Blair's 'regret' over Iraq dead |
- Blair's 'regret' over Iraq dead
- DR Congo commander held over rape
- Giffords moving to rehab in Texas
- Three killed in Albanian protest
- Aung San Suu Kyi allowed internet
- Former Vivendi bosses convicted
- Tunisia union urges fresh cabinet
- French minister mobbed by Gazans
- Pope urges standards in Italian politics
- South Korea rescues hijacked crew
- Clooney recovering from malaria
- German star dies after breast op
- Austria hunts 'Obama bank robber'
- Famed Russian spy to front mystery show
- Venus Williams out after injury
- Marsh inspires Australia victory
- Football greats in stadium debate
- No 10 communications chief quits
- 7/7 families will see MI5 officer
- Johnson police officer suspended
- Terror suspect faces extradition
- Four die in industrial accident
- More time to quiz Yeates suspect
- Woman slashed during sex attack
- Funeral held for Gerry Rafferty
- Ministers protect school savings
- Army remove bomb found in city
- Final go-ahead for Stradey homes
- Jail for band's instruments theft
- Hu talks business in mid-west US
- Bank of America sees $1.2bn loss
- UN calls for Mexico migrant probe
- Guatemala ex-president on trial
- South Sudan 'heading for split'
- Nigeria told to reduce ministries
- Asylum: Euro court backs Afghan
- Finland jails human traffickers
- Iran nuclear talks 'are positive'
- Lebanon's Druze to back Hezbollah
- Writers pull out of Lanka event
- Pakistan utility blames officials
- Australians may face 'flood tax'
- S Korean pastor jailed over trip
- Larry Page to become Google chief
- BA cabin crew back strike action
- Reliance post big jump in profits
- Lush hackers cash in stolen cards
- Scholar rejects Google 'attack'
- Illegal gamers costing 'billions'
- Tarantino to be given Cesar award
- Britney tops US chart in week one
- Potter star attack brother jailed
- Fossil reptile with egg uncovered
- Huge rocket flies from California
- Birds post 'no trespassing' signs
- Cancer women 'should breastfeed'
- The death of 'Dear...'
- Quiz of the week's news
- Just how much coffee can you actually drink?
- 'Transplant doctors found my voice'
- Largest rocket to lift off from California
- Gervais: 'I didn't do anything wrong'
- Royal ringers? - it's Odd Box
- What will Berlusconi do next?
- Tunisians embrace new freedoms
- South Korea rescues hijacked crew
- Google founder Page returns to helm
- Superpower politics
- 'Speakers' corner'
- Secret life
- Day in pictures
- Vatican in a spot
| Blair's 'regret' over Iraq dead Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:42 AM PST Tony Blair says he "regrets" the loss of life in Iraq but urges the West to stop apologising for the 2003 war, in a four hour grilling by the Chilcot inquiry. |
| DR Congo commander held over rape Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:15 AM PST The authorities in DR Congo arrest an army officer over a mass rape of civilians in the east of the country on New Year's Day, officials say. |
| Giffords moving to rehab in Texas Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:16 AM PST The US congresswoman shot in the head in an attack in Arizona in which six people died is being moved to a rehabilitation centre in Texas. |
| Three killed in Albanian protest Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:29 AM PST Three people are killed in the Albanian capital Tirana during clashes between police and thousands of opposition supporters. |
| Aung San Suu Kyi allowed internet Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:27 AM PST Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi obtains internet access, two months after she was freed from years of house arrest. |
| Former Vivendi bosses convicted Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:55 AM PST A French court fines the boss of Warner Music Group for insider trading when he was a leading executive at Vivendi. |
| Tunisia union urges fresh cabinet Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:41 AM PST Tunisia's main trade union calls for the government formed after President Ben Ali's fall to be replaced by one without people linked with his regime. |
| French minister mobbed by Gazans Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:53 AM PST France's foreign minister is mobbed in Gaza by Palestinians who mistakenly believed she had called the capture of an Israeli soldier a war crime. |
| Pope urges standards in Italian politics Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:02 AM PST Pope Benedict XVI says public officials must lead by example, in his first apparent comment on Silvio Berlusconi's sex scandal. |
| South Korea rescues hijacked crew Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:16 AM PST South Korea's navy storms a hijacked ship in the Arabian Sea, killing eight pirates and rescuing all crew members, reports say. |
| Clooney recovering from malaria Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:27 AM PST Hollywood actor George Clooney contracted malaria during a trip to Sudan earlier this month, but is now fully cured, a spokesman says. |
| German star dies after breast op Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:37 AM PST German tabloids mourn reality TV star Carolin "Sexy Cora" Berger, who died in a coma after her sixth breast operation. |
| Austria hunts 'Obama bank robber' Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:46 AM PST Police in Austria are hunting a gunman who robs banks wearing a Barack Obama mask but speaks very much like an Austrian. |
| Famed Russian spy to front mystery show Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:58 AM PST Anna Chapman, the red-headed Russian spy famously expelled from the US, is making her debut on a TV mystery show. |
| Venus Williams out after injury Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:30 AM PST Venus Williams and Justine Henin both fail to make round four of the Australian Open to throw the women's draw wide open. |
| Marsh inspires Australia victory Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:03 AM PST Recalled batsman Shaun Marsh hits a superb century in Hobart to help Australia win the second one-day international against England by 46 runs and go 2-0 up in the series. |
| Football greats in stadium debate Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:17 AM PST Football greats Pele and Jimmy Greaves weigh into the debate over the future of the 2012 Olympic Stadium as Spurs and West Ham finalise their bids. |
| No 10 communications chief quits Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:34 AM PST The prime minister's communications chief Andy Coulson, who has been under pressure over the News of the World phone hacking allegations, resigns. |
| 7/7 families will see MI5 officer Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:14 AM PST A "very senior" MI5 officer is to appear anonymously at the 7/7 inquests but will be visible to the relatives of those who died in the suicide bombings. |
| Johnson police officer suspended Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:20 AM PST Scotland Yard says an officer has been suspended following claims he had an inappropriate relationship with the wife of Labour politician Alan Johnson. |
| Terror suspect faces extradition Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:18 AM PST A judge in London approves the extradition to the US of Abid Naseer, an alleged al-Qaeda operative accused of planning attacks in the UK and US. |
| Four die in industrial accident Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:32 AM PST Four workers at an offshore engineering firm site die in an industrial accident in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. |
| More time to quiz Yeates suspect Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:48 AM PST Detectives are given until Saturday to question a man arrested on suspicion of murdering Jo Yeates. |
| Woman slashed during sex attack Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:59 AM PST A 46-year-old woman is indecently assaulted and slashed on the face by a man as she walked in a Renfrewshire park. |
| Funeral held for Gerry Rafferty Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:02 AM PST The funeral service of Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty takes place in his home town of Paisley. |
| Ministers protect school savings Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:25 AM PST The Executive moves to safeguard surplus money accumulated by schools in Northern Ireland. |
| Army remove bomb found in city Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:50 AM PST A bomb is made safe in the Malone Road area of south Belfast by Army bomb disposal experts. |
| Final go-ahead for Stradey homes Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:30 AM PST A housebuilder is told it can start work on 355 homes on the site of Llanelli's former Stradey Park rugby ground, ending a long planning battle. |
| Jail for band's instruments theft Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:37 AM PST Four men are sentenced for stealing £15,000 of instruments from a silver band, which were crushed at a scrap dealers. |
| Hu talks business in mid-west US Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:15 AM PST Chinese President Hu Jintao spends the final day on his US trip in Chicago, where business executives are set to sign 60 deals to highlight relations between the countries. |
| Bank of America sees $1.2bn loss Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:30 AM PST Bank of America reports a second straight quarterly loss, driven by a $2bn (£1.25bn) writedown of its mortgage business. |
| UN calls for Mexico migrant probe Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:12 AM PST The UN human rights chief urges an investigation into possible involvement of officials in the abduction of dozens of Central American migrants last month. |
| Guatemala ex-president on trial Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:28 AM PST Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo goes on trial in Guatemala City for allegedly embezzling $15m from the country's defence fund. |
| South Sudan 'heading for split' Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:28 AM PST With most votes counted in Southern Sudan's referendum, 99% of people have voted for independence from the north, officials say. |
| Nigeria told to reduce ministries Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:08 AM PST Nigeria's president is told by a key advisory panel to cut government's running costs by reducing ministries to free money for development schemes. |
| Asylum: Euro court backs Afghan Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:58 AM PST The European Court of Human Rights fines Belgium and Greece over their treatment of an Afghan asylum seeker. |
| Finland jails human traffickers Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:59 AM PST A court in Helsinki convicts four Latvians of smuggling people into Finland through the Baltic states and Russia. |
| Iran nuclear talks 'are positive' Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:59 AM PST Fresh talks on Tehran's nuclear programme begin in a "positive atmosphere", Iran says, as Western diplomats hope to revive a fuel-swap plan. |
| Lebanon's Druze to back Hezbollah Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:41 AM PST Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt indicates he will back Shia militants Hezbollah in efforts to form a new coalition government. |
| Writers pull out of Lanka event Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:21 AM PST Prize-winning novelists Orhan Pamuk and Kiran Desai pull out of the Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka, with organisers blaming Indian visa restrictions. |
| Pakistan utility blames officials Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:46 AM PST A power utility serving Pakistan's biggest city says the government "instigated" mob attacks on its offices on Thursday. |
| Australians may face 'flood tax' Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:19 AM PST Australia's prime minister raises the prospect of a one-off levy to help pay for the flood devastation, which economists say could exceed A$20bn. |
| S Korean pastor jailed over trip Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:27 AM PST South Korean pro-reunification pastor Han Sang-ryol is jailed for five years over an unauthorised trip to North Korea. |
| Larry Page to become Google chief Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:18 PM PST Google co-founder Larry Page is to take over as chief executive of the search giant in April, with Eric Schmidt moving to executive chairman role. |
| BA cabin crew back strike action Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:21 AM PST British Airways cabin crew vote for more strike action in their most recent ballot, the Unite union says. |
| Reliance post big jump in profits Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:22 AM PST India's Reliance Industries reports a big jump in profits, thanks to higher margins at its refining and petrochemical business. |
| Lush hackers cash in stolen cards Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:48 AM PST Cyber thieves are cashing in after stealing credit cards in a hack attack on the website of cosmetics firm Lush. |
| Scholar rejects Google 'attack' Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:04 AM PST A Harvard researcher critical of Google says the company is waging a campaign to discredit him. |
| Illegal gamers costing 'billions' Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:54 AM PST More than £1 billion in sales and hundreds of jobs are lost every year because of pirate video games, according to the group which represents the industry. |
| Tarantino to be given Cesar award Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:02 AM PST US director Quentin Tarantino will receive a special prize for his work next month at the Cesar Awards. |
| Britney tops US chart in week one Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:07 AM PST Pop star Britney Spears becomes only the second artist to debut multiple songs at the top of the US singles chart in its 52-year history, according to Billboard. |
| Potter star attack brother jailed Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:12 AM PST The brother of a Harry Potter film actress who assaulted her because her boyfriend was not Muslim is jailed for six months. |
| Fossil reptile with egg uncovered Posted: 20 Jan 2011 05:58 PM PST A 160-million-year-old Chinese fossil of a flying reptile preserved with an egg allows scientists to sex pterosaurs for the first time. |
| Huge rocket flies from California Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:10 AM PST The biggest rocket ever to launch from the US West Coast has lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a classified mission. |
| Birds post 'no trespassing' signs Posted: 20 Jan 2011 05:57 PM PST Spanish scientists document the fascinating behaviour of black kites which decorate their nests with large amounts of white plastic rubbish. |
| Cancer women 'should breastfeed' Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:50 AM PST Researchers say that women who have survived childhood cancer should be encouraged to breastfeed. |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:45 AM PST It is time we ditched "Dear..." from work e-mails, according to a US political figure, who believes it's too intimate. So what is most appropriate? |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:44 AM PST The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions - plus the Weekly Bonus Question. |
| Just how much coffee can you actually drink? Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:30 AM PST Starbucks is releasing a huge new measure for its coffee shops. The Trenta will contain 916ml of iced coffee but is it bad for you to drink that much in a sitting? |
| 'Transplant doctors found my voice' Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:11 AM PST A California woman successfully received a voice box transplant becoming only the second person in the world to have the procedure. |
| Largest rocket to lift off from California Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:15 AM PST The biggest rocket ever to launch from the US West Coast has lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base. |
| Gervais: 'I didn't do anything wrong' Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:58 AM PST Ricky Gervais has continued to defend controversial comments he made about Hollywood stars while hosting the Golden Globes. |
| Posted: 20 Jan 2011 03:13 PM PST A bit of romance at 30,000 feet, the perils of texting near open water, and some Royal look-a-likes, sort of. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne. |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:04 AM PST Italians are waiting to see if PM Silvio Berlusconi will go before magistrates today, after he was accused of paying for an under-age prostitute. |
| Tunisians embrace new freedoms Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:45 AM PST Tunisia is beginning three days of mourning for those killed in the political turmoil that brought down President Ben Ali a week ago. |
| South Korea rescues hijacked crew Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:53 AM PST South Korean navy commandos have stormed a cargo ship which had been seized by pirates in the Arabian Sea. |
| Google founder Page returns to helm Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:48 AM PST Google co-founder Larry Page is to become chief executive of the US internet search giant in April. |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:02 AM PST Did Obama-Hu talks help repair frayed ties? |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:13 AM PST Tunisians find their voice after Jasmine Revolution |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:30 AM PST Gifted amateur's talent for photography is finally unearthed |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:11 AM PST A selection of striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2011 06:02 AM PST Berlusconi sex scandal presents dilemma for Church |
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