Markets slump on euro debt fears |
- Markets slump on euro debt fears
- 'Decades' to clean up Nigeria oil
- Activists dismiss Syria reforms
- IMF head faces tycoon deal probe
- Gun evidence shown in Egypt trial
- Salmonella prompts turkey recall
- Australia bomb hoax 'extortion'
- Turkey appoints military chiefs
- Spain pays more to borrow money
- Pakistan navy officers face trial
- Haiti braces as storm approaches
- Sri Lanka mourns big tusk elephant
- Swede admits atomic test in kitchen was 'crazy'
- KFC leaves Fiji amid crumbs row
- Chelsea sign Romeu from Barcelona
- Sportsday Live - breaking sports news as it happens
- Boss Pardew hints at Barton truce
- E-petition focus on death penalty
- Teens detained over boy's death
- MPs 'not planning' to quiz Morgan
- Fraud probe police chiefs bailed
- Girlfriend 'killed in sex game'
- Drug 'used to frame' Tower boss
- Salmond releases Murdoch letters
- Athlete denies attack on husband
- Republican website is shut down
- Kids left home as parents holiday
- Jeans 'lifeblood' returns to town
- Pair injured after boat hits pier
- Virginia Tech put on 'gun' alert
- Police Academy actor Smith dies
- Mexico arrests 'drug money man'
- Video 'shows Nigeria hostages'
- SA editor quits over column row
- Sackings in Poland over air crash
- German child killer gets damages
- Deadly bombings in western Iraq
- Mubarak trial contentious for Mid-east media
- Gandhi leaves India to have surgery
- India anti-corruption bill tabled
- Japan World Cup star dies at 34
- Japan dismisses nuclear officials
- Japan steps in to weaken currency
- Kraft to split into two companies
- General Motors sees profit double
- Third of adults 'use smartphone'
- UK student wins world Excel prize
- Google hits out at patent attack
- Winehouse duet to benefit charity
- CSI actress Helgenberger to leave
- Concert takings drop after boom
- Tall tree riddle solved by model
- Gagarin probe launched from ISS
- Stem cell sperm 'fertility hope'
- Text messages boost malaria care
- UN condemns Syria army crackdown
- Mubarak's trial: 'He looked miserable'
- New Spider-Man is mixed-race teen
- Getting wed on a weekday
- The art of the pithy hashtag
- VIDEO: 'Device will detonate if you call the police'
- VIDEO: California boy trapped by beach hole he dug
- AUDIO: Building a nuclear reactor in my kitchen
- VIDEO: Machine 'listens' for enemy fire
- VIDEO: Mexico uses cartoons to fight drug crime
- VIDEO: How Japan's tsunami homeless live
- VIDEO: UN condemns Syria crackdown
- VIDEO: Worried Chinese grow own food
- From Office to Ministry
- 'Collar bomb' undone
- Against the odds
- Unlikely ayatollah
- Day in pictures
- Tick box culture
- Karachi burning
| Markets slump on euro debt fears Posted: 04 Aug 2011 09:30 AM PDT Global shares drop sharply as the head of the European Commission warns it is failing to prevent the eurozone debt crisis spreading. |
| 'Decades' to clean up Nigeria oil Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:14 AM PDT The UN says Nigeria's Ogoniland could take 30 years to recover from oil spills in the region, a day after Shell accepted liability for two leakages. |
| Activists dismiss Syria reforms Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:06 AM PDT Syrian activists dismiss President Assad's decree to allow opposition parties, as the army continues its advance into Hama to quell protests. |
| IMF head faces tycoon deal probe Posted: 04 Aug 2011 06:56 AM PDT A French court orders an investigation into new IMF chief Christine Lagarde for abuse of authority when she was French finance minister. |
| Gun evidence shown in Egypt trial Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:54 AM PDT The trial of Egypt's ex-interior minister sees guns, ammunition casings and grenades allegedly used in attacks on protesters earlier this year. |
| Salmonella prompts turkey recall Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:07 AM PDT US food giant Cargill launches one of the biggest meat recalls in US history amid a deadly Salmonella outbreak possibly linked to ground turkey. |
| Australia bomb hoax 'extortion' Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:34 AM PDT Australian police say a teenager who had a fake bomb strapped to her neck by an intruder in her Sydney home was the victim of an extortion attempt. |
| Turkey appoints military chiefs Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:09 AM PDT Turkish President Abdullah Gul approves the appointment of four top military leaders, after the resignation of their predecessors last week. |
| Spain pays more to borrow money Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:51 AM PDT The cost of borrowing for the Spanish government has risen sharply but demand for bonds was strong in its latest auction. |
| Pakistan navy officers face trial Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:06 AM PDT Three Pakistani naval officers are to face a court martial on charges of negligence after a militant attack on a naval air base in Karachi in May. |
| Haiti braces as storm approaches Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:32 AM PDT Thousands of Haitians in post-quake tent camps brace for downpours as Tropical Storm Emily looms off the southern coast of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. |
| Sri Lanka mourns big tusk elephant Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:21 AM PDT An elephant said to have the longest tusks in Asia dies in Sri Lanka aged 70 after a long working life as a festival star. |
| Swede admits atomic test in kitchen was 'crazy' Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:28 AM PDT A Swedish man who tried to set up a nuclear reactor in his kitchen at home has admitted his plan was "crazy" and has vowed to stick to physics books from now on. |
| KFC leaves Fiji amid crumbs row Posted: 04 Aug 2011 02:28 AM PDT Fast-food chain KFC pulls out of Fiji, after a row with the military government over imports of the ingredients to make its flavoured crumb coating. |
| Chelsea sign Romeu from Barcelona Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:00 AM PDT Chelsea sign 19-year-old midfielder Oriol Romeu on a four-year-contract from Barcelona for £4.35m. |
| Sportsday Live - breaking sports news as it happens Posted: 03 Aug 2011 11:59 PM PDT Newcastle boss Alan Pardew keeps door open for Joey Barton, Leicester's Manu Tuilagi to make his England debut against Wales on Saturday, plus more. |
| Boss Pardew hints at Barton truce Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:47 AM PDT Newcastle manager Alan Pardew suggests that Joey Barton's career at St James' Park may not be over. |
| E-petition focus on death penalty Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:07 AM PDT The first "e-petitions" - which allow the public to prompt parliamentary debates - are published, with the most popular focusing on the death penalty. |
| Teens detained over boy's death Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:28 AM PDT Seven teenagers are detained for killing a 16-year-old schoolboy who was fatally stabbed in a south-east London park. |
| MPs 'not planning' to quiz Morgan Posted: 04 Aug 2011 09:44 AM PDT MPs say they have no plans to question ex-Mirror editor Piers Morgan or Mirror Group executives over Heather Mills' phone-hacking claims. |
| Fraud probe police chiefs bailed Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:50 AM PDT Two Cleveland Police chiefs arrested as part of a corruption and fraud probe are bailed. |
| Girlfriend 'killed in sex game' Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:23 AM PDT A man accused of murdering his girlfriend at his Lancashire flat tells a court she enjoyed being throttled during sex and her death was accidental. |
| Drug 'used to frame' Tower boss Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:57 AM PDT A former governor of the Tower of London tells a tribunal how a cannabis plant was used to discredit him during an inquiry into bullying. |
| Salmond releases Murdoch letters Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:57 AM PDT Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond and Rupert Murdoch were on first name terms, newly released letters have shown. |
| Athlete denies attack on husband Posted: 04 Aug 2011 06:06 AM PDT Athletics legend Liz McColgan appears in court accused of attacking her estranged husband before hurling his clothes out of a window. |
| Republican website is shut down Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:00 AM PDT A republican Facebook site criticised for putting police officers' safety at risk is shut down. |
| Kids left home as parents holiday Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:50 AM PDT Social services in Dungannon intervene to protect four children who were left at home when their parents went on holiday. |
| Jeans 'lifeblood' returns to town Posted: 04 Aug 2011 09:23 AM PDT The couple behind the Howies clothing range say they hope to rekindle the "lifeblood" of a town devastated by 400 redundancies 10 years ago. |
| Pair injured after boat hits pier Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:34 AM PDT A man and woman suffer minor injuries after a pleasure cruiser hits Beaumaris pier on Anglesey. |
| Virginia Tech put on 'gun' alert Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:50 AM PDT Virginia Tech - site of the 2007 shooting that killed 32 people - is on lockdown after three children reported the possible sighting of a gunman. |
| Police Academy actor Smith dies Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:16 AM PDT Bubba Smith, the American football player who found fame as an actor playing Hightower in the Police Academy movies, dies at the age of 66. |
| Mexico arrests 'drug money man' Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:01 PM PDT The Mexican military says it has arrested the alleged number two financial operator of the Zetas drug cartel, Valdemar Quintanilla Soriano. |
| Video 'shows Nigeria hostages' Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:00 PM PDT A video is released allegedly showing a British man and his Italian colleague kidnapped in Nigeria in May, reportedly by the North African branch of al-Qaeda. |
| SA editor quits over column row Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:11 AM PDT The editor of one of South Africa's biggest newspapers resigns over an article which seemed to condone violence, sparking a national controversy. |
| Sackings in Poland over air crash Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:42 AM PDT Thirteen 13 top Polish officers are fired, and a deputy defence minister resigns, over the jet crash in Russia that killed the president. |
| German child killer gets damages Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:37 AM PDT A German court awards more than 3,000 euros in damages to a child murderer because he was subjected to threats by police during questioning. |
| Deadly bombings in western Iraq Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:49 PM PDT Two bombs explode in quick succession in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, killing at least seven and injuring 13, officials say. |
| Mubarak trial contentious for Mid-east media Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:36 AM PDT While Egyptians were transfixed by live coverage of the trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, broadcast media coverage elsewhere in the region suggested some governments were less than happy to see TV screens showing images of a former Middle Eastern ruler in court. |
| Gandhi leaves India to have surgery Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:27 AM PDT The head of India's governing Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, is to have surgery abroad for an unspecified medical condition, a party spokesman says. |
| India anti-corruption bill tabled Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:59 AM PDT A controversial bill which aims to set up an anti-corruption watchdog is introduced in the lower house of the Indian parliament. |
| Japan World Cup star dies at 34 Posted: 04 Aug 2011 03:48 AM PDT Japanese footballer Naoki Matsuda dies two days after he collapsed on the training pitch with a suspected heart attack. |
| Japan dismisses nuclear officials Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:12 PM PDT Three men in charge of Japan's nuclear power safety and policy have been sacked for mishandling the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant. |
| Japan steps in to weaken currency Posted: 03 Aug 2011 11:27 PM PDT The Japanese government and central bank take steps to weaken the yen and protect the country's economic growth. |
| Kraft to split into two companies Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:05 AM PDT US food giant Kraft is to split into two new, independent companies - a global snacks business and a North American food firm. |
| General Motors sees profit double Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:31 AM PDT General Motors' quarterly profits almost double after the US carmaker increases market share and pushes through price rises. |
| Third of adults 'use smartphone' Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:26 PM PDT Nearly one in three adults in the UK now use a smartphone, according to research by the telecoms regulator Ofcom. |
| UK student wins world Excel prize Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:30 AM PDT UK student Rebecca Rickwood has won a global competition to find the world's best Microsoft Excel user |
| Google hits out at patent attack Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:05 AM PDT Google has criticised rivals including Microsoft and Apple for using technology patents to hold back Android. |
| Winehouse duet to benefit charity Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:26 AM PDT A duet between jazz legend Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse is to be released as a charity single. |
| CSI actress Helgenberger to leave Posted: 04 Aug 2011 02:56 AM PDT CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star Marg Helgenberger has said she plans to leave the long-running crime drama at the end of the forthcoming 12th series. |
| Concert takings drop after boom Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:52 AM PDT Box office takings for pop and rock concerts fall for the first time in more than a decade in 2010, according to a music industry report. |
| Tall tree riddle solved by model Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:12 AM PDT Scientists develop a mathematical model that predicts the maximum height trees can reach in particular environmental conditions. |
| Gagarin probe launched from ISS Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:29 AM PDT Russian cosmonauts release an educational satellite in a lengthy and problematic spacewalk outside the International Space Station. |
| Stem cell sperm 'fertility hope' Posted: 04 Aug 2011 09:26 AM PDT Fertility experts are hailing a mouse study in which working sperm cells were created from embryonic stem cells in mice as "hugely exciting". |
| Text messages boost malaria care Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:06 PM PDT Daily text messages to health workers more than doubled the number of children getting the correct treatment for malaria, research shows. |
| UN condemns Syria army crackdown Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:48 AM PDT The UN Security Council adopts its first clear condemnation of Syria for its crackdown on protests, after the army advances further into Hama. |
| Mubarak's trial: 'He looked miserable' Posted: 03 Aug 2011 01:30 PM PDT The former president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, has appeared in court in Cairo on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters. Residents in Cairo give their reaction to the trial. |
| New Spider-Man is mixed-race teen Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:37 PM PDT Marvel Comics unveils a new Spider-Man - a half-black, half-Latino teenager from Brooklyn - who replaces the recently killed-off Peter Parker. |
| Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:37 PM PDT More and more couples are ditching the Saturday wedding. What's the attraction of a mid-week marriage ceremony? |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:18 AM PDT With Twitter becoming more and more popular, there's now a drive to succinctly summarise a hot topic with the perfect hashtag. |
| VIDEO: 'Device will detonate if you call the police' Posted: 04 Aug 2011 03:24 AM PDT Police in Australia have described a device chained around an 18-year-old woman's neck for 10 hours as a "very, very elaborate hoax". |
| VIDEO: California boy trapped by beach hole he dug Posted: 04 Aug 2011 06:02 AM PDT A teenage boy was buried alive when the hole he was digging on a US beach collapsed on top of him. |
| AUDIO: Building a nuclear reactor in my kitchen Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:18 AM PDT A Swedish man arrested after experimenting with radioactive material in his kitchen has said he was trying to find out if it was possible to split the atom at home. |
| VIDEO: Machine 'listens' for enemy fire Posted: 03 Aug 2011 11:34 PM PDT The BBC's Caroline Wyatt is shown a machine being used by the MoD that listens for enemy fire and can tell where it is coming from |
| VIDEO: Mexico uses cartoons to fight drug crime Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:57 AM PDT The Mexican government is using cartoons as part of its war against drug dealers |
| VIDEO: How Japan's tsunami homeless live Posted: 04 Aug 2011 12:00 AM PDT 450,000 people were made homeless by the powerful earthquake and massive tsunami that devastated Japan in March. |
| VIDEO: UN condemns Syria crackdown Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:42 AM PDT The UN Security Council has condemned the Syrian government for its deadly crackdown on protesters. |
| VIDEO: Worried Chinese grow own food Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:57 PM PDT A string of food scandals in China has prompted many young professionals to try growing their own produce in co-operative farms. |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:21 AM PDT Afghans get new satire inspired by hit UK comedy |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:52 AM PDT Challenge of defusing explosives which terrify victims |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:14 AM PDT Mubarak trial set to inspire opposition across region |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:12 AM PDT Under the skin of Iran's little-understood supreme leader |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:45 AM PDT A selection of striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 03:00 AM PDT How a clipboard could end up saving lives |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:45 AM PDT What's behind the soaring violence in Pakistan's commercial capital? |
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