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- Ivorian leader in surrender talks
- Libya rebels to export first oil
- Radiation tests in Japan schools
- Ozone damage sets Arctic record
- Grameen founder loses last appeal
- Three killed in new Yemen unrest
- Case dropped against mine bosses
- Concern mounts over China artist
- Mladic wife's weapons trial opens
- Protests over French Islam debate
- Two held in UK phone-hacking claim
- 'Soft' Singapore soldier 'sorry' over maid incident
- VIDEO: Bin 'thief' rescued from recycling skip
- Real Madrid v Tottenham
- Woods & McDowell in Masters group
- Sangakkara quits Sri Lanka role
- NHS shake-up 'changes possible'
- Second woman named by Sian police
- Teacher jailed in pupils sex case
- G20 officer 'was moving man on'
- Porter's 'shock' at poison claim
- Donkey honoured for saving sheep
- Toddler's plug death 'avoidable'
- Remains confirm suspicious death
- Kerr books of condolence opened
- Man 'part of Hungarian vice ring'
- Questions in MI6 man's death case
- Lib Dems in economy focus promise
- Obama holds key US budget talks
- Bodies search resumes at NY beach
- Martelly 'is Haiti poll winner'
- UN ordered to return to Somalia
- 'Webcam killer' arrested in Spain
- EU sets targets for helping Roma
- Israel invites UN war crime envoy
- Israel approves new settler homes
- Indian guru Sai Baba 'critical'
- PM urges 'new era' with Pakistan
- Thailand flood death toll rises
- China raises interest rates again
- Moody's downgrades Portugal again
- P&G sells Pringles crisp business
- BA raises long-haul fuel charges
- ISPs tussle over broadband access
- Google goes shopping for patents
- Crime targets mobile and social
- US woman attacks Gauguin painting
- Rattle concert gets 3D treatment
- Sick Robin Gibb axes Brazil gigs
- London statue celebrates Gagarin
- Algae invade amphibian embryos
- New crew head for space station
- Chemical 'makes bone repair skin'
- Long shifts 'raise risk to heart'
- Clegg attacked on social mobility
- Anatomy of a 14th Century Asbo
- Mr Super Glue and Batman's butler
- VIDEO: Scene of an air-strike near Brega
- VIDEO: Arnie 'The Governator' is back
- VIDEO: Soyuz rocket blasts off from Kazakhstan
- VIDEO: Guantanamo trial for 9/11 accused
- VIDEO: Troops confident of Abidjan victory
- VIDEO: Obama announces re-election bid
- VIDEO: Breakfast cereal that goes with a bang
- Flight whitewash
- In pictures
- Standing by their man?
- Day in pictures
- 'Cops without badges'
- Growing old in China
- Trim that flab
Ivorian leader in surrender talks Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:29 AM PDT The UN says three generals loyal to Ivory Coast's besieged President Laurent Gbagbo are negotiating terms for his surrender. |
Libya rebels to export first oil Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:48 AM PDT A tanker is believed to have docked in rebel-held eastern Libya to begin the first export of oil for almost three weeks, as new air strikes hit government forces. |
Radiation tests in Japan schools Posted: 05 Apr 2011 03:08 AM PDT Officials in the Fukushima region of Japan start an emergency programme to measure radiation levels in school playgrounds. |
Ozone damage sets Arctic record Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:00 AM PDT An unprecedented loss of Arctic ozone, attributed to cold weather in the upper atmosphere, is reported at the European Geosciences Union meeting. |
Grameen founder loses last appeal Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:19 AM PDT Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus loses his final appeal in Bangladesh's Supreme Court against his sacking from the Grameen micro-finance bank he founded. |
Three killed in new Yemen unrest Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:27 AM PDT New fighting flares in Yemen between tribesmen loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and soldiers backing anti-government protesters. |
Case dropped against mine bosses Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:40 AM PDT The Zambian government drops charges against two Chinese managers accused of attempted murder after firing on miners during a pay dispute. |
Concern mounts over China artist Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:27 AM PDT Foreign governments call for the immediate release of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was detained by security officials at Beijing airport on Sunday. |
Mladic wife's weapons trial opens Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:54 AM PDT The wife of Bosnian Serb fugitive General Ratko Mladic goes on trial on weapons charges - and insists her husband is dead. |
Protests over French Islam debate Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:16 AM PDT French President Nicolas Sarkozy's party, the UMP, is preparing to host a controversial debate on the role of Islam in secular France. |
Two held in UK phone-hacking claim Posted: 05 Apr 2011 07:43 AM PDT The News of the World's chief reporter and a former news editor with the newspaper have been arrested on suspicion of phone hacking, the BBC understands. |
'Soft' Singapore soldier 'sorry' over maid incident Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:07 AM PDT A Singapore soldier who was photographed with a maid carrying his backpack has owned up and undergone counselling, the defence ministry says. |
VIDEO: Bin 'thief' rescued from recycling skip Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:08 AM PDT A thief who climbed into a Bristol clothes recycling skip had to be rescued by firefighters after his exploits were caught on CCTV. |
Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:23 AM PDT Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Real Madrid and Tottenham in the Champions League quarter-final first leg. |
Woods & McDowell in Masters group Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:48 AM PDT US Open champion Graeme McDowell is grouped with four-time Augusta winner Tiger Woods in the first round of the Masters. |
Sangakkara quits Sri Lanka role Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:29 AM PDT Kumar Sangakkara stands down as captain of Sri Lanka's one-day and Twenty20 sides, three days after the defeat by India in the World Cup final. |
NHS shake-up 'changes possible' Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:37 AM PDT The government says it is willing to make major changes to its overhaul of the NHS in England, under which GPs will be given more responsibility for the budget. |
Second woman named by Sian police Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:49 AM PDT Police investigating the murder of Sian O'Callaghan identify human remains found at a second site as Becky Godden-Edwards from Swindon. |
Teacher jailed in pupils sex case Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:55 AM PDT A teacher who called himself the "Salford stallion" is jailed for six years for having sex with three pupils. |
G20 officer 'was moving man on' Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:34 AM PDT The Pc who pushed Ian Tomlinson at the 2009 G20 protests tells an inquest he did so after a strike on the thigh had failed to move the newspaper seller on. |
Porter's 'shock' at poison claim Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:43 AM PDT A public school kitchen porter alleged to have put drain unblocker in the pupils' soup tells a court he was shocked to be accused of the crime. |
Donkey honoured for saving sheep Posted: 05 Apr 2011 07:44 AM PDT A donkey which saved the life of a sheep on a North Yorkshire farm is given a bravery award by a leading animal charity. |
Toddler's plug death 'avoidable' Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:24 AM PDT An inquiry into the death of a toddler who was electrocuted finds he would be alive if a handyman had tidied up. |
Remains confirm suspicious death Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:43 AM PDT The discovery of human remains in West Lothian is being treated as a suspicious death, police confirm. |
Kerr books of condolence opened Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:08 AM PDT Books of condolence are opened across Northern Ireland for Constable Ronan Kerr. |
Man 'part of Hungarian vice ring' Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:58 AM PDT A Dublin-based restaurateur transported foreign women into Belfast to work in the sex trade, it is alleged at the High Court. |
Questions in MI6 man's death case Posted: 05 Apr 2011 09:02 AM PDT A close friend of MI6 officer Gareth Williams questions suggestions his death was linked to his private life. |
Lib Dems in economy focus promise Posted: 05 Apr 2011 07:07 AM PDT The Welsh Liberal Democrats promise a "relentless" focus on the economy at the launch of their assembly election campaign. |
Obama holds key US budget talks Posted: 05 Apr 2011 07:02 AM PDT US President Barack Obama meets the top Republican in Congress at the White House to discuss a deal aimed at avoiding a government shutdown. |
Bodies search resumes at NY beach Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:22 AM PDT Police return to an overgrown stretch of a New York barrier island to hunt for victims of a possible serial killer, a day after more human remains were found. |
Martelly 'is Haiti poll winner' Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:54 AM PDT Preliminary results in Haiti's presidential election show musician Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly has defeated ex-senator Mirlande Manigat. |
UN ordered to return to Somalia Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:39 AM PDT UN agencies involved in Somalia, but based in Kenya for safety reasons, are ordered to move to Mogadishu within three months by the interim government. |
'Webcam killer' arrested in Spain Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:31 AM PDT Spanish police arrest a Romanian suspected of having strangled his wife in Madrid and then shown her body to his father in Romania via a webcam. |
EU sets targets for helping Roma Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:42 AM PDT The European Commission calls on EU governments to submit plans for raising the living standards of Roma (Gypsies). |
Israel invites UN war crime envoy Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:40 AM PDT Israel's interior minister invites UN war crimes prosecutor Richard Goldstone to visit after he retracted key findings of his Gaza war report. |
Israel approves new settler homes Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:42 AM PDT Israel approves the construction of 942 homes in the Jewish settlement of Gilo on the eve of President Shimon Peres's White House visit. |
Indian guru Sai Baba 'critical' Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:26 AM PDT One of India's most revered spiritual leaders, Satya Sai Baba, is in a critical condition in hospital, doctors say. |
PM urges 'new era' with Pakistan Posted: 05 Apr 2011 09:01 AM PDT UK Prime Minister David Cameron says he wants a "fresh start" in relations with Pakistan as he offered £650m in aid and better security co-operation. |
Thailand flood death toll rises Posted: 05 Apr 2011 03:43 AM PDT Severe floods in southern Thailand are now known to have claimed 53 lives, officials say, as heavy rains begin to ease after two weeks. |
China raises interest rates again Posted: 05 Apr 2011 03:59 AM PDT China' s central bank raises interest rates by 0.25% in a further effort to curb bank lending and rein in inflation. |
Moody's downgrades Portugal again Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:36 AM PDT Ratings agency Moody's downgrades Portuguese government debt by one notch and warns that a further cut may be necessary. |
P&G sells Pringles crisp business Posted: 05 Apr 2011 07:38 AM PDT The world's largest potato crisp brand, Pringles, is to be sold to Diamond Foods in a deal worth $2.35bn. |
BA raises long-haul fuel charges Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:57 AM PDT British Airways increases its fuel surcharge on economy seats on long-haul flights by £10 because of high oil prices. |
ISPs tussle over broadband access Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:58 AM PDT In a letter to the government ISPs warn that its plans for supefast broadband in rural areas could fail to get off the ground. |
Google goes shopping for patents Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:56 AM PDT Patent wars heats up as search giant bids $900m for 6,000 patents from bankrupt Nortel. |
Crime targets mobile and social Posted: 04 Apr 2011 09:13 PM PDT Smartphones and social networking sites are increasingly being used to spread malicious software, according to a report. |
US woman attacks Gauguin painting Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:55 AM PDT A woman who attacked a painting by Paul Gauguin at the US National Gallery in Washington DC said the French artist was "evil", court records show. |
Rattle concert gets 3D treatment Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:39 AM PDT An orchestral concert will be screened in 3D at cinemas across the UK for the first time, organisers have said. |
Sick Robin Gibb axes Brazil gigs Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:58 AM PDT Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb pulls out of a series of shows in Brazil after he is taken to hospital with abdominal pains. |
London statue celebrates Gagarin Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:42 AM PDT A statue is to be erected in London to mark the achievements of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space. |
Algae invade amphibian embryos Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:39 AM PDT Researchers discover a unique example of a plant living inside an animal - algae invading the cells of a salamander. |
New crew head for space station Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:28 PM PDT A new crew for the International Space Station blast off from Russia's Baikonur space port in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz rocket. |
Chemical 'makes bone repair skin' Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:34 PM PDT The chemical which summons stem cells from bone marrow to the site of a wound has been discovered by researchers in the UK and Japan. |
Long shifts 'raise risk to heart' Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:57 PM PDT Working over 11 hours a day rather than the usual 9-to-5 raises your risk of heart disease by more than half, say experts. |
Clegg attacked on social mobility Posted: 05 Apr 2011 07:24 AM PDT Nick Clegg has come under fire over his plan to improve social mobility, with Labour claiming it is "mission impossible" with him at the helm. |
Anatomy of a 14th Century Asbo Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:41 AM PDT Today we are urged to report fly-tipping and other nuisances - just as our forebears did 700 years ago. Their complaints survive in a rare 14th Century document, the Assize of Nuisance. |
Mr Super Glue and Batman's butler Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - people of the past month. |
VIDEO: Scene of an air-strike near Brega Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:41 AM PDT The BBC's Wyrie Davies describes the scene near Brega shortly after a pro-Gaddafi convoy was hit by a coalition air-strike. |
VIDEO: Arnie 'The Governator' is back Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:07 AM PDT Arnold Schwarzenegger is to be featured as a cartoon superhero in a new TV series running next year. |
VIDEO: Soyuz rocket blasts off from Kazakhstan Posted: 04 Apr 2011 03:36 PM PDT Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut have begun a mission to the ISS aboard a Soyuz rocket that blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. |
VIDEO: Guantanamo trial for 9/11 accused Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:53 PM PDT Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and four alleged co-conspirators will be tried in a military commission at Guantanamo Bay, not a civilian court. |
VIDEO: Troops confident of Abidjan victory Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:50 PM PDT French and UN helicopters have fired on military camps operated by Ivory Coast incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo, in an effort to halt attacks on civilians. |
VIDEO: Obama announces re-election bid Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:19 PM PDT US President Barack Obama has announced his intention to stand for a second term in office in 2012. Mr Obama's team released a video on his official website and sent an e-mail to supporters announcing his plans. Matt Frei reports. |
VIDEO: Breakfast cereal that goes with a bang Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:07 AM PDT Jem Stansfield is helped by an explosives expert to demonstrate how much energy is locked up inside breakfast cereal. |
Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:21 AM PDT Do we ever find out the truth about why a plane crashed? |
Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:02 AM PDT Images from the early days of the space race |
Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:45 PM PDT Berlusconi's escapades a tough test for female loyalists |
Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:57 AM PDT A selection of striking images from around the world |
Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:23 AM PDT The US police force outsourcing to civilian detectives |
Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:10 PM PDT The business of going grey and caring for the elderly |
Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:10 PM PDT Technology start-ups reveal cost-cutting tips |
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