Envoys meet Ivory Coast leaders |
- Envoys meet Ivory Coast leaders
- Russia rejects Khodorkovsky pressure
- US struggles after snow storms
- Bangladesh shelves hangman show
- Top Israeli ex-footballer dies
- Winnie Mandela opera to premiere
- Spain and Russia in spy scandal
- Somali pirates free German tanker
- Jakarta tax rises to ease traffic
- Mexico town 'left without police'
- Low-cost air travel pioneer dies
- Elton John and partner have son by surrogate
- 'Hell on wheels' misery for French train passengers
- Live - Tuesday's football
- Manchester City 4-0 Aston Villa
- England close in on Ashes victory
- Joanna Yeates' father 'relieved'
- Payne criticises crime lab move
- Under-five flu vaccine defended
- Gunman dies following house siege
- Parade band stranded by blizzards
- Burst water pipe calls flood in
- Man held after Whitburn incident
- Pregnant woman among crash dead
- Drop-outs concern NI universities
- Major rise in burst water pipes
- Online petition plan to go ahead
- Teenagers dead in Florida motel
- US stocks shrug off mediocre data
- Transport strike chaos in Bolivia
- Nigeria violence death toll rises
- S Africans clash over relocations
- Ex-minister arrested in Ukraine
- Scuffles amid Moscow flight chaos
- 'Israeli spy' hanged by Iranians
- Motion filed against Kuwait ruler
- India steps up new year security
- Pakistan MQM party quits cabinet
- Australia floods hit north-east
- Loans for ailing Vietnamese giant
- Alcatel-Lucent settles bribe case
- Call for bank bonus disclosures
- Japanese factory output expands
- 1m children 'without computers'
- Star Wars sequel saved for future
- US soul star Bernard Wilson dies
- Neanderthals 'cooked vegetables'
- Colourful ancient art 'is alive'
- In pictures: Wildlife in winter
- Inside the world's tallest tent
- US snow storm brings travel chaos
- Wild boar boom is hard to control
- Australian flood towns evacuated
- Political belief: Brain or background?
- Kenyans bond through yoga
- US attacks Russia tycoon verdict
- Time-lapse footage of rising US snow
- Day in pictures
- Anti-tech talk
- Full throttle
- It's quiz time!
- Mid-life crisis
- Recreating Earth
| Envoys meet Ivory Coast leaders Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:47 AM PST West African leaders meet Laurent Gbagbo in Ivory Coast, urging him to cede power to his internationally-recognised rival following disputed presidential elections. |
| Russia rejects Khodorkovsky pressure Posted: 28 Dec 2010 04:11 AM PST Russia accuses Western nations of exerting "unacceptable" pressure over the trial of jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. |
| US struggles after snow storms Posted: 28 Dec 2010 07:56 AM PST The north-eastern US tries to get back to normal after blizzards left tens of thousands of passengers stranded and many people without power. |
| Bangladesh shelves hangman show Posted: 28 Dec 2010 08:12 AM PST A television channel in Bangladesh is ordered to stop broadcasting interviews with the country's most famous hangman, officials say. |
| Top Israeli ex-footballer dies Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:54 AM PST Former Israeli international footballer Avi Cohen dies from head injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. |
| Winnie Mandela opera to premiere Posted: 28 Dec 2010 03:14 AM PST An opera about Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, controversial ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, is to premiere next year in Pretoria. |
| Spain and Russia in spy scandal Posted: 28 Dec 2010 05:11 AM PST Diplomats are expelled as a spy row breaks out between Spain and Russia just as they embark on new cultural exchanges. |
| Somali pirates free German tanker Posted: 28 Dec 2010 06:52 AM PST Somali pirates free a German-owned chemical tanker seven months after it was seized, amid reports that a $5.5m ransom was paid. |
| Jakarta tax rises to ease traffic Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:24 AM PST Authorities in the Indonesian capital Jakarta are introducing higher taxes for owners of multiple vehicles in the new year, in an attempt to reduce traffic congestion. |
| Mexico town 'left without police' Posted: 28 Dec 2010 03:17 AM PST The Mexican border town of Guadalupe has been left with no police force after the last officer, a 28-year-old woman, was kidnapped last week. |
| Low-cost air travel pioneer dies Posted: 28 Dec 2010 08:05 AM PST Alfred E Kahn, the US economist credited with bringing about lower fares for airlines, has died at the age of 93. |
| Elton John and partner have son by surrogate Posted: 28 Dec 2010 04:25 AM PST Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish become parents to a son born on Christmas Day via a surrogate mother in California. |
| 'Hell on wheels' misery for French train passengers Posted: 28 Dec 2010 03:08 AM PST A night train on France's famed SNCF rail network arrives 13 hours late after a series of unfortunate events on the way. |
| Posted: 28 Dec 2010 05:29 AM PST West Ham take on Everton before Birmingham entertain Manchester United at 2000 GMT after Man City go top of the Premier League and there are also wins for Tottenham, Fulham, Blackburn and Blackpool. |
| Manchester City 4-0 Aston Villa Posted: 28 Dec 2010 08:56 AM PST Mario Balotelli scores a hat-trick as Manchester City easily defeat out-of-form Aston Villa. |
| England close in on Ashes victory Posted: 27 Dec 2010 10:53 PM PST England look set to retain the Ashes for the first time in 24 years following another dominant display on day three of the fourth Test. |
| Joanna Yeates' father 'relieved' Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:05 AM PST The father of strangled landscape architect Joanna Yeates says it was a "relief" when her body was found, but fears her killer may not be caught. |
| Payne criticises crime lab move Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:59 AM PST Campaigner Sara Payne, whose daughter Sarah was murdered, questions plans to break up the Forensic Science Service. |
| Under-five flu vaccine defended Posted: 28 Dec 2010 07:14 AM PST Children under five were not included in 2010's flu vaccination programme on medical and not cost grounds, the government insists. |
| Gunman dies following house siege Posted: 28 Dec 2010 07:28 AM PST A man who shot and injured a police officer in a siege in West Yorkshire is killed after armed response teams return fire. |
| Parade band stranded by blizzards Posted: 28 Dec 2010 02:57 AM PST A 375-strong marching band due to star in London's New Year's Day parade has been stranded in the US by snow. |
| Burst water pipe calls flood in Posted: 28 Dec 2010 07:42 AM PST Scottish Water says it is dealing with four times the normal level of calls from business and residential customers needing help with burst pipes. |
| Man held after Whitburn incident Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:50 AM PST A man has been detained after an incident at a house in West Lothian which lasted almost five hours. |
| Pregnant woman among crash dead Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:08 AM PST A pregnant women and two men are killed in a road accident in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan. |
| Drop-outs concern NI universities Posted: 28 Dec 2010 02:57 AM PST Both of NI's universities have expressed concern about drop-out rates, especially among first year students. |
| Major rise in burst water pipes Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:17 AM PST The cold weather leads to a huge rise in the number of burst pipes around Wales, with 5,000 calls in one day. |
| Online petition plan to go ahead Posted: 28 Dec 2010 01:09 AM PST A plan to allow popular online petitions to be debated in Parliament within a year is given the go-ahead by the government. |
| Teenagers dead in Florida motel Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:51 AM PST Five teenagers die at a party in a southern Florida motel room in what officials say is a case of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. |
| US stocks shrug off mediocre data Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:10 AM PST US stocks remain almost unchanged, despite new data showing worse-than-expected falls in house prices and consumer confidence. |
| Transport strike chaos in Bolivia Posted: 27 Dec 2010 01:34 PM PST Transport workers in Bolivia begin an indefinite strike in protest at an increase of more than 70% in the cost of fuel, forcing the army to help out. |
| Nigeria violence death toll rises Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:25 AM PST At least 80 people are now known to have died in violence in the Nigerian city of Jos, as religious leaders accuse politicians of stoking tensions. |
| S Africans clash over relocations Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:53 AM PST Residents of a shanty town in South Africa clash with police as authorities try to move them after huge sinkholes appeared nearby. |
| Ex-minister arrested in Ukraine Posted: 28 Dec 2010 06:03 AM PST Ukrainian police arrest ex-Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko, an Orange Revolution ally of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko. |
| Scuffles amid Moscow flight chaos Posted: 28 Dec 2010 07:15 AM PST Scuffles are reported at one of Moscow's largest airports as disruption caused by bad weather continues for another day. |
| 'Israeli spy' hanged by Iranians Posted: 28 Dec 2010 01:55 AM PST Iran has hanged a man after finding him guilty of spying for the Israeli spy agency Mossad, a Tehran news agency says. |
| Motion filed against Kuwait ruler Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:34 AM PST Opposition MPs in Kuwait file a vote of "no cooperation" against the prime minister, after he was questioned over his strong-arm response to protests. |
| India steps up new year security Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:12 AM PST The Indian government steps up security measures after 'receiving information' that militants are planning attacks. |
| Pakistan MQM party quits cabinet Posted: 27 Dec 2010 04:03 PM PST A key party in Pakistan's ruling coalition says its two ministers are quitting the federal cabinet, raising questions about the government of PM Gilani. |
| Australia floods hit north-east Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:20 AM PST Australians evacuate flood-hit towns in Queensland, where heavy rains have closed roads and are causing major economic losses. |
| Loans for ailing Vietnamese giant Posted: 28 Dec 2010 03:41 AM PST The Vietnamese government offers interest-free loans to embattled shipbuilder Vinashin to pay salaries, as it struggles to repay foreign loans. |
| Alcatel-Lucent settles bribe case Posted: 28 Dec 2010 01:54 AM PST The telecoms equipment giant Alcatel-Lucent will pay $137m (£88.7m) to settle US charges that it paid bribes for contracts. |
| Call for bank bonus disclosures Posted: 27 Dec 2010 03:08 PM PST The Basel Committee of the world's financial regulators reveals plans for banks to disclose their bonuses. |
| Japanese factory output expands Posted: 28 Dec 2010 01:34 AM PST Japanese industrial production rose for the first time in six months in November, helped by government assistance programmes. |
| 1m children 'without computers' Posted: 27 Dec 2010 04:39 PM PST More than a million school children, mainly from low-income families, lack computer access at home, research suggests. |
| Star Wars sequel saved for future Posted: 28 Dec 2010 04:45 AM PST Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back is to be preserved by the US Library of Congress in its National Film Registry. |
| US soul star Bernard Wilson dies Posted: 28 Dec 2010 05:28 AM PST US soul singer Bernard Wilson, a member of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, dies at the age of 64. |
| Neanderthals 'cooked vegetables' Posted: 27 Dec 2010 12:44 PM PST Neanderthals cooked and ate plants and vegetables, a new study of their remains reveals. |
| Colourful ancient art 'is alive' Posted: 27 Dec 2010 05:19 PM PST A particular type of ancient rock art in Western Australia maintains its vivid colours because it is alive, researchers find. |
| In pictures: Wildlife in winter Posted: 27 Dec 2010 05:11 PM PST The icy weather means a lean period for the UK's wildlife. Which species are coping - and which are struggling? |
| Inside the world's tallest tent Posted: 27 Dec 2010 09:59 PM PST Rayhan Demytrie visits Kakakhstan's giant transparent tent which allows visitors to enjoy summer weather in the middle of the winter. |
| US snow storm brings travel chaos Posted: 28 Dec 2010 01:45 AM PST Airports have reopened in the north-eastern US after blizzards caused widespread disruption across the region. |
| Wild boar boom is hard to control Posted: 27 Dec 2010 11:56 PM PST Across Europe, the numbers of wild-boar have shot up in recent years - and one reason is believed to be milder weather. |
| Australian flood towns evacuated Posted: 28 Dec 2010 03:23 AM PST Australians evacuate flood-hit towns in Queensland, where heavy rains have closed roads and are causing major economic losses. |
| Political belief: Brain or background? Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:56 AM PST Reporter Tom Feilden: "What started out as a bit of fun has turned into quite a significant piece of science." |
| Posted: 27 Dec 2010 11:14 PM PST A group of instructors is using yoga to counter tribalism and encourage peace-building in Kenya. |
| US attacks Russia tycoon verdict Posted: 27 Dec 2010 11:43 PM PST The second conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the Russian business leader and jailed opponent of Vladimir Putin, is attracting widespread condemnation. |
| Time-lapse footage of rising US snow Posted: 27 Dec 2010 12:47 PM PST Mike Black filmed a snow blizzard in New Jersey using a time-lapse camera. |
| Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:31 AM PST Eye-catching images from around the world |
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| Posted: 28 Dec 2010 01:26 AM PST Can the US version of Top Gear be as successful as the UK show? |
| Posted: 27 Dec 2010 04:09 PM PST How much do you remember of events from 2010? |
| Posted: 27 Dec 2010 06:08 PM PST At 50, has rights group Amnesty lost its way? |
| Posted: 27 Dec 2010 06:12 PM PST Researchers develop blueprints for an Earth simulator |
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