Deadly blasts mar Nigeria celebration |
- Deadly blasts mar Nigeria celebration
- Congo killings 'may be genocide'
- White House 'enforcer' quits post
- US gave syphilis to mentally ill
- BMW dealing with recall 'quickly'
- Sex video hate charges considered
- New PCs 'could boot in seconds'
- 'Bin Laden' tape on relief work
- Nato tankers torched in Pakistan
- 'No pardon' for Ecuador's rebels
- France fingerprints expelled Roma
- Google Street View reaches the Antarctic
- Ig Nobel for 'whale breathalyser'
- Live - Ryder Cup 2010
- Warnings not heeded - Games chief
- Watson hits century against India
- Government defends NHS reforms
- Rain-affected Ryder Cup resumes
- BBC staff suspend strike action
- Taser company man 'kills himself'
- 'Runaway van' killer avoids jail
- Floor removal ruling in light row
- 'Powerful case' over defence cuts
- Home Reports 'valued by buyers'
- Pair jailed for Real IRA gun plot
- Rape accused released "in error"
- Ryder Cup resumes after downpour
- Trio jailed for £1m cannabis ring
- Obama meets freed US hiker Shourd
- Mass arrests in counterfeit probe
- Jamaica storm death toll rises
- Kenya ends deal on trying pirates
- Nigerian kidnapped children freed
- Court boost for Ukraine president
- Turks rally in Armenian holy site
- Attempt to salvage Mid-East talks
- Nobel winner to be deported
- 'Sorry' Musharraf rejoins fray
- Calm after India holy site ruling
- China launches Moon mission
- Japan warns of China's military
- Chinese invest $7bn in Brazil oil
- Cuts 'to delay jobs recovery'
- Ikea sales up in inaugural report
- Sky launches 3D TV across the UK
- HP names Apotheker as new chief
- Britney stays under father's care
- Stiller and Falco set for stage
- Kanye West angry at leak of song
- Ancient giant penguin unearthed
- New bid to halt polio in Angola
- Ecuador unrest: Your stories
- Is welfare spending ever under control?
- Quiz of the week's news
- Been and Gone
- Chile miners request female trainer
- When live TV goes wrong - it's Odd Box
- China launches moon probe
- Monkey security for Delhi games
- Ecuador president rescued from siege
- Dramatic river rescue in Peru
- Is 3D TV more than costly leap of faith?
- Down the pipe
- Detour de France
- Day in pictures
- It's quiz time
- Monkey business
- Road to recovery
- After the plunge
| Deadly blasts mar Nigeria celebration Posted: 01 Oct 2010 08:05 AM PDT At least eight people are killed as two blasts in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, mar celebrations to mark 50 years since independence from the UK. |
| Congo killings 'may be genocide' Posted: 01 Oct 2010 09:12 AM PDT A UN report on killings in DR Congo in the 1990s says Rwandan forces took part in attacks on Hutu civilians which could constitute "crimes of genocide". |
| White House 'enforcer' quits post Posted: 01 Oct 2010 09:26 AM PDT US President Barack Obama confirms the resignation of his chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, who is poised to run for mayor of Chicago. |
| US gave syphilis to mentally ill Posted: 01 Oct 2010 09:53 AM PDT The US government apologises for infecting hundreds of people in Guatemala with gonorrhoea and syphilis as part of medical tests in the 1940s. |
| BMW dealing with recall 'quickly' Posted: 01 Oct 2010 08:06 AM PDT Rolls-Royce chairman and BMW executive Ian Robertson tells the BBC the company is resolving its 350,000 car recall 'quickly'. |
| Sex video hate charges considered Posted: 01 Oct 2010 09:33 AM PDT Prosecutors are considering hate crime charges in the case of a US student who killed himself after two students allegedly broadcast footage of him having sex with a man. |
| New PCs 'could boot in seconds' Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:11 AM PDT A 26-year-old piece of software at the heart of PCs is about to get an update that will make for boot-up times of mere seconds. |
| 'Bin Laden' tape on relief work Posted: 01 Oct 2010 04:36 AM PDT An audio message claiming to be from Osama Bin Laden is released on Islamist forums, says a leading monitoring group. |
| Nato tankers torched in Pakistan Posted: 01 Oct 2010 06:13 AM PDT Suspected militants mount a rare attack on a Nato supply convoy in southern Pakistan, destroying nearly 30 tankers carrying fuel for troops in Afghanistan. |
| 'No pardon' for Ecuador's rebels Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:22 AM PDT Ecuador's President Rafael Correa says there will be "no pardon or forgiveness" for those involved in a police rebellion against him. |
| France fingerprints expelled Roma Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:44 AM PDT France is fingerprinting Roma volunteers who are deported with financial aid, to prevent them returning and claiming another payment to leave. |
| Google Street View reaches the Antarctic Posted: 01 Oct 2010 04:01 AM PDT Google says its Street View is now on all seven of the world's continents, as the panoramic mapping service reaches Antarctica. |
| Ig Nobel for 'whale breathalyser' Posted: 30 Sep 2010 08:23 PM PDT An ingenious method to breathalyse a whale using a remote control helicopter wins a spoof Nobel. |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2010 11:11 PM PDT Play has resumed after a long rain delay at Celtic Manor, Europe having made a good start against the United States. |
| Warnings not heeded - Games chief Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:15 AM PDT Commonwealth Games chief Mike Fennell criticises Delhi's organisers for failing to heed warnings over preparations for the 2010 event. |
| Watson hits century against India Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:16 AM PDT Shane Watson scores his second Test century but Australia are grateful to three dropped catches as they end day one of the first Test against India on 224-5. |
| Government defends NHS reforms Posted: 01 Oct 2010 12:22 AM PDT The government rejects a warning by doctors' leaders that its planned health reforms could undermine the long-term future of the NHS in England. |
| Rain-affected Ryder Cup resumes Posted: 01 Oct 2010 09:03 AM PDT The Ryder Cup resumes at Ryder Cup after a break of more than seven hours because of a waterlogged course. |
| BBC staff suspend strike action Posted: 01 Oct 2010 09:54 AM PDT The BBC strike planned for next week is suspended, the National Union of Journalists announces. |
| Taser company man 'kills himself' Posted: 01 Oct 2010 10:01 AM PDT The director of operations of the firm which supplied the Tasers used during the stand-off with gunman Raoul Moat is understood to have killed himself. |
| 'Runaway van' killer avoids jail Posted: 01 Oct 2010 09:48 AM PDT A delivery driver whose van knocked down and killed two people after he left the handbrake off is given a suspended jail sentence. |
| Floor removal ruling in light row Posted: 01 Oct 2010 08:29 AM PDT A judge rules that part of a Leeds office block should be demolished after a neighbour said it was blocking out his light. |
| 'Powerful case' over defence cuts Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:34 AM PDT Scotland's first minister and his political rivals meet Defence Secretary Liam Fox in their fight to save defence jobs. |
| Home Reports 'valued by buyers' Posted: 01 Oct 2010 08:48 AM PDT A government review finds Home Reports have encouraged a shift away from Scotland's 'offers over' system. |
| Pair jailed for Real IRA gun plot Posted: 01 Oct 2010 04:49 AM PDT Two men have been jailed for their part in a dissident republican gun smuggling plot which was uncovered after an MI5 sting operation. |
| Rape accused released "in error" Posted: 01 Oct 2010 09:41 AM PDT A prisoner charged with rape has been released in "error" by the Northern Ireland Prison Service. |
| Ryder Cup resumes after downpour Posted: 01 Oct 2010 09:54 AM PDT Play resumes in the Ryder Cup after heavy rain forced its suspension only hours after teeing off, but the tournament is likely to overrun to Monday. |
| Trio jailed for £1m cannabis ring Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:24 AM PDT Three men are jailed after admitting their part in a cannabis ring producing drugs worth over £1m a year. |
| Obama meets freed US hiker Shourd Posted: 30 Sep 2010 08:20 PM PDT President Barack Obama meets a US hiker freed after more than a year in prison in Iran, as well as the relatives of two US hikers still held. |
| Mass arrests in counterfeit probe Posted: 01 Oct 2010 07:53 AM PDT More than 600 people are arrested and goods worth $50m (£32m) seized in an operation against counterfeit producers across Latin America. |
| Jamaica storm death toll rises Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:17 PM PDT The death toll from Tropical Storm Nicole in Jamaica has risen to five following flash floods and mudslides triggered by the storm, officials say. |
| Kenya ends deal on trying pirates Posted: 01 Oct 2010 09:50 AM PDT The Kenyan government says it is ending a deal with the EU to host trials of suspected Somali pirates, saying the international community has not fulfilled its obligations. |
| Nigerian kidnapped children freed Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:32 AM PDT A group of 15 children kidnapped in south-eastern Nigeria is freed in a police operation, say officials. |
| Court boost for Ukraine president Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:54 AM PDT Ukraine's constitutional court boosts the powers of President Viktor Yanukovych by reversing a reform from 2004. |
| Turks rally in Armenian holy site Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:41 AM PDT Turkish Muslim nationalists pray inside the ruins of a historic Christian cathedral in a move likely to provoke Armenians. |
| Attempt to salvage Mid-East talks Posted: 01 Oct 2010 03:21 AM PDT US and EU envoys continue shuttle between Israelis and Palestinians in an attempt to save the recently-launched peace talks form collapse. |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2010 03:36 AM PDT Nobel peace laureate Mairead Maguire is to be deported from Israel after her appeal to overturn her entry refusal was rejected. |
| 'Sorry' Musharraf rejoins fray Posted: 01 Oct 2010 09:08 AM PDT Pakistan ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf apologises for "negative" actions he took while in power, as he launches his new political party in London. |
| Calm after India holy site ruling Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:11 AM PDT Calm prevails in India a day after a court ordered splitting a disputed holy site in the northern town of Ayodhya between Hindus and Muslims. |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2010 08:22 AM PDT China's Chang'e-2 spacecraft is succesfully launched on a mission to test key technologies and map the Moon. |
| Japan warns of China's military Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:24 AM PDT Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan expresses concern over China's maritime activities and military build-up, amid a lingering diplomatic row. |
| Chinese invest $7bn in Brazil oil Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:30 AM PDT Chinese oil firm Sinopec pays $7.1bn for a 40% stake in the Brazilian energy projects of Spain's Repsol. |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2010 07:44 AM PDT It will take five more years for the job market in many countries to return to pre-recession levels, according to the ILO. |
| Ikea sales up in inaugural report Posted: 01 Oct 2010 08:20 AM PDT Privately-owned Ikea publishes its financial results for the first time, revealing a 7.7% rise in sales. |
| Sky launches 3D TV across the UK Posted: 30 Sep 2010 10:20 PM PDT Sky has launched the first dedicated 3D television channel in Europe, promising a unique viewing experience. |
| HP names Apotheker as new chief Posted: 30 Sep 2010 02:49 PM PDT Computer maker Hewlett Packard (HP) names former SAP chief executive Leo Apotheker as its boss. |
| Britney stays under father's care Posted: 01 Oct 2010 12:51 AM PDT Singer Britney Spears' personal and financial affairs are to remain under the control of her father, a Los Angeles judge rules. |
| Stiller and Falco set for stage Posted: 01 Oct 2010 04:41 AM PDT Film actor Ben Stiller and Nurse Jackie star Edie Falco are to appear opposite one another on the New York stage, it is announced. |
| Kanye West angry at leak of song Posted: 01 Oct 2010 12:58 AM PDT The rapper says he won't be giving away a free track to fans this Friday after a song off his unreleased album was leaked online. |
| Ancient giant penguin unearthed Posted: 30 Sep 2010 11:41 AM PDT Scientists unearth a fossil in Peru of a giant penguin that lived some 36 million years ago, offering an insight into the birds' evolution. |
| New bid to halt polio in Angola Posted: 01 Oct 2010 03:12 AM PDT A mass polio immunisation campaign is starting in Angola in a bid to vaccinate all children under five. |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2010 06:50 PM PDT A state of emergency has been declared in Ecuador. BBC News website readers give their reaction. |
| Is welfare spending ever under control? Posted: 01 Oct 2010 03:51 AM PDT In his regular Go Figure column, Michael Blastland reveals welfare spending has rarely been under control in the past 50 years. |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:30 AM PDT The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions - plus the Weekly Bonus Question. |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2010 03:47 AM PDT Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser reported - people of the past month. |
| Chile miners request female trainer Posted: 30 Sep 2010 11:30 PM PDT The relatives of 33 trapped miners in Chile are hoping their ordeal is nearing an end. Rescue workers are drilling 24 hrs a day to reach the men, who have been underground for almost two months. |
| When live TV goes wrong - it's Odd Box Posted: 30 Sep 2010 03:33 PM PDT The politician with the giggles, the man who loves swimming with a crocodile and the live TV heckler. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne. |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:27 AM PDT China has launched a rocket carrying a probe which will orbit the moon. |
| Monkey security for Delhi games Posted: 30 Sep 2010 10:29 PM PDT Delhi ropes in monkeys for Commonwealth Games security. |
| Ecuador president rescued from siege Posted: 01 Oct 2010 06:29 AM PDT Ecuador's President has been trapped in a hospital for 12 hours after being hit with tear gas fired by police who were protesting about planned cuts to their benefits. |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2010 02:32 PM PDT Two Spanish tourists and three Peruvians were rescued from a raging river after their car plunged 100 metres down an embankment. |
| Is 3D TV more than costly leap of faith? Posted: 01 Oct 2010 12:56 AM PDT As Europe's first 3D TV channel, goes on air, Peter Price looks at the chellenges involved in making an delivering it programmes. |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:02 AM PDT See which creature comforts and vital supplies are being delivered to the trapped Chilean miners |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2010 04:27 AM PDT London-Paris bike route that keeps getting you lost |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:04 AM PDT Striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:20 AM PDT Who was happy to provide a laugh at her expense? |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:49 AM PDT On patrol with Chhotu, India's latest Games recruit |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:53 AM PDT Surge in Detroit car industry back as wider economy stalls |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2010 11:46 PM PDT Feeling less than united in east Germany |
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