Obama turns to Congress on Syria

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com1 September 2013 Last updated at 00:38 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Mr Obama said the US could not turn a blind eye to what had happened in DamascusContinue reading the main storyDamascus on edge Awkward timing France backs US Britain's status US President Barack Obama has formally asked Congress to authorise military action against Syria over alleged chemical weapons attacks.He said any operation would be limited, ruling out a ground invasion. Congress is to reconvene on 9 September.This comes after Washington claimed it had evidence that 1,429 people were killed in chemical attacks by the Syrian army on 21 August.The Syrian government gave no immediate reaction to Mr Obama's...

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Post-football arrests in Stoke

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com31 August 2013 Last updated at 15:35 ET Police have made 23 arrests after a disturbance broke out following a football match.Staffordshire Police said its officers made arrests when a "minority of fans" confronted each other after a League One fixture between Port Vale and Wolverhampton Wanderers.Earlier, on Twitter, the force said fans from both sides were trying to confront each other and the police.Port Vale lost the game 3-1 to visiting Wolves.Extra policing had been brought in for the game.Đăng ký: Tieng Anh ...

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Vigilantes 'killed by Boko Haram'

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com31 August 2013 Last updated at 21:02 ET The army has encouraged vigilante groups to help fight Boko Haram Continue reading the main storyDead or alive Vigilante war Gunning for Boko Haram 'Cut off' under emergency rule Suspected Boko Haram fighters have killed at least 24 members of a vigilante group in north-eastern Nigeria, security officials say.They say another 34 people are missing after the attack near the town of Monguno in Borno state.The officials said militants wearing army uniforms ambushed more than 100 vigilantes on Friday.Nigeria's army has encouraged the formation of vigilante groups to help fight back against the Islamists.Revenge attacksThe militants attacked the vigilante youths on the outskirts...

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'Legal high' bans must be 'faster'

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com31 August 2013 Last updated at 19:00 ET One in 12 young people in the UK said they had taken legal highs, according to the think tank Government efforts to clamp down on the sale of dangerous substances - known as legal highs - are failing, a think-tank has warned.The Centre for Social Justice - set up by Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith - says the UK is a leading hub for selling the drugs online.Last year, 52 people in England and Wales died after taking legal highs, up from 28 the previous year.Ministers said they were banning whole groups of drugs to tackle the problem.The report, No Quick Fix, says legal highs, also known as club drugs including Salvia and Green Rolex, have similar effects to...

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New UK chief rabbi to be installed

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com31 August 2013 Last updated at 19:00 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Chief Rabbi designate Ephraim Mirvis: "The challenges are enormous, we have to empathise with everybody in society who is vulnerable"Ephraim Mirvis is due to be installed as the new chief rabbi of the UK and Commonwealth at a ceremony in London.The former chief rabbi of Ireland will succeed Lord Jonathan Sacks, who has held the post since 1991.The Prince of Wales is due to join Jewish and other faith leaders for the event at St John's Wood Synagogue.The chief rabbi is traditionally seen as the figurehead of British Jews and Rabbi Mirvis has said reversing falling membership was a key challenge.However, his new...

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Yemen PM survives assassination bid

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com31 August 2013 Last updated at 17:32 ET Mr Basindwa, 78, has been in office since late 2011 Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa has survived an assassination attempt unharmed, officials in the capital Sanaa say.Gunmen in a vehicle opened fire on the PM's motorcade as he returned home from his office, one of his advisers said.It is the first time Mr Basindwa has come under attack, the AFP news agency says, although other members of his cabinet have previously been targeted.The government is battling militants of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.A senior intelligence officer was killed by suspected militants in southern Labous province late on Friday.Mr Basindwa was a senior opposition figure before...

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Obama to seek Congress vote on Syria

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com31 August 2013 Last updated at 13:59 ET US President Barack Obama says he is to seek Congressional authorisation for military operations against Syria.He says he supports the principle of acting in Syria, and Congress will debate and vote on the matter. Congress reconvenes on 9 September.The US says its intelligence reports indicate the Syrian government carried out chemical weapons attacks on 21 August in which 1,429 people died.The Syrian government denies it was behind the attacks and blames rebels.UN inspectors have now left Syria with samples from site visits, which will go to laboratories in Europe for testing.Đăng ký: Tieng Anh ...

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Pope Francis makes key appointment

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com31 August 2013 Last updated at 07:25 ET Pope Francis has promised to put an end to Vatican scandals Pope Francis has named a new secretary of state, in what is seen as his most significant appointment since he became leader of the Catholic Church in March.Archbishop Pietro Parolin, a 58-year-old Vatican diplomat, replaced Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, 79, who is retiring.Cardinal Bertone, appointed by Francis' predecessor Pope Benedict, had been widely criticised over last year's so-called "Vatileaks" scandals.Leaked documents revealed corruption and infighting at the Vatican.The secretary of state heads the Roman Curia, the central administration of the Catholic Church, and is the Pope's chief adviser.Archbishop...

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Briton arrested over death in Spain

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com31 August 2013 Last updated at 06:18 ET A British man has been been arrested on suspicion of killing his father at a Spanish camping site, Spanish media reports say.The 45-year-old was said to have been held in L'Estartit, a seaside town on the Costa Brava, on Saturday morning.His father, 69, was taken to hospital but died, triggering a murder investigation by Catalan police.The Foreign Office said it was aware of the death of a British national and the arrest of another in Barcelona.It said it was providing consular assistance.Đăng ký: Tieng Anh ...

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US claim on Syria 'nonsense' - Putin

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com31 August 2013 Last updated at 06:20 ET Latest Damascus on edge Analysis What we know Arsenal Q&A Continue reading the main storyDamascus on edge Awkward timing France backs US Britain's status Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed US claims that Syria's regime used chemical weapons, describing them as "utter nonsense".Mr Putin challenged Washington to present the evidence behind its claims to the United Nations Security Council.US President Barack Obama has said he is considering military action against Syria based on intelligence reports.The Russia leader's remarks came after UN chemical weapons inspectors ended their visit to Syria.They crossed into neighbouring Lebanon after four days of inspections,...

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Delhi gang rape accused guilty

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 August 2013 Last updated at 19:11 ET The gang rape led to widespread protests across India demanding government action Continue reading the main storyRape scandalCan India change? Forgotten rapes What's needed? How India treats women An Indian juvenile court is expected to deliver its verdict in the case of a teenager accused of taking part with a group of adults in the fatal gang rape of a woman on a Delhi bus.He is charged with rape, murder, destroying evidence, and other crimes carried out while aged 17.The teenager, who cannot be named, faces up to three years in a reform facility if convicted.He has denied the charges, as have four men also on trial for the attack.They face the death penalty. A fifth...

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Sir Ralph Richardson

Nguồn tin: tieng anh vui"Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing."Đăng ký: Tieng Anh ...

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David Letterman

Nguồn tin: tieng anh vui"Sometimes when you look in his eyes you get the feeling that someone else is driving."Đăng ký: Tieng Anh ...

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Steven Wright

Nguồn tin: tieng anh vui"When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, 'Did you sleep good?' I said 'No, I made a few mistakes.'"Đăng ký: Tieng Anh ...

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Bertrand Russell

Nguồn tin: tieng anh vui"In the part of this universe that we know there is great injustice, and often the good suffer, and often the wicked prosper, and one hardly knows which of those is the more annoying."Đăng ký: Tieng Anh ...

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George Eliot

Nguồn tin: nguontinviet.com"What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined... to strengthen each other... to be one with each other in silent unspeakable memories."Đăng ký: Hoc tieng anhTiengAnhVui....

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Oprah Winfrey

Nguồn tin: nguontinviet.com"Every one of us gets through the tough times because somebody is there, standing in the gap to close it for us."Đăng ký: Hoc tieng anhTiengAnhVui....

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Sir William Osler

Nguồn tin: nguontinviet.com"Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let each day's work absorb your entire energies, and satisfy your widest ambition."Đăng ký: Hoc tieng anhTiengAnhVui....

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Charlotte Bronte

Nguồn tin: nguontinviet.com"A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow."Đăng ký: Hoc tieng anhTiengAnhVui....

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Woman in court over girl's murder

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com31 August 2013 Last updated at 00:55 ET Ambulance crews pronounced the girl dead at the scene A 34-year-old woman is to appear in court charged with the murder of an eight-year-old girl who died at a block of flats in east London.The woman, believed to be the child's mother, was arrested at a property in Broomfield Road, Chadwell Heath, at 11:38 BST on Thursday.She will appear at Barking Magistrates' Court later, according to the Metropolitan Police.Results of a post-mortem examination on the child are yet to be announced.The woman was treated at Queen's Hospital in Romford for minor injuries after paramedics were called to the scene.Ambulance crews were responding to a report of an injured child.Scotland Yard...

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Mandela returns home from hospital

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com31 August 2013 Last updated at 01:49 ET Former South African President Nelson Mandela has returned to his home in Johannesburg after a long stay in hospital in Pretoria.The 95-year-old was admitted with a recurring lung infection on 8 June.His condition was last week described as "critical but stable", and there has been no official update on his health since then.The infection is said to date back to a period of nearly three decades he spent in prison for anti-apartheid activity.Đăng ký: Tieng Anh ...

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US plans 'limited act' against Syria

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 August 2013 Last updated at 22:00 ET Latest Analysis Border tensions Damascus on edge US-UK talks What we know Legality Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Barack Obama: "We're not considering any boots on the ground approach"Continue reading the main storyLatest updates Pressing on: France stays with US Status anxiety: What vote means for UK In quotes: Politicians on Syria vote President Barack Obama has said the US is considering a "limited narrow act" in response to the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian army.Mr Obama stressed that no "final decision" had been made, but ruled out putting American "boots on the ground".Citing a US intelligence assessment, Secretary of...

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'Sharp rise' in sexual abuse calls

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 August 2013 Last updated at 20:12 ET The NSPCC put the rise in reported cases down to the "Savile effect" A children's charity has said it has seen a sharp rise in the number of reported cases of sexual abuse.The NSPCC said calls to its 24-hour advice line in June and July were nearly twice as high as in 2012.The organisation put it down to a heightened state of awareness of the problem of child abuse following the Jimmy Savile scandal.People now seemed to be better equipped and more confident in reporting their concerns, it added.The NSPCC said more people were using its helpline, 11 months since the allegations against Savile first emerged.During June and July there were 594 referrals to the NSPCC's call...

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Man dies on North Sea diving trip

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 August 2013 Last updated at 16:35 ET A man has died and another was injured on a diving trip in the North Sea off the Suffolk coast.Seven people were thought to be on the boat during a dive which police described as "recreational rather than industrial".Police met the dive boat as it returned to Hamilton Docks in Lowestoft.One of the divers was airlifted to the James Paget Hospital at Gorleston at 15:30 BST but he died. His death is being treated as "unexplained".A lifeboat brought a second diver ashore at Gorleston and he was also taken to the hospital.Police, working with the coastguard and the Health and Safety Executive, said an investigation is under way.Đăng ký: Tieng Anh ...

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Obama 'respects' PM's Syria approach

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 August 2013 Last updated at 14:43 ET Latest Live Cameron and Obama Incendiary bomb Legality Syrian voices Analysis Continue reading the main storyLatest updates Live Shadow of Iraq Into the unknown Legal basis David Cameron and US President Barack Obama have discussed Parliament's block on UK involvement in possible military action in Syria, the BBC understands.The men spoke by phone for 15 minutes, and the tone of the conversation was said to be friendly.The prime minister reiterated he still wanted to see a strong response to the suspected chemical weapons attack.But he also explained the parliamentary process to the US president, who said he understood the PM's predicament.Đăng ký: Tieng Anh ...

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Syria attack killed 1,429 - Kerry

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 August 2013 Last updated at 13:05 ET US Secretary of State John Kerry says the chemical attack by Syrian forces on 21 August killed 1,429 people.More to follow.Đăng ký: Tieng Anh ...

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Six jailed over child prostitution

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 August 2013 Last updated at 11:09 ET Six men from Leicester who sexually exploited a "vulnerable" 16-year-old girl have been jailed.The group admitted paying the girl for sex, or attempting to do so, after she told them she was a prostitute.The men, whose ages range from 20 to 39 years, were jailed for between eight months and five years.Three changed their plea to guilty part way through their trial and three pleaded guilty at their first appearance at Leicester Crown Court.More to follow.Đăng ký: Tieng Anh ...

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PM vows to stand up for Gibraltar

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 August 2013 Last updated at 10:07 ET Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo met David Cameron at Downing Street Britain will always stand up for Gibraltar and the interests of its people, David Cameron has said.The prime minister said it was something that mattered to us "very deeply", as he held a meeting to discuss the border dispute with Spain.After talks at Downing Street, the British territory's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said Gibraltar knew it had "a friend in David Cameron".Mr Picardo also met Foreign Secretary William Hague on Wednesday.In recent weeks, Spanish authorities have increased checks at the Gibraltar border, leading to lengthy delays.It came after Gibraltar dropped 74 concrete blocks...

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Insurers show accidents near schools

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com30 August 2013 Last updated at 08:52 ET By Angela Harrison Education correspondent, BBC News More education and penalties will cut accidents further, says the government More than 1,000 children a month are being injured on local roads around British schools, insurance industry figures indicate.Insurers also say 37% of local school areas had at least one child road injury each year from 2006 to 2011.The government said the data was crude, road deaths were at a record low and the number of children injured had fallen considerably in recent years.Insurers are launching an online tool for parents.The online index has been compiled by the research group Road Safety Analysis and Axa Car Insurance, who say it will...

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Super Puma helicopter flights resume

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com29 August 2013 Last updated at 16:43 ET One of the engines from the crashed Super Puma helicopter was brought ashore late on Thursday A meeting of industry representatives has recommended that Super Puma helicopters should be cleared to fly.All offshore flights by the Super Puma had been suspended following the crash off Shetland last week which killed four oil workers.The Helicopter Safety Steering Group (HSSG) said a campaign would be started to engage with the offshore workforce.Earlier the missing flight data recorder the crashed helicopter was recovered.Les Linklater of HSSG said: "Four people tragically lost their lives on Friday. However there are almost 16,000 people offshore currently, with over 12,000...

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