Rebels overrun Gaddafi's compound |
- Rebels overrun Gaddafi's compound
- Strauss-Kahn sex case dismissed
- Spain to set legal borrowing cap
- Winehouse: No illegal drugs found
- Australia MP in sex scandal probe
- Earthquake strikes US east coast
- UN orders Syria crackdown probe
- Hurricane Irene heads for Bahamas
- Iran puts 'Israeli spy' on trial
- Workers 'abused' at SA vineyards
- How your clothes could help your signal
- VIDEO: Father and son catch 7ft shark from kayak
- Live - Tuesday football
- Woods vows to make Presidents Cup
- Man City agree deal to sign Nasri
- Gaddafi regime 'in death throes'
- Over 1,400 riot suspects in court
- Bank worker jailed for bomb hoax
- Men 'celebrated rape like goal'
- Murder police arrest pensioners
- Druid loses battle over remains
- Death inquiry 'will not be held'
- Three jailed for mother's killing
- Victims' bodies back on Wednesday
- Two held over motorway van bomb
- IPCC examine Newport gunman death
- Jail for brief Facebook riot post
- Hound Dog songwriter dies at 78
- Lil Wayne has skating accident
- Trinidad declares crime emergency
- Costa Rica 'facing drugs threat'
- Sudan leader declares ceasefire
- Error hampers Liberia referendum
- Germans feared in Afghan kidnap
- Turkey reports heavy PKK losses
- Yemeni politician dies in Riyadh
- India leaders hold Hazare talks
- Protest strike shuts down Karachi
- Maehara to contest Japan PM race
- Fiji military cancels church meet
- Markets rise on Fed stimulus hope
- US new house sales fall in July
- Eurozone manufacturing contracts
- Facebook changes privacy settings
- 'Smart' CCTV could track rioters
- Discounted HP Touchpads sell out
- US songwriter Nick Ashford dies
- Banned Ken Loach film gets airing
- Comedy producer Davies dies at 72
- Study draws 'virtual harvestmen'
- Space telescope price tops $8bn
- Lager-brewing yeast identified
- Call for 'fat-year' measurement
- Stem cells offer Parkinson's hope
- MRSA death total 'continues fall'
- Coulson got payments from News Int
- Is the mosquito menace growing in the UK?
- Is it legal to eat wild birds?
- Code masters
- Day in pictures
- Bringing up baby
- Selling laughs
- In the zone
- VIDEO: He had a dream
- Art of collecting
| Rebels overrun Gaddafi's compound Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:56 AM PDT Libyan rebels overrun Col Gaddafi's Tripoli compound, tearing down statues and firing guns into the air in celebration. |
| Strauss-Kahn sex case dismissed Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:26 AM PDT Dominique Strauss-Kahn says his "nightmare" is over as a New York judge throws out the sex assault case against him, ending a three-month legal saga. |
| Spain to set legal borrowing cap Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:39 AM PDT Spain's government and opposition agree a constitutional limit on public sector borrowing to head off the euro debt crisis. |
| Winehouse: No illegal drugs found Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:38 AM PDT Toxicology results show there were "no illegal substances" in singer Amy Winehouse's system at the time of her death, according to her family. |
| Australia MP in sex scandal probe Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:03 AM PDT Australian police are investigating claims that an MP misused a credit card to pay for prostitutes, in a scandal that could derail the country's government. |
| Earthquake strikes US east coast Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:22 AM PDT A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck the east coast of the United States, causing buildings to be evacuated in a number of cities. |
| UN orders Syria crackdown probe Posted: 23 Aug 2011 04:09 AM PDT The UN Human Rights Council passes a resolution ordering an international inquiry to look into alleged violations by the Syrian regime during its crackdown on anti-regime protests. |
| Hurricane Irene heads for Bahamas Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:59 AM PDT A strengthened Hurricane Irene heads for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas, with the south-east US in its sights by the weekend. |
| Iran puts 'Israeli spy' on trial Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:49 AM PDT An Iranian man goes on trial, charged with killing one of the country's nuclear scientists and having links to Israel's Mossad spy agency. |
| Workers 'abused' at SA vineyards Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:03 AM PDT Workers helping to make South Africa's renowned wines are subject to human rights abuses including unsafe working conditions, a report says. |
| How your clothes could help your signal Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:20 AM PDT Radio antennas that can be sewn directly onto clothes have been developed by US researchers. |
| VIDEO: Father and son catch 7ft shark from kayak Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:32 AM PDT A father and son who went fishing in the Gulf of Mexico caught something a lot bigger than they expected. |
| Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:59 AM PDT Aston Villa, Norwich, QPR, Sunderland, Swansea, West Brom and Wolves are in action as the Premier League clubs enter the Carling Cup at the second-round stage. |
| Woods vows to make Presidents Cup Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:03 AM PDT Tiger Woods considers adding extra events to his schedule in a bid to be selected by Fred Couples for the US Presidents Cup team in November. |
| Man City agree deal to sign Nasri Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:48 AM PDT Manchester City reach an agreement with Arsenal to sign Samir Nasri, with the France midfielder set to discuss personal terms before completing his move to Eastlands. |
| Gaddafi regime 'in death throes' Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:14 AM PDT Foreign Secretary William Hague says the Gaddafi regime is losing its grip on power as opposition forces storm the Libyan leader's main compound. |
| Over 1,400 riot suspects in court Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:14 AM PDT More than 1,400 people have appeared in court in connection with the riots that spread across England two weeks ago, latest figures show |
| Bank worker jailed for bomb hoax Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:54 AM PDT A bank worker who strapped a fake bomb to his leg so accomplices could steal £161,000 from his branch of the Co-Op in Watford is jailed. |
| Men 'celebrated rape like goal' Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:38 AM PDT Four students at a south-east London college are jailed for the rape of a teenager which they celebrated like "professional footballers scoring a goal". |
| Murder police arrest pensioners Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:05 AM PDT Two people arrested over the murder of a 77-year-old Northumberland woman are themselves pensioners. |
| Druid loses battle over remains Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:11 AM PDT A druid trying to stop researchers examining ancient human remains found at Stonehenge fails in his legal bid. |
| Death inquiry 'will not be held' Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:39 AM PDT An inquiry will not be held into claims a delivery driver's killing should have been treated as racially motivated, the Crown Office confirms. |
| Three jailed for mother's killing Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:31 AM PDT A schoolboy and two friends who killed a young mother in West Lothian after she aborted his baby are jailed. |
| Victims' bodies back on Wednesday Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:51 AM PDT The bodies of Newry women Marion Graham and Kathy Dinsmore, who were murdered in Turkey, will be brought back to Ireland on Wednesday. |
| Two held over motorway van bomb Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:39 AM PDT Two men are arrested in Belfast city centre in connection with a 500lb bomb left under the Newry by-pass in April. |
| IPCC examine Newport gunman death Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:54 AM PDT The case of a Newport gunman who shot his wife and two others in a hair salon, and was later found dead, is referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. |
| Jail for brief Facebook riot post Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:42 AM PDT A 21-year-old man is jailed for four months after posting an invitation to start a riot which appeared on Facebook for 20 minutes. |
| Hound Dog songwriter dies at 78 Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:46 AM PDT Jerry Leiber, one of the men who penned classic Elvis Presley songs Hound Dog and Jailhouse Rock, dies in California at the age of 78. |
| Lil Wayne has skating accident Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:55 AM PDT The US rapper has had nine stitches above his left eye after a skateboarding accident in St Louis, Missouri. |
| Trinidad declares crime emergency Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:23 AM PDT Several areas are under limited emergency rule in Trinidad and Tobago, as the government moves to tackle a surge in violent crime. |
| Costa Rica 'facing drugs threat' Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:07 AM PDT Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla tells the BBC that international co-operation is key to tackling the growing threat of drug gangs in Central America. |
| Sudan leader declares ceasefire Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:04 AM PDT Sudan's president announces a two-week ceasefire in South Kordofan state where fighting since June has displaced some 70,000 people from their homes. |
| Error hampers Liberia referendum Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:03 AM PDT Liberia's referendum on constitutional changes gets off to a slow start due to an typographical error in one of four questions. |
| Germans feared in Afghan kidnap Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:00 AM PDT Fears are growing that two Germans missing in Afghanistan since Friday have been kidnapped. |
| Turkey reports heavy PKK losses Posted: 23 Aug 2011 03:41 AM PDT The Turkish army says it has killed up to 100 Kurdish rebels in strikes on northern Iraq - but rebels confirm only a fraction of the deaths. |
| Yemeni politician dies in Riyadh Posted: 23 Aug 2011 02:38 AM PDT The speaker of Yemen's upper house, Abdulaziz Abdulghani, has died of injuries from an assassination attempt on President Saleh in June. |
| India leaders hold Hazare talks Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:03 AM PDT The Indian government holds its first talks with supporters of fasting Indian activist Anna Hazare about an anti-corruption bill. |
| Protest strike shuts down Karachi Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:42 AM PDT The Pakistani city of Karachi is at a standstill after a "day of mourning" strike is called by a political party to protest against an ongoing wave of violence. |
| Maehara to contest Japan PM race Posted: 23 Aug 2011 03:57 AM PDT Seiji Maehara confirms he plans to run in the leadership race, making him a key contender to succeed Naoto Kan as Japan's prime minister. |
| Fiji military cancels church meet Posted: 23 Aug 2011 03:27 AM PDT Fiji's military government orders the cancellation of the Methodist Church's annual conference, accusing the leadership of being too political. |
| Markets rise on Fed stimulus hope Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:09 AM PDT Stock markets and gold rise, while the dollar falls, as markets anticipate more cash injections by the US Federal Reserve. |
| US new house sales fall in July Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:25 AM PDT US new home sales fell to a five-month low in July, figures show, while June's figures are also revised downwards. |
| Eurozone manufacturing contracts Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:57 AM PDT Manufacturing activity in the eurozone shrank in August for the first time in two years, a survey suggests. |
| Facebook changes privacy settings Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:14 AM PDT Facebook has announced a major revamp of how users control their privacy on the site. |
| 'Smart' CCTV could track rioters Posted: 23 Aug 2011 04:18 AM PDT CCTV that can automatically monitor criminal behaviour and track suspects is being developed by UK scientists. |
| Discounted HP Touchpads sell out Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:45 AM PDT HP's discontinued tablet computer, the Touchpad has briefly become the UK's most wanted gadget. |
| US songwriter Nick Ashford dies Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:54 AM PDT Motown songwriter Nick Ashford, who penned hits such as Ain't No Mountain High Enough with wife Valerie Simpson, dies at 70. |
| Banned Ken Loach film gets airing Posted: 23 Aug 2011 04:38 AM PDT A 1969 documentary by Ken Loach, made for and later banned by Save the Children, is shown to an audience of critics and colleagues in London. |
| Comedy producer Davies dies at 72 Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:44 AM PDT John Howard Davies, the former child star who produced a string of comedy classics including Fawlty Towers and The Good Life, dies at the age of 72. |
| Study draws 'virtual harvestmen' Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:28 AM PDT Scientists use CT scans to make 3D models of fossil harvestmen, revealing just how little these spindly invertebrates have changed in 300 million years. |
| Space telescope price tops $8bn Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:50 PM PDT Nasa says it will now cost $8.7bn to launch the James Webb Space Telescope in 2018 and operate it for five years. |
| Lager-brewing yeast identified Posted: 23 Aug 2011 03:38 AM PDT Scientists isolate the yeast species that led to the discovery of lager from the wilds of Argentina. |
| Call for 'fat-year' measurement Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:40 PM PDT Experts say the health risks of obesity have been underestimated because we are not measuring the condition adequately by ignoring how long people remain overweight. |
| Stem cells offer Parkinson's hope Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:05 AM PDT Scientists have for the first time generated stem cells from one of the most rapidly progressing forms of Parkinson's disease. |
| MRSA death total 'continues fall' Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:48 AM PDT The number of deaths linked to MRSA has fallen again - and is now a quarter of what it was four years ago, according to official figures. |
| Coulson got payments from News Int Posted: 22 Aug 2011 01:50 PM PDT Andy Coulson received several hundred thousand pounds from News International after starting work as the Conservative Party's Director of Communications in July 2007. |
| Is the mosquito menace growing in the UK? Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:46 PM PDT Mosquito bites are rising dramatically in the UK, so why are the insect's numbers increasing? |
| Is it legal to eat wild birds? Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:17 AM PDT A pub has stopped selling rook salad on police advice. What is the legality of eating wild birds? |
| Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:42 PM PDT Unravelling the algorithms that control our world |
| Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:11 AM PDT Some of the most striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 23 Aug 2011 02:21 AM PDT Dr Spock's influence on baby and child care today |
| Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:26 AM PDT Getting the sales patter right for a one-man comedy show |
| Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:45 PM PDT Life in condemned Christchurch, six months after the NZ quake |
| Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:17 PM PDT Washington's new Martin Luther King memorial opens to the public |
| Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:03 AM PDT Why Hong Kong entrepreneurs are putting their money in art |
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