New violence taints Syria mission |
- New violence taints Syria mission
- N Korea hails Kim's son as leader
- Turkey admits 35 civilian deaths
- US sells $30bn in jets to Saudis
- Apes 'could video chat' on iPads
- 'Record year' for ivory seizures
- Egypt NGO group offices raided
- Monti: 'Unite to save eurozone'
- Pakistan journalists 'threatened'
- US Army unveils helicopter drone
- Gen David Petraeus 'nearly quit'
- Google tops visited US sites list
- VIDEO: Jong-un named N Korea 'supreme leader'
- VIDEO: US advances in drone development
- VIDEO: Midwife delivers her own baby
- VIDEO: Unrest flares as observers tour Syria
- VIDEO: Anti-whaling ship stranded off Australia
- VIDEO: Is Rome's Colosseum crumbling?
- VIDEO: Odds on news: What might happen in 2012?
- Hungary abandons new debt auction
- Iberia pilots strike hits flights
- Hacked think tank stays offline
- GoDaddy boycott over piracy views
- Fast Five is 'top pirated film'
- US pop artist James Rizzi dies
- Surveys record 'brainless fish'
- Soyuz straight back into service
- Sri Lanka triumph in South Africa
- Nadal plans to take February off
- Caviar hidden in Russian morgue
- Chavez muses on 'US cancer plot'
- 'Air raids' kill South Sudanese
- Video shows abuse of Afghan girl
- Spanish royal called before judge
- Jamaicans vote in close election
- Bachmann chairman defects to Paul
- Hospital-based care 'must change'
- Shooting treated as 'hate crime'
- MoD names Afghan blast servicemen
- Lawrence jury considering verdict
- In pictures: Vast crowds at Kim Jong-il memorial
- Your pictures of the year 2011
- Pictures of the year 2011
- UK news photos of the year 2011
- Day in pictures: 27 December 2011
- In pictures: Christmas celebrations
- Week in pictures: 24-30 December 2011
- VIDEO: Diaries of New York: 1609-2009
- Past, present and future
- 2011: Notable deaths from the past year
- The year in business: 2011
- Day in pictures: 29 December 2011
- Will India embrace Rahul Gandhi?
- 10 questions on the Olympic Games
- Brazil's Dilma Rousseff rides high
| New violence taints Syria mission Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:20 AM PST Arab League monitors overseeing a peace plan for Syria visit Damascus and other cities, but violence continues with dozens reported killed. |
| N Korea hails Kim's son as leader Posted: 28 Dec 2011 11:49 PM PST North Korea hails Kim Jong-un as "supreme leader of the party, state and army", a day after the elaborate funeral of his father, Kim Jong-il. |
| Turkey admits 35 civilian deaths Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:11 AM PST A senior Turkish official acknowledges that 35 civilians were killed in an air strike close to the border with Iraq. |
| US sells $30bn in jets to Saudis Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:48 AM PST The United States confirms the sale of nearly $30bn (£19.5bn) of new fighter jets and upgrades to its key Middle East ally Saudi Arabia. |
| Apes 'could video chat' on iPads Posted: 29 Dec 2011 04:49 AM PST Conservationists at a US zoo introduce orangutans to tablet computers, and hope one day they may even be able to make video calls. |
| 'Record year' for ivory seizures Posted: 29 Dec 2011 05:09 AM PST More elephant tusks were seized in 2011 than in any year since 1989, when the ivory trade was banned, international wildlife trade group Traffic says. |
| Egypt NGO group offices raided Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:03 AM PST Egyptian soldiers and police storm offices of at least 17 non-governmental organisations, many US-funded, seizing computers and documents in a series of raids. |
| Monti: 'Unite to save eurozone' Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:09 AM PST Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti calls for a "united response" to the eurozone debt crisis as he outlines plans to get Italy out of recession. |
| Pakistan journalists 'threatened' Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:48 AM PST High-profile Pakistani journalists say they have received threatening messages after publicly questioning the military's role. |
| US Army unveils helicopter drone Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:11 AM PST New helicopter-style drones with 1.8 gigapixel colour cameras, capable of following 65 separate targets, are being developed by the US Army. |
| Gen David Petraeus 'nearly quit' Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:01 AM PST Gen David Petraeus almost resigned over President Barack Obama's decision to draw down US troops levels in Afghanistan, says a new biography. |
| Google tops visited US sites list Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:17 AM PST Google and Facebook are 2011's most popular sites with US users according to Nielsen. Yahoo came in third, but its position may be precarious. |
| VIDEO: Jong-un named N Korea 'supreme leader' Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:23 AM PST Kim Jong-un has been installed as North Korea's "supreme leader of the party, state and army". |
| VIDEO: US advances in drone development Posted: 29 Dec 2011 05:20 AM PST Private companies are developing smaller, more sophisticated unmanned military drones to be used for air strikes or reconnaissance missions. |
| VIDEO: Midwife delivers her own baby Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:46 AM PST A midwife has delivered her own baby daughter at home with the help of her mother's make-up mirror. |
| VIDEO: Unrest flares as observers tour Syria Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:15 AM PST Arab League monitors are visiting three more troubled Syrian cities to check if government forces are complying with a peace plan. |
| VIDEO: Anti-whaling ship stranded off Australia Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:27 AM PST An anti-whaling ship is being towed to safety after being stranded off the western coast of Australia. |
| VIDEO: Is Rome's Colosseum crumbling? Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:22 PM PST The Italian government is investigating reports that pieces of rock have fallen off the Colosseum in Rome. |
| VIDEO: Odds on news: What might happen in 2012? Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:49 PM PST From the announcement of a Royal birth to the likelihood of a baby panda at Edinburgh Zoo, Coral bookmakers' David Stevens gives BBC News the odds on some of the things that may happen over the next 12 months. |
| Hungary abandons new debt auction Posted: 29 Dec 2011 05:41 AM PST The Hungarian government has abandoned part of a planned bond auction and seen interest on the debt it did issue rise. |
| Iberia pilots strike hits flights Posted: 29 Dec 2011 04:07 AM PST Spain's Iberia cancels more than a third of its flights as pilots hold a one-day strike over plans for a new low-cost airline. |
| Hacked think tank stays offline Posted: 29 Dec 2011 04:14 AM PST Stratfor says it could take more than a week to restore its website, adding that it is paying for credit card protection for affected members. |
| GoDaddy boycott over piracy views Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:28 AM PST Wikipedia and the firm behind Lolcats are ending links with GoDaddy following the US hosting firm's support for a controversial anti-piracy law. |
| Fast Five is 'top pirated film' Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:14 AM PST Action movie Fast Five movie is the most pirated film of 2011, according to file-sharing blog, Torrent Freak. |
| US pop artist James Rizzi dies Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:15 AM PST US pop artist James Rizzi, best known for his cartoon-like art, dies aged 61. |
| Surveys record 'brainless fish' Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:21 PM PST Scotland's biggest horse mussel bed and a "faceless and brainless fish" were recorded during government-backed surveys this year. |
| Soyuz straight back into service Posted: 28 Dec 2011 11:26 AM PST Five days after a failed launch, a Russian Soyuz rocket lifts off once more - successfully placing six spacecraft in orbit for US firm, Globalstar. |
| Sri Lanka triumph in South Africa Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:57 AM PST Sri Lanka end a run of 15 Tests without a win to claim their first ever victory in South Africa. |
| Nadal plans to take February off Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:39 AM PST World number two Rafael Nadal plans to take several weeks off after the Australian Open to recover from a nagging shoulder injury. |
| Caviar hidden in Russian morgue Posted: 29 Dec 2011 05:56 AM PST Russian police say they have discovered a large haul of rare caviar stored in a morgue freezer in St Petersburg. |
| Chavez muses on 'US cancer plot' Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:22 PM PST Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez asks whether the US is giving Latin American leaders cancer, after Argentina's president is diagnosed with the disease. |
| 'Air raids' kill South Sudanese Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:11 AM PST Seventeen South Sudanese civilians are killed during air raids by Sudan's military, an official tells the BBC, as relations continue to worsen following the south's independence. |
| Video shows abuse of Afghan girl Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:34 AM PST A video given to the BBC shows the extent of the injuries suffered by a 15 year-old Afghan child bride who was locked up and tortured by her husband. |
| Spanish royal called before judge Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:09 AM PST The son-in-law of Spain's King Juan Carlos I has been summoned to appear before a judge over allegations of corruption. |
| Jamaicans vote in close election Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:57 AM PST Jamaica's two main parties are locked in a tight race as voters head to the polls in a general election dominated by economic woes. |
| Bachmann chairman defects to Paul Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:51 AM PST Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann accuses her Iowa chairman of literally selling out after he switched allegiance to Ron Paul. |
| Hospital-based care 'must change' Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:27 AM PST The NHS in England must end the "hospital-or-bust" attitude to medical care and become a "community-based system", says the leader of the NHS confederation. |
| Shooting treated as 'hate crime' Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:13 AM PST The fatal shooting of an Indian student in Greater Manchester on Boxing Day is being treated as a "hate crime", say police. |
| MoD names Afghan blast servicemen Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:53 AM PST The MoD names two servicemen who died following an explosion in Afghanistan last week, including one who died of his injuries in a UK hospital. |
| Lawrence jury considering verdict Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:30 AM PST The jury in the Stephen Lawrence murder trial retires to consider its verdict against defendants Gary Dobson and David Norris. |
| In pictures: Vast crowds at Kim Jong-il memorial Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:35 AM PST Vast crowds gather in Pyongyang |
| Your pictures of the year 2011 Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:44 PM PST Best readers' pictures from 2011 |
| Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:54 PM PST News photos from around the world |
| UK news photos of the year 2011 Posted: 23 Dec 2011 06:36 AM PST News photos from around the UK |
| Day in pictures: 27 December 2011 Posted: 27 Dec 2011 07:55 AM PST 24 hours of news photos: 27 December 2011 |
| In pictures: Christmas celebrations Posted: 25 Dec 2011 01:14 AM PST Marking Christmas around the world |
| Week in pictures: 24-30 December 2011 Posted: 23 Dec 2011 06:17 AM PST News photos from around the world this week |
| VIDEO: Diaries of New York: 1609-2009 Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:23 AM PST A fascinating peek into diaries of New York spanning four centuries |
| Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:23 AM PST The piece of history still shaping today |
| 2011: Notable deaths from the past year Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:27 PM PST Steve, Betty, Seve and 2011's other notable deaths |
| Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:21 PM PST What were the highlights and lowlights of 2011? |
| Day in pictures: 29 December 2011 Posted: 29 Dec 2011 04:33 AM PST 24 hours of news photos from around the world |
| Will India embrace Rahul Gandhi? Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:40 AM PST Rahul Gandhi muddies his feet on the campaign trail |
| 10 questions on the Olympic Games Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:37 PM PST Will you be going home with bronze, silver or gold? |
| Brazil's Dilma Rousseff rides high Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:58 AM PST Brazil's Dilma Rousseff has good first year but tough tests lie ahead |
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