Europe 'closer to solving crisis' |
- Europe 'closer to solving crisis'
- Turkey survivor found in debris
- Freed Ilan Grapel lands in Israel
- UN votes to end Libya operations
- Honours for Arab Spring activists
- Deadly bomb attacks hit Baghdad
- Bangkok residents flee flooding
- Amazon's patent troubles spiral
- Thousands mourn rider Simoncelli
- Jackson doctor in tears at trial
- China internet rumours crackdown
- 'New' Velazquez portrait unveiled
- Australia unveils huge gold coin
- How woodpeckers avoid head injury
- PFA backs Tevez on Man City fine
- Sportsday Live - breaking sports news
- Brit bobsleigher fractures spine
- Killer guilty of child's murder
- Osborne warns on euro deal delays
- 5,000 criminals avoid deportation
- St Paul's chancellor steps down
- Wife sentenced over crash death
- Chelsea lose fan vote on stadium
- Salmond 'sorry' over expert claim
- Man charged over murder at flat
- Former DUP candidate refused bail
- PSNI to review abuse allegations
- Ex-officer guilty of sex charge
- New 'ageing Wales' predictions
- US economic growth up on spending
- Occupy Oakland calls for strike
- Argentina jails 'Angel of Death'
- Rina weakens to tropical storm
- Attack near Kenya-Somalia border
- South Africa protest over economy
- VW net profits more than triple
- Facebook sets up shop in Lapland
- US sees 'power struggle' in Iran
- Top militants 'dead' in Pakistan
- Taliban make rare public tribute
- Taiwan pays for execution error
- Tax argument sparks riot in China
- US shares join in eurozone rally
- Oil majors profit from high price
- Low growth forecast for Hershey
- RIM facing lawsuits over outage
- Sony buys whole of Sony Ericsson
- VIDEO: Say what? iPhone Scots glitch
- Kevin movie wins festival award
- Photos of lost Valette art found
- Ballet to take up Tate residency
- Gene therapy 'to protect sight'
- Reindeer stay cool in fur coats
- Prehistoric site is found on hill
- Leaders reach eurozone debt deal
- Europe's 'big bazooka'
- Eurozone: Now for the hard work
- Understanding Chinglish
- VIDEO: Man pulled alive from rubble
- VIDEO: Thousands flee Thailand floods
- VIDEO: Could insect cuisine feed the world?
- VIDEO: Kenya: Four killed near border
- VIDEO: Police break up rare Burma protest
- VIDEO: Queen samples Aboriginal culture
- VIDEO: Barroso: 'Symbols are important'
- 7 billion people and you: What's your number?
- New Egypt asserts itself over Israeli 'spy'
- Day in pictures: 27 October 2011
- Colombia communities caught in crossfire
- Tunisians embrace democratic life
- Is Catch-22 still relevant to modern soldiers?
- Chinese buy wine by the vineyard
- The American POW who chose China
Europe 'closer to solving crisis' Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:30 AM PDT European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says the eurozone is closer to solving its debt crisis with the latest deal reached. |
Turkey survivor found in debris Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:04 AM PDT The number of people known to have been killed in Sunday's earthquake in south-eastern Turkey rises to 523, the authorities say. |
Freed Ilan Grapel lands in Israel Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:39 AM PDT Egypt frees Israeli-American Ilan Grapel, accused of spying for Mossad, in exchange for 25 Egyptians held by Israel. |
UN votes to end Libya operations Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:05 AM PDT The UN Security Council votes to end seven months of international military action in Libya, carried out under a mandate to protect civilians. |
Honours for Arab Spring activists Posted: 27 Oct 2011 03:57 AM PDT Europe awards its Sakharov prize to Mohamed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation triggered Tunisia's uprising, and four other Arab Spring activists. |
Deadly bomb attacks hit Baghdad Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:20 AM PDT Twin bomb blasts kill 18 people in Baghdad, amid a resurgence of attacks in the Iraqi capital. |
Bangkok residents flee flooding Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:43 AM PDT Bangkok residents crowd buses and clog roads as they flee flooding predicted for the weekend, as Thailand battles its worst flooding in decades. |
Amazon's patent troubles spiral Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:50 AM PDT Eleven companies have filed patent lawsuits against Amazin since the start of 2011 - more than three times as many as in all of 2010, the firm reveals. |
Thousands mourn rider Simoncelli Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:27 AM PDT The small east Italian town of Coriano swells with mourners for the funeral of MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli, killed at the Malaysian Grand Prix. |
Jackson doctor in tears at trial Posted: 27 Oct 2011 02:37 AM PDT Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray weeps in court as former patients testified in his defence during his involuntary manslaughter trial. |
China internet rumours crackdown Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:51 AM PDT Chinese state media says three people have been arrested for "spreading false rumours" online, warning authorities will quash all such activity. |
'New' Velazquez portrait unveiled Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:51 AM PDT A previously unknown portrait by Spanish artist Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez is unveiled in London. |
Australia unveils huge gold coin Posted: 27 Oct 2011 03:41 AM PDT Australia unveils the world's largest gold coin, weighing one tonne, in time for Queen Elizabeth's visit to Perth for the Commonwealth summit. |
How woodpeckers avoid head injury Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:20 AM PDT The most detailed study of woodpeckers' movements reveals the biological reasons of why they can peck without risk of brain injury. |
PFA backs Tevez on Man City fine Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:03 AM PDT Carlos Tevez should not be fined four weeks' wages by Manchester City, says the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA). |
Sportsday Live - breaking sports news Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:00 AM PDT Sportsday Live featuring the latest on John Terry, Carling Cup reaction, the WTA Championships, plus more. |
Brit bobsleigher fractures spine Posted: 27 Oct 2011 03:35 AM PDT British bobsleigher Serita Shone fractures her back during a serious training crash in Germany. |
Killer guilty of child's murder Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:36 AM PDT Child killer Robert Black has been found guilty of murdering Jennifer Cardy in Ballinderry, County Antrim, 30 years ago. |
Osborne warns on euro deal delays Posted: 27 Oct 2011 07:31 AM PDT Chancellor George Osborne says the eurozone is on the "right road" after a debt deal was agreed, but "pressure" must be maintained to ensure it is put into practice. |
5,000 criminals avoid deportation Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:35 AM PDT More than 5,000 foreign criminals awaiting deportation remain in the UK, including almost 4,000 who are not in custody, says a report. |
St Paul's chancellor steps down Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:49 AM PDT The Church of England should do nothing which could "lead to violence" against anti-capitalism protesters, the canon chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral says after resigning from his post. |
Wife sentenced over crash death Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:06 AM PDT A woman whose husband died after she drove her car into him following a row is given a suspended prison sentence. |
Chelsea lose fan vote on stadium Posted: 27 Oct 2011 07:59 AM PDT Chelsea FC lose a vote to buy back their stadium from a group owned by their fans. |
Salmond 'sorry' over expert claim Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:09 AM PDT First Minister Alex Salmond apologises for misleading parliament over the position of a leading academic on the independence referendum. |
Man charged over murder at flat Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:52 AM PDT A 33-year-old man is charged with murdering James Thompson Findlay at his home in Port Glasgow. |
Former DUP candidate refused bail Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:23 AM PDT The fingerprint of a former DUP election candidate was allegedly found on the handset of a phone box used to make a previous hoax bomb warning, the High Court has heard. |
PSNI to review abuse allegations Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:50 AM PDT The police say they will carry out a full review into all matters relating to allegations of child abuse at Lissue House near Lisburn. |
Ex-officer guilty of sex charge Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:12 AM PDT A former South Wales Police inspector admits encouraging others to commit a sexual assault on a child under 13. |
New 'ageing Wales' predictions Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:54 AM PDT The proportion of over 65s in the Welsh population is set to rise to one in three from one in four, according to latest estimates. |
US economic growth up on spending Posted: 27 Oct 2011 06:14 AM PDT The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 2.5% in the third quarter of this year, according to figures from the US Commerce Department. |
Occupy Oakland calls for strike Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:35 AM PDT Occupy Oakland calls for a general strike after a man is critically injured, as several cities around the US march in solidarity with the California protesters. |
Argentina jails 'Angel of Death' Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:11 AM PDT Argentine ex-naval officer Alfredo Astiz - known as the "Blond Angel of Death" - and 11 others are jailed for life for torture and murder during military rule. |
Rina weakens to tropical storm Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:10 AM PDT Hurricane Rina is downgraded to a tropical storm as it approaches Mexico's Caribbean coast, where resorts are braced for its arrival. |
Attack near Kenya-Somalia border Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:17 AM PDT Armed men launch a rocket-propelled grenade attack on a vehicle near Kenya's border with Somalia, killing four people, reports say. |
South Africa protest over economy Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:54 AM PDT Thousands of protesters in South Africa's main city, Johannesburg, demand greater economic power for black people, including nationalisation. |
VW net profits more than triple Posted: 27 Oct 2011 07:52 AM PDT Volkswagen says its net profits more than tripled in the third quarter as demand surged for its vehicles. |
Facebook sets up shop in Lapland Posted: 27 Oct 2011 07:22 AM PDT Facebook is locating its first non-US data centre in a place with an inhabitant even more famous than Mark Zuckerberg. |
US sees 'power struggle' in Iran Posted: 26 Oct 2011 10:04 PM PDT US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tells the BBC efforts to reach out to Iran have been hurt by confusion over who is ultimately running the country. |
Top militants 'dead' in Pakistan Posted: 27 Oct 2011 03:35 AM PDT A US drone strike in north-west Pakistan kills two top commanders of one of Pakistan's most influential Taliban groups, officials say. |
Taliban make rare public tribute Posted: 27 Oct 2011 06:51 AM PDT The Taliban in Afghanistan issue an unprecedented condolence statement on the death of a top right-wing Pakistani politician. |
Taiwan pays for execution error Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:04 AM PDT Taiwan's defence ministry is to pay compensation to the relatives of an air force private who was executed in 1997 for a murder he did not commit. |
Tax argument sparks riot in China Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:24 AM PDT Hundreds of business owners clash with riot police in the eastern Chinese city of Huzhou after a row over taxation, official media say. |
US shares join in eurozone rally Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT Shares in the US join Europe's market rally after eurozone leaders agree a deal to help resolve the debt crisis. |
Oil majors profit from high price Posted: 27 Oct 2011 06:13 AM PDT Higher gas and oil prices push up profits at ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell during the third quarter. |
Low growth forecast for Hershey Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:06 AM PDT The US chocolate maker Hershey, which makes Reece's chocolates, has forecast low growth and sales in 2012. |
RIM facing lawsuits over outage Posted: 27 Oct 2011 03:53 AM PDT US and Canadian Blackberry customers are suing RIM, demanding compensation for a recent system crash. |
Sony buys whole of Sony Ericsson Posted: 27 Oct 2011 07:30 AM PDT Japanese tech giant Sony buys full control of mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson from its Swedish partner. |
VIDEO: Say what? iPhone Scots glitch Posted: 27 Oct 2011 02:37 AM PDT The voice command technology of the iPhone 4s is having trouble crossing the Atlantic and does not recognise Scottish accents. |
Kevin movie wins festival award Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:43 AM PDT We Need To Talk About Kevin, a film about a mother's troubled relationship with her son, has won best movie at the BFI London Film Festival awards. |
Photos of lost Valette art found Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:53 AM PDT Photographs of missing paintings by LS Lowry's mentor Adolphe Valette are uncovered by researchers putting together an exhibit of the French artist's work. |
Ballet to take up Tate residency Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:47 AM PDT The English National Ballet is to take up residency at Tate Britain next February, to mark the opening of a new Picasso exhibition. |
Gene therapy 'to protect sight' Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:08 AM PDT Researchers in Oxford have treated a man with an advanced gene therapy technique to prevent him from losing his sight. |
Reindeer stay cool in fur coats Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:50 AM PDT Reindeer pant to lower their brain temperatures when running in fur coats, according to research. |
Prehistoric site is found on hill Posted: 27 Oct 2011 06:04 AM PDT Archaeologists discover what is believed to be a prehistoric ceremonial site on Cave Hill in north Belfast. |
Leaders reach eurozone debt deal Posted: 27 Oct 2011 02:30 AM PDT EU leaders agree a deal to ease the eurozone crisis, including losses for banks holding Greek debts, and European shares jump following the news. |
Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:01 AM PDT The BBC's Europe editor Gavin Hewitt says the deal designed to tackle the eurozone debt crisis has bought some time, but its real impact is yet to be tested. |
Eurozone: Now for the hard work Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:11 AM PDT Eurozone leaders have delivered a rescue package with more detail than investors feared it would, but which is less ambitious than they would ideally like to see. |
Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:16 PM PDT As China and the English-speaking world become more dependent on one another, there is still a lot lost in translation. A new play explores the 'Chinglish' communication gap. |
VIDEO: Man pulled alive from rubble Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:50 AM PDT Rescue workers on Thursday pulled a man alive from the rubble more than 100 hours after an earthquake in eastern Turkey. |
VIDEO: Thousands flee Thailand floods Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:21 AM PDT Thousands of residents are rushing to leave the Thai capital Bangkok, which is braced for potentially severe flooding over the weekend. |
VIDEO: Could insect cuisine feed the world? Posted: 27 Oct 2011 03:25 AM PDT Justin Rowlatt has been tasting samples of gourmet insect cuisine. You can see his full report on Newsnight on BBC Two at 10.30pm on Thursday 27 October |
VIDEO: Kenya: Four killed near border Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:52 AM PDT Gunmen in north-eastern Kenya have killed four people during an attack close to the border with Somalia. |
VIDEO: Police break up rare Burma protest Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:19 AM PDT Burmese police have broken up a rare protest by about 60 farmers against the confiscation of their land. |
VIDEO: Queen samples Aboriginal culture Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:39 AM PDT The Queen has experienced some traditional Aboriginal culture on the latest leg of her tour of Australia. |
VIDEO: Barroso: 'Symbols are important' Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:28 AM PDT EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso announced a new commissioner for the euro during his statement to the European Parliament. |
7 billion people and you: What's your number? Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:18 PM PDT What number are you? Use our guide to find out |
New Egypt asserts itself over Israeli 'spy' Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:21 AM PDT Israeli-Egyptian prisoner swap strengthens Cairo's new rulers |
Day in pictures: 27 October 2011 Posted: 27 Oct 2011 04:46 AM PDT 24 hours of news photos from around the world |
Colombia communities caught in crossfire Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:00 AM PDT The Colombian communities living in the middle of fighting |
Tunisians embrace democratic life Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:24 AM PDT Tunisians embark on a future of their own choosing |
Is Catch-22 still relevant to modern soldiers? Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT At 50 years old, is the novel still relevant to today's soldiers? |
Chinese buy wine by the vineyard Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:02 PM PDT Chinese wine lovers buy Bordeaux by the vineyard |
The American POW who chose China Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:10 PM PDT POW who did not go home to US after Korea war |
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