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- Economic espionage 'threatens Renault'
- Call to send commandos to Ivory Coast
- Global spam levels suddenly fall
- Chinese face parental visit law
- Daley 'to be next US chief of staff'
- Tight security for Egypt's Copts
- Pakistan reverses fuel price rise
- Furore over 'censored' Huck Finn
- Belgian coalition broker resigns
- China stealth plane 'years away'
- Robert De Niro to head Cannes film jury
- Second chance for homeless 'golden voice'
- Ice musician set to give chills to UK audiences
- England deserve success - Watson
- Andrew to lose elite RFU position
- Gambhir helps India draw series
- Old flu jab 'to fill shortfall'
- Nursery worker charged over abuse
- Anti-bullying charity closes down
- NI Water crisis sparks 1m queries
- Nursery man held in abuse inquiry
- Boy 'chased and stabbed' in park
- Family 'devastated' at road death
- More Scots flu deaths confirmed
- New head of prison service chosen
- Increase in swine flu cases in NI
- Flu vaccine 'being redistributed'
- Carers bullied OAPs with puppet
- US to bolster Afghan marine force
- Iran detains US 'spy tooth' woman
- Police move into Rio gang areas
- Venezuela convenes new parliament
- Nigeria's top banker wins international recognition
- Sudan 'needs new deal over oil'
- Ousted Lithuania leader wins case
- Swedish bird deaths are explained
- Israel kills men near Gaza border
- Israel backs rights groups probe
- India state report lists options
- Pakistan trio face Doha tribunal
- Rain hits Australia flood region
- South Korea dismisses talks offer
- 'Bad management' led to BP spill
- Arm Holdings up on Microsoft deal
- BA faces £50m winter weather cost
- Stolen iTunes accounts for sale
- Windows moves on to mobile chips
- Aide 'cleaned' Jackson death room
- Eminem tops 2010 US album chart
- Hogan to sue Australia government
- Gulf leak may give climate clues
- Ammonite diet revealed in X-rays
- Jet lag hinders malaria parasite
- Splitting tablets 'may be risky'
- Can you count the packets of crisps?
- Air passengers thwart hijack attempt
- Swedes 'want king to abdicate'
- Witches threaten Romanian taxman
- Ivorian candidate remains confident
- Tight security for Egypt's Copts
- Windows uses mobile phone chips
- Germany to end military conscription
- Inside an acoustic laboratory
- Viewpoint
- Day in pictures
- Tongue-tied
- After the bombing
- Divorce settlement
- Wake-up call
| Economic espionage 'threatens Renault' Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:59 AM PST French carmaker Renault says suspected industrial espionage against its business threatens its "strategic assets". |
| Call to send commandos to Ivory Coast Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:13 AM PST The UN-recognised president-elect of Ivory Coast calls for a West African special forces operation to remove incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo. |
| Global spam levels suddenly fall Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:51 AM PST The amount of junk e-mail being sent across the globe has seen a sudden, sharp - and not entirely understood - fall. |
| Chinese face parental visit law Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:36 AM PST The Chinese government is considering making it a legal duty for children to visit their aged parents, state media report. |
| Daley 'to be next US chief of staff' Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:07 AM PST President Obama is to name bank executive and former commerce secretary William Daley as the next White House chief of staff, officials say. |
| Tight security for Egypt's Copts Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:10 AM PST Coptic Christians prepare to celebrate Christmas Eve amid tight security after a bomb attack on a church in Egypt in which 23 people died. |
| Pakistan reverses fuel price rise Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:06 AM PST Pakistan's government reverses a recent fuel price rise, in an apparent concession to the opposition after losing its majority in parliament. |
| Furore over 'censored' Huck Finn Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:18 AM PST A new edition of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is causing controversy because a racially offensive word has been removed to avoid offending readers. |
| Belgian coalition broker resigns Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:45 AM PST The mediator entrusted with ending the crisis that has left Belgium without a government for nearly seven months resigns. |
| China stealth plane 'years away' Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:49 AM PST The US is downplaying pictures which appear to show a Chinese prototype of a stealth aircraft, invisible to radar. |
| Robert De Niro to head Cannes film jury Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:10 AM PST Oscar-winning Taxi Driver star Robert De Niro will head the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival, organisers announce. |
| Second chance for homeless 'golden voice' Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:33 AM PST A US homeless man with a radio voice is given a second chance at a normal life after being discovered by a reporter who put a video of him on YouTube. |
| Ice musician set to give chills to UK audiences Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:52 AM PST Norwegian musician Terje Isungset is to bring his unusual art form, playing instruments made from ice, to London. |
| England deserve success - Watson Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:13 AM PST Australia opener Shane Watson admits England have "totally outplayed" his side as the visitors move within touching distance of victory in the final Ashes Test in Sydney. |
| Andrew to lose elite RFU position Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:42 AM PST Rob Andrew's role as director of elite rugby at the Rugby Football Union has been scrapped in an overhaul of the organisation's structure. |
| Gambhir helps India draw series Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:38 AM PST A half-century from Gautam Gambhir guides India to a draw with South Africa in the third Test in Cape Town as the series ends 1-1. |
| Old flu jab 'to fill shortfall' Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:16 AM PST Old vaccines left over from the swine flu pandemic will be used to plug the shortfall in this winter's supplies, the government says, as the death toll continues to climb. |
| Nursery worker charged over abuse Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:11 AM PST A worker at a Birmingham nursery is charged with sexual offences against a child. |
| Anti-bullying charity closes down Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:19 AM PST The National Bullying Helpline closes, blaming lack of funds and the resignation of its chief executive. |
| NI Water crisis sparks 1m queries Posted: 06 Jan 2011 05:47 AM PST Northern Ireland Water (NIW) has apologised to customers for its handling of the recent water shortage after being overwhelmed by the volume of queries from customers. |
| Nursery man held in abuse inquiry Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:22 AM PST A male nursery worker in Birmingham is arrested on suspicion of the sexual abuse of a child, police say. |
| Boy 'chased and stabbed' in park Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:56 AM PST A teenager was chased through a park in London and stabbed to death by a gang wearing school uniforms, a court hears. |
| Family 'devastated' at road death Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:38 AM PST A 16-year-old girl dies after being hit by a series of cars as she was walking along the A9 in Perthshire. |
| More Scots flu deaths confirmed Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:08 AM PST Six people in Scotland died in the last week after contracting flu, but health chiefs say figures are in line with expectations. |
| New head of prison service chosen Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:50 AM PST The Department of Justice has announced the appointment of a new head of the Northern Ireland Prison Service. |
| Increase in swine flu cases in NI Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:59 AM PST The number of people treated for swine flu in Northern Ireland increased from 136 to 185 in the last week of 2010. |
| Flu vaccine 'being redistributed' Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:20 AM PST Ministers and local health boards are working to redistribute scarce stocks of flu vaccines around Wales, says the chief medical officer. |
| Carers bullied OAPs with puppet Posted: 06 Jan 2011 06:24 AM PST Two carers get suspended jail terms for distressing and bullying elderly women with a Green Goblin glove puppet "for fun". |
| US to bolster Afghan marine force Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:26 AM PST The US is to send an additional 1,400 marines to southern Afghanistan in an effort to pre-empt a Taliban offensive, the Pentagon says. |
| Iran detains US 'spy tooth' woman Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:59 AM PST Iran detains an American woman accused of hiding a spying device in her teeth, Iranian newspapers report. |
| Police move into Rio gang areas Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:25 AM PST Brazilian police say that after an operation involving hundreds of officers they are in control of three poor areas of the city of Rio de Janeiro long held by drug gangs. |
| Venezuela convenes new parliament Posted: 05 Jan 2011 11:52 AM PST Opposition politicians take up their seats in the new National Assembly in Venezuela, the first in five years to have substantial opposition representation. |
| Nigeria's top banker wins international recognition Posted: 06 Jan 2011 06:21 AM PST Nigeria is frequently cited as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, but its top banker has won prestigious awards. |
| Sudan 'needs new deal over oil' Posted: 05 Jan 2011 09:08 PM PST Sudan needs to have greater transparency over its oil revenues to help preserve peace between north and south, according to a new report. |
| Ousted Lithuania leader wins case Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:37 AM PST The European Court of Human Rights says Lithuania was wrong to bar ex-President Rolandas Paksas from running for parliament. |
| Swedish bird deaths are explained Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:40 AM PST Officials investigating the mysterious deaths of up to 100 birds in Sweden say tests reveal they suffered external injuries. |
| Israel kills men near Gaza border Posted: 06 Jan 2011 05:11 AM PST Two Palestinian militants are killed in southern Gaza and two rockets are fired over the border into Israel, amid rising tension in the area. |
| Israel backs rights groups probe Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:18 AM PST Israeli MPs vote to establish a formal inquiry into the foreign funding of human rights groups, in a move critics describe as "McCarthyite". |
| India state report lists options Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:49 AM PST An official report on whether India should create a new southern state of Telangana lists a range of options amid calls for calm. |
| Pakistan trio face Doha tribunal Posted: 05 Jan 2011 10:56 PM PST Cricket's anti-corruption tribunal involving Pakistan players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir opens in Doha. |
| Rain hits Australia flood region Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:59 AM PST Heavy rain falls in eastern Australia, threatening further disruption to flood-hit communities - but waters are receding in some places. |
| South Korea dismisses talks offer Posted: 05 Jan 2011 11:48 PM PST South Korea dismisses an apparent offer from North Korea of unconditional talks to ease tensions, saying it is not "a serious proposal". |
| 'Bad management' led to BP spill Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:05 AM PST A major US report blames bad management decisions for the BP oil spill disaster and says it could all happen again without industry reform. |
| Arm Holdings up on Microsoft deal Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:22 AM PST Arm Holdings shares rise after Microsoft says its new Windows operating system will be able to run on Arm chips. |
| BA faces £50m winter weather cost Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:30 AM PST British Airways says that the disruption caused by the bad weather in December could cost it about £50m. |
| Stolen iTunes accounts for sale Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:18 AM PST As many as 50,000 fraudulent iTunes accounts are for sale for as little as 10p on a major Chinese website, it is found. |
| Windows moves on to mobile chips Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:34 AM PST Microsoft shows a full version of Windows running on chips usually found in mobile phones, a move it says will benefit portable gadgets. |
| Aide 'cleaned' Jackson death room Posted: 05 Jan 2011 07:22 PM PST A bodyguard to Michael Jackson testifies the singer's doctor ordered him to clean up medical paraphernalia in the moments after he died. |
| Eminem tops 2010 US album chart Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:06 AM PST Eminem's Recovery was the top-selling album of 2010 in the US, shifting 3.42m copies, music sales tracker Nielsen SoundScan says. |
| Hogan to sue Australia government Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:37 AM PST Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan plans to sue the Australian government for damaging his reputation over investigations into tax evasion. |
| Gulf leak may give climate clues Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:11 AM PST Almost all methane released by the Deepwater Horizon leak was swallowed by bacteria - which could help understand future climate processes in the Arctic, scientists report. |
| Ammonite diet revealed in X-rays Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:03 AM PST Scientists use X-rays to establish the feeding habits of everyone's favourite fossils - the ammonites. |
| Jet lag hinders malaria parasite Posted: 06 Jan 2011 06:02 AM PST The parasite which causes malaria is not very good at spreading the disease if it is jet lagged, new research shows. |
| Splitting tablets 'may be risky' Posted: 05 Jan 2011 05:55 PM PST Patients who take their medication from tablets which are divided up could be at risk of taking incorrect doses a study suggests. |
| Can you count the packets of crisps? Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:24 AM PST Terrified of numbers? In his regular Go Figure column, Michael Blastland explains how a bit of creative thinking can help. |
| Air passengers thwart hijack attempt Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:53 AM PST Passengers aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Oslo overpowered a man who tried to hijack their flight to Istanbul on Wednesday. |
| Swedes 'want king to abdicate' Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:36 AM PST An opinion poll for a leading Swedish newspaper suggests nearly two thirds of the country want the King, Carl Gustaf the Sixteenth, to abdicate in favour of his daughter, Crown Princess Victoria. |
| Witches threaten Romanian taxman Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:27 AM PST Toil and trouble is on the cards as Romania's witches vow to take revenge on tax-hungry politicians. |
| Ivorian candidate remains confident Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:08 AM PST The man many believe to be the real winner of Ivory Coast's disputed presidential election tells the BBC he thinks Laurent Gbagbo's days as leader are numbered. |
| Tight security for Egypt's Copts Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:44 AM PST Coptic Christians prepare to celebrate Christmas Eve amid tight security after a bomb attack on a church in Egypt in which more than 20 people died. |
| Windows uses mobile phone chips Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:39 AM PST Microsoft's Mike Anguilo demonstrates Windows and other software running on motherboards with Arm chips at the software company's keynote address at the CES technology show in Las Vegas. |
| Germany to end military conscription Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:32 AM PST Germany has started the process of ending conscription - the biggest shake-up of its military since World War II. |
| Posted: 05 Jan 2011 10:34 PM PST Scientists believe there might be more to choir boys' and girls' distinctive sound than meets the ear. |
| Posted: 06 Jan 2011 06:40 AM PST Do Pakistanis shed blood to feed their faith? |
| Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:02 AM PST Eye-catching images from around the world |
| Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:18 AM PST Colin Firth on perfecting a stammer in The King's Speech |
| Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:21 AM PST Coptic Christians reflect on Christmas in the wake of attack |
| Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:52 AM PST What will happen to Sudan's oil if the south splits? |
| Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:16 AM PST How did alarm clocks come to rule our lives? |
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