Monitors confronted in Syria city |
- Monitors confronted in Syria city
- Israel rally against segregation
- Egypt court ends virginity tests
- Putin rejects election review
- China's GPS rival is switched on
- Man sued over Twitter followers
- Iran court begins 'CIA spy' trial
- Ethiopia jails Sweden journalists
- Indian MPs pass corruption bill
- Banks pile up record cash at ECB
- Italy fines Apple over guarantees
- Artist Helen Frankenthaler dies
- VIDEO: S Koreans meet Kim Jong-un
- VIDEO: Train derailed in Australia flood
- VIDEO: Escalator opens in Colombia slum
- VIDEO: Inside the hidden corners of Sacre Coeur
- VIDEO: Syria unrest: Monitors visit Homs
- VIDEO: Countries 'unprepared' for disasters
- VIDEO: Ultimate thrills from around the world
- Sears and Kmart to axe 120 stores
- Steep falls for US house prices
- Hack victims face repeat attacks
- Mission takes US box office crown
- More time at school 'boosts IQ'
- NHS private patient limit '49%'
- Live - Tuesday football
- Arsenal 1-1 Wolves
- Guinea-Bissau makes coup arrests
- Philippine flood toll rises again
- Eleven held over West End murder
- Republicans in final push in Iowa
- Duke of Edinburgh leaves hospital
- West End victim 'knifed in heart'
- Second arrest in Salford shooting
- Cancer patients 'rely on charity'
- Why were people once put in 'human zoos'?
- The men who made headlines
- Day in pictures: 27 December 2011
- Malaria: Eastern DR Congo’s other battle
- True origins of a 'yeti's finger'
- Cape Verde: African good news story
- Palm oil threat to Indonesia's orangutans
| Monitors confronted in Syria city Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:54 AM PST Angry protesters in Syria's restive city of Homs demand protection from visiting Arab League monitors as tanks are reportedly withdrawn. |
| Israel rally against segregation Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:44 AM PST Thousands rally in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh against ultra-Orthodox Jewish extremism, prompted by attacks on "immodestly" dressed women. |
| Egypt court ends virginity tests Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:29 AM PST A court in Cairo blocks forced virginity tests on female detainees in military prisons after a case brought by a Tahrir Square protester. |
| Posted: 27 Dec 2011 04:04 AM PST Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin dismisses calls for a review of disputed parliamentary election results, despite mass demonstrations. |
| China's GPS rival is switched on Posted: 27 Dec 2011 04:33 AM PST Beijing's Beidou service begins offering location, navigation and timing data offering an alternative to the US's GPS network. |
| Man sued over Twitter followers Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:01 AM PST A man is being sued by his former employer after he left the company and took a 17,000-strong Twitter following with him. |
| Iran court begins 'CIA spy' trial Posted: 27 Dec 2011 07:11 AM PST Iran puts on trial an American man of Iranian descent who "confessed" to working as a CIA spy on state TV, local media say. |
| Ethiopia jails Sweden journalists Posted: 27 Dec 2011 08:26 AM PST Two Swedish journalists are sentenced by an Ethiopian court to 11 years each in jail for entering the country illegally and supporting terrorism. |
| Indian MPs pass corruption bill Posted: 27 Dec 2011 10:33 AM PST India's lower house of parliament passes a new anti-corruption bill amid a fresh protest fast by campaigner Anna Hazare, who wants a stronger law. |
| Banks pile up record cash at ECB Posted: 27 Dec 2011 10:25 AM PST The ECB reports receiving record cash deposits as Europe's banks remain nervous about lending to each other. |
| Italy fines Apple over guarantees Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:48 AM PST Italy's competition watchdog fines Apple 900,000 euros for failing to publicise shoppers' right to two-year guarantees. |
| Artist Helen Frankenthaler dies Posted: 27 Dec 2011 10:40 AM PST Helen Frankenthaler, the US abstract expressionist painter, has died aged 83 after a long illness, her nephew says. |
| VIDEO: S Koreans meet Kim Jong-un Posted: 26 Dec 2011 11:52 PM PST Two prominent South Koreans have met North Korea's incoming leader, Kim Jong-un, in Pyongyang. |
| VIDEO: Train derailed in Australia flood Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:46 AM PST A freight train has been derailed and two people were swept from their car in flooding that struck Australia's Northern Territories. |
| VIDEO: Escalator opens in Colombia slum Posted: 26 Dec 2011 10:29 PM PST The Colombian city of Medellin has opened a giant outdoor escalator for residents of one of its poorest areas. |
| VIDEO: Inside the hidden corners of Sacre Coeur Posted: 26 Dec 2011 11:37 PM PST It is one of Paris's most famous and most photographed buildings, the cathedral of Sacre Coeur. And for France, the basilica is both a political and religious monument. |
| VIDEO: Syria unrest: Monitors visit Homs Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:52 AM PST Arab League peace monitors have been visiting the restive Syrian city of Homs, with tens of thousands turning out in fresh anti-government protests. |
| VIDEO: Countries 'unprepared' for disasters Posted: 26 Dec 2011 11:13 PM PST Britain's International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell, says some of the world's richest countries are not doing enough to respond to large scale disasters. |
| VIDEO: Ultimate thrills from around the world Posted: 22 Dec 2011 03:36 AM PST A taste of the ultimate adrenaline rushes experienced by Fast Track's reporters over the past year. |
| Sears and Kmart to axe 120 stores Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:16 AM PST Shares in US retail giant Sears fall 23% as it announces plans to close up to 120 Sears and Kmart stores amid poor sales. |
| Steep falls for US house prices Posted: 27 Dec 2011 07:51 AM PST US house prices fell further in October despite record low mortgage interest rates, according to new figures. |
| Hack victims face repeat attacks Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:23 AM PST Victims of a hack on US security think-tank Stratfor are warned not to offer public support to the company due to threats of further attacks. |
| Mission takes US box office crown Posted: 27 Dec 2011 02:24 AM PST The fourth instalment of the Mission Impossible films, starring Tom Cruise, takes the Christmas box office number one spot in the US and Canada. |
| More time at school 'boosts IQ' Posted: 26 Dec 2011 01:01 PM PST Spending more time at school may increase intelligence, according to a study of Norwegian men. |
| NHS private patient limit '49%' Posted: 27 Dec 2011 08:25 AM PST NHS hospitals in England will be free to use almost half their hospital beds and theatre time for private patients under government plans. |
| Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:28 AM PST Spurs take on Norwich in the day's final Premier League match after Arsenal are held by Wolves and QPR draw with Swansea. |
| Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:42 AM PST Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey inspires Wolves to a draw at Arsenal, despite the visitors playing the last 15 minutes with 10 men. |
| Guinea-Bissau makes coup arrests Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:18 AM PST Guinea-Bissau's navy chief Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto is arrested after an attempted coup, the West African nation's army and government say. |
| Philippine flood toll rises again Posted: 27 Dec 2011 04:26 AM PST A total of 1,249 people are now known to have died in the flash floods in the Philippines triggered by Typhoon Washi more than a week ago, officials say. |
| Eleven held over West End murder Posted: 27 Dec 2011 07:06 AM PST Police are questioning 11 people over the murder of a teenager on London's Oxford Street, and they are investigating a second stabbing nearby. |
| Republicans in final push in Iowa Posted: 26 Dec 2011 01:21 PM PST Republican presidential candidates are preparing their final pitch to Iowa's voters, with just days left until it holds the first nominating contest. |
| Duke of Edinburgh leaves hospital Posted: 27 Dec 2011 04:02 AM PST The Duke of Edinburgh is discharged from hospital after spending four nights receiving care related to chest pains. |
| West End victim 'knifed in heart' Posted: 27 Dec 2011 08:59 AM PST An 18-year-old man who died in an attack in Oxford Street in central London was stabbed in the heart, Scotland Yard says. |
| Second arrest in Salford shooting Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:44 AM PST A second teenager is arrested over the close-range shooting of a university student in an "unprovoked" street attack in Salford, Greater Manchester. |
| Cancer patients 'rely on charity' Posted: 26 Dec 2011 04:11 PM PST Cancer patients are becoming increasingly reliant on charity handouts to heat their homes as they struggle to pay rising fuel bills, newly-published figures have shown. |
| Why were people once put in 'human zoos'? Posted: 27 Dec 2011 01:10 AM PST Why were people once put on display like specimens? |
| Posted: 26 Dec 2011 05:37 PM PST The farmer who told off Rihanna and other headline-making males |
| Day in pictures: 27 December 2011 Posted: 27 Dec 2011 07:55 AM PST 24 hours of news images from around the world |
| Malaria: Eastern DR Congo’s other battle Posted: 27 Dec 2011 08:20 AM PST DR Congo's battle against killer malarial mosquitos |
| True origins of a 'yeti's finger' Posted: 27 Dec 2011 03:01 AM PST Tracing the origins of an unusual museum specimen |
| Cape Verde: African good news story Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:35 AM PST Does tiny Cape Verde offer hope for the rest of the continent? |
| Palm oil threat to Indonesia's orangutans Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:37 AM PST Palm oil plantations hit Indonesia's orangutans |
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