Half of India left without power |
- Half of India left without power
- 'Thousands trapped' in Syria city
- China swimmer clean - UK official
- Romney wraps up tour on sour note
- Theft charge for Russian blogger
- Nuns to take in killer's ex-wife
- Australia in record drugs seizure
- Deadly car bombings hit Baghdad
- US singer Tony Martin dies at 98
- French Muslims in Ramadan dispute
- UBS loses $356m on Facebook sale
- US seeks global stance on CO2 tax
- VIDEO: Tourists' emails 'read' by security in Israel
- VIDEO: Games hit central London tourism
- VIDEO: Syria's rebel ambulance service
- VIDEO: Couple sold fake Olympic tickets
- VIDEO: Record drugs haul seized in Australia
- VIDEO: Best home to be holiday flats
- VIDEO: Bourne Legacy star on toughest stunt
- Deutsche admits Libor failures
- Monti hails euro crisis progress
- Twitter restores writer's account
- Valve Linux video games attacked
- Author Maeve Binchy dies aged 72
- Blond Bond villain is unveiled
- Seal flu virus worries scientists
- 'Earliest' sign of modern culture
- Mali faces 'human rights chaos'
- India sees growth slowing to 6.5%
- Colosseum restoration plan agreed
- Venezuela becomes Mercosur member
- Saudi Arabian hijab row resolved
- Hancock sets record to win gold
- GB equestrian team take silver
- Army criticised over Afghan death
- Military pension age could rise
- Olympics: Day Four
- In pictures: India's power crisis deepens
- Olympics Day Three
- Is this Africa's next megacity?
- Why the fax thrives in Japan
- Your Olympic athlete body match
- Syrian activist's message not lost in death
- Day in pictures: 31 July 2012
- In pictures: Ramadan in Gaza
- Five Jamie Olivers you may never have heard of
- PowerPoint: 25 years at Microsoft
- Operation Iceberg diary: Part 3
| Half of India left without power Posted: 31 Jul 2012 08:35 AM PDT Hundreds of millions are left without electricity in northern and eastern India, after a massive power cut that also cripples much of the transport system. |
| 'Thousands trapped' in Syria city Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:09 AM PDT Concern grows over conditions in the Syrian city of Aleppo as the army offensive continues, with a UN official warning that thousands of people are trapped. |
| China swimmer clean - UK official Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:56 AM PDT The British Olympic Association chairman says Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen is not a drug cheat, after a US coach cast doubt on her record swim. |
| Romney wraps up tour on sour note Posted: 31 Jul 2012 09:41 AM PDT US presidential candidate Mitt Romney ends his overseas tour in Poland, as frustrations between his campaign and journalists boil over. |
| Theft charge for Russian blogger Posted: 31 Jul 2012 06:18 AM PDT Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny is charged with embezzlement in a case he describes as "strange and absurd". |
| Nuns to take in killer's ex-wife Posted: 31 Jul 2012 03:08 AM PDT A Belgian court says the jailed ex-wife of the notorious child killer Marc Dutroux will be transferred to a convent. |
| Australia in record drugs seizure Posted: 30 Jul 2012 10:05 PM PDT Australian police seize drugs worth A$500m (US$526m; £335m) and break up a Hong Kong-based drugs ring, with seven arrests made. |
| Deadly car bombings hit Baghdad Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:04 AM PDT At least 19 people are killed as two car bombs explode within minutes of each other in the centre of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. |
| US singer Tony Martin dies at 98 Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:38 AM PDT Romantic singer and actor Tony Martin, who appeared in movie musicals from the 1930s to the '50s, dies at his Los Angeles home aged 98. |
| French Muslims in Ramadan dispute Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:56 AM PDT A row erupts in France over the suspension of four sports instructors who kept the Ramadan fast while looking after children. |
| UBS loses $356m on Facebook sale Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:58 AM PDT Swiss bank UBS says it lost 349m Swiss francs ($356m) due to problems with the launch of Facebook shares, more than halving its quarterly profits. |
| US seeks global stance on CO2 tax Posted: 31 Jul 2012 08:35 AM PDT The US hosts talks with other countries opposed to a new EU carbon tax on airlines, hoping to find an alternative. |
| VIDEO: Tourists' emails 'read' by security in Israel Posted: 31 Jul 2012 12:33 AM PDT Israel's attorney general has been asked to look into claims that security officials have been demanding access to tourists' personal email accounts. |
| VIDEO: Games hit central London tourism Posted: 31 Jul 2012 11:12 AM PDT Despite the millions of spectators pouring into Olympic venues, businesses in central London are complaining of poor trade, and visitor attractions have seen a 30 to 35 per cent fall in numbers. |
| VIDEO: Syria's rebel ambulance service Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:32 AM PDT Unqualified volunteers are giving medical treatment to rebel fighters injured in Syria. |
| VIDEO: Couple sold fake Olympic tickets Posted: 31 Jul 2012 03:05 AM PDT Australian couple Graham and Ann Smith have received Olympic tickets from an anonymous donor after the ones they bought turned out to be fakes. |
| VIDEO: Record drugs haul seized in Australia Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:36 AM PDT Australian police have seized drugs worth over half a billion dollars and broken up a Hong Kong-based drugs ring. |
| VIDEO: Best home to be holiday flats Posted: 31 Jul 2012 02:28 AM PDT The childhood home of George Best in east Belfast is being turned into self-catering holiday flats. |
| VIDEO: Bourne Legacy star on toughest stunt Posted: 31 Jul 2012 03:02 AM PDT The Bourne Legacy has premiered in New York, starring new lead Jeremy Renner alongside Edward Norton and Rachel Weisz. |
| Deutsche admits Libor failures Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:53 AM PDT Deutsche Bank confirms that a "limited number" of staff were involved in the Libor rate-rigging scandal, as it cuts 1,900 jobs in a cost-cutting drive. |
| Monti hails euro crisis progress Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:25 AM PDT Italy's prime minister says he sees "light at the end of the tunnel" of the eurozone debt crisis, but figures show eurozone unemployment hitting a new high. |
| Twitter restores writer's account Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:55 AM PDT Twitter reactivates the account of a journalist which it had suspended after he had posted the email address of an NBC executive. |
| Valve Linux video games attacked Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:36 AM PDT A leading PC-user rights campaigner voices concern about video games developer Valve's move to sell Linux-based versions of its products. |
| Author Maeve Binchy dies aged 72 Posted: 31 Jul 2012 02:27 AM PDT Best-selling Irish author Maeve Binchy, who sold more than 40 million books worldwide, dies after a short illness. |
| Blond Bond villain is unveiled Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:52 AM PDT A new trailer for the latest James Bond film Skyfall gives fans their first glimpse of Javier Bardem's blond villain Silva in action. |
| Seal flu virus worries scientists Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:57 PM PDT Scientists in the United States have identified a new strain of influenza in harbour seals that could potentially impact human and animal health. |
| 'Earliest' sign of modern culture Posted: 31 Jul 2012 09:50 AM PDT The earliest unambiguous evidence for modern human behaviour is discovered by an international team of researchers in a South African cave. |
| Mali faces 'human rights chaos' Posted: 31 Jul 2012 09:15 AM PDT Mali risks sliding into "human rights chaos", with the military involved in extra-judicial killings, torture and sexual abuse, Amnesty International says. |
| India sees growth slowing to 6.5% Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:31 AM PDT India's central bank cuts its economic growth forecast for the country, which is one of the world's fastest-growing. |
| Colosseum restoration plan agreed Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:00 AM PDT The Italian authorities approve a controversial plan to restore the ancient Colosseum in Rome using a private donation, with work to begin in December. |
| Venezuela becomes Mercosur member Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:15 AM PDT Venezuela is welcomed to South America's Mercosur trading bloc, in Hugo Chavez's first official trip abroad since revealing he had cancer more than a year ago. |
| Saudi Arabian hijab row resolved Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:54 AM PDT Saudi Arabia judoka Wojdan Shaherkani will compete at the Olympics after a row over the wearing of a hijab is resolved. |
| Hancock sets record to win gold Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:19 AM PDT American soldier Vincent Hancock sets a new Olympic final record on his way to winning the gold medal in the men's skeet. |
| GB equestrian team take silver Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:50 AM PDT Great Britain's three-day equestrian team have won silver in the eventing competition at the London Olympics. |
| Army criticised over Afghan death Posted: 31 Jul 2012 08:36 AM PDT A coroner criticises the Army over the death of a soldier by an improvised explosive device on a training range in Afghanistan. |
| Military pension age could rise Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:51 AM PDT The age at which members of the armed forces claim pensions could rise from 55 to 60 under new government reforms, the Ministry of Defence announces. |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:16 AM PDT The best pictures from Day Four |
| In pictures: India's power crisis deepens Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:25 AM PDT A massive power breakdown in India |
| Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:15 PM PDT The best pictures from Day Three |
| Is this Africa's next megacity? Posted: 30 Jul 2012 05:34 PM PDT Life in one of the world's fastest growing cities |
| Posted: 30 Jul 2012 05:11 PM PDT The country where the fax machine is thriving |
| Your Olympic athlete body match Posted: 30 Jul 2012 09:14 AM PDT Enter your weight and height to find which athlete is like you |
| Syrian activist's message not lost in death Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:48 AM PDT How activist's killing galvanised protesters in Damascus |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2012 04:26 AM PDT 24 hours of news photos from around the world |
| Posted: 30 Jul 2012 06:39 PM PDT Vibrant views of Old Gaza during the holy month of Ramadan |
| Five Jamie Olivers you may never have heard of Posted: 31 Jul 2012 12:37 AM PDT Five top TV cooks you may never have heard of |
| PowerPoint: 25 years at Microsoft Posted: 30 Jul 2012 05:48 PM PDT The software's inventor looks back at its success |
| Operation Iceberg diary: Part 3 Posted: 30 Jul 2012 06:06 PM PDT Sharing life in the great outdoors with an Arctic scavenger |
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