Syria 'frees 755 held in unrest' |
- Syria 'frees 755 held in unrest'
- North Korea holds funeral for Kim
- 'Design flaws' caused China crash
- US warns Iran on oil route threat
- Rival priests in Bethlehem brawl
- Big drop in Italy borrowing costs
- 'Thousands flee' Nigeria clashes
- Greece jails abbot in fraud case
- Spain royal family reveals wages
- Trial of Mubarak resumes in Egypt
- 'Tarzan film chimp dies aged 80'
- VIDEO: Is N Korea's grief 'choreographed'?
- VIDEO: 'Turbulent' year for US-Pakistan relations
- VIDEO: Clerics fight at Bethlehem church
- VIDEO: Yacht race result still uncertain
- VIDEO: North Korea holds funeral for Kim
- VIDEO: Qatar makes gains from Arab unrest
- VIDEO: Festive Odd Box: Mishaps
- Tepco dips on state control fears
- Iran in threat to block oil route
- New train tech 'poses hack risk'
- YouTube Slam begins video battles
- Lambs added to US movie archive
- Heavy D's death attributed to DVT
- Species spotted at deep-sea vent
- Venezuela covers implant removal
- Argentine president has cancer
- Live - Scottish Premier League
- Suarez admits misconduct charge
- Peru capital stages mass wedding
- Australian croc in mower battle
- Somali pirates seize cargo ship
- Karzai backs Taliban Qatar plan
- Gas pipeline gets Turkey go ahead
- Uruguay moves to allow abortion
- Republican also-ran swaps party
- Lawrence jury warned on sympathy
- Bombardier handed £188m contract
- Gale force winds batter Scotland
- Mother finds murdered babysitter
- The women who made headlines
- The Loch Ness Monster of Congo
- Qatar flexing muscle in changing world
- Day in pictures: 28 December 2011
- Argentina's Fernandez set for surgery
- Teenage app prodigy hits jackpot
- Tracey Emin's Margate
| Syria 'frees 755 held in unrest' Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:23 AM PST Syria releases 755 people detained in the nine-month uprising against President Assad, state TV says, as Arab League monitors continue their visit amid ongoing violence. |
| North Korea holds funeral for Kim Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:57 AM PST North Korea begins two days of funeral services for late leader Kim Jong-il with a huge procession in Pyongyang led by successor Kim Jong-un. |
| 'Design flaws' caused China crash Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:30 AM PST A Chinese bullet train crash in July was caused by design flaws and "sloppy management", the government says in a long-awaited report. |
| US warns Iran on oil route threat Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:44 AM PST The US Navy says it will not tolerate disruption to a vital oil route as Iran threatens to shut the Strait of Hormuz if the West imposes more sanctions. |
| Rival priests in Bethlehem brawl Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:07 AM PST A turf war prompts scuffles between groups of Greek Orthodox and Armenian Christian clerics armed with brooms in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity. |
| Big drop in Italy borrowing costs Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:20 AM PST The cost of borrowing for the Italian government falls by half at its latest debt auction, in a sign of easing eurozone tensions. |
| 'Thousands flee' Nigeria clashes Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:21 AM PST About 90,000 people are displaced in clashes between militant Islamists and the security forces in Nigeria's Damaturu city, an official says. |
| Greece jails abbot in fraud case Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:02 AM PST The abbot of a powerful monastery on Mount Athos in Greece is jailed pending trial for alleged fraud and embezzlement. |
| Spain royal family reveals wages Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:04 AM PST New royal budget figures show Spain's King Juan Carlos is paid 292,752 euros (£243,560) annually by the state. |
| Trial of Mubarak resumes in Egypt Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:59 AM PST The trial of the former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, resumes in Cairo after a delay of almost two months. |
| 'Tarzan film chimp dies aged 80' Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:36 AM PST Cheetah the chimpanzee, who acted in Tarzan films in the 1930s, has died aged 80 in Florida, his primate sanctuary says. |
| VIDEO: Is N Korea's grief 'choreographed'? Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:59 PM PST Thousands of North Koreans are attending the funeral for the former leader Kim Jong-il, many of whom have been seen crying and wailing on state television. |
| VIDEO: 'Turbulent' year for US-Pakistan relations Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:17 AM PST The BBC's Aleem Maqbool looks back at a year when mistrust between Pakistan and the US reached an all-time high. |
| VIDEO: Clerics fight at Bethlehem church Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:24 AM PST A fight broke out at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem after rival groups of Orthodox and Armenian clerics clashed over the boundaries of their jurisdictions inside the church. |
| VIDEO: Yacht race result still uncertain Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:50 AM PST Australia's Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race has ended in controversy with organisers still unsure over who actually won the race. |
| VIDEO: North Korea holds funeral for Kim Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:41 AM PST North Korea begins two days of funeral services for late leader Kim Jong-il with a huge procession in Pyongyang led by successor Kim Jong-un. |
| VIDEO: Qatar makes gains from Arab unrest Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:34 AM PST The unrest in the Middle East during 2011 has allowed the small state of Qatar to rise significantly in prominence, although it now faces criticism it is pushing an Islamist agenda within the region. |
| VIDEO: Festive Odd Box: Mishaps Posted: 21 Dec 2011 05:46 AM PST Newsbeat's Dominic Byrne looks back at some of the mishaps that made him smile during 2011, in a festive Odd Box. |
| Tepco dips on state control fears Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:31 PM PST Shares of Tokyo Electric Power Company fall on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on fears the utility provider may be nationalised. |
| Iran in threat to block oil route Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:14 AM PST Iran threatens to close a vital oil-trade route if the West imposes more sanctions over its controversial nuclear programme. |
| New train tech 'poses hack risk' Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:40 AM PST A security expert warns that the move to GSM-R communication technology could allow hackers to disrupt rail travel. |
| YouTube Slam begins video battles Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:50 AM PST Google's video site is pitching video clips against each other in contests. Analysts say it should help the site deal with rival services. |
| Lambs added to US movie archive Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:37 AM PST Oscar-winning 1991 thriller The Silence of the Lambs is to be preserved by the US Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry. |
| Heavy D's death attributed to DVT Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:59 AM PST The sudden death of rapper Heavy D was due to a pulmonary embolism caused by deep leg vein thrombosis, a Los Angeles coroner decides. |
| Species spotted at deep-sea vent Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:17 PM PST Remarkable images of life from one of the most inhospitable spots in the ocean have been captured by scientists. |
| Venezuela covers implant removal Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:45 AM PST Venezuela's government offers local women free removal of French-made breast implants at the centre of a global health scare. |
| Argentine president has cancer Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:27 AM PST Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is to have an operation for thyroid cancer on 4 January, government officials announce. |
| Live - Scottish Premier League Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:38 AM PST Celtic take on leaders Rangers, Aberdeen host Hearts, Hibs welcome Inverness, St Johnstone tackle Kilmarnock and St Mirren play Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League. |
| Suarez admits misconduct charge Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:42 AM PST Liverpool striker Luis Suarez will miss Friday's Premier League game against Newcastle after admitting an FA charge for improper conduct. |
| Peru capital stages mass wedding Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:50 AM PST Ninety-two couples tie the knot in Peru's capital, Lima, in a mass wedding to mark the year's end. |
| Australian croc in mower battle Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:06 PM PST Elvis the Australian crocodile steals, drowns and guards a noisy lawnmower - forcing park keepers to make a daring rescue. |
| Somali pirates seize cargo ship Posted: 27 Dec 2011 10:33 PM PST Somali pirates hijack an Italian cargo ship with 18 crew off the coast of Oman, according to Indian shipping officials. |
| Karzai backs Taliban Qatar plan Posted: 27 Dec 2011 04:40 PM PST Afghan President Hamid Karzai say he would back the opening of a Taliban liaison office in Qatar if it would help towards peace. |
| Gas pipeline gets Turkey go ahead Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:19 AM PST Turkey gives permission for the South Stream gas pipeline to be built across its territories, according to Russian gas giant Gazprom. |
| Uruguay moves to allow abortion Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:50 AM PST Uruguayan senators vote to decriminalise abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, with the lower house set to debate the bill next year. |
| Republican also-ran swaps party Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:01 AM PST Longshot Republican contender Gary Johnson announces he will run for the White House as a Libertarian Party candidate. |
| Lawrence jury warned on sympathy Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:50 AM PST The judge at the Stephen Lawrence murder trial tells jurors to set any emotion aside in their deliberations, as he begins summing up the case. |
| Bombardier handed £188m contract Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:01 AM PST Derby trainmaker Bombardier is awarded a £188m contract to build 130 carriages for rail company Southern. |
| Gale force winds batter Scotland Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:02 AM PST Areas of Scotland are battered by gale force winds which reached almost 90mph in places. |
| Mother finds murdered babysitter Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:53 AM PST The body of a young woman who was stabbed while looking after her niece and nephew is found by her mother at a house in Hertfordshire. |
| Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:48 PM PST The tearful princess bride and other headline-making females |
| The Loch Ness Monster of Congo Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:49 PM PST On the trail of the mystery monster Mokele-mbembe |
| Qatar flexing muscle in changing world Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:43 AM PST Qatar willing and able to play greater global role |
| Day in pictures: 28 December 2011 Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:54 AM PST 24 hours of news photos from around the world |
| Argentina's Fernandez set for surgery Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:54 AM PST Shock in Argentina but officials upbeat about president's health |
| Teenage app prodigy hits jackpot Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:49 AM PST The 16 year old with a $250,000 investment |
| Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:02 PM PST Take a tour of Margate with Tracey Emin |
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