Hundreds held over Egypt protests |
- Hundreds held over Egypt protests
- Republicans reject spending call
- Tunisia seeks arrest of ousted strongman
- BBC confirms World Service cuts
- Facebook blames bug for 'hacking'
- Erekat fears for life after leaks
- Irish PM party chooses new leader
- Colombian miners killed in blast
- Iran's press retouch Ashton photo
- Gbagbo orders bank assets seizure
- Toyota recalls 1.7m cars globally
- Davos 2011: Day 1 as it happened
- Russian leader opens Davos 2011
- Global economy 'in recovery mode'
- India and China to dominate Davos
- Nepali who slapped politician hailed as hero
- Seahorses' body shape explained
- Injured Henin ends playing career
- Nadal coy on injury after defeat
- Trott ton sets up England victory
- New controls for terror suspects
- 'Significant' phone hacking lead
- Three years for perjurer Sheridan
- Hundreds walked by Belfast bomb
- Two jailed for homophobic killing
- Footballer hit in girlfriend row
- Scots budget clears first hurdle
- Pupils injured in minibus crash
- Downing Street apology for Adams
- Gilligan plan approval withdrawn
- Council chief is cleared of rape
- Wales-England school funding gap
- US deficit 'back to 2009 level'
- Giffords is moved to rehab centre
- Mexico: La Familia 'in retreat'
- Arizona busts Mexico gun-runners
- UN proposes Somali pirate courts
- Sackings after Russian bombing
- Downfall producer Eichinger dies
- 'Major' gas field found in Iraq
- Overruled Karzai opens parliament
- Pakistan floods crisis 'not over'
- Indonesia holds 'people smuggler'
- Maid abuser jail term increased
- Austerity 'could cause recession'
- Davos 2011: The World’s grandest focus group?
- Egypt denies internet clampdown
- O2 plans UK-wide wi-fi network
- Stars arrive for annual TV awards
- Shane Meadows to make England '88
- Hubble spies oldest known galaxy
- Greenland glaciers' warm surprise
- Life-from-asteroid idea bolstered
- Egypt protests: Your stories
- Is social mobility good?
- Why has snow damaged the economy?
- BBC confirms cuts to World Service
- Giffords' empty chair in Obama speech
- Dog found 18 miles out to sea adopted
- The country that doesn't officially exist
- Surprise arrival for zookeepers
- Eating goat skin to survive in Uganda
- Grand piano appears on sandbank
- Guantanamo inmate Ghailani jailed
- Kremlin's pitch
- Stop, rewind
- Lawless land
- Day in pictures
- Sharing husbands
- Class flaw
| Hundreds held over Egypt protests Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:22 AM PST About 700 people are arrested throughout Egypt, as police clash with anti-government protesters in several Egyptian cities. |
| Republicans reject spending call Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:46 AM PST Republicans move quickly to reject US President Barack Obama's State of the Union call for spending to "win the future", saying big cuts are needed. |
| Tunisia seeks arrest of ousted strongman Posted: 26 Jan 2011 08:17 AM PST Tunisia issues an international arrest warrant for ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family. |
| BBC confirms World Service cuts Posted: 26 Jan 2011 05:18 AM PST The BBC's World Service announces the closure of five of its 32 language services and the cutting of hundreds of jobs to save money. |
| Facebook blames bug for 'hacking' Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:27 AM PST Facebook seeks to explain how an apparent hacking of a Facebook page used by hundreds of thousands of fans of the site's founder. |
| Erekat fears for life after leaks Posted: 26 Jan 2011 05:39 AM PST Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat accuses al-Jazeera TV of putting his life in danger by leaking secret papers on the peace talks with Israel. |
| Irish PM party chooses new leader Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:13 AM PST The Irish Republic's ex-Foreign Minister Micheal Martin is chosen to lead Fianna Fail, days after the prime minister resigned amid a long-running political crisis. |
| Colombian miners killed in blast Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:41 AM PST At least five miners are killed and many others unaccounted for after an explosion at a coal mine in north-east Colombia, an official says. |
| Iran's press retouch Ashton photo Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:18 AM PST Iranian newspapers retouch a photograph of EU foreign policy chief Baroness Ashton to make her outfit less revealing. |
| Gbagbo orders bank assets seizure Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:42 AM PST Ivory Coast's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo orders the seizure of all local branches of the Central Bank of West African States. |
| Toyota recalls 1.7m cars globally Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:55 AM PST Japanese car manufacturer Toyota is to recall nearly 1.7 million vehicles worldwide over fuel leakage concerns. |
| Davos 2011: Day 1 as it happened Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:04 AM PST Live coverage of events in Davos and reaction from around the world as business and political leaders gather for the annual World Economic Forum at the Swiss resort. |
| Russian leader opens Davos 2011 Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:41 AM PST Russian President Dmitry Medvedev condemns those behind Monday's bomb blast in Moscow during his opening speech at the World Economic Forum. |
| Global economy 'in recovery mode' Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:02 AM PST The global economy is set for a recovery, but debt and protectionism could scupper it, say leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos. |
| India and China to dominate Davos Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:01 PM PST India and China will dominate this year's World Economic Forum |
| Nepali who slapped politician hailed as hero Posted: 26 Jan 2011 05:57 AM PST A Nepalese man who slapped a senior politician in anger at the lack of political progress in his country sparks a huge internet support campaign. |
| Seahorses' body shape explained Posted: 26 Jan 2011 03:36 AM PST Scientists solve the mystery of the seahorse's strange and beautiful shape with slow-motion footage showing how it helps them to feed. |
| Injured Henin ends playing career Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:09 AM PST Former world number one Justine Henin is forced to retire from tennis for the second time because of a recurring elbow injury. |
| Nadal coy on injury after defeat Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:57 AM PST World number one Rafael Nadal refuses to shed light on his injury after crashing out of the Australian Open in straight sets to David Ferrer. |
| Trott ton sets up England victory Posted: 26 Jan 2011 03:20 AM PST Jonathan Trott hits 102 as England keep alive their hopes of winning the one-day series against Australia with a 21-run victory in Adelaide. |
| New controls for terror suspects Posted: 26 Jan 2011 08:38 AM PST New measures to replace controversial control orders are unveiled by Home Secretary Theresa May, after a review of counter-terrorism powers. |
| 'Significant' phone hacking lead Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:36 AM PST Police launch a fresh investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World as it emerges its head of news, Ian Edmondson, has been sacked. |
| Three years for perjurer Sheridan Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:30 AM PST The disgraced former MSP Tommy Sheridan is jailed for three years for committing perjury. |
| Hundreds walked by Belfast bomb Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:49 AM PST NI police have said a bomb left outside a Belfast shop was an "anti personnel device" designed to "kill people in the area". |
| Two jailed for homophobic killing Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:37 AM PST Two people who fatally attacked a man in London's Trafalgar Square after subjecting him to homophobic taunts are jailed. |
| Footballer hit in girlfriend row Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:55 AM PST A man ran on to a football pitch and punched a player who had previously gone out with his girlfriend because he had "not treated her correctly", a court hears. |
| Scots budget clears first hurdle Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:00 AM PST The Scottish government's budget passes its first parliamentary vote, despite concern it fails to protect the economy. |
| Pupils injured in minibus crash Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:17 AM PST Three children are injured as a minibus carrying 14 pupils overturns on a roundabout in Forfar, Angus. |
| Downing Street apology for Adams Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:39 AM PST Downing Street apologises to Gerry Adams after the Prime Minister says he accepted a Crown title. |
| Gilligan plan approval withdrawn Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:06 AM PST An application for a development in north Belfast is withdrawn from a city council agenda following a request by the NI Housing Executive (NIHE). |
| Council chief is cleared of rape Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:13 AM PST The chief executive of Conwy council is cleared of raping a woman and says he is "very angry" the case was brought. |
| Wales-England school funding gap Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:21 AM PST Councils in Wales spend an average £604 less on each pupil compared to councils in England, new figures show. |
| US deficit 'back to 2009 level' Posted: 26 Jan 2011 08:54 AM PST Tax cuts will help return the US budget deficit to nearly 10% of economic output this year, says a spending watchdog. |
| Giffords is moved to rehab centre Posted: 26 Jan 2011 08:09 AM PST US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is moved to a rehab centre from an intensive care hospital room as doctors say her condition improves. |
| Mexico: La Familia 'in retreat' Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:59 AM PST Mexico's government vows to pursue what it calls a "weakened" La Familia drug cartel as mysterious banners appear saying the gang has dissolved. |
| Arizona busts Mexico gun-runners Posted: 25 Jan 2011 02:23 PM PST The authorities in US state of Arizona say they have broken up a gun-running network that was smuggling weapons to Mexican drugs gangs. |
| UN proposes Somali pirate courts Posted: 25 Jan 2011 03:24 PM PST A UN envoy proposes the setting up of courts to try pirates in the Somali enclaves of Somaliland and Puntland, and in the Tanzanian town of Arusha. |
| Sackings after Russian bombing Posted: 26 Jan 2011 05:31 AM PST Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sacks several officials after blaming the Moscow airport bombing on poor security. |
| Downfall producer Eichinger dies Posted: 25 Jan 2011 04:36 PM PST German film producer Bernd Eichinger, who worked on films including Downfall, The Neverending Story and The Name of the Rose, dies in Los Angeles at the age of 61. |
| 'Major' gas field found in Iraq Posted: 26 Jan 2011 03:20 AM PST British exploration firm Heritage Oil says it has discovered a "major gas discovery" in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. |
| Overruled Karzai opens parliament Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:38 AM PST Afghan President Hamid Karzai opens parliament, after failing to win a delay to allow September's disputed elections to be investigated. |
| Pakistan floods crisis 'not over' Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:00 AM PST Six months after Pakistan's worst monsoon floods in 80 years, Oxfam says the crisis is far from over and could even be about to get worse. |
| Indonesia holds 'people smuggler' Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:18 AM PST Indonesian police detain a man suspected of being behind a boat of asylum seekers that was shipwrecked off Christmas Island. |
| Maid abuser jail term increased Posted: 26 Jan 2011 01:55 AM PST A Malaysian woman jailed for eight years for abusing her Indonesian maid has her sentence increased, amid an ongoing row between the two countries. |
| Austerity 'could cause recession' Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:22 AM PST The UK austerity drive could push the economy back into recession, famous investor George Soros warns at a gathering at Davos. |
| Davos 2011: The World’s grandest focus group? Posted: 24 Jan 2011 01:05 AM PST What are the big topics on the Davos agenda this year? Lord Malloch-Brown, former UN deputy director-general, explains. |
| Egypt denies internet clampdown Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:59 AM PST Egypt appears to have clamped down on web services, such as Twitter, that have been used to help organise anti-government protests Cairo. |
| O2 plans UK-wide wi-fi network Posted: 26 Jan 2011 03:27 AM PST Mobile operator O2 promises a UK-wide free wi-fi network to rival those offered by competitors such as BT and the Cloud. |
| Stars arrive for annual TV awards Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:39 AM PST Stars of the small screen are starting to arrive at this year's National TV awards, which are due to take place in London. |
| Shane Meadows to make England '88 Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:55 AM PST Writer-director Shane Meadows is to make a one-off Christmas special to follow on from the This is England film and TV series. |
| Hubble spies oldest known galaxy Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:48 AM PST The Hubble space telescope has detected what scientists believe may be the oldest galaxy ever observed. |
| Greenland glaciers' warm surprise Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:52 AM PST In warm summers, Greenland glaciers run slower than in cooler years - which could mean the icecap is more stable than previously thought. |
| Life-from-asteroid idea bolstered Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:41 AM PST Experiments show how conditions around a far-flung star may have formed the building blocks of life in the form they are found on Earth. |
| Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:07 AM PST Nationwide protests broke out in Egypt on Tuesday following an internet campaign inspired by recent political upheaval in Tunisia. Here two people involved in the protests share their experiences. |
| Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:22 AM PST Getting on in the world and gaining status is a priority for many but is social mobility a good thing, asks philosopher Mark Vernon. |
| Why has snow damaged the economy? Posted: 26 Jan 2011 03:42 AM PST The chancellor has blamed bad weather for a shock contraction in the UK economy, but how can snow have such a dramatic effect? |
| BBC confirms cuts to World Service Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:24 AM PST The BBC World Service is to cut 650 jobs - a quarter of its staff - after losing millions of pounds in funding from the Foreign Office. |
| Giffords' empty chair in Obama speech Posted: 25 Jan 2011 09:29 PM PST As he began his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama paid tribute to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously injured in a mass shooting in Arizona three weeks ago. |
| Dog found 18 miles out to sea adopted Posted: 26 Jan 2011 01:57 AM PST A dog that became stranded on an iceberg in the Baltic Sea has been adopted by his rescuers. |
| The country that doesn't officially exist Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:28 AM PST Zeinab Badawi visits Somaliland, a country that does not officially exist. |
| Surprise arrival for zookeepers Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:11 AM PST A baby giraffe was a surprise arrival for zookeepers at Santa Barbara Zoo in California as all their giraffes are female. |
| Eating goat skin to survive in Uganda Posted: 25 Jan 2011 09:05 AM PST A World Food Programme trial is under way in Karamoja, north-eastern Uganda, to try and limit food aid so it is only available to those considered most vulnerable. |
| Grand piano appears on sandbank Posted: 26 Jan 2011 03:28 AM PST An unlikely sight has appeared off the the coast of Miami - a grand piano sitting on a sand bank. |
| Guantanamo inmate Ghailani jailed Posted: 25 Jan 2011 05:35 PM PST Ahmed Ghailani, the first Guantanamo detainee to be tried in a US civilian court, has been sentenced to life in prison for conspiring to blow up US embassy buildings. |
| Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:24 AM PST Russia still open for business despite airport bomb |
| Posted: 26 Jan 2011 01:46 AM PST The scientists hoping to slow the ageing process |
| Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:06 AM PST Counting the cost of 20 years of anarchy in Somalia |
| Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:25 AM PST A selection of striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 26 Jan 2011 05:57 AM PST Is polygamy the answer for Iraq's one million war widows? |
| Posted: 26 Jan 2011 02:16 AM PST Andrew Neil asks why a narrow social elite still runs the UK |
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