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- Cholera death toll jumps in Haiti
- US finance chief 'upbeat on yuan'
- Leading Sherpa lost on mountain
- UN to start Benin floods airlift
- Burundi albino boy 'dismembered'
- Iraq parliament ordered to meet
- Clashes delay Naples dump opening
- Hurricane Richard threatens Gulf
- Quaids request asylum in Canada
- Guinea candidates call for calm
- Bourbon prince sues over manga art at Versailles
- Ecuadorean snores his way to siesta supremacy
- Alonso wins as Red Bull implode
- Man City 0-3 Arsenal
- Stoke 1-2 Man Utd
- Clegg: Tuition fees to be capped
- Nuclear sub 'on its way to base'
- Children found working in field
- Three killed in helicopter crash
- London teenager was shot in chest
- Woman's body found in city street
- Scots fisheries win £11m grants
- Four hurt in fire engine accident
- Man shot in Londonderry attack
- Westlink closed in security alert
- Two men abscond from open prison
- Council apology over abuse case
- Wikileaks' timing angers Iraqi PM
- Kenya football crush kills seven
- Pope in new Mid-East peace call
- Czech opposition wins senate race
- Shia hold ground in Bahrain polls
- Privacy body to re-examine Google
- Twin boys for singer Celine Dion
- Brand and Perry in India wedding
- When bling was a crime
- Phoenician ship ends Africa trip
- Sri Lankan Muslims returning home
- Jesus statue headache for builders
- Athens building felled in planned blast
- Cholera reported in Haiti capital
- Spain holds first siesta contest
- Keith Richards: 'Mick Jagger enraged me'
- Graphic content
- TV titans
- Exiles' return
- Under scrutiny
- Forbidden love
- Sex, drugs, rock'n'roll
Cholera death toll jumps in Haiti Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:39 AM PDT The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Haiti passes 250, health officials say, with more than 3,000 cases reported. |
US finance chief 'upbeat on yuan' Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:12 AM PDT US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says he believes China is now "committed" to allowing the yuan to go up in value. |
Leading Sherpa lost on mountain Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:02 AM PDT Nepalese Sherpa Chhewang Nima, who has climbed Mount Everest 19 times, is missing on a Himalayan peak after being hit by an avalanche. |
UN to start Benin floods airlift Posted: 24 Oct 2010 04:55 AM PDT The UN refugee agency is to start an emergency airlift of tents to the West African nation of Benin, amid the worst flooding there in decades. |
Burundi albino boy 'dismembered' Posted: 24 Oct 2010 12:51 AM PDT The dismembered body of a young albino boy is found in a river on the Burundi-Tanzania border, reports say. |
Iraq parliament ordered to meet Posted: 24 Oct 2010 04:59 AM PDT Iraq's Supreme Court orders the country's parliament to meet for only the second time since inconclusive elections some seven months ago. |
Clashes delay Naples dump opening Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:12 AM PDT Italy's government delays opening a new rubbish dump near the southern city of Naples after violent protests. |
Hurricane Richard threatens Gulf Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:03 AM PDT Tropical Storm Richard strengthens into a hurricane over the Caribbean Sea as it heads towards southern Mexico, officials say. |
Quaids request asylum in Canada Posted: 24 Oct 2010 08:31 AM PDT Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi seek asylum in Canada, claiming they are being persecuted in the US and their lives are danger. |
Guinea candidates call for calm Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:34 AM PDT Guinea's presidential candidates appeal for calm as its capital recovers from clashes over a third postponement of the run-off election vote. |
Bourbon prince sues over manga art at Versailles Posted: 24 Oct 2010 03:41 AM PDT A French aristocrat descended from Louis XIV is seeking a court order against a Japanese artist being exhibited at the Palace of Versailles. |
Ecuadorean snores his way to siesta supremacy Posted: 23 Oct 2010 02:14 PM PDT A jobless security worker wins a competition billed as Spain's inaugural siesta championship, winning 1,000 euros for his efforts - or lack of them. |
Alonso wins as Red Bull implode Posted: 24 Oct 2010 02:09 AM PDT Fernando Alonso wins a dramatic rain-affected Korean Grand Prix as Red Bull's Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel fail to finish. |
Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:55 AM PDT Arsenal benefit from the early dismissal of Dedryck Boyata to claim an impressive victory over Manchester City at Eastlands. |
Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:26 AM PDT A late Javier Hernandez strike helps Manchester United secure their first away win of the season at Stoke. |
Clegg: Tuition fees to be capped Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:15 AM PDT Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg appears to rule out allowing universities to set unlimited tuition fees in England. |
Nuclear sub 'on its way to base' Posted: 24 Oct 2010 03:22 AM PDT A nuclear-powered submarine which was grounded off the isle of Skye is now returning to its base at Faslane. |
Children found working in field Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:49 AM PDT Seven children are taken into police protection after they are found working in a Worcestershire field. |
Three killed in helicopter crash Posted: 24 Oct 2010 08:27 AM PDT Three people from south-east England have died in a helicopter crash in the Mourne Mountains on Saturday. |
London teenager was shot in chest Posted: 24 Oct 2010 08:40 AM PDT A 16-year-old boy shot dead by "two masked gunmen" in east London died from a wound to the chest, tests reveal. |
Woman's body found in city street Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:58 AM PDT Police are appealing for witnesses and information after the body of a woman in her 20s is found in Bristol. |
Scots fisheries win £11m grants Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:46 AM PDT More than 140 Scottish firms are awarded nearly £11m of European funding, a move which the ministers say could protect jobs. |
Four hurt in fire engine accident Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:17 AM PDT Four fire service personnel are believed to have been hurt in a road accident in Aberdeenshire. |
Man shot in Londonderry attack Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:25 AM PDT A pizza delivery man is shot in a paramilitary-style attack in Londonderry on Saturday night. |
Westlink closed in security alert Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:46 AM PDT The Westlink in Belfast has been closed in both directions after a suspicious object was found. |
Two men abscond from open prison Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:56 AM PDT Police are trying to find two 20-year-old prisoners who have absconded from an open prison in Monmouthshire. |
Council apology over abuse case Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:43 AM PDT A couple are angry their autistic son spent eight months away from the family home while claims of physical abuse were investigated. |
Wikileaks' timing angers Iraqi PM Posted: 23 Oct 2010 11:33 PM PDT Iraq's prime minister criticises the timing of the release by Wikileaks of almost 400,000 secret US military documents about the conflict there. |
Kenya football crush kills seven Posted: 24 Oct 2010 02:18 AM PDT Seven people have been killed in a stampede at a football stadium in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, officials say. |
Pope in new Mid-East peace call Posted: 24 Oct 2010 08:17 AM PDT The Pope calls for an end to conflict in the Middle East, as Israel's PM warns the Palestinians not to seek independence without peace talks. |
Czech opposition wins senate race Posted: 23 Oct 2010 03:03 PM PDT The opposition Social Democrats win control of the Czech senate in mid-term elections, allowing them to slow government plans to cut spending. |
Shia hold ground in Bahrain polls Posted: 24 Oct 2010 04:52 AM PDT Bahrain's Shia opposition has won 18 of 40 seats in the country's lower house of parliament, the electoral commission says, amid complaints of irregularities. |
Privacy body to re-examine Google Posted: 24 Oct 2010 04:16 AM PDT Britain's privacy watchdog is to look again at what personal information internet giant Google gathered from private wi-fi networks. |
Twin boys for singer Celine Dion Posted: 24 Oct 2010 02:28 AM PDT Singer Celine Dion is said to be "thrilled" after giving birth to twin boys at a hospital in Florida. |
Brand and Perry in India wedding Posted: 23 Oct 2010 12:44 PM PDT Comedian Russell Brand marries singer Katy Perry in a "private and spiritual" Christian ceremony in northern India. |
Posted: 22 Oct 2010 09:35 AM PDT Even in times of austerity curbs on elaborate displays of wealth fail, says Sarah Dunant in her A Point of View column. |
Phoenician ship ends Africa trip Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:51 AM PDT The replica of a Phoenician ship from 600BC has arrived home in western Syria after a two-year voyage circumnavigating the coast of Africa. |
Sri Lankan Muslims returning home Posted: 24 Oct 2010 06:39 AM PDT In October 1990, the Tamil Tigers expelled the Muslim minority from north Sri Lanka - and 20 years on, some are making the journey back again. |
Jesus statue headache for builders Posted: 24 Oct 2010 12:28 AM PDT Engineers in Poland are having difficulty completing a giant statue of Christ in time for its planned consecration in November. |
Athens building felled in planned blast Posted: 24 Oct 2010 02:28 AM PDT A building in downtown Athens has been demolished in a controlled explosion, to make way for a new square in a deprived area facing major problems. |
Cholera reported in Haiti capital Posted: 24 Oct 2010 01:02 AM PDT The first cases of cholera have been detected in the Haitian capital, raising concerns that an epidemic in another part of the country is spreading. |
Spain holds first siesta contest Posted: 24 Oct 2010 12:43 AM PDT Unemployed security guard Pedro Lopez has won Spain's first siesta championship, having managed to sleep for 17 minutes in a busy Madrid shopping centre. |
Keith Richards: 'Mick Jagger enraged me' Posted: 24 Oct 2010 03:27 AM PDT Co-founder of the Rolling Stones Keith Richards has described how he first got into drugs to help him deal with the pressures of touring. |
Posted: 23 Oct 2010 03:35 AM PDT Could shock children's books be behind Uganda's falling HIV rate? |
Posted: 24 Oct 2010 04:43 AM PDT Can these people change the way the US votes? |
Posted: 23 Oct 2010 04:24 PM PDT Muslim families go home to northern Sri Lanka |
Posted: 23 Oct 2010 08:47 AM PDT Wikileaks disclosures increase pressure for openness |
Posted: 23 Oct 2010 10:08 PM PDT Gay woman tells her tale of forced marriage |
Posted: 23 Oct 2010 08:49 AM PDT With Yoko Ono at the unveiling of John Lennon plaque |
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