Mass protest fills central Cairo |
- Mass protest fills central Cairo
- Jordan names new PM amid protest
- Global 'failure' over cholesterol
- Demand for fish hits record high
- Swiss man 'sexually abused 114'
- Irish set for 25 February ballot
- Citigroup takes ownership of EMI
- France holds Ben Ali 'family jet'
- Switzerland blocks Duvalier funds
- Queensland set for 'huge' cyclone
- Discovery rolls out to launch pad
- Bhutan monk is first to fall foul of anti-smoking law
- Experts hope this fish may help cure heart failure
- Live - Tuesday football
- Torres targets goal against Reds
- Vettel quickest in Valencia test
- Millions clog crime map website
- UK to send charter plane to Egypt
- Warning over 7/7 bomb ingredient
- BP reports annual loss of $4.9bn
- Street branded most crime-ridden
- BA man 'plotted to blow up plane'
- Woman jailed for 'punch killing'
- Man detained over grounded vessel
- 300 jobs posed in energy hub plan
- Nurse who hit patient loses case
- Match day rail strike called off
- Couple tied up in house robbery
- Kerry urges Mubarak to step aside
- US braces as winter storm grows
- Mexico's Slim to invest $8.3bn
- Tanzania probes mass baby grave
- Nigeria's Jonathan seeks one term
- Srebrenica suspect held in France
- Ireland expels Russian diplomat
- Tunisia protests 'left 200 dead'
- Taliban seek guarantees for talks
- Pakistan blocks US man's release
- Than Shwe 'not on president list'
- Thais guilty of Cambodia spying
- Container ships 'avoiding' Egypt
- US factory output sees rapid rise
- Eurozone jobless rate still 10%
- Government rethinks net blocking
- Egypt protesters use voice tweets
- Last net addresses to be shared
- Picasso muse painting up for sale
- Top Gear sparks Mexico complaints
- Lowry football painting for sale
- Crystal-clear idea for cloaking
- Hadron Collider will run in 2012
- Gut bugs 'can affect behaviour'
- Dogs can sniff out bowel cancer
- Walking 'can boost your memory'
- 'Congo fever' claims another life
- A tale of two censuses
- Farewell to creator of Babe
- John Simpson in Cairo's Tahrir Square
- 'James Bond volcano' erupts again
- Thousands march in Cairo protests
- On a march with Alexandria protesters
- Concern over Russia protest arrests
- Yeltsin statue unveiled by Medvedev
- World's oldest woman dies
- Our town
- Day in pictures
- Super-Brits invasion
- Grammaticas in China
- Rehabilitating Yeltsin
| Mass protest fills central Cairo Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:34 AM PST Egyptian protesters hold a massive rally in the capital, Cairo, as leaders of the movement call on President Mubarak to step down by Friday. |
| Jordan names new PM amid protest Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:51 AM PST King Abdullah of Jordan sacks his government and appoints a new PM charged with carrying out reform, as protests continue. |
| Global 'failure' over cholesterol Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:57 AM PST Most people around the globe with high cholesterol are not getting the treatment they need, claims the largest ever study representing 147m people. |
| Demand for fish hits record high Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:02 AM PST A UN report shows that the global consumption of fish hits a record high, while the status of the world's fish stocks have not improved. |
| Swiss man 'sexually abused 114' Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:07 AM PST A Swiss male care worker confesses to abusing 114 children and disabled adults over three decades, prosecutors say. |
| Irish set for 25 February ballot Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:15 AM PST The Irish Republic is to hold an early general election on 25 February, the country's first national vote since the bail-out. |
| Citigroup takes ownership of EMI Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:50 AM PST Debt-laden UK music company EMI falls into the hands of US banking giant Citigroup after a long period of wrangling. |
| France holds Ben Ali 'family jet' Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:22 AM PST French prosecutors seize a jet said to belong to the family of ousted Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. |
| Switzerland blocks Duvalier funds Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:51 AM PST Swiss bank accounts held by Haiti's ex-leader Jean-Claude Duvalier are blocked as a new law takes effect in Switzerland. |
| Queensland set for 'huge' cyclone Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:25 AM PST Patients are being evacuated from hospitals and tourists are leaving resorts as Cyclone Yasi heads towards northern Queensland. |
| Discovery rolls out to launch pad Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:23 AM PST The US space shuttle Discovery is moved back to its launch pad in preparation for what should be its final mission. |
| Bhutan monk is first to fall foul of anti-smoking law Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:47 AM PST A Buddhist monk is likely to face five years in prison for violating strict anti-smoking laws in the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan. |
| Experts hope this fish may help cure heart failure Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:24 PM PST A UK charity begins major new research to find a cure for heart failure, looking at the example of zebrafish - a species that mends its own heart. |
| Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:45 AM PST Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United are all in action among four Premier League fixtures and a full Championship, League One and League Two programme on a busy night of football. |
| Torres targets goal against Reds Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:34 AM PST New Chelsea signing Fernando Torres is hoping to score against former club Liverpool when the teams meet at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. |
| Vettel quickest in Valencia test Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:16 AM PST World champion Sebastian Vettel lays down a marker for the 2011 season by posting the fastest time on the opening day of testing in Valencia. |
| Millions clog crime map website Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:44 AM PST A new crime-mapping website for England and Wales is experiencing a "temporary problem" as millions log on every hour, the Home Office says. |
| UK to send charter plane to Egypt Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:43 AM PST The Foreign Office is sending a charter aircraft to Egypt to provide additional capacity for Britons who may want to leave the country. |
| Warning over 7/7 bomb ingredient Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:55 AM PST The main ingredient in the bombs used on 7/7 is easier to buy than large numbers of aspirin pills, the coroner at the inquests into the attacks says. |
| BP reports annual loss of $4.9bn Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:46 AM PST The cost of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill pushes BP into its first annual loss since 1992, but the firm restores dividend payments. |
| Street branded most crime-ridden Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:44 AM PST A street in Preston is branded the most crime-ridden in England and Wales by a government website. |
| BA man 'plotted to blow up plane' Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:56 AM PST A British Airways call centre worker plotted with an extremist preacher to blow up an aeroplane bound for the US, a court hears. |
| Woman jailed for 'punch killing' Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:49 AM PST A woman who killed a father-of-two in Glasgow with a single punch is jailed for six years and nine months. |
| Man detained over grounded vessel Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:50 AM PST A man is in police custody in connection with the grounding of a French fishing boat off the west coast of Scotland. |
| 300 jobs posed in energy hub plan Posted: 01 Feb 2011 07:13 AM PST Northern Ireland could be in line for 300 new full-time jobs if a Danish company chooses Belfast as a location to assemble giant wind turbines. |
| Nurse who hit patient loses case Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:03 AM PST A nurse loses his appeal against being struck off the register for slapping a dementia patient and using obscene language. |
| Match day rail strike called off Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:48 AM PST A strike by train drivers on the day of the Six Nations rugby clash between Wales and England at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff has been called off. |
| Couple tied up in house robbery Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:54 AM PST A husband and wife are tied up as cash and jewellery is taken by robbers at their home on Anglesey. |
| Kerry urges Mubarak to step aside Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:20 AM PST Leading US Democratic senator John Kerry calls on Egypt's president to "step aside gracefully" and pledge not to run in this year's election. |
| US braces as winter storm grows Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:18 AM PST The US braces for another onslaught of bitter winter weather as a storm expected to hit a third of the country gathers in the mid-west. |
| Mexico's Slim to invest $8.3bn Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:06 AM PST Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, considered the world's richest man, unveils plans to invest $8.3bn (£5bn) in 19 countries. |
| Tanzania probes mass baby grave Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:56 AM PST Police in Tanzania investigate the discovery of a mass grave in Dar es Salaam containing the bodies of 10 newborn babies. |
| Nigeria's Jonathan seeks one term Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:28 AM PST President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria says he will not seek a second term in office if he wins elections in April. |
| Srebrenica suspect held in France Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:47 AM PST Serbian ex-paramilitary Milorad Momic, suspected of involvement in the Srebrenica massacre in 1995, is arrested in the French Alps. |
| Ireland expels Russian diplomat Posted: 01 Feb 2011 07:28 AM PST Ireland expels a Russian diplomat after it finds Moscow's intelligence service faked Irish passports for Russian spies living in the US. |
| Tunisia protests 'left 200 dead' Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:49 AM PST At least 219 people died during the protests that toppled Tunisia's President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali last month, a UN team says. |
| Taliban seek guarantees for talks Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:51 AM PST Taliban commanders in Afghanistan tell the BBC that they are willing to explore peace talks if their security is guaranteed. |
| Pakistan blocks US man's release Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:19 PM PST A Pakistani court orders the authorities not to free a US citizen arrested for killing two men in Lahore last week and moves to stop him leaving the country. |
| Than Shwe 'not on president list' Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:20 AM PST Burma's new parliament nominates candidates for the posts of president and two vice-presidents - but Than Shwe, the top general, is not on the list. |
| Thais guilty of Cambodia spying Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:10 AM PST A Cambodian court finds two Thai nationalists guilty of espionage, in a case highlighting increasing tensions along the countries' border. |
| Container ships 'avoiding' Egypt Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:44 AM PST The unrest in Egypt leads to some container ships being re-routed as vessels look to bypass Egyptian ports. |
| US factory output sees rapid rise Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:30 AM PST US factory output increased at its fastest pace in seven years last month, the Institute for Supply Management says. |
| Eurozone jobless rate still 10% Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:10 AM PST Unemployment in the eurozone has remained unchanged at 10% in December 2010, official figures show. |
| Government rethinks net blocking Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:10 AM PST The government is to review its plans to block access to sites that infringe copyright. |
| Egypt protesters use voice tweets Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:50 AM PST Google's speak-to-tweet service is letting people use Twitter without the need for an internet connection. |
| Last net addresses to be shared Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:10 AM PST The last five blocks of the current generation of net addresses are about to be handed out, heralding the exhaustion of the entire pool. |
| Picasso muse painting up for sale Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:27 AM PST A portrait of the muse who transformed painter Pablo Picasso's life and art is to go under the hammer at Sotheby's in London next week. |
| Top Gear sparks Mexico complaints Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:43 AM PST Mexico's ambassador in London complains to the BBC over "offensive, xenophobic and humiliating" comments made about his country on Top Gear. |
| Lowry football painting for sale Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:01 AM PST A 1949 painting of a football match, by LS Lowry, is expected to fetch between £3.5m and £4.5m at auction in May. |
| Crystal-clear idea for cloaking Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:56 AM PST Researchers have demonstrated an idea for an invisibility cloak using calcite, a common crystalline material. |
| Hadron Collider will run in 2012 Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:02 AM PST The Large Hadron Collider is to continue operating in 2012 after officials dropped plans for an extended shut down at the end of this year. |
| Gut bugs 'can affect behaviour' Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:39 AM PST The trillions of bacteria in the guts of mammals may have long-ranging effects on brain development and even behaviour, researchers say. |
| Dogs can sniff out bowel cancer Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:34 PM PST A Labrador retriever has sniffed bowel cancer in breath and stool samples during a study in Japan. |
| Walking 'can boost your memory' Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:41 PM PST Walking for 40 minutes a few times a week is enough to preserve memory and keep ageing brains on top form, research shows. |
| 'Congo fever' claims another life Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:02 PM PST A rare deadly virus claims its four victim in India, health officials say. |
| Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:24 AM PST A century ago, a new expanded census was evidence of a government's thirst for knowledge in their efforts to help a population stricken by poverty, bad nutrition and high infant mortality. |
| Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:15 AM PST Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - people of the past month. |
| John Simpson in Cairo's Tahrir Square Posted: 01 Feb 2011 07:30 AM PST Thousands have gathered in the centre of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, amid calls by protest leaders for a million people to rally in support of demands for the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. |
| 'James Bond volcano' erupts again Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:58 AM PST A violent blast from Shinmoedake, a volcano erupting in Kyushu, Japan, has broken windows 8km (five miles) away. |
| Thousands march in Cairo protests Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:59 AM PST Cairo saw hundreds of thousands march as calls for President Hosni Mubarak to step down intensify. |
| On a march with Alexandria protesters Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:43 AM PST Protests in Egypt have not just focused on the capital Cairo. |
| Concern over Russia protest arrests Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:32 PM PST The United States is expressing concern about the way Russia is treating opposition protesters following the arrest of dozens of demonstrators who had been demanding the ousting of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. |
| Yeltsin statue unveiled by Medvedev Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:47 AM PST A statue has been unveiled of Boris Yeltsin to mark the 80th anniversary of his birth. |
| Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:36 PM PST The world's oldest woman, Eunice Sanborn, has died in Texas, US, at the age of 114. |
| Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:58 AM PST Who will 'own' Harlem if African Americans become a minority? |
| Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:55 AM PST Striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:37 AM PST Why are British actors stealing American roles? |
| Posted: 01 Feb 2011 07:22 AM PST Is departing US envoy to Beijing eyeing presidential run? |
| Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:14 AM PST Rethinking the legacy of Russia's former president |
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