'Refugee crisis' on Libya's west border |
- 'Refugee crisis' on Libya's west border
- German defence minister resigns
- Tehran police break up protests
- Galliano sacked by fashion label
- Men to die for India train fire
- EU looking to stop fish discards
- Tunisia legalises Islamist group
- NZ falls silent in quake memorial
- Cuba's mass lay-off plan held up
- EU gender case hits insurance costs
- Soft drinks 'blood pressure risk'
- Holy smoke: Sadhus banned from selling dope
- 'Time capsules' found after statue toppled by NZ quake
- Live - Tuesday football
- Chelsea v Manchester United
- Malinga hat-trick hammers Kenya
- Bird 'shot twin brother 11 times'
- Fire boss wants safety law change
- UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
- MoD sets out first posts to go
- Mother denies murdering children
- Independent watchers at cuts demo
- Woman in court over child murder
- Ruling paves way for jail appeals
- Stewart jury sent out Wednesday
- Concerns over water crisis posts
- £1bn rail electrification backed
- Agency heralds neighbour eviction
- Clinton: Libya may face civil war
- Hollywood star Jane Russell dies
- Venezuelan union leader jailed
- Aid spending 'shows compassion'
- Conflict 'robs 28m of education'
- Greece migrants taken to hospital
- Belarus KGB 'tortured' protesters
- Thousands back on Yemen streets
- Gaddafi 'exam cheat' under review
- Fury over Pakistan oil price rise
- Cameron pledges Afghan friendship
- Baidu put on US pirate-goods list
- Reporters 'must work with China'
- Oil price rise 'poses risk' to US
- Pearson says Libyan shares frozen
- Electric Rolls to ‘change habits’
- PS3 imports banned in patent row
- Google to restore missing Gmails
- Ad watchdog to monitor web words
- Oscar US TV ratings drop by 10%
- Fela musical to travel to Nigeria
- Desert Island Discs to go online
- Most powerful microscope unveiled
- Life origins clue from meteorite
- New prostate test 'twice as good'
- Male depression 'set to increase'
- Patients wrongly named diabetic
- Libya unrest: Eyewitness accounts
- Gaddafi interview: Libyans react
- Why is King John the classic villain?
- Why does the UK give India aid?
- Kinky Granny among those who passed
- VIDEO: Benghazi: 'On the road to victory'
- VIDEO: Inside a Libyan arms depot
- VIDEO: NZ observes two minute silence
- VIDEO: Rolls-Royce launches electric car
- VIDEO: Russell: The 'brunette bombshell'
- Spinning the Mid-East
- Day in pictures
- In pictures
- Hidden treasure
- End of the line
- Parched crops
| 'Refugee crisis' on Libya's west border Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:40 AM PST The situation on Libya's border with Tunisia reaches crisis point as thousands of foreigners flee unrest, the UN says. |
| German defence minister resigns Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:23 AM PST German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg steps down after he was found to have copied large parts of his university doctorate. |
| Tehran police break up protests Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:58 AM PST Iran security forces fire tear gas to break up demonstrations by opposition supporters in the capital Tehran. |
| Galliano sacked by fashion label Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:17 AM PST Fashion designer John Galliano is sacked by fashion house Dior following alleged anti-Semitic comments he made last week. |
| Men to die for India train fire Posted: 01 Mar 2011 01:14 AM PST Eleven men are sentenced to death for setting fire to a passenger train in the Indian town of Godhra in 2002, killing dozens of Hindu pilgrims. |
| EU looking to stop fish discards Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:03 AM PST The European Commission is unveiling proposals to end wasteful discarding of fish, amid differing ideas about what should replace it. |
| Tunisia legalises Islamist group Posted: 01 Mar 2011 06:56 AM PST Tunisia allows banned Islamist group Ennahda to stand in the next elections, amid more resignations from the fragile interim government. |
| NZ falls silent in quake memorial Posted: 28 Feb 2011 10:32 PM PST New Zealand holds a two-minute silence exactly a week after the Christchurch earthquake, as officials say the death toll could be as high as 240. |
| Cuba's mass lay-off plan held up Posted: 01 Mar 2011 02:33 AM PST Cuban President Raul Castro admits plans to make some 500,000 state workers redundant by the end of March are behind schedule. |
| EU gender case hits insurance costs Posted: 01 Mar 2011 07:18 AM PST Women are set to pay higher car insurance premiums and men will get smaller pensions following a European Court of Justice ruling. |
| Soft drinks 'blood pressure risk' Posted: 28 Feb 2011 11:55 PM PST Drinking too many sugary beverages like sweetened fruit drinks appears to raise the risk of high blood pressure, experts are warning. |
| Holy smoke: Sadhus banned from selling dope Posted: 01 Mar 2011 06:11 AM PST Thousands of sadhus - or holy men - are banned from selling cannabis to festival-goers at an ancient temple in Nepal. |
| 'Time capsules' found after statue toppled by NZ quake Posted: 01 Mar 2011 02:20 AM PST Rescuers working in the quake-hit ruins of Christchurch cathedral unearth two items in the base of a statue which they believe could contain documents dating back decades. |
| Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:29 AM PST Champions Chelsea entertain leaders Manchester United in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge, while Everton host Reading in the fifth round of the FA Cup. |
| Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:53 AM PST Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's Premier League clash between Chelsea and Manchester United. |
| Malinga hat-trick hammers Kenya Posted: 01 Mar 2011 06:34 AM PST Pace bowler Lasith Malinga claims six wickets - including a hat-trick - as Sri Lanka ease to a comfortable nine-wicket victory over Kenya in Group A. |
| Bird 'shot twin brother 11 times' Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:53 AM PST Gunman killer Derrick Bird shot his twin brother 11 times with a rifle after confronting him in his bedroom, an inquest hears. |
| Fire boss wants safety law change Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:39 AM PST The head of Scotland's largest fire brigade claims health and safety law is preventing firefighters from saving lives. |
| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:34 AM PST A British soldier from the Royal Army Veterinary Corps has been killed in a gunfight in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says. |
| MoD sets out first posts to go Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:30 AM PST The Ministry of Defence sets out details of who will be made redundant in the first wave of defence cuts. |
| Mother denies murdering children Posted: 01 Mar 2011 07:50 AM PST A mother pleads not guilty to murdering her two young children, whose bodies were found in the boot of a car in East Sussex. |
| Independent watchers at cuts demo Posted: 01 Mar 2011 06:01 AM PST Human rights group Liberty is asked to independently monitor a march in London against spending cuts. |
| Woman in court over child murder Posted: 01 Mar 2011 07:44 AM PST A woman appears in court accused of murdering her 23-month-old son, concealing his body and pretending that he was still alive. |
| Ruling paves way for jail appeals Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:29 AM PST A landmark legal ruling clears the way for serious criminals to challenge the length of time they must spend in prison. |
| Stewart jury sent out Wednesday Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:10 AM PST The judge in the Hazel Stewart trial tells the jury he will be sending them out to consider their verdict on Wednesday morning. |
| Concerns over water crisis posts Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:07 AM PST Concerns about the role of two people investigating the Christmas water crisis are raised by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. |
| £1bn rail electrification backed Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:56 AM PST The UK government is to press ahead with electrifying the main train line between London and south Wales, but only as far as Cardiff. |
| Agency heralds neighbour eviction Posted: 01 Mar 2011 07:35 AM PST A housing association says "justice has been done" after a nuisance neighbour finally faces eviction after an 18 year battle. |
| Clinton: Libya may face civil war Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:23 AM PST Libya could become a peaceful democracy or face protracted civil war in the years ahead, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tells US lawmakers. |
| Hollywood star Jane Russell dies Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:54 PM PST Actress Jane Russell, the Hollywood sex symbol who starred in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Marilyn Monroe, dies at the age of 89. |
| Venezuelan union leader jailed Posted: 28 Feb 2011 06:19 PM PST A Venezuelan trade union leader is jailed for seven years over a strike at the state iron ore mining company in 2009. |
| Aid spending 'shows compassion' Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:22 AM PST The government says its overhaul of spending on aid is compassionate, as it will mean more help for the world's poorest people. |
| Conflict 'robs 28m of education' Posted: 01 Mar 2011 03:59 AM PST Warfare is stopping 28 million children worldwide from receiving an education, with DR Congo one of the worst-affected places, the UN says. |
| Greece migrants taken to hospital Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:44 AM PST Up to 50 migrants are being given hospital treatment, five weeks after going on hunger strike in Greece. |
| Belarus KGB 'tortured' protesters Posted: 01 Mar 2011 02:06 AM PST A former opposition candidate in the Belarus presidential election alleges he suffered human rights abuses in detention. |
| Thousands back on Yemen streets Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:55 AM PST Tens of thousands return to the streets of Sanaa, as Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh blames the US and Israel for ongoing unrest. |
| Gaddafi 'exam cheat' under review Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:13 AM PST The London School of Economics has confirmed it is investigating allegations that Colonel Gaddafi's son plagiarised his PhD thesis. |
| Fury over Pakistan oil price rise Posted: 01 Mar 2011 03:40 AM PST Pakistan increases fuel prices by almost 10%, sparking an outcry from political groups. |
| Cameron pledges Afghan friendship Posted: 01 Mar 2011 06:46 AM PST Britain is an "all-weather friend" to Afghanistan and will remain involved in the country after troops leave in 2015, David Cameron says. |
| Baidu put on US pirate-goods list Posted: 28 Feb 2011 10:42 PM PST The US puts China's top search engine Baidu on a list of "notorious markets" for counterfeit and pirated goods. |
| Reporters 'must work with China' Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:19 AM PST China's Foreign Ministry tells journalists to "co-operate" with police, after several reporters were roughed up during a crack-down on calls for anti-government protests. |
| Oil price rise 'poses risk' to US Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:46 AM PST The length of time that oil prices remain high will be significant for the US economy, US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says. |
| Pearson says Libyan shares frozen Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:01 AM PST Pearson says the stake in the publishing group held by Libya's sovereign wealth fund has been frozen as governments block Libyan assets. |
| Electric Rolls to ‘change habits’ Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:04 AM PST Rolls-Royce unveils its electric car at the Geneva motor show, describing it as "a market research project". |
| PS3 imports banned in patent row Posted: 01 Mar 2011 05:36 AM PST LG has won the right for a temporary ban on the import of PlayStation 3s in an ongoing patent row with Sony. |
| Google to restore missing Gmails Posted: 01 Mar 2011 02:04 AM PST The search giant apologises to customers who 'lost' Gmails, saying they would be 'back soon'. |
| Ad watchdog to monitor web words Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:01 PM PST How companies talk about themselves on Twitter feeds or Facebook profiles are to be policed like adverts. |
| Oscar US TV ratings drop by 10% Posted: 01 Mar 2011 02:16 AM PST More than 37 million Americans tuned into the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, down 10% on the previous year. |
| Fela musical to travel to Nigeria Posted: 01 Mar 2011 03:30 AM PST An award-winning stage musical about the life of the late Nigerian musician Fela Kuti is to be staged in his home country for the first time. |
| Desert Island Discs to go online Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:18 AM PST A downloadable online archive of more than 500 episodes of BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs is to be launched next month. |
| Most powerful microscope unveiled Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:38 AM PST A record-breaking optical microscope is demonstrated by UK researchers who used tiny glass beads to cheat the normal rules of light. |
| Life origins clue from meteorite Posted: 28 Feb 2011 06:13 PM PST A meteorite found in Antarctica could lend weight to the argument that life on Earth might have been kick-started from space. |
| New prostate test 'twice as good' Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:34 AM PST A new test for prostate cancer may be more reliable and accurate, claim researchers. |
| Male depression 'set to increase' Posted: 01 Mar 2011 03:57 AM PST Psychiatrists have warned that the number of men with depression could rise because of changes in Western society. |
| Patients wrongly named diabetic Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:45 AM PST Around 100,000 people in England may have been incorrectly diagnosed with diabetes, an audit of GP patient records suggests. |
| Libya unrest: Eyewitness accounts Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:31 AM PST Three people in Libya describe the latest situation in their towns. |
| Gaddafi interview: Libyans react Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:03 AM PST BBC News website readers sent us their reaction to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's interview. |
| Why is King John the classic villain? Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:16 AM PST A new film about King John shows him as a cruel tyrant. But does he deserve to be the pantomime villain of English monarchs? |
| Why does the UK give India aid? Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:52 AM PST Why does a nuclear power with its own space programme need British money? |
| Kinky Granny among those who passed Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:21 AM PST Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - people of the past month. |
| VIDEO: Benghazi: 'On the road to victory' Posted: 01 Mar 2011 07:08 AM PST The Libyan city of Benghazi in the east of the country has been under the control of the anti-government movement since the first week of the uprising. |
| VIDEO: Inside a Libyan arms depot Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:58 AM PST Libyans hope for no-fly zone after air force planes were sent to attack ammunition depots in the eastern town of Ajdabiya |
| VIDEO: NZ observes two minute silence Posted: 28 Feb 2011 10:55 PM PST New Zealand observes two minutes silence in memory of those who died in last week's earthquake. |
| VIDEO: Rolls-Royce launches electric car Posted: 01 Mar 2011 03:11 AM PST Rolls Royce unveils its first electric powered vehicle, but is the company really committed to an eco-friendly future? |
| VIDEO: Russell: The 'brunette bombshell' Posted: 28 Feb 2011 10:31 PM PST Actress Jane Russell has died at the age of 89. |
| Posted: 01 Mar 2011 07:41 AM PST Arab states look to London for public relations facelift |
| Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:04 AM PST Striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 01 Mar 2011 03:49 AM PST A look back at images of the late Hollywood star Jane Russell |
| Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:55 AM PST How priceless Afghan gold was kept from warlords and the Taliban |
| Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:43 PM PST Has technology brought human evolution to a juddering halt? |
| Posted: 01 Mar 2011 02:24 AM PST Impact of China's severe drought may be felt worldwide |
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