Libya fighters enter Gaddafi city |
- Libya fighters enter Gaddafi city
- Russia finance minister resigns
- Silver worth £150m found on wreck
- Banks rally on rescue deal hopes
- Harvard site in Syria hack attack
- Bolivia road protest row spreads
- Kenya Nobel laureate Maathai dies
- Boeing delivers first Dreamliner
- Knox is diabolical, lawyer says
- China tycoon may join party elite
- Virtual monkeys write Shakespeare
- Samsung and Apple warring again
- Talking bins set for city streets
- Dead Sea Scrolls available online
- Live - Norwich v Sunderland
- TV has too much power - Ferguson
- GB boss hails 'mind-blowing' team
- BAE to shed close to 3,000 posts
- Balls urges VAT cuts for growth
- Six remanded over 'suicide plot'
- Stelios set to launch new airline
- Travellers claim latest 'victory'
- Police chief refuses £47k bonus
- Lockerbie evidence plea to Libya
- Scots nurses fear job insecurity
- Three arrests over security alert
- School closures possible: O'Dowd
- Wrexham FC takeover deal is done
- Labour shows alternative - Jones
- US new house sales fall in August
- Hikers freed by Iran return to US
- Jamaica prime minister 'to leave'
- Newspaper editor killed in Mexico
- 'Dr Death' faces S Africa charges
- Talks over DR Congo poll violence
- Hackers share Austria police data
- Six charged with terror offences
- Syria tanks 'attack central town'
- UN to consider Palestinian bid
- Two killed at Kabul 'CIA station'
- India flooding 'affects millions'
- Anger over China tourist beating
- German business sentiment 'falls'
- Oil firm resumes Libya operations
- Mongolia wants 50% Rio mine stake
- Cloaking study yields antimagnet
- Warning about cost of rogue apps
- Theme park success for app firm
- Lion King reigns at US box office
- Ticket tax plea to festival-goers
- Birds 'learn how to build nests'
- Warning of cancer cost 'crisis'
- Delhi metro gets UN carbon points
- Success in trial of cancer drug
- NI seeks lower drink-drive limit
- Should killers on death row get a last meal choice?
- 'My love for Sarkozy the gardener'
- Should you test-drive your first tattoo?
- VIDEO: Libya: Net closes in on Sirte
- VIDEO: Inside the Jackson family's memory room
- VIDEO: Bashar supporters confront journalist
- VIDEO: Wingsuit flyer dives through cave
- VIDEO: Hikers back in US after Iran release
- VIDEO: What has caused the eurozone crisis?
- VIDEO: E-trikes to cut fuel costs
- VIDEO: Endangered anteaters rescued
- Inside Damascus, a city on edge
- Viewpoint: The end of a new beginning?
- Day in pictures: 26 September 2011
- VIDEO: Old-school social networking
- Crisis in the eurozone: Tell us your story
- Libya seeks partners for rebuilding
- Could Russia pipe gas to Seoul via North Korea?
| Libya fighters enter Gaddafi city Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:46 AM PDT Libyan fighters breach Colonel Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte from the east, as they push to conquer one of the last remaining loyalist strongholds. |
| Russia finance minister resigns Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:50 AM PDT Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin resigns after a disagreement with President Dmitry Medvedev over a new government next year. |
| Silver worth £150m found on wreck Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:41 AM PDT A British ship sunk in 1941 while carrying 200 tonnes of silver, now worth $230m, has been found in the Atlantic - the largest precious metal haul found at sea. |
| Banks rally on rescue deal hopes Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:52 AM PDT European bank shares rise sharply on hopes that the eurozone debt crisis can be contained, as an outline of a rescue package emerges. |
| Harvard site in Syria hack attack Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:17 AM PDT Harvard University says a "sophisticated individual or group" appears to have hacked its website posting messages in support of the Syrian president. |
| Bolivia road protest row spreads Posted: 26 Sep 2011 08:24 AM PDT Bolivian Defence Minister Cecilia Chacon resigns, joining spreading protests at the way police broke up an anti-road march by indigenous groups. |
| Kenya Nobel laureate Maathai dies Posted: 26 Sep 2011 06:15 AM PDT Kenya's Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai dies in Nairobi while undergoing cancer treatment. |
| Boeing delivers first Dreamliner Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:57 AM PDT US planemaker Boeing delivers its first 787 Dreamliner to Japan's All Nippon Airways, after three years of delays. |
| Knox is diabolical, lawyer says Posted: 26 Sep 2011 06:09 AM PDT A lawyer has described Amanda Knox, who is appealing over the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher, as "diabolical" and "a witch of deception". |
| China tycoon may join party elite Posted: 26 Sep 2011 06:59 AM PDT China's richest man Liang Wengen is set to join the ruling Communist Party's Central Committee, media reports say. |
| Virtual monkeys write Shakespeare Posted: 26 Sep 2011 04:31 AM PDT The complete works of Shakespeare have almost been recreated by a few million virtual monkeys mashing the keys of virtual typewriters. |
| Samsung and Apple warring again Posted: 26 Sep 2011 05:13 AM PDT Samsung and Apple have gone to court in Australia and Germany in their ongoing, tit-for-tat patent war. |
| Talking bins set for city streets Posted: 26 Sep 2011 07:18 AM PDT Famous people could be congratulating you for throwing your rubbish away responsibly in talking bins. |
| Dead Sea Scrolls available online Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:05 AM PDT Ultra-high resolution images of the Dead Sea Scrolls are now available on the web, after Google helped digitise the ancient texts. |
| Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:59 AM PDT Norwich host Sunderland in Monday's Premier League match looking for their first home win of the season. |
| TV has too much power - Ferguson Posted: 26 Sep 2011 05:23 AM PDT Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes television has too much power over the English game. |
| GB boss hails 'mind-blowing' team Posted: 26 Sep 2011 07:58 AM PDT British Cycling performance director Dave Brailsford believes Mark Cavendish's world road race win was the product of the best team display in living memory. |
| BAE to shed close to 3,000 posts Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:10 AM PDT The BBC learns that close to 3,000 jobs will be cut by BAE Systems on Tuesday, with three factories in Yorkshire and Lancashire bearing the brunt. |
| Balls urges VAT cuts for growth Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:00 AM PDT Shadow chancellor Ed Balls unveils a five-point plan to kick-start Britain's economy in a speech to the Labour Party conference. |
| Six remanded over 'suicide plot' Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:57 AM PDT Six men charged with terrorism offences, including a suspected suicide bombing campaign, are remanded in custody after appearing in court. |
| Stelios set to launch new airline Posted: 26 Sep 2011 08:19 AM PDT Easyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is setting up a new airline called Fastjet. |
| Travellers claim latest 'victory' Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:22 AM PDT Residents on the UK's largest illegal travellers' site win a temporary reprieve in their battle to stay. |
| Police chief refuses £47k bonus Posted: 26 Sep 2011 08:37 AM PDT The chief constable who led the hunt for gunman Raoul Moat turns down a bonus of about £47,000 as she felt it was "inappropriate". |
| Lockerbie evidence plea to Libya Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:07 AM PDT The Crown Office formally contacts Libya's new government to ask for help with the Lockerbie inquiry. |
| Scots nurses fear job insecurity Posted: 25 Sep 2011 04:10 PM PDT A Royal College of Nursing study claims less than a third of Scotland's nurses feel they are in a secure job. |
| Three arrests over security alert Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:09 AM PDT Three men are arrested in Londonderry on suspicion of dissident republican activity linked to a bomb alert in the city. |
| School closures possible: O'Dowd Posted: 26 Sep 2011 05:31 AM PDT The education minister is determined to improve the quality of education even if it means having to close a number of schools. |
| Wrexham FC takeover deal is done Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:46 AM PDT The fans are to become the new owners of Wrexham FC, after a takeover deal is reached with the supporters' trust. |
| Labour shows alternative - Jones Posted: 26 Sep 2011 04:25 AM PDT Labour will not let the tide of the world's economy wash over Wales, says First Minister Carwyn Jones. |
| US new house sales fall in August Posted: 26 Sep 2011 08:03 AM PDT US new home sales fell to a six-month low in August, figures show, although July's figure is revised slightly upwards. |
| Hikers freed by Iran return to US Posted: 25 Sep 2011 03:10 PM PDT Two Americans return home after spending more than two years in an Iranian jail on spying charges for allegedly crossing the border from Iraq. |
| Jamaica prime minister 'to leave' Posted: 25 Sep 2011 06:11 PM PDT Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding is to step down in November, according to a statement released by his Jamaica Labour Party. |
| Newspaper editor killed in Mexico Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:22 PM PDT The mutilated body of Primera Hora editor Maria Elizabeth Macias is found in the northern Mexican city of Nuevo Laredo |
| 'Dr Death' faces S Africa charges Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:08 AM PDT Wuoter Basson, who headed South Africa's germ warfare programme during apartheid, faces charges of ethical misconduct. |
| Talks over DR Congo poll violence Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:20 AM PDT DR Congo's major political parties begin two days of talks aimed at preventing violence during this year's election. |
| Hackers share Austria police data Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:05 AM PDT An Austrian hacking group publishes the leaked names and addresses of nearly 25,000 police officials, raising fears for officers' personal security. |
| Six charged with terror offences Posted: 25 Sep 2011 02:50 PM PDT Six men are charged with terrorism offences, including a suspected suicide bombing campaign, following last week's police operation in Birmingham. |
| Syria tanks 'attack central town' Posted: 26 Sep 2011 12:26 AM PDT Syrian tanks have bombarded the strategic central town of al-Rastan, injuring three people, activists and residents say. |
| UN to consider Palestinian bid Posted: 25 Sep 2011 09:17 PM PDT The UN Security Council is to begin consultations on an application by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas for full state membership of the UN. |
| Two killed at Kabul 'CIA station' Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:10 AM PDT An Afghan employee kills one US citizen and wounds another before being shot dead at a compound believed to house the CIA station in the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials say. |
| India flooding 'affects millions' Posted: 26 Sep 2011 05:34 AM PDT More than two million people are affected by severe flooding as torrential rains lash India's Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states. |
| Anger over China tourist beating Posted: 24 Sep 2011 08:23 AM PDT A Chinese tourist was beaten unconscious after being mistaken for a petitioner who wanted to lobby the authorities in Beijing, state media report. |
| German business sentiment 'falls' Posted: 26 Sep 2011 04:39 AM PDT German business sentiment falls for the third month in a row, a survey indicates, but the decline was less than expected. |
| Oil firm resumes Libya operations Posted: 26 Sep 2011 06:50 AM PDT Italian firm Eni restarts oil extraction at a vital Libyan oil field, as fighting continues around Col Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte. |
| Mongolia wants 50% Rio mine stake Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:57 PM PDT Mongolia is seeking to raise its stake in Rio Tinto's Oyu Tolgoi project to 50% from 34%, ahead of schedule. |
| Cloaking study yields antimagnet Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:52 AM PDT Researchers unveil a design for an "antimagnet" - a sort of invisibility cloak that undoes the effects of magnetic fields and which could find wide application. |
| Warning about cost of rogue apps Posted: 25 Sep 2011 04:01 PM PDT The premium rate regulator has uncovered two cases of smartphone apps charging users without their knowledge or consent. |
| Theme park success for app firm Posted: 26 Sep 2011 04:53 AM PDT A Perthshire firm looks to expand to meet the "staggering demand" for its mobile phone applications designed for theme parks. |
| Lion King reigns at US box office Posted: 26 Sep 2011 12:45 AM PDT The 3D re-release of Walt Disney's The Lion King holds off Brad Pitt's baseball drama Moneyball at the US box office. |
| Ticket tax plea to festival-goers Posted: 26 Sep 2011 03:24 AM PDT Edinburgh festival-goers could be asked to pay extra for tickets in a bid to help raise money for the city to host major events. |
| Birds 'learn how to build nests' Posted: 25 Sep 2011 04:01 PM PDT New Scottish university findings suggest birds learn the art of nest-building, rather than it being just an instinctive skill. |
| Warning of cancer cost 'crisis' Posted: 26 Sep 2011 03:26 AM PDT The cost of treating cancer in the developed world is spiralling and is "heading towards a crisis", according to an international team of researchers. |
| Delhi metro gets UN carbon points Posted: 25 Sep 2011 11:01 PM PDT Delhi Metro becomes the world's first railway network to earn carbon credits from the United Nations for helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. |
| Success in trial of cancer drug Posted: 23 Sep 2011 06:32 PM PDT A London hospital's trial of a new cancer drug, which accurately targets tumours, has been so successful it has been stopped early. |
| NI seeks lower drink-drive limit Posted: 25 Sep 2011 11:30 PM PDT Northern Ireland's environment minister Alex Attwood outlines his proposals to change the drink-driving laws, almost halving the legal limit. |
| Should killers on death row get a last meal choice? Posted: 26 Sep 2011 05:05 AM PDT The state of Texas has ended the practice of offering death row inmates their choice of last meal before their deaths. What does a killer's choice of food say about his state of mind? |
| 'My love for Sarkozy the gardener' Posted: 25 Sep 2011 05:28 PM PDT Carla Bruni-Sarkozy tells the BBC World Service's Newshour programme why she fell for her husband, French President Nicolas Sarkozy. |
| Should you test-drive your first tattoo? Posted: 26 Sep 2011 03:47 AM PDT As tattooing becomes ever more popular and mainstream, how do people ensure they don't end up getting one that they later have to remove? |
| VIDEO: Libya: Net closes in on Sirte Posted: 26 Sep 2011 08:29 AM PDT The BBC's Alastair Leithead reports from inside the boundary of Sirte, as armed forces loyal to Libya's National Transitional Council surround the Gaddafi stronghold. |
| VIDEO: Inside the Jackson family's memory room Posted: 26 Sep 2011 01:13 AM PDT The BBC has been given a rare glimpse inside the gated compound in Los Angeles where Michael Jackson grew up. |
| VIDEO: Bashar supporters confront journalist Posted: 26 Sep 2011 06:08 AM PDT The BBC's Lyse Doucet has been given rare access to the streets of the capital, where she was confronted by an angry government supporter. |
| VIDEO: Wingsuit flyer dives through cave Posted: 26 Sep 2011 03:43 AM PDT An American professional wingsuit flyer has successfully performed a jump and dive through China's Tianmen Hole - an actual hole through a mountain in Hunan province |
| VIDEO: Hikers back in US after Iran release Posted: 25 Sep 2011 05:33 PM PDT Two Americans released after spending more than two years in jail in Iran on spying charges have expressed their anger at the Iranian authorities. |
| VIDEO: What has caused the eurozone crisis? Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:42 PM PDT A rescue plan for the eurozone is being drawn up, under which banks and other institutions holding Greek debt would have to write off half of what they are owed. |
| VIDEO: E-trikes to cut fuel costs Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:54 AM PDT Traditional rickshaws are giving way to electric tricycles on the streets of the Philippines capital, Manila. |
| VIDEO: Endangered anteaters rescued Posted: 26 Sep 2011 05:07 AM PDT Customs officers in Thailand have rescued 97 endangered pangolins which they believe were being trafficked to China or Vietnam. |
| Inside Damascus, a city on edge Posted: 26 Sep 2011 03:16 AM PDT Veneer of normality masks Syrian fears, BBC's Lyse Doucet finds |
| Viewpoint: The end of a new beginning? Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:03 AM PDT PJ Crowley says US veto threat to Palestinians is a policy failure |
| Day in pictures: 26 September 2011 Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:02 AM PDT Striking images from around the world |
| VIDEO: Old-school social networking Posted: 26 Sep 2011 12:28 AM PDT One man's successful social network - the ocean waves |
| Crisis in the eurozone: Tell us your story Posted: 26 Sep 2011 03:53 AM PDT Tell us how the eurozone's problems are affecting you |
| Libya seeks partners for rebuilding Posted: 26 Sep 2011 07:29 AM PDT Libya opens bidding for reconstruction projects |
| Could Russia pipe gas to Seoul via North Korea? Posted: 25 Sep 2011 06:01 PM PDT Could Russian gas really flow via North Korea to Seoul? |
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