Top China dissident Chen escapes |
- Top China dissident Chen escapes
- US economic growth rate slowing
- Key tests for spaceplane project
- Deadly blast hits Syrian capital
- Spanish unemployment hits record
- KFC must pay poisoned girl $8.3m
- Netherlands to restrict cannabis
- Images show Tymoshenko 'bruises'
- Samsung overtakes Nokia in phones
- 'GPS brain cells' seen in pigeons
- Adults-only Gaga gig rocks Seoul
- VIDEO: Enterprise shuttle in NY fly past
- VIDEO: 'Third party' involved in spy death
- VIDEO: Chinese dissident: "I finally escaped"
- VIDEO: Multiple blasts in east Ukraine
- VIDEO: Village living in shadow of volcano
- VIDEO: Revolutionary space engine tested
- VIDEO: Universal Pictures hits a century
- Ford suffers European sales slump
- Eurozone sees retail sales slide
- Fast fix for Hotmail password bug
- Digital downloads to debut on 3DS
- Kylie lined up for Proms concert
- Famed conductor falls from stage
- Farming 'spread by migrant wave'
- Sea sediments tell of past quakes
- Misconceptions 'about insanity'
- Fake Viagra man told to pay £14m
- Aussies seal W Indies series win
- Van Persie may delay Arsenal date
- Troops for Mali and Guinea-Bissau
- US and Japan reach Okinawa deal
- Blasts injure 27 in east Ukraine
- UK curbing exports to Argentina
- Saleh nephew 'quits Yemen army'
- Rare Armstrong recording released
- Hunt to hand over private emails
- Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
- 'Third party role' over spy death
- Men jailed over Lennon bomb plot
- Week in pictures: 21-27 April 2012
- Sony World Photo Awards 2012
- In pictures: The many images of Africa
- How soap operas changed the world
- Quiz of the week's news
- New North Korea missiles 'fake'
- The US tribe taking on big beer
- Pop songs praise Egypt candidates
- Day in pictures: 27 April 2012
- Raspberry Pi: 'a great experiment'
- The children working the streets of Karachi
| Top China dissident Chen escapes Posted: 27 Apr 2012 11:03 AM PDT One of China's best-known dissidents, Chen Guangcheng, escapes house arrest and releases a video addressed to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. |
| US economic growth rate slowing Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:45 AM PDT US economic growth slowed to an annualised pace of 2.2% in the first quarter of the year, from 3% in the final three months of last year. |
| Key tests for spaceplane project Posted: 27 Apr 2012 03:52 AM PDT UK engineers begin critical tests on the innovative Sabre engine technology that is designed to take a spaceplane into orbit in a single flight stage. |
| Deadly blast hits Syrian capital Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:10 AM PDT Syrian state TV says a suicide bomber has struck in the capital Damascus, killing at least 10 people and wounding 20 others. |
| Spanish unemployment hits record Posted: 27 Apr 2012 03:58 AM PDT Spanish unemployment hits a new record high of 5.64 million, official figures show, hours after the country's debt rating was downgraded. |
| KFC must pay poisoned girl $8.3m Posted: 27 Apr 2012 02:09 AM PDT The family of an Australian girl left severely brain damaged after eating a KFC chicken meal is awarded $8.3m (£5.1m) in damages. |
| Netherlands to restrict cannabis Posted: 27 Apr 2012 02:50 AM PDT A judge in the Netherlands upholds a new ban on foreign tourists entering Dutch cannabis cafes, in a bid to cut cross-border crime. |
| Images show Tymoshenko 'bruises' Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:15 AM PDT Pictures are published apparently showing bruises on former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who claims to have been beaten in prison. |
| Samsung overtakes Nokia in phones Posted: 26 Apr 2012 11:51 PM PDT Samsung Electronics overtakes Nokia to become the world's largest maker of mobile phones and reports an 81% increase in quarterly profits. |
| 'GPS brain cells' seen in pigeons Posted: 27 Apr 2012 03:42 AM PDT A group of brain cells in pigeons are shown to sense details of magnetic fields, a major find in the long-standing question of how they navigate. |
| Adults-only Gaga gig rocks Seoul Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:18 AM PDT US pop star Lady Gaga kicks off her Born This Way Ball tour with a concert in Seoul that fans under the age of 18 had been forbidden to attend. |
| VIDEO: Enterprise shuttle in NY fly past Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:50 AM PDT Nasa's test shuttle Enterprise has flown over New York, taking an aerial tour of some of Manhattan's most famous landmarks, on the journey to its new home. |
| VIDEO: 'Third party' involved in spy death Posted: 27 Apr 2012 05:40 AM PDT A third party must have been involved in putting MI6 officer Gareth Williams in the padlocked bag in which his body was found, an expert witness believes. |
| VIDEO: Chinese dissident: "I finally escaped" Posted: 27 Apr 2012 04:21 AM PDT Prominent dissident lawyer Chen Guangcheng escapes house arrest in China and posts a video on the internet appealing directly to Premier Wen Jiabao |
| VIDEO: Multiple blasts in east Ukraine Posted: 27 Apr 2012 07:57 AM PDT At least 27 people have been injured by four explosions in the city of Dnipropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine, officials say. |
| VIDEO: Village living in shadow of volcano Posted: 27 Apr 2012 09:36 AM PDT Villagers in Santiago Xalitzintla are trying to continue with their lives despite ash and smoke spewing from the nearby Popocatepetl volcano. |
| VIDEO: Revolutionary space engine tested Posted: 27 Apr 2012 03:38 AM PDT Science Editor David Shukman gets exclusive access to the tests of an experimental engine which its designers believe could revolutionise space travel. |
| VIDEO: Universal Pictures hits a century Posted: 27 Apr 2012 01:41 AM PDT Universal Pictures, which has created some of the most famous movie moments in history, including King Kong, ET, and Psycho, is celebrating a century of film-making. |
| Ford suffers European sales slump Posted: 27 Apr 2012 04:54 AM PDT US carmaker Ford reports lower quarterly profits following weak sales in Europe and higher tax charges. |
| Eurozone sees retail sales slide Posted: 27 Apr 2012 03:55 AM PDT Retail sales in the three largest eurozone economies fall to the second lowest level on record, a survey indicates. |
| Fast fix for Hotmail password bug Posted: 27 Apr 2012 02:13 AM PDT Microsoft has rushed out a fix for a serious bug that affected its Hotmail webmail service. |
| Digital downloads to debut on 3DS Posted: 27 Apr 2012 09:07 AM PDT Nintendo players may soon be able to buy games for their 3DS handheld device digitally on the same day as they are released in stores. |
| Kylie lined up for Proms concert Posted: 27 Apr 2012 07:42 AM PDT Pop star Kylie Minogue will headline this summer's Proms In The Park concert, where she will be backed by the BBC Concert Orchestra. |
| Famed conductor falls from stage Posted: 27 Apr 2012 09:25 AM PDT Kurt Masur, the former principal conductor of the London Philharmonic, is recovering in hospital after falling off the stage during a concert in Paris. |
| Farming 'spread by migrant wave' Posted: 27 Apr 2012 07:43 AM PDT A new study of DNA from ancient remains provides further evidence that farming was spread to Europe by a wave of migrants. |
| Sea sediments tell of past quakes Posted: 27 Apr 2012 12:35 AM PDT Previous earthquakes that rivalled the March 2011 Tohoku tremor in size may be recorded in sediment samples just recovered from the seafloor off Japan. |
| Misconceptions 'about insanity' Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:02 PM PDT Horrific crimes, such as the Anders Breivik case, illustrate the misconceptions the public has about mental illness, a leading expert says. |
| Fake Viagra man told to pay £14m Posted: 27 Apr 2012 05:01 AM PDT A man who sold counterfeit medicines including Viagra has been told to hand over more than £14m by Southwark Crown Court. |
| Aussies seal W Indies series win Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:07 AM PDT Australia wrap up a 75-run victory over West Indies on day five of the third and final Test in Dominica to win the series 2-0. |
| Van Persie may delay Arsenal date Posted: 27 Apr 2012 09:18 AM PDT Arsenal are yet to propose a date for contract talks with Robin van Persie as he considers delaying a decision on his future. |
| Troops for Mali and Guinea-Bissau Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:56 PM PDT West African leaders agree to send troops to Mali and Guinea-Bissau to monitor transitions to civilian rule following their coups. |
| US and Japan reach Okinawa deal Posted: 26 Apr 2012 08:48 PM PDT The United States agrees to move thousands of Marines based in Okinawa out of Japan to Hawaii, Guam and other locations in Asia. |
| Blasts injure 27 in east Ukraine Posted: 27 Apr 2012 05:13 AM PDT Four explosions rock the city of Dnipropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine, injuring at least 27 people. |
| UK curbing exports to Argentina Posted: 26 Apr 2012 03:25 PM PDT UK Business Secretary Vince Cable says all UK exports to Argentine armed forces are being halted amid tension over the Falkland Islands. |
| Saleh nephew 'quits Yemen army' Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:08 AM PDT The nephew of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh is reported to have agreed to stand down as head of the Presidential Guard. |
| Rare Armstrong recording released Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:33 AM PDT One of the last live recordings by jazz legend Louis Armstrong, performing shortly before his death against the advice of his doctors, is made public. |
| Hunt to hand over private emails Posted: 27 Apr 2012 07:43 AM PDT Jeremy Hunt has said he will hand over emails about the BSkyB takeover bid to the Leveson Inquiry as Labour accuses David Cameron of a "cover-up". |
| Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:21 AM PDT A soldier from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards serving in Afghanistan dies from a gunshot wound, the Ministry of Defence says. |
| 'Third party role' over spy death Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:52 AM PDT A third party was almost certainly involved in putting MI6 officer Gareth Williams in the locked bag where his body was found, an expert tells his inquest. |
| Men jailed over Lennon bomb plot Posted: 27 Apr 2012 05:40 AM PDT Two men who sent suspect packages to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and two high-profile fans are jailed for five years. |
| Week in pictures: 21-27 April 2012 Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:15 AM PDT News photos from around the world |
| Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:16 PM PDT Sony award winners announced |
| In pictures: The many images of Africa Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:31 PM PDT Different perceptions of the continent |
| How soap operas changed the world Posted: 26 Apr 2012 08:05 PM PDT How soap operas changed the world |
| Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:55 PM PDT Which food has been linked to faster running times? |
| New North Korea missiles 'fake' Posted: 27 Apr 2012 04:57 AM PDT Experts cast doubt on North Korea's latest weapons display |
| The US tribe taking on big beer Posted: 27 Apr 2012 04:41 AM PDT An alcohol-ravaged Native American tribe fights back |
| Pop songs praise Egypt candidates Posted: 27 Apr 2012 03:08 AM PDT Pop stars sing praises of their favoured candidates |
| Day in pictures: 27 April 2012 Posted: 27 Apr 2012 04:42 AM PDT 24 hours of news photos from around the world |
| Raspberry Pi: 'a great experiment' Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:48 PM PDT Putting the Raspberry Pi through its paces |
| The children working the streets of Karachi Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:47 PM PDT The children scavenging for an existence in Karachi |
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