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Icelandic economic turmoil hits UKPlay

Icelandic economic turmoil hits UK

BBC - 24 minutes ago

Hundreds of thousands of British customers of the Icelandic internet bank, Icesave, have been told they cannot withdraw their money.

  • UK banks slide further Play
    UK banks slide further Reuters - 28 minutes ago

    Recapitalisation rumours caused shares in UK high street banks to slump as much as 30 percent.

  • Canada heading for recession, say economists Play
    Canada heading for recession, say economists CBC.ca - 42 minutes ago

  • Landmark or Imitation? Play
    Landmark or Imitation? ABC News - 56 minutes ago

    Photographer Michael Hughes uses perception to replace the world's monuments.

  • Traders hold out for rate cuts Play
    Traders hold out for rate cuts Reuters - 57 minutes ago

    Germany's DAX index opens over 1.5 percent higher after suffering record losses the previous day, ending 7 percent down.

  • Passengers hurt in plane drama Play
    Passengers hurt in plane drama Reuters - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago

    A Qantas Airbus A330-300 makes an emergency landing at a remote Australian airport.

  • Palace skinny dip spares no blushes Play
    Palace skinny dip spares no blushes Reuters - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago

    A naked man led police in Tokyo on a two-hour chase in and around the moat of Japan's Imperial Palace.

  • Asian markets rebound after Australian rate cut Play
    Asian markets rebound after Australian rate cut AP - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago

    Asian markets showed signs of life on Tuesday, after investors cheered a big interest rate cut by the Australian central bank. The cut is aimed at alleviating an unfolding global credit crisis. (Oct. 7)

  • Scores injured in Thai clashes Play
    Scores injured in Thai clashes Reuters - Tue Oct 7, 7:16 AM ET

    Thailand's deputy Prime Minister resigns after accepting responsibility for clashes between police and anti-government protesters.

  • Turkish Army bombs rebel targets Play
    Turkish Army bombs rebel targets Reuters - Tue Oct 7, 7:02 AM ET

    Turkish warplanes have been pounding suspected Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, after the death of 17 Turkish soldiers in a cross-border ambush.

  • So long and thanks for all the fish Play
    So long and thanks for all the fish Reuters - Tue Oct 7, 6:40 AM ET

    Penguins washed up on beaches in north-eastern Brazil head back to their natural habitat.

  • Central Asia quake aftermath Play
    Central Asia quake aftermath Reuters - Tue Oct 7, 6:25 AM ET

    Authorities are on the alert after the wave of tremors that have brought chaos to parts of China, Tibet and Kyrgyzstan.

  • Qantas mid-air emergency Play
    Qantas mid-air emergency Australia 7 News - Tue Oct 7, 6:22 AM ET

    Dozens of passengers and crew have been in a mid-air emergency on a Qantas A330 - flight QF 72 from Singapore.

  • Thailand unrest Play
    Thailand unrest CNN - Tue Oct 7, 5:30 AM ET

    Thailand protests injure dozens while police fire tear gas at protesters. CNN's Dan Rivers has the latest from Bangkok.

  • Oz rate cut lifts Asia Play
    Oz rate cut lifts Asia Reuters - Tue Oct 7, 4:50 AM ET

    A large Australian interest rate cut lifted regional share markets from lows on hopes of more action to counter financial turmoil.

  • Two Broncos named Play
    Two Broncos named Australia 7 News - Tue Oct 7, 4:46 AM ET

    Skipper Darren Lockyer and Justin Hodges are the only Broncos in Australia's World Cup squad.

  • Turbulence injures Qantas passengers Play
    Turbulence injures Qantas passengers Australia 7 News - Tue Oct 7, 4:44 AM ET

    Severe turbulence has injured around forty people on a Qantas flight from Singapore to Perth.

  • China: World shouldn't foot US bill Play
    China: World shouldn't foot US bill Reuters - Tue Oct 7, 4:05 AM ET

    The official newspaper of major U.S. creditor China said Tuesday the world shouldn't foot the bill for U.S. economic and financial woes.

  • Sopot: Poland's hotspot Play
    Sopot: Poland's hotspot CNN - Tue Oct 7, 3:46 AM ET

    CNN's Zain Verjee visits a Polish Baltic resort that's become a hip destination for Europeans.

  • European scientists honoured with Nobel Play
    European scientists honoured with Nobel Australia 7 News - Tue Oct 7, 2:24 AM ET

    Three European scientists have shared the prestigious Nobel Prize for medicine.

  • Kyrgyzstan mourns quake victims Play
    Kyrgyzstan mourns quake victims BBC - Tue Oct 7, 2:06 AM ET

    The authorities in Kyrgyzstan have declared Tuesday a national day of mourning after an earthquake killed at least 70 people.

  • Expert advice on rate cut Play
    Expert advice on rate cut Australia 7 News - Tue Oct 7, 2:02 AM ET

    Finance expert, Michael Pascoe, shares what the interest rate cut means for all Australians.

  • Australian Stock Market soars Play
    Australian Stock Market soars Australia 7 News - Tue Oct 7, 2:02 AM ET

    The Australian Stock Market soared on the news of the interest rate cut.

  • Police in Britt case 'a political tool' Play
    Police in Britt case 'a political tool' Australia 7 News - Tue Oct 7, 2:02 AM ET

    The father of missing Aussie backpacker, Britt Lapthorne, has labeled the federal police officer sent to join the investigation a political tool.

  • Taylor Jr. on trial Play
    Taylor Jr. on trial CNN - Tue Oct 7, 2:01 AM ET

    Former U.S. Attorney Kendall Coffey analyzes the case against the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor.

  • Cuba's food shortage Play
    Cuba's food shortage CNN - Tue Oct 7, 2:01 AM ET

    After hurricanes Gustav and Ike ripped through, Cubans now face a worsening food shortage. CNN's Morgan Neill reports.

  • Poland's property boom ends Play
    Poland's property boom ends CNN - Tue Oct 7, 1:15 AM ET

    CNN's Phil Black reports on the state of Poland's property market and why years of explosive growth have come to an end.

  • Women set themselves on fire Play
    Women set themselves on fire CNN - Tue Oct 7, 12:31 AM ET

    In Iraq's kurdish north more and more women are setting themselves on fire. CNN's Arwa Damon investigates.

  • Around the World Play
    Around the World FOX News - Tue Oct 7, 12:01 AM ET

    Pope kicks off Bible-reading marathon at the Vatican; skydivers in Nepal jump from above Mt. Everest

  • Goodbye Mbeki Play
    Goodbye Mbeki CNN - Tue Oct 7, 12:01 AM ET

    CNN's Robyn Curnow sits down with one analyst and asks what can South Africans expect from their new president.

  • Argentina sees decline in bees Play
    Argentina sees decline in bees Reuters - Mon Oct 6, 11:25 PM ET

    Experts suggested a boom in the soy industry in Argentina's Pampas plains has contributed to a drop in the bee population.

  • EU gripped by banking fear Play
    EU gripped by banking fear CNN - Mon Oct 6, 11:16 PM ET

    CNN's Atika Shubert reports on how the EU is gripped by banking fears.

  • Report: Mammals threatened Play
    Report: Mammals threatened CNN - Mon Oct 6, 10:30 PM ET

    Nearly a fourth of the world's mammals are endangered, says an international conservation group IUCN. CNN's Al Goodman reports.

  • Germany's banking crisis Play
    Germany's banking crisis CNN - Mon Oct 6, 10:00 PM ET

    German government in crisis management after Hypo Real Estate bailout plan collapses. CNN's Diana Magnay reports.

  • Ripple Effect Stuns Global Market Play
    Ripple Effect Stuns Global Market ABC News - Mon Oct 6, 9:31 PM ET

    Despite the $700B bailout plan, financial fears hurt international markets.

  • Airlift of the penguins Play
    Airlift of the penguins Australia 7 News - Mon Oct 6, 8:00 PM ET

    A mass airlift of penguins is being carried out in Brazil to release the birds back into the ocean.

  • Fraud Australia's fastest growing crime Play
    Fraud Australia's fastest growing crime Australia 7 News - Mon Oct 6, 7:58 PM ET

    Australians are being warned to do more to protect their personal details with new figures showing identity fraud is Australia's fastest growing crime.

  • A bit of monkey business Play
    A bit of monkey business Australia 7 News - Mon Oct 6, 7:56 PM ET

    Two little furry friends in Japan are bringing a whole new meaning to the term monkey business.

  • DNA tests to determine if body is Britt's Play
    DNA tests to determine if body is Britt's Australia 7 News - Mon Oct 6, 7:56 PM ET

    DNA tests are being carried out on a body in Croatia to determine whether it is missing Aussie backpacker Britt Lapthorne.

  • A peek at the largest optical telescope in the world Play
    A peek at the largest optical telescope in the world AFP - Mon Oct 6, 6:54 PM ET

    For ten years, the Cerro Paranal observatory in the Atacama desert at the north end of Chile has been gazing up at the stars. This European observatory boasts the most advanced technology: four telescopes with 8-meter diameters that are collectively known as the VLT, or "Very Large Telescope." In 2009 they will inaugurate their newest telescope, the Vista.

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