Top Pakistan governor assassinated |
- Top Pakistan governor assassinated
- Gbagbo 'agrees Ivory Coast talks'
- Captain 'to lose post over video'
- 'Killer' caught in victim's photo
- Queensland braces for flood peak
- Bashir reassures Southern Sudan
- Austria to dig up Nazi-era graves
- Prince Charles protest footage released
- Republicans target US health bill
- Activists target Tunisian sites
- Ten-year-old discovers supernova
- Partial solar eclipse in northern countries
- Hair colour predicted from genes
- Kaka feared career was finished
- Tendulkar ton gives India impetus
- We face crucial period - Anderson
- Parties clash over VAT increase
- Weekly bin collection 'to return'
- 'Record' applications for university
- UK 'lured official to his arrest'
- Driver defends speed gun warning
- Facebook used in hunt for killer
- Spate of new year fire tragedies
- Warning over VAT rise fuel impact
- NI Water may meet on Wednesday
- NI swine flu figures rise again
- Judge says ports not soft targets
- Winter bug hospital reopens ward
- Strong GM sales confirm recovery
- US man jailed for 1968 air hijack
- Fugitive seeks release in Brazil
- Baseball star on shooting charge
- Coptic pope urges calm in Egypt
- Kenya minister quits over graft
- Germans warned about tainted eggs
- Big demand for Hungary passports
- Iran offers nuclear sites visit
- Fatah figure denies Abbas 'coup'
- Blackburn make bid for Ronaldinho
- Taliban attack truce talks elder
- China police launch micro-blogs
- Warning on China desertification
- Australia floods 'to hit steel'
- BP shares jump on takeover report
- Sales increase at Barnes & Noble
- BT in 'two-tier net' controversy
- Pink Floyd end EMI legal dispute
- Postlethwaite tributes flood in
- Honey West actress dies aged 80
- Oestrogen 'may fuel oral cancer'
- Teen heart risks 'can be tackled'
- Call to reduce post-mortem rate
- Australian floods: Your stories
- Australian floods: Your pictures
- Punjab governor shot dead: Your reaction
- What does a VAT rise do to £9.99?
- In pictures: The night sky - and deep space
- Icebreaker attempts to reach sailors
- Huge fire at US apartment complex
- 'Chill seekers' in icy record bid
- Australian city braces for flood peak
- CCTV of royal car attack released
- 'Wonder' of partial solar eclipse
- Ivory Coast crisis mission fails
- Mind tricks for new year dieting
- Deadly waters
- Coptic pain
- Rock solid
- Day in pictures
- Selling out?
- Get your hands dirty
| Top Pakistan governor assassinated Posted: 04 Jan 2011 10:28 AM PST The powerful governor of Pakistan's Punjab province, Salman Taseer, dies after being shot by one of his guards in Islamabad, as the country's political crisis deepens. |
| Gbagbo 'agrees Ivory Coast talks' Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:51 AM PST Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo agrees to negotiate a "peaceful end" to his country's crisis without preconditions, regional leaders say. |
| Captain 'to lose post over video' Posted: 04 Jan 2011 11:35 AM PST The US Navy is to relieve an aircraft carrier captain of his command over the production of lewd videos aboard the ship, defence officials say. |
| 'Killer' caught in victim's photo Posted: 04 Jan 2011 03:43 AM PST A photograph taken by a Philippine politician moments before he was shot dead has led to the arrest of his suspected killer. |
| Queensland braces for flood peak Posted: 04 Jan 2011 02:32 AM PST The Australian military rushes to get supplies to the Queensland city of Rockhampton, where devastating flood waters are set to peak. |
| Bashir reassures Southern Sudan Posted: 04 Jan 2011 06:38 AM PST Visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir reassures Southern Sudan he will help it even if it votes to secede in a referendum on Sunday. |
| Austria to dig up Nazi-era graves Posted: 04 Jan 2011 06:27 AM PST Austrian officials say exhumations are to take place at a psychiatric hospital thought to contain the remains of Nazi victims. |
| Prince Charles protest footage released Posted: 04 Jan 2011 05:50 AM PST Police release CCTV footage of people they wish to interview after Prince Charles's car was attacked during December's student protests. |
| Republicans target US health bill Posted: 04 Jan 2011 05:26 AM PST Republican leaders begin a bid to overturn the healthcare law signed by US President Barack Obama last year. |
| Activists target Tunisian sites Posted: 04 Jan 2011 07:24 AM PST Key websites of the Tunisian government are taken offline by a group that recently attacked sites and services perceived to be anti-Wikileaks. |
| Ten-year-old discovers supernova Posted: 04 Jan 2011 04:19 AM PST A 10-year-old girl in Canada is the youngest person to discover a supernova - an exploding star which can briefly outshine a whole galaxy. |
| Partial solar eclipse in northern countries Posted: 04 Jan 2011 03:30 AM PST The first partial solar eclipse of 2011 begins and will be visible in countries tretching from north Africa to north-west China. |
| Hair colour predicted from genes Posted: 04 Jan 2011 06:15 AM PST Scientists say they can now predict a person's hair colour using only markers in their DNA. |
| Kaka feared career was finished Posted: 04 Jan 2011 10:37 AM PST Real Madrid midfielder Kaka, who has just returned after five months out, said he feared a knee injury was going to end his career. |
| Tendulkar ton gives India impetus Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:45 AM PST Sachin Tendulkar scores his 51st Test century as India seize the initiative on a fascinating day three of the third Test against South Africa. |
| We face crucial period - Anderson Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:55 PM PST England fast bowler James Anderson says the morning session of day three will be "crucial" in deciding the outcome of the final Ashes Test in Sydney. |
| Parties clash over VAT increase Posted: 04 Jan 2011 09:04 AM PST Chancellor George Osborne defends the VAT increase but Labour urges the government to apologise for describing the rise as "progressive". |
| Weekly bin collection 'to return' Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:54 AM PST The government says it wants to reverse Labour's 'savage cutbacks' to services, as councils continue to deal with a backlog of rubbish. |
| 'Record' applications for university Posted: 04 Jan 2011 09:38 AM PST Early indications suggest university applications are rising - but the impact of increasing tuition fees remains uncertain. |
| UK 'lured official to his arrest' Posted: 04 Jan 2011 11:17 AM PST A Mongolian security services official is due in court in the UK to fight extradition to Germany amid claims he was lured to Britain to be arrested. |
| Driver defends speed gun warning Posted: 04 Jan 2011 11:09 AM PST A driver prosecuted for flashing his lights to warn motorists of a police speed gun describes his actions as his "civic duty". |
| Facebook used in hunt for killer Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:29 AM PST Detectives begin a Facebook advertising campaign in a bid to catch the killer of Jo Yeates. |
| Spate of new year fire tragedies Posted: 04 Jan 2011 09:02 AM PST Five people die in house fires in Scotland in the first four days of the new year - with six deaths in total since Christmas. |
| Warning over VAT rise fuel impact Posted: 04 Jan 2011 09:45 AM PST Fuel prices increase across Scotland - and even more so in Scotland's islands and rural areas - as VAT rises to 20%. |
| NI Water may meet on Wednesday Posted: 04 Jan 2011 10:10 AM PST The board of Northern Ireland Water may meet again on Wednesday as speculation continues about the future of its chief executive, Laurence MacKenzie. |
| NI swine flu figures rise again Posted: 04 Jan 2011 06:13 AM PST The number of swine flu cases in Northern Ireland has increased to more than 200, the Public Health Agency (PHA) reveals. |
| Judge says ports not soft targets Posted: 04 Jan 2011 11:03 AM PST A judge says north Wales' ports should not been seen as soft targets for people to enter the UK illegally. |
| Winter bug hospital reopens ward Posted: 04 Jan 2011 06:27 AM PST One of the seven wards closed by a winter vomiting bug at a Swansea hospital is reopening but visitors are still not allowed. |
| Strong GM sales confirm recovery Posted: 04 Jan 2011 10:33 AM PST General Motors reports strong sales for December, confirming the US carmaker's steady recovery during 2010. |
| US man jailed for 1968 air hijack Posted: 04 Jan 2011 10:00 AM PST A US man of Cuban origin is sentenced to 15 years in jail without parole for hijacking a plane from New York to Cuba in 1968. |
| Fugitive seeks release in Brazil Posted: 03 Jan 2011 02:19 PM PST Fugitive Italian rebel Cesare Battisti asks to be freed in Brazil, days after former President Lula refused to extradite him to Italy. |
| Baseball star on shooting charge Posted: 03 Jan 2011 01:12 PM PST Dominican Republic baseball star Alfredo Simon surrenders to police to face charges he shot a man dead during New Year's Eve celebrations. |
| Coptic pope urges calm in Egypt Posted: 04 Jan 2011 07:53 AM PST The head of Egypt's Coptic church appeals for calm as protesters clash with police for a third day, over the New Year blast that killed 23 churchgoers. |
| Kenya minister quits over graft Posted: 04 Jan 2011 09:18 AM PST A Kenyan minister accused of being behind post-election violence resigns over corruption allegations. |
| Germans warned about tainted eggs Posted: 04 Jan 2011 11:05 AM PST Germans have been urged to keep an eye out for eggs that may have been tainted by animal feed contaminated by toxic dioxin. |
| Big demand for Hungary passports Posted: 04 Jan 2011 09:31 AM PST Many people living in regions that used to form part of Hungary apply for Hungarian citizenship under new simplified rules. |
| Iran offers nuclear sites visit Posted: 04 Jan 2011 07:19 AM PST Iran has invited diplomats from Russia, China, the EU and other states to tour its nuclear facilities, in a letter sent to ambassadors. |
| Fatah figure denies Abbas 'coup' Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:19 AM PST Former security chief Mohammed Dahlan is suspended from Fatah's central committee amid claims he plotted to remove Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. |
| Blackburn make bid for Ronaldinho Posted: 04 Jan 2011 01:05 AM PST Blackburn make a move for AC Milan playmaker Ronaldinho by offering a deal worth about £20m over three years, reports BBC Radio Lancashire. |
| Taliban attack truce talks elder Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:45 AM PST The Taliban attack an elder trying to negotiate a truce on behalf of his village with the Afghan government. |
| China police launch micro-blogs Posted: 04 Jan 2011 07:42 AM PST Hundreds of police across China have set up micro-blogging accounts in an effort to improve relations with the tech-savvy public, state media report. |
| Warning on China desertification Posted: 04 Jan 2011 05:05 AM PST A senior Chinese official warns it will take 300 years to turn back China's advancing deserts at the current rate of progress. |
| Australia floods 'to hit steel' Posted: 04 Jan 2011 01:44 AM PST The Queensland floods may have a "significant long-term effect" on the global steel industry, the state's premier warns. |
| BP shares jump on takeover report Posted: 04 Jan 2011 10:41 AM PST BP shares surge 6% after reports rival Royal Dutch Shell considered launching a takeover bid following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. |
| Sales increase at Barnes & Noble Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:10 PM PST Barnes & Noble reports a rise in sales over the Christmas period, led by the popularity of its Nook electronic book reader. |
| BT in 'two-tier net' controversy Posted: 04 Jan 2011 04:28 AM PST BT introduces a controversial service that some say could allow broadband providers to create a "two-tier internet"; something BT denies. |
| Pink Floyd end EMI legal dispute Posted: 04 Jan 2011 06:06 AM PST Pink Floyd end a legal battle with their record company EMI and sign a new five-year contract with the label. |
| Postlethwaite tributes flood in Posted: 04 Jan 2011 01:07 AM PST Stars including Julie Walters and Daniel Day-Lewis pay tribute to Oscar-nominated British actor Pete Postlethwaite, who has died at the age of 64. |
| Honey West actress dies aged 80 Posted: 04 Jan 2011 01:19 AM PST Actress Anne Francis, who played the love interest in the 1950s science-fiction classic Forbidden Planet, dies aged 80. |
| Oestrogen 'may fuel oral cancer' Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:58 PM PST The hormone oestrogen could be fuelling head and neck cancers in young women, explaining why the disease is on the increase in that group, researchers suggest. |
| Teen heart risks 'can be tackled' Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:42 PM PST Being healthy, not smoking or becoming overweight as a youth can have an impact on cholesterol levels into adulthood, finds a study. |
| Call to reduce post-mortem rate Posted: 03 Jan 2011 08:18 PM PST The number of post-mortem examinations in England and Wales could be cut by 60% if the system in Scotland was used, a leading pathologist says. |
| Australian floods: Your stories Posted: 04 Jan 2011 06:41 AM PST Get the latest update on the Australian floods from BBC News website readers out there. |
| Australian floods: Your pictures Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:24 AM PST The people of Queensland brace themselves for rising flood levels. BBC News website readers in Australia have been sending their pictures in of the floods. |
| Punjab governor shot dead: Your reaction Posted: 04 Jan 2011 09:39 AM PST People in Pakistan have been emailing the BBC with their reaction to the killing of Salman Taseer. |
| What does a VAT rise do to £9.99? Posted: 04 Jan 2011 04:58 AM PST The standard rate of VAT has gone up from 17.5% to 20%. What will this mean for familiar "price points" ending in 99? |
| In pictures: The night sky - and deep space Posted: 04 Jan 2011 02:27 AM PST Winter is ideal for stargazing. But what can be seen, with the naked eye or with a telescope? BBC Two's Stargazing Live finds out. |
| Icebreaker attempts to reach sailors Posted: 04 Jan 2011 09:18 AM PST Two Russian icebreakers are trying to reach more than 500 sailors trapped on board ships in the Russian Sea of Okhotsk. |
| Huge fire at US apartment complex Posted: 04 Jan 2011 05:41 AM PST A large apartment complex under construction has caught fire in Rahway, New Jersey. |
| 'Chill seekers' in icy record bid Posted: 04 Jan 2011 11:39 AM PST Two Chinese chill seekers have spent hours in freezing conditions in an attempt to break the world ice bathing record |
| Australian city braces for flood peak Posted: 04 Jan 2011 02:38 AM PST The Australian city of Rockhampton is bracing itself as devastating flood waters are expected to reach their highest levels in the next 12-18 hours. |
| CCTV of royal car attack released Posted: 04 Jan 2011 05:54 AM PST The Metropolitan Police has released new CCTV pictures of the attack on a motorcade carrying the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, during student protests in central London in December. |
| 'Wonder' of partial solar eclipse Posted: 04 Jan 2011 04:35 AM PST A partial solar eclipse has taken place over Europe, the Middle East, Russia and northwest China. |
| Ivory Coast crisis mission fails Posted: 04 Jan 2011 04:03 AM PST Ivory Coast's political crisis remains deadlocked despite a mediation attempt by African leaders, President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria has said. |
| Mind tricks for new year dieting Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:40 PM PST Psychologist Prof Richard Wiseman demonstrates five mind tricks to eating less and sticking to your New Year diet. |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2011 07:58 AM PST Snakes and crocodiles the latest risks for flooded Queenslanders |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2011 06:23 AM PST Victims of Alexandria bombing suffer amid calls for revenge |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2011 12:41 AM PST Danny Boyle on his film about climber who amputated own arm |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2011 07:29 AM PST Striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 03 Jan 2011 04:15 PM PST Latvia property scheme raises concerns as Russians buy in |
| Posted: 03 Jan 2011 07:06 PM PST Is working with your hands the route to happiness? |
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