Lost Pete and Dud sketch re-enacted
A lost Peter Cook and Dudley Moore sketch is re-enacted by comedians Adrian Edmondson and Jonny Sweet.
Iran scientist ‘free to leave US’
The US insists that an Iranian nuclear scientist who has turned up in the country is there voluntarily and is free to leave.
French MPs vote to ban full veil
A controversial ban on wearing the Islamic full veil in public is overwhelmingly passed in France’s lower house.
Iran scientist ‘free to leave US’
The US insists that an Iranian nuclear scientist who has turned up in the country is there voluntarily and is free to leave.
UK strips Russian spy of passport
Anna Chapman, one of the Russian spies deported from the United States, is deprived of her British citizenship.
French MPs vote to ban full veil
A controversial ban on wearing the Islamic full veil in public is overwhelmingly passed in France’s lower house.
BP prepares key test on oil well
BP will do a key test on its leaking Gulf of Mexico well to see if the flow of oil can be shut off with the help of the newly-installed cap.
UK strips Russian spy of passport
Anna Chapman, one of the Russian spies deported from the United States, is deprived of her British citizenship.
Cuban exiles speak out from Spain
The first seven of 52 freed Cuban political prisoners speak of continuing “the struggle” after flying to Spain with their families.
BP prepares key test on oil well
BP will do a key test on its leaking Gulf of Mexico well to see if the flow of oil can be shut off with the help of the newly-installed cap.
Cuban exiles speak out from Spain
The first seven of 52 freed Cuban political prisoners speak of continuing “the struggle” after flying to Spain with their families.
Italy arrests ‘top mafia boss’
A suspected Italian mob boss is among at least 300 people arrested in connection with alleged mafia activity in Italy.
China web filter hit by problems
The controversial government-backed Green Dam software project to filter internet content could be on the brink of collapse, reports say.
Greece enjoys debt sale success
Greece successfully sells government bonds in its first return to the money markets since May’s emergency loan.
Israeli bid to stop Libyan ship
Israel’s navy says it has made contact with a Libyan aid ship as efforts begin to try and stop it from breaking the Gaza blockade.
Drunk Australian survives ride of his life on crocodile
A drunk man in Australia survives being bitten by a huge salt water crocodile after he climbed into its enclosure and tried to ride it.
For Mel Gibson, scandal puts him in a harsh light again
With the actor back in the thunderdome of public opinion, some may wonder: Can the Oscar winner bounce back yet again?
Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore do Master Cleanse
If Twitter is to be believed, Hollywood fatties Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher started a Master Cleanse on Saturday.
Broadway gets a date with Harry Connick Jr.
Music will be the focus of the crooner’s two-week concert run.
Jennifer Weiner’s ‘Fly Away Home’: Unflappably fun read
Jennifer Weiner’s latest novel delves into the travails of political wives.
No need to feel down: ‘Y.M.C.A.’ won’t change despite Y’s name change
The Village People won’t be changing their hit song Y.M.C.A. just because the YMCA is now known officially as just “the Y.”
Critic’s Corner Tuesday: All-Star Game, ‘White Collar’
Though Fox has The MLB All-Star Game (8 ET/5 PT), it doesn’t have the only Boys of Summer worth watching tonight. Not when USA has the very welcome …
Attorney: John Stamos had fling with 17-year-old
A woman charged with conspiring to bilk actor John Stamos of hundreds of thousands of dollars had a brief romantic fling with him when she was …
Listen Up: ‘Maya’ deftly remixes M.I.A.’s art and politics
The controversial Sri Lankan-born artist takes her inventive music in new directions.
‘Die Hard’ director John McTiernan pleads guilty in wiretap case
Die Hard director John McTiernan pleaded guilty Monday to lying to FBI agents and a judge during the investigation of Hollywood private investigator …
Self-Service: The Delicate Dance of Online Bragging
When you celebrate yourself on Twitter, Facebook or the like, are you a willing participant in a brave new social future, or are you just a brazen jerk?
Nature’s Prophet: Scientist Runs Numbers to Predict Future of Life
Healy Hamilton has massive amounts of storage and computing power that she uses to process data from 17 different climate models.
July 13, 1977: Massive Blackout Plunges New York Into Rioting
Consolidated Edison learns the hard way that Mother Nature always gets her way, and the Big Apple pays the price with a crippling power failure.
War-Torn and Overgrown, Ghost Town Was Soviet Paradise
This deteriorating tropical resort on Georgia’s Black Sea coast shows the ravages of time and a bloody ethnic war. As inhabitants tentatively move back, nature and neglect eat away at a once-opulent hotel, palaces and ballrooms.
Chrome Shows Off Some Fancy HTML5 Tricks
Google has a gallery of web animations, games and apps on display at Chrome Experiments, a site showcasing demos created using only web standards like JavaScript and HTML5. We pick a few of our favorites.
Nintendo 3DS Idea Man Pulls Back Curtain on Handheld’s Capabilities
After a string of hits for Nintendo, veteran videogame producer Hideki Konno lands a high-profile hardware gig: Making the most of the stereoscopic, glasses-free 3-D display that will fuel the highly anticipated handheld’s gameplay.
Human Evolution Recapped in Kids’ Brain Growth
For a quick summary of the last 25 million years in human brain evolution, just watch how our brains change between infancy and adulthood. Over its first few decades, the human cerebral cortex — the brain’s wrinkled outer tissue — evolves in ways that parallel its evolution since we last shared a common ancestor with macaque monkeys.
Terahertz Detectors Could See Through Clothes From a Mile Away
Someone may soon be able to tell what types material are in your pockets from tens, and possibly thousands, of feet away. Using terahertz remote sensing, detectors could see through walls, clothing and packaging materials and immediately identify the unique terahertz waves of the materials contained inside, such as explosives or drugs.
Army’s Self-Driving Trucks Let Humans Watch Out for Bombs
Algorithms can handle driving just fine. The Army needs the human behind the wheel to look for bombs, while the truck finds its own way down the road.
Coheed and Cambria Singer Mines ‘Metropolis’
In the hands of Claudio Sanchez, the influential 1927 sci-fi film serves as a visual springboard for a song attacking elitist music reviewers.
Swiss reject Polanski extradition
Swiss authorities will not extradite director Roman Polanski to the US to face sentencing for a sex case dating back to 1977.
Despicable film eclipses Twilight
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is knocked off the top of the North American box office after one week by animated 3D film Despicable Me.
World Cup final wins 20m viewers
More than 20 million British viewers tuned in to the World Cup final, with the BBC drawing in more viewers than ITV.
The Prodigy top dance music poll
Veteran UK dance act The Prodigy are named most influential act of their genre in a new poll by GlobalGathering.
Arrests over festival murder bids
Police arrest three people in connection with an investigation into two attempted murders at T in the Park.
Singer Sugar Minott dies aged 54
Jamaican singer and producer Sugar Minott has died at the age of 54.
Spanish director wins Czech award
Spanish film-maker Agusti Vila wins the main prize at the Karlovy Vary festival in the Czech Republic.
Cuban dissidents travel to Spain
The first seven of 52 political prisoners released by Cuba are flown to Spain with their families to start a new life in exile.
BP ‘installs new cap’ on oil well
Oil giant BP says it has placed a new cap on a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, which it hopes will capture all the leaking oil.
US criticises Swiss ruling on Polanski
The US criticises Switzerland’s decision not to extradite filmmaker Roman Polanski, who faces sex charges in California.
Three die in New Mexico shooting
An armed man opens fire in an office building in the US state of New Mexico, killing two people before shooting himself.
Mexico baseball halted by gunfire
Professional baseball players run for cover after gunfire erupts during a game in a Mexican stadium.
Stress disorder help for US veterans
The US government announces new rules to make it easier for US veterans to receive benefits for post traumatic stress disorder.
