US forces chief sees Afghan risk |
- US forces chief sees Afghan risk
- Syrian refugees flee army advance
- Oil price drops on reserve sale
- Many die in Baghdad triple blasts
- UN fears rising 'new drug' threat
- Wilders cleared of hate charges
- Airbus seals record aircraft deal
- Indonesia 'clears Playboy editor'
- Riots over Senegal run-off plans
- US 'worried over Thai succession'
- FBI targets 'scareware' sellers
- Saab cannot afford employee wages
- Harry Potter series to be sold as e-books
- Winklevoss twins abandon Facebook law suit
- Live - Wimbledon day four
- Winger Young seals Man Utd move
- Grant warns new boss Villas-Boas
- Bellfield guilty of Milly murder
- 'More' UK troops home this year
- Murdered boy 'was not protected'
- Murder arrest over burglar death
- 'Sacked driver' Tube strikes off
- Double murder wife killer jailed
- Salmond delays sectarianism bill
- Councillors urged to build tram
- First Minister meets UVF leaders
- Loughinisland massacre report due
- No charges for two Lib Dem AMs
- Liquidation for Devils company
- Fugitive Boston gang leader held
- Buju Banton jailed for 10 years
- US to increase drugs war spending
- Mexico-US border death sparks row
- Death penalty for Congo policemen
- Zimbabwe PM 'a security threat'
- France follows US Afghan pullback
- Greek drama to dominate EU summit
- ICC sets date for Gaddafi ruling
- Yemen president attack 'was bomb'
- 'No news' on Sri Lanka's missing
- India and Pakistan hold key talks
- Ai Weiwei 'cannot leave Beijing'
- NZ to buy homes ruined by quake
- G20 to tackle high price of food
- Irish economy returns to growth
- US new home sales fall back again
- Holland passes net neutrality law
- High-speed 'space wedge' on track
- Australia in mass broadband move
- Author Ness attacks library cuts
- Schiele work sets new benchmark
- Dame Judi receives BFI fellowship
- Pigeons find 'friendly feeders'
- Giant galaxy cluster crash imaged
- Protein 'may predict' Alzheimer's
- Breast implants 'relatively safe'
- Ray guilty over fatal sweat lodge
- Wilders acquittal: Dutch reaction
- The secret paintings ordinary people own
- VIDEO: Misrata's residents living in fear
- VIDEO: Alexander the Great statue stokes EU row
- VIDEO: More Syrian refugees flee to Turkey
- VIDEO: Court finds Wilders not guilty
- VIDEO: Suu Kyi message for US Congress
- VIDEO: Modern spin on sacred Thai traditions
- VIDEO: Horse rescued after falling into pool
- VIDEO: Mass gay wedding in Brazil
- What's special about us?
- Hung up
- Hand of friendship
- Day in pictures
- Sonic at 20
- Out of the shadows
- Witch-hunt?
| US forces chief sees Afghan risk Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:58 AM PDT The top US military officer says the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan is "more aggressive" than he had originally planned. |
| Syrian refugees flee army advance Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:13 AM PDT Hundreds of Syrian refugees flee into Turkey from camps they had set up on the border as troops move into the area, witnesses say. |
| Oil price drops on reserve sale Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:02 AM PDT The price of oil falls after International Energy Agency members agree to release some of their reserves. |
| Many die in Baghdad triple blasts Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:31 AM PDT At least 21 people are killed and dozens injured as explosions rip through a district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say. |
| UN fears rising 'new drug' threat Posted: 23 Jun 2011 07:05 AM PDT Gains made in tackling global use of cocaine and heroin are being offset by rising use of synthetic and "new" drugs, the UN says. |
| Wilders cleared of hate charges Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:34 AM PDT Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders is cleared of all charges of inciting hatred against Muslims by a court in Amsterdam. |
| Airbus seals record aircraft deal Posted: 23 Jun 2011 04:59 AM PDT Airbus announces the largest single order of aircraft in history as Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia buys 200 of its fuel-efficient A320neo jets. |
| Indonesia 'clears Playboy editor' Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:02 AM PDT The Indonesian Supreme Court acquits and frees the former editor of Indonesian Playboy, Erwin Arnada, his lawyer says. |
| Riots over Senegal run-off plans Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:32 AM PDT Senegal's riot police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at thousands of protesters outside parliament, as MPs discuss controversial changes to the constitution. |
| US 'worried over Thai succession' Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:52 AM PDT American diplomats have expressed concern over Thailand's royal succession, according to leaked embassy documents dating back several years. |
| FBI targets 'scareware' sellers Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:14 AM PDT A gang that made more than $72m (£45m) peddling fake security software has been shut down in a series of raids. |
| Saab cannot afford employee wages Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:52 AM PDT Swedish carmaker Saab says it does not have enough money to pay wages and is trying to obtain short-term funding. |
| Harry Potter series to be sold as e-books Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:30 AM PDT The seven Harry Potter novels are to be sold as e-books for the first time in October, author JK Rowling announces. |
| Winklevoss twins abandon Facebook law suit Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:59 AM PDT The Harvard classmates of Mark Zuckerberg have agreed to accept the settlement reached with the social network in 2008. |
| Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:05 AM PDT Roger Federer and Elena Baltacha are on action on day four at Wimbledon, while British teenager Laura Robson takes on fifth seed Maria Sharapova after Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams reach round three. |
| Winger Young seals Man Utd move Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:02 AM PDT Ashley Young signs for Manchester United from Aston Villa on a five-year deal. |
| Grant warns new boss Villas-Boas Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:33 AM PDT Former Chelsea manager Avram Grant has warned Andre Villas-Boas he must achieve immediate success to satisfy owner Roman Abramovich. |
| Bellfield guilty of Milly murder Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:32 AM PDT Former nightclub doorman Levi Bellfield is found guilty of murdering 13-year-old Milly Dowler in Surrey in 2002. |
| 'More' UK troops home this year Posted: 23 Jun 2011 07:17 AM PDT More British troops than expected could be brought home from Afghanistan this year, MoD sources say, as Barack Obama announces US troop withdrawals. |
| Murdered boy 'was not protected' Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:17 AM PDT Fourteen agencies missed opportunities to save a three-year-old boy who was killed by a couple who were meant to be caring for him, a report finds. |
| Murder arrest over burglar death Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:45 AM PDT Two men and a woman are held after a suspected burglar is stabbed to death while apparently trying to break into a Greater Manchester house. |
| 'Sacked driver' Tube strikes off Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:48 AM PDT Three strikes planned for next week on London Underground are called off after a driver who was unfairly dismissed is reinstated. |
| Double murder wife killer jailed Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:01 AM PDT A Devon builder is jailed for a minimum of 30 years after being found guilty of murdering his estranged wife and her best friend. |
| Salmond delays sectarianism bill Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:30 AM PDT New anti-sectarian legislation has been delayed by six months, Scotland's first minister announces. |
| Councillors urged to build tram Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:54 AM PDT Council officials recommend councillors should vote to complete the tram line to St Andrew Square instead of scrapping the project. |
| First Minister meets UVF leaders Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:49 AM PDT The BBC understands that First Minister Peter Robinson has met UVF leaders in east Belfast as part of efforts to maintain calm in the area. |
| Loughinisland massacre report due Posted: 23 Jun 2011 07:07 AM PDT A report by the Police Ombudsman into the Loughinisland massacre is expected to say there were failings in the police investigation. |
| No charges for two Lib Dem AMs Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:21 AM PDT Two Liberal Democrats who were disqualified from the Welsh assembly for being members of prohibited public bodies are told they will not be prosecuted. |
| Liquidation for Devils company Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:45 AM PDT The company which owns ice hockey Elite teams Cardiff Devils and Sheffield Steelers is to go into voluntary liquidation. |
| Fugitive Boston gang leader held Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:28 AM PDT The alleged Boston gang leader James "Whitey" Bulger is arrested after 16 years on the run, the FBI announces. |
| Buju Banton jailed for 10 years Posted: 23 Jun 2011 07:57 AM PDT Grammy-winning reggae star Buju Banton is sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in setting up a cocaine deal in 2009. |
| US to increase drugs war spending Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:11 AM PDT The United States will commit additional funds to fight drug cartels in Central America, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tells a security conference in Guatemala. |
| Mexico-US border death sparks row Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:01 AM PDT Mexico demands a full investigation after a US agent fatally shoots a Mexican man who was allegedly throwing stones as he tried to cross the border. |
| Death penalty for Congo policemen Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:24 AM PDT A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo sentences to death four policemen for killing prominent human rights activist Floribert Chebeya. |
| Zimbabwe PM 'a security threat' Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:38 AM PDT A senior army officer in Zimbabwe accuses Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of being a security threat after he urged military chiefs to stay out of politics. |
| France follows US Afghan pullback Posted: 23 Jun 2011 07:26 AM PDT France says it is planning a phased withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, hours after the US unveiled similar plans for its much larger force in a move welcomed by the Afghan president. |
| Greek drama to dominate EU summit Posted: 23 Jun 2011 04:45 AM PDT EU leaders head to a Brussels summit under the cloud of the Greek debt crisis, which threatens the euro's stability. |
| ICC sets date for Gaddafi ruling Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:11 AM PDT The International Criminal Court says it will decide on Monday whether to issue an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. |
| Yemen president attack 'was bomb' Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:45 AM PDT Western diplomats say a blast that seriously injured Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh was caused by a bomb planted in his palace. |
| 'No news' on Sri Lanka's missing Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:41 AM PDT Hundreds of people in northern Sri Lanka, who responded to a police announcement about relatives held in detention, say they have been given no new information. |
| India and Pakistan hold key talks Posted: 23 Jun 2011 07:12 AM PDT India and Pakistan begin high-level talks on peace and security as part of an effort to repair relations after the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks. |
| Ai Weiwei 'cannot leave Beijing' Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:25 AM PDT China's foreign ministry says that artist and government critic Ai Weiwei is barred from leaving Beijing without permission, a day after being freed from detention. |
| NZ to buy homes ruined by quake Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:01 AM PDT New Zealand's government offers to buy more than 5,000 homes wrecked in Christchurch's devastating earthquake in February. |
| G20 to tackle high price of food Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:16 AM PDT G20 agriculture ministers agree a series of measures they hope will reduce food price volatility and boost supplies. |
| Irish economy returns to growth Posted: 23 Jun 2011 07:14 AM PDT The Irish Republic's economy grows 1.3% in the first quarter as exports surge, but domestic demand remains weak. |
| US new home sales fall back again Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:05 AM PDT US new home sales fell 2.1% in May from the previous month, figures show, providing further evidence of the weak housing market. |
| Holland passes net neutrality law Posted: 23 Jun 2011 04:59 AM PDT The Dutch may become the first in Europe to use Skype and other web-based services on smartphones for no extra charge. |
| High-speed 'space wedge' on track Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:02 AM PDT The European Space Agency is pressing ahead with its wedge-shaped re-entry demonstrator known as the IXV, which it expects to launch in 2013. |
| Australia in mass broadband move Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:04 PM PDT The Australian government reaches agreement with two telecommunications companies to bring high-speed internet to most of the nation. |
| Author Ness attacks library cuts Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:27 AM PDT Writer Patrick Ness criticises library closures as he accepts the prestigious Carnegie Medal children's fiction prize for his novel Monsters of Men. |
| Schiele work sets new benchmark Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:13 AM PDT A cityscape by Austrian artist Egon Schiele sells for £24.7m at a London auction, setting a new record for the painter. |
| Dame Judi receives BFI fellowship Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:32 AM PDT Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench is honoured with the British Film Institute's Fellowship Award. |
| Pigeons find 'friendly feeders' Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:57 PM PDT Urban pigeons have the ability to learn the difference between people who will feed them and those who will chase them away, a study suggests. |
| Giant galaxy cluster crash imaged Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:09 AM PDT Astronomers spot an enormous collision between four galaxy clusters, shearing apart hundreds of galaxies and hinting at the nature of dark matter. |
| Protein 'may predict' Alzheimer's Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:41 PM PDT A protein in spinal fluid, which could be used to predict the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, has been identified by US researchers. |
| Breast implants 'relatively safe' Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:06 PM PDT Silicone breast implants are relatively safe despite frequent complications and a small increased risk of lymphoma, US drug regulators say. |
| Ray guilty over fatal sweat lodge Posted: 22 Jun 2011 03:47 PM PDT A motivational speaker is found guilty over the deaths of three people who fell ill during a meeting at an Arizona sweat lodge. |
| Wilders acquittal: Dutch reaction Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:39 AM PDT Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders, who described Islam as "fascist", is acquitted of inciting hatred against Muslims. Here, BBC News website readers in the Netherlands react to the verdict. |
| The secret paintings ordinary people own Posted: 23 Jun 2011 04:20 AM PDT Of the 200,000 paintings owned by British taxpayers, most are in storage, or on walls few see. A new online gallery throws open the vaults. Here are five hidden gems. |
| VIDEO: Misrata's residents living in fear Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:51 AM PDT As Colonel Gaddafi condemns Nato's failure to protect civilians in Libya, his troops continue to attack the rebel held town of Misrata, putting residents in fear of their lives. |
| VIDEO: Alexander the Great statue stokes EU row Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:21 PM PDT A 22m statue of Alexander the Great in Skopje has stoked a bitter 20-year-old row between Macedonia and Greece, potentially delaying Macedonia's efforts to join the EU and Nato. |
| VIDEO: More Syrian refugees flee to Turkey Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:57 AM PDT Hundreds more Syrians have fled to Turkey after Syrian army tanks entered the town of Khirbet al-Jouz, near the northern border between the two countries. |
| VIDEO: Court finds Wilders not guilty Posted: 23 Jun 2011 07:28 AM PDT A Dutch court has found right-wing politician Geert Wilders not guilty of inciting hatred against Muslims. |
| VIDEO: Suu Kyi message for US Congress Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:48 PM PDT Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has addressed the US Congress for the first time, via a video message. |
| VIDEO: Modern spin on sacred Thai traditions Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:51 PM PDT As rapid economic growth in Thailand brings with it modern technology and trends, traditionalists fear that sacred Buddhist symbols are becoming fashionable rather than expressions of faith. |
| VIDEO: Horse rescued after falling into pool Posted: 23 Jun 2011 04:32 AM PDT A blind horse has been rescued after falling into its owner's pool in Florida. |
| VIDEO: Mass gay wedding in Brazil Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:39 AM PDT Dozens of gay and lesbian couples tie the knot in Brazil to celebrate newly acquired rights. |
| Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:07 AM PDT Several human species evolved, so why did only ours survive? |
| Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:15 AM PDT Do we understand the 'risk' of mobile phone use? |
| Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:30 AM PDT Time for Europe and the Arab world to come together? |
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| Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:19 AM PDT One Croatian war orphan's mission of healing |
| Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:00 AM PDT 'Radical' officer had criticised Pakistan's top brass over US ties |
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