‘News and Politics’ Archives
BBC News – Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya heads into exile
BBC News - Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya heads into exile. Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya heads into exile President Lobo promised Mr Zelaya safe passage Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya has flown into exile, ending seven months of turmoil in the country. Hundreds of supporters, many waving flags, saw him [...]
BBC News – World News America – Your State of the Union
BBC News - World News America - Your State of the Union. Your State of the Union President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech on Wednesday. His national address, the first of his presidency, comes amid widespread criticism of his performance so far, falling approval ratings, and with the Republicans still in upbeat [...]
BBC News – Rising obesity prompts higher antibiotic doses call
BBC News - Rising obesity prompts higher antibiotic doses call. Rising obesity prompts higher antibiotic doses call Emma Wilkinson Health reporter, BBC News Antibiotic resistance is an increasing problem Patients may have to be prescribed higher doses of antibiotics because of rising rates of [...]
BBC News – Haiti quake aid effort hampered by blockages
BBC News - Haiti quake aid effort hampered by blockages. Haiti quake aid effort hampered by blockages On the ground in Haiti with survivors as they desperately plead for help Bottlenecks and infrastructure damage have been holding up aid efforts in Haiti, where a devastating earthquake has left as many as 45,000-50,000 [...]
BBC News – China rejects UK claims it hindered Copenhagen talks
BBC News - China rejects UK claims it hindered Copenhagen talks. China has dismissed claims made by a British minister that it "hijacked" efforts to reach an agreement at the climate summit in Copenhagen. Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband had accused China of vetoing two agreements on limiting emissions. Beijing's foreign ministry [...]
BBC News – Ahmadinejad denies Iran nuclear bomb trigger tests
BBC News - Ahmadinejad denies Iran nuclear bomb trigger tests. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said a document apparently showing that Tehran plans to test a trigger for a nuclear bomb is a US forgery. In an interview filmed on Friday with ABC News, Mr Ahmadinejad said the report in the Times newspaper was "fundamentally not [...]
BBC News – French troops spearhead assault in Afghanistan
BBC News - French troops spearhead assault in Afghanistan. French troops spearhead assault in Afghanistan More than 1,100 troops have launched a major operation in Afghanistan's eastern Uzbin Valley. The force includes 800 French legionnaires, together with US and Afghan soldiers. Ten French soldiers were killed in [...]
BBC News – British Airways strike blocked by court
BBC News - British Airways strike blocked by court. British Airways strike blocked by court Unite reacts to High Court ruling A strike by British Airways cabin crew planned for Christmas has been declared illegal in a High Court ruling. The judge agreed with BA that the cabin crew's union, Unite, had not correctly [...]
BBC News – Boeing 787 Dreamliner completes its first flight
BBC News - Boeing 787 Dreamliner completes its first flight. Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner passenger aircraft has successfully completed its first test flight in the US. The three-hour flight started and finished in Seattle. It had been due to last up to four hours, but the plane landed early due to heavy rain. The 787 project had been [...]
BBC News – Guantanamo inmates to be sent to Illinois prison
BBC News - Guantanamo inmates to be sent to Illinois prison. US President Barack Obama has ordered the federal government to buy a prison in Illinois to take a number of inmates from Guantanamo Bay. The move is a key part of Mr Obama's plan to close the Cuba-based jail. The number of inmates for transfer to the Thomson Correctional Center [...]








