French jet destroys Libyan plane |
- French jet destroys Libyan plane
- Syria pledges political reforms
- Portugal crisis clouds EU summit
- Egypt protesters' torture claims
- Gaza rocket attacks strike Israel
- Kenya forces 'cross into Somalia'
- Prison for billboard porn hacker
- Ex-president charged in Ukraine
- China to ban smoking in public
- Two Japan nuclear workers in hospital
- Drillers propose deep-Earth quest
- Cuckoos getting craftier in eggs 'arms race'
- VIDEO: Best man tips for royal wedding
- India end Aussie World Cup reign
- Contador to face fresh ban threat
- Injured Bale out of England clash
- Bodies found in search for Sian
- Night Stalker rapist found guilty
- Hague wants Nato lead over Libya
- No 10 rejects £1bn NHS cut claim
- Fountain flood shuts Tube station
- Woman pays £1 for MRSA legal case
- City zoo boss suspended in probe
- Pc guilty over pro-IRA chanting
- Kennedy adviser sacked over claim
- Tax cut 'shouldn't benefit banks'
- Steel giant's 'tax blow' warning
- Cardiff Islamic leader, 81, dies
- Toyota to curb N American output
- 'Great legend' Taylor remembered
- Bolivia to put sea claim to court
- Mexico confronts sexist language
- Africa wants UN action on Gbagbo
- Madagascar maids escape Lebanon
- Arctic Sea ship hijack six jailed
- EU blow to Spain's small traders
- UK embassy team pull out of Yemen
- Egypt stock market tumbles again
- Pakistan 'crop shortage' warning
- Karachi fear over target killings
- Two strong earthquakes hit Burma
- Tokyo killer gets death penalty
- Irish economy in 1.6% contraction
- China 'is to overtake US by 2030'
- Japan imported food 'radioactive'
- Iran accused in 'dire' net attack
- US hacker denies fleeing justice
- Long-lost Chopin letters revealed
- Kennedy film-maker Leacock dies
- Lady Gaga hits out at censorship
- X-rays reveal archaeology secrets
- Smell 'is quantum physics effect'
- Libya unrest: Misrata voices
- What do the military operation names in Libya mean?
- VIDEO: Pakistan children act out suicide blast
- VIDEO: Fukushima workers hospitalised in Japan
- VIDEO: Benghazi's joy at coalition action
- VIDEO: Shattered lives in tsunami-hit Japan
- VIDEO: Calm in Jerusalem despite bus bombing
- VIDEO: Protests in Kosovo at KLA arrests
- VIDEO: Battle for rebel cities in Libya
- VIDEO: Merkel under pressure over Portugal
- Life in the public eye
- Tales from check-in
- Day in pictures
- Spectre returns
- Finally free
- 'A good innings'
- Wounds of the past
| French jet destroys Libyan plane Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:26 AM PDT A French jet destroys a Libyan plane which had breached the UN no-fly zone - the first incident of its kind since enforcement of the zone began. |
| Syria pledges political reforms Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:04 AM PDT Syria's government announces a series of reforms, aimed at quelling rising unrest in the country's south. |
| Portugal crisis clouds EU summit Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:57 AM PDT EU leaders grapple with a new eurozone threat after Portugal's parliament rejected an austerity budget and PM Jose Socrates resigned. |
| Egypt protesters' torture claims Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:14 AM PDT Egypt's authorities are asked to investigate claims women protesters were tortured and forced to take so-called virginity tests. |
| Gaza rocket attacks strike Israel Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:06 AM PDT Two more rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel, as cross-border tensions continue to escalate. |
| Kenya forces 'cross into Somalia' Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:33 AM PDT Kenyan forces have crossed into Somali territory to fight al-Shabab militants, an official source tells the BBC, although it is denied by the police. |
| Prison for billboard porn hacker Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:33 AM PDT A hacker who posted pornography on a video billboard above Moscow's inner ring road is jailed for one and a half years. |
| Ex-president charged in Ukraine Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:19 AM PDT Ukrainian ex-President Leonid Kuchma is charged with abuse of power over the murder of journalist Georgy Gongadze in 2000. |
| China to ban smoking in public Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:15 PM PDT China's health ministry says it plans to ban smoking in most public places by May this year, although smoking will still be permitted in workplaces. |
| Two Japan nuclear workers in hospital Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:20 AM PDT Two workers at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant are taken to hospital after being exposed to high levels of radiation, say officials. |
| Drillers propose deep-Earth quest Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:37 AM PDT Scientists hope this decade to be able to start drilling for rock samples lying several km below the Earth's surface in its mantle layer. |
| Cuckoos getting craftier in eggs 'arms race' Posted: 23 Mar 2011 07:50 PM PDT Cuckoos' egg forgery skills are increasingly being put to the test, as host birds evolve better defences, say scientists. |
| VIDEO: Best man tips for royal wedding Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:26 PM PDT BBC News invited comedians Lucy Porter, Arthur Smith, Miles Jupp and Hattie Hayridge to give their advice to Prince Harry about his traditional best man's duty. |
| India end Aussie World Cup reign Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:20 AM PDT Yuvraj Singh hits an unbeaten 57 as India, roared on by their supporters in Ahmedabad, knock Australia out of the World Cup. |
| Contador to face fresh ban threat Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:06 AM PDT Cycling's world governing body confirms it will press for Tour de France winner Alberto Contador to receive a doping ban. |
| Injured Bale out of England clash Posted: 24 Mar 2011 07:33 AM PDT Gareth Bale will miss Wales' Euro 2012 qualifier against England at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday with a hamstring injury. |
| Bodies found in search for Sian Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:08 AM PDT Police searching for missing Sian O'Callaghan find her body - and another murder victim - and question a man on suspicion of both killings. |
| Night Stalker rapist found guilty Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:54 AM PDT Delroy Grant is found guilty of a 17-year series of sex attacks on elderly people in south London, Kent and Surrey. |
| Hague wants Nato lead over Libya Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:01 AM PDT Nato should take control of coalition operations in Libya "as quickly as possible", Foreign Secretary William Hague says. |
| No 10 rejects £1bn NHS cut claim Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:59 AM PDT Downing St rejects Labour claims the Budget reveals the coalition has broken its pledge to protect the NHS in England from cuts - saying health spending could be topped up if necessary. |
| Fountain flood shuts Tube station Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:15 AM PDT Two fountains overflow in Trafalgar Square in central London, leading to the closure of the Tube station underneath them. |
| Woman pays £1 for MRSA legal case Posted: 24 Mar 2011 07:31 AM PDT A woman seeking no win, no fee compensation from a Norfolk hospital after buying an MRSA sufferer's claim for £1 could set a legal precedent, a court is told. |
| City zoo boss suspended in probe Posted: 24 Mar 2011 07:08 AM PDT Edinburgh zoo suspends its acting chief executive while it investigates allegations made against him. |
| Pc guilty over pro-IRA chanting Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:07 AM PDT A police officer is found guilty of breaching the peace after he was heard singing pro-IRA songs on a night out in Perth. |
| Kennedy adviser sacked over claim Posted: 24 Mar 2011 06:46 AM PDT The special adviser to the minister for employment and learning has been sacked following allegations about his private life. |
| Tax cut 'shouldn't benefit banks' Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:15 AM PDT Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness says NI banks should be denied any benefits from potential cuts in corporation tax. |
| Steel giant's 'tax blow' warning Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:43 AM PDT Steel giant Tata warns that a new carbon tax announced in the Budget is "a potentially severe blow". |
| Cardiff Islamic leader, 81, dies Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:06 AM PDT A Cardiff Islamic leader known for his work in the community dies at the age of 81. |
| Toyota to curb N American output Posted: 23 Mar 2011 08:56 PM PDT Toyota motors will curb production at some of its factories in North America due to a shortage of parts. |
| 'Great legend' Taylor remembered Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:04 AM PDT Madonna, Barbra Streisand and many others pay tribute to Dame Elizabeth Taylor following her death in Los Angeles at the age of 79. |
| Bolivia to put sea claim to court Posted: 23 Mar 2011 06:29 PM PDT Landlocked Bolivia says it will take Chile to international tribunals to recover access to the Pacific Ocean, which it lost in a 19th Century war. |
| Mexico confronts sexist language Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:47 PM PDT Mexico publishes a manual to help government workers reduce the use of sexist language, in a nation renowned for its machismo. |
| Africa wants UN action on Gbagbo Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:47 AM PDT The UN force in Ivory Coast should have a tougher mandate to help oust Laurent Gbagbo from power, West African leaders say. |
| Madagascar maids escape Lebanon Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:49 AM PDT A plane carrying 86 Madagascan domestic workers who say they have suffered abuse in Lebanon, arrives in the capital, Antananarivo. |
| Arctic Sea ship hijack six jailed Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:33 AM PDT A Russian court jails six people for the hijacking of the cargo ship Arctic Sea whose disappearance sparked a global search. |
| EU blow to Spain's small traders Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:11 AM PDT A bid by Spain's Catalonia region to protect small retailers against competition from larger rivals is blocked by EU judges. |
| UK embassy team pull out of Yemen Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:54 PM PDT Britain is temporarily withdrawing part of its embassy team from Yemen due to ongoing violence in the country, the Foreign Office says. |
| Egypt stock market tumbles again Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:49 AM PDT Egypt's stock market suffers a second turbulent day following its two-month closure, with trading suspended temporarily. |
| Pakistan 'crop shortage' warning Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:37 AM PDT Lowering wheat prices would create food shortages and encourage smuggling in Pakistan, officials say, after a WFP warning over malnutrition and high food prices. |
| Karachi fear over target killings Posted: 24 Mar 2011 06:15 AM PDT At least 50 people have been killed over the past fortnight in targeted killings in the Pakistani city of Karachi, rights groups say. |
| Two strong earthquakes hit Burma Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:36 AM PDT North-east Burma is rocked by two 7.0 magnitude earthquakes, close to the borders with Laos and Thailand, the US Geological Survey reports. |
| Tokyo killer gets death penalty Posted: 24 Mar 2011 01:06 AM PDT A Japanese man who admitted killing seven people in Tokyo in 2008 - by driving over some and stabbing others - is given the death penalty. |
| Irish economy in 1.6% contraction Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:24 AM PDT The Republic of Ireland's economy shrinks 1.6% in the fourth quarter as consumer spending and exports fall. |
| China 'is to overtake US by 2030' Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:01 AM PDT China will overtake the US and the world's biggest economy and dominate world trade by 2030, a leading accountancy firm says. |
| Japan imported food 'radioactive' Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:40 AM PDT Singapore reports finding low levels of radioactivity in vegetables from Japan as more countries ban food imports. |
| Iran accused in 'dire' net attack Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:18 AM PDT One of the net's key security systems was close to 'meltdown' following a state-sponsored attack say experts |
| US hacker denies fleeing justice Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:24 AM PDT Sony accuses an American hacker it is suing in a California court of fleeing the country to avoid ongoing legal action. |
| Long-lost Chopin letters revealed Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:47 AM PDT Six letters written by Frederic Chopin, thought to be lost in 1939, are found and donated to a Warsaw museum dedicated to the Polish composer. |
| Kennedy film-maker Leacock dies Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:26 AM PDT British observational documentary maker Richard Leacock, who filmed John F Kennedy on his 1960 presidential campaign, dies at the age of 89. |
| Lady Gaga hits out at censorship Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:14 AM PDT Lady Gaga urges fans in Malaysia who are annoyed the lyrics of her single being censored to "make their voices heard". |
| X-rays reveal archaeology secrets Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:16 AM PDT A novel technique shown off at the American Physical Society is uncovering the secrets of archaeological artefacts that the eye cannot see. |
| Smell 'is quantum physics effect' Posted: 24 Mar 2011 06:58 AM PDT A long-standing conjecture that our sense of smell may be due the the effects of quantum physics is gaining ground, thanks to new measurements. |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 07:04 AM PDT Libyans in Misrata explain what life is like for them in this city under siege |
| What do the military operation names in Libya mean? Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:05 AM PDT The UK has called the military action in Libya Operation ELLAMY. Why? |
| VIDEO: Pakistan children act out suicide blast Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:44 AM PDT An amateur video posted on YouTube that shows young boys acting out a suicide attack has been condemned by UNICEF and by children's charities in Pakistan. |
| VIDEO: Fukushima workers hospitalised in Japan Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:30 AM PDT Two workers at Japan's damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been taken to hospital after being exposed to high levels of radiation. |
| VIDEO: Benghazi's joy at coalition action Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:10 AM PDT Thousands of people in Benghazi have taken to the streets to show their support for allied air strikes against Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's forces. |
| VIDEO: Shattered lives in tsunami-hit Japan Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:15 AM PDT The full extent of the devastation caused by the tsunami that struck Japan almost two weeks ago is still emerging. |
| VIDEO: Calm in Jerusalem despite bus bombing Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:01 AM PDT Tourists continue to visit sites in Jerusalem despite a bombing in the city on Wednesday |
| VIDEO: Protests in Kosovo at KLA arrests Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:38 AM PDT Anger in the Kosovan capital following the arrest of nine former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army |
| VIDEO: Battle for rebel cities in Libya Posted: 23 Mar 2011 09:41 PM PDT Fighting has been continuing between rebels and pro-Gaddafi forces in key Libyan cities, after a fifth consecutive night of air strikes. |
| VIDEO: Merkel under pressure over Portugal Posted: 24 Mar 2011 06:20 AM PDT EU leaders are meeting in Brussels after Portugal's parliament rejected an austerity budget, prompting the resignation of PM Jose Socrates. |
| Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:36 PM PDT How Elizabeth Taylor redefined celebrity |
| Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:07 PM PDT The strange mix of people at Baghdad airport |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:14 AM PDT Some striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 23 Mar 2011 10:52 AM PDT Why Jerusalem bomb will ripple across the region |
| Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:10 PM PDT Cuba releases last of the jailed 'Black Spring' activists |
| Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:59 PM PDT Ian Paisley reflects on his colourful career |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:49 AM PDT Argentina marks coup 35 years on amid trial of ex-military leaders |
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