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- UN debates steps against Gaddafi
- Central Christchurch 'faces demolition'
- Tunis police tear-gas protesters
- Key satellite launched in Russia
- Attack shuts Iraqi oil refinery
- First results in Irish election
- UN agency risks loss of UK funds
- Obama calls for budget consensus
- Brazil judge blocks Amazon dam
- LinkedIn service resumes in China
- French awards for Polanski and Tarantino
- NY man reunited with daughter in 140 characters
- England 17-9 France
- Efficient Pakistan beat Sri Lanka
- Wigan 0-4 Man Utd
- RAF planes rescue 150 from Libya
- New UK disaster team heads to NZ
- Free book scheme handed 50% cut
- Ex-Spurs player Richards dies
- Hospital trust may cut 1,000 jobs
- Four arrested over woman's murder
- Murder inquiry into man's death
- Scots 'dog asbos' come into force
- SF President Adams wins Dail seat
- Teen dies in Newcastle stabbing
- Two-day train strike to go ahead
- Libya worker robbed at knifepoint
- Amish children killed in US storm
- BBC ends Spanish radio broadcasts
- Brazil firms post record profits
- Suicide grenade attack in Moscow
- Czech author Lustig dies aged 84
- Iran unloads Bushehr nuclear fuel
- Bahrain opposition figure returns
- VIDEO: Col Gaddafi's son: "Peace is returning"
- VIDEO: What's on the menu at Oscars Ball
- VIDEO: Pressure on Gaddafi amid Libya chaos
- VIDEO: Protecting Mexico's buried treasures
- VIDEO: Ivory Coast 'on brink of civil war'
- VIDEO: La Rioja embraces modern architecture
- VIDEO: The hackers pushing tech to its limit
- VIDEO: UK's Olympic Orbit tower takes shape
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| UN debates steps against Gaddafi Posted: 26 Feb 2011 11:03 AM PST The UN Security Council meets to consider action against Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi's government over its attempts to put down the uprising. |
| Central Christchurch 'faces demolition' Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:59 AM PST A third of city centre buildings in Christchurch could face demolition after the massive quake, New Zealand officials warn. |
| Tunis police tear-gas protesters Posted: 26 Feb 2011 07:33 AM PST For a second day, security forces in the Tunisian capital fire tear gas to try to disperse demonstrators. |
| Key satellite launched in Russia Posted: 26 Feb 2011 04:46 AM PST Russia launches one of the final satellites for a global navigation system intended to rival the Americans' GPS, after recent attempts failed. |
| Attack shuts Iraqi oil refinery Posted: 26 Feb 2011 05:08 AM PST An early morning gun and bomb attack shuts Iraq's biggest oil refinery, Baiji, with at least two employees killed. |
| First results in Irish election Posted: 26 Feb 2011 11:10 AM PST The first results are announced in the Irish general election, as exit polls suggest victory for Enda Kenny's opposition Fine Gael party. |
| UN agency risks loss of UK funds Posted: 26 Feb 2011 01:20 AM PST The UK is threatening to switch funding away from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization unless its performance improves, BBC News learns. |
| Obama calls for budget consensus Posted: 26 Feb 2011 09:48 AM PST US President Barack Obama urges Congress to find "common ground" over the budget to prevent a federal government shutdown. |
| Brazil judge blocks Amazon dam Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:57 PM PST A Brazilian judge blocks construction of the huge Belo Monte hydro-electric dam in the Amazon because of environmental concerns. |
| LinkedIn service resumes in China Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:52 PM PST Business networking site LinkedIn says it is back online in China, a day after access was blocked by the authorities there. |
| French awards for Polanski and Tarantino Posted: 26 Feb 2011 04:28 AM PST Roman Polanski is named best director at this year's Cesar awards in Paris, while Quentin Tarantino receives an honorary prize. |
| NY man reunited with daughter in 140 characters Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:37 PM PST A homeless New York man finds his daughter after more than a decade apart - using the social networking site Twitter. |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2011 10:49 AM PST England give their Grand Slam hopes a major boost as they end defending champions France's eight-match winning streak in the Six Nations. |
| Efficient Pakistan beat Sri Lanka Posted: 26 Feb 2011 09:18 AM PST Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi star as Pakistan earn an 11-run World Cup Group A win over Sri Lanka in Colombo. |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2011 08:54 AM PST League leaders Manchester United tighten their grip on the title race as they push aside lowly Wigan to move four points clear of Arsenal. |
| RAF planes rescue 150 from Libya Posted: 26 Feb 2011 10:55 AM PST Two RAF Hercules have flown about 150 civilians to safety after a rescue mission in the Libyan desert, the defence secretary says. |
| New UK disaster team heads to NZ Posted: 26 Feb 2011 05:38 AM PST A British team of disaster victim identification experts flies to New Zealand as hopes fade of finding survivors of the country's earthquake. |
| Free book scheme handed 50% cut Posted: 26 Feb 2011 04:59 AM PST A charity that gives free books to children is told of a 50% cut in funding, two months after fears over its future sparked a political "U-turn" row. |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2011 05:27 AM PST Former Tottenham, Southampton, Wolves and Bradford defender Dean Richards dies at the age of 36. |
| Hospital trust may cut 1,000 jobs Posted: 26 Feb 2011 08:07 AM PST Up to 1,000 jobs could be lost at a Greater Manchester NHS trust as it tries to save £45m by April 2012. |
| Four arrested over woman's murder Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:14 AM PST Four people are being questioned on suspicion of murdering a woman whose body was found at a house in Southampton. |
| Murder inquiry into man's death Posted: 26 Feb 2011 10:28 AM PST The death of a 31-year-old man, whose body was found at a flat in Edinburgh, is now being treated as murder. |
| Scots 'dog asbos' come into force Posted: 26 Feb 2011 05:35 AM PST New legislation comes into force in Scotland to close a loophole in the Dangerous Dogs Act. |
| SF President Adams wins Dail seat Posted: 26 Feb 2011 11:05 AM PST Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams tops the poll in the Louth constituency, winning a seat on the first count. |
| Teen dies in Newcastle stabbing Posted: 26 Feb 2011 06:37 AM PST Two men and a woman are being questioned after a man in his late teens was stabbed to death in Newcastle, County Down. |
| Two-day train strike to go ahead Posted: 26 Feb 2011 05:21 AM PST Train services will be affected from midnight as two days of industrial action by Arriva Trains Wales drivers begin. |
| Libya worker robbed at knifepoint Posted: 26 Feb 2011 06:09 AM PST A contracts manager from the Vale of Glamorgan rescued by a Royal Navy frigate from Libya speaks of the moment he was robbed at knifepoint. |
| Amish children killed in US storm Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:11 PM PST Four Amish children have died in Kentucky, after the horse-drawn buggy they were travelling in overturned in a creek swollen by heavy rain. |
| BBC ends Spanish radio broadcasts Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:57 PM PST The BBC World Service ends Spanish radio broadcasts to Latin America, 73 years after they began. |
| Brazil firms post record profits Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:01 PM PST Brazil's two biggest companies, Petrobras and Vale, post record profits, in the latest sign of Brazil's growing economic might. |
| Suicide grenade attack in Moscow Posted: 26 Feb 2011 08:35 AM PST A man detonates a grenade outside a supermarket in Moscow, killing only himself, Russian news agencies report. |
| Czech author Lustig dies aged 84 Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:32 AM PST Czech author Arnost Lustig, a survivor of the Holocaust who later wrote about it in his fiction, dies in Prague at the age of 84. |
| Iran unloads Bushehr nuclear fuel Posted: 26 Feb 2011 09:50 AM PST Iran confirms it is having to remove nuclear fuel from the Bushehr reactor, in what is seen as a setback for its nuclear ambitions. |
| Bahrain opposition figure returns Posted: 26 Feb 2011 10:42 AM PST A prominent Bahraini opposition politician returns to his country from self-imposed exile after charges against him are dropped. |
| VIDEO: Col Gaddafi's son: "Peace is returning" Posted: 26 Feb 2011 06:25 AM PST Col Gaddafi's son tells selected members of the international media that Tripoli is calm but admits Libyan forces had bombed sites in the country. |
| VIDEO: What's on the menu at Oscars Ball Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:28 PM PST Peter Bowes finds out what is on the menu for the guests for the official Oscars after-party. |
| VIDEO: Pressure on Gaddafi amid Libya chaos Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:17 AM PST The UN Security Council is gathering in New York to consider action against Muammar Gaddafi's government in Libya, as thousands continue to flee the country. |
| VIDEO: Protecting Mexico's buried treasures Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:22 PM PST Julian Miglierini visits the archaeological site at the ancient city of Teotihuacan to see some of the ancient relics that the country's government is trying to save from smugglers. |
| VIDEO: Ivory Coast 'on brink of civil war' Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:20 PM PST Forces loyal to the former President Laurent Gbagbo have clashed with supporters of Alassane Ouattara, who is internationally recognised as having won November's election. |
| VIDEO: La Rioja embraces modern architecture Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:36 PM PST Rafael Estefania travelled to the Rioja region of Spain to sample some wine and visit the very modern wineries and bodegas |
| VIDEO: The hackers pushing tech to its limit Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:10 AM PST Marc Cieslak looks at the tech-heads who modify hardware and software far beyond its intended capabilities. |
| VIDEO: UK's Olympic Orbit tower takes shape Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:53 AM PST BBC London follows the Anish Kapoor-designed ArcelorMittal Orbit tower on its European journey as it takes shape in the Olympic Park. |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:20 PM PST Mexico's struggle to stem looting of historic sites |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:32 AM PST A selection of pictures from around the world this week |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:16 PM PST Pakistan's cricketers prepare for World Cup campaign |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:03 PM PST When did Brits stop living up to the Hollywood stereotype? |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:38 AM PST John Galliano - 'most normal person in fashion industry' |
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