Friday, February 25, 2011

Tripoli protesters 'under fire'

Tripoli protesters 'under fire'


Tripoli protesters 'under fire'

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:51 AM PST

Anti-government protesters in Tripoli come under heavy gunfire, latest reports say, as Libyan TV shows Colonel Gaddafi addressing a large crowd.

Deadly demonstrations rock Iraq

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:58 AM PST

More than nine people are killed in Iraq as anti-government demonstrations are held in several cities as part of a so-called day of rage.

Dior suspends 'race row' Galliano

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:07 AM PST

Fashion house Dior suspends British designer John Galliano over claims he racially abused a couple in a Paris restaurant.

'New data' on Iran's nuclear plan

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:35 AM PST

The UN's nuclear watchdog says it has new information on "possible military dimensions" to Iran nuclear development programme.

Thailand probes baby sales ring

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:14 AM PST

Thai police investigate a trafficking ring in which Vietnamese women gave birth to babies for subsequent sale - some reportedly against their will.

Ivory Coast unrest spreads north

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:16 AM PST

Ivory Coast rebels take the town of Zouan-Hounien in the west, as the UN warns that the country may be heading towards civil war.

Afghan Kunar probe accuses Nato

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:46 PM PST

Afghan government investigators say 65 civilians, including 50 women and children, died in a Nato operation last week - a charge Nato denies.

Irish vote after massive bail-out

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:53 AM PST

Polls open in the Republic of Ireland, the first eurozone state to hold a general election following a financial bail-out.

Mud volcano flow to last 26 years

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:14 AM PST

The world's largest mud volcano, which left 13,000 families in Indonesia homeless, is likely to continue erupting for another 26 years, estimate researchers.

LinkedIn hit as China clamps down

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:20 AM PST

Access to business networking site LinkedIn has been blocked in some parts of China, the company says.

Stress does not stop IVF success

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 05:35 PM PST

Women who are stressed while undergoing fertility treatment have the same chances of becoming pregnant as those who are not feeling stressed according to a study

How a sabretooth cat 'bit down'

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:14 AM PST

An analysis of sabretoothed cat's jaws has shown how it evolved to cope with its enormous canine teeth.

Fox lived high life in London skyscraper

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:53 AM PST

A fox is discovered living at the top of the UK's tallest building.

Holders Australia see off Kiwis

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:21 AM PST

Holders Australia make it 31 matches unbeaten in World Cups as they thrash New Zealand by seven wickets in their Group A match in Nagpur.

Glazers again deny Man Utd sale

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:35 AM PST

The Glazer family again denies rumoured plans to sell Manchester United to Qatar as the football club reveals strong sales.

Djokovic to play Federer in Dubai

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:41 AM PST

Novak Djokovic will face Roger Federer in Saturday's Dubai Championships final after both were victorious on Friday.

Economy shrinks more than thought

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:55 AM PST

The UK economy shrank by more than first thought in the last quarter of 2010, contracting by 0.6%, revised figures show.

PM pledge on last Libya Britons

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:38 AM PST

Prime Minister David Cameron has said the government "will do everything it can" to evacuate safely up to 500 Britons remaining in Libya.

Hacker told to provide evidence

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:00 AM PST

A former private detective convicted of phone hacking for the News of the World must disclose who else was involved, a judge rules.

Search for NZ earthquake Britons

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:48 AM PST

The search is continuing for two missing Britons after an earthquake devastated the city of Christchurch in New Zealand.

Wife killer given life sentence

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:59 AM PST

A retired businessman is jailed for life after killing his wife by stabbing her 23 times in Worcestershire.

Attacker faces jail for 1988 rape

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:44 AM PST

A sex attacker who raped a teenage waitress at knifepoint more than 20 years ago is facing jail after the case was reviewed.

Royal couple's Scots 'homecoming'

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:58 AM PST

Prince William and fiancee Kate Middleton visit the university where they met, and say it feels "like coming home".

Police release dead girl's name

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:29 AM PST

A young girl who was found dead in the grounds of Raigmore hospital in Inverness is named by police.

Father of slurry death son speaks

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:59 AM PST

The father of a man who died after a farm accident said he hopes lessons will be learnt by other agricultural contractors.

Bank seeks £90m from developer

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:11 AM PST

A County Down property developer is pursued by Anglo Irish Bank for personal debts of almost £90m, the BBC learns.

Man, 46, charged with city murder

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:54 AM PST

Police charge a man with murdering a Cardiff man after an incident at a flat last weekend.

Obesity 'behind Caesareans rise'

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:26 AM PST

Obesity is a major factor behind an increase in the number of women giving birth by Caesarean section in Wales say clinicians.

US growth estimate revised down

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:24 AM PST

The US Department of Commerce unexpectedly cuts its estimate of fourth- quarter growth to 2.8%, from 3.2% previously.

Saudi terror suspect in US court

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:18 AM PST

A Saudi student charged with plotting to make a weapon of mass destruction and target several locations in the US appears in a Texas court.

Juarez cartel boss shot in Mexico

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 06:09 PM PST

One of the alleged leaders of Mexico's Juarez drug cartel, Luis Humberto Peralta Hernandez, is killed in a shoot-out with police, officials say.

S Korea charges Somali 'pirates'

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:42 AM PST

Five Somali men suspected of hijacking a South Korean cargo ship in the Arabian Sea face attempted murder charges.

PM backs Libya 'war crimes' probe

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:32 AM PST

David Cameron says the UK is pressing for an investigation into whether the Libyan regime has committed "war crimes" during its crackdown on popular protests.

Italy holds 'Pope hate' suspects

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:04 AM PST

Six Moroccan men are arrested in northern Italy on suspicion of seeking to incite hatred of Pope Benedict among Muslims.

Bahrain protesters demand reforms

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:24 AM PST

Tens of thousands of Bahrainis gather in the capital Manama to demand political reform in the 12th straight day of protests.

Jordan sees biggest reform rally

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:29 AM PST

Some 6,000 Jordanians have taken to the streets of Amman, in the largest of eight weekly pro-democracy protests.

India in populist railway budget

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:53 AM PST

Indian railway minister Mamata Banerjee unveils a fares freeze as her party seeks to win state elections in West Bengal.

Tainted drip 'kills India women'

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:57 PM PST

Indian health authorities investigate allegations that contaminated intravenous fluid has killed 13 pregnant women at a government hospital.

No survivors as NZ search goes on

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:36 AM PST

Rescue workers in Christchurch find no survivors during another day of searching in the city, as the slow process of identifying the dead begins.

China culls death penalty crimes

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:01 AM PST

China remove 13 economic offences from the list of 68 crimes punishable by death and bans the death penalty for over-75s.

Supply talk eases oil price surge

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:25 AM PST

Oil prices retreat after reports suggest Saudi Arabia has increased production to offset shortages caused by unrest in Libya.

China's Huawei invites US probe

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:24 PM PST

Huawei asks US authorities to investigate its operations after a takeover bid was halted on security concerns.

Lloyds sees £2.21bn annual profit

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:25 AM PST

Lloyds Banking Group returns to profit for the first time since it was bailed out by the government during the financial crisis.

Alan Turing papers saved for UK

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:03 PM PST

A last minute donation from the National Heritage Memorial Fund saves the papers of the computing genius Alan Turing for the nation.

Morgan answers US show criticism

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:31 AM PST

Piers Morgan responds to criticism from his predecessor, Larry King, that he is not "dangerous" enough on his much-hyped US talk show.

In pictures: Motown legacy gig

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:53 AM PST

Stars including Seal, Jamie Foxx and Nick Jonas performed at a concert held at The White House to celebrate the legacy of record label Motown Records.

Queen stars launch 'moving' show

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:59 AM PST

Queen stars Roger Taylor and Brian May open a new London exhibition of memorabilia to mark the band's 40th anniversary, and call the experience "moving".

Gassy galaxies defy dark matter

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:25 AM PST

An unpopular theory that modifies gravity appears to outperform the theory that invokes dark matter, in studies of galaxies with few stars and lots of gas.

All clear for weather satellites

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:32 AM PST

European nations press ahead with their 3.4bn-euro (£2.9bn) project to build a next-generation weather satellite system.

Discovery sets out on last voyage

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 02:06 PM PST

The US shuttle Discovery blasts off from the Kennedy Space Center on a historic final mission before retirement.

Mouse heart 're-grows when cut'

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:13 AM PST

Scientists in the United States say newborn mice can re-grow their own hearts after sustaining significant damage.

Libya unrest: Eyewitness accounts

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:03 AM PST

Two residents describe dramatic events in Tripoli today.

Bahrain unrest: 'Hope and fear'

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:27 AM PST

Demonstrations are due to take place in Bahrain as anti-government protests continue. BBC News website readers in Bahrain give their reaction.

Iran protests: Your views

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:19 AM PST

A selection of footage and comments from YouTube and Twitter users in Iran.

Reconstructing Jim Davidson

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:03 AM PST

Jim Davidson, starring as a bigoted comic in a new play he has written, has apologised for any offence his humour might have caused in the past. So would it be possible for such a controversial figure to make a comeback?

How much red meat should we eat?

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:15 AM PST

Red meat lovers have been warned to cut down their intake by the government. So just how much red and processed meat should we consume?

Quiz of the week's news

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:11 PM PST

The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions - plus the Weekly Bonus Question.

VIDEO: Gaddafi's former minister speaks out

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:06 AM PST

Former Libyan interior minister Abdul Fatah Yunes, who resigned on Wednesday, speaks exclusively to the BBC's John Simpson.

AUDIO: Tripoli resident:'Sky raining with bullets'

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:59 AM PST

An anonymous Libyan man tells a BBC reporter via Skype that he witnessed several people being shot dead near a mosque after Friday prayers.

VIDEO: Gadaffi calls on loyalists in Tripoli

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:17 AM PST

Gadaffi calls on loyalists in Tripoli as anti government demonstrations take to the streets in the outskirts.

VIDEO: NZ quake woman weds after rescue

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:52 AM PST

A New Zealand woman has got married just days after being rescued from her collapsed office block in the 6.3-magnitude earthquake

VIDEO: President Obama hosts Motown concert

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:38 AM PST

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a tribute to Motown on Thursday, which saw stars Stevie Wonder and Jamie Foxx perform at the White House.

VIDEO: Deep cracks near NZ quake's epicentre

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:02 PM PST

The BBC's Rachel Harvey has been to see how people living outside of Christchurch, near the epicentre of Tuesday's earthquake, are coping.

VIDEO: Secrets of success: How to win an Oscar

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:57 PM PST

Charles Gant, film editor for Heat Magazine, explains how to win an Oscar.

VIDEO: Guantanamo detainee speaks out

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:25 AM PST

A former Guantanamo Bay detainee says he is still fighting for his freedom more than two years after his release.

Gaping hole

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:12 AM PST

House smashed by boulder at New Zealand quake epicentre

It's quiz time

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 04:11 PM PST

Which foreign dignitary missed out on a royal invite?

Day in pictures

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:18 AM PST

Eye-catching images from around the world

Cattle country

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:28 AM PST

New Sudan border worries farmers in land where the cow is king

Making tracks

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST

Grand Prix circuits are having to raise their game

Two men on a sledge

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:39 AM PST

Team GB on the slide at an alcohol-fuelled world championship

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