Sunday, July 25, 2010

Tributes paid to crush victims

Tributes paid to crush victims


Tributes paid to crush victims

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 11:14 AM PDT

Mourners light candles near the scene of a stampede where 19 people died at Germany's Love Parade festival.

Afghan villagers claim Nato attack

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 11:38 AM PDT

International forces in Afghanistan are to investigate claims that Afghan civilians were killed in an air strike.

Drifting ship sunk with rockets in China

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 08:09 AM PDT

Chinese soldiers have blown-up a stranded ship that was on a collision course with a hydro-electric dam.

US' show of strength against N Korea

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 07:23 AM PDT

The US and South Korea have begun a major military exercise in the Sea of Japan, despite threats of retaliation from North Korea.

Close-Up: Argentina's football rivalry

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 01:10 AM PDT

Argentina's capital Buenos Aires is home to one of the most famous , or infamous, football rivalries in the world and their love/hate relationship is woven into the fabric of life in the city.

Why BP needs boss with US accent

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 07:22 AM PDT

BP's chief executive Tony Hayward has been negotiating the terms of his exit from the company, the BBC has learnt.

Doctor Who's day at the Proms

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 07:41 AM PDT

The Music of Doctor Who has been celebrated at the Proms, complete with Daleks, cybermen and Matt Smith.

Khmer Rouge trial set to deliver verdict

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 02:29 AM PDT

The verdict is due in the trial of former jailer Comrade Duch, the first in Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal.

Tutu on retiring from public life

Posted: 24 Jul 2010 10:39 PM PDT

After announcing he is to withdraw from public life, Archbishop Desmond Tutu talks to the BBC about his career and his dream for South Africa's future.

Doctor Who celebrated at Proms

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 01:43 AM PDT

Cybermen and daleks have been sharing the stage with Doctor Who star Matt Smith and a full orchestra for a special concert of the show's music at the Royal Albert Hall.

German festival stampede kills 19

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 12:53 AM PDT

At least 19 people have been killed in a stampede at the Love Parade dance music festival in the German city of Duisburg, police have said.

Festival DJ: 'We were told to carry on'

Posted: 24 Jul 2010 07:44 PM PDT

British DJ Mark Knight, who played at the Love Parade festival, says he was told by organisers to carry on performing for fear of more panic.

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