Yemen mail bomb 'timed to hit US' |
- Yemen mail bomb 'timed to hit US'
- Obama urges global co-operation
- Clashes at London student fees protest
- Attacks in Iraq target Christians
- Boeing halts Dreamliner testing
- Tata safety move after Nano fires
- EU backs shared energy network
- US giving Palestinians $150m aid
- Nigeria's unions suspend strike
- El Salvador jail fire 'kills 16'
- Pompeii row hits Berlusconi ally
- US returning Tutankhamen items to Egypt
- Google scotches web 'grog' search
- Live - Wednesday football
- Woods prepared for Aussie defence
- Bank says economy still uncertain
- Rail crash firms to be prosecuted
- 7/7 'hero' tried to save injured
- Pickles housing move 'unlawful'
- Life for 'honour' killing cousins
- Life for wife murder paedophile
- MSPs approve alcohol legislation
- Man, 22, charged over house rape
- Body found in fume-filled house
- CAJ report on NI prisons system
- AMs clash over health protection
- University 'hurt nation's image'
- US-Mexico gun curbs 'lack focus'
- US unveils anti-smoking graphics
- Congo general 'profits from gold'
- Guilty plea in SA kidney scandal
- Court challenges EU on farm data
- Turkish envoy sparks Austria spat
- Yemen separatist rallies in south
- Jordan loyalists sweep election
- New courts to fight 'Eve teasing'
- Minister replaced in sleaze probe
- China jails tainted milk activist
- Suu Kyi 'no strings' release call
- General Motors sees profits surge
- Leading phone makers lose share
- China's trade surplus hits $27bn
- ISPs to get net piracy law review
- Queues as Xbox Kinect hits Europe
- Ask retreats from web searches
- Tattoo director queries US remake
- De Niro to receive lifetime Globe
- Andy Warhol piece sells for $35m
- Cricket earns big testicles title
- Insight into how fish see colour
- Brain injury link to youth crime
- Screening move 'would cut smears'
- School problems 'link to alcohol'
- Demo students clash with UK police
- Riding with the king of the buffalo round-up
- Life after the Harry Potter films
- The man who split from the wired world
- 'I crashed on the Moon 1,000 times'
- Military can't explain 'mystery missile'
- Monk's search for hilltop solitude
- Earrings win recycled vuvuzela competition
- Race against time
- Currency wars
- Time and tide
- Day in pictures
- Wild ride
- Identity destruction
| Yemen mail bomb 'timed to hit US' Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:12 AM PST Tests on a failed parcel bomb discovered on US-bound cargo flight suggest it was timed to have detonated over the eastern US seaboard, say British police. |
| Obama urges global co-operation Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:52 AM PST President Barack Obama pleads with G20 leaders to put aside differences and work together for global economic recovery. |
| Clashes at London student fees protest Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:46 AM PST Violence flares at a central London demonstration against plans to raise tuition fees and cut university funding in England. |
| Attacks in Iraq target Christians Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:39 AM PST A series of bombings and mortar attacks targeting Christian areas has killed at least five people and injured dozens in Baghdad, security sources say. |
| Boeing halts Dreamliner testing Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:10 AM PST Boeing halts test flights of its 787 Dreamliner after a fire forced an emergency landing in Texas. |
| Tata safety move after Nano fires Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:39 AM PST Leading Indian car maker Tata offers free safety upgrades for the world's cheapest car, the Nano, after owners report a number of fires. |
| EU backs shared energy network Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:38 AM PST EU energy strategy for the next decade envisages a shared network and the renovation of draughty buildings to cut bills. |
| US giving Palestinians $150m aid Posted: 10 Nov 2010 08:22 AM PST The United States is to transfer an additional $150m in aid to the Palestinian Authority and calls on other donor nations to increase their aid. |
| Nigeria's unions suspend strike Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:00 AM PST Nigeria's two largest unions suspend their three-day strike after receiving assurances the government will increase the national minimum wage. |
| El Salvador jail fire 'kills 16' Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:59 AM PST A fire at a juvenile detention centre in El Salvador kills at least 16 inmates, officials say. |
| Pompeii row hits Berlusconi ally Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:01 AM PST A close ally of Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi faces pressure to resign after a building collapses at the Pompeii site. |
| US returning Tutankhamen items to Egypt Posted: 10 Nov 2010 08:33 AM PST New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is to return to Egypt 19 artefacts taken from King Tutankhamen tomb during the British-led excavation, officials say. |
| Google scotches web 'grog' search Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:25 AM PST An Australian who set up an online alcohol search site has changed the name of his service after protests from Google. |
| Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:15 AM PST Manchester City-Manchester United headlines a bumper Wednesday night of eight Premier League matches, three Championship clashes and a Johnstone's Paint Trophy quarter-final. |
| Woods prepared for Aussie defence Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:39 AM PST Former world number one Tiger Woods admits he must find more consistency as he bids to defend the last remaining title he holds at the Australian Masters. |
| Bank says economy still uncertain Posted: 10 Nov 2010 06:21 AM PST The Bank of England says the outlook for the UK is uncertain and the strength of the recovery depends largely on the world economy. |
| Rail crash firms to be prosecuted Posted: 10 Nov 2010 05:41 AM PST Network Rail and maintenance company Jarvis Rail are to be prosecuted over the 2002 Potters Bar crash, the Office of Rail Regulation says. |
| 7/7 'hero' tried to save injured Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:26 AM PST A "heroic" commuter has described how he tried in vain to save the life of a female passenger fatally injured in the 7 July London bombings. |
| Pickles housing move 'unlawful' Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:41 AM PST Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has lost a court battle over his decision to scrap the last government's regional housing targets. |
| Life for 'honour' killing cousins Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:32 AM PST Two cousins are jailed for life for murdering a relative because her family did not approve of her boyfriend. |
| Life for wife murder paedophile Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:54 AM PST A man who murdered his wife with a hammer while on bail facing child sex assault charges is jailed for at least 19 years. |
| MSPs approve alcohol legislation Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:21 AM PST New laws to tackle Scotland's historic alcohol problems are passed by MSPs, but without key plans for minimum drink pricing. |
| Man, 22, charged over house rape Posted: 10 Nov 2010 06:21 AM PST A man is charged with attempted murder, rape and abduction of a woman at a house in Livingston. |
| Body found in fume-filled house Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:14 AM PST A man in his 50s is found dead and his wife is critically ill in hospital after an incident at a house in County Fermanagh. |
| CAJ report on NI prisons system Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:18 AM PST The prison system in Northern Ireland is in a "state of crisis and in need of urgent reform" according to a new report. |
| AMs clash over health protection Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:13 AM PST The question of whether to protect next year's health budget from cuts divides AMs. |
| University 'hurt nation's image' Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:27 AM PST Education Minister Leighton Andrews strongly criticises the University of Wales, accusing it of bringing Wales into ridicule and disrepute. |
| US-Mexico gun curbs 'lack focus' Posted: 10 Nov 2010 03:43 AM PST US efforts to stem the flow of illegal weapons to Mexico are hampered by a failure to share intelligence and focus on the big traffickers, a US justice department report finds. |
| US unveils anti-smoking graphics Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:36 AM PST Graphic pictures depicting the possible consequences of tobacco use are soon to adorn packets of cigarettes sold in the US, health officials say. |
| Congo general 'profits from gold' Posted: 10 Nov 2010 08:09 AM PST A senior officer in the Democratic Republic of Congo has used the military to illegally profit from a gold mine, sources tell the BBC. |
| Guilty plea in SA kidney scandal Posted: 10 Nov 2010 08:14 AM PST A South African medical group is fined nearly 8m rand (£700,000) after pleading guilty in an organ trafficking case. |
| Court challenges EU on farm data Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:04 AM PST The EU's top court says the EU must stop publishing data about individual farmers who receive subsidies under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). |
| Turkish envoy sparks Austria spat Posted: 10 Nov 2010 03:28 AM PST Turkey's ambassador to Austria is summoned to the foreign ministry in Vienna for criticising attitudes towards immigrants. |
| Yemen separatist rallies in south Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:14 AM PST Thousands of Yemenis demonstrate in the south of the country, demanding the release of a separatist leader. |
| Jordan loyalists sweep election Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:29 AM PST Pro-government candidates win the majority of seats in Jordan's parliament, in a poll marked by violence and an opposition boycott. |
| New courts to fight 'Eve teasing' Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:39 AM PST Mobile courts in Bangladesh are empowered to prosecute people accused of sexually harassing women, or "Eve teasing", officials say. |
| Minister replaced in sleaze probe Posted: 10 Nov 2010 03:10 AM PST India's governing Congress party names a new chief minister of Maharashtra state, a day after his predecessor resigned amid corruption allegations. |
| China jails tainted milk activist Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:29 AM PST A Chinese man who campaigned for compensation for victims of a 2008 contaminated baby milk scandal is jailed for "inciting disorder". |
| Suu Kyi 'no strings' release call Posted: 10 Nov 2010 02:53 AM PST Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not accept conditions on her freedom if released when her house arrest expires, her lawyer says. |
| General Motors sees profits surge Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:09 AM PST US automotive giant General Motors posts a big third quarter profit, fuelled by a rise in sales both in the US and overseas. |
| Leading phone makers lose share Posted: 10 Nov 2010 03:40 AM PST The world's leading mobile phone makers are losing market share to Asian non-brand manufacturers, research says. |
| China's trade surplus hits $27bn Posted: 10 Nov 2010 03:53 AM PST China's trade surplus hits its second highest level this year, raising pressure on Beijing to loosen currency controls. |
| ISPs to get net piracy law review Posted: 10 Nov 2010 08:16 AM PST TalkTalk and BT win the right to judicial review of the Digital Economy Act, which could demand action against illegal file-sharers. |
| Queues as Xbox Kinect hits Europe Posted: 10 Nov 2010 05:34 AM PST Microsoft's new hands-free controller for Xbox 360 hits the UK and Europe , attracting crowds of gamers to stores for its midnight release. |
| Ask retreats from web searches Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:06 AM PST Ask.com decides to stop investing in its search engine and return to answering questions using third party software. |
| Tattoo director queries US remake Posted: 10 Nov 2010 06:13 AM PST The Danish director of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo questions why an English-language version is being made of Stieg Larsson's novel. |
| De Niro to receive lifetime Globe Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:17 AM PST Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro will receive the Cecil B DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the 2011 Golden Globes. |
| Andy Warhol piece sells for $35m Posted: 10 Nov 2010 02:56 AM PST An Andy Warhol canvas of a black-and-white Coke bottle sells for $35.36m (£22.11m) at an auction in New York. |
| Cricket earns big testicles title Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:32 PM PST Researchers discover that bushcrickets have the largest testicles proportionally, and use them in a promiscuous mating strategy. |
| Insight into how fish see colour Posted: 10 Nov 2010 08:14 AM PST A mathematical model that mimics how a fish species sees colour offers an insight into how markings help females choose a mate, say researchers. |
| Brain injury link to youth crime Posted: 10 Nov 2010 05:44 AM PST New research suggests that young offenders are more likely to have suffered head injuries in the past when compared to the rest of society. |
| Screening move 'would cut smears' Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:01 PM PST Women would need far fewer smears if the NHS switched to a new way of screening for cervical cancer, says a leading expert. |
| School problems 'link to alcohol' Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:51 PM PST Pupils who dislike school are more likely to drink alcohol, a study suggests |
| Demo students clash with UK police Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:32 AM PST Thousands of students have clashed with police at Westminster during a mass demonstration against plans to increase university tuition fees in England. |
| Riding with the king of the buffalo round-up Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:04 PM PST Every year thousands turn out to watch cowboys and cowgirls as they round up and drive the herd of more than 1,000. |
| Life after the Harry Potter films Posted: 10 Nov 2010 02:44 AM PST The stars of the Harry Potter films talk about life after Hogwarts. |
| The man who split from the wired world Posted: 09 Nov 2010 03:18 PM PST David Carr, the New York Times culture writer, has a self-confessed need to be constantly plugged in and connected to the virtual world. So what would happen if he was forced to switch off on an island far away? |
| 'I crashed on the Moon 1,000 times' Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:22 AM PST Charlie Duke, Lunar Module Pilot of the Apollo 16 mission, talks about his astronaut training, his memories of the Moon and his thoughts about the future of US space flight. |
| Military can't explain 'mystery missile' Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:42 PM PST The US Defence Department has said it is trying to determine if a missile was launched off the coast of California, after a CBS News helicopter captured what looked like the vapour trail of a missile rising over the Pacific Ocean. |
| Monk's search for hilltop solitude Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:30 PM PST One monk has decided to seek extra solitude on a rocky outcrop which will soon be completely cut off from civilisation. |
| Earrings win recycled vuvuzela competition Posted: 10 Nov 2010 02:35 AM PST A competition was organised in South Africa to recycle vuvuzelas after the 2010 South African World cup |
| Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:04 AM PST Haiti cholera epidemic threatens to spiral out of control |
| Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:11 PM PST What are they and how they affect everyone worldwide |
| Posted: 10 Nov 2010 03:42 AM PST How did the West take over from China as economic top dog? |
| Posted: 10 Nov 2010 06:38 AM PST Striking pictures from around the world |
| Posted: 10 Nov 2010 02:48 AM PST Apollo astronaut Charles Duke on driving on the Moon |
| Posted: 10 Nov 2010 02:17 AM PST How the ID card database is being fed into a shredder |
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