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Anti-Gaddafi forces widen control

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:32 AM PST

Forces fighting to oust the Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi seize control of Zawiya, as refugees stream out of the country.

Tunisian PM resigns over protests

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:33 AM PST

Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi announces he is resigning, a key demand of demonstrators following last month's uprising.

King's Speech seeks Oscars crown

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 09:19 PM PST

The final countdown to the Oscars has begun, with The King's Speech and The Social Network going head to head for the coveted best picture prize.

Two killed during Oman protests

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:59 AM PST

At least two people are killed in the Gulf state of Oman, in clashes between security forces and protesters demanding political reform.

Bomb attack hits Afghan dog fight

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:13 AM PST

Eight people have been killed by two bombs at a dog fight in the volatile southern Afghan province of Kandahar.

NZ mourns Christchurch quake dead

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 11:30 PM PST

Victims of this week's earthquake that devastated the centre of Christchurch are honoured at church services across New Zealand.

New Irish leader in bailout vow

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:25 AM PST

Ireland's incoming leader promises to renegotiate the country's crippling 85bn euro bail-out and Sinn Fein makes significant gains in the Irish general election.

Turkey's first Islamist PM dies

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 04:34 AM PST

Turkey's first Islamist Prime Minister, Necmettin Erbakan, has died at the age of 84, one of his aides says.

China lowers growth rate target

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:14 AM PST

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao says China is lowering its annual economic growth target and is determined to contain inflation, as discontent grows over price rises.

UK 'stopping aid to 16 countries'

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 06:43 AM PST

The UK is to stop direct aid to 16 countries but its overall international development budget will rise, a document obtained by the BBC suggests.

Razzies honour worst films - a night before Oscars

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 08:41 PM PST

M Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender has blown away all competition at the Razzies - Hollywood's Oscar spoof mocking the year's worst performances.

Knee-high humanoid wins first robot marathon

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 07:46 PM PST

A knee-high humanoid narrowly wins the world's first full-length marathon for two-legged robots, in the Japanese city of Osaka.

Live - India v England

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 12:25 AM PST

Andrew Strauss is dramatically dismissed for 158 as India hit back with England chasing 339 to beat India in a thrilling World Cup clash.

Live - Sunday football

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 04:35 AM PST

Arsenal take on Birmingham in the Carling Cup final at Wembley and Man City host Fulham in the Premier League after struggling West Ham claim a vital win over Liverpool.

Live - Scotland v Ireland

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 06:18 AM PST

Scotland aim for their first win of this year's Six Nations against an Irish side seeking to get back to winning ways.

Hague says Col Gaddafi 'must go'

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:23 AM PST

Foreign Secretary William Hague says Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi must step down, a day after an airlift of Britons from the crisis-torn country.

'Four Britons' killed in NZ quake

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 06:48 AM PST

At least four Britons are now understood to have died in the earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, the Foreign Office says.

Warning on early pensions access

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 03:06 AM PST

The National Association of Pension Funds says letting people dip into their pension pots could leave them reliant on the state in retirement.

Hospital cuts 'will hit patients'

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 04:59 AM PST

Plans to cut up to 1,000 jobs at an NHS trust in Greater Manchester will have an impact on patients, the British Medical Association says.

Man, 80, stabbed to death at home

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 04:39 AM PST

An 80-year-old man is stabbed to death at his home in east London, prompting a murder inquiry by detectives.

Disgraced MP 'coping' in prison

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:11 AM PST

The wife of former Barnsley Central MP Eric Illsley says her husband is "keeping his head down" after being jailed for expenses fraud.

Sir David Murray backing Salmond

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:10 AM PST

Rangers owner Sir David Murray announces he backing First Minister Alex Salmond for a second term in office.

Two arrested over hospital attack

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 06:39 AM PST

Police arrest a man and a teenager in connection with an attempted murder and serious assault in a hospital car park.

Girl, 15, is raped in churchyard

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:09 AM PST

An 18-year-old man is being questioned about the rape of a 15-year-old girl in Carrickfergus on Saturday evening.

McElhill murder house demolished

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 03:55 AM PST

The house where a convicted sex offender burnt his partner and his five children to death is to be demolished.

Church sparks Yes campaign row

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:09 AM PST

Campaigners against more law-making powers for the assembly have criticised a Catholic message for supporting the Yes vote.

Obama calls for budget consensus

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 09:48 AM PST

US President Barack Obama urges Congress to find "common ground" over the budget to prevent a federal government shutdown.

Discovery docks at space station

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 11:48 AM PST

The US space shuttle Discovery docks at the International Space Station for the last time.

Cuba to release Diosdado Gonzalez

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:11 PM PST

Cuba is to release the jailed dissident Diosdado Gonzalez, who had refused to go into exile in Spain, the Roman Catholic Church says.

Bolivia ex-drugs chief arrested

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 02:03 PM PST

A former head of Bolivia's anti-narcotics police is arrested in Panama for alleged drugs smuggling and sent to the US to face charges.

Six killed in DR Congo 'coup bid'

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:36 AM PST

Six people have been killed in an attack on a residence of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Zuma launches new mining company

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 06:11 AM PST

South Africa launches a state-owned mining company, the African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation.

Iran unloads Bushehr nuclear fuel

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 09:50 AM PST

Iran confirms it is having to remove nuclear fuel from the Bushehr reactor, in what is seen as a setback for its nuclear ambitions.

Pakistan cricketers to fight bans

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:05 PM PST

Lawyers acting for Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir file appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against their bans for alleged spot-fixing.

Tainted drip 'kills India women'

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:57 PM PST

Indian health authorities investigate allegations that contaminated intravenous fluid has killed 13 pregnant women at a government hospital.

N Korea issues threat over drill

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:46 AM PST

North Korea threatens "all-out war" in response to military exercises by South Korean and US troops starting on Monday, which it says are a pretext for invasion.

India prepares for 2011 budget

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:35 AM PST

The Indian government is preparing to unveil its budget for 2011, but will Manmohan Singh's programme fall foul of inflation?

Buffett upbeat over future of US

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 02:59 PM PST

US billionaire investor Warren Buffett urges Americans to ignore "prophets of doom", and says he believes the country's "best days lie ahead".

Black Swan dances to indie prize

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:35 AM PST

Black Swan is the big winner at the Spirit Awards, the annual event that honours independent US movies on the eve of the Oscars.

New US rating for King's Speech

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 03:18 AM PST

The King's Speech is to be released in the US in a swearing-free version which will open it up to younger audiences, its director Tom Hooper confirms.

James 'in danger' from home care

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:23 AM PST

US soul legend Etta James could be in "very serious danger" under the care of a live-in doctor, her son claims.

Space concepts enter competition

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:02 PM PST

The European Space Agency (Esa) selects four new mission concepts to compete for a launch opportunity at the start of the 2020s.

Escape from Libya: Your stories

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:40 AM PST

Further rescue missions are planned to airlift an estimated 300 British nationals still stranded in Libyan desert camps. BBC News website readers have been getting in touch to tell us of their experiences of leaving Libya.

VIDEO: Media trip backfires for Libyan leader

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:57 AM PST

Forces fighting to oust the Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi have seized the city of Zawiya, 50km (30 miles) from the capital, Tripoli.

VIDEO: Bonham Carter 'treated like royalty'

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 09:51 PM PST

Helena Bonham Carter is up for an Oscar for her role as the Queen Mother in The King's Speech but said she doesn't mind if he doesn't win.

VIDEO: 'Merciless beatings' at Tunisia demo

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:21 AM PST

There have been clashes on the streets of Tunis as protesters call for the resignation of Tunisia's interim prime minister.

VIDEO: Benghazi army shoot Gaddafi posters

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 01:01 PM PST

The Libyan port city of Benghazi is now firmly under opposition control, much to the delight of many residents.

VIDEO: BBC microphone fit for a King's Speech

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 01:45 AM PST

Microphones used by the Royal Family, as seen in The King's Speech, were specially designed by the BBC and sat in ornate art deco cabinets.

VIDEO: N Zealand mourns earthquake victims

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:37 AM PST

Victims of the earthquake that devastated the centre of Christchurch are honoured at church services across New Zealand.

VIDEO: Bahraini cleric returns from exile

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 08:51 PM PST

A leading Bahraini opposition cleric has returned to his country from self imposed exile in the UK.

VIDEO: Red alert over fake wine fraudsters

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:41 AM PST

David Reid visits Chateau Margaux to discover the serious steps they are taking to protect their wine from fraudsters

Then and now

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 05:01 PM PST

Chile's recovery efforts one year on from huge quake

Wooing widows

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 05:39 PM PST

How a team of army women helps Afghanistan's hidden victims

BBC farewell

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:47 AM PST

Serbian broadcasts end

Speedy delivery

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 04:42 PM PST

Midwives' tough job assisting births in Liberia

The bride's a picture

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 10:45 PM PST

How new technology has improved the classic wedding

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