Leaked cables 'attack on world' |
- Leaked cables 'attack on world'
- Three top Fifa men 'took bribes'
- Picasso 'treasure trove' revealed
- Comic actor Leslie Nielsen dies
- 'Afghan policeman' kills six Nato troops
- Iranian nuclear scientist killed
- Suspected Sicily killer seized
- S Korea condemns North's 'crime'
- Mexico gang boss 'admits murders'
- Markets down after Irish bail-out
- Sombre mood at UN climate talks
- Egypt Brothers 'lose most seats'
- How flying fish got their 'wings'
- US Twitter user @theashes pestered by cricket fans
- Live - Barcelona v Real Madrid
- BBC unveils sport award shortlist
- Strauss buoyant after Gabba draw
- UK recovery is on track - Osborne
- Snow closes hundreds of schools
- Wikileaks shows 'criticism of UK'
- England 'underdogs' in 2018 vote
- Tube row 'could escalate' in 2011
- RSPCA challenges £2m will ruling
- Scotland struggles in big freeze
- Reprieve for MS respite care home
- Killer Howell gassed wife on sofa
- Remains were 'Disappeared' Evans
- Freeze goes on as more snow due
- Unions agree to council's pay cut
- US mosque blaze after bomb plot
- Rio police seize large drugs haul
- DR Congo army 'worsens conflict'
- US doubts Tsvangirai - Wikileaks
- Wikileaks sparks anger in Europe
- Napoleon's soldiers laid to rest
- 'Nuclear sabotage' affected Iran
- Pakistan confirms Wikileaks claim
- Dhaka court rules against ex-PM
- 'No blame' in Cambodia stampede
- 'Militants killed' in Kyrgyz raid
- BA cabin crew face fresh ballot
- BP raises $7bn through asset sale
- UK 'will lose fewer public jobs'
- US shuts down file-sharing sites
- Finance for O3b satellite project
- Oscar job for Franco and Hathaway
- Star Wars director Kershner dies
- BFI to take on Film Council role
- Gene therapy 'memory boost hope'
- Clue found to penis birth defect
- New start for cerebral palsy boy
- Leslie Nielsen: Your comments
- What are you not allowed to say?
- Should you strike a powerful pose?
- Is a potato-only diet good for you?
- Who is behind leaked US cables?
- N Korea video shows anger and poverty
- 'Don't call me Shirley': Nielsen dies
- Wikileaks cables leak criticised
- Rio police seize huge drugs haul
- Candidates denounce Haiti 'fraud'
- Climate change 'Dragon's Den'
- Top mountain bikers brave volcano
- Village to city
- Favela tweets
- Vote collapse
- Day in pictures
- Obituary
- 'No Stone Age'
Leaked cables 'attack on world' Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:33 AM PST US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denounces the leak of classified diplomatic cables as an "attack on the international community". |
Three top Fifa men 'took bribes' Posted: 29 Nov 2010 09:08 AM PST Three senior Fifa officials who will vote on the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids took bribes in the 1990s, the BBC's Panorama alleges. |
Picasso 'treasure trove' revealed Posted: 29 Nov 2010 06:24 AM PST A retired electrician in southern France says he has hundreds of previously unknown works by Pablo Picasso, worth about 60m euros. |
Comic actor Leslie Nielsen dies Posted: 28 Nov 2010 07:17 PM PST Veteran comic actor Leslie Nielsen, star of Airplane! and The Naked Gun, dies at the age of 84, of complications from pneumonia. |
'Afghan policeman' kills six Nato troops Posted: 29 Nov 2010 06:24 AM PST A gunman in an Afghan police uniform kills six service members during a training mission in eastern Afghanistan. |
Iranian nuclear scientist killed Posted: 29 Nov 2010 05:32 AM PST An Iranian nuclear scientist is killed and another wounded in separate but similar bomb attacks carried out by motorbike drivers in Tehran. |
Suspected Sicily killer seized Posted: 29 Nov 2010 08:22 AM PST Italian police arrest a 69-year-old man on suspicion of carrying out a series of murders in a town in Sicily. |
S Korea condemns North's 'crime' Posted: 29 Nov 2010 06:00 AM PST South Korean President Lee Myung-bak describes as an "inhumane crime" the North's deadly shelling of a South Korean island last week. |
Mexico gang boss 'admits murders' Posted: 29 Nov 2010 02:59 AM PST Mexican authorities capture alleged gang leader Arturo Gallegos who reportedly admits a string of murders, including that of a US consular employee. |
Markets down after Irish bail-out Posted: 29 Nov 2010 09:28 AM PST The euro and major European markets fall after ministers agree a 85bn euros bail-out for the Republic of Ireland. |
Sombre mood at UN climate talks Posted: 28 Nov 2010 11:50 PM PST This year's round of UN climate talks has opened, with little expectation of significant progress. |
Egypt Brothers 'lose most seats' Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:19 AM PST Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the biggest opposition bloc in parliament, says it has won no seats outright in the first round of a poll which it says has been marred by fraud. |
How flying fish got their 'wings' Posted: 29 Nov 2010 01:59 AM PST Two wings or four: why flying fish evolved different ways to take to the air. |
US Twitter user @theashes pestered by cricket fans Posted: 29 Nov 2010 02:33 AM PST A woman in the US with the Twitter username @theashes makes headlines after complaining about cricket messages. |
Live - Barcelona v Real Madrid Posted: 29 Nov 2010 10:58 AM PST Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid meet at the Camp Nou in the first El Clasico of the Spanish league season and there is a game each in the Championship and the FA Cup second round too. |
BBC unveils sport award shortlist Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:11 AM PST The top 10 contenders for this year's Sports Personality of the Year are revealed. |
Strauss buoyant after Gabba draw Posted: 29 Nov 2010 02:50 AM PST Andrew Strauss says England have the belief to push on and win the Ashes after drawing the opening Test. |
UK recovery is on track - Osborne Posted: 29 Nov 2010 09:55 AM PST George Osborne says the UK's economic recovery is "on track", following the upgrading of this year's official growth forecast. |
Snow closes hundreds of schools Posted: 29 Nov 2010 10:42 AM PST Hundreds of schools were closed in the north-east of England, Northern Ireland, Cornwall and Scotland on Monday, with snow causing travel chaos. |
Wikileaks shows 'criticism of UK' Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:55 AM PST A new leak of US government documents includes serious criticism of UK operations in Afghanistan, according to the Guardian. |
England 'underdogs' in 2018 vote Posted: 29 Nov 2010 09:45 AM PST The chief executive of England's 2018 World Cup bid Andy Anson says they are underdogs and that it is inevitable negative media stories will have an impact. |
Tube row 'could escalate' in 2011 Posted: 29 Nov 2010 10:31 AM PST As the fourth Tube strike over London Underground ticket office job cuts ends, unions warn their action may escalate next year. |
RSPCA challenges £2m will ruling Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:17 AM PST Appeal Court judges consider the RSPCA's challenge to a ruling which overturned a will in which it was left £2m. |
Scotland struggles in big freeze Posted: 29 Nov 2010 10:05 AM PST Schools, roads, electricity supply and transport links across Scotland are disrupted by more heavy snow and freezing temperatures. |
Reprieve for MS respite care home Posted: 29 Nov 2010 08:46 AM PST Scotland's only respite centre for those affected by multiple sclerosis has been given a reprieve at the 11th hour. |
Killer Howell gassed wife on sofa Posted: 29 Nov 2010 08:18 AM PST The wife of killer Colin Howell called out to her eldest son as her husband gassed her to death, a court has heard. |
Remains were 'Disappeared' Evans Posted: 29 Nov 2010 06:10 AM PST Human remains found in the Irish Republic are identified as those of one of the so-called 'Disappeared' Gerry Evans. |
Freeze goes on as more snow due Posted: 29 Nov 2010 06:58 AM PST The big freeze is expected to continue overnight with temperatures plunging and fresh snow expected. |
Unions agree to council's pay cut Posted: 29 Nov 2010 10:12 AM PST A council that warned 7,000 workers it may have to dismiss and then re-employ them reaches an agreement with unions on savings. |
US mosque blaze after bomb plot Posted: 28 Nov 2010 03:13 PM PST US police say a fire at an Islamic centre in Oregon was arson, suggesting it was in response to a recent foiled car bomb attack by a Somali-born teenager. |
Rio police seize large drugs haul Posted: 28 Nov 2010 09:17 PM PST Brazilian police and troops find more than 30 tonnes of marijuana after storming a major drug trafficker stronghold in Rio de Janeiro's slums. |
DR Congo army 'worsens conflict' Posted: 29 Nov 2010 08:58 AM PST A UN report says criminal networks in the DR Congo army are a major cause of insecurity and conflict in the east of the country. |
US doubts Tsvangirai - Wikileaks Posted: 29 Nov 2010 09:32 AM PST The former US ambassador to Zimbabwe thought the then opposition leader, now Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai was a "flawed figure", Wikileaks says. |
Wikileaks sparks anger in Europe Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:05 AM PST European countries react with irritation as whistle-blowing website Wikileaks reveals the contents of secret US diplomatic cables. |
Napoleon's soldiers laid to rest Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:21 AM PST The remains of 18 soldiers who took part in Napoleon Bonaparte's failed invasion of Russia in 1812 are buried in Lithuania. |
'Nuclear sabotage' affected Iran Posted: 29 Nov 2010 10:27 AM PST Iran's president says some of the centrifuges used in its uranium enrichment programme were sabotaged, affecting their operation. |
Pakistan confirms Wikileaks claim Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:55 AM PST Pakistan confirms claims by Wikileaks that the US had wanted nuclear fuel to be removed from a plant, but plays down suggestions unflattering comments were made about President Zardari by the Saudi king. |
Dhaka court rules against ex-PM Posted: 29 Nov 2010 02:53 AM PST The Bangladeshi Supreme Court rejects an appeal by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia against her eviction from a military-owned house. |
'No blame' in Cambodia stampede Posted: 29 Nov 2010 12:27 AM PST Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen says no one will be punished for a festival stampede in which 351 people died. |
'Militants killed' in Kyrgyz raid Posted: 29 Nov 2010 07:03 AM PST Reports from Kyrgyzstan say four Islamist militants have been killed in a raid by special forces on a hide-out in the southern city of Osh. |
BA cabin crew face fresh ballot Posted: 29 Nov 2010 07:11 AM PST British Airways cabin crew are to be balloted again over possible new strike action in their long-running dispute with the airline. |
BP raises $7bn through asset sale Posted: 29 Nov 2010 07:33 AM PST BP confirms the sale of its 60% stake in an Argentina-based oil and gas company to raise funds for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. |
UK 'will lose fewer public jobs' Posted: 29 Nov 2010 08:45 AM PST The independent Office for Budget Responsibility says public sector job losses will not be as high as previously thought. |
US shuts down file-sharing sites Posted: 29 Nov 2010 02:41 AM PST More than 70 sites alleged to be selling counterfeit goods or offering pirated content are shut down by the US government. |
Finance for O3b satellite project Posted: 28 Nov 2010 11:33 PM PST O3b Networks raises $1.2bn for a series of satellites to support super-fast broadband to Africa and other emerging markets. |
Oscar job for Franco and Hathaway Posted: 29 Nov 2010 10:21 AM PST Actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway will co-host the 2011 Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces. |
Star Wars director Kershner dies Posted: 29 Nov 2010 07:49 AM PST Irvin Kershner, director of Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back, dies in Los Angeles at the age of 87. |
BFI to take on Film Council role Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:06 AM PST The British Film Institute and regional agency Film London are to take over roles played by the axed UK Film Council. |
Gene therapy 'memory boost hope' Posted: 29 Nov 2010 12:33 AM PST A gene therapy technique which aims to ease memory problems linked to Alzheimer's Disease has been tested in mice. |
Clue found to penis birth defect Posted: 29 Nov 2010 12:35 AM PST Scientists have identified a gene which may play a role in a common defect affecting the genitalia of baby boys. |
New start for cerebral palsy boy Posted: 29 Nov 2010 12:54 AM PST A 10-year-old boy with cerebral palsy has major surgery to help him walk more easily. |
Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:53 PM PST Leslie Nielsen has died at the age of 84. |
What are you not allowed to say? Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:50 AM PST Howard Flight and Lord Young have joined a long list of people who have realised there are some things you can't say. So when and why is an utterance likely to get you in trouble? |
Should you strike a powerful pose? Posted: 29 Nov 2010 10:17 AM PST Can we fool ourselves and others into feeling good in the workplace, asks Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times. |
Is a potato-only diet good for you? Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:09 AM PST A man in the US has eaten nothing but 20 potatoes a day for the past two months. The Magazine asks what such a diet might do to the body. |
Who is behind leaked US cables? Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:04 AM PST Suspicion about the leaks of US diplomatic cables by Wikileaks has fallen on one man - US Army Private Bradley Manning |
N Korea video shows anger and poverty Posted: 29 Nov 2010 08:40 AM PST Secretly filmed video of poverty and disobedience in North Korea has emerged, as the South describes the shelling of its territory as an "inhumane crime". |
'Don't call me Shirley': Nielsen dies Posted: 28 Nov 2010 11:37 PM PST Veteran comic actor Leslie Nielsen, star of Airplane! and The Naked Gun, has died at the age of 84, from complications relating to pneumonia. |
Wikileaks cables leak criticised Posted: 29 Nov 2010 07:42 AM PST The publication of confidential US diplomatic cables by Wikileaks has been criticised by governments including Britain, America and Pakistan - the White House described it as "reckless". |
Rio police seize huge drugs haul Posted: 29 Nov 2010 01:46 AM PST Brazilian authorities say they have found a large haul of drugs after storming a major drug traffickers' stronghold in Rio de Janeiro. |
Candidates denounce Haiti 'fraud' Posted: 29 Nov 2010 12:05 AM PST Twelve of the 18 candidates in Haiti's presidential election have called for Sunday's vote to be cancelled. |
Posted: 29 Nov 2010 07:57 AM PST Almost 200 countries have begun a two week UN summit in Cancun, Mexico hoping to get climate change negotiations back on track. |
Top mountain bikers brave volcano Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:33 AM PST Julien Absalon is one of hundreds of mountain bikers that have descended on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion to compete in one of the world's most extreme sporting challenges. |
Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:32 AM PST How White Horse village's transformation reflects huge changes in China |
Posted: 29 Nov 2010 05:02 AM PST Rio teenager uses Twitter to tell world about events in his favela |
Posted: 29 Nov 2010 09:07 AM PST Brotherhood faces overwhelming defeat in disputed election |
Posted: 29 Nov 2010 07:55 AM PST Eye-catching images from around the world |
Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:38 AM PST Naked Gun and Airplane star Leslie Nielsen started out playing it straight |
Posted: 29 Nov 2010 02:39 AM PST Sudan rappers fear return to Sharia law if south secedes |
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