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- Greece 'averts nightmare outcome'
- US 'sorry' over Afghan Koran row
- Distant 'waterworld' is confirmed
- Syria steps up Homs bombardment
- Strauss-Kahn held over 'sex ring'
- Iran says it could attack first
- Violence mars elections in Yemen
- Palestinian 'ends hunger strike'
- US record kidney donor chain ends
- Text apps 'lost networks $13.9bn'
- Munch's The Scream to go on sale
- Christchurch to mark deadly quake
- VIDEO: Children die in Kabul winter
- VIDEO: Adele's surgeon: 'Show must go on'
- VIDEO: Hunting Somali pirates from the air
- VIDEO: New Zealand quake: One year on
- VIDEO: Nato apologises for Koran 'disposal'
- VIDEO: Dire scenes inside Homs clinic
- VIDEO: Mona Lisa copy goes on show
- Markets mixed on Greece bailout
- Wal-Mart reports stronger profits
- Pinterest tackles copyright fears
- Music stars set for Brit Awards
- Mona Lisa copy on show in Prado
- Chinese fossil forest unearthed
- Countries oppose CO2 tax on jets
- Live - Pakistan v England
- Dolphins 'deserve human rights'
- Mugabe jokes about 'resurrection'
- Entire Somali classes 'abducted'
- Pelicans trapped in Russian ice
- Mexico sacks jail boss over riot
- Libya ethnic clashes kill scores
- 'Super PACs' boost US race funds
- Stores air work scheme concerns
- 'Government not trusted on NHS'
- 'Sex gang plied girls with drink'
- Torture murderer dies in prison
- In pictures: Danube ice chaos
- The afterlife of artificial hips and knees
- VIDEO: What does Lisbeth Salander really look like?
- The cult of the hyperpolyglot
- Yemen's new president faces multiple challenges
- Seeking Somali pirates, from the air
- Day in pictures: 21 February 2012
- Caucasus alert over Iran tensions
- Resurgence of Pakistan's religious right
- America and Russia: Uneasy partners in space
| Greece 'averts nightmare outcome' Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:58 AM PST Greece avoided a "nightmare scenario" by agreeing to an EU bailout, says the country's finance minister, as the cabinet meets for talks on the deal. |
| US 'sorry' over Afghan Koran row Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:27 AM PST US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta apologises to the Afghan people for an incident in which copies of the Koran were reportedly burned. |
| Distant 'waterworld' is confirmed Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:44 AM PST Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a new class of planet - a waterworld with a thick, steamy atmosphere. |
| Syria steps up Homs bombardment Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:32 AM PST Syria's military intensifies shelling of rebel-held areas in Homs, activists say, after 18 days of bombardment. |
| Strauss-Kahn held over 'sex ring' Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:37 AM PST Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is detained for questioning by French police investigating a prostitution ring. |
| Iran says it could attack first Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:11 AM PST An Iranian military commander says Iran would take pre-emptive action against its enemies if it felt its national interests were endangered. |
| Violence mars elections in Yemen Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:26 AM PST At least eight people are killed as outbreaks of violence in southern Yemen mar elections to replace longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh. |
| Palestinian 'ends hunger strike' Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:48 AM PST A Palestinian prisoner ends his 66-day hunger strike over his detention by Israel in a deal that will see him freed in April, Israeli officials say. |
| US record kidney donor chain ends Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:08 AM PST The world's largest chain of organ transplants ends in the US after 30 patients received kidneys from living donors. |
| Text apps 'lost networks $13.9bn' Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:47 AM PST Report suggests use of social messaging apps like Whatsapp instead of traditional SMS lost networks $13.9bn (£8.8bn) last year. |
| Munch's The Scream to go on sale Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:59 AM PST Edvard Munch's famous masterpiece The Scream is to be sold at auction in New York, Sotheby's announces. |
| Christchurch to mark deadly quake Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:41 AM PST Residents of the New Zealand city of Christchurch are set to mark the first anniversary of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that killed 185 people. |
| VIDEO: Children die in Kabul winter Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:55 AM PST Nearly 40 children have frozen to death in Afghanistan, according to Afghan officials, as the country experiences one of its harshest winters in decades. |
| VIDEO: Adele's surgeon: 'Show must go on' Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:53 AM PST Adele's throat surgeon describes her condition - bleeding from a benign polyp - that is quite common in many vocalists. |
| VIDEO: Hunting Somali pirates from the air Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:57 AM PST Piracy off the Somali coast is estimated to be costing the shipping industry nearly $7bn (£4.4bn). |
| VIDEO: New Zealand quake: One year on Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:53 AM PST A year after an earthquake hit Christchurch in New Zealand much of the city remains out of bounds. |
| VIDEO: Nato apologises for Koran 'disposal' Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:03 AM PST The US commander of Nato troops in Afghanistan has apologised over reports that foreign troops had "improperly disposed" of copies of the Koran. |
| VIDEO: Dire scenes inside Homs clinic Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:58 AM PST Parts of the Syrian city of Homs are being bombarded by shells in what witnesses are describing as the heaviest attack in days. |
| VIDEO: Mona Lisa copy goes on show Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:28 AM PST A copy of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, believed to have been painted at the same time as the original, has gone on display at Madrid's Prado museum. |
| Markets mixed on Greece bailout Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:54 AM PST The Dow Jones briefly tops the 13,000 mark in the US, while European markets dip after eurozone finance ministers agree to another bailout deal for Greece. |
| Wal-Mart reports stronger profits Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:24 AM PST The world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, reports healthy quarterly profits after a strong holiday season in its home market. |
| Pinterest tackles copyright fears Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:46 AM PST Social network Pinterest attempts to stem a tide of copyrighted content concerns with a new blocking tool for concerned rights holders. |
| Music stars set for Brit Awards Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:01 AM PST Adele, Ed Sheeran, Florence and the Machine and other big names from the music world gather for the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London. |
| Mona Lisa copy on show in Prado Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:19 AM PST A copy of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, believed to have been painted at the same time as the original, goes on display at Madrid's Prado museum. |
| Chinese fossil forest unearthed Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:54 AM PST Researchers discover a forest in northern China that was preserved in volcanic ash following an eruption 300,000 years ago. |
| Countries oppose CO2 tax on jets Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:54 AM PST China, the US and other countries opposed to a new EU carbon tax on airlines meet in Moscow to consider possible retaliation. |
| Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:26 AM PST Kevin Pietersen scores a second successive century as England beat Pakistan by four wickets to record a 4-0 series whitewash. |
| Dolphins 'deserve human rights' Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:54 AM PST Dolphins should be treated as non-human "persons" and their rights to life and liberty respected, the world's biggest science meeting is told. |
| Mugabe jokes about 'resurrection' Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:39 AM PST President Robert Mugabe denies reports he has cancer, joking that he has died and been resurrected more times than Jesus Christ. |
| Entire Somali classes 'abducted' Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:18 AM PST An unprecedented number of children - some as young as 10 - has been forced to join the ranks of Somali's Islamist militants, Human Rights Watch says. |
| Pelicans trapped in Russian ice Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:20 AM PST Authorities in southern Russia try to rescue hundreds of endangered Dalmatian pelicans trapped after the Caspian Sea froze. |
| Mexico sacks jail boss over riot Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:40 AM PST Mexican officials sack a prison director and many of his staff, accusing them of "treachery and collusion" over a mass breakout and a riot that left 44 dead. |
| Libya ethnic clashes kill scores Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:54 AM PST Scores are killed and injured in clashes between two rival ethnic groups in Libya's remote south-eastern desert, according to local reports. |
| 'Super PACs' boost US race funds Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:26 AM PST An independent group backing Mitt Romney's US presidential run raises more money in January than his official campaign, figures show. |
| Stores air work scheme concerns Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:09 AM PST Stores including Tesco and Argos express concerns over a government work placement scheme which has been derided by critics as "slave labour". |
| 'Government not trusted on NHS' Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:48 AM PST Over two-thirds of people do not trust the government's handling of the NHS, a poll commissioned for BBC Radio 5 live suggests. |
| 'Sex gang plied girls with drink' Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:44 AM PST A group of 11 men plied girls as young as 13 with drink and drugs so they could use them for sex, a court hears. |
| Torture murderer dies in prison Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:12 AM PST A killer given a whole life term for torturing gay men to death has died at Wakefield jail, the Prison Service says. |
| Posted: 20 Feb 2012 07:40 AM PST Rapid thaw on the River Danube in Serbia |
| The afterlife of artificial hips and knees Posted: 20 Feb 2012 05:17 PM PST The afterlife of titanium hips and cobalt-chrome knees |
| VIDEO: What does Lisbeth Salander really look like? Posted: 20 Feb 2012 06:56 PM PST What does Lisbeth Salander really look like? |
| Posted: 21 Feb 2012 03:29 AM PST How hard is it to learn 18 languages? |
| Yemen's new president faces multiple challenges Posted: 21 Feb 2012 03:57 AM PST Yemen's new president faces multiple challenges |
| Seeking Somali pirates, from the air Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:16 AM PST The air mission hunting Somali pirates across the Indian Ocean |
| Day in pictures: 21 February 2012 Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:16 AM PST 24 hours of news photos from around the world |
| Caucasus alert over Iran tensions Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:01 AM PST Caucasus feels impact of Iran nuclear tensions |
| Resurgence of Pakistan's religious right Posted: 20 Feb 2012 05:49 PM PST The rise of a new extremist alliance in Pakistan |
| America and Russia: Uneasy partners in space Posted: 20 Feb 2012 06:12 PM PST Could the space race be restarted? |
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