Red Cross convoy stopped in Homs |
- Red Cross convoy stopped in Homs
- EU leaders sign new fiscal treaty
- Nordic trees 'survived Ice Age'
- US tornadoes wreak fresh mayhem
- Gamer technology spots sick spuds
- Obama warns against Iran strike
- East Africa port project launched
- Iran conservatives contest poll
- Mystery witness in US webcam case
- Bomber kills 'Pakistan militants'
- Housewives dismissal trial begins
- Apple and Samsung cases dismissed
- VIDEO: Tokyo TV tower is world's tallest
- VIDEO: Edith Bouvier returns to France
- VIDEO: Mexico's state-of-the-art prison
- VIDEO: Spanish reporter: I escaped Homs
- VIDEO: Who is really in control of Libya?
- VIDEO: Siberians get ready to vote
- VIDEO: N Zealand cathedral to be demolished
- Spanish 'to miss deficit target'
- Barclays taps ECB for 8.2bn euros
- Hackers controlled Nasa computers
- Game company breaks from Facebook
- Humperdinck is UK Eurovision act
- The Wanted at number five in US
- 'Twisted' waves could boost wi-fi
- Oxygen envelops Saturn's icy moon
- Health risk linked to early birth
- Quadruplets born on leap year day
- Murray sees off Djokovic in Dubai
- Key Somali militant base captured
- Quake-hit cathedral to come down
- EU grants Serbia candidate status
- 'Gang threat' to Americas polls
- Spain to extradite Egypt tycoon
- Yelp stock jumps after share sale
- Student's riot robbers convicted
- Petrol price reaches record high
- Miliband and Clegg challenge SNP
- MPs back rise in price of stamps
- Week in pictures: 25 February - 2 March 2012
- Your pictures: Coffee break
- Just what exactly is on Pinterest?
- Quiz of the week's news
- Iranians urged to heed election 'call of duty'
- Day in pictures: 2 March 2012
- Humperdinck - what's in a name?
- Sudan's Darfur region dabbles with peace
- Should Iraq veterans get war parades?
| Red Cross convoy stopped in Homs Posted: 02 Mar 2012 09:49 AM PST The ICRC says Syria has refused to allow a humanitarian convoy to enter the bombarded Baba Amr district of Homs, a move it calls "unacceptable". |
| EU leaders sign new fiscal treaty Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:50 AM PST All but two of the EU's 27 leaders sign a new treaty to enforce budget discipline within the bloc and rein in debts. |
| Nordic trees 'survived Ice Age' Posted: 02 Mar 2012 08:50 AM PST DNA evidence suggests some Scandinavian trees survived the last Ice Age, contradicting the widely held notion that vegetation was wiped out by a great ice sheet. |
| US tornadoes wreak fresh mayhem Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:12 AM PST Homes are wrecked by suspected twisters in Alabama, with storms predicted in four other US states after extreme weather leaves 13 dead. |
| Gamer technology spots sick spuds Posted: 02 Mar 2012 05:18 AM PST Researchers at Lincoln University build a "learning" potato sorting system out of everyday computer equipment |
| Obama warns against Iran strike Posted: 02 Mar 2012 08:34 AM PST US President Barack Obama says it would be unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear weapon but warns against any pre-emptive attack. |
| East Africa port project launched Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:35 AM PST Construction begins on a port project in Kenya which will also see an oil pipeline, railway and motorway built to South Sudan and Ethiopia. |
| Iran conservatives contest poll Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:08 AM PST Voting in Iran's parliamentary election is extended by four hours because of a high turnout, state media report. |
| Mystery witness in US webcam case Posted: 02 Mar 2012 09:04 AM PST A man allegedly secretly filmed kissing a US university student, days before he killed himself, tells a court he noticed a webcam in the dorm room. |
| Bomber kills 'Pakistan militants' Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:41 AM PST A suspected Taliban suicide bomber kills 20 members of a rival militant group, officials say, as violence claims at least 50 lives in Pakistan's Khyber region. |
| Housewives dismissal trial begins Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:21 AM PST Former Desperate Housewives actress Nicollette Sheridan has told a jury she was 'shocked and humiliated' after being hit in the head by the show's creator. |
| Apple and Samsung cases dismissed Posted: 02 Mar 2012 08:15 AM PST Apple and Samsung both have their patent lawsuits - over the "slide-to-unlock" feature - thrown out by a German court. |
| VIDEO: Tokyo TV tower is world's tallest Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:54 AM PST Construction finishes on the Tokyo Sky Tree in Japan - now the world's tallest free-standing broadcast tower completed in Japan. |
| VIDEO: Edith Bouvier returns to France Posted: 02 Mar 2012 09:53 AM PST Two French journalists who were caught up in shelling and smuggled out of Homs into Lebanon have been flown back to a military airport outside Paris. |
| VIDEO: Mexico's state-of-the-art prison Posted: 02 Mar 2012 01:27 AM PST Mexican authorities are showing off an ambitious new maximum-security prison with a capacity for over 3,500 inmates. |
| VIDEO: Spanish reporter: I escaped Homs Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:40 AM PST Spanish reporter Javier Espinosa, who escaped to Lebanon from Syria, has spoken to the BBC about his experience in Homs. |
| VIDEO: Who is really in control of Libya? Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:46 AM PST The interim government in Libya has given militia groups until the end of the week to relinquish control of the country's border crossings, ports and airports. |
| VIDEO: Siberians get ready to vote Posted: 02 Mar 2012 03:10 AM PST Today is the last day of campaigning before Russians vote for a new president and there appears to be little doubt that Vladimir Putin will win, despite a series of protests against his continuing rule. |
| VIDEO: N Zealand cathedral to be demolished Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:39 AM PST Officials have confirmed that Christchurch cathedral will be demolished after the 2011 earthquake rendered it beyond repair. |
| Spanish 'to miss deficit target' Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:00 AM PST Spain Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says his country will miss its budget deficit target this year, as EU leaders agree a new treaty on budget discipline. |
| Barclays taps ECB for 8.2bn euros Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:34 AM PST Barclays confirms that it borrowed 8.2bn euros (£6.7bn) from the European Central Bank in low-interest three-year loans. |
| Hackers controlled Nasa computers Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:52 AM PST Hackers took "full functional control" of key Nasa computers in 2011, the agency's inspector general tells a US congressional committee. |
| Game company breaks from Facebook Posted: 02 Mar 2012 08:59 AM PST Zynga, the company behind Facebook game CityVille, is launching its own gaming service so users don't have to play through the social network. |
| Humperdinck is UK Eurovision act Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:56 PM PST British crooner Engelbert Humperdinck is to represent the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, it has been announced. |
| The Wanted at number five in US Posted: 01 Mar 2012 11:25 PM PST The group are the highest charting UK boy band in the US charts ever beating Take That's record from 1995. |
| 'Twisted' waves could boost wi-fi Posted: 02 Mar 2012 12:20 AM PST Researchers describe a completely new way to pack information into radio, TV, and wi-fi signals - shown off at a public experiment in Venice. |
| Oxygen envelops Saturn's icy moon Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:14 AM PST A Nasa spacecraft detects oxygen around one of Saturn's icy moons. |
| Health risk linked to early birth Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:26 PM PST Babies born just a few weeks early have a slightly higher risk of health problems in infancy, research suggests. |
| Quadruplets born on leap year day Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:07 AM PST A woman in Bristol gives birth to quadruplets on "leap day", 29 February. |
| Murray sees off Djokovic in Dubai Posted: 02 Mar 2012 09:16 AM PST Andy Murray becomes the first man to beat world number one Novak Djokovic in 2012 with victory in the Dubai semi-finals. |
| Key Somali militant base captured Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:34 AM PST A major base of Somalia's al-Shabab militants is captured on the outskirts of the capital in an offensive by government troops backed by African Union forces. |
| Quake-hit cathedral to come down Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:15 PM PST Officials confirm Christchurch cathedral is to be demolished after the 2011 earthquake left it beyond repair, despite protests from conservationists. |
| EU grants Serbia candidate status Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:37 PM PST European Union leaders grant Serbia "candidate status" at a summit in Brussels, after Romania drops its objections. |
| 'Gang threat' to Americas polls Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:13 PM PST Drugs gangs are undermining democracy in Latin America by threatening politicians and even running their own candidates, the regional grouping warns. |
| Spain to extradite Egypt tycoon Posted: 02 Mar 2012 09:31 AM PST Spain's National Court orders the extradition to Egypt of Hussein Salem, a close associate of former President Hosni Mubarak. |
| Yelp stock jumps after share sale Posted: 02 Mar 2012 08:46 AM PST Shares in San Francisco-based consumer review website Yelp jump more than 60% on their trading debut in New York. |
| Student's riot robbers convicted Posted: 02 Mar 2012 08:17 AM PST Two men are found guilty of robbing a Malaysian student as they pretended to help him during last summer's riots in London. |
| Petrol price reaches record high Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:20 AM PST The average price of unleaded petrol reaches a new high of 137.44p per litre, according to industry analysts Experian Catalist. |
| Miliband and Clegg challenge SNP Posted: 02 Mar 2012 09:53 AM PST The leaders of Labour and the Lib Dems attack independence in speeches to their Scottish party conferences. |
| MPs back rise in price of stamps Posted: 02 Mar 2012 08:02 AM PST A committee of MPs has given its backing to a planned rise in the price of stamps, despite raising concerns about the cost to vulnerable people. |
| Week in pictures: 25 February - 2 March 2012 Posted: 02 Mar 2012 08:58 AM PST News photos from around the world |
| Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:54 AM PST Readers' pictures on the theme coffee break |
| Just what exactly is on Pinterest? Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:48 AM PST Just what exactly is on much-hyped Pinterest? |
| Posted: 01 Mar 2012 04:56 PM PST Which Oscar winner rehearsed their speech 'before birth'? |
| Iranians urged to heed election 'call of duty' Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:17 AM PST Iranians urged to go to polls in election of the consevatives |
| Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:52 AM PST 24 hours of news photos from around the world |
| Humperdinck - what's in a name? Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:29 AM PST How Humperdinck went from Gerry Dorsey to Eurovision hopeful |
| Sudan's Darfur region dabbles with peace Posted: 02 Mar 2012 01:18 AM PST Reservoirs and new houses - is peace breaking out? |
| Should Iraq veterans get war parades? Posted: 01 Mar 2012 07:06 PM PST Should US veterans from the Iraq war get a parade? |
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