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    Sky News: Second Missing US Navy Officer Found Dead

The second of two US Navy officers who vanished in a dangerous part of Afghanistan has been found dead.

2010-07-29 15:30: read more...   

    BBC News: I am not a number two, says Massa

Felipe Massa insists he is not playing second fiddle to Fernando Alonso, despite controversy surrounding the Ferrari drivers in last weekend's German Grand Prix.

2010-07-29 15:14: read more...   

    BBC News: Fugitive Asil Nadir in bail bid

Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir begins a legal bid to be granted bail in the UK.

2010-07-29 15:13: read more...   

    The Register: Upgraded iPhones refuse to recognise roaming

Where are we now?

iPhone users who've upgraded to iOS 4 are discovering that the roaming switch isn't working any more, for those on O2's network at least.…

2010-07-29 15:12: read more...   

    Yahoo!: BP spill cases head to court as Shell counts cost (Reuters)

Reuters - The tide of lawsuits unleashed by BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico breaks into an Idaho courtroom on Thursday, just as the company's rivals are counting the cost of a ban on offshore drilling.

2010-07-29 15:11: read more...   

    The Register: Nokia goes after Opera Mini

It'll have you in interstitials

Nokia has unveiled a knock-off of Opera's Mini phone browser, intended for use on its low-end handsets in emerging markets. It's the first manifestation of Nokia's own ad engine.…

2010-07-29 15:10: read more...   

    Reuters: Fixed retirement age to be scrapped

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain announced plans to scrap the fixed retirement age next year, saying it wanted to give people the chance to work beyond 65, but business leaders warned the move would create serious problems.

2010-07-29 15:09: read more...   

    BBC News: Frenchwoman 'admits baby killing'

Prosecutors say a Frenchwoman has admitted killing eight newborn babies after remains are found in a northern village but says her husband knew nothing.

2010-07-29 15:09: read more...   

    Reuters: Frank talk from Cameron shakes up British diplomacy

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed a plain-speaking streak during a tour of Turkey and India that raises questions over whether it is down to youthful inexperience or a bold new approach to diplomacy.

2010-07-29 15:06: read more...   

    BBC News: Paraguay rebel 'dies in shootout'

Paraguayan police shoot dead a reputed rebel leader as he resists arrest in the north of the country, officials say.

2010-07-29 15:04: read more...   

    BBC News: Jobs boost at solar panel factory

Electronics giant Sharp says a "substantial" number of jobs will be created following a £30m expansion of its Wrexham factory.

2010-07-29 15:03: read more...   

    Yahoo!: 2nd US Navy sailor's body recovered in Afghanistan (AP)

AP - A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursday.

2010-07-29 15:02: read more...   

    Reuters: Bank to tread cautiously in face of budget cuts - Reuters poll

LONDON (Reuters) - Severe budget cuts and the possibility of slower growth ahead will force the Bank of England to wait until the second quarter of 2011 to raise interest rates, according to a Reuters poll of 61 economists.

2010-07-29 15:00: read more...   

    Reuters: Body of second missing sailor found in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The body of a second U.S. sailor who went missing in Afghanistan last week has been recovered, a U.S. defence official said on Thursday.

2010-07-29 15:00: read more...   

    The Register: Sky clocks up £1bn profit

HD boosts money-making machine

Sky made a £1bn profit in the year to 30 June for the first time, with ARPU reaching £508 per subscriber. Annual revenue totalled £5.9bn, up 10 per cent year on year.…

2010-07-29 14:59: read more...   

    Yahoo!: Body of second missing sailor found in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Reuters - The body of a second U.S. sailor who went missing in Afghanistan last week has been recovered, a U.S. defense official said on Thursday.

2010-07-29 14:58: read more...   

    Reuters: Protesters blame officials for Love Parade deaths

DUISBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Angry protesters demanded on Thursday that police and local officials be held accountable for the deaths of 21 revellers in a stampede at a German "Love Parade" music festival.

2010-07-29 14:57: read more...   

    BBC News: Second missing US sailor 'dead'

Jarod Newlove, the second of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week, is found dead, officials say.

2010-07-29 14:57: read more...   

    BBC News: DR Congo boat sinking 'kills 140'

A boat carrying passengers and goods has capsized on a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo killing about 140 people, officials say.

2010-07-29 14:55: read more...   

    Deutsche Welle: France launches crackdown on Roma and traveling communities

Illegal Roma, Gypsy and travelers camps in France will be torn down due to 'security problems,' the government has announced. Critics have accused President Nicolas Sarkozy of trying to create a scapegoat.

2010-07-29 14:47: read more...   

    BBC News: Tendulkar makes fifth double ton

Sachin Tendulkar scores his fifth Test double century to help India to 669-9 at the close of play on day four of the second Test against Sri Lanka.

2010-07-29 14:44: read more...   

    Deutsche Welle: Arctic ice keeps seeds safe from climate change, catastrophes

More than half a million seeds have put into a deep freeze in Norway to protect them from wars, climate change and unforeseen catastrophes. In its second year of operation, the vaults are still far from full.

2010-07-29 14:44: read more...   

    The Register: Quantum quivers again

Drops a sales ball

Quantum, the supplier of tape, reduplicating backup arrays and some file archiving software, has turned in a loss-making quarter, attributing it to poor sales in Europe and a North America region.…

2010-07-29 14:38: read more...   

    Yahoo!: Saggy pants foolish but legal, NYC judge rules (AP)

AP - Wearing saggy pants is not a crime, just foolish.

2010-07-29 14:36: read more...   

    Reuters: British vicar conducted 360 sham marriages

LONDON (Reuters) - A vicar was found guilty on Thursday of conducting hundreds of sham marriages between African nationals and cash-strapped eastern Europeans to allow illegal immigrants to gain residency in Britain.

2010-07-29 14:35: read more...   

    Reuters: BP aims for quick well kill in Gulf

HOUSTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - BP Plc may permanently shut the well that caused the worst off-shore oil spill in U.S. history as early as Monday, the company said as speculation grew over assets it might sell to cover mounting costs.

2010-07-29 14:33: read more...   

    BBC News: Odd auctions

X-rays, teeth and cat's ashes - strange items under the hammer

2010-07-29 14:31: read more...   

    BBC News: Churchill's teeth fetch £15,200

A partial set of false teeth made for Sir Winston Churchill are sold at auction in Norfolk for £15,200.

2010-07-29 14:30: read more...   

    Reuters: UPDATE 1-Clearwire, Best Buy in wireless partnership

NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - Clearwire Corp has agreed to rent space on its network to Best Buy Co Inc so that the electronics retailer can sell wireless services directly to consumers, the companies said on Thursday.

2010-07-29 14:25: read more...   

    Yahoo!: Arizona preparing appeal of immigration ruling (AP)

AP - Arizona is preparing to ask an appeals court to lift a judge's ruling that put most of the state's immigration law on hold in a key first-round victory for the federal government in a fight that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

2010-07-29 14:22: read more...   

    Yahoo!: Rangel wary as ethics charges to become public (AP)

AP - Rep. Charles Rangel says Thursday could be the worst day he's experienced since he saw combat in the Korean War.

2010-07-29 14:21: read more...   

    BBC News: Car 'surrounded by bonfire mob'

A man charged in connection with an alleged hit-and-run at an "Eleventh Night" bonfire feared he would be murdered, a court hears.

2010-07-29 14:20: read more...   

    BBC News: Coppola movie competing at Venice

Director Sofia Coppola's comeback is among the 22 films competing for honours at the Venice Film Festival.

2010-07-29 14:19: read more...   

    BBC News: 'Many die' as DR Congo boat sinks

A boat carrying passengers and goods has capsized on a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo killing about 140 people, officials say.

2010-07-29 14:19: read more...   

    BBC News: Bashir's party doubts Sudan vote

President Bashir's NCP says the referendum on south Sudan's secession cannot happen until the internal border is decided.

2010-07-29 14:16: read more...   

    Yahoo!: Jobless claims fall, raise optimism for recovery (Reuters)

Reuters - New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell slightly more than expected last week, offering a ray of hope for the anemic labor market recovery.

2010-07-29 14:15: read more...   

    The Register: Sky bags UK HBO exclusive

Not showing on a TV near you

Never saw The Wire, but I am told it is rather good. I won't be seeing it in a hurry either, now that Sky has slurped up HBO's entire library in a UK exclusive.…

2010-07-29 14:14: read more...   

    Deutsche Welle: Tree-lovers turn violent in Moscow suburb

Protests against the building of a new highway turned violent Wednesday in a Moscow suburb, throwing bottles and smoke bombs at the town hall. Police arrested environmental activists, who claim they weren't involved.

2010-07-29 14:14: read more...   

    BBC News: Profile: Gen Sir Peter Wall

Profile of Gen Sir Peter Wall, who has been named as the next head of the British Army.

2010-07-29 14:10: read more...   

    The Register: Pay-off or lay-off: HP calls on 700 staff to heed redundo plea

EOW woe

Hewlett-Packard has reduced the number of UK employees it plans to show the door in its latest round of redundancies from 934 to 720.…

2010-07-29 14:03: read more...   

    The Register: .NET for Android prepares to get probed

Port from Windows help

Microsoft's .NET for Android - dubbed MonoDroid - has come a step closer.…

Free On-Demand Webcast - Virtualizing the Hard Stuff

2010-07-29 14:02: read more...   

    BBC News: Big beast

EU's new creature lurks in diplomatic jungle

2010-07-29 14:00: read more...   

    Sky News: 'No-Nonsense Soldier' Named New Army Chief

General Sir Peter Wall has been appointed as the next head of the Army, the Ministry of Defence says.

2010-07-29 14:00: read more...   

    Deutsche Welle: State government moves to keep extremists out of pre-schools

After a member of a far-right party nearly took over a cash-strapped pre-school in northern Germany, the state government moved quickly to stop it from happening again. But the government is treading on thin ice.

2010-07-29 14:00: read more...   

    Yahoo!: 4 killed in plane crash at Alaska military base (AP)

AP - Four airmen were killed in a cargo plane that crashed during a training run at an Air Force base, military authorities said Thursday. The crash sent a fireball hundreds of feet into the air, witnesses said.

2010-07-29 13:56: read more...   

    BBC News: Church to report on 1971 killings

The Catholic Church is to release eyewitness accounts of how 11 people were killed by the Army in west Belfast in 1971.

2010-07-29 13:55: read more...   

    The Register: Fragrant tech thief stalks Whitehall

Public servants' purses exposed

Civil servants at the Department for Communities and Local Government are living in fear of a sweet smelling mobile technology thief who carries a ladies' purse.…

2010-07-29 13:53: read more...   

    Deutsche Welle: Fight against blood diamonds can't be forgotten, campaigner says

Blood diamonds continue to fuel conflicts around the world, but it's taken a splash of celebrity for the global community to take note, says Global Witness campaigner Elly Harrowell.

2010-07-29 13:52: read more...   

    Reuters: Bank's to tread cautiously in face of budget cuts - Reuters poll

LONDON (Reuters) - Severe budget cuts and the possibility of slower growth ahead will force the Bank of England to wait until the second quarter of 2011 to raise interest rates, according to a Reuters poll of 61 economists.

2010-07-29 13:51: read more...   

    The Register: Courts bar dodgy documents from divorce cases

Hildebrand rules hustled out

People involved in divorce wrangles will no longer be able to use dodgily-obtained documents to prove their spouse is hiding money, following a landmark Court of Appeal ruling.…

2010-07-29 13:50: read more...   

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