Congress to vote on US debt deal |
- Congress to vote on US debt deal
- Syrian tanks renew attack on Hama
- HSBC to axe 30,000 global jobs
- Potter film makes $1bn worldwide
- Many dead on Italy migrant boat
- Tiny blood card offers easy tests
- Turkey to appoint military chiefs
- Norway 'must resist witch hunt'
- BBC reporter's death investigated
- Honda profits plunge 88% on quake
- BBC staff stage second walk-out
- Bra record fails as women get underwear in a twist
- Humungus fungus found on tree in China
- England power to emphatic victory
- Sportsday Live - breaking news as it happens
- Sneijder coy on Man Utd transfer
- Workers facing a 'bleak old age'
- Accused mum 'could not say names'
- Winehouse urges more drugs help
- Firm 'quizzed on email deletion'
- Nurse in court over saline deaths
- 'Children in car' mum sentenced
- Ex-MP Devine released from jail
- McGlone confirms leadership bid
- Coastguard leads search for yacht
- Pembroke oil refinery deal done
- Tributes after cyclist, 13, dies
- Mullen concern over Afghan border
- US condemns 'brutal' Syria attack
- Mexican 'admits 1,500 killings'
- Venezuela 'to release prisoners'
- Panel resumes treasure inspection
- India parliament hit by graft row
- Markets relief rally fizzles out
- N Korea 'keen' for nuclear talks
- Obama announces US deficit deal
- China's output slowdown continues
- India resolves Iran oil bill spat
- Teen charged over hacking attack
- Kings Of Leon admit to 'problems'
- EastEnders cleared over baby swap
- VIDEO: Tornado rips through Russian city
- VIDEO: Norwegian parliament remembers attacks
- VIDEO: Police dismantle Tahrir Square tents
- VIDEO: Condemnation grows over Syria violence
- VIDEO: British gardener at Monet's Giverny
- VIDEO: Etna eruption lights up Sicily night
- VIDEO: Why the UK is tempting the Chinese
- VIDEO: Can the Gulf support its ports?
- Day in pictures
- VIDEO: Highs and lows
- Children of the floods
- VIDEO: Changing Cuba
- My tortured liver
- Weaned off the web
- Lace affair
| Congress to vote on US debt deal Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:47 AM PDT US lawmakers prepare to vote on a deal hammered out between the White House and Congressional leaders in an effort to avoid a debt default. |
| Syrian tanks renew attack on Hama Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:46 AM PDT Syrian tanks renew shelling of the restive city of Hama for a second day, as the UN Security Council prepares to hold an emergency meeting on the situation. |
| HSBC to axe 30,000 global jobs Posted: 01 Aug 2011 04:03 AM PDT Banking giant HSBC says it will cut 30,000 jobs by 2013 and exit operations in 20 countries as it looks to save billions of dollars. |
| Potter film makes $1bn worldwide Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:27 AM PDT Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 passes the $1bn (£609m) mark at the worldwide box office, distributor Warner Bros says. |
| Many dead on Italy migrant boat Posted: 01 Aug 2011 09:55 AM PDT Italian coastguards find the bodies of 25 people in the engine room of a boat crowded with migrants fleeing Libya. |
| Tiny blood card offers easy tests Posted: 31 Jul 2011 03:40 PM PDT A cheap and portable blood test could provide a breakthrough for diagnosing infections in remote areas, a study in the journal Nature Medicine says. |
| Turkey to appoint military chiefs Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:07 AM PDT Turkey's government is to begin appointing new commanders of the armed forces, in the wake of a row about officers' arrests. |
| Norway 'must resist witch hunt' Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:17 AM PDT Norway's prime minister calls for restraint and tolerance during a special session of parliament for the victims of the 22 July attacks. |
| BBC reporter's death investigated Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT Nato-led Isaf forces launch an inquiry after conflicting accounts emerge about the death of BBC Pashto service reporter Ahmed Omed Khpulwak. |
| Honda profits plunge 88% on quake Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:45 AM PDT Honda Motors becomes the latest Japanese company to report a slump in profits due to the earthquake and tsunami. |
| BBC staff stage second walk-out Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:09 AM PDT Journalists at the BBC are taking part in a second 24-hour strike over compulsory redundancies. |
| Bra record fails as women get underwear in a twist Posted: 31 Jul 2011 03:37 PM PDT A world record attempt to link thousands of bras is called off when the underwear became too tangled. |
| Humungus fungus found on tree in China Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:38 PM PDT The largest fruiting body of any fungus yet documented is found growing on a tree in China. |
| England power to emphatic victory Posted: 01 Aug 2011 09:33 AM PDT Tim Bresnan shines with bat and ball as England beat India by 319 runs at Trent Bridge to take a 2-0 lead in the series and close in on the number one Test ranking. |
| Sportsday Live - breaking news as it happens Posted: 01 Aug 2011 07:58 AM PDT England crush India in the second Test, Joey Barton is released by Newcastle, Hearts sack manager Jim Jefferies - plus more. |
| Sneijder coy on Man Utd transfer Posted: 01 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder has refused to rule out a move to Manchester United but is likely to have to lower his wage demands to seal a move to Old Trafford. |
| Workers facing a 'bleak old age' Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:22 AM PDT Millions of people face a "bleak old age" because of falling through the cracks of private sector pension provision, a review says. |
| Accused mum 'could not say names' Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:08 AM PDT A mother could not bring herself to say the names of her two young children after she allegedly murdered them, a court hears. |
| Winehouse urges more drugs help Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:05 AM PDT Amy Winehouse's father Mitch urges politicians to do more for young people needing help with drug and alcohol problems. |
| Firm 'quizzed on email deletion' Posted: 01 Aug 2011 09:15 AM PDT An IT firm tells MPs News International asked it for advice on how to delete large numbers of emails on nine separate occasions. |
| Nurse in court over saline deaths Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:43 AM PDT A nurse charged in connection with the deaths of patients at a Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester, has been given a provisional trial date of February next year. |
| 'Children in car' mum sentenced Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:04 AM PDT A mother who left her three children in a hot car for 45 minutes in Carlisle is spared jail. |
| Ex-MP Devine released from jail Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:33 AM PDT Former Labour MP Jim Devine is released from prison after serving a quarter of his 16-month sentence for expenses fraud. |
| McGlone confirms leadership bid Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:14 AM PDT Margaret Ritchie is to face a challenge for the leadership of the SDLP from her deputy Patsy McGlone. |
| Coastguard leads search for yacht Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:35 AM PDT A major search is under way for a yacht missing in the Irish Sea. |
| Pembroke oil refinery deal done Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:59 AM PDT An independent Texan refining company has bought the oil refinery at Pembroke in a £447m deal. |
| Tributes after cyclist, 13, dies Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:04 AM PDT A family pays tribute to their "beautiful daughter" after the 13-year-old cyclist died following a collision with a car in Flintshire. |
| Mullen concern over Afghan border Posted: 31 Jul 2011 04:55 PM PDT The top US military officer says that, despite Osama Bin Laden's death, the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan is still the epicentre of terrorism. |
| US condemns 'brutal' Syria attack Posted: 01 Aug 2011 01:28 AM PDT Barack Obama condemns the Syrian military's "brutal" crackdown on opposition protesters, after one of the bloodiest days of unrest since March. |
| Mexican 'admits 1,500 killings' Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:18 AM PDT A man arrested in the northern Mexican city of Chihuahua on Friday admits to ordering the murder of 1,500 people, police say. |
| Venezuela 'to release prisoners' Posted: 31 Jul 2011 04:14 PM PDT The new minister for prisons in Venezuela says she is planning to conditionally free 40% of the country's inmates to ease overcrowding in Venezuela's jails. |
| Panel resumes treasure inspection Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:26 AM PDT A panel of experts appointed by an Indian court resumes its inspection of priceless treasures recently unearthed from the vaults of a temple. |
| India parliament hit by graft row Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:43 AM PDT The new session of the Indian parliament shuts down within hours of opening as opposition politicians shout angry anti-corruption slogans. |
| Markets relief rally fizzles out Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:06 AM PDT Stock markets retreated from earlier strong gains as initial optimism after US lawmakers agree to reduce the budget deficit began to fade. |
| N Korea 'keen' for nuclear talks Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:06 PM PDT North Korea says it is eager to resume six-party negotiations on its nuclear programme soon and "without preconditions". |
| Obama announces US deficit deal Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:00 AM PDT President Obama reveals a last-minute deal between Republican and Democratic leaders to raise the US debt limit, as Congress prepares to vote on the plan. |
| China's output slowdown continues Posted: 01 Aug 2011 12:14 AM PDT Chinese manufacturing ouput slows further in July after demand for exports weakens and government measures take effect. |
| India resolves Iran oil bill spat Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:54 PM PDT Iran and India resolve the payment dispute that threatened the Islamic state's crude exports to India. |
| Teen charged over hacking attack Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:23 PM PDT A man from the Shetland Islands is charged by police investigating the alleged hacking of the Serious Organised Crime Agency website. |
| Kings Of Leon admit to 'problems' Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:51 PM PDT Bassist Jared Followill says the band has some "problems" after they postponed one gig and abandoned another this weekend. |
| EastEnders cleared over baby swap Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:03 AM PDT EastEnders' controversial cot death and baby swap storyline is cleared by media regulator Ofcom after thousands of complaints. |
| VIDEO: Tornado rips through Russian city Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:42 AM PDT A tornado has hit the eastern Russian city of Blagoveshensk, killing one person and injuring 28. |
| VIDEO: Norwegian parliament remembers attacks Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:37 AM PDT A memorial has taken place in the Norwegian parliament to commemorate those who died in the bombing and shootings on 22nd July. |
| VIDEO: Police dismantle Tahrir Square tents Posted: 01 Aug 2011 09:52 AM PDT Police clear Tahrir Square of protesters |
| VIDEO: Condemnation grows over Syria violence Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:43 AM PDT There is growing international condemnation over the worsening violence in Syria, as human rights groups say around 140 people were killed on one of the bloodiest days since an anti-government uprising began more than four months ago. |
| VIDEO: British gardener at Monet's Giverny Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:28 AM PDT Monet immortalised his garden in Giverny and now it has a new, British, head gardener. |
| VIDEO: Etna eruption lights up Sicily night Posted: 31 Jul 2011 04:42 PM PDT Mount Etna eruption provides a spectacular display, but makes no impact on flights from nearby Catania Airport, in Sicily. |
| VIDEO: Why the UK is tempting the Chinese Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:16 PM PDT Prime Minister David Cameron has urged attractions in the UK to work hard to encourage Chinese tourists to visit here, but visa restrictions mean that Britain is still way down the list of their favourite destinations. |
| VIDEO: Can the Gulf support its ports? Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:15 AM PDT There is stiff competition between Gulf nations to make their harbours the trading hub of choice. |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:56 AM PDT Striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:12 PM PDT Through rain and shine, weather forecasting is 150 years old today |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:08 AM PDT Three Pakistani children whose lives were changed |
| Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:05 PM PDT What new economic measures really mean |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2011 07:18 PM PDT 'I drank at least a bottle of brandy every day' |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2011 08:18 PM PDT Wired South Korea combats youth internet addiction |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:31 PM PDT Putting the 'hush hush' into Kate's wedding dress |
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