[BBC] Points failure caused rail crash


Most e-mailed News 30 Jul 2010, 5:15 pm CEST

A points failure caused the Potters Bar train crash which killed seven people, an inquest jury decides.

[BBC] Over 300 dead in Pakistan floods


Most e-mailed News 30 Jul 2010, 5:15 pm CEST

Over 300 people are killed and nearly 400,000 displaced by floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in northern Pakistan.

[BBC] Sarkozy threat on police attacks


Most e-mailed News 30 Jul 2010, 5:15 pm CEST

President Nicolas Sarkozy says he would like to strip French nationality from anyone of foreign origin who threatened the life of a police officer.

[BBC] Suspect mail at US Paris embassy


Most e-mailed News 30 Jul 2010, 3:55 pm CEST

Two employees at the US embassy in France are taken for medical check-ups after a suspect package is identified at the building's post room.

[WSJ] From Tiananmen Square to Possible Buffett Successor


Most e-mailed News 30 Jul 2010, 3:49 pm CEST

Li Lu, a student leader at Tiananmen Square, founded a hedge fund that has garnered an annualized compound return of 26% since 1998, and is now a leading candidate to run a chunk of Berkshire's $100 billion portfolio.

[NYT] Gulf of Mexico Has Long Been a Sink of Pollution


Most e-mailed News 30 Jul 2010, 3:17 pm CEST

For decades before the rig explosion, the oil industry, farming and lax oversight have contributed to a dead zone in the gulf.

[BBC] UK soldiers push to clear Taliban


Most e-mailed News 30 Jul 2010, 2:16 pm CEST

Hundreds of UK soldiers launch an operation to clear Taliban insurgents from a key stronghold in southern Afghanistan.

[BBC] Four fined over SA 'racist video'


Most e-mailed News 30 Jul 2010, 12:56 pm CEST

Four white South Africans are fined $2,700 (£1,700) each after making a video humiliating black university workers.

[NYT] Ben Roethlisberger’s Journey to Notoriety


Most e-mailed News 30 Jul 2010, 12:47 pm CEST

The seeds of the N.F.L. quarterback’s problems, including accusations of sexual assault, were sown long ago.

[BBC] Berlusconi plays down party split


Most e-mailed News 30 Jul 2010, 11:59 am CEST

Italy's PM Silvio Berlusconi insists that his ruling right-wing coalition will survive despite a split with his party's co-founder Gianfranco Fini.

[BBC] DeGeneres leaving American Idol


Most e-mailed News 30 Jul 2010, 11:01 am CEST

Comedienne and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol after one season on the judging panel.

[BBC] Military kills Mexico drug lord


Most e-mailed News 1 Jan 1970, 1:00 am CET

The Mexican government says security forces have killed leading drug trafficker Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel.

[BBC] Syria and Saudi leaders in Beirut


Most e-mailed News 1 Jan 1970, 1:00 am CET

Syria's president is in Lebanon after years of tension between the two countries, on a visit with the Saudi king to try to avert a looming political crisis.

[BBC] Tokyo's 'oldest man' was a corpse


Most e-mailed News 1 Jan 1970, 1:00 am CET

The skeleton of a man previously thought to be Tokyo's oldest living male resident has been discovered in his family home.

[BBC] US has deadliest Afghan war month


Most e-mailed News 1 Jan 1970, 1:00 am CET

US forces suffered the deadliest month of their nine-year Afghan campaign, with 63 service members killed in July.

[BBC] Proposal to scrap benefit system


Most e-mailed News 1 Jan 1970, 1:00 am CET

Merging all tax credits and benefits into a single payment is one option being considered by Iain Duncan Smith in a "radical" welfare shake-up.

[BBC] French mother 'relieved by truth'


Most e-mailed News 1 Jan 1970, 1:00 am CET

A French mother who admitted killing eight of her newborn babies is relieved that her secret is finally out in the open, her lawyer says.
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