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Libya 'to halt military action'

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:33 AM PDT

Libya's government declares an immediate ceasefire after a UN Security Council resolution backs military action to protect civilians in the country.

Japan raises nuclear alert level

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:54 AM PDT

Japan raises the alert level at its stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, one week after the quake and tsunami which triggered the atomic crisis.

'Dozens killed' in Yemen shooting

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:27 AM PDT

Yemen's president declares a state of emergency after gunmen in the capital reportedly kill 39 people and injure 200 at a protest rally.

Pakistan fury over drone deaths

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:13 AM PDT

Tribal leaders in the Pakistani region of North Waziristan vow revenge against the US after drones killed more than 40 people near the Afghan border.

School crucifixes 'legal', court rules

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:45 AM PDT

Displaying crucifixes in schools in Italy does not breach the rights of non-Catholic families, the European Court of Human Rights rules.

Indian PM denies MPs bribed for votes

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 02:34 AM PDT

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says no member of his Congress party or government bribed MPs to survive a crucial vote of confidence in 2008.

Ivory Coast shelling 'war crime'

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 07:54 AM PDT

The shelling of an Abidjan market by Ivory Coast security forces which killed at least 25 people may be a crime against humanity, the UN says.

Air France charged in crash probe

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:49 AM PDT

A French judge files preliminary manslaughter charges against Air France over a flight from Brazil that crashed in 2009.

William attends NZ quake memorial

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 12:38 AM PDT

Prince William offers condolences to the people of Japan, while paying tribute to victims of last month's earthquake in New Zealand.

Bin Hammam to challenge Blatter

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 02:11 AM PDT

Mohamed Bin Hammam announces he intends to stand against Sepp Blatter in the Fifa presidential election in June.

Hygienic sharks go to cleaners

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 02:29 AM PDT

Thresher sharks visit cleaning stations on shallow tropical reefs to rid themselves of nasty parasites, say researchers.

Cumberland sausage gets protected status

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 08:10 PM PDT

Cumberland sausage wins its bid to be made only in Cumbria, as it gains protected status.

Chelsea get Man Utd in last eight

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:20 AM PDT

Chelsea face Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, while Tottenham will play Real Madrid.

Sangakkara helps S Lanka beat NZ

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:36 AM PDT

Captain Kumar Sangakkara scores his first World Cup century and Muttiah Muralitharan takes four wickets as Sri Lanka thrash New Zealand by 112 runs.

Long Run clinches Gold Cup glory

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:38 AM PDT

The 7-2 favourite Long Run puts in a superb display under amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

PM to 'judge Gaddafi by actions'

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:14 AM PDT

David Cameron says he will judge Col Muammar Gaddafi "on his actions not his words" after Libya offers an immediate ceasefire amid plans to deploy UK jets to help enforce a no-fly zone.

River plunge father found guilty

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 06:17 AM PDT

A father who drove his car into a river to kill his two children is found guilty of murder and attempted murder.

Terror plot BA man gets 30 years

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 07:32 AM PDT

A British Airways computer expert is jailed for 30 years for plotting to blow up a plane after contacting an al-Qaeda preacher based in Yemen.

Tap water warning over aluminium

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:36 AM PDT

About 12,000 people living in parts of greater Glasgow and Stirling are told not to drink tap water because of high aluminium levels.

Brothers jailed over Lapland park

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 07:41 AM PDT

Two brothers found guilty of misleading thousands of customers over a "winter wonderland" theme park are jailed.

Reggae singer 'stabbed himself'

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:27 AM PDT

British reggae star Smiley Culture stabbed himself with a kitchen knife during a police raid on his home in Surrey, an inquest is told.

Christmas killer 'beyond belief'

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 06:32 AM PDT

A woman who stabbed a grandmother to death in her home on Christmas Day is jailed for a minimum of 16 years.

Child abuser jailed for 13 years

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:04 AM PDT

A former ambulance worker found guilty of sex acts against two children in Shetland is jailed for 13 years.

Knife attack man's 200 stitches

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 06:50 AM PDT

A man from Strabane says his two sons could have been murdered after they were slashed with knives outside a bar on Thursday night.

Crumlin firm creates 242 new jobs

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:42 AM PDT

A County Antrim bio-tech company announces that it is to create 242 new jobs at its Crumlin base.

Attacker 'may never be released'

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:08 AM PDT

A man who kidnapped and "savagely" assaulted his girlfriend, leaving her in a coma for a month, will be detained in a secure mental unit for at least eight years.

£400,000 fine over forklift death

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:38 AM PDT

A car components company is fined after the death of a worker who was struck by a forklift truck and died on the day he was to take voluntary redundancy.

Canada to join Libya no-fly plan

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:16 AM PDT

Canada is sending fighter jets to help enforce the UN-backed no-fly zone over Libya, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says.

Libya 'to release US journalists'

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 07:00 AM PDT

Four New York Times journalists who were reported missing in Libya were captured and will be freed on Friday, Col Gaddafi's son tells US media.

Nine sentenced for AUC killing

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:23 PM PDT

Nine men are sentenced to 40 years in prison in Colombia for the kidnapping and murder of Carlos Castano Gil, the former-head of a right-wing paramilitary group, the AUC.

Mass Swazi protest at pay freeze

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:04 AM PDT

Civil servants hold the biggest march in Swaziland for several years to protest at a pay freeze, while King Mswati plans lavish celebrations.

Banned Zimbabwe newspaper returns

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:30 AM PDT

The Daily News, once Zimbabwe's best-selling paper, is again on sale after being banned for eight years following criticism of President Robert Mugabe.

UK quake rescuers to leave Japan

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:06 PM PDT

UK rescuers are to begin withdrawing from Japan after extensive searches of rubble following last Friday's earthquake did not lead them to any survivors.

Saudi king warns against unrest

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:18 AM PDT

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah warns unrest will not be tolerated while promising billions in new social spending as regional protests continues.

Britons guilty of child sex abuse

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 06:59 AM PDT

India's Supreme Court convicts two Britons of sexually abusing boys at a children's shelter in Mumbai.

Mob kills India police inspector

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 10:46 PM PDT

A policeman is burnt alive by a mob protesting against alleged police inaction in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan.

Riots at Australia asylum centre

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 01:17 AM PDT

Australian police fire tear gas to subdue rioting asylum seekers at the Christmas Island detention centre following days of unrest there.

G7 agrees on Japanese yen action

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:29 AM PDT

G7 finance ministers agree on the first co-ordinated intervention in the currency markets since 2000 to cut yen volatility.

Japan supply chain concerns grow

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:02 AM PDT

Shortages of key components from Japan could hit major technology companies in the three months, analysts suggest.

Libya worries keep oil volatile

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:30 AM PDT

Oil prices fluctuate on Friday after the United Nations authorises a no-fly zone over Libya and the government declares a ceasefire.

EU banks to reveal sovereign risk

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:56 AM PDT

New stress tests will require European banks to disclose their sovereign exposures but will not consider a government default.

Hackers tackle secure ID tokens

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:04 AM PDT

Hackers have stolen data about the security tokens used by millions of people to get at online bank accounts and corporate networks.

Angry Birds firm seeks flotation

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:14 AM PDT

The company behind the Angry Birds mobile phone game sensation wants to list on the stock market.

Japan to repair undersea cables

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 11:58 AM PDT

Aftershocks are preventing Japan's telecoms firms from repairing undersea cables, damaged by the earthquake and tsunami.

US Idol 'is top TV money-spinner'

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:10 AM PDT

American Idol made more money from advertising revenue than any other US TV show in 2010, according to a survey by Forbes magazine.

Moyles breaks radio show record

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 06:13 AM PDT

Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles and partner 'Comedy Dave' break the record for the longest ever team music radio show after 52 hours on air.

Country singer Husky dies aged 85

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 02:18 AM PDT

Country music pioneer and actor Ferlin Husky, best known for hits including Gone and Wings of a Dove, dies aged 85.

Congo blocks oil search in park

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 02:35 AM PDT

DR Congo rejects a bid by the UK's Soco International to search for oil in the famous Virunga National Park, home to rare mountain gorillas.

Europe agrees 2020 space station

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 10:42 AM PDT

Member states of the European Space Agency formally agree to the extension of operations at the International Space Station until 2020.

Nuclear report due in two months

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 11:04 AM PDT

The details of a review of UK nuclear safety ordered after the Japanese crisis will be published by the middle of May, officials say.

UK life expectancy 'on the rise'

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Life expectancy in the UK is on the rise, along with the rest of Europe, despite concerns over the effects of obesity, says a population expert.

Banned diabetes drug alternative

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:09 PM PDT

A drug to treat diabetes, Actos, would be a "sensible alternative" to one which was banned last year, say researchers.

India deaths - doctors suspended

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:45 PM PDT

Authorities in the Indian state of Rajasthan suspend three senior doctors in connection with the deaths of 18 pregnant women last month.

Japan quake: Inside the evacuation zone

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 01:15 AM PDT

Dai Saito describes life in Minamisouma, a town inside the 20-30km 'stay indoors' zone around Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Quiz of the week's news

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 06:08 PM PDT

The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions - plus the Weekly Bonus Question.

AUDIO: Gaddafi son: UN decision 'unfair'

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:11 AM PDT

Colonel Gaddafi's son Saif has said the UN Security Council resolution against the Libyan government is "unfair", insisting no civilians had been killed by pro-Gaddafi forces during recent battles with rebels.

VIDEO: Japan holds one minute silence

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:45 AM PDT

Japan has paused for a minute silence one week on from the earthquake and tsunami which devastated the country.

VIDEO: Tsunami town begins to rebuild

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:41 AM PDT

Kesennuma on the north-east coast of Japan has begun the long process of rebuilding following the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

VIDEO: Libya announces immediate ceasefire

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 06:15 AM PDT

Libya's Foreign Minister Mussa Kussa has announced an immediate ceasefire, in response to the UN Security Council's resolution.

VIDEO: 'Many people' evacuating Tokyo

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 02:58 PM PDT

Residents and foreign nationals are evacuating Tokyo as concern over food and fuel supplies, as well as a damaged nuclear plant continue.

VIDEO: Battle to keep control of nuclear plant

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 02:48 PM PDT

Japan says it is stepping up efforts to cool overheating fuel at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

VIDEO: Gaddafi's forces pressure rebels

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Forces loyal to Gaddafi continue their advance on rebel-held strongholds.

VIDEO: Doggy disco - it's Odd Box

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 03:11 PM PDT

A nightclub for dogs, two Justin Biebers and the most amazing dive. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.

It's quiz time

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:21 PM PDT

A doll of whom got one company into hot water?

Day in pictures

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 06:24 AM PDT

Striking selection images from around the world

Meet the chip punks

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 07:50 PM PDT

The bands turning 1980s games consoles into musical instruments

Darkest humour

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:31 AM PDT

Why do people tell sick jokes about tragedies?

Jobs all round?

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 01:32 AM PDT

The birth of a new country in Africa could be good for its neighbours

Perilous road

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:28 PM PDT

Freedom of information campaigners under attack in India

Up periscope

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 06:00 PM PDT

Soviet space tech wasn't fancy - but is Russia winning the race?

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