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| Feb 9 2012 12:09am | Disney's Profits Boosted By Theme Parks |
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| Walt Disney's profits have risen following an increase in theme park visits, but film revenue at the American icon has fallen.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 11:08pm | Video: Papier Mache Rhino 'Attacks' Zoo Staff |
| Japanese police and zoo keepers have been filmed fending off a papier mache rhinoceros as part of an emergency drill.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 10:28pm | Video: Slacklining Daredevils In 330ft Stunt |
| Balanced 328ft above an Australian valley, two daredevils have been showing off the latest extreme sport to enter the mainstream - slacklining.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 8:26pm | 'Scores Dead' After Troops Shell Syrian City |
| Opposition activists in Syria claim dozens of civilians have been killed by government forces in the city of Homs following another night of shelling.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 7:04pm | 'Scores Dead' After Troops Shell Syrian City |
| Opposition activists in Syria claim dozens of civilians have been killed by government forces in the central city of Homs following another night of shelling.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 4:02pm | US Warns Backing Assad Is Losing Bet |
| America has warned Russia that giving its full backing to Syria's President Bashar al Assad is a "recipe for failure".... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 3:41pm | Drone Kills 10 Suspected Militants In Pakistan |
| A US drone has killed 10 suspected militants in northern Pakistan near its border with Afghanistan, according to Pakistan security officials.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 3:41pm | Defiant Russia Hails Syria Trip's Success |
| Russia has been quick to call its foreign minister's trip to Syria a success.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 3:01pm | Santorum Roars Back With Triple Victory |
| Rick Santorum has won the caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, putting his bid for the Republican presidential nomination back on track.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 12:18pm | Santorum Ahead In Early Minnesota Results |
| Rick Santorum's hopes of a comeback in the race for the Republican presidential nomination have been boosted by good results in Minnesota.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 11:57am | Argentina Turns To UN Over Falklands Row |
| Argentina has vowed to complain formally to the United Nations about Britain sending one of its most modern warships to the Falkland Islands.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 6:53am | School's Staff Suspended Amid Abuse Claims |
| The entire staff at a school in California have been suspended while authorities investigate allegations of child sex abuse.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 5:12am | Obama Under Fire Over Birth Control Rules |
| Catholic leaders in the US have criticised President Barack Obama over new birth control rules which have been described as "declaring war" on the church.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 5:12am | Teenage Child Killer Called Murder 'Amazing' |
| "Amazing" and "pretty enjoyable" - the words a US teenager who stabbed, strangled and slit the throat of her young neighbour wrote in her diary shortly after the killing.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 5:12am | Maldives President Resigns After Public Demos |
| The president of the Maldives has resigned after violent protests over the arrest of a senior judge.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 3:10am | BP 'Willing to Settle' Ahead Of Oil Spill Trial |
| BP boss Bob Dudley has told Sky News that he is "willing to settle" the outstanding compensation claims arising from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 before they go to court.... more | |
| Feb 8 2012 1:28am | Egypt's Military Agrees To Speed Up Elections |
| Egypt's military has bowed to growing pressure to speed up the transition to civilian rule.... more | |
| Feb 7 2012 11:47pm | Homes In Homs Turned Into Makeshift Hospitals |
| Last night our safe house in Homs turned into a makeshift field hospital for injured fighters and today funerals are taking place - as residents fear a full-on regime assault.... more | |
| Feb 7 2012 11:47pm | Homs Attack: Is This Syria's Benghazi Moment? |
| Much analysis has been written comparing the Syrian town of Homs to Benghazi in Libya.... more | |
| Feb 7 2012 10:05pm | Russia: Assad 'Committed' To Ending Conflict |
| Russia's foreign minister has said Syrian President Bashar al Assad is willing to seek a solution to the violence engulfing Syria - as his forces continue their attack on the city of Homs.... more |


