World court probes Gaddafi's 'crimes' |
- World court probes Gaddafi's 'crimes'
- Ivorian women 'shot during march'
- Egypt's prime minister steps down
- Bomb blast targets Nigeria rally
- India anti-graft chief forced out
- Terror focus in Frankfurt inquiry
- Global food prices hit new record
- US boy held after parents shot
- Pope rejects Jewish guilt concept
- Pakistan mourns murdered minister
- BSkyB takeover gets green light
- 'Drugged-cake burglar' arrested in Paris
- Sci-fi 'tractor beams' could really work, scientists say
- Vienna ball for Berlusconi belly-dancer Ruby
- Ferguson charged over ref remarks
- Ecclestone reveals Bahrain plan
- Pakistan edge past plucky Canada
- Government defends BSkyB takeover
- UK flights rescue Libya refugees
- Migrants to gain benefit rights
- Cabbie 'was Night Stalker rapist'
- Cut up victims 'thrown in canals'
- Neville's eco-house gets go ahead
- Summit to tackle Old Firm 'shame'
- Huge crane squeezes under bridges
- NI Water ill prepared for crisis
- Gun attack 'was act of madness'
- Cleared crash mother's criticism
- No deal after Arriva rail talks
- US, Mexico reach deal on trucking
- Adele scores US number one album
- Chile mine report blames owners
- Peru halts anti-mining operation
- Mali French blast suspect found
- Dutch marines captured in Libya
- Gunman kills three in French town
- Suicide bomber targets Iraqi bank
- Gaza banks close doors in protest
- Yunus eyes 'graceful' bank exit
- Karachi hit by transport strike
- 'No more survivors' from NZ quake
- Indonesia region curbs Ahmadiyah
- Euro rates 'could rise' in April
- GM gets ready to fix European subsidiaries
- Fisker ready for March production
- Android hit by rogue app viruses
- GPS overlay 'ready for plane use'
- Lady Gaga makes her catwalk debut
- Elton documentary to open Tribeca
- Judge delays Jackson doctor trial
- Antarctic ice built 'bottom-up'
- 'People's watchdog' to green UK
- Emergency plans 'need scientists'
- Ibuprofen 'cuts Parkinson's risk'
- 'Fewer obese' in Canada than US
- Baby loss impact 'can last years'
- Libya: Left behind in Tripoli
- How warm is your home?
- The strange case of the bouncing league table
- VIDEO: On board a bus fleeing Libya chaos
- VIDEO: The ancient art of stick fighting
- VIDEO: Libya refugees rescue effort steps up
- VIDEO: Video emerges of Brega fighting
- VIDEO: Runaway train rolls onto road
- VIDEO: Shuttle Discovery's final spacewalk
- VIDEO: Football fans swim in flooded stadium
- VIDEO: Wikileaks suspect faces new charges
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| World court probes Gaddafi's 'crimes' Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:46 AM PST The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he will investigate Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for crimes against humanity. |
| Ivorian women 'shot during march' Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:39 AM PST Security forces in Ivory Coast shoot dead at least six women marching in support of presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara, witnesses say. |
| Egypt's prime minister steps down Posted: 03 Mar 2011 03:18 AM PST Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, appointed in the dying days of the Mubarak regime, has resigned, the army announces. |
| Bomb blast targets Nigeria rally Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:33 AM PST A bomb explodes during a political meeting near the Nigerian capital, Abuja, leaving at least three people dead, police say. |
| India anti-graft chief forced out Posted: 03 Mar 2011 06:37 AM PST The head of India's anti-corruption watchdog is forced to resign by the Supreme Court because he faces corruption charges dating from 1992. |
| Terror focus in Frankfurt inquiry Posted: 03 Mar 2011 03:23 AM PST Prosecutors in Germany say they suspect Islamic militancy as the motive for a gun attack on US airmen at Frankfurt Airport, in which two died. |
| Global food prices hit new record Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:30 AM PST Global food prices have hit record highs, and could rise even further, the United Nations' food agency warns. |
| US boy held after parents shot Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:04 AM PST A 12-year-old boy remains in custody in the US state of Colorado after his parents were found shot dead and two of his siblings critically wounded at their home. |
| Pope rejects Jewish guilt concept Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:02 AM PST Pope Benedict rejects the idea of collective Jewish guilt for Jesus Christ's death, in a new book to be published next week. |
| Pakistan mourns murdered minister Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:13 AM PST Pakistan announces three days of mourning for former minorities minister, Shahbaz Bhatti, who was shot dead after urging reform to blasphemy laws. |
| BSkyB takeover gets green light Posted: 03 Mar 2011 06:03 AM PST Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is given government approval to take over BSkyB after it offers to spin off Sky News. |
| 'Drugged-cake burglar' arrested in Paris Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:09 AM PST Police in Paris arrest a 64-year-old man suspected of burgling up to 20 people, usually after feeding them cakes laced with sedatives. |
| Sci-fi 'tractor beams' could really work, scientists say Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:27 PM PST Research predicts the science-fiction mainstay of "tractor beams", showing that precisely-shaped laser beams can draw small particles backward. |
| Vienna ball for Berlusconi belly-dancer Ruby Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:23 AM PST The teenager at the centre of a sex scandal involving Italy's prime minister makes a stir in Austria as guest of a magnate. |
| Ferguson charged over ref remarks Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:50 AM PST Sir Alex Ferguson is charged by the Football Association over his remarks about referee Martin Atkinson following Manchester United's 2-1 defeat by Chelsea on Tuesday. |
| Ecclestone reveals Bahrain plan Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:30 AM PST F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone tells BBC Sport he plans to reschedule the Bahrain Grand Prix towards the end of the season - and says a final decision will be made on Tuesday. |
| Pakistan edge past plucky Canada Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:56 AM PST Skipper Shahid Afridi takes 5-23 as Pakistan survive a scare to beat Canada by xx runs in their World Cup Group A match in Colombo. |
| Government defends BSkyB takeover Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:44 AM PST Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt defends his decision to allow Rupert Murdoch's controversial bid for BSkyB to proceed. |
| UK flights rescue Libya refugees Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:44 AM PST British flights have begun rescuing Egyptians stranded on the Libyan-Tunisian border after fleeing violence. |
| Migrants to gain benefit rights Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:32 AM PST Migrants from eight European countries will be able to claim welfare payments in the UK from May but ministers insist measures are in place to stop "benefit tourism". |
| Cabbie 'was Night Stalker rapist' Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:04 AM PST A minicab driver goes on trial accused of a series of rapes and assaults on elderly people in south London over 17 years. |
| Cut up victims 'thrown in canals' Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:14 AM PST A "hateful, controlling and possessive man" killed and cut up two girlfriends and threw their remains into canals in London and the Netherlands, a court is told. |
| Neville's eco-house gets go ahead Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:32 AM PST Gary Neville's controversial plans for an eco-friendly "Teletubbies" house are given the go ahead by Bolton Council. |
| Summit to tackle Old Firm 'shame' Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:18 AM PST First Minister Alex Salmond announces a summit to tackle Old Firm-related disorder after an ill-tempered Celtic v Rangers game dubbed "shameful". |
| Huge crane squeezes under bridges Posted: 03 Mar 2011 02:34 AM PST Britain's biggest crane passes under the Forth bridges on its way to Rosyth Dockyard in Fife. |
| NI Water ill prepared for crisis Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:04 AM PST Northern Ireland Water was not prepared to deal with the Christmas water crisis which left 450,000 people without mains supply, a report by the Utility Regulator has found. |
| Gun attack 'was act of madness' Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:12 AM PST A senior police officer says there is no doubt that a gun attack in Londonderry was an attempt to kill a police officer. |
| Cleared crash mother's criticism Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:17 AM PST A mother cleared of causing the death of her 11-year-old son by careless driving criticises prosecutors for persisting with the case after her "dreadful ordeal". |
| No deal after Arriva rail talks Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:39 AM PST Talks to end the Arriva Train Wales drivers' dispute end without agreement, with an overtime ban set to halt services on Sunday. |
| US, Mexico reach deal on trucking Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:52 AM PST The US and Mexico reach a proposed deal to open US highways to Mexican trucks, raising hopes of an end to a 20-year dispute. |
| Adele scores US number one album Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:25 AM PST Adele's second album, 21, goes straight to the top of the US Billboard chart in its first week of release after selling 352,000 copies. |
| Chile mine report blames owners Posted: 02 Mar 2011 03:50 PM PST A congressional commission in Chile finds the owners of the San Jose mine responsible for the collapse last year which left 33 men trapped underground for 69 days. |
| Peru halts anti-mining operation Posted: 02 Mar 2011 06:22 PM PST Peru's security forces suspend operations against illegal gold mining in the Amazon region after two miners died in clashes. |
| Mali French blast suspect found Posted: 03 Mar 2011 02:07 AM PST A Tunisian suspect in January's attack on the French embassy in Mali is recaptured after he escaped from prison, the government says. |
| Dutch marines captured in Libya Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:07 AM PST Talks are under way to free three Dutch marine helicopter crew captured in Libya as they tried to evacuate foreign citizens, officials say. |
| Gunman kills three in French town Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:00 AM PST A man of 78 shoots dead two council workers and a passer-by before trying to take his own life in a southern French town. |
| Suicide bomber targets Iraqi bank Posted: 03 Mar 2011 03:45 AM PST At least nine people are killed when a suicide bomber blows himself up in a bank in the northern Iraqi town of Haditha. |
| Gaza banks close doors in protest Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:31 AM PST All banks in Gaza close for a day in protest over a seizure of cash by gunmen allegedly protected by Hamas. |
| Yunus eyes 'graceful' bank exit Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:03 AM PST Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus says he wants a "graceful exit" from the Grameen Bank he founded as he launches a legal challenge to his sacking. |
| Karachi hit by transport strike Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:07 AM PST Transport and business in the Pakistani city of Karachi are severely disrupted because of a strike in protest at rising fuel prices. |
| 'No more survivors' from NZ quake Posted: 02 Mar 2011 08:45 PM PST New Zealand earthquake relief officials say there is no longer any hope of findings survivors in Christchurch, as the first foreign victims are named. |
| Indonesia region curbs Ahmadiyah Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:23 AM PST Authorities in Indonesia's West Java have issued a decree which severely limits the activities of a small Islamic sect called the Ahmadiyah. |
| Euro rates 'could rise' in April Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:38 AM PST Interest rates could rise next month across the eurozone due to recent "price shocks", the president of the ECB indicates. |
| GM gets ready to fix European subsidiaries Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:02 PM PST Having emerged both leaner and stronger from bankruptcy in 2009, the US-based automotive giant General Motors is firmly back on its feet, though in Europe big challenges remain. |
| Fisker ready for March production Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:04 PM PST Former Aston Martin designer Henrik Fisker brings his first car to Geneva, three years after it was conceived. |
| Android hit by rogue app viruses Posted: 03 Mar 2011 03:14 AM PST More than 50 applications available via the official Android Marketplace have been found to contain a virus. |
| GPS overlay 'ready for plane use' Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:40 AM PST The European system that augments GPS signals to make them more accurate is judged ready for use in aviation. |
| Lady Gaga makes her catwalk debut Posted: 03 Mar 2011 03:31 AM PST The American star has made her runway debut at Paris Fashion Week during a show for Thierry Mugler. |
| Elton documentary to open Tribeca Posted: 03 Mar 2011 02:17 AM PST A screening of a documentary about Sir Elton John's last album will open this year's Tribeca film festival in April, to be followed by a live performance by the singer. |
| Judge delays Jackson doctor trial Posted: 03 Mar 2011 01:52 AM PST A US judge delays the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, until May. |
| Antarctic ice built 'bottom-up' Posted: 03 Mar 2011 11:00 AM PST Scientists show how the Antarctic ice sheet is growing from the bottom up in some places, as liquid water freezes on to the bottom of the White Continent's ice covering. |
| 'People's watchdog' to green UK Posted: 03 Mar 2011 02:49 AM PST Sustainability experts plan to set up a "people's watchdog" on green government when the spending axe falls on the official body next month |
| Emergency plans 'need scientists' Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:04 PM PST The government should take more notice of scientists when deciding how to respond to emergencies, MPs say. |
| Ibuprofen 'cuts Parkinson's risk' Posted: 02 Mar 2011 03:22 PM PST People who take ibuprofen on a regular basis appear to have a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease, research suggests. |
| 'Fewer obese' in Canada than US Posted: 02 Mar 2011 05:51 PM PST Canada has a significantly lower rate of obesity among its population than does the US, a new US government study shows. |
| Baby loss impact 'can last years' Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:12 PM PST The psychological impact of losing a baby during pregnancy can last for several years, a study has found. |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:30 AM PST BBC News website readers in Tripoli explain what life is like for those left behind in the government-controlled Libyan capital. |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:28 AM PST Our homes are getting warmer just as the powers-that-be are asking us to turn our thermostats down. How cool is too cool for a house? |
| The strange case of the bouncing league table Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:16 AM PST League tables that don't include uncertainty do not make it easy to spot a good school, Michael Blastland says in his regular column. |
| VIDEO: On board a bus fleeing Libya chaos Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:27 AM PST The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court has confirmed he will begin an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed during the unrest. |
| VIDEO: The ancient art of stick fighting Posted: 03 Mar 2011 03:40 AM PST In a township in South Africa one man is trying to teach the ancient art of stick fighting to the next generation |
| VIDEO: Libya refugees rescue effort steps up Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:23 AM PST International rescue efforts are being stepped up to move stranded refugees away from Tunisia's border area with Libya |
| VIDEO: Video emerges of Brega fighting Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:01 AM PST Footage has emerged which is said to show fighting between rebels and pro-Gaddafi forces near the town of Brega on Wednesday. |
| VIDEO: Runaway train rolls onto road Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:27 AM PST A freight train has careered off the tracks near a busy road, narrowly missing drivers in the Australian state of New South Wales. |
| VIDEO: Shuttle Discovery's final spacewalk Posted: 03 Mar 2011 02:07 AM PST Two American astronauts have completed the last shuttle "Discovery" spacewalk before the craft is retired from service. |
| VIDEO: Football fans swim in flooded stadium Posted: 03 Mar 2011 03:33 AM PST Brazilian football fans make the most of flooding in Sao Paulo and enjoy a stadium swim before the match. |
| VIDEO: Wikileaks suspect faces new charges Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:25 AM PST The US Army has charged soldier Bradley Manning, with 22 extra counts, in connection with the leak of US government documents published by the Wikileaks website. |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:55 AM PST How doomed Pakistan minister called to say 'goodbye' |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2011 01:12 AM PST Icy Arctic and African jungles - stunning images and commentary |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:39 AM PST Some of the most striking pictures from around the world |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2011 03:33 AM PST The burden of carrying a violin worth millions |
| Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:52 PM PST Young Filipino girls lured into the cybersex business |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:56 AM PST Protests unlikely to go same way as Egypt or Tunisia |
| Posted: 02 Mar 2011 01:32 PM PST Will India be the next university superpower? |
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