Swiss court ‘grants’ Polanski bail
A Swiss court has granted the release of film director Roman Polanski on bail of 4.5 million Swiss francs ( 2.9 million), the Swiss SDA news agency reported today.
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Cern restarts Hadron Collider
Scientists have switched on the world s largest atom smasher for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago.
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BMI to cut 600 jobs, scrap routes
British low-cost airline BMI said today it will cut at least 600 jobs, scrap loss-making routes and reduce its fleet of jets to help cope with falling demand and the economic downturn.
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Duch was ‘obedient machine’
The Khmer Rouge’s chief torturer and jailer had to “kill or be killed” and operate like an “obedient machine”, his lawyer said today in defending the first member of Cambodia’s murderous regime to face justice.
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Protest over China mine tragedy
Relatives of victims of a gas explosion at a mine in north-eastern China scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners today as state media put the toll from the country’s latest mine disaster at 104.
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Remains of missing journalist found
A forensics team has found the remains of a British journalist kidnapped by Palestinian militants in Lebanon 24 years ago, the British embassy said today.
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Obama discusses Afghan strategy
President Barack Obama met top advisers on Afghanistan for almost two hours last night as he nears a decision on whether to send thousands of additional US troops to confront a growing insurgency.
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Forty-eight die in Saudi floods
Forty-eight people have died in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah following the heaviest rainfall in years, a rescue services spokesman said today.
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Israel ‘eases’ prison deal terms
Israel has softened its terms for a prisoner swap with Hamas and the two enemies are nearing a deal to exchange hundreds of Palestinian inmates for an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip, officials said today.
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US health bill passes first hurdle
A sweeping healthcare overhaul narrowly cleared its first hurdle in the US Senate last night with Democrats casting 60 party-line votes to open debate on the biggest healthcare changes in decades.
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Berlusconi wife seeks 43m divorce
The estranged wife of Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi wants 43 million a year as a divorce settlement.
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Brazil will not recognise Honduras leader
Brazil will not recognize the winner of this weekend’s election in Honduras as a legitimate president, Brazilian foreign minister Celso Amorim said today, setting the stage for a potential showdown with Washington.
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