Huge bomb rocks Norwegian capital |
- Huge bomb rocks Norwegian capital
- Markets rise on Greek aid package
- Heatwave intensifies over US and Canada
- UK PM wants Murdoch answers
- Bin Hammam expects guilty verdict
- Somali Islamists maintain aid ban
- Syria: Tens of thousands protest
- Eta leader jailed for 377 years
- Hadzic extradited to Hague court
- Korea nuclear envoys in key talks
- Angry Birds maker in patent lawsuit
- Vesta rock turns for Dawn probe
- Forklift drops $1m shipment of Australian red
- NI police apologise over 'sham marriage' blunder
- Pietersen puts England in control
- Sportsday Live - breaking sports news
- Andy Schleck takes yellow jersey
- No prosecution for burglar killer
- Huhne interviewed again by police
- Price charged over Army murders
- Fifth Stepping Hill victim named
- VC war hero gets honorary degree
- Rapist infected victim with hep C
- Scottish hacking probe announced
- Old Firm policing costs revealed
- Man, 39, killed at recycling site
- Bomb found near football ground
- Witness 'made to stab' Lynette
- 'Wake-up call' on qualifications
- Pentagon to end gay military ban
- 'War criminals' hiding in Canada
- Correa vows to donate libel cash
- Mexico tower 'over a year late'
- Mass burial for Malawi protesters
- Ghana gay call 'promotes hatred'
- Painter Lucian Freud dies aged 88
- UK criticises EU famine response
- Amnesty condemns Saudi terror law
- Indian judge alleges BJP pressure
- England v India, day two as it happened
- Dozens killed in China bus blaze
- Australia 'to sign asylum deal'
- McDonald's sales and profits rise
- Vodafone sees slower sales growth
- Microsoft reports record revenue
- Sony insurer seeks hack opt-out
- US museum to return Turkish bust
- Author Child wins top crime award
- Lindsay Lohan sued for assault
- Mars rover aims for deep crater
- Mandrill makes 'pedicuring' tool
- Pilot whales caught in shallows
- Tighter animal test rules urged
- Oslo blast: Your pictures
- Eurozone hails Greece aid package
- At the third stroke...
- Quiz of the week's news
- News you might have missed during the phone-hacking row
- VIDEO: Why would attackers target Oslo?
- VIDEO: Oslo police: 'There are many casualties'
- VIDEO: Islamists dismiss famine as 'nonsense'
- VIDEO: Mandrill makes 'pedicuring' tool
- VIDEO: Kate's royal wedding dress on display
- VIDEO: Injured overwhelm Libya's hospitals
- VIDEO: Giant Olmec heads shown in Mexico
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| Huge bomb rocks Norwegian capital Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:56 AM PDT At least seven people are killed by a huge bomb in the Norwegian capital, as a gunman opens fire at a youth camp outside Oslo. |
| Markets rise on Greek aid package Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:18 AM PDT Shares rise after the deal designed to resolve the Greek debt crisis, but rating agency Fitch says it will consider Greece in default. |
| Heatwave intensifies over US and Canada Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:39 AM PDT A gruelling heatwave intensifies over the eastern parts of the US and Canada, with Friday expected to be the hottest day yet. |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:56 AM PDT David Cameron says James Murdoch "clearly" needs to answer questions from MPs after his evidence to MPs on phone hacking was challenged. |
| Bin Hammam expects guilty verdict Posted: 22 Jul 2011 05:46 AM PDT Suspended former Fifa presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam believes he is likely to be found guilty of bribery allegations. |
| Somali Islamists maintain aid ban Posted: 22 Jul 2011 06:24 AM PDT Somalia's al-Shabab Islamists deny lifting their ban on some Western aid agencies and reject UN reports of famine in parts of the country. |
| Syria: Tens of thousands protest Posted: 22 Jul 2011 08:00 AM PDT Tens of thousands of Syrians defy a massive military crackdown to take to the streets again for Friday protests. |
| Eta leader jailed for 377 years Posted: 22 Jul 2011 06:35 AM PDT A court in Madrid jails Garikoitz "Txeroki" Aspiazu, a former military leader of the Basque separatist group Eta, for 377 years. |
| Hadzic extradited to Hague court Posted: 22 Jul 2011 05:52 AM PDT War crimes suspect Goran Hadzic arrives in the Netherlands after being flown from Serbia to face the UN court at The Hague. |
| Korea nuclear envoys in key talks Posted: 22 Jul 2011 04:15 AM PDT South Korea's nuclear envoy describes as "constructive" rare talks with his North Korean counterpart on the sidelines of the Asean summit. |
| Angry Birds maker in patent lawsuit Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:32 AM PDT Rovio, the Finnish maker of the Angry Birds game, is accused of infringing patents by licensing company Lodsys. |
| Vesta rock turns for Dawn probe Posted: 22 Jul 2011 03:40 AM PDT The giant asteroid Vesta reveals more of itself to the Dawn probe, which will soon return colour images. |
| Forklift drops $1m shipment of Australian red Posted: 22 Jul 2011 02:45 AM PDT More than $1m of Mollydooker shiraz wine is destroyed as a forklift malfunctions in Australia. |
| NI police apologise over 'sham marriage' blunder Posted: 22 Jul 2011 09:42 AM PDT Police in Northern Ireland apologise to a couple whose wedding in Londonderry was mistakenly stopped on suspicion it was a "sham marriage". |
| Pietersen puts England in control Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:05 AM PDT Kevin Pietersen hits an unbeaten 202 as England declare on 474-8 in the first Test against India, with the tourists 17-0 at the close. |
| Sportsday Live - breaking sports news Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:00 AM PDT Spurs boss Harry Redknapp says Luka Modric is worth more than £35m, Diamond League athletics - plus more. |
| Andy Schleck takes yellow jersey Posted: 22 Jul 2011 09:09 AM PDT Andy Schleck takes the yellow jersey with two days to go as Pierre Rolland wins a captivating 19th stage of the Tour de France on the Alpe d'Huez. |
| No prosecution for burglar killer Posted: 22 Jul 2011 05:17 AM PDT A man who fatally stabbed a burglar at his home in Salford will not be prosecuted, the Crown Prosecution Service says. |
| Huhne interviewed again by police Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:48 AM PDT Chris Huhne and estranged wife Vicky Pryce have been interviewed for a second time at police stations in Essex over speeding offence allegations. |
| Price charged over Army murders Posted: 22 Jul 2011 06:21 AM PDT Veteran republican Marian Price is charged in connection with the murders of two soldiers in County Antrim in March 2009. |
| Fifth Stepping Hill victim named Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:31 AM PDT The fifth person to die in the past month at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport is named as 84-year-old Vera Pearson. |
| VC war hero gets honorary degree Posted: 22 Jul 2011 08:32 AM PDT The University of Sussex gives an honorary degree to L/Cpl Johnson Beharry, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery. |
| Rapist infected victim with hep C Posted: 22 Jul 2011 09:28 AM PDT A sex attacker who infected his victim with hepatitis C when he broke into her London home and raped her is jailed indefinitely. |
| Scottish hacking probe announced Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:36 AM PDT Strathclyde Police are investigating phone hacking and breaches of data protection in Scotland, the Crown Office confirms. |
| Old Firm policing costs revealed Posted: 22 Jul 2011 09:22 AM PDT Figures obtained by BBC Scotland show that the cost of policing last year's Old Firm fixtures was almost £2.4m |
| Man, 39, killed at recycling site Posted: 22 Jul 2011 08:05 AM PDT A 39-year-old council worker dies after becoming trapped by a lorry at a council recycling site in Coleraine, County Londonderry. |
| Bomb found near football ground Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:03 AM PDT A suspicious object found close to The Oval football ground in east Belfast was an incendiary bomb, police confirm. |
| Witness 'made to stab' Lynette Posted: 22 Jul 2011 08:46 AM PDT A witness to the murder of Cardiff prostitute Lynette White was forced to stab her herself, a court hears. |
| 'Wake-up call' on qualifications Posted: 22 Jul 2011 08:06 AM PDT Figures from a lecturers' union show the proportion of people without formal qualifications is higher in Wales than the rest of Britain. |
| Pentagon to end gay military ban Posted: 22 Jul 2011 06:30 AM PDT The Pentagon is set to announce that the ban on gay people openly serving in US military is to end, officials say. |
| 'War criminals' hiding in Canada Posted: 21 Jul 2011 03:09 PM PDT Thirty fugitives wanted for war crimes or crimes against humanity are believed to be hiding in Canada, the country's government says. |
| Correa vows to donate libel cash Posted: 21 Jul 2011 02:27 PM PDT Ecuador's President Rafael Correa says he will donate the money he was awarded in a libel case against the country's main opposition newspaper to an environmental project. |
| Mexico tower 'over a year late' Posted: 21 Jul 2011 06:19 PM PDT Mexican officials say the Trail of Light monument will be ready in December, more than a year after the country celebrated 200 years of independence |
| Mass burial for Malawi protesters Posted: 22 Jul 2011 09:16 AM PDT Eight anti-government protesters killed in Malawi are buried in a mass grave after the authorities initially refused to allow the funerals to go ahead. |
| Ghana gay call 'promotes hatred' Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:19 AM PDT A Ghanaian minister is "promoting hatred" by urging people to report those they suspect to be homosexual, a human rights group tells the BBC. |
| Painter Lucian Freud dies aged 88 Posted: 22 Jul 2011 02:09 AM PDT Realist painter Lucian Freud, one of Britain's most distinguished and highly regarded artists, has died at the age of 88. |
| UK criticises EU famine response Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:34 AM PDT UK Prime Minister David Cameron - and Labour leader Ed Miliband - say other EU countries are not doing enough to help famine-hit countries in the Horn of Africa. |
| Amnesty condemns Saudi terror law Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:25 AM PDT A secret anti-terror law being drawn up by Saudi Arabia would lead to "massive rights violations", says Amnesty International. |
| Indian judge alleges BJP pressure Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:39 AM PDT India's main opposition BJP wanted the Karnataka chief minister's name dropped as a key suspect in a report on illegal mining, a former judge tells the BBC. |
| England v India, day two as it happened Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:13 AM PDT Kevin Pietersen hits an unbeaten 202 as England declare on 474-8 in the first Test at Lord's, with India 17-0 at stumps.. |
| Dozens killed in China bus blaze Posted: 22 Jul 2011 03:15 AM PDT At least 41 passengers are killed as a bus that was also carrying hazardous materials catches fire in China's Henan province, state media say. |
| Australia 'to sign asylum deal' Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:20 AM PDT A deal to send 800 asylum seekers in Australia to Malaysia in exchange for 4,000 refugees is to be signed on Monday, a Malaysian official says. |
| McDonald's sales and profits rise Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:17 AM PDT Fast food giant McDonald's sees its quarterly profits soar 15% on higher sales across all its global regions. |
| Vodafone sees slower sales growth Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:14 AM PDT Sales growth at Vodafone slows in the second quarter as weak trading in southern Europe is offset by growth in India and Turkey. |
| Microsoft reports record revenue Posted: 21 Jul 2011 03:53 PM PDT Microsoft annual revenues hit a record of $69.94bn (£43.4bn) thanks to sales of Office software and the Xbox 360. |
| Sony insurer seeks hack opt-out Posted: 22 Jul 2011 03:00 AM PDT Sony faces a court battle over how it will pay for legal claims made in the wake of a massive data breach. |
| US museum to return Turkish bust Posted: 22 Jul 2011 08:35 AM PDT The top half of the Weary Herakles statue, which was bought by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 1982, is to be returned to its native Turkey. |
| Author Child wins top crime award Posted: 22 Jul 2011 02:18 AM PDT Lee Child, who is behind the best-selling Jack Reacher series, wins the novel of the year award at the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival. |
| Lindsay Lohan sued for assault Posted: 22 Jul 2011 02:04 AM PDT The Hollywood star is being sued by a former rehab worker who is accusing her of assault and battery. |
| Mars rover aims for deep crater Posted: 22 Jul 2011 08:05 AM PDT Nasa's next Mars rover will be aimed at one of the Red Planet's deepest depressions - Gale Crater. |
| Mandrill makes 'pedicuring' tool Posted: 21 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Film of a mandrill cleaning its toenails with a stick is evidence of the animal's ability to modify tools, say scientists. |
| Pilot whales caught in shallows Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:27 AM PDT Two pilot whales are believed to be stranded and up to 15 are caught in shallow water at Kyle of Durness in the Highlands, |
| Tighter animal test rules urged Posted: 21 Jul 2011 04:56 PM PDT Better regulation is needed to govern rapidly expanding research in animals containing human tissue or genes, according to the Academy of Medical Sciences. |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:52 AM PDT A large explosion has hit near government headquarters in the Norwegian capital Oslo. Here is a selection of pictures from the area. |
| Eurozone hails Greece aid package Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:04 AM PDT Details emerge of how Greece will impose losses on private sector lenders, after eurozone leaders agree a new bailout package. |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2011 03:17 AM PDT At the third stroke, the Speaking Clock will be 75 years old. But why in an era of laptops and mobiles do many people still get the precise time from a recording of a well-spoken woman? |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:02 PM PDT The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions. |
| News you might have missed during the phone-hacking row Posted: 22 Jul 2011 02:42 AM PDT A round-up of events that might have slipped under the radar during the phone-hacking scandal. |
| VIDEO: Why would attackers target Oslo? Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:06 AM PDT The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner looks at why Norway may have been a target for a bomb attack. |
| VIDEO: Oslo police: 'There are many casualties' Posted: 22 Jul 2011 09:40 AM PDT A large bomb blast has hit government buildings in the Norwegian capital Oslo, killing at least two people and injuring 15 others. |
| VIDEO: Islamists dismiss famine as 'nonsense' Posted: 22 Jul 2011 06:10 AM PDT Somalia's al-Shabab Islamists deny lifting ban on Western aid agencies and reject UN reports of famine in parts of the country. |
| VIDEO: Mandrill makes 'pedicuring' tool Posted: 21 Jul 2011 08:27 AM PDT A mandrill at Chester Zoo is filmed by scientists making a tool to clean under its toenails. |
| VIDEO: Kate's royal wedding dress on display Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:31 AM PDT The Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress is to go on display at Buckingham Palace on Saturday. |
| VIDEO: Injured overwhelm Libya's hospitals Posted: 22 Jul 2011 03:52 AM PDT Doctors in Misrata say they can't cope with the number of injured in Libya's unrest. |
| VIDEO: Giant Olmec heads shown in Mexico Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:16 AM PDT The Olmecs are considered to be the 'mother culture' of Mesoamerica and America's oldest civilisation. |
| AUDIO: Branson: Space hotels not far off Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:11 AM PDT Sir Richard Branson says Virgin Galactic is hoping to take tourists into space by 2013. |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2011 09:33 AM PDT Does weather really change beliefs on climate change? |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2011 03:17 AM PDT Explore the details of the UK royal wedding dress |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 05:24 PM PDT The reasons behind Rudolf Hess's enduring appeal to neo-Nazis |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2011 05:24 AM PDT A selection of eye-catching images from around the world |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2011 03:26 AM PDT Experts decry the shuttles' end as an embarrassment |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:40 AM PDT The work of Lucian Freud, who has died aged 88 |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2011 04:04 PM PDT Online traders venturing beyond the website |
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