Rebels pushing to secure Tripoli |
- Rebels pushing to secure Tripoli
- Russian space freighter lost
- US-bound Hurricane Irene swells
- Vukovar suspect pleads not guilty
- Gold price plunges as fears ease
- Kim Jong-il in rare Russia talks
- Schools, sites closed after US quake
- Eleven killed in Australia blaze
- India MPs unite for Hazare plea
- Euro ban for Samsung Galaxy phone
- China blacklists Western singers
- Smartphones 'could be powered by walking'
- Lady Gaga set for Simpsons appearance
- Live - Wednesday football
- Man City finalise Nasri signing
- Fenerbahce withdrawn from Europe
- Rise in number of 'Neet' youths
- Teacher killer cleared of robbery
- Gaddafi urged to halt Libya fight
- Tax deal with Swiss banks agreed
- Facebook murderer 'slipped away'
- Riot inciter, 16, loses anonymity
- Man jailed for ex-fiancée murder
- San death 'public inquiry' raised
- Four arrests in trafficking probe
- Murder victims' bodies back in NI
- Council report reaction 'misled'
- Widow, 92, relives gunman ordeal
- Alaska mother abused adopted son
- ICC accused Kenya minister sacked
- Zimbabwe VP calls for death probe
- France's new tax on high incomes
- Tymoshenko trial protests in Kiev
- Israel kills Gaza militant leader
- West pushes for Syria sanctions
- Bangladesh urged to end killings
- India footballer Bhutia retires
- Thaksin ex-wife cleared of fraud
- Moody's cuts Japan's debt rating
- Meeting to raise $2.5bn Libya aid
- US durable goods in surprise rise
- Heineken slumps on poor outlook
- BBC unveils map of UK 3G coverage
- Cheaper iPhone may be in pipeline
- Winehouse tribute at MTV awards
- Jackson promoter defends tribute
- Hopkins film to open London event
- Species count put at 8.7 million
- Blow for European origins theory
- Earth life seeding 'more likely'
- New blood pressure checks at home
- Designer vagina 'not NHS service'
- Defiant Gaddafi vows to fight on
- 7 questions on complaints
- Lounger leadership
- Day in pictures
- Rise of dognapping
- 'Old values pay'
- Back to the land
- Tongue-tied
- Cultural ties
| Rebels pushing to secure Tripoli Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:30 AM PDT Tripoli sees running battles between rebels and remaining regime loyalists, hours after an elusive Col Gaddafi vows "martyrdom or victory". |
| Posted: 24 Aug 2011 09:07 AM PDT An unmanned Russian freighter launched to take supplies to the International Space Station is lost just minutes into its flight. |
| US-bound Hurricane Irene swells Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:18 AM PDT Hurricane Irene swells to category three as it barrels towards the US east coast, and evacuation procedures are tested in North Carolina. |
| Vukovar suspect pleads not guilty Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:53 AM PDT Goran Hadzic, the last major war crimes suspect sought by The Hague, pleads not guilty to crimes committed in Vukovar during the Croatian conflict. |
| Gold price plunges as fears ease Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:26 AM PDT The price of gold has dropped sharply as rumours of new measures to help the US economy calm fears about the global recovery. |
| Kim Jong-il in rare Russia talks Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:59 AM PDT North Korea's reclusive leader, Kim Jong-il, holds talks with President Dmitry Medvedev, on Pyongyang's nuclear programme and economic co-operation. |
| Schools, sites closed after US quake Posted: 24 Aug 2011 09:32 AM PDT A day after a quake rattled the US east coast, Washington schools remain shut and inspectors are assessing the scale of damage to national monuments. |
| Eleven killed in Australia blaze Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:22 AM PDT Police in Australia launch an investigation into the cause of a house fire near Brisbane in which 11 people, mainly teenagers and children, died. |
| India MPs unite for Hazare plea Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:07 AM PDT India's main political parties urge anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare to break his nine-day hunger strike. |
| Euro ban for Samsung Galaxy phone Posted: 24 Aug 2011 08:52 AM PDT Samsung has been banned from selling its Galaxy smartphones in a number of European countries. |
| China blacklists Western singers Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:37 AM PDT Hits by Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Take That are among 100 songs on an internet blacklist by China's culture ministry, deemed harmful to "cultural security". |
| Smartphones 'could be powered by walking' Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:10 AM PDT Taking a stroll may soon be enough to re-charge your mobile phone, after US researchers developed a way to capture energy from human motion. |
| Lady Gaga set for Simpsons appearance Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:21 AM PDT The singer has already recorded her voice-over for the long-running American cartoon show. |
| Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:55 AM PDT Arsenal travel to Udinese in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier, while the likes of Liverpool, Everton, Bolton and West Ham are all involved in the Carling Cup on a busy night of football. |
| Man City finalise Nasri signing Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:32 AM PDT Samir Nasri completes his move from Arsenal to Manchester City for a reported £25m - and says he is delighted to be joining a club with "more passionate fans". |
| Fenerbahce withdrawn from Europe Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:13 AM PDT Turkey's Football Federation withdraw national champions Fenerbahce from the Champions League because of an ongoing match-fixing investigation. |
| Rise in number of 'Neet' youths Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:48 AM PDT The proportion of 18 to 24-year-olds in England not in school, training or work rises to 18.4%, the highest second-quarter figure since 2006, official figures suggest. |
| Teacher killer cleared of robbery Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:16 AM PDT The killer of head teacher Philip Lawrence is found not guilty of robbing a man at a cash machine in north London. |
| Gaddafi urged to halt Libya fight Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:14 AM PDT Foreign Secretary William Hague urges Col Muammar Gaddafi to tell his supporters to stop fighting, saying their numbers are "dwindling". |
| Tax deal with Swiss banks agreed Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:29 AM PDT The Swiss government agrees a "historic" deal to tax money held by UK citizens in Swiss bank accounts, while hiding account holders' details. |
| Facebook murderer 'slipped away' Posted: 24 Aug 2011 07:47 AM PDT Merseyside Police failings allowed a sex offender to "slip away" and murder a teenager he had befriended on Facebook, an inquiry finds. |
| Riot inciter, 16, loses anonymity Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:19 AM PDT A 16-year-old boy who admitted inciting thefts and criminal damage during the riots is identified after a court lifts an order. |
| Man jailed for ex-fiancée murder Posted: 24 Aug 2011 04:17 AM PDT A man is jailed for life for drowning his ex-fiancée in a bath after she told him she loved another man. |
| San death 'public inquiry' raised Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:05 AM PDT The justice committee convener raises the question of an independent inquiry into claims a delivery driver's killing was racially motivated. |
| Four arrests in trafficking probe Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:56 AM PDT Four people are arrested and six alleged victims rescued in Belfast in a police investigation into a human trafficking and prostitution ring. |
| Murder victims' bodies back in NI Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:54 AM PDT The bodies of Northern Ireland women Marion Graham and Kathy Dinsmore, who were murdered in Turkey, are taken to their home towns of Newry and Warrenpoint after being flown to Dublin Airport. |
| Council report reaction 'misled' Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:46 AM PDT Senior Pembrokeshire council figures are accused by the Welsh Government of making misleading statements in the wake of two critical inspection reports. |
| Widow, 92, relives gunman ordeal Posted: 24 Aug 2011 07:05 AM PDT A 92-year-old great-grandmother who was confronted by a gunman at her local hairdresser's in Newport speaks for the first time about her terrifying ordeal. |
| Alaska mother abused adopted son Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:35 PM PDT A woman in the US state of Alaska is convicted of abusing her adopted Russian son, in an apparent ploy to appear on a TV programme. |
| ICC accused Kenya minister sacked Posted: 24 Aug 2011 09:32 AM PDT Kenya's Higher Education Minister William Ruto, accused by the ICC of leading the 2007-8 post election violence, is sacked. |
| Zimbabwe VP calls for death probe Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:52 AM PDT Zimbabwe's Vice-President Joice Mujuru called for an investigation into the death of her husband Solomon Mujuru last week in a fire on their farm. |
| France's new tax on high incomes Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:29 AM PDT The French government is to impose an extra tax of 3% on annual income above 500,000 euros (£440,000; $721,000). |
| Tymoshenko trial protests in Kiev Posted: 24 Aug 2011 09:56 AM PDT Thousands of protesters in Ukraine march to protest against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's trial, overshadowing Independence Day celebrations |
| Israel kills Gaza militant leader Posted: 24 Aug 2011 04:04 AM PDT An Israeli air strike kills a Palestinian militant commander from Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. |
| West pushes for Syria sanctions Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:58 AM PDT The US and several European nations call for UN sanctions to be imposed on the Syrian regime over its violent crackdown on anti-government protests. |
| Bangladesh urged to end killings Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:54 PM PDT Rights group Amnesty International accuses the Bangladeshi government of unlawful killings by its special police force, the Rapid Action Battalion. |
| India footballer Bhutia retires Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:21 AM PDT India's former football captain Baichung Bhutia announces his international retirement, ending a distinguished 16-year career. |
| Thaksin ex-wife cleared of fraud Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:12 AM PDT A Thai appeals court clears the ex-wife of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of tax evasion, overturning a three-year jail sentence. |
| Moody's cuts Japan's debt rating Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:39 PM PDT Rating agency Moody's cuts Japan's debt rating citing concerns about the size of the country's deficit and borrowing levels. |
| Meeting to raise $2.5bn Libya aid Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:01 AM PDT A donors' meeting is being held in Doha, the capital of Qatar, to raise $2.5bn (£1.5bn) for Libya's National Transitional Council. |
| US durable goods in surprise rise Posted: 24 Aug 2011 08:21 AM PDT The US sees a surprise 4% rise in durable goods orders in July, driven by a bounce back in the car and aircraft sectors. |
| Heineken slumps on poor outlook Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:25 AM PDT Shares in Heineken fall 6.5% as Europe's top brewer says its core US and Europe markets will remain "challenging". |
| BBC unveils map of UK 3G coverage Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:18 PM PDT A BBC crowd sourced map has offered the first comprehensive and consumer-led view of UK mobile coverage. |
| Cheaper iPhone may be in pipeline Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:01 AM PDT Apple may be about to launch a cheaper iPhone for markets such as China. |
| Winehouse tribute at MTV awards Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:45 AM PDT Singer Tony Bennett is to introduce a tribute to the late Amy Winehouse at the MTV Video Music Awards this weekend, organisers announce. |
| Jackson promoter defends tribute Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:13 AM PDT The organiser of the Michael Jackson tribute concert is defending the event saying that they have the "overwhelming majority" of his family behind them. |
| Hopkins film to open London event Posted: 24 Aug 2011 04:45 AM PDT This year's London Film Festival will open with 360, an ensemble drama from Brazil's Fernando Meirelles starring Jude Law and Sir Anthony Hopkins. |
| Species count put at 8.7 million Posted: 23 Aug 2011 02:07 PM PDT The world contains about 8.7 million species, according to the latest estimate - and it could take more than 1,000 years to identify them all. |
| Blow for European origins theory Posted: 23 Aug 2011 04:15 PM PDT A recent idea that most European men can trace their ancestry to early farmers from the Near East has been dealt a blow in a new study. |
| Earth life seeding 'more likely' Posted: 23 Aug 2011 02:45 PM PDT Computer simulations suggest that violent asteroid impacts flinging life from Earth to other planets is more likely than previously thought. |
| New blood pressure checks at home Posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:01 AM PDT Patients thought to have high blood pressure should have the diagnosis confirmed at home, doctors in England and Wales have been told. |
| Designer vagina 'not NHS service' Posted: 23 Aug 2011 04:41 PM PDT GPs should not be referring women who are well but worried for female genital cosmetic surgery on the NHS, say experts. |
| Defiant Gaddafi vows to fight on Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:33 AM PDT Col Gaddafi vows "martyrdom or victory" in a speech after scenes of celebration following Libyan rebels' seizure of his Tripoli compound. |
| Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:19 PM PDT A survey has suggested that UK shoppers are the biggest complainers in Europe. Are you one of them? Test yourself. |
| Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:08 AM PDT Should the powerful ever go on holiday? |
| Posted: 24 Aug 2011 08:07 AM PDT Some eye-catching images from around the world |
| Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:15 AM PDT Why are thieves in the US targeting dogs? |
| Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:10 PM PDT How thrifty Greek villagers are weathering the economic crisis |
| Posted: 23 Aug 2011 04:58 PM PDT Zimbabwe farmers drive Nigeria's green revolution |
| Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:06 PM PDT Why do Haiti's children have to speak French in school? |
| Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:17 PM PDT Sacred site in Nepal faces flooding threat as waters come closer |
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