Egypt curfew as army on streets |
- Egypt curfew as army on streets
- Mandela discharged from hospital
- Uganda burial priest berates gays
- US official on Pakistan murder charge
- 'Suicide bomber' hits Kabul store
- Growth in the US economy improves
- Burma rejects NLD party's appeal
- French ban on gay marriage upheld
- Nasa marks space shuttle disaster
- Dogs maul Romanian woman to death
- As it happened: Day 3
- Lagarde confirms bail-out moves
- Aung San Suu Kyi addresses Davos
- Geithner resists deficit pressure
- E-books now outselling paperbacks, says Amazon
- Why humans emerged from Africa 'much earlier'
- Liverpool agree £23m Suarez deal
- Murray battles through to final
- Reds reject Chelsea's Torres bid
- Unions holding UK back - Osborne
- Blair 'feared Cabinet Iraq leaks'
- Hague supports 'Egyptian freedom'
- Cameron sticking to 'tough' plan
- Apprentice star handed sentence
- Man sentenced for horse sex act
- Teacher jailed for abusing boys
- Body found in waters off Shetland
- X-ray delay cancer patient dead
- Husband killer gets two year term
- Jail for 26 after drugs crackdown
- Legal action plan on rail strike
- Tunisia asks for arrest in Canada
- Ford sees best profit in 11 years
- Cuba releases top dissident again
- Free homes for flooded Brazilians
- Gunmen shoot Nigerian politician
- 'Sharp rise' in Darfur violence
- EU studies Kosovo 'organ traffic'
- Germany's Afghan mission extended
- India rebels 'die in gunbattle'
- Kim Jong-il 'opposed succession'
- China launches first property tax
- Doha talks 'should end this year'
- Google hints at China ambitions
- In pictures: Davos 2011
- Egypt quits net to stifle protest
- Net approaches address exhaustion
- 'Anonymous' defends web attacks
- Titian painting sells for $16.9m
- Charlie Sheen 'taken to hospital'
- Marvelettes founder Horton dies
- Dog is wolf in jackal's clothing
- Climate-proofing plans unveiled
- Race to drill hidden polar lake
- UK to double aid to polio fund
- Egypt: 'Under siege and in the dark'
- LIVE: Egypt unrest
- Why is My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding so popular?
- Quiz of the week's news
- Should companies pay to pollute?
- Pakistan's forgotten flood victims
- Sydney residents flee factory fire
- Smugglers catapult drugs into the US
- Tens of thousands in Egypt clashes
- A pint in seconds - it's Odd Box
- Mandela surgeon: 'No need to panic'
- Protests and the role of social media
- Kato death highlights Uganda homophobia
- Space shock
- Day in pictures
- Who's in, who's out
- 'I don't want to die'
- It's quiz time
- As cool as Apple?
- Tangled tale
| Egypt curfew as army on streets Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:35 AM PST Egypt extends its curfew to all cities as anti-government demonstrators in Cairo besiege key buildings, including the foreign ministry and the state broadcaster. |
| Mandela discharged from hospital Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:20 AM PST South African ex-President Nelson Mandela leaves a Johannesburg hospital and is said to be in good spirits after spending two nights there for tests. |
| Uganda burial priest berates gays Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:51 AM PST A Ugandan priest is escorted away by police after telling homosexuals to repent at the funeral of gay rights activist David Kato, killed earlier this week. |
| US official on Pakistan murder charge Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:32 AM PST A US consular employee admits shooting dead two motorcyclists on a busy street in the Pakistani city of Lahore, but says it was self-defence. |
| 'Suicide bomber' hits Kabul store Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:28 AM PST Eight people have died in a suicide attack at a supermarket popular with foreigners in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say. |
| Growth in the US economy improves Posted: 28 Jan 2011 06:53 AM PST Official figures show that US economic growth accelerated in the last three months of 2010 to an annualised rate of 3.2%. |
| Burma rejects NLD party's appeal Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:07 AM PST Burma's highest court has upheld the dissolution of Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party, just days before the new parliament convenes. |
| French ban on gay marriage upheld Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:35 AM PST The French constitutional court upholds a ban on gay marriage, which was challenged by a lesbian couple with four children. |
| Nasa marks space shuttle disaster Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:53 AM PST Nasa officials gather at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to mark the 25th anniversary of the explosion of space shuttle Challenger. |
| Dogs maul Romanian woman to death Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:26 AM PST A woman in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, dies in hospital after being mauled by a pack of stray dogs. |
| Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:02 AM PST Full coverage of the biggest day so far at the World Economic Forum in Davos. David Cameron, Tim Geithner and Angela Merkel, plus analysis from BBC correspondents. |
| Lagarde confirms bail-out moves Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:46 AM PST French economic minister Christine Lagarde confirms leaders are discussing bolstering the bail-out fund used to rescue the Irish Republic. |
| Aung San Suu Kyi addresses Davos Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:57 AM PST Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi calls for investment in her country, which she says has been "left behind". |
| Geithner resists deficit pressure Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:33 AM PST US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner tells Davos delegates it would not be in his country's economic interest to make deep spending cuts. |
| E-books now outselling paperbacks, says Amazon Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:39 AM PST Amazon announces that it sold more Kindle downloads in the US than paperbacks, but says its profit margins slid. |
| Why humans emerged from Africa 'much earlier' Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:33 AM PST Modern humans may have emerged from Africa up to 50,000 years earlier than previously thought, a study suggests. |
| Liverpool agree £23m Suarez deal Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:09 AM PST Liverpool agree a fee to sign Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez from Dutch club Ajax for £23m. |
| Murray battles through to final Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:29 AM PST Andy Murray needs all his fighting spirit as he toils to a four-set win over David Ferrer to reach a second successive Australian Open final. |
| Reds reject Chelsea's Torres bid Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:47 AM PST Liverpool turn down an offer for striker Fernando Torres from Premier League rivals Chelsea. |
| Unions holding UK back - Osborne Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:49 AM PST Chancellor George Osborne dubs Labour and the unions "the forces of stagnation" - claiming they are holding back economic recovery. |
| Blair 'feared Cabinet Iraq leaks' Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:49 AM PST Tony Blair was "reluctant" to hold Cabinet discussions about Iraq because he thought details would be leaked, the UK's top civil servant says. |
| Hague supports 'Egyptian freedom' Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:27 AM PST Authorities in Egypt should not seek to "suppress people's right to freedom of expression", Foreign Secretary William Hague says. |
| Cameron sticking to 'tough' plan Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:54 AM PST David Cameron vows to "see through" planned deep spending cuts despite concerns about their impact on economic growth, in a speech in Davos. |
| Apprentice star handed sentence Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:30 AM PST A former contestant on BBC One's The Apprentice who altered mortgage applications to boost his monthly earnings is given a suspended sentence for fraud. |
| Man sentenced for horse sex act Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:56 AM PST A man caught on a covert camera performing a sex act on a horse is sentenced at Exeter Crown Court. |
| Teacher jailed for abusing boys Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:46 AM PST A 23-year-old teacher from Fife who admitted a string of sexual offences against boys is jailed. |
| Body found in waters off Shetland Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:50 AM PST Searchers looking for missing Shetland fisherman Neil Smith find a body among creels on the seabed. |
| X-ray delay cancer patient dead Posted: 28 Jan 2011 06:50 AM PST At least one of four people whose cancer diagnosis was delayed at Londonderry's Altnagelvin Hospital has since died. |
| Husband killer gets two year term Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:25 AM PST A woman who admitted the manslaughter of her husband in north Belfast is jailed for two years at Belfast Crown Court. |
| Jail for 26 after drugs crackdown Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:14 AM PST An undercover police operation which targeted dealers after a documentary on drug abuse results in 26 people being jailed for a total of more than 50 years. |
| Legal action plan on rail strike Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:54 AM PST Arriva Trains Wales considers legal action to prevent the rail strike planned on the opening day of the Six Nations rugby tournament. |
| Tunisia asks for arrest in Canada Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:03 AM PST Tunisian officials ask Canadian authorities to arrest the brother-in-law of former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. |
| Ford sees best profit in 11 years Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:59 AM PST US carmaker Ford reports a profit of $6.6bn (£4.1bn) in 2010 - its best performance in more than a decade. |
| Cuba releases top dissident again Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:36 AM PST Police in Cuba release leading Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas after arresting him for the second time in as many days. |
| Free homes for flooded Brazilians Posted: 27 Jan 2011 05:53 PM PST Brazil says it will build 8,000 free houses for people made homeless by floods and landslides in Rio de Janeiro state. |
| Gunmen shoot Nigerian politician Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:53 AM PST A candidate for governor in Nigeria's Borno state and at least four other people are shot dead by gunmen after Friday prayers, officials say. |
| 'Sharp rise' in Darfur violence Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:04 AM PST There has been sharp increase in attacks on civilians in Sudan's western region of Darfur, Human Rights Watch says. |
| EU studies Kosovo 'organ traffic' Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:06 AM PST The EU mission in Kosovo begins investigating claims that Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) rebels trafficked human organs. |
| Germany's Afghan mission extended Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:50 AM PST Peacekeeping in Afghanistan receives a double boost as Germany extends its mission and the Netherlands approves a new one. |
| India rebels 'die in gunbattle' Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:01 PM PST Police in the Indian state of Jharkhand say they have killed nine Maoist rebels in a gunbattle. |
| Kim Jong-il 'opposed succession' Posted: 28 Jan 2011 02:48 AM PST North Korea's Kim Jong-il was against a third-generation succession but named his youngest son next leader to ensure stability, his eldest son says. |
| China launches first property tax Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:19 AM PST China introduces its first property tax for home buyers in an attempt to curb record house prices and tame inflation. |
| Doha talks 'should end this year' Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:12 AM PST The Doha round of trade talks needs to be completed by the end of 2011, a report by high level trade experts recommends. |
| Google hints at China ambitions Posted: 27 Jan 2011 03:03 PM PST Google's Eric Schmidt explains his new role as executive chairman and tells the BBC about his ambitions in China. |
| Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:04 AM PST Images of the 2011 World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. |
| Egypt quits net to stifle protest Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:41 AM PST Internet connections across Egypt appear to have been cut, as authorities there gear up for a day of mass protest. |
| Net approaches address exhaustion Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:01 AM PST The last big blocks of the internet's dwindling stock of addresses are about to be handed out. |
| 'Anonymous' defends web attacks Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:17 AM PST The web activist group Anonymous has criticised the arrest of its members claiming the web attacks they launched were a legitimate form of protest. |
| Titian painting sells for $16.9m Posted: 28 Jan 2011 02:37 AM PST A 450-year-old Madonna and Child painting by Titian sells for $16.9m (£10.7m), setting a new auction record for the Renaissance master. |
| Charlie Sheen 'taken to hospital' Posted: 27 Jan 2011 01:51 PM PST US actor Charlie Sheen has been taken to hospital in Los Angeles suffering from severe abdominal pains, his publicist says. |
| Marvelettes founder Horton dies Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:22 AM PST Gladys Horton, whose group the Marvelettes had a US number one with Please Mr Postman, dies at the age of 66. |
| Dog is wolf in jackal's clothing Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:36 AM PST DNA analysis has shown that the Egyptian jackal, previously believed to be a subspecies of the golden jackal, is actually a relative of the grey wolf. |
| Climate-proofing plans unveiled Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:59 AM PST The UK's environment department unveils plans on how the nation will adapt to future climate change. |
| Race to drill hidden polar lake Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:38 PM PST With about 50m left to drill, time is running out for scientists drilling into a lake hidden deep below the Antarctic ice. |
| UK to double aid to polio fund Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:07 AM PST The government is to double the amount of aid that it provides to Global Polio Eradication Initiative which works to reduce polio around the world. |
| Egypt: 'Under siege and in the dark' Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:37 AM PST Egyptian readers describe the scene in Cairo, where police have used tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. |
| Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:03 AM PST Live coverage of unrest in Egypt, where protesters have taken to the streets for a fourth day. |
| Why is My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding so popular? Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:48 AM PST The Channel 4's series My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding following the nuptials of Gypsies and Irish Travellers has been a huge ratings hit. So why does it seem to have divided opinion? |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:53 PM PST The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions - plus the Weekly Bonus Question. |
| Should companies pay to pollute? Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:09 AM PST Should companies pay to pollute? Great thinkers have mulled such questions for centuries, says philosopher Mark Vernon. |
| Pakistan's forgotten flood victims Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:00 AM PST The BBC's Orla Guerin meets Pakistan's forgotten flood victims who are still waiting for aid six months on. |
| Sydney residents flee factory fire Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:17 AM PST Residents on the outskirts of Sydney in Australia were evacuated from their homes on Friday after a paint factory burst into flames. |
| Smugglers catapult drugs into the US Posted: 27 Jan 2011 03:26 PM PST Drug smugglers in Mexico have been caught on video using a device to catapult drugs over the border and into the US. |
| Tens of thousands in Egypt clashes Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:13 AM PST Egyptian police clash with thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak in the capital, Cairo, amid reports of mass internet disruption and arrests of opposition figures |
| A pint in seconds - it's Odd Box Posted: 27 Jan 2011 03:34 PM PST The man who can't stop breaking records, the mystery of the piano on a beach, and the amazing "bottom up" beer. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne. |
| Mandela surgeon: 'No need to panic' Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:41 AM PST The former South African President, Nelson Mandela, has been discharged from hospital in Johannesburg where he has been receiving treatment for three days. |
| Protests and the role of social media Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:06 PM PST The BBC's Adam Mynott reports on the role played by social media such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in galvanising popular support for various causes around the world. |
| Kato death highlights Uganda homophobia Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:01 AM PST A well known Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato has been found beaten to death in Kampala. Liz MacKean reports on Mr Kato's life, death and the treatment of gay people in Uganda. |
| Posted: 28 Jan 2011 02:55 AM PST How a shuttle disaster shattered the hopes of a generation |
| Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:16 AM PST A selection of striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:00 AM PST The revolving door at Obama's White House |
| Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:30 AM PST South African fears as floods ravage the country |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2011 03:59 PM PST Walk, don't walk... what might be banned on New York's streets? |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST Can Leo Apotheker make HP a trendy company? |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:51 PM PST Tradition meets cutting edge for Disney's 50th |
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