit.  
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India Lawmakers Stumble in Effort to End Fast Posted: 26 Aug 2011 11:38 AM PDT The Indian government's effort to find a resolution to Gandhian activist Anna Hazare's 11-day-long fast stumbled anew Friday because of squabbling between political parties over a parliamentary debate to address his demands.  
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People of Tripoli pick up the pieces Posted: 26 Aug 2011 11:56 AM PDT Residents are slowly emerging from six months of turmoil and looking towards the post-Gaddafi future.  
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Fire at battery recycling plant Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:03 PM PDT Seventy firefighters are tackling a fire at a battery recycling plant in Hampshire.  
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French Socialist rivals face off Posted: 26 Aug 2011 11:01 AM PDT Rivals for the French Socialists' 2012 presidential ticket trade barbs before the party's summer conference, six weeks before the primaries.  
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VIDEO: Free food for fasters in mosque Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:56 AM PDT Istiqlal mosque in central Jakarta has fed thousands of fasters for free during Ramadan.  
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US envoy 'threatens to slash aid to PA' Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:40 AM PDT US consul in Jerusalem says Palestinian Authority could lose funding after statehood vote at United Nations.  
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Mexico offers casino blaze reward Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:50 AM PDT Mexico's government offers a 30m peso (£1.47m) reward for information leading to the perpetrators of a casino arson attack which killed more than 50.  
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An Indonesian War of 'Unknown Persons' Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:01 AM PDT After an outburst of violence in recent months that has killed dozens in Papua, Indonesia, the government is coming under renewed calls to solve a conflict that is replete with human rights abuses.  
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Hurricane Irene to Force N.Y. Transit System to Close by Noon Saturday, Officials Say Posted: 26 Aug 2011 01:01 PM PDT With Hurricane Irene pushing toward the East Coast, officials made plans to shut down the city's mass transit system on Saturday, and the mayor ordered a mandatory evacuation of certain coastal areas.  
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Horror scenes at Tripoli hospital Posted: 26 Aug 2011 11:55 AM PDT More than 200 decomposing bodies are found abandoned at a hospital in a district of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, that has seen fierce fighting.  
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India to hang Rajiv Gandhi killers next month Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:31 AM PDT Prison authorities say Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan will be hanged on September 9 for 1991-assassination of ex-PM.  
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