Arabs warn of Syria 'escalation' |
- Arabs warn of Syria 'escalation'
- US economic growth rate picks up
- Olympic ceremony 'Wonder' theme
- Italian cruise firm offers payout
- Car bomb kills Baghdad mourners
- Top Euro MP quits in piracy row
- Sudan leaders in oil crisis talks
- Norway apology for Holocaust role
- Spain jobless passes five million
- France to resume Afghan training
- Facebook sues 'spam clickjacker'
- Asteroid makes near-miss fly-by
- VIDEO: Inside the 2012 Olympic apartments
- VIDEO: German agency 'spied on' politicians
- VIDEO: Child's toy launched into space
- VIDEO: Facing up to threat of cyberwar
- VIDEO: CCTV cameras catch fish poachers
- VIDEO: Michael Jackson honoured in Hollywood
- VIDEO: What IS this? Find out in Odd Box...
- Greece debt talks 'close to deal'
- Tackling inequality 'a priority'
- Botnet suspect denies involvement
- Winslet to receive Cesar honour
- Spider-Man designer Ishioka dies
- 'Microplastic' threat to shores
- More uses for 'miracle material'
- Babies' brains 'show autism risk'
- Djokovic beats Murray in thriller
- Sportsday Live - Friday, 27 January
- Trainer: Uggie the dog to retire
- Romania sells Ceausescu luxuries
- Nigerian traders shot and burnt
- Tibetan 'dies in Sichuan unrest'
- Dutch crime boss Holleeder freed
- Guatemala ex-leader to face trial
- Bahrain criticised over tear gas
- Barefoot Bandit to be sentenced
- Parties clash over RBS boss bonus
- Charges over decapitation murder
- 'Horrific' cruelty farmer jailed
- Nadir 'needed 135 tonnes of cash'
- Week in pictures: 21-27 January 2012
- In pictures: Rio de Janeiro building collapse
- Audio slideshow: Bombay's jazz age
- Quiz of the week's news
- Davos 2012: Where to invest this year?
- Fascination with the 'Dutch godfather'
- Day in pictures: 27 January 2012
- Qatar's towering ambition
- How the Daily Mail stormed the US
- The alternative map for 2012 visitors
- Voodoo artists heal Haiti quake's aftershocks
| Arabs warn of Syria 'escalation' Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:03 AM PST The Arab League's monitoring chief warns that Syria has seen an escalation of violence in recent days, as the UN prepares to discuss the crisis. |
| US economic growth rate picks up Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:22 AM PST The pace of US economic growth quickened to a 2.8% annualised rate in the three months to December, the Commerce Department says. |
| Olympic ceremony 'Wonder' theme Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:16 AM PST Danny Boyle reveals the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony will be called Isles of Wonder, in an announcement six months ahead of the Games. |
| Italian cruise firm offers payout Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:45 AM PST The Italian firm that owns the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia reaches agreement on compensation with several Italian consumer groups. |
| Car bomb kills Baghdad mourners Posted: 27 Jan 2012 07:24 AM PST A suicide car bomber kills at least 32 people and injures about 60 in a Shia district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, with a funeral procession caught in the blast. |
| Top Euro MP quits in piracy row Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:24 AM PST A European Parliament rapporteur has stood down in protest as a controversial anti-piracy agreement is signed by several countries. |
| Sudan leaders in oil crisis talks Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:25 AM PST A summit is being held after South Sudan accused Sudan of stealing its oil exports and said it would halt production, crucial to both their economies. |
| Norway apology for Holocaust role Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:46 AM PST The Norwegian prime minister apologises for the role his country played in deporting Jews as Europe marks Holocaust Remembrance Day. |
| Spain jobless passes five million Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:25 AM PST Spain's unemployment figure rose above the five million mark in the last quarter of 2011, official figures show. |
| France to resume Afghan training Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:49 AM PST French troops will resume training Afghan soldiers on Saturday but Paris will pull out most of its troops by the end of 2013, President Nicolas Sarkozy says. |
| Facebook sues 'spam clickjacker' Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:05 AM PST The social network and Washington State sue a marketing firm over claims that it deceived users by hiding 'Like' buttons. |
| Asteroid makes near-miss fly-by Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:33 AM PST An 11m-wide asteroid passed within 60,000km of Earth on Friday, making it one of the 20 closest recorded approaches to our planet. |
| VIDEO: Inside the 2012 Olympic apartments Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:50 PM PST BBC Breakfast's Tim Muffett has had a look around the athletes' apartments in the 2012 Olympic Village. |
| VIDEO: German agency 'spied on' politicians Posted: 26 Jan 2012 09:31 PM PST Germany's domestic intelligence agency has been condemned for spying on politicians from the socialist Left party. |
| VIDEO: Child's toy launched into space Posted: 27 Jan 2012 05:44 AM PST While America is running down its manned space programme - further north - two Canadian students have shown that flying into space does not always have to be rocket science. |
| VIDEO: Facing up to threat of cyberwar Posted: 27 Jan 2012 12:08 AM PST Military experts gathered in London this week to discuss the growing threat of cyber-attacks to international security. |
| VIDEO: CCTV cameras catch fish poachers Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:22 AM PST New technology is being used in Ireland to try to prevent one of the oldest crimes of fish poaching. |
| VIDEO: Michael Jackson honoured in Hollywood Posted: 26 Jan 2012 06:13 PM PST The late Michael Jackson has been honoured at a ceremony in Hollywood attended by his family and a host of celebrities, including Justin Bieber. |
| VIDEO: What IS this? Find out in Odd Box... Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:51 PM PST The man who shot himself in the head with a nail gun but didn't notice, the BBC reporter enjoying a toy fair way too much and a baby aardvark. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne. |
| Greece debt talks 'close to deal' Posted: 27 Jan 2012 07:36 AM PST Greece could reach a deal with its creditors over the weekend, according to the EU's Economic Commissioner, Olli Rehn. |
| Tackling inequality 'a priority' Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:41 AM PST Growing inequality should now be the priority for leaders after the economic crisis, senior figures at the World Economic Forum say. |
| Botnet suspect denies involvement Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:55 AM PST The Russian man accused by Microsoft of being behind the Kelihos botnet attack insists he is "absolutely not guilty". |
| Winslet to receive Cesar honour Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:41 AM PST British actress Kate Winslet is to receive an honorary Cesar Award and drama Poliss is nominated for 13 prizes at France's equivalent of the Oscars. |
| Spider-Man designer Ishioka dies Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:26 AM PST Oscar-winning costume designer Eiko Ishioka, whose designs were worn by Broadway actors and movie stars, dies of pancreatic cancer, aged 73. |
| 'Microplastic' threat to shores Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:39 AM PST Microscopic plastic debris from washing clothes is accumulating in the marine environment and could be entering the food chain, a study warns. |
| More uses for 'miracle material' Posted: 27 Jan 2012 02:00 AM PST Graphene, often described as a "miracle material", can be used to distil alcohol, according to a new study in the Science journal. |
| Babies' brains 'show autism risk' Posted: 26 Jan 2012 04:01 PM PST It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers. |
| Djokovic beats Murray in thriller Posted: 27 Jan 2012 05:37 AM PST Britain's Andy Murray misses out on a place in the Australian Open final, losing to Novak Djokovic in a five-set epic. |
| Sportsday Live - Friday, 27 January Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:57 PM PST Sportsday Live featuring the latest from Andy Murray's semi-final at the Australian Open, the second Test between England and Pakistan, golf from Abu Dhabi and transfer news ahead of deadline day. |
| Trainer: Uggie the dog to retire Posted: 27 Jan 2012 01:38 AM PST Uggie, the 10-year-old canine star of Oscar-nominated hit The Artist, is 'getting tired'. |
| Romania sells Ceausescu luxuries Posted: 27 Jan 2012 03:03 AM PST A Romanian auction house sells a leopard skin, silver doves and a bronze yak that belonged to the late communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. |
| Nigerian traders shot and burnt Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:05 AM PST Gunmen in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state kill at least 15 village traders returning from a market at night. |
| Tibetan 'dies in Sichuan unrest' Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:11 AM PST Chinese security forces have shot dead a young Tibetan in Sichuan province, campaign groups say, in what would be the third such killing this week. |
| Dutch crime boss Holleeder freed Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:24 AM PST Willem Holleeder, a Dutch criminal notorious for the 1983 kidnapping of beer tycoon Freddy Heineken, is freed from jail. |
| Guatemala ex-leader to face trial Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:45 PM PST Ex-Guatemalan military leader Efrain Rios Montt is placed under house arrest after a judge rules he should be tried on genocide charges. |
| Bahrain criticised over tear gas Posted: 27 Jan 2012 07:15 AM PST Amnesty International has called for an investigation into what it says is the misuse of tear gas by Bahraini security forces. |
| Barefoot Bandit to be sentenced Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:08 AM PST A 20-year-old who made international headlines during a two-year crime spree when he evaded police in stolen cars, boats and planes is to be sentenced. |
| Parties clash over RBS boss bonus Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:15 AM PST Ministers and Labour clash over who is responsible for RBS chief executive Stephen Hester's contract, amid anger about a £963,000 share bonus offer. |
| Charges over decapitation murder Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:34 AM PST Two men are charged with the murder of a man who was found decapitated and burnt in Stockport. |
| 'Horrific' cruelty farmer jailed Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:46 AM PST A Nottingham farmer is jailed for a year after "horrific" scenes of animal cruelty were found on his property. |
| Nadir 'needed 135 tonnes of cash' Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:23 AM PST Businessman Asil Nadir would have needed banknotes 300 times the height of Nelson's Column to balance the books of his empire, the Old Bailey hears. |
| Week in pictures: 21-27 January 2012 Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:04 AM PST Photos from around the world this week |
| In pictures: Rio de Janeiro building collapse Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:01 AM PST Buildings fall in city centre |
| Audio slideshow: Bombay's jazz age Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:14 PM PST The glamour and excitement of Bombay's jazz age |
| Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:01 PM PST What does Disney's staff dress code strictly forbid? |
| Davos 2012: Where to invest this year? Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:03 AM PST 'Gambling' with some of the world's top investors |
| Fascination with the 'Dutch godfather' Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:30 AM PST Why a notorious criminal has become irresistible to film-makers |
| Day in pictures: 27 January 2012 Posted: 27 Jan 2012 05:03 AM PST 24 hours of news photos from around the world |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:42 AM PST Qatar's international influence is rising as fast as Doha's skyline |
| How the Daily Mail stormed the US Posted: 27 Jan 2012 03:37 AM PST How the Daily Mail stormed America, and the world |
| The alternative map for 2012 visitors Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:31 AM PST An alternative map for 2012 Olympics visitors |
| Voodoo artists heal Haiti quake's aftershocks Posted: 26 Jan 2012 05:29 PM PST Two years after the quake, voodoo binds Haitian emigrants |
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