top-stories
Iraqis flock to hospitals after capital hit by fierce sandstormHUNDREDS of Iraqis are seeking medical help after one of the worst sandstorms in living memory stretched beyond a week yesterday.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Valuable budgies were stolen to order, say police
A GANG of budgie-rustlers are being hunted by police after they broke into a collector's home and stole 14 valuable birds.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Trade chiefs back drive against 'excessive' phone rates
TWO high-profile business figures today backed a campaign to change an "unfair" mobile phone charge, which costs users millions of pounds every year.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Artistic Scots put on a pedestal
AT MIDNIGHT this Thursday, Melrose solicitor William Windram will mount the fourth plinth on Trafalgar Square with a deckchair, a mug and a book, taking his place in art hist
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Soap stars turn out as Wendy is honoured with plaque
A STAR-STUDDED audience turned out yesterday to remember actress Wendy Richard as a plaque was unveiled in her memory.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
MacAskill to hear rival pleas to decide fate of Megrahi
KENNY MacAskill, Scotland's justice secretary, will this week hear opposing pleas from Libyan officials and American families of Lockerbie victims as he considers the fate
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
G8 must back 'global deal to end hunger'
LEADERS of the world's richest nations meeting at this week's G8 summit in Italy must put their weight behind "a new global compact to end hunger" if millions
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
McLeish hits out at Labour 'nonsense' on prison sentencing
FORMER first minister Henry McLeish today accused his party of talking "nonsense" over plans to overhaul prison sentencing.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
SNP blasted for spending £500,000 on National Conversation
THE Scottish Government has defended spending almost £500,000 on its "National Conversation" over the future of the constitution.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Technology will win the climate change battle, says Blair report
THE technological solutions to global warming are "well within our grasp", former prime minister Tony Blair said in a report due to be released today.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
How he could teach us a thing or two about beating climate change
BOLD ideas to rescue the planet from the brink of climate change disaster by covering the Sahara desert with mirrors, making livestock behave like herds of wildebeest to lock
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Iran closes in on British diplomatic compound in Tehran
A BRITISH diplomatic compound is close to being seized by the Iranian authorities, one of the country's hardline military commanders has warned.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Fresh bid to take control of gun laws
SCOTLAND'S justice secretary has upped the pressure on Westminster to devolve control over firearms in a letter to new Home Secretary Alan Johnson.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Three motorbikers die within hours in weekend of carnage
THREE motorcyclists were killed and two injured, one seriously, in weekend accidents on Scotland's roads, prompting calls for improvements in road safety.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
CBI floats alternative to redundancy that 'could save jobs'
BUSINESS leaders today urged the government to do more to help stem the tide of job losses, including a scheme aimed at providing an alternative to redundancy.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Earliest word of God goes online
THE oldest surviving Christian Bible can now been viewed online after a painstaking conservation project involving institutions in the UK, Germany, Egypt and Russia.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Edinburgh vies to rule the waves
EDINBURGH is set to fly the flag for Scotland in the famous Clipper round-the-world yacht race.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Zimbabwe government to shift army from trouble-torn diamond mines
ZIMBABWE has promised to withdraw its soldiers from diamond fields in the east, an official newspaper reported yesterday ? a week after a rights group alleged the military was
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Stars flock to Wimbledon final ? but not go-kart Murray
DEFEATED UK No1 Andy Murray went go-karting as the Wimbledon final kicked off yesterday ? while he denounced "lies" in media reports that he smashed his rackets in de
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Five cups of coffee a day may reverse Alzheimer's
A FEW cups of coffee a day may be all that is needed to reverse the effects of Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Top brass finally apologises over death of cadet Kaylee, two years on
THE parents of a young army cadet finally received an apology from the military over her death yesterday ? after a two-year wait.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
'Risk-averse' parents fail their children, warns head
CHILDREN must be exposed to risk or they will grow into adults unable to cope with work or grown-up life, a leading headteacher has said.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
1.6m fans chase Jackson memorial tickets
WHEN tickets went on sale for Michael Jackson's London concerts in March, they were billed as the "hottest-selling ticket on the planet", snapped up at a rate of 4
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
'I survived, but five with me died'
A FATHER described yesterday how he thought it was "the end" after hiding in a bathroom with five of the six people who died as a blaze engulfed their tower block.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Row over 007 boss on Facebook
FOREIGN Secretary David Miliband yesterday defended the next head of MI6 after details of his personal life were posted on social networking website Facebook.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Iran clerics defy election results
IRAN'S most important group of religious leaders has called the disputed presidential election and new government illegitimate, an act of defiance against the country'
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Three more soldiers die as Afghan toll hits 174
A THIRD British soldier has been killed over the weekend in southern Afghanistan, bringing to 174 the total number of UK services personnel killed during the deployment in the
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Fraud inquiry 'to be held into collapse of MG Rover'
THE Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is to investigate the collapse of MG Rover after a four-year inquiry set up by the government into the Midlands carmaker's demise,
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Zoo escapees make proper monkeys out of keepers
A TROOP of cheeky monkeys has forced Edinburgh Zoo to shut part of its park after escaping from their enclosure.
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Unions in strike threat after pay freeze warning
PUBLIC-SECTOR workers raised the threat of industrial action last night after Chancellor Alistair Darling warned they could be forced to share the pain of the recession with w
Source : scotsman.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:31
Man shot dead, 2 officers injured in Barrie, Ont.
Two rookie police officers from Barrie, Ont., underwent emergency surgery, after being attacked by a knife-wielding male suspect who was shot dead during an altercation on Sunday morning.
Source : ctv.ca | 06-Jul-2009 01:26
Injured Canadian soldier dies in hospital
A Canadian soldier critically injured last month by an improvised bomb in Afghanistan died in hospital in Quebec Saturday.
Source : canada.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:26
Graduates 'face more competition'
There are fewer jobs available and more graduates chasing them, a survey of graduate recruiters suggests.
Source : bbc.co.uk | 06-Jul-2009 01:25
Honduran government to block ousted president's plane
A showdown loomed in Honduras Sunday as ousted President Manuel Zelaya took off in a jet to reclaim his job while the interim government vowed its military would block his airplane.
Source : ctv.ca | 06-Jul-2009 01:22
Deadly clash at Honduran airport
Clashes leave at least one person dead at Tegucigalpa airport as ousted President Manuel Zelaya flies back to Honduras.
Source : news.bbc.co.uk | 06-Jul-2009 01:17
B.C. mayor pleads for break in pipeline bombing case
It is "just a matter of time" before the pipeline bombings in northeastern B.C. end in death or injuries, the mayor of Dawson Creek, B.C. warned Sunday.
Source : canada.com | 06-Jul-2009 01:11
Federer beats Roddick for record 15th Grand Slam (AP)
AP - Roger Federer hoisted the trophy and celebrated making Grand Slam history, a year removed from an epic five-set final when he left Wimbledon a broken man, his title ripped away and his aura of invincibility shattered.
Source : Yahoo! News | 06-Jul-2009 01:11
From Haiti, a surprise: good news about AIDS (AP)
AP - When Micheline Leon was diagnosed with HIV, her parents told her they would fit her for a coffin.
Source : Yahoo! News | 06-Jul-2009 01:07
Genetic clue to brain cancer risk
Genetic warning signs of an increased risk of the commonest kind of brain cancer - a glioma - have been discovered.
Source : news.bbc.co.uk | 06-Jul-2009 01:00
Obama to travel to Moscow for 'reset' summit
President Barack Obama heads to Moscow on Sunday promising a far-reaching effort to "reset" U.S.-Russian relations that hit a post-Cold War low under the Bush administration.
Source : canada.com | 06-Jul-2009 00:56
Tense Honduras moves to block ousted leader's return (AFP)
AFP - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya headed back to crisis-gripped Honduras on Sunday, one week after he was kicked out of power and as interim leaders' threats to block his arrival sparked bloodshed.
Source : Yahoo! News | 06-Jul-2009 00:51
Woods seals PGA National victory
Tiger Woods clinches his 68th PGA Tour win at the PGA National, despite a superb last-round effort from fellow American Hunter Mahan.
Source : news.bbc.co.uk | 06-Jul-2009 00:45
Canadian soldiers fight to survive extreme Afghan heat
For cool-weather Canadians fighting a war in the south of this arid country, tackling the heat is sometimes half the battle.
Source : canada.com | 06-Jul-2009 00:41
Ousted Honduran seeks to return after OAS suspension
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya prepared to fly back home on Sunday, setting the stage for a possible confrontation as the interim government that has defied internation pressure said it would not let him enter the country.
Source : canada.com | 06-Jul-2009 00:26
UK soldier killed in Afghan blast
A soldier from the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards is killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan.
Source : news.bbc.co.uk | 06-Jul-2009 00:25
Blaze breaks out at housing site
Firefighters tackle a fire in a building under construction at a new housing development.
Source : news.bbc.co.uk | 06-Jul-2009 00:23