Karzai confirms Iran gave bags of cash |
- Karzai confirms Iran gave bags of cash
- French depots 'clear of strikers'
- Canadian militant pleads guilty
- Palace greeting for Chile miners
- Fear amid Haiti cholera progress
- BP to sell four Gulf oil fields
- Aid worker seized in Afghanistan
- Kenya in cemetery scandal arrest
- Earthquake strikes off Indonesia
- US regulators in new loan probe
- Blood group 'affects fertility'
- New Zealanders rally behind Hobbit film
- Not too short - Italian resort plans miniskirt ban
- Platini issues technology warning
- Laxman back as India recall trio
- Fifa sets hard line on Cup voters
- 'Decent' pension for all proposed
- Cameron promises push for growth
- Boys held over murder of girl, 15
- Call to make Ten Tors event safer
- Fire strike set for Bonfire Night
- 'Stripper' player fined for punch
- Businessman dies after shooting
- Sheridan 'attended porn TV club'
- Tributes paid to Mourne victims
- BMC job loss figures 'deceitful'
- Girl's murder 'shatters' family
- Police examine taser arrest video
- Bailout firms give to Republicans
- 'Hiccup girl' charged with murder
- Gunmen kill 13 at Mexico clinic
- EU seeks more dialogue with Cuba
- Sudan eyes peace deal for Darfur
- Sudan 'committed to referendum'
- EU teams to patrol Greek border
- Uefa demands corruption evidence
- Gulf states urge Wikileaks probe
- Gaza ships 'Turkish provocation'
- Deadly bomb at Punjab Sufi shrine
- Search for missing sherpa stopped
- Japan protests over Chinese boats
- Burma oil pipeline fire kills 12
- BP sets out to rebuild reputation
- Dollar at 15-year low against yen
- Singapore bourse launches ASX bid
- UK robots prepare for world cup
- Paranormal sequel spooks US chart
- Double Q Awards win for Florence
- UK 'needs green economics chief'
- Sea urchins tolerate acid water
- Haiti cholera outbreak 'slowing'
- Women 'miss father health clues'
- Heart disease signs in teenagers
- Eyewitness: Haiti cholera
- End of term. Already?
- House washed into sea by heavy rain
- Pension protests continue in France
- High alert for Indonesia volcano
- Efforts to stem Haiti cholera outbreak
- Why Hobbit filming may move to UK
- Zoo's smashing time with pumpkins
- US Vote 2010: The real Glee club
- Tokyo office workers turn to rice farming
- The Glee vote
- Day in pictures
- American bully
- Copper and robbers
- R.I.P. Walkman
| Karzai confirms Iran gave bags of cash Posted: 25 Oct 2010 06:43 AM PDT Afghanistan's President Karzai confirms his office received hundreds of thousands of euros from Iran, but insists it was a "transparent" process. |
| French depots 'clear of strikers' Posted: 25 Oct 2010 11:01 AM PDT Strikes end at three oil terminals and all of France's fuel depots are said to be cleared of protesters as the government's pension reforms are set to become law. |
| Canadian militant pleads guilty Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:10 AM PDT Canadian Omar Khadr, the youngest inmate at Guantanamo Bay, pleads guilty to all five terror charges before a Guantanamo war crimes tribunal. |
| Palace greeting for Chile miners Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:39 AM PDT The freed Chilean miners are feted by the president during a palace reception, held before a football game between the workers and their rescuers. |
| Fear amid Haiti cholera progress Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:45 AM PDT The numbers of people killed by cholera in Haiti has slowed, the government says, as aid agencies seek to stop the disease from spreading in the capital. |
| BP to sell four Gulf oil fields Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:35 AM PDT BP says it will sell assets in four Gulf of Mexico oil fields to Japan's Marubeni as it raises funds to pay for the oil spill. |
| Aid worker seized in Afghanistan Posted: 25 Oct 2010 07:41 AM PDT A Dutch aid worker and his Afghan driver have been abducted by gunmen in north eastern Afghanistan, officials say. |
| Kenya in cemetery scandal arrest Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:02 AM PDT Kenya's mayor of Nairobi is arrested for questioning in connection with the sale of land for a cemetery in the capital. |
| Earthquake strikes off Indonesia Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:45 AM PDT A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 strikes off western Sumatra triggering a tsunami watch, which is later lifted. |
| US regulators in new loan probe Posted: 25 Oct 2010 08:50 AM PDT US banking regulators plan their own investigation into whether lenders were wrong to repossess hundreds of thousands of homes. |
| Blood group 'affects fertility' Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:29 AM PDT A woman's ability to conceive in early middle age may be influenced by her blood type, according to research. |
| New Zealanders rally behind Hobbit film Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:31 AM PDT Thousands of New Zealanders take to their streets to protest against possible plans to move production of Peter Jackson's Hobbit films elsewhere. |
| Not too short - Italian resort plans miniskirt ban Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:43 PM PDT A seaside city in Italy is planning to ban miniskirts and other revealing clothing to improve what the mayor calls standards of public decency. |
| Platini issues technology warning Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:27 AM PDT Uefa president Michel Platini reiterates his opposition to goal-line technology, claiming it would lead to "Playstation football". |
| Laxman back as India recall trio Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:28 AM PDT India recall VVS Laxman, Gautam Gambhir and Ishant Sharma for November's Test series against New Zealand. |
| Fifa sets hard line on Cup voters Posted: 25 Oct 2010 06:50 AM PDT Fifa says it will not tolerate unethical behaviour in the race to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups following a series of recent allegations. |
| 'Decent' pension for all proposed Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:12 AM PDT The government is considering a "radical" overhaul of the state pension to ensure everybody has a "decent" income in retirement, says Vince Cable. |
| Cameron promises push for growth Posted: 25 Oct 2010 06:32 AM PDT David Cameron urges a "forensic, relentless approach" to ensuring the UK's future economic growth, but Labour says the government lacks a plan to help business. |
| Boys held over murder of girl, 15 Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:22 AM PDT Two 15-year-old boys are arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a teenage girl is found in woods near Bridgend. |
| Call to make Ten Tors event safer Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:25 AM PDT A coroner calls for safety improvements to the Dartmoor Ten Tors after a jury returns a narrative verdict into the death of a schoolgirl. |
| Fire strike set for Bonfire Night Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:47 AM PDT London firefighters are to walk out on one of their busiest periods as a row over new contracts escalates, their union says. |
| 'Stripper' player fined for punch Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:02 AM PDT A professional rugby player admits breaking another man's jaw while he was dressed as a stripper. |
| Businessman dies after shooting Posted: 25 Oct 2010 08:10 AM PDT Mohammed Siddique dies after being shot at house in Fife, while another man is treated for gunshot wounds. |
| Sheridan 'attended porn TV club' Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:18 AM PDT A childhood friend of Tommy Sheridan claims he attended a club in Manchester with the former MSP. |
| Tributes paid to Mourne victims Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:02 AM PDT Friends and business associates have been paying tribute to the three men who died in the Mourne Mountains helicopter crash at the weekend. |
| BMC job loss figures 'deceitful' Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:41 AM PDT Trade unions representing staff at Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) say management has been "deceitful" about the number of planned job losses. |
| Girl's murder 'shatters' family Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:08 AM PDT The family of a murdered 15-year-old girl say they are devastated, as police question two teenage boys over her death. |
| Police examine taser arrest video Posted: 25 Oct 2010 07:27 AM PDT Police say an incident where a man appears to be tasered and hit by officers is being referred to their professional standards department. |
| Bailout firms give to Republicans Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:37 AM PDT US companies that received government assistance during the financial crisis are giving large political contributions to Republicans, according to reports. |
| 'Hiccup girl' charged with murder Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:59 AM PDT Police charge a woman, who gained notoriety three years ago for her uncontrollable hiccups, with killing a man during a robbery, police say. |
| Gunmen kill 13 at Mexico clinic Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:51 AM PDT An armed gang kills 13 patients at a drug rehab centre, in what is thought to be the latest attack in Mexico's violent drugs war. |
| EU seeks more dialogue with Cuba Posted: 25 Oct 2010 08:29 AM PDT The EU foreign affairs chief, Baroness Ashton, is set to contact the Cuban government in an effort to improve ties with Havana, diplomats say. |
| Sudan eyes peace deal for Darfur Posted: 25 Oct 2010 07:51 AM PDT A peace deal to end the civil war in Sudan's western Darfur region can be achieved by the end of this year, the government's chief negotiator says. |
| Sudan 'committed to referendum' Posted: 24 Oct 2010 06:04 PM PDT US Senator John Kerry says Sudan has assured him it will hold a referendum on independence for the south and is committed to the outcome. |
| EU teams to patrol Greek border Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:36 AM PDT The EU is for the first time sending border guards to help Greece stem an influx of migrants entering across the land border with Turkey. |
| Uefa demands corruption evidence Posted: 25 Oct 2010 08:57 AM PDT European football's governing body, Uefa, calls for proof in response to allegations of corruption in the bidding race for Euro 2012. |
| Gulf states urge Wikileaks probe Posted: 25 Oct 2010 07:48 AM PDT The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) urges the US to investigate alleged "crimes against humanity" in Iraq after Wikileaks publishes scores of war logs. |
| Gaza ships 'Turkish provocation' Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:54 AM PDT Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni accuses Turkey of deliberately provoking Israel by supporting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla earlier this year. |
| Deadly bomb at Punjab Sufi shrine Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:16 AM PDT A motorcycle bomb kills six people outside a Sufi shrine in Pakistan's Punjab province - the latest in a string of attacks on followers of the mystical branch of Islam. |
| Search for missing sherpa stopped Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:57 AM PDT The search for renowned Nepalese Sherpa Chhewang Nima, who climbed Mt Everest 19 times, is called off two days after he was hit by an avalanche. |
| Japan protests over Chinese boats Posted: 24 Oct 2010 11:10 PM PDT Japan's government makes a formal protest to Beijing after two Chinese fisheries patrol boats were seen near a disputed island chain. |
| Burma oil pipeline fire kills 12 Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:04 AM PDT At least 12 people are thought to have been killed and up to 80 injured after oil leaking from a pipeline in Burma caught fire. |
| BP sets out to rebuild reputation Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:49 AM PDT UK energy giant BP outlines a strategy to revive the public's belief in its ability to operate responsibly after the US oil spill. |
| Dollar at 15-year low against yen Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:55 AM PDT The US dollar falls to a 15-year low against the yen after G20 nations agree to avoid fighting to devalue their currencies. |
| Singapore bourse launches ASX bid Posted: 24 Oct 2010 11:21 PM PDT The Singapore stock exchange unveils a multi-billion dollar bid for the company that owns the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney. |
| UK robots prepare for world cup Posted: 25 Oct 2010 06:01 AM PDT UK researchers are preparing one of the nation's first teams to compete in the 2011 robot football world cup. |
| Paranormal sequel spooks US chart Posted: 25 Oct 2010 01:02 AM PDT Moviegoers in the US and Canada flock to the sequel to 2009 horror hit Paranormal Activity. |
| Double Q Awards win for Florence Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:59 AM PDT Florence Welch, of Florence and the Machine, is a double-winner at the Q Awards in London, also attended by the reunited Take That. |
| UK 'needs green economics chief' Posted: 24 Oct 2010 04:44 PM PDT The UK should create a new ministerial post for green economics, urges an international policy group that includes MPs past and present. |
| Sea urchins tolerate acid water Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:33 AM PDT Sea urchins are likely to be able to adapt to increasingly acidic oceans caused by human-induced climate change, a study says. |
| Haiti cholera outbreak 'slowing' Posted: 25 Oct 2010 08:04 AM PDT Health officials have said there are signs that the cholera outbreak in central Haiti may be stabilising, as fewer new cases are reported. |
| Women 'miss father health clues' Posted: 24 Oct 2010 04:01 PM PDT Women at risk of breast cancer miss out on tests because a history of the disease in their father's family is disregarded, suggests a study. |
| Heart disease signs in teenagers Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:00 PM PDT The blood vessels of obese teenagers look more like those found in middle-aged people, say Canadian researchers. |
| Posted: 25 Oct 2010 06:38 AM PDT People in Haiti describe the situation in central Haiti, where a suspected outbreak of cholera has killed at least 250 people and infected 3,000 others. |
| Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:04 AM PDT As most schools begin half-term, could one academy's experiment with a five-term year signal a shake-up of the calendar for good? |
| House washed into sea by heavy rain Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:11 AM PDT Buying a house in a seaside location called Washaway Beach may not have been the best move. |
| Pension protests continue in France Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:07 PM PDT Mass protests over pension reforms in France are continuing to cause havoc across France, and opinion polls show 70% of the general public are 'dissatisfied' with President Nicholas Sarkozy's performance. |
| High alert for Indonesia volcano Posted: 25 Oct 2010 07:56 AM PDT Indonesia has raised the alert for its most volatile volcano, Mount Merapi, to its highest level and warned villagers in threatened areas to move to safer ground. |
| Efforts to stem Haiti cholera outbreak Posted: 25 Oct 2010 07:25 AM PDT Aid efforts are being stepped up to try to stem a cholera outbreak in Haiti. |
| Why Hobbit filming may move to UK Posted: 24 Oct 2010 11:35 PM PDT An industrial pay dispute by an acting union may result in Warner Bros relocating the filming of The Hobbit from New Zealand, where the landscape has been used in the Lord of the Rings movies, to England. |
| Zoo's smashing time with pumpkins Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:22 AM PDT Halloween came early for animals at Detroit's Zoo who were given a pumpkin treat to play with. |
| US Vote 2010: The real Glee club Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:46 PM PDT The members of CounterParts, a Glee Club in Philadelphia, offer their opinions on the upcoming US mid-term elections. |
| Tokyo office workers turn to rice farming Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:13 AM PDT A new farming trend has taken over in an office block in Tokyo. Employees are turning their hand at farming, in an experiment to grow their own food. |
| Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:32 AM PDT Where there was hope, now there is discord |
| Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:59 AM PDT Striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:11 AM PDT A deeper look at the problem costing the public purse |
| Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:01 PM PDT Police want more powers to tackle growing problem of metal theft |
| Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:43 AM PDT Farewell, hissing, clunking, un-spooling friend |
| You are subscribed to email updates from BBC News - Home To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
No comments:
Post a Comment