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- N Koreans 'ready for sacred war'
- Dozens killed in Ivory Coast - UN
- Bombs explode at Rome embassies
- Man fined for French flag insult
- Skype slowly recovers from outage
- Ice and snow hit Western Europe
- US consumer spending rises again
- Guilty pleas in Arctic Sea hijack
- Egypt lifts Red Sea diving ban
- Huge European heroin ring smashed
- Microsoft warns on IE browser bug
- 'Ghostly' Saharan cheetah filmed
- Christmas card 'world's smallest'
- Skipper Ponting expects to play
- Platini set to keep top Uefa role
- Tommy Sheridan guilty of perjury
- Cable fury over Telegraph sting
- Parents believe daughter abducted
- Winter flu death toll reaches 27
- Baby in HIV test over breast milk
- Too much bread kills petting goat
- Sheridan trial: Lies and betrayal
- Two dead on Scotland's icy roads
- Policing faces £260m budget cut
- Councils on holiday mercy standby
- Extra grit on the way for roads
- Flu cases head for 10-year high
- Russia praises US on nuclear pact
- Obama to regulate refinery gases
- Adopted Haitians arrive in France
- Life for Argentina ex-head Videla
- Nigerian sex slave rescue 'fails'
- Kenya MPs vote to pull out of ICC
- Hungary media law 'may change'
- Protest jump in Romania chamber
- New Gaza war 'a question of time'
- Body of US hiker to be flown home
- Indian MPs offered sleaze debate
- Schoolboy sets new Indian record
- China defends Africa trade role
- Malaysia child marriage 'illegal'
- Standard Life China talks finish
- Fresh bail-out knocks AIB shares
- Comparison sites 'must do better'
- Spider-Man called off after fall
- Swift beats Boyle to US top spot
- Who debut most watched on iPlayer
- 3D scan for colossal sea monster
- Renewable power rises by a fifth
- Alternative remedies 'dangerous'
- The tricky art of predicting the future
- 52 weeks 52 questions, part three
- 3D secrets of sea monster revealed
- How will US troops leave Afghanistan?
- Bombs explode at Rome embassies
- Santas of the world compare notes
- Greek MPs approve tough budget
- How Russian airports stay open in winter
- N Koreans 'ready for sacred war'
- A new treaty, but a fresh 'Start?
- Siege mentality
- Nativity ob-scene?
- The new black?
- Day in pictures
- Changing faces
- Bread riots?
| N Koreans 'ready for sacred war' Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:06 AM PST North Korea warns that it is ready for a "sacred war" in response to South Korea carrying out drills using live ammunition near the border. |
| Dozens killed in Ivory Coast - UN Posted: 23 Dec 2010 03:58 AM PST Post-election violence kills 173 in Ivory Coast, the UN says, as pressure mounts for Laurent Gbagbo to quit the presidency. |
| Bombs explode at Rome embassies Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:29 AM PST Police investigate a possible anarchist link after parcel bombs in Rome injure two people at the Swiss and Chilean missions. |
| Man fined for French flag insult Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:07 AM PST A French court fines a man 750 euros for insulting the national flag - the first such sentence under a new decree. |
| Skype slowly recovers from outage Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:13 AM PST The free internet phone service Skype is slowly coming back online after an outage that affected millions of people around the globe. |
| Ice and snow hit Western Europe Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:46 AM PST Thick ice and snow cause further disruption to travel as transport networks struggle to cope with the busy Christmas period. |
| US consumer spending rises again Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:06 AM PST US consumer spending rises for the fifth consecutive month, reinforcing the view of a solid if pedestrian recovery, figures show. |
| Guilty pleas in Arctic Sea hijack Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:38 AM PST Six men plead guilty to piracy in Russian court over the hijacking of a cargo ship, which sparked conspiracy theories when it went missing for more than two weeks in 2009. |
| Egypt lifts Red Sea diving ban Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:24 AM PST The Egyptian authorities lift all diving restrictions in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh following the shark attacks earlier this month. |
| Huge European heroin ring smashed Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:24 AM PST Austrian police announce the dismantling of a Macedonian-led heroin ring in a joint operation involving some 400 arrests. |
| Microsoft warns on IE browser bug Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:27 AM PST Microsoft has issued a warning about a serious vulnerability in all versions of its Internet Explorer browser. |
| 'Ghostly' Saharan cheetah filmed Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:16 AM PST One of the first images of the extremely rare Saharan cheetah of Niger has been taken by a camera trap filming at night. |
| Christmas card 'world's smallest' Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:03 AM PST A nanotechnology team from Glasgow produce what they believe is the world's smallest Christmas card. |
| Skipper Ponting expects to play Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:30 AM PST Australia captain Ricky Ponting says his chances of playing in the fourth Ashes Test on Boxing Day in Melbourne are "very high." |
| Platini set to keep top Uefa role Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:01 AM PST Uefa president Michel Platini is set to be re-elected for another four-year term after being confirmed as the only candidate in next year's election. |
| Tommy Sheridan guilty of perjury Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:39 AM PST Former MSP Tommy Sheridan is convicted of perjury following a 12-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow. |
| Cable fury over Telegraph sting Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:27 AM PST Vince Cable breaks his silence on the Daily Telegraph sting, claiming it has done "great damage" to the relationship between MPs and their constituents. |
| Parents believe daughter abducted Posted: 23 Dec 2010 06:22 AM PST The family of a 25-year-old architect who is missing from her home in Bristol believe she has been abducted. |
| Winter flu death toll reaches 27 Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:37 AM PST The number of people who have died with flu this winter has now hit 27 after another 10 deaths, official data shows. |
| Baby in HIV test over breast milk Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:08 AM PST A baby was tested for HIV after she was twice given breast milk from strangers by a south-east London hospital. |
| Too much bread kills petting goat Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:31 AM PST A council warns visitors not to feed animals at a Middlesbrough park after a goat had to be put down due to being overfed with bread. |
| Sheridan trial: Lies and betrayal Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:55 AM PST BBC Scotland's Mark Daly writes about the police investigation which culminated in the High Court verdict on Tommy Sheridan. |
| Two dead on Scotland's icy roads Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:35 AM PST Two people are killed on Scotland's roads as freezing conditions continue to grip the country. |
| Policing faces £260m budget cut Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:08 AM PST More than £260m is to be cut from the policing budget over the next four years and the NI prison service will have to find savings of just over £65m. |
| Councils on holiday mercy standby Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:02 AM PST Northern Ireland's councils must be prepared to help people affected by the severe weather, Environment Minister Edwin Poots says. |
| Extra grit on the way for roads Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:52 AM PST Drivers are told that more rock salt supplies should reach Wales soon in the fight to keep main routes clear. |
| Flu cases head for 10-year high Posted: 23 Dec 2010 03:31 AM PST The number of flu cases in Wales sees a huge increase in the last week with younger people worst affected, say public health officials. |
| Russia praises US on nuclear pact Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:22 AM PST Russia welcomes US approval of a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty and may ratify it too within weeks. |
| Obama to regulate refinery gases Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:06 AM PST The Obama administration says it will regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, amid opposition from industry and many Republicans. |
| Adopted Haitians arrive in France Posted: 23 Dec 2010 03:29 AM PST Some 200 Haitian orphans are being brought to France to be with their adoptive families for Christmas. |
| Life for Argentina ex-head Videla Posted: 22 Dec 2010 03:43 PM PST Former Argentine military ruler Jorge Videla is sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity. |
| Nigerian sex slave rescue 'fails' Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:58 AM PST A senior Nigerian official says a plan to rescue thousands of victims of sex trafficking fails because of lack of co-operation from Mali's authorities. |
| Kenya MPs vote to pull out of ICC Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:11 AM PST MPs in Kenya vote to pull out of the treaty that created the International Criminal Court a week after six Kenyans blamed for post-poll violence were named. |
| Hungary media law 'may change' Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:41 AM PST A senior member of Hungary's ruling party says a controversial new media law could be amended if it proves problematic. |
| Protest jump in Romania chamber Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:04 AM PST A man is seriously injured after throwing himself from a balcony in the Romanian parliament in a protest over spending cuts. |
| New Gaza war 'a question of time' Posted: 23 Dec 2010 03:08 AM PST A senior Israeli army officer tells the BBC that as long as Hamas remains in control of the Gaza Strip, another war is "only a question of time". |
| Body of US hiker to be flown home Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:43 AM PST The body of an American woman stabbed to death outside Jerusalem is being flown back to the US, an Israeli church official says. |
| Indian MPs offered sleaze debate Posted: 22 Dec 2010 07:59 PM PST The Indian government offers to hold a special session of parliament to discuss an opposition demand for a joint probe into a huge corruption scandal. |
| Schoolboy sets new Indian record Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:24 AM PST Thirteen-year-old Armaan Jaffer sets the record for the highest score by a schoolboy in India. |
| China defends Africa trade role Posted: 23 Dec 2010 06:12 AM PST China defends its economic and trade relations with African nations, in its first policy paper on the subject, amid criticism of a "resource grab". |
| Malaysia child marriage 'illegal' Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:35 AM PST The marriage of an 11-year-old Muslim girl to a man aged 41 is ruled illegal by a Malaysian court, which says threats and force are involved. |
| Standard Life China talks finish Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:39 AM PST Edinburgh-based insurer Standard Life's talks with Bank of China over a joint venture insurance business have broken down. |
| Fresh bail-out knocks AIB shares Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:07 AM PST Shares in Allied Irish Banks plunge almost 20% as the Irish government gains permission effectively to nationalise the bank. |
| Comparison sites 'must do better' Posted: 22 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST Fewer than half of those who use price comparison websites are satisfied with the service provided, a Which? survey says. |
| Spider-Man called off after fall Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:39 AM PST Wednesday's preview performances of the Spider-Man Broadway musical were called off after a stunt man injured his back when he fell into a stage pit. |
| Swift beats Boyle to US top spot Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:51 AM PST Scottish singer Susan Boyle misses out on a second consecutive US Christmas number one album to US star Taylor Swift. |
| Who debut most watched on iPlayer Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:39 AM PST Matt Smith's first episode as Doctor Who was the most watched programme on BBC iPlayer this year, figures show. |
| 3D scan for colossal sea monster Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:11 PM PST One of the UK's most powerful CT scanners is helping to reveal the innermost secrets of a colossal sea monster skull that was recently unearthed in Dorset. |
| Renewable power rises by a fifth Posted: 23 Dec 2010 06:07 AM PST More than a quarter of the electricity generated in Scotland last year was produced from wind, hydro and other renewable sources. |
| Alternative remedies 'dangerous' Posted: 22 Dec 2010 11:40 PM PST Alternative remedies can be dangerous for children and even prove fatal if taken instead of conventional drugs, according to a new study carried out in Australia |
| The tricky art of predicting the future Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:38 PM PST A 1972 book which predicts what life would be like in 2010 has been reprinted after attracting a cult following, but how hard is it to tell the future? |
| 52 weeks 52 questions, part three Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:42 PM PST The first of the Magazine's four-part compilation of the best of the year's quizzes, covering July - September 2010. PLUS a special bonus question each day. |
| 3D secrets of sea monster revealed Posted: 22 Dec 2010 04:14 PM PST One of the UK's most powerful CT scanners is helping to reveal the innermost secrets of a colossal sea monster skull that was recently unearthed in Dorset. |
| How will US troops leave Afghanistan? Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:00 AM PST The US Vice President Joe Biden has said the US troop presence in Afghanistan will be '''totally out of there, come hell or high water, by 2014". |
| Bombs explode at Rome embassies Posted: 23 Dec 2010 11:06 AM PST Italian police are on alert after package bombs exploded at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome. |
| Santas of the world compare notes Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:05 AM PST Three Santas from three different parts of the world discuss what its like to be the great man at this time of year. |
| Greek MPs approve tough budget Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:09 PM PST Greece's parliament has approved a tough austerity budget that cuts public spending and raises taxes. |
| How Russian airports stay open in winter Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:19 AM PST In Russia snow can stay on the ground for up to four months. Russians are accustomed to tough winters and manage to keep their airports open despite them. |
| N Koreans 'ready for sacred war' Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:59 AM PST North Korea said today it was prepared to launch a "sacred war" against the South on the day the South Korean military put on its largest show of force. |
| A new treaty, but a fresh 'Start? Posted: 22 Dec 2010 04:33 PM PST Barack Obama is enjoying a much needed lift to his presidency, after his administration took a major hit in the midterm elections. With ratification of a new nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, the president has achieved a key foreign policy priority. Katty Kay has the story. |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:57 AM PST State within a state in Ivory Coast's lagoon hotel |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2010 04:17 PM PST Catalans' cheeky take on the Christmas story |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2010 03:12 AM PST Is 'biochar' going to help farmers increase their yields? |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2010 05:32 AM PST Most striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:29 AM PST Will a black owner make a difference to South African rugby? |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2010 10:08 PM PST Police brace for trouble as Iran ends food and petrol subsidies |
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