Deadly attack at Nigerian college |
- Deadly attack at Nigerian college
- Chen escape sparks China round-up
- Sudan 'declares border emergency'
- Kidnapped UK aid worker murdered
- Libya ex-minister 'dead in river'
- Jackson unfazed by Hobbit critics
- Journalist 'abducted' in Colombia
- Saudis welcome Bin Laden widows
- Flats may be Olympic missile site
- Lebanon holds 'Syria arms ship'
- UN's Ban in landmark Burma visit
- Church targeted in Nairobi attack
- VIDEO: On the frontline of Sudan conflict
- VIDEO: Australian koalas under threat
- VIDEO: UN monitors see scene in Homs
- VIDEO: The real-life Robinson Crusoe
- VIDEO: Twentieth anniversary of the LA riots
- VIDEO: Obama cracks jokes at annual dinner
- VIDEO: Redford and Charles at Sundance
- YPF pledges to keep gas flowing
- Cuban 'defector' actors reappear
- Emmerich in German Film Prize win
- Chambers eligible for London 2012
- Clermont Auvergne 15-19 Leinster
- Mali coup leader rejects Ecowas
- South Sudan awaits big China loan
- Mexico Aztec headdress to go home
- Bahrain police 'still torturing'
- No grand deal with Murdochs - PM
- Flood warnings follow heavy rain
- 'Lost decade' warning on growth
- Games football tickets go on sale
- New York's pastry master reveals his secrets
- The villages where everyone runs
- Australia faces the end of Big Dry
- How Waiting for Godot offers Syrians hope
- LA riots: How 1992 changed the police
- In pictures: William and Kate anniversary
- Bangladeshi computer whizz kid eyes record books
- Do human rights really exist?
| Deadly attack at Nigerian college Posted: 29 Apr 2012 09:31 AM PDT A gun and bomb attack at a university in northern Nigeria leaves at least 16 people dead and six seriously injured, the Nigerian Red Cross says. |
| Chen escape sparks China round-up Posted: 29 Apr 2012 06:42 AM PDT Concern is growing in China for relatives and friends of blind activist Chen Guangcheng, who escaped from house arrest last week. |
| Sudan 'declares border emergency' Posted: 29 Apr 2012 07:56 AM PDT Sudan declares a state of emergency along its border with South Sudan, local media reports say, amid rising tensions between the two countries. |
| Kidnapped UK aid worker murdered Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:23 AM PDT A British aid worker kidnapped in Pakistan has been found dead, with a note saying he was killed by the Taliban, local police say. |
| Libya ex-minister 'dead in river' Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:19 AM PDT The body of former Libyan Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem is found in the Danube River near the Austrian capital, Vienna, police say. |
| Jackson unfazed by Hobbit critics Posted: 29 Apr 2012 04:03 AM PDT Director Peter Jackson defends the new filming technique revealed in the Hobbit footage, which some critics have called 'uncinematic'. |
| Journalist 'abducted' in Colombia Posted: 29 Apr 2012 09:19 AM PDT The French foreign minister says a French journalist who went missing after a clash between Colombia's Farc rebels and soldiers has been "abducted". |
| Saudis welcome Bin Laden widows Posted: 29 Apr 2012 04:51 AM PDT Saudi officials say they have no suspicions about the late al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden's widows and children, who arrived in the kingdom last week. |
| Flats may be Olympic missile site Posted: 29 Apr 2012 05:34 AM PDT The UK defence ministry says it is evaluating sites to place surface-to-air missiles for the Olympics, and is considering placing them at residential flats. |
| Lebanon holds 'Syria arms ship' Posted: 29 Apr 2012 09:57 AM PDT Lebanon's navy is holding a ship it says was carrying a large consignment of arms and ammunition thought to be destined for Syrian rebels. |
| UN's Ban in landmark Burma visit Posted: 29 Apr 2012 01:34 AM PDT UN head Ban Ki-moon is making a landmark visit to Burma to meet Aung San Suu Kyi and encourage the government to make further democratic reforms. |
| Church targeted in Nairobi attack Posted: 29 Apr 2012 02:44 AM PDT At least one person is killed and 10 are wounded in a suspected grenade attack on a church in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, police say. |
| VIDEO: On the frontline of Sudan conflict Posted: 29 Apr 2012 10:51 AM PDT Sudan has reportedly declared a state of emergency along its border with South Sudan after weeks of clashes. |
| VIDEO: Australian koalas under threat Posted: 29 Apr 2012 07:01 AM PDT Koalas could become listed as threatened species in certain areas of Australia due to development, mining and logging. |
| VIDEO: UN monitors see scene in Homs Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:26 AM PDT Anti-government activists say snipers in the central city of Homs shot dead two people on Sunday as monitors toured the city. |
| VIDEO: The real-life Robinson Crusoe Posted: 28 Apr 2012 10:46 PM PDT An 86-year-old Yorkshire man, Brendon Grimshaw may have lived alone for many years on the tiny island paradise of Moyenne in the Seychelles in the middle of the Indian Ocean since he bought it in 1962 for £8000, but he is rarely lonely. |
| VIDEO: Twentieth anniversary of the LA riots Posted: 28 Apr 2012 09:23 PM PDT It is 20 years since the Los Angeles riots, which were triggered by the acquittal of four LA police officers over the beating of 26-year-old black man Rodney King. |
| VIDEO: Obama cracks jokes at annual dinner Posted: 29 Apr 2012 04:32 AM PDT US President Barack Obama has been showing his lighter side, entertaining an audience at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. |
| VIDEO: Redford and Charles at Sundance Posted: 29 Apr 2012 01:05 AM PDT There was a rare combination of British Royalty and Hollywood stars last night when Prince Charles and actor Robert Redford met at the Sundance London film and music festival. |
| YPF pledges to keep gas flowing Posted: 29 Apr 2012 03:44 AM PDT Argentine oil firm YPF vows to keep providing supplies as the dispute over its forced nationalisation continues. |
| Cuban 'defector' actors reappear Posted: 28 Apr 2012 01:47 PM PDT Two actors in a film about escaping Cuba emerge a week after disappearing on the way to a New York film festival, saying they will seek asylum in the US. |
| Emmerich in German Film Prize win Posted: 29 Apr 2012 05:10 AM PDT Independence Day director Roland Emmerich has won six awards in his native Germany for his Shakespeare mystery Anonymous. |
| Chambers eligible for London 2012 Posted: 29 Apr 2012 10:45 AM PDT Dwain Chambers is free to compete at the Olympics after a court overturns the British Olympic Association's lifetime ban on drug cheats. |
| Clermont Auvergne 15-19 Leinster Posted: 29 Apr 2012 09:00 AM PDT Holders Leinster survive a late Clermont siege to win a thrilling Heineken Cup semi-final 19-15 in Bordeaux. |
| Mali coup leader rejects Ecowas Posted: 28 Apr 2012 03:09 PM PDT The leader of last month's coup in Mali rejects the decision by the West African regional body Ecowas to send troops to the country. |
| South Sudan awaits big China loan Posted: 28 Apr 2012 02:49 PM PDT Officials in South Sudan say China has agreed to loan it $8bn (£4.9bn) for major development projects, following a presidential visit to Beijing. |
| Mexico Aztec headdress to go home Posted: 27 Apr 2012 07:53 PM PDT A green-feathered headdress said to have belonged to the last Aztec emperor could return to Mexico from Austria after the senate changed its rules. |
| Bahrain police 'still torturing' Posted: 29 Apr 2012 06:57 AM PDT Bahrain's police continue to beat and torture detainees, including minors, according to a report by campaign group Human Rights Watch. |
| No grand deal with Murdochs - PM Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:27 AM PDT The prime minister says he did not have any "grand deal" with the Murdochs to support their interests in return for them backing the Conservatives. |
| Flood warnings follow heavy rain Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:30 AM PDT Strong winds and rain bring down trees and power lines across England and Wales and lead to flood warnings in some areas. |
| 'Lost decade' warning on growth Posted: 29 Apr 2012 08:28 AM PDT Labour's Ed Balls says Britain faces a "lost decade-style" period of slow growth, days after official figures showed the economy returned to recession. |
| Games football tickets go on sale Posted: 29 Apr 2012 05:15 AM PDT Some 1.4m Olympic football tickets go on sale, London 2012 organisers have announced |
| New York's pastry master reveals his secrets Posted: 28 Apr 2012 03:41 AM PDT New York's pastry master reveals his secrets |
| The villages where everyone runs Posted: 28 Apr 2012 03:46 AM PDT The children who run to school in hope of a better life |
| Australia faces the end of Big Dry Posted: 29 Apr 2012 08:12 AM PDT Farmers brace for the official end of drought in Australia |
| How Waiting for Godot offers Syrians hope Posted: 29 Apr 2012 04:20 AM PDT Talking Samuel Beckett in ruins of bombed Syrian town |
| LA riots: How 1992 changed the police Posted: 28 Apr 2012 04:02 PM PDT How the LA riots transformed the city's police |
| In pictures: William and Kate anniversary Posted: 28 Apr 2012 06:33 PM PDT William and Kate's first year of married life. |
| Bangladeshi computer whizz kid eyes record books Posted: 28 Apr 2012 04:13 PM PDT Could this six-year-old be the world's youngest IT expert? |
| Posted: 27 Apr 2012 11:14 AM PDT Will Self asks whether human rights really exist |
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