Call for Breivik insanity verdict |
- Call for Breivik insanity verdict
- Syria jet pilot defects to Jordan
- EU rules on workers' annual leave
- Bali bomb-maker given 20 years
- H5N1 human pandemic 'possible'
- US car crash politician resigns
- Gigapixel camera snaps sharp pics
- US court blocks TV swearing fines
- Spain banks need up to 62bn euros
- Suu Kyi calls for support of UK
- Mexican drug lord's son arrested
- Greek PM announces new cabinet
- Boat sinks near Australian island
- Pakistan PM nominee arrest sought
- Paraguay leader faces impeachment
- DNA clues to Queen of Sheba tale
- VIDEO: Perth surf skier survives shark attack
- VIDEO: Animals escape flooded zoo
- VIDEO: Thousands protest on streets of Rio
- VIDEO: Police confront Argentine fuel blockade
- VIDEO: Rare hat-shaped cloud in Japan
- VIDEO: World's biggest lasagne to support Italy
- VIDEO: Olympic festival begins around UK
- Euro talks on Spain and Greece
- Air France set to cut 5,000 jobs
- MEP vote rejects piracy treaty
- Twitter back up after problems
- Olympic artist LeRoy Neiman dies
- Crowds gather for 2012 Festival
- Sir Paul on Arctic: 'Let it be'
- 'Magnetic emulsions' clean up oil
- Pacquiao won fight, says review
- Boko Haram men on US terror list
- India government building on fire
- EU warning over tiny hen cages
- Uruguay bill to legalise drug use
- Zimmerman re-enacts fight in clip
- Clegg blasts Gove over GCSE plan
- Sex gang man raped child 30 times
- Jimmy Carr: My terrible error
- Disruption to patients 'limited'
- In pictures: William turns 30
- Your pictures: Concrete jungle
- Summer solstice through the years
- How the Bali bombs changed my life
- VIDEO: The New Yorker's rejected covers
- Egypt ponders health of Mubarak and democracy
- In pictures: LeRoy Neiman
- Excitement builds over Higgs data
- Day in pictures: 21 June 2012
- Colombia's Pablo Escobar drama a hit
- What is the London 2012 Festival?
- Liberia's visionary entrepreneurs
| Call for Breivik insanity verdict Posted: 21 Jun 2012 08:52 AM PDT Prosecutors in Norway call for self-confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik to be considered insane in their closing argument at his trial in Oslo. |
| Syria jet pilot defects to Jordan Posted: 21 Jun 2012 10:00 AM PDT A Syrian pilot flies a MiG-21 fighter jet to Jordan and is granted political asylum, as violence stops the Red Cross reaching civilians in Homs. |
| EU rules on workers' annual leave Posted: 21 Jun 2012 08:33 AM PDT Workers who fall sick during their annual leave are entitled to take corresponding paid leave at a later date, the EU's top court says. |
| Bali bomb-maker given 20 years Posted: 21 Jun 2012 09:41 AM PDT An Indonesian court sentences Umar Patek, accused of being the chief explosives maker for the 2002 Bali bombings, to 20 years in jail. |
| H5N1 human pandemic 'possible' Posted: 21 Jun 2012 11:00 AM PDT The H5N1 bird flu virus could mutate to be spread rapidly between humans, according to research a US agency tried to ban amid bioweapon fears. |
| US car crash politician resigns Posted: 21 Jun 2012 09:45 AM PDT US Commerce Secretary John Bryson, who was found slumped at the wheel of his car after three crashes in California earlier this month, resigns. |
| Gigapixel camera snaps sharp pics Posted: 21 Jun 2012 06:54 AM PDT A gigapixel camera capable of creating images with "unprecedented detail" is developed in the US and could eventually become a consumer product. |
| US court blocks TV swearing fines Posted: 21 Jun 2012 10:31 AM PDT US broadcasters who broke the rules on swearing and nudity should not be penalised, the US Supreme Court says. |
| Spain banks need up to 62bn euros Posted: 21 Jun 2012 11:06 AM PDT An independent audit of Spain's banks finds that they need up to 62bn euros (£50bn) in extra funding. |
| Suu Kyi calls for support of UK Posted: 21 Jun 2012 11:12 AM PDT Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi calls on the UK to support moves to democracy in Burma, in an historic address to MPs and peers. |
| Mexican drug lord's son arrested Posted: 21 Jun 2012 11:22 AM PDT The Mexican armed forces say they have arrested the son of the country's most wanted drug baron, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman. |
| Greek PM announces new cabinet Posted: 21 Jun 2012 08:52 AM PDT Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras unveils his new cabinet, naming the current chairman of the national bank as finance minister. |
| Boat sinks near Australian island Posted: 21 Jun 2012 03:52 AM PDT Rescue efforts are under way after a boat believed to be carrying about 200 asylum-seekers capsized north of Christmas Island, Australian officials say. |
| Pakistan PM nominee arrest sought Posted: 21 Jun 2012 05:55 AM PDT A Pakistani judge orders the arrest of prime ministerial candidate Makhdoom Shahabuddin, a day after President Zardari nominated him. |
| Paraguay leader faces impeachment Posted: 21 Jun 2012 10:06 AM PDT Paraguay's parliament votes to impeach President Fernando Lugo after last week's deadly land clashes. |
| DNA clues to Queen of Sheba tale Posted: 21 Jun 2012 09:17 AM PDT The DNA of some Africans provides clues to the origins of the Queen of Sheba legend, say scientists. |
| VIDEO: Perth surf skier survives shark attack Posted: 21 Jun 2012 02:07 AM PDT Martin Kane a surf skier from Perth in western Australia was left shaken after being attacked by a shark not far from the shore. |
| VIDEO: Animals escape flooded zoo Posted: 21 Jun 2012 07:45 AM PDT Animals at a zoo in Minnesota managed to escape by floating over the top of the cage walls of their enclosures when the attraction was hit by floodwaters. |
| VIDEO: Thousands protest on streets of Rio Posted: 21 Jun 2012 08:09 AM PDT Tens of thousands of people take to the streets of Rio in a carnival-style protest as the UN's Sustainable Development Summit starts. |
| VIDEO: Police confront Argentine fuel blockade Posted: 21 Jun 2012 03:44 AM PDT The Argentine government has sent in security forces to clear access to fuel refineries blocked by striking lorry drivers demanding pay rises. |
| VIDEO: Rare hat-shaped cloud in Japan Posted: 21 Jun 2012 09:29 AM PDT A rare cloud appeared near Mount Fuji after a strong typhoon swept through Japan. |
| VIDEO: World's biggest lasagne to support Italy Posted: 21 Jun 2012 01:20 AM PDT Chefs in Krakow have prepared the world's biggest lasagne to support the Italian football team in the European championships. |
| VIDEO: Olympic festival begins around UK Posted: 21 Jun 2012 05:57 AM PDT Millions of free tickets for art, music and theatre events across Britain will be available for a 12 week cultural festival starting today. |
| Euro talks on Spain and Greece Posted: 21 Jun 2012 09:34 AM PDT Eurozone finance ministers are meeting to discuss a bailout for Spain's banks, and the future of Greece's two rescue packages. |
| Air France set to cut 5,000 jobs Posted: 21 Jun 2012 03:28 AM PDT French airline Air France announces it is to cut more than 5,000 jobs by the end of 2013 in an attempt to reduce costs and return to growth |
| MEP vote rejects piracy treaty Posted: 21 Jun 2012 03:33 AM PDT A key European committee has rejected Acta, which many see as the end of the road for the controversial anti-piracy treaty. |
| Twitter back up after problems Posted: 21 Jun 2012 10:43 AM PDT Twitter is back up and running after major problems hit the social media website on Thursday afternoon. |
| Olympic artist LeRoy Neiman dies Posted: 21 Jun 2012 01:16 AM PDT US artist LeRoy Neiman, an official painter of five Olympiads famed for his instant renditions of sporting action, dies in New York aged 91. |
| Crowds gather for 2012 Festival Posted: 21 Jun 2012 11:18 AM PDT The start of a 12-week festival of cultural events running alongside the London 2012 Olympics gets under way, with fireworks at Lake Windermere and an inflatable Stonehenge. |
| Sir Paul on Arctic: 'Let it be' Posted: 21 Jun 2012 01:58 AM PDT Greenpeace is launching a campaign backed by stars like Sir Paul McCartney to have the Arctic region declared a sanctuary by the United Nations. |
| 'Magnetic emulsions' clean up oil Posted: 21 Jun 2012 07:22 AM PDT Researchers demonstrate "emulsions" that respond to magnetic fields in an advance that could revolutionise the cleanup of oil spills. |
| Pacquiao won fight, says review Posted: 21 Jun 2012 11:04 AM PDT A WBO review into Manny Pacquiao's controversial defeat by Timothy Bradley comes out in favour of the Philippines fighter. |
| Boko Haram men on US terror list Posted: 21 Jun 2012 09:55 AM PDT Three leaders of Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist group are designated as terrorists by the US State Department. |
| India government building on fire Posted: 21 Jun 2012 08:06 AM PDT Dozens of people are evacuated from state government headquarters in the Indian city of Mumbai after fire sweeps through the building. |
| EU warning over tiny hen cages Posted: 21 Jun 2012 10:22 AM PDT The European Commission tells 10 EU countries that they face court cases if they fail to improve cages for egg-laying hens. |
| Uruguay bill to legalise drug use Posted: 20 Jun 2012 10:19 PM PDT Uruguay unveils plans to allow state-controlled sales of marijuana, in an attempt to fight a rise in drug-related crime. |
| Zimmerman re-enacts fight in clip Posted: 21 Jun 2012 10:51 AM PDT Lawyers for a Florida neighbourhood watchman who killed an unarmed black teenager release a video of him giving his account to police of the shooting. |
| Clegg blasts Gove over GCSE plan Posted: 21 Jun 2012 10:13 AM PDT Deputy PM Nick Clegg attacks Michael Gove's plan to scrap GCSEs in England saying they were not discussed in Cabinet and would create a "two-tier" system. |
| Sex gang man raped child 30 times Posted: 21 Jun 2012 09:42 AM PDT The jailed leader of a Rochdale sex ring, which targeted girls as young as 13, is found guilty of a further 30 child sex offences. |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2012 08:26 AM PDT Comedian Jimmy Carr says he has made a "terrible error of judgement" over using a tax avoidance scheme and has pulled out of it. |
| Disruption to patients 'limited' Posted: 21 Jun 2012 10:18 AM PDT Patients have had appointments and operations cancelled due to industrial action by doctors but the overall impact appears to be more limited than feared. |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2012 06:07 AM PDT William's life as he celebrates his 30th |
| Your pictures: Concrete jungle Posted: 21 Jun 2012 01:43 AM PDT Readers pictures on the theme concrete jungle |
| Summer solstice through the years Posted: 20 Jun 2012 08:45 PM PDT Look back at Stonehenge's role |
| How the Bali bombs changed my life Posted: 21 Jun 2012 07:53 AM PDT How the 2002 bombings made one angry survivor 'more humane' |
| VIDEO: The New Yorker's rejected covers Posted: 20 Jun 2012 07:14 PM PDT The New Yorker covers we were never meant to see |
| Egypt ponders health of Mubarak and democracy Posted: 21 Jun 2012 04:53 AM PDT The joint demise of Hosni Mubarak and the system he helped create |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2012 03:33 AM PDT The life LeRoy Neiman, official painter of five Olympiads |
| Excitement builds over Higgs data Posted: 21 Jun 2012 08:58 AM PDT Are we about to find out whether the Higgs particle exists? |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2012 04:39 AM PDT 24 hours of news photos from around the world |
| Colombia's Pablo Escobar drama a hit Posted: 20 Jun 2012 11:44 PM PDT Colombian TV revisits life of drug lord Pablo Escobar |
| What is the London 2012 Festival? Posted: 20 Jun 2012 06:31 PM PDT Everything you need to know about the London 2012 Festival |
| Liberia's visionary entrepreneurs Posted: 20 Jun 2012 11:04 PM PDT Can surfing, bicycles and street cleaning make money in Liberia? |
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