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Britain's EU rebate under threat

Britain's annual £3 billion rebate from the EU budget is facing a fresh threat after the European Commission said that the concession could no longer be justified.

Dresden mayor 'to lobby against building of Bomber Command memorial’

The mayor of the German city of Dresden has flown into London under pressure from fellow politicians to try to get a planned memorial to Second World War bomber crews scrapped.

Iran on brink of nuclear weapon, warns watchdog

Iran has passed a crucial nuclear threshold and could now go on to arm an atomic missile, weapons inspectors warn.

Ahmadinejad pours scorn on Middle East peace talks

Will Ahmadinejad be Genghis Khan with a nuclear bomb?

Obama unveils $50 billion roads, rail and air plan

President Barack Obama has unveiled a $50 billion plan to expand and renew roads, railways and airports in a late bid to boost confidence in the economy and prevent the Democratic Party from suffering a landslide defeat in forthcoming polls. 

North America

Las Vegas police defend Paris Hilton's quick release from jail on cocaine charges

 

Senior Las Vegas police officers have defended Paris Hilton's rapid release from prison after she was arrested on Aug 27 for suspected cocaine possession.

'Images' of Jesus around the world

Jesus 'seen' on phone mast

The Republican 'Young Guns'

US troops help Iraqi forces in Baghdad army base attack

US Open in pictures

Footballer has lucky escape

US troops forced to help out Iraqis in Baghdad firefight

Black Widow wins eating title

The bedbugs are back in town

Asia

China to build $2bn railway for Iran

 

China is poised to sign a $2bn (£1.3bn) deal to build a railway line in Iran in the first step of a wider plan to tie the Middle East and Central Asia to Beijing.

Merchant navy officer stabbed to death by Filipino 'internet girlfriend’s’ boyfriend

Gen Petraeus requests 2,000 more troops for Afghanistan

Kabul Bank gets Afghan bail-out

Call for probe into diversion of Pakistan floodwater

Africa and Indian Ocean

Acid tide threatens Johannesburg

 

A toxic tide of acid mine water is rising steadily beneath Johannesburg which, if left unchecked, could cause earth tremors, power blackouts and even cancer among residents, experts have warned.

200 feared dead in Congo

Migratory birds decline in UK due to low African rain

The woman who saved Graham Greene

Jacob Zuma to become a father for the 22nd time

10 more killed amid Mozambique rioting

Australia and the Pacific

Australia election: Julia Gillard profile

 

Julia Gillard, a British born "Ten Pound Pom" who first came as a child emigrant to Australia for health reasons, has risen from humble roots to become her adopted country's first woman Prime Minister.

Telegraph News

Diamond to take over as new chief executive of Barclays

Barclays CEO John Varley is to hand control to American Bob Diamond - one of the world's highest paid bankers - in a dramatic shake-up at the bank.

London Tube strike: millions hit by travel chaos

Commuters face chaos as a fresh wave of Tube strikes leaves 10 Underground lines fully or partly suspended.

Tube strike: full details of all the affected lines

How was your journey to work?

Australia election: Julia Gillard stays in power

Labour PM retains power after securing the backing of two independents to form a minority administration.

Obama Today | Following Barack Obama

 

Obama greets audience members after speaking at a fundraiser in Seattle
How much would you pay to support President Obama at an event where you could meet him and hear him speak? How about $1,400 (the cost of attending Tuesday’s fundraiser in Seattle, Washington)? What about $30,400 (the suggested ticket price to attend Vogue Editor Anna Wintour’s dinner with Obama last month)?

Obama Today | Following Barack Obama - Engaging the World

The Obamas visited New Orleans this past weekend to mark the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a powerful storm that devastated much of the Gulf Coast and killed more than 1800 people. The anniversary also comes after months of cleanup from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Obama Today | Following Barack Obama - Engaging the World - America.gov

The United States has ended its seven-and-a-half-year military operation in Iraq and is shifting to a civilian-led mission to build a partnership with the country that will strengthen its government, industry and people, President Obama told the American people in nationally televised address August 31.

Solar Sail Spacecraft Could Explore Beyond Solar System

Solar Sail Spacecraft Could Explore Beyond Solar System
By Prachi Patel
Astrobiology Magazine
posted: 02 September 2010
By rigging large pieces of cloth atop boats, early explorers harnessed the wind to voyage across oceans. Now, modern space explorers want to use sails to send spacecraft to the far reaches of the solar system and beyond.

NASA and ATK successfully test five-segment solid rocket motor

Ignition of Development Motor-2. (Credit: NASA)

ScienceDaily (Sep. 5, 2010) — With a loud roar and mighty column of flame, NASA and ATK Aerospace Systems successfully completed a two-minute, full-scale test of the largest and most powerful solid rocket motor designed for flight. The motor is potentially transferable to future heavy-lift launch vehicle designs.

Did Viking Mars landers find life's building blocks? Missing piece inspires new look at puzzle

In this artist's concept illustration, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander begins to shut down operations as winter sets in. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Calech/University of Arizona)

New mission to skim the Sun: NASA selects science investigations for Solar Probe Plus

The Solar Probe Plus spacecraft with solar panels folded into the shadows of its protective shield, gathers data on its approach to the Sun. (Credit: JHU/APL)

Colorful mix of asteroids discovered, may aid future space travel

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This image, taken by NASA's Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous mission in 2000, shows a close-up view of Eros, an asteroid with an orbit that takes it somewhat close to Earth. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope observed Eros and dozens of other near-Earth asteroids as part of an ongoing survey to study their sizes and compositions using infrared light. (Credit: NASA/JHUAPL)