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Anger over Japan nuclear exodus

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:43 AM PDT

The governor of the region at the centre of Japan's nuclear crisis bitterly criticises official handling of the evacuation, as engineers race to avert a catastrophe.

Bahrain onslaught on protesters

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:35 AM PDT

At least six people die as security forces in Bahrain launch an assault on anti-government protesters, removing them from a central square.

Pakistan releases CIA contractor

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:56 AM PDT

CIA contractor Raymond Davis - accused of killing two people in Lahore - is freed after "blood money" is paid to their families.

Massive paedophile ring uncovered

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:27 AM PDT

The world's largest online child abuse ring has been smashed, police say.

Double assault on Libyan rebels

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:07 AM PDT

Pro-Gaddafi forces undertake a twin-pronged assault on rebel positions in east and west Libya, as the UN considers imposing a no-fly zone.

US drones 'tracking Mexico gangs'

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:50 AM PDT

The US is deploying unarmed drones to gather intelligence on drug gangs in Mexico, the New York Times reports.

Italy PM 'paid for sex 13 times'

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:03 AM PDT

Prosecutors say Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex 13 times with a Moroccan dancer when she was still 17, reports say.

Syrian protesters defy Damascus

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:01 AM PDT

Protesters in the Syrian capital Damascus defy a ban on demonstrations to call for the release of political prisoners for the second day in a row.

'Rockefeller' charged with murder

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:16 AM PDT

A German man who claimed to be a descendant of oil tycoon John D Rockefeller is charged with murder in the disappearance of a man from California.

'Al-Qaeda man' sentenced to death

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:36 AM PDT

A Mauritanian court sentences an alleged member of al-Qaeda's North African branch to death for the 2009 killing of a US man in the capital, Nouakchott.

Malaysia to release impounded Bibles

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 01:00 AM PDT

Malaysia's government agrees to release 35,000 imported Bibles, held at customs for months amid a dispute over the use of the word "Allah" in reference to God.

Rugby World Cup games to be moved

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 02:43 AM PDT

Seven Rugby World Cup matches scheduled for earthquake-hit Christchurch are to be moved to other venues in New Zealand.

Experts explain bizarre chicken mutation mystery

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 03:19 PM PDT

The "churkey" owes its distinctive look to a complex genetic mutation, according to scientists in Edinburgh.

Wisdom the albatross survives tsunami onslaught

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:34 AM PDT

The Japanese tsunami killed thousands of albatrosses and other species when it struck a nature sanctuary on Midway atoll, northwest of Hawaii.

Ferguson hit with five-match ban

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:32 AM PDT

The FA gives Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson a five-match touchline ban for his comments about referee Martin Atkinson.

Robson faces fight against cancer

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:41 AM PDT

Former England and Manchester United captain Bryan Robson is receiving treatment for throat cancer.

Ferguson hails Hernandez impact

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 02:01 AM PDT

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits his surprise at the speed of Javier Hernandez's development after he scored both goals in Tuesday's Champions League victory over Marseille.

'Red tape' row over UK quake team

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:36 AM PDT

A team of UK rescuers say they had to leave quake-hit Japan because they could not secure the proper paperwork from the British embassy in Tokyo.

Jobless total hits 17-year high

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 07:37 AM PDT

UK unemployment rose by 27,000 in the three months to the end of January to 2.53 million, the highest total since 1994.

PM wants UN 'leadership' on Libya

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:50 AM PDT

UK Prime Minister David Cameron urges the UN to "show leadership" ahead of negotiations about whether to back a no-fly zone in Libya.

Torture suspect arrest 'a first'

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:45 AM PDT

The arrest of a man in Devon for alleged crimes against humanity and torture is thought to be the first under new UK war crimes legislation.

Wootton Bassett gets 'Royal' name

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:19 AM PDT

Wootton Bassett is to be the first town in more than 100 years to get the title of "Royal" in recognition of its efforts to honour the UK's war dead.

Ex-wife rejects 'Stalker' claim

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:27 AM PDT

The former wife of a man accused of sex attacks on elderly people in south London describes his claims that she framed him as "ridiculous".

EU students could face study fee

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:55 AM PDT

Students from other EU countries could be charged to study in Scotland, the education secretary reveals.

Woman's death crash 'was staged'

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 07:37 AM PDT

A crash reconstruction expert tells a murder trial he believes it was likely a car crash and fire in which a woman died was staged.

Stewart could have saved husband

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 07:08 AM PDT

Hazel Stewart could have saved her husband's life if she had wanted to, trial judge Mr Justice Hart says in his judgement.

Fuel laundering plant seized

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:03 AM PDT

The UK's largest ever fuel laundering plant has been dismanteld by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in Northern Ireland.

Embattled council is taken over

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:52 AM PDT

Commissioners will be sent in to run the troubled Anglesey council after years of political infighting, it is confirmed.

Unemployment increases by 2,000

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:27 AM PDT

Unemployment in Wales rises by 2,000 in the last quarter which is 7,000 lower than the same period last year, latest figures show.

US homebuilding in February slump

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 07:08 AM PDT

The construction of new homes in the US sinks 22.5% in February to its second lowest level on record, new data shows.

Mother welcomes suicide verdict

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:00 AM PDT

The mother of a suicide victim who was encouraged to kill himself by a US man over the internet welcomes his conviction.

Haiti's cholera 'to be far worse'

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PDT

The cholera epidemic affecting Haiti looks set to be far worse than officials had thought, experts fear.

Two Mexican children shot dead

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 01:47 AM PDT

Two boys, aged six and two, are killed in the Mexican city of Acapulco as gunmen pursue a man through their house, officials say.

Woman convicted of keeping slave

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:38 AM PDT

A woman is found guilty of forcing a Tanzanian woman to work at her north-west London home as a slave for four years.

Four killed in Ivory Coast attack

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 04:43 PM PDT

Four people are shot dead by gunmen in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, as violence continues to spread following disputed elections.

Gaddafi 'funded Sarkozy campaign'

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:42 AM PDT

France denies allegations by Col Gaddafi's son that Libya helped finance Nicolas Sarkozy's electoral campaign in 2007.

Turks order Iranian plane to land

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:13 AM PDT

An Iranian cargo plane flying to Syria was ordered to land in Turkey but allowed to leave after a lengthy search.

Dozens injured in Yemen clashes

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:29 AM PDT

Dozens of people are injured in the western Yemeni city of al-Hudaida as police try to break up demonstrations calling on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down.

India 'scam' minister aide dead

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:19 AM PDT

An associate of former Indian Telecoms Minister A Raja - who is in prison in connection with a multi-billion dollar corruption scandal - commits suicide, police say.

Stabbed politician 'was watched'

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:23 AM PDT

A Pakistani politician stabbed to death in London may have been followed on the day of the attack, police say.

Japan shares rebound after slump

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 07:56 AM PDT

Japan's stock market rises 5.7% as shares recover after two days of heavy losses following Friday's earthquake and tsunami.

Cambodia recruiter 'jailed staff'

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 02:55 AM PDT

Cambodian police ask prosecutors to charge a recruitment firm with illegally detaining its staff, after one woman died and another was injured at its training centre.

Oil price up as turmoil continues

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:14 AM PDT

Oil prices rise on worries about the continuing unrest in the Arab world and concerns over the Japan nuclear crisis.

Recovery 'subdued' for two years

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 07:01 AM PDT

The UK economy will remain subdued this year, with government cuts and sluggish world trade slowing growth, the OECD says.

Portugal receives debt downgrade

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 01:26 AM PDT

Ratings agency Moody's downgrades Portugal's sovereign debt, while the government's austerity plans run into opposition.

Twitter users get extra security

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:54 AM PDT

Twitter users are being given the option of logging on through a secure HTTPS connection in a bid to thwart hackers.

Apple delays Japan iPad 2 launch

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:33 AM PDT

Apple says the launch of its iPad 2 tablet in Japan will be delayed indefinitely as the country struggles to recover.

Google buys Parrot to aid YouTube

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 01:29 AM PDT

Google has bought Irish company Green Parrot Pictures in an attempt to improve the quality of video uploaded to YouTube.

Hip-hop star Nate Dogg dies at 41

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:03 AM PDT

US singer and rapper Nate Dogg, who worked with Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Eminem, dies.

Sesame Street writer up for prize

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 02:06 AM PDT

A former Sesame Street scriptwriter is among the novelists on the longlist for this year's Orange Prize for Fiction.

Mobos pen three-year Glasgow deal

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:49 AM PDT

The Mobo awards will take place in Glasgow in 2011, 2013 and 2015, organisers have announced.

Surprise 'critical' warning raises nuclear fears

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 07:31 AM PDT

Events at the shut-down Fukushima reactor 4 raise questions - and some alarm.

Early X-ray kit from 1896 reused

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:20 AM PDT

Scientists have tested 115-year-old X-ray equipment, generating striking images with the incredibly simple device.

Japan tsunami touches New Zealand

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:24 AM PDT

Such was the scale of last Friday's tsunami that sizeable waves reached right across the Pacific basin to New Zealand and the Antarctic, say NZ researchers.

The mysterious loss of the Ninth Legion

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:07 AM PDT

The disappearance of Rome's Ninth Legion has long baffled historians, but could a brutal ambush have been the event that forged the England-Scotland border?

VIDEO: Japan survivors struggle in the cold

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 07:05 AM PDT

Cold temperatures are making conditions difficult as nearly half a million people made homeless by the earthquake try to find shelter.

VIDEO: Helicopter water drop abandoned in Japan

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:30 AM PDT

Efforts to cool nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan using helicopter water drops have been abandoned

VIDEO: Protesters overrun in Bahrain capital

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:01 AM PDT

Security forces in Bahrain launch an assault on anti-government demonstrators, driving them out of the central Pearl Square in Manama where they were camped.

VIDEO: Assault launched on rebel held Misrata

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:24 AM PDT

Forces loyal to the Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi have launched an assault on the rebel held city of Misrata 130 miles east of Tripoli

VIDEO: Fears continue over Japan nuclear plant

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 07:26 AM PDT

Workers struggle to stabilise reactors in north-eastern Japan damaged in last Friday's earthquake and tsunami

VIDEO: 'I don't feel safe' in Japan

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:19 AM PDT

Despite Japanese officials' attempts to reassure people about the nuclear crisis, many people have made the decision to leave, afraid of radiation exposure.

VIDEO: Evacuees facing hardship in Japan

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:37 AM PDT

Getting supplies to more than 400,000 people who have lost their homes in Japan is proving very difficult due to damaged infrastructure.

VIDEO: 'Stopped from treating injured in Bahrain'

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:25 AM PDT

One doctor working in Bahrain capital, Manama gives her eyewitness account to the BBC about the military action.

Marathon boy

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:16 AM PDT

At the age of three he won fame and set records - then what?

Day in pictures

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:44 AM PDT

A selection of striking images from around the world

'Baby bin'

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:53 AM PDT

Giving chance of life to South Africa's unwanted infants

Lost footage

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 05:53 PM PDT

Reggae star Bob Marley as we've never seen him before

Filthy lucre

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:46 AM PDT

Has morality got anything to do with making money?

Knowledge economy

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 04:53 PM PDT

How do you find the next Google or Facebook?

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