Derailment disruption continues
2012-02-03 21:43:03
Travel disruption is continuing following the derailment of a freight train engine on the West Coast mainline in Bletchley.

Saigon fall reporter dies at 79
2012-02-03 21:19:26
George Esper, who reported on the fall of Saigon for the Associated Press during the last days of the Vietnam war, dies at the age of 79.

VIDEO: Russian fuel supplies shortage
2012-02-03 21:08:57
The cold weather has led to a shortage of Russian fuel supplies in eight countries.

Micron CEO dies in plane crash, industry stunned (Reuters)
2012-02-03 20:58:14
Reuters - Micron Technology Inc Chief Executive and Chairman Steve Appleton died in a small plane crash on Friday, a major loss for a U.S. memory chipmaker already struggling with sluggish computer sales and declining prices.

Wikileaks suspect to face trial
2012-02-03 20:49:42
Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified documents, will face a court martial, says the US Army.

Jobless Rate Falls to 8.3%, Altering Face of Campaign - New York Times
2012-02-03 20:42:08
New York TimesJobless Rate Falls to 8.3%, Altering Face of CampaignNew York TimesWASHINGTON — The burst of job growth in January gives President Obama a fresh — but tricky — opportunity to revise the grim economic narrative of his presidency while offering Mitt Romney a choice: embrace a new optimism or campaign against a sinking ...Unemployment report: January job gains have economists rethinking outlooksWashington PostJobless rate falls to 8.3 percentCharlotte ObserverObama unveils a jobs plan to train post-9/11 servicemembersFayetteville ObserverThe Virginian-Pilot -Reuters -Kansas City Starall 2,374 news articles »

CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crash (AP)
2012-02-03 20:12:55
AP - The head of memory chip maker Micron, long known for taking risks in stunt piloting, died Friday when a small experimental plane he was piloting steeply banked, stalled and crashed near an Idaho runway.

Vote rigging fears ahead of Russian poll
2012-02-03 20:11:07
Activists enraged by Putin party's 'dirty tricks' in election

The 'new homeless' of Greece
2012-02-03 20:03:44
How poverty is changing the face of Greece's poor

Do the dead outnumber the living?
2012-02-03 19:42:27
Do the dead outnumber the living - or is it the other way round?

Cuban blogger denied travel visa
2012-02-03 19:33:52
A Cuban woman who writes a blog critical of the Communist authorities says she will not be able to travel to Brazil after Cuba refused her an exit visa.

Lance Armstrong team probe closed
2012-02-03 19:04:32
US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by Lance Armstrong.

FBI probes Anonymous phone hack
2012-02-03 18:45:20
The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.

Briton 'seen falling from liner'
2012-02-03 18:42:33
A British cruise ship passenger has fallen overboard in waters near Mexico, the owner of the vessel says.

Romney cruises toward win in Nevada (Reuters)
2012-02-03 18:25:29
Reuters - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney surged on Friday toward an apparent easy win in Nevada, with a new poll showing him beating rival Newt Gingrich by a 2-to-1 margin on the eve of the state's presidential nominating contest.