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- Warplanes hit Syria's second city
- Ghana president Atta Mills dies
- Eight face phone-hacking charges
- Spain finances under new pressure
- US clergyman sentenced over abuse
- 'Many dead' in Tajikistan clashes
- Spain hopes to tame wildfire
- Team GB welcomed to Games village
- Cull and drought hit feral camels
- India in tiger zone tourism ban
- Stuxnet thwarted by code update
- More effective TB treatment hope
- VIDEO: Close up with rebels battling for Syria
- VIDEO: Wedding rescue amid China floods
- VIDEO: US couple pack for Olympic trip
- VIDEO: Four killed in Spain wildfires
- VIDEO: DRC faces crisis as rebels advance
- VIDEO: Strange case of the 'airlifted teddies'
- VIDEO: US hotel gone in 10 seconds
- Greek recession 'will be deeper'
- Rosneft eyes BP's stake in TNK-BP
- Online 'porn pirates' targeted
- Australian death threat text scam
- Willis sci-fi to launch Toronto
- Oprah attacked for India special
- DNA race to unlock ageing secrets
- 'No sign' of Amelia Earhart wreck
- Obese children's hearts in danger
- Idowu 'incredibly disappointed'
- QPR eye ban loophole for Barton
- Egypt minister to form government
- Afghan police defect to Taliban
- Bulgaria bomber 'part of group'
- Cuban dissident 'forced off road'
- Life for Hudson family's killer
- One trapped in coastal landslip
- Seven treated for Legionnaires'
- Survey reveals key to happiness
- Cash-in-hand pay 'morally wrong'
- Are drug-free cyclists slower?
- A 23-year, 500,000-mile drive
- Day in pictures: 24 July 2012
- Uneasy calm inside Congo's rebel-held territory
- In pictures: Typhoon hits Hong Kong
- African viewpoint: Why Timbuktu matters
- How Spain's regions got into trouble
| Warplanes hit Syria's second city Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:11 AM PDT Fighter jets have bombed eastern areas of Syria's second city of Aleppo, a BBC reporter nearby says, in a significant escalation of the conflict. |
| Ghana president Atta Mills dies Posted: 24 Jul 2012 10:56 AM PDT Ghanaian President John Atta Mills, who was suffering from throat cancer, has died in the capital, Accra. |
| Eight face phone-hacking charges Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:45 AM PDT PM David Cameron's ex-media chief and the ex-chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's News International are to be charged over phone-hacking. |
| Spain finances under new pressure Posted: 24 Jul 2012 10:01 AM PDT Spain's financial situation continues to worry investors as borrowing costs rise and the Catalonia region confirms it will need government funds. |
| US clergyman sentenced over abuse Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:37 AM PDT US Roman Catholic Monsignor William Lynn has been sentenced to three to six years in jail for enabling a priest to carry on abusing. |
| 'Many dead' in Tajikistan clashes Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:09 AM PDT At least 42 people including 12 soldiers and 30 rebels are killed in fighting in the Tajik region of Gorno-Badakhshan, state television reports. |
| Posted: 24 Jul 2012 03:17 AM PDT More favourable weather conditions raise Spanish hopes of bringing a deadly wildfire burning in Catalonia since Sunday under control. |
| Team GB welcomed to Games village Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:09 AM PDT Team GB athletes are being welcomed to the Olympic village in a ceremony that opened with a rendition of Queen's "Bicycle Race". |
| Cull and drought hit feral camels Posted: 24 Jul 2012 05:41 AM PDT Australia's feral camel population has fallen by about 250,000 in recent years because of drought conditions and culling, a wildlife survey shows. |
| India in tiger zone tourism ban Posted: 24 Jul 2012 03:44 AM PDT India's Supreme Court bans tourism in "core zones" of more than 40 government-run tiger reserves. |
| Stuxnet thwarted by code update Posted: 24 Jul 2012 04:01 AM PDT German engineering giant Siemens has issued a fix for the software loopholes used by the notorious Stuxnet worm. |
| More effective TB treatment hope Posted: 24 Jul 2012 03:44 AM PDT Hopes of a new, more effective therapy for tuberculosis have been raised following encouraging results for early trials of a new treatment. |
| VIDEO: Close up with rebels battling for Syria Posted: 23 Jul 2012 02:40 PM PDT The Syria government has threatened to use chemical and biological weapons if foreign troops are sent in to quell the violence engulfing the country. |
| VIDEO: Wedding rescue amid China floods Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:33 AM PDT Two wedding cars plunged into a river after the bridge collapsed in China following the heavy rain. |
| VIDEO: US couple pack for Olympic trip Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:40 AM PDT Scott and Kathy Cleveland from the US state of Idaho are coming to the Olympics |
| VIDEO: Four killed in Spain wildfires Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:44 PM PDT Hundreds of firefighters from Spain and France are struggling to contain a wildfire which has destroyed thousands of hectares of land on both sides of the border. |
| VIDEO: DRC faces crisis as rebels advance Posted: 24 Jul 2012 04:25 AM PDT The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing its most serious crisis for years, as a growing band of mutinous soldiers advances in the east of the country. |
| VIDEO: Strange case of the 'airlifted teddies' Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:19 AM PDT An independent photographer has been detained in Belarus after posting images of teddy bears dropped into the country by political protesters. |
| VIDEO: US hotel gone in 10 seconds Posted: 24 Jul 2012 01:27 AM PDT It took just 10 seconds to reduce the 17-storey Grand Palace Hotel in New Orleans to rubble. |
| Greek recession 'will be deeper' Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:06 AM PDT Greece will suffer a much deeper recession than thought this year, its prime minister says, as international lenders arrive in Athens to assess its progress. |
| Rosneft eyes BP's stake in TNK-BP Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:38 AM PDT Russian state oil company Rosneft says it is considering buying BP's stake in TNK-BP and will start talks with the UK oil firm. |
| Online 'porn pirates' targeted Posted: 24 Jul 2012 05:33 AM PDT Golden Eye, the firm behind pornographic film company Ben Dover, says it is to pursue 2,845 O2 customers over illegal downloads. |
| Australian death threat text scam Posted: 24 Jul 2012 05:48 AM PDT A distressing text message demanding money has been sent to thousands of Australians. |
| Willis sci-fi to launch Toronto Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:13 AM PDT Time-travel thriller Looper, starring Bruce Willis, will launch this year's Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on 6 September. |
| Oprah attacked for India special Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:32 AM PDT Oprah Winfrey is branded "ignorant" by India's media after the broadcast of a two-part TV special about her trip to the country. |
| DNA race to unlock ageing secrets Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:28 PM PDT A race to unlock genetic clues behind living to 100 will begin next year, with a US team announcing its intention to compete for the $10m genetics X Prize. |
| 'No sign' of Amelia Earhart wreck Posted: 24 Jul 2012 06:58 AM PDT An expedition to find out what happened to celebrated US woman pilot Amelia Earhart is returning to Hawaii without the evidence it was looking for. |
| Obese children's hearts in danger Posted: 23 Jul 2012 04:02 PM PDT Severely obese children are putting their heart at danger even while they are still in primary school, according to a Dutch study. |
| Idowu 'incredibly disappointed' Posted: 24 Jul 2012 07:02 AM PDT Phillips Idowu is "disappointed" after the British Olympic Association made public a request to see his medical records. |
| QPR eye ban loophole for Barton Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:43 AM PDT QPR are considering loaning out Joey Barton to a Football League club to speed up the serving of his 12-match ban. |
| Egypt minister to form government Posted: 24 Jul 2012 04:38 AM PDT Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi asks the minister of water resources and irrigation, Hisham Qandil, to form a new government, state TV says. |
| Afghan police defect to Taliban Posted: 24 Jul 2012 04:37 AM PDT An Afghan police commander and 13 junior officers join the Taliban in western Afghanistan, in what is thought be the biggest defection yet by the country's police. |
| Bulgaria bomber 'part of group' Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:36 AM PDT The suicide bomber who killed six including five Israelis in Bulgaria last week was part of a skilled group, the Bulgarian prime minister says. |
| Cuban dissident 'forced off road' Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:48 PM PDT Relatives of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, who died in a crash on Sunday, say they believe his car was forced off the road, but authorities say the driver lost control. |
| Life for Hudson family's killer Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:20 AM PDT A man who killed the mother, brother and nephew of actress and singer Jennifer Hudson is sentenced to life in prison by a Chicago judge. |
| One trapped in coastal landslip Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:17 AM PDT One person is trapped under hundreds of tonnes of rocks on a beach in Dorset after a landslip, the fire service says. |
| Seven treated for Legionnaires' Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:51 AM PDT Seven people are being treated in hospital for Legionnaires' disease in an outbreak in Stoke-on-Trent. |
| Survey reveals key to happiness Posted: 24 Jul 2012 07:50 AM PDT The first national well-being survey reveals the key factors behind happiness, and lists the most and least contented parts of the UK. |
| Cash-in-hand pay 'morally wrong' Posted: 24 Jul 2012 10:11 AM PDT Treasury minister David Gauke calls it "morally wrong" to offer to pay tradesmen in cash in the hope of avoiding tax. |
| Are drug-free cyclists slower? Posted: 23 Jul 2012 04:52 PM PDT Are drug-free cyclists any slower? |
| Posted: 23 Jul 2012 04:57 PM PDT One vehicle, 800,000km and still going |
| Posted: 24 Jul 2012 04:12 AM PDT 24 hours of news photos from around the world |
| Uneasy calm inside Congo's rebel-held territory Posted: 24 Jul 2012 04:29 AM PDT Why Congolese soldiers are defecting to the rebels' cause |
| In pictures: Typhoon hits Hong Kong Posted: 24 Jul 2012 04:58 AM PDT Typhoon Vicente leaves trail of destruction in Hong Kong |
| African viewpoint: Why Timbuktu matters Posted: 24 Jul 2012 04:51 AM PDT Why is there so little African outrage about Timbuktu's fate? |
| How Spain's regions got into trouble Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:16 AM PDT How Spain's regions got into deep debt trouble |
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