Dozens killed in Afghan blasts |
- Dozens killed in Afghan blasts
- Bank to pay $340m for Iran deals
- Hypersonic jet aims to hit Mach 6
- Syria regime collapsing - ex-PM
- London 2012 'biggest US TV event'
- Yemen Republican Guard in clashes
- Death sentences for Sinai attacks
- Pussy Riot allies remain defiant
- Bodies found in Kazakhstan park
- Riots hit northern French city
- Cannabis factory in Rome tunnel
- Giant python caught in Florida
- VIDEO: Wildfires continue to rage in Spain
- VIDEO: Cannabis farm found in Metro tunnel
- VIDEO: Many injured in church firework blast
- VIDEO: Youths riot in northern French city
- VIDEO: 'Biggest python' discovery in Florida
- VIDEO: Pussy Riot have 'no regrets'
- VIDEO: US storms toss planes across airport
- Eurozone economy shrinks by 0.2%
- US retail sales in surprise jump
- Surfthechannel owner sent to jail
- Microsoft names Windows RT makers
- Michael defends his ceremony song
- Once breaks even in record time
- Mars rover spied by satellite
- Lethal snake viruses identified
- Midlife exercise 'protects heart'
- Pietersen absence 'may help team'
- Hodgson hoping youngsters excite
- Ugandan helicopter wrecks found
- China signs deal with North Korea
- Elephant grows from frozen sperm
- Olympic flag arrives in Brazil
- Palestinians eye renewed UN bid
- Christie to head Republican gala
- Angry reaction to rail fare hike
- Couple pledge to share £148m win
- Review into death of Tia Sharp
- Rights pioneer Lord Morris dies
- In pictures: Rio de Janeiro builds for the Olympic Games
- The real medal winners and losers
- Five ghost projects of China
- Day in pictures: 14 August 2012
- Can expatriate Somalis rebuild their country?
- Hollywood heroines: Here to stay?
- German town in PR drive for talent
- Basque co-operative defies Spain slump
- 10 ways to fill the Olympics void
| Dozens killed in Afghan blasts Posted: 14 Aug 2012 10:29 AM PDT A series of bombings on markets crowded with shoppers preparing for the end of Ramadan leaves 42 people dead in south-western and northern Afghanistan. |
| Bank to pay $340m for Iran deals Posted: 14 Aug 2012 11:33 AM PDT Standard Chartered agrees a $340m settlement with New York regulators that accused it of hiding $250bn of transactions with Iran. |
| Hypersonic jet aims to hit Mach 6 Posted: 14 Aug 2012 09:29 AM PDT Hypersonic jet WaveRider is to undergo a test flight aiming to reach Mach 6 - more than 4,300 mph - above the Pacific Ocean. |
| Syria regime collapsing - ex-PM Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:37 AM PDT Syria's regime is collapsing "morally, financially and militarily" and controls just 30% of the country, says former PM Riad Hijab who defected to Jordan. |
| London 2012 'biggest US TV event' Posted: 14 Aug 2012 01:49 AM PDT NBC's coverage of the London Olympics was the "most-watched television event in US history", the US network announces. |
| Yemen Republican Guard in clashes Posted: 14 Aug 2012 10:16 AM PDT At least two people die in clashes involving the elite Yemeni Republican Guard army unit near the defence ministry in the capital Sanaa. |
| Death sentences for Sinai attacks Posted: 14 Aug 2012 11:16 AM PDT An Egyptian court sentences 14 members of a militant Islamist group to death for deadly attacks in the town of al-Arish in Sinai last year. |
| Pussy Riot allies remain defiant Posted: 14 Aug 2012 05:24 AM PDT Members of the Russian punk movement Pussy Riot plan to continue anti-Putin protests despite the trial of three colleagues. |
| Bodies found in Kazakhstan park Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:50 AM PDT Kazakh police launch a murder investigation after finding 11 bodies in a national park in the country's south-east. |
| Riots hit northern French city Posted: 14 Aug 2012 09:37 AM PDT Buildings and cars are torched and police officers injured in clashes overnight with youths in a deprived district of Amiens in France. |
| Cannabis factory in Rome tunnel Posted: 14 Aug 2012 11:03 AM PDT Italian police find a cannabis factory in an abandoned metro tunnel, after smelling the crop near the entrance. |
| Giant python caught in Florida Posted: 14 Aug 2012 07:04 AM PDT The biggest Burmese python ever caught in the wild in Florida has been captured in the Everglades, US scientists say. |
| VIDEO: Wildfires continue to rage in Spain Posted: 14 Aug 2012 05:50 AM PDT Firefighters in Spain's Canary Islands are still struggling to contain a blaze on La Gomera described by a local official as an "ecological disaster". |
| VIDEO: Cannabis farm found in Metro tunnel Posted: 14 Aug 2012 09:19 AM PDT Police in Rome have seized 340 kilos of marijuana in a drugs raid. It is thought to be worth 3 million euros. |
| VIDEO: Many injured in church firework blast Posted: 14 Aug 2012 06:04 AM PDT Up to 28 people were injured when a rogue firework accidentally set off thousands of others in a church bell tower at a festival in Spain. |
| VIDEO: Youths riot in northern French city Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:14 AM PDT Buildings and cars were set alight as youths and police clashed during the night in the northern French city of Amiens. |
| VIDEO: 'Biggest python' discovery in Florida Posted: 14 Aug 2012 12:02 AM PDT A Burmese python measuring more than 17ft is believed to be the largest ever found in the US state of Florida. |
| VIDEO: Pussy Riot have 'no regrets' Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:19 AM PDT Members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot plan to continue their anti-Putin protests despite the trial of three colleagues on hooliganism charges |
| VIDEO: US storms toss planes across airport Posted: 14 Aug 2012 04:39 AM PDT Fierce storms have ripped through north Texas, badly damaging at least 15 small planes on the tarmac at Forth Worth's airport. |
| Eurozone economy shrinks by 0.2% Posted: 14 Aug 2012 04:23 AM PDT The economy of the eurozone contracted by 0.2% in the second quarter of the year, official figures show, as the difficult period for the area continues. |
| US retail sales in surprise jump Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:04 AM PDT US retail sales jumped unexpectedly in July, according to official data, pointing to a modest recovery in the world's biggest economy. |
| Surfthechannel owner sent to jail Posted: 14 Aug 2012 07:54 AM PDT The owner of Surfthechannel - a site which had offered links to pirated TV shows and movies - is sentenced to four years in jail. |
| Microsoft names Windows RT makers Posted: 14 Aug 2012 05:54 AM PDT Microsoft reveals the names of the five firms that will sell computers running on ARM-based chips and its Windows RT system. |
| Michael defends his ceremony song Posted: 14 Aug 2012 09:03 AM PDT Singer George Michael says he has no regrets about performing his new single as part of the London 2012 closing ceremony. |
| Once breaks even in record time Posted: 14 Aug 2012 07:48 AM PDT Broadway musical Once has recouped its initial $5.5 million (£3.5m) costs in less than six months, producers of the hit film adaptation say. |
| Posted: 14 Aug 2012 10:31 AM PDT Nasa uses its high-resolution imaging satellite at the Red Planet to look down on the Curiosity rover and acquire a new picture of the recently landed six-wheeled robot. |
| Lethal snake viruses identified Posted: 14 Aug 2012 09:46 AM PDT The cause of a fatal illness that affects captive snakes has been identified, according to research published today. |
| Midlife exercise 'protects heart' Posted: 14 Aug 2012 12:27 AM PDT Ensuring you get enough exercise in midlife will help protect your heart, study findings suggest. |
| Pietersen absence 'may help team' Posted: 14 Aug 2012 06:23 AM PDT Tim Bresnan says England might be a better side without dropped batsman Kevin Pietersen. |
| Hodgson hoping youngsters excite Posted: 14 Aug 2012 10:37 AM PDT England manager Roy Hodgson says his England team against Italy will be picked with a view to building for the next World Cup. |
| Ugandan helicopter wrecks found Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:56 AM PDT The wreckage of two Ugandan helicopters which went missing on Sunday is found along with two bodies and eight survivors, Kenyan officials say. |
| China signs deal with North Korea Posted: 14 Aug 2012 05:24 AM PDT China says it has signed agreements stepping up economic co-operation with North Korea during a visit to Beijing by a senior Pyongyang official. |
| Elephant grows from frozen sperm Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:57 AM PDT An embryonic African elephant is photographed in the womb - the result of pioneering artificial insemination by an Austrian zoo. |
| Olympic flag arrives in Brazil Posted: 13 Aug 2012 03:13 PM PDT The Olympic flag arrives in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, the next host of the Games, a day after the closing ceremony in London. |
| Palestinians eye renewed UN bid Posted: 14 Aug 2012 06:44 AM PDT A senior Palestinian official has asked foreign diplomats in Jerusalem to support a renewed bid for member-state status at the United Nations. |
| Christie to head Republican gala Posted: 14 Aug 2012 11:17 AM PDT New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will be the keynote speaker at this month's Republican national convention, the party says. |
| Angry reaction to rail fare hike Posted: 14 Aug 2012 10:24 AM PDT Passenger groups lead a chorus of protests against the 6.2% hike in some rail fares in England - an increase almost double the rate of inflation. |
| Couple pledge to share £148m win Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:33 AM PDT A Suffolk couple who won £148m on the Euromillions lottery say it was life-changing "not just for us, for everyone". |
| Review into death of Tia Sharp Posted: 14 Aug 2012 07:44 AM PDT A south London council will conduct a serious case review following the death of Tia Sharp, who lived in the borough. |
| Rights pioneer Lord Morris dies Posted: 14 Aug 2012 05:44 AM PDT Disability rights pioneer and Labour peer Lord Morris of Manchester dies at the age of 84. |
| In pictures: Rio de Janeiro builds for the Olympic Games Posted: 14 Aug 2012 03:44 AM PDT Preparing for Rio Olympics 2016 |
| The real medal winners and losers Posted: 14 Aug 2012 05:47 AM PDT Which nations under and over-achieved at the Games? |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2012 04:34 PM PDT China's deserted towns and shopping malls |
| Day in pictures: 14 August 2012 Posted: 14 Aug 2012 04:21 AM PDT News photographs of the past 24 hours from around the world. |
| Can expatriate Somalis rebuild their country? Posted: 14 Aug 2012 03:52 AM PDT Why a UK-based estate agent has gone home to Somalia |
| Hollywood heroines: Here to stay? Posted: 13 Aug 2012 04:36 PM PDT Are female action heroes only a flash in the pan? |
| German town in PR drive for talent Posted: 13 Aug 2012 04:55 PM PDT How a sleepy German town attracted foreign talent |
| Basque co-operative defies Spain slump Posted: 13 Aug 2012 05:02 PM PDT Basque co-operative defies Spanish recession |
| 10 ways to fill the Olympics void Posted: 13 Aug 2012 04:32 PM PDT 10 ways to fill the void left by the Olympics |
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