Gun battles erupt near Damascus |
- Gun battles erupt near Damascus
- EU unveils vision for the future
- Anger at Facebook's email switch
- Africa militants link up, US says
- News Corp confirms possible split
- Egypt suspends military arrests
- China abortion couple 'hounded'
- Israel museum attack arrests made
- Mac users targeted by travel site
- Roman coin hoard found in Jersey
- Uefa to act over racist chanting
- VIDEO: 'Deadly cycle of bloodshed' in Syria
- VIDEO: Mexican drug cartels' 'splashdown'
- VIDEO: Is this too revealing for the metro?
- VIDEO: How good was the 'best job in the world'?
- VIDEO: Syrians 'shot at second plane'
- VIDEO: Pakistan's madrassas: What you need to know
- VIDEO: Unwanted children: Rise of baby boxes
- US house prices 'rise in April'
- Japan house passes sales tax bill
- UK 'pirates' face £20 appeal fee
- Google 'brain' machine spots cats
- Spice Girls unveil West End show
- Novelist Russo boycotts e-books
- Homes are 'hungrier for energy'
- Treasury 'refuse energy grilling'
- Stress and dementia link examined
- Brain trace 'can detect autism'
- England were like Chelsea - Pirlo
- Government fights off terror case
- Pakistan to free death row Indian
- Turkey gives Syria border warning
- West Bank settlers leave outpost
- Florida braced for new Debby rain
- Planned 3p fuel duty rise delayed
- Child dies as blast destroys home
- Queen meets IRA bomb families
- In pictures: Uganda landslide
- The 'baby box' returns to Europe
- The fashion for turning junk into art
- Egypt's neighbours watch Mursi's rise
- Day in pictures: 26 June 2012
- Viewpoint: South Sudan has not lived up to the hype
- Eurozone crisis: The European divide
- The land more acidic than lemon juice
- Meet the Olympians of 1948
| Gun battles erupt near Damascus Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:58 AM PDT Fierce fighting is reported between troops and rebel forces in the suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus, amid heightened tension between Syria and Turkey. |
| EU unveils vision for the future Posted: 26 Jun 2012 10:50 AM PDT European authorities unveil their vision for the future of the eurozone, including calls for a European treasury to have power over national budgets. |
| Anger at Facebook's email switch Posted: 26 Jun 2012 03:08 AM PDT The social network has made its @facebook.com email system the default contact shown in users' profiles without asking for permission. |
| Africa militants link up, US says Posted: 26 Jun 2012 05:45 AM PDT A top US commander says there are signs the big Islamist militant groups in Africa are trying to work together, the BBC's Mark Doyle reports. |
| News Corp confirms possible split Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:33 AM PDT Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has confirmed that it is considering splitting itself into two separate companies. |
| Egypt suspends military arrests Posted: 26 Jun 2012 08:33 AM PDT An Egyptian court suspends a government decision allowing military police to arrest civilians, judicial sources say. |
| China abortion couple 'hounded' Posted: 26 Jun 2012 08:43 AM PDT Relatives claim the husband of a Chinese woman forced to have an abortion when she was seven months pregnant has had to go into hiding after they were labelled traitors. |
| Israel museum attack arrests made Posted: 26 Jun 2012 05:18 AM PDT Three ultra-Orthodox men are arrested over the defacing of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem with graffiti refererring to Hitler. |
| Mac users targeted by travel site Posted: 26 Jun 2012 05:11 AM PDT Apple Mac users booking a break via the Orbitz travel site might end up paying more for their holidays. |
| Roman coin hoard found in Jersey Posted: 26 Jun 2012 07:59 AM PDT One of Europe's largest hoards of Iron Age coins worth up to £10m is thought to have been unearthed in Jersey. |
| Uefa to act over racist chanting Posted: 26 Jun 2012 08:12 AM PDT Uefa launch action against the Spanish football federation and the Russian football union for "improper conduct" of fans. |
| VIDEO: 'Deadly cycle of bloodshed' in Syria Posted: 26 Jun 2012 11:14 AM PDT The BBC's Ian Pannell has met a family in the northern province of Idlib who are sheltering their injured children because they are too afraid to have them treated. |
| VIDEO: Mexican drug cartels' 'splashdown' Posted: 26 Jun 2012 04:21 AM PDT Texan police are launching new boats equipped with machine guns, in a bid to stop the Mexican drug cartels' latest escape tactic - a "splashdown". |
| VIDEO: Is this too revealing for the metro? Posted: 26 Jun 2012 07:16 AM PDT In China, a woman's right to dress as she chooses has become the subject of an intense online debate after female passengers received a ticking off from the Shanghai subway authority. |
| VIDEO: How good was the 'best job in the world'? Posted: 26 Jun 2012 04:54 AM PDT With sunshine, beaches, and a seventy grand salary - it is no wonder the post of "Islands Caretaker" on a Barrier Reef island was billed as "the best job in the world". |
| VIDEO: Syrians 'shot at second plane' Posted: 25 Jun 2012 05:48 PM PDT Turkey says Syria fired on one of its planes that was taking part in a rescue operation for a warplane shot down by Syrian forces last Friday. |
| VIDEO: Pakistan's madrassas: What you need to know Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:13 AM PDT The number of students at Pakistan's madrassas - or religious schools - has doubled in the past 15 years. |
| VIDEO: Unwanted children: Rise of baby boxes Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:26 AM PDT Boxes where parents can leave an unwanted baby, common in medieval Europe, have been making a comeback over the last 10 years. |
| US house prices 'rise in April' Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:35 AM PDT US house prices rose in almost all major cities in April, the closely-watched Case Shiller survey indicates. |
| Japan house passes sales tax bill Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:55 AM PDT Japan's lower house backs PM Yoshihiko Noda's controversial plan to double sales tax, but the vote lays bare a deep rift in the ruling party. |
| UK 'pirates' face £20 appeal fee Posted: 26 Jun 2012 04:53 AM PDT Internet users must pay £20 within 20 working days of being accused of copyright infringement if they wish to appeal under new UK proposals. |
| Google 'brain' machine spots cats Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:03 AM PDT A Google research team has trained a network of 1,000 computers wired up like the human brain to recognise cats. |
| Spice Girls unveil West End show Posted: 26 Jun 2012 08:26 AM PDT The five members of the Spice Girls reunite to launch Viva Forever!, a new West End musical based on their hit songs. |
| Novelist Russo boycotts e-books Posted: 26 Jun 2012 04:47 AM PDT Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo says his new work is a "tribute to the printed book" and will not be sold online. |
| Homes are 'hungrier for energy' Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:53 AM PDT UK homes are consuming much more electricity than previously estimated, a report described as the most detailed of its kind suggests. |
| Treasury 'refuse energy grilling' Posted: 26 Jun 2012 03:22 AM PDT Treasury ministers are refusing to give evidence to a committee of MPs about the Energy Bill, reports the BBC's Roger Harrabin. |
| Stress and dementia link examined Posted: 25 Jun 2012 07:22 PM PDT UK experts are to begin a study to find out if stress can trigger dementia. |
| Brain trace 'can detect autism' Posted: 25 Jun 2012 07:25 PM PDT A simple brain trace can identify autism in children as young as two years old, scientists claim. |
| England were like Chelsea - Pirlo Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:52 AM PDT Italy's Andrea Pirlo claims England tried to copy the tactics that won Chelsea the Champions League, at Euro 2012. |
| Government fights off terror case Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:08 AM PDT The UK government successfully fights off an attempt to reveal whether British security officers were mixed up in alleged renditions in East Africa. |
| Pakistan to free death row Indian Posted: 26 Jun 2012 08:55 AM PDT An Indian man, Sarabjit Singh, is to be freed by Pakistan after spending more than 21 years on death row for bomb attacks he says he did not commit, reports say. |
| Turkey gives Syria border warning Posted: 26 Jun 2012 08:30 AM PDT Turkey changes its military rules of engagement and Nato offers strong support after Syria shot down a Turkish plane that strayed over its territory. |
| West Bank settlers leave outpost Posted: 26 Jun 2012 12:51 AM PDT Israeli authorities begin to evacuate dozens of Jewish settlers from an unauthorised West Bank outpost after a court orders it to be dismantled |
| Florida braced for new Debby rain Posted: 26 Jun 2012 08:55 AM PDT Florida receives a new drenching from Tropical Storm Debby, with up to 8in (20cm) of rain expected in the coming days. |
| Planned 3p fuel duty rise delayed Posted: 26 Jun 2012 10:10 AM PDT The government will delay a 3p-a-litre rise in fuel duty from August until next January, it announces. |
| Child dies as blast destroys home Posted: 26 Jun 2012 11:15 AM PDT A child dies in an explosion that "completely flattened" a house in Greater Manchester. |
| Posted: 26 Jun 2012 10:59 AM PDT The Queen meets relatives of the victims of an IRA bombing in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, 25 years ago. |
| Posted: 26 Jun 2012 08:10 AM PDT On the slopes of Mt Elgon |
| The 'baby box' returns to Europe Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:37 AM PDT The 'baby box' for abandoned children returns to Europe |
| The fashion for turning junk into art Posted: 26 Jun 2012 12:45 AM PDT The fashion for turning junk into art |
| Egypt's neighbours watch Mursi's rise Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:08 AM PDT What an Egyptian Islamist president means for the region |
| Posted: 26 Jun 2012 05:06 AM PDT 24 hours of news photos from around the world |
| Viewpoint: South Sudan has not lived up to the hype Posted: 26 Jun 2012 12:20 AM PDT Viewpoint: South Sudan's first year has not lived up to the hype |
| Eurozone crisis: The European divide Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:09 AM PDT France and Germany differ over EU political union |
| The land more acidic than lemon juice Posted: 25 Jun 2012 04:43 PM PDT The ongoing environmental impact of the Industrial Revolution |
| Posted: 25 Jun 2012 05:14 PM PDT Meet some of the Olympians from London 1948 |
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