Monthly Archives: August 2011

19 August 2011 Last updated at 12:15 ET Google has adapted its existing Street View equipment to be effective in the vast Amazon terrain Google is expanding its Street View service into some of the world’s most remote places. It will photograph the Amazon and Rio Negro Rivers of northwest Brazil in partnership with charity … Continue reading

19 August 2011 Last updated at 09:45 ET By Ian Youngs Entertainment reporter, BBC News Jeremy Hunt said he hoped around 50 new local TV stations would be on air by the next general election Dozens of new local TV stations could be the first broadcasters in the UK to have sponsored news bulletins, Culture … Continue reading

19 August 2011 Last updated at 12:25 ET Continue reading the main story Autonomy Corporation Last Updated at 19 Aug 2011, 11:30 ET *Chart shows local time Shares in UK software firm Autonomy have soared 72% following the news that it has agreed to be bought by US giant Hewlett Packard for £7.1bn ($11.7bn). With … Continue reading

19 August 2011 Last updated at 08:54 ET By Matt McGrath Science reporter, BBC World Service Conventional missiles rely on kinetic energy, but the new ones will also use chemical energy The US Office of Naval Research says that it has successfully tested a new type of explosive material that can dramatically increase weapons’ impacts. … Continue reading

19 August 2011 Last updated at 12:46 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Amateur footage of Syrian protests in Harasta, Deir al-Zour, Banias, al-Bukamal, Homs, and Busur-al-Harir At least 20 people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured in Syria as army and police opened fire on anti-government protesters. … Continue reading

The opening Primera and Segunda matches have been postponed Players in Spain’s top two divisions will strike on the first day of the season after Friday’s negotiations with clubs on wage guarantees collapsed. The Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) is demanding players be allowed to break their contracts if they are not paid for three … Continue reading

19 August 2011 Last updated at 11:10 ET Some 1,500 survivors and relatives of the dead were expected to visit Utoeya Family members and relatives of Norwegians killed by a gunman last month have been visiting Utoeya island, the scene of the massacre. The visit came as police were granted a request to keep the … Continue reading

19 August 2011 Last updated at 10:36 ET Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest in late 2010 Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met the country’s new leader, President Thein Sein, for the first time. The meeting came as she paid her first visit to the remote capital, … Continue reading

19 August 2011 Last updated at 10:54 ET Rebels have almost completely surrounded Tripoli The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says it is organising an evacuation of thousands of foreign workers from Libya’s capital, Tripoli. An IOM spokeswoman said thousands of people wanted to leave as fighting approaches the city. There have been clashes to … Continue reading

19 August 2011 Last updated at 10:16 ET Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) is the most high-profile foreign leader to go to the war-torn city Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife have arrived in Somalia’s capital to highlight the need for greater famine relief. It is a rare visit by an international leader … Continue reading