Sunday, February 27, 2011

Libya exodus sparks border crisis

Libya exodus sparks border crisis


Libya exodus sparks border crisis

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 10:07 AM PST

Libya's western border with Tunisia is being overrun with migrants, many of them from Egypt, fleeing the turmoil in Libya, aid workers say.

Tunisian PM resigns over protests

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 10:52 AM PST

Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi announces he is resigning, a key demand of demonstrators following last month's uprising.

King's Speech seeks Oscars crown

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 09:19 PM PST

The final countdown to the Oscars has begun, with The King's Speech and The Social Network going head to head for the coveted best picture prize.

Two killed during Oman protests

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:59 AM PST

At least two people are killed in the Gulf state of Oman, in clashes between security forces and protesters demanding political reform.

Bomb attack hits Afghan dog fight

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:13 AM PST

Eight people have been killed by two bombs at a dog fight in the volatile southern Afghan province of Kandahar.

French FM quits after Tunisia criticism

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 10:00 AM PST

Beleaguered French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie announces her resignation after weeks of criticism over her contacts with the toppled Tunisian regime.

NZ mourns Christchurch quake dead

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 11:30 PM PST

Victims of this week's earthquake that devastated the centre of Christchurch are honoured at church services across New Zealand.

New Irish leader in bailout vow

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:25 AM PST

Ireland's incoming leader promises to renegotiate the country's crippling 85bn euro bail-out and Sinn Fein makes significant gains in the Irish general election.

Turkey's first Islamist PM dies

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 04:34 AM PST

Turkey's first Islamist Prime Minister, Necmettin Erbakan, has died at the age of 84, one of his aides says.

China lowers growth rate target

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:14 AM PST

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao says China is lowering its annual economic growth target and is determined to contain inflation, as discontent grows over price rises.

England & India in thrilling tie

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:11 AM PST

A brilliant 158 from Andrew Strauss sees England tie an extraordinary World Cup group match against India in Bangalore.

Razzies honour worst films - a night before Oscars

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 08:41 PM PST

M Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender has blown away all competition at the Razzies - Hollywood's Oscar spoof mocking the year's worst performances.

Knee-high humanoid wins first robot marathon

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 07:46 PM PST

A knee-high humanoid narrowly wins the world's first full-length marathon for two-legged robots, in the Japanese city of Osaka.

Arsenal 1-2 Birmingham

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:56 AM PST

An 89th-minute Obafemi Martins goal after an Arsenal mix-up helps Birmingham win an enthralling Carling Cup final at Wembley.

Scotland 18-21 Ireland

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:04 AM PST

Ireland narrowly beat Scotland at Murrayfield to record their second victory of the Six Nations.

West Ham 3-1 Liverpool

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:22 AM PST

Captain Scott Parker inspires West Ham to a win over Liverpool at Upton Park that lifts the east London side off the bottom of the Premier League table.

Hague says Col Gaddafi 'must go'

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 10:32 AM PST

Foreign Secretary William Hague says Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi must step down, a day after an airlift of Britons from the crisis-torn country.

'Four Britons' killed in NZ quake

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 06:48 AM PST

At least four Britons are now understood to have died in the earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, the Foreign Office says.

Warning on early pensions access

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 03:06 AM PST

The National Association of Pension Funds says letting people dip into their pension pots could leave them reliant on the state in retirement.

Hospital cuts 'will hit patients'

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 04:59 AM PST

Plans to cut up to 1,000 jobs at an NHS trust in Greater Manchester will have an impact on patients, the British Medical Association says.

Ski resort student falls to death

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 10:23 AM PST

A gap year student from North Yorkshire falls to his death while jumping between chalet rooftops at a French ski resort.

Disgraced MP 'coping' in prison

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:11 AM PST

The wife of former Barnsley Central MP Eric Illsley says her husband is "keeping his head down" after being jailed for expenses fraud.

Sir David Murray backing Salmond

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:10 AM PST

Rangers owner Sir David Murray announces he backing First Minister Alex Salmond for a second term in office.

Police probe 'suspicious' deaths

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:48 AM PST

Lothian and Borders Police are investigating two separate deaths in Edinburgh which they describe as 'suspicious'

Girl, 15, is raped in churchyard

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:09 AM PST

An 18-year-old man is being questioned about the rape of a 15-year-old girl in Carrickfergus on Saturday evening.

McElhill murder house demolished

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 03:55 AM PST

The house where a convicted sex offender burnt his partner and his five children to death is to be demolished.

Church sparks Yes campaign row

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:09 AM PST

Campaigners against more law-making powers for the assembly have criticised a Catholic message for supporting the Yes vote.

Discovery docks at space station

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 11:48 AM PST

The US space shuttle Discovery docks at the International Space Station for the last time.

Cuba to release Diosdado Gonzalez

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:11 PM PST

Cuba is to release the jailed dissident Diosdado Gonzalez, who had refused to go into exile in Spain, the Roman Catholic Church says.

Bolivia ex-drugs chief arrested

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 02:03 PM PST

A former head of Bolivia's anti-narcotics police is arrested in Panama for alleged drugs smuggling and sent to the US to face charges.

Six killed in DR Congo 'coup bid'

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:36 AM PST

Six people have been killed in an attack on a residence of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Zuma launches new mining company

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 06:11 AM PST

South Africa launches a state-owned mining company, the African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation.

India prepares for 2011 budget

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:35 AM PST

The Indian government is preparing to unveil its budget for 2011, but will Manmohan Singh's programme fall foul of inflation?

Pakistan cricketers to fight bans

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:05 PM PST

Lawyers acting for Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir file appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against their bans for alleged spot-fixing.

N Korea issues threat over drill

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:46 AM PST

North Korea threatens "all-out war" in response to military exercises by South Korean and US troops starting on Monday, which it says are a pretext for invasion.

Geneva car show aims for recovery

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:26 AM PST

High-powered gas guzzlers and ultra fuel efficient models get ready to drive Europe's motor industry out of recession.

Buffett upbeat over future of US

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 02:59 PM PST

US billionaire investor Warren Buffett urges Americans to ignore "prophets of doom", and says he believes the country's "best days lie ahead".

Black Swan dances to indie prize

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:35 AM PST

Black Swan is the big winner at the Spirit Awards, the annual event that honours independent US movies on the eve of the Oscars.

New US rating for King's Speech

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 03:18 AM PST

The King's Speech is to be released in the US in a swearing-free version which will open it up to younger audiences, its director Tom Hooper confirms.

James 'in danger' from home care

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:23 AM PST

US soul legend Etta James could be in "very serious danger" under the care of a live-in doctor, her son claims.

Space concepts enter competition

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:02 PM PST

The European Space Agency (Esa) selects four new mission concepts to compete for a launch opportunity at the start of the 2020s.

Escape from Libya: Your stories

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 10:10 AM PST

Further rescue missions are planned to airlift an estimated 300 British nationals still stranded in Libyan desert camps. BBC News website readers have been getting in touch to tell us of their experiences of leaving Libya.

VIDEO: On the ground with armed Libyan rebels

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 10:44 AM PST

The BBC's Ian Pannell is in Western Libya, where anti-Gaddafi rebels have taken up arms and set up road blocks.

VIDEO: 'Merciless beatings' at Tunisia demo

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:21 AM PST

There have been clashes on the streets of Tunis as protesters call for the resignation of Tunisia's interim prime minister.

VIDEO: Bonham Carter 'treated like royalty'

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 09:51 PM PST

Helena Bonham Carter is up for an Oscar for her role as the Queen Mother in The King's Speech but said she doesn't mind if she doesn't win.

VIDEO: Gaddafi's sons deny protester attacks

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:05 AM PST

Colonel Gaddafi's sons have spoken out in defence of their father's leadership and denied there have been attacks on protesters.

VIDEO: BBC microphone fit for a King's Speech

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 01:45 AM PST

Microphones used by the Royal Family, as seen in The King's Speech, were specially designed by the BBC and sat in ornate art deco cabinets.

VIDEO: N Zealand mourns earthquake victims

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:37 AM PST

Victims of the earthquake that devastated the centre of Christchurch are honoured at church services across New Zealand.

VIDEO: Bahraini cleric returns from exile

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 08:51 PM PST

A leading Bahraini opposition cleric has returned to his country from self imposed exile in the UK.

VIDEO: Red alert over fake wine fraudsters

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:41 AM PST

David Reid visits Chateau Margaux to discover the serious steps they are taking to protect their wine from fraudsters

Being the 'underdog'

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 04:24 AM PST

Winter's Bone director on her Oscars chances

Then and now

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 05:01 PM PST

Chile's recovery efforts one year on from huge quake

Wooing widows

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 05:39 PM PST

How a team of army women helps Afghanistan's hidden victims

BBC farewell

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:47 AM PST

Serbian broadcasts end

The bride's a picture

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 10:45 PM PST

How new technology has improved the classic wedding

Speedy delivery

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 04:42 PM PST

Midwives' tough job assisting births in Liberia

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