http://www.abc.net.au/news/world Latest news as it happens from around the world http://www.abc.net.au/news/ http://abc.net.au/news/img/newslogo88.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ABC News Online Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:23:46 +1000 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:23:46 +1000 Britain's data protection watchdog says Google probably didn't capture 'significant' private details with its Street View cars. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2968601.htm 2968601 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:07:00 +1000 internet mobile-phones law-crime-and-justice laws united-kingdom The White House implores WikiLeaks not to release any more classified documents about the Afghanistan war. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/31/2969637.htm 2969637 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:46:00 +1000 security-intelligence world-politics unrest-conflict-and-war afghanistan united-states Almost 500 people have been killed by flooding and landslides in Pakistan and Afghanistan. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/31/2969636.htm 2969636 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:39:00 +1000 floods pakistan Forest fires sweeping across eastern Russia have killed at least 25 people and the forced the evacuation of thousands in the hottest weather since records began 130 years ago. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/31/2969640.htm 2969640 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:44:00 +1000 disasters-and-accidents fires bushfire weather russian-federation There are signs America's economic recovery is starting to fizzle out. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/31/2969638.htm 2969638 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +1000 business-economics-and-finance economic-trends industry automotive world-politics international-financial-crisis united-states A Ugandan court has charged three Kenyans with 76 counts of murder, the first such cases opened against suspects in the July 11 suicide attacks in Kampala. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/31/2969635.htm 2969635 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:37:00 +1000 terrorism kenya British Airways has revealed its net losses have widened to 122 million pounds ($211 million) in its first quarter as strike action and the volcanic ash cloud grounded flights. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2969557.htm 2969557 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:40:00 +1000 business-economics-and-finance industry air-transport united-kingdom england The death toll from flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan has risen to nearly 200 as officials reported thousands more displaced. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2969528.htm 2969528 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:06:00 +1000 disasters-and-accidents floods pakistan The first large-scale bicycle hire scheme in Britain will get under way in London on Friday (local time). http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2969434.htm 2969434 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:20:00 +1000 community-and-society urban-development-and-planning health exercise-and-fitness brisbane-4000 united-kingdom england French police have detained the financial adviser of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt for questioning in a probe that has embarrassed president Nicolas Sarkozy's government. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2969477.htm 2969477 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:11:00 +1000 law-crime-and-justice fraud-and-corporate-crime france A rocket fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip has struck the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon, causing damage but no injuries. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2969454.htm 2969454 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:32:00 +1000 unrest-conflict-and-war terrorism israel Authorities in the United States have captured a grizzly bear believed to be responsible for an extremely rare multiple attack in the well-known Yellowstone Park. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2969407.htm 2969407 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:31:00 +1000 human-interest animal-attacks united-states Police in California say they have destroyed nearly $US2 billion ($2.2 billion) worth of marijuana plants in the Sierra Nevada mountains. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2969395.htm 2969395 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:07:00 +1000 law-crime-and-justice crime drug-offences united-states A new poll shows a majority of Pakistanis view the United States as an enemy, oppose the US-led war in Afghanistan and are less concerned about the Taliban and Al Qaeda than a year ago. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2969280.htm 2969280 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:50:00 +1000 government-and-politics world-politics unrest-conflict-and-war terrorism pakistan united-states Many of the people who live along the Gulf of Mexico coast fear they will soon be forgotten. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2969205.htm 2969205 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:05:00 +1000 business-economics-and-finance disasters-and-accidents accidents maritime-accidents environment pollution water-pollution united-states UK scientists may have unravelled one of the long-standing mysteries of human fertility: why sperm cells tend to behave like tiny, surface-seeking missiles. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2969162.htm 2969162 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:51:00 +1000 health reproduction-and-contraception fertility-and-infertility sexual-health mathematics anatomy australia united-kingdom New research has cast doubt on whether people should take calcium supplements to ward off the degenerative bone disease osteoporosis. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2969065.htm 2969065 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15:00 +1000 health diseases-and-disorders osteoporosis medical-research australia new-zealand There has been another explosion in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, leaving one person seriously injured. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2968947.htm 2968947 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:46:00 +1000 unrest-conflict-and-war thailand An Australian Special Forces soldier was wounded during an operation in Afghanistan on Monday. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2968881.htm 2968881 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:14:00 +1000 defence-and-national-security air-force army afghanistan australia Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Wyclef Jean takes legal steps toward Haitian presidential race. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2968798.htm 2968798 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:24:00 +1000 music hip-hop government-and-politics world-politics haiti Benedictine nuns from a secluded convent in southern France have received death threats after winning a deal aimed at creating a chart-topping album, a newspaper reported. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2968717.htm 2968717 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:39:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment music law-crime-and-justice france The reputational carnage on Wall Street from the genesis of the US subprime mortgage crisis continues to mount. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2968716.htm 2968716 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:39:00 +1000 business-economics-and-finance industry banking law-crime-and-justice international-financial-crisis united-states Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a top Mexican drug trafficker, has been killed in clashes with state security forces, local media reported. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2968712.htm 2968712 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:37:00 +1000 law-crime-and-justice drug-offences mexico American Idol judge Ellen DeGeneres has unexpectedly quit the top-rated television show after just a year in the job, saying it is not the right fit for her. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2968696.htm 2968696 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:29:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment television united-states