Protests spread in Syrian cities |
- Protests spread in Syrian cities
- Japan inquiry into nuclear leak
- Libyan foes stalemate in key town
- Huge rival rallies in tense Yemen
- Zimbabwe MDC minister 'in hiding'
- Canada government in crunch vote
- Australia army in Afghan race row
- India PM makes World Cup overture
- Ten-year term for China activist
- Eurozone bail-out deal is agreed
- BBC closes its Caribbean Service
- The curry spice that could spot explosives
- Stone age find 'kills' Americas settlers theory
- S Africa collapse sees NZ through
- Live - World Track Championships
- Capello admits captaincy mistakes
- Bird coroner critical of delays
- 'Second victim' missing for years
- Irish Guards killed by bomb named
- Nato control on Libya 'days away'
- Rocker's son in court over attack
- Night Stalker jailed for 27 years
- Bayne guilty of Zoe Nelson murder
- 'DNA rapist' monitored for life
- Omagh school wins Ruane challenge
- Odyssey clubs 'won't close early'
- Jones calls for 'end to excuses'
- Council chief leaves to cut costs
- US economy gets upward revision
- Screen icon Taylor laid to rest
- Mexican media in drug war accord
- Brazil police in filmed shooting
- Ivory Coast: 'A million' refugees
- Ugandans to freeze Libyan assets
- BP Russian Arctic venture blocked
- Cameron wants Japan EU trade deal
- Nato to control Libya no-fly zone
- Clashes at Jordanian protest camp
- Gunmen ambush convoy in Pakistan
- India dismisses 14 'fake pilots'
- BBC Chinese shows in Mandarin end
- 'Milkshake murder' woman guilty
- BP Russia deal may still go ahead
- Saab chief goes as losses mount
- Macau's Ho splits gambling empire
- Spam kings sought after takedown
- MySpace loses millions of users
- Microsoft buys old net addresses
- US playwright Lanford Wilson dies
- Africa rhinos face poaching crisis
- Botanic gardens 'invasives' role
- Salmon run helps shape ecosystems
- A garden of the mind
- Why do 90% of schools teach Of Mice and Men?
- Quiz of the week's news
- VIDEO: Nato to take over Libya action 'in days'
- VIDEO: Missile strike: but do the facts add up?
- VIDEO: Cameron: Momentum building in Libya
- VIDEO: Syrian reforms to calm violence
- VIDEO: Snow hampers Japan aid effort
- VIDEO: Ban Ki-moon: Libya action is effective
- VIDEO: Another bail-out looms at EU summit
- VIDEO: Elizabeth Taylor laid to rest
- About time
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| Protests spread in Syrian cities Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:40 AM PDT Protests are reported in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and other cities, with fresh reports of gunfire in the protest hub of Deraa. |
| Japan inquiry into nuclear leak Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:15 AM PDT An investigation is under way in Japan to establish the source of the radiation leak at the quake-hit nuclear plant, which left two workers in hospital. |
| Libyan foes stalemate in key town Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:24 AM PDT Libya rebels are in a tense standoff with government forces in Ajdabiya, after a night of bombing by French and British jets in the eastern town. |
| Huge rival rallies in tense Yemen Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:31 AM PDT Tens of thousands of people gather in Yemen's capital Sanaa for rival rallies, a week after some 50 people were shot dead at a protest. |
| Zimbabwe MDC minister 'in hiding' Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:01 AM PDT One of the ministers in charge of Zimbabwe's police tells the BBC she is in hiding for fear she would be arrested as part of a Zanu-PF plot against the MDC. |
| Canada government in crunch vote Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:59 AM PDT The Canadian parliament begins debate on a no-confidence motion expected to topple the Conservative government and trigger a May election. |
| Australia army in Afghan race row Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:10 AM PDT Australia launches an investigation into racist videos and comments allegedly posted on social networking site Facebook by troops serving in Afghanistan. |
| India PM makes World Cup overture Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:26 AM PDT India's prime minister invites Pakistan's leaders to join him for the cricket World Cup clash between the South Asian rivals to be hosted in India next week. |
| Ten-year term for China activist Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:18 AM PDT Chinese veteran democracy activist Liu Xianbin is sentenced to 10 years in prison for inciting subversion of state power. |
| Eurozone bail-out deal is agreed Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:25 AM PDT European leaders agree a restructuring of a financial bail-out fund, but concerns about Portugal intensify. |
| BBC closes its Caribbean Service Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:05 AM PDT The BBC Caribbean Service broadcasts for the final time, one of several World Service language services closed because of budget cuts. |
| The curry spice that could spot explosives Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:07 PM PDT Curcumin, a molecule already known for its powerful medicinal properties, could also work as a detector for common explosives, research indicates. |
| Stone age find 'kills' Americas settlers theory Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:58 PM PDT Archaeologists unearth thousands of stone tools in North America they say predate the technology widely assumed to have been carried by the first settlers. |
| S Africa collapse sees NZ through Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:07 AM PDT New Zealand beat South Africa by 49 runs to reach the World Cup semi-finals following a dramatic collapse from the Proteas. |
| Live - World Track Championships Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:00 AM PDT British duo Sir Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny compete in the men's sprint, while Victoria Pendleton is among the women's qualifiers on day three in Apeldoorn. |
| Capello admits captaincy mistakes Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:36 AM PDT England boss Fabio Capello admits he made mistakes over the captaincy issue and that he has still not spoken to former skipper Rio Ferdinand. |
| Bird coroner critical of delays Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:23 AM PDT The coroner in the Derrick Bird gun rampage inquest criticises a policy which delayed ambulance crews, as verdicts are returned on Bird's 12 victims. |
| 'Second victim' missing for years Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:17 AM PDT Detectives investigating the murder of Sian O'Callaghan are searching for the body of another person who went missing "several years ago". |
| Irish Guards killed by bomb named Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:05 AM PDT Maj Matthew Collins and L/Sgt Mark Burgan, both of 1st Battalion Irish Guards, died on Wednesday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb. |
| Nato control on Libya 'days away' Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:46 AM PDT Foreign Secretary William Hague says Nato will be able to take control of the entire military operation in Libya "within days". |
| Rocker's son in court over attack Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:11 AM PDT Charlie Gilmour, son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, appears in court over an attack on a convoy of cars containing Prince Charles. |
| Night Stalker jailed for 27 years Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:39 AM PDT Night Stalker rapist Delroy Grant, who carried out a series of sex attacks on elderly people, is jailed for 27 years. |
| Bayne guilty of Zoe Nelson murder Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:39 AM PDT A man is found guilty of murdering 17-year-old Zoe Nelson and burning her body in woods in North Lanarkshire. |
| 'DNA rapist' monitored for life Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:47 AM PDT A rapist who was snared through his twin brother's DNA is jailed for a minimum of six years and four months and will be monitored for life. |
| Omagh school wins Ruane challenge Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:20 AM PDT A decision by the Education Minister not to fund a £15m new school for Loreto Grammar in Omagh was "an abuse of power", the High Court has ruled. |
| Odyssey clubs 'won't close early' Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:00 AM PDT Club owners at Belfast's Odyssey complex will not close early for the next two Sunday nights, despite a police recommendation after clashes last weekend. |
| Jones calls for 'end to excuses' Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:58 AM PDT Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones calls for an end to 12 years of "excuses" under Labour as he pledges to fight May's assembly election on the economy and education. |
| Council chief leaves to cut costs Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:54 AM PDT Blaenau Gwent Council's chief executive is to leave his job as part of an ongoing review to reduce senior management costs. |
| US economy gets upward revision Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:45 AM PDT US economy grows faster than first thought in the final months of 2010, according to the Commerce Department. |
| Screen icon Taylor laid to rest Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:23 AM PDT Dame Elizabeth Taylor's funeral takes place outside Los Angeles - starting late on her own orders - a day after her death at the age of 79. |
| Mexican media in drug war accord Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:30 PM PDT Mexican media organisations agree common guidelines on how to report the country's drug-related violence. |
| Brazil police in filmed shooting Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:34 PM PDT Brazilian prosecutors arrest five police officers after a video showed some of them apparently shooting a 14-year-old boy. |
| Ivory Coast: 'A million' refugees Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:54 AM PDT Up to one million people may have fled their homes because of violence following Ivory Coast's disputed elections, the UN refugee agency says. |
| Ugandans to freeze Libyan assets Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:37 AM PDT Uganda will freeze Libyan assets worth $375m (£230m), mainly in the telecommunications, hotel, banking and oil sectors, the government says. |
| BP Russian Arctic venture blocked Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:46 AM PDT Russian shareholders of oil joint venture TNK-BP succeed in blocking BP's Arctic exploration deal with state-owned Rosneft. |
| Cameron wants Japan EU trade deal Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:49 AM PDT The European Union should offer Japan a free trade deal to help it recover from the tsunami, UK Prime Minister David Cameron says. |
| Nato to control Libya no-fly zone Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:59 AM PDT Nato says it will take command of the no-fly zone over Libya, and may assume broader control of the international military operation in the coming days. |
| Clashes at Jordanian protest camp Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:29 PM PDT Supporters of Jordan's government clash with protesters setting up a camp in the capital Amman to demand political reforms. |
| Gunmen ambush convoy in Pakistan Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:05 AM PDT At least eight people are dead and 15 kidnapped in north-west Pakistan after gunmen attacked a convoy of Shia Muslims who recently struck a peace deal with the local Taliban. |
| India dismisses 14 'fake pilots' Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:11 AM PDT The licences of 14 pilots are revoked by India's aviation authorities for allegedly faking their documents, the latest in a series of scandals involving Indian airline pilots. |
| BBC Chinese shows in Mandarin end Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:07 AM PDT The BBC Chinese Service makes its final radio broadcast in Mandarin after nearly 70 years - a casualty of the BBC World Service spending cuts. |
| 'Milkshake murder' woman guilty Posted: 25 Mar 2011 01:52 AM PDT The retrial of American Nancy Kissel in Hong Kong finds her guilty of murdering her husband in 2003 by lacing his milkshake with a sedative and beating him to death. |
| BP Russia deal may still go ahead Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:59 AM PDT The chairman of Russian energy giant Rosneft says he wants to push ahead with his company's alliance with BP. |
| Saab chief goes as losses mount Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:05 AM PDT Saab reports a loss of 218m euros and announces the departure of chief executive Jan Ake Jonsson. |
| Macau's Ho splits gambling empire Posted: 24 Mar 2011 07:01 PM PDT Macau gambling billionaire Stanley Ho gives up almost all his share in the casino empire he built up over five decades. |
| Spam kings sought after takedown Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:41 AM PDT After the dismantling of the world's biggest spam network, investigators seek who was behind the Rustock botnet. |
| MySpace loses millions of users Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:39 AM PDT 10 million users have abandoned MySpace in a month, according to tech industry analysts comScore. |
| Microsoft buys old net addresses Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:59 AM PDT Microsoft has offered to pay $7.5m (£4.7m) for net addresses from bankrupt telecoms firm Nortel. |
| US playwright Lanford Wilson dies Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:44 AM PDT Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson, best known for such plays as Burn This and Fifth of July, dies aged 73. |
| Africa rhinos face poaching crisis Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:47 AM PDT Rhino populations in Africa are facing the "worst poaching crisis for decades" as more than 800 are killed in the past three years, say conservationists. |
| Botanic gardens 'invasives' role Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:48 AM PDT Evidence suggests that botanic gardens play a part in the spread of invasive alien species, which have escaped from collections, a study concludes. |
| Salmon run helps shape ecosystems Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:51 PM PDT Pacific salmon plays an important role in providing nutrients to part of the world's largest old-growth temperate rainforest, a study shows. |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:32 AM PDT Gardening shows are well and good, but amateur horticulturalists are pursuing a lofty ideal, creating a green space that stimulates emotions, writes Phil Gates. |
| Why do 90% of schools teach Of Mice and Men? Posted: 25 Mar 2011 01:59 AM PDT UK Education Secretary Michael Gove has again noted that the vast majority of school children study John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men. Why? |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:16 PM PDT The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions - plus the Weekly Bonus Question. |
| VIDEO: Nato to take over Libya action 'in days' Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:23 AM PDT Nato will be in complete charge of operations over Libya in the next few days according to the Foreign Secretary, William Hague. |
| VIDEO: Missile strike: but do the facts add up? Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:22 AM PDT Colonel Gaddafi's forces have claimed many civilians have been killed by the coalition forces imposing a no-fly zone over the skies of Libya. |
| VIDEO: Cameron: Momentum building in Libya Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:42 AM PDT British prime minister, David Cameron, attended an EU summit in Brussels where he told reporters the coalition were protecting civilians. |
| VIDEO: Syrian reforms to calm violence Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:18 AM PDT Syria's government announces a series of reforms, aimed at quelling rising unrest in the country's south. |
| VIDEO: Snow hampers Japan aid effort Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:05 AM PDT The devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan two weeks ago have left the town of Otsuchi in north east of the country devastated. |
| VIDEO: Ban Ki-moon: Libya action is effective Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:53 AM PDT UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the UN-mandated military operation was proving effective in protecting civilians, telling the BBC that he believed it would prevail over Col Gaddafi's forces. |
| VIDEO: Another bail-out looms at EU summit Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:05 PM PDT A European Union summit has started in Brussels a day after the collapse of the Portuguese government raised the prospect of another crisis within the eurozone. |
| VIDEO: Elizabeth Taylor laid to rest Posted: 25 Mar 2011 01:26 AM PDT The funeral of Elizabeth Taylor has taken place just outside Los Angeles. |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:04 PM PDT Inside the bizarre world of time zones |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:56 AM PDT US states hope online gambling will cure their budget blues |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:04 PM PDT Which 'macho' country is outlawing sexist language? |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:14 AM PDT A selection of striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:34 AM PDT Overseas film-makers redouble efforts to woo Chinese audience |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:31 AM PDT Is Bradley Manning being mistreated before Wikileaks trial? |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:25 AM PDT Why do men shout at women in the street? |
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