Minggu, 20 Februari 2011

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Scores killed in Libya 'massacre'

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:01 AM PST

Details emerge of massive casualties in the Libyan city of Benghazi, where doctors say more than 200 people have been killed in anti-government protests.

Bahrain protesters press demands

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 02:41 AM PST

Opposition groups and anti-government protesters in Bahrain set demands for talks with the monarchy after days of deadly unrest.

Nato 'to probe Afghan killings'

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 08:38 AM PST

Nato says it will investigate allegations that its forces have killed dozens of civilians in recent days in air and ground strikes in eastern Afghanistan.

Uganda's Museveni wins election

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 06:23 AM PST

Yoweri Museveni is declared the winner of Uganda's presidential election, extending his 25 years in office.

Morocco protesters demand change

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 08:26 AM PST

Thousands of Moroccans rally in the capital, Rabat, demanding political reform and an end to the current regime.

UK royal wedding couple invite 1,900

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 05:22 AM PST

Some 1,900 guests have been invited to the royal wedding, St James's Palace says, as invitations are sent out across the UK and overseas.

Peru moves on illegal gold miners

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 05:08 AM PST

Peru sends the military to destroy river dredgers used by illegal gold miners in the ecologically sensitive Madre de Dios Amazon region.

China police break up 'protests'

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 04:10 AM PST

Police in China stage a show of force in major cities after an appeal is spread online for a "jasmine revolution".

Error blamed for Vietnam sinking

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 04:37 AM PST

Police say human error was to blame for the sinking of a tourist boat in Vietnam which killed 12 people, most of them foreign tourists.

Guatemala football boss shot dead

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 02:37 AM PST

The vice-president of Guatemalan football club Deportivo Xinabajul has been shot dead after receiving threats over his team's poor performance.

Iranian drama scoops Golden Bear

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 06:40 AM PST

The Iranian drama Nader and Simin: A Separation, directed by Asghar Farhadi, wins the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival.

US National Christmas Tree blown down in Washington

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 09:42 PM PST

Heavy winds blow down the US national Christmas tree, a 42-foot blue spruce standing near the White House since 1978.

Rolls-Royce to show electric car

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST

Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce will unveil an electric version of its Phantom flagship model at next month's Geneva motor show.

Live - Sunday football

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:31 AM PST

Leyton Orient face Arsenal for the right to meet Man Utd in the FA Cup quarter-finals, while Fulham meet Bolton after Man City go through and West Brom hold Wolves in the Premier League.

Webber voices Bahrain GP doubts

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 08:46 AM PST

Mark Webber says it is "probably not the best time" to hold the Bahrain Grand Prix as unrest in the country continues.

Ruthless Sri Lanka thrash Canada

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 08:38 AM PST

Sri Lanka complete a commanding 210-run victory over Canada in their World Cup Group A match in Hambantota.

UK to press for European reform

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 04:20 AM PST

The government is to press for the European Court of Human Rights to be reformed, but will not pull out of the European Convention, Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says.

Plan to bring UK clocks forward

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:05 AM PST

Longer and brighter evenings could move a step closer this week with a government proposal to move the UK's clocks in line with most of Europe.

Britons in Libya 'helped to move'

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 08:35 AM PST

British nationals in eastern Libya are being helped to reach a "place of safety", according to the Foreign Office.

Unis could 'look silly' over fees

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 08:00 AM PST

Universities which charge the maximum tuition fee may look "rather silly" when students opt for cheaper alternatives, says the Higher Education Minister.

Two injured in explosion at flat

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 05:02 AM PST

Two men are injured in a suspected gas explosion in a residential street in South Ealing, west London.

SA prosecutor makes Dewani claims

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 02:58 AM PST

The South African Director of Public Prosecutions accuses Shrien Dewani of committing a "heinous crime".

Cyber health checks for over 40s

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST

Scots turning 40 will be invited to self-assess their health online or over the phone as part of a new service from NHS 24.

Rise in Scots humanist weddings

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 06:05 AM PST

There were more humanist weddings than Roman Catholic weddings in Scotland last year, according to new figures.

Londonderry death was 'murder'

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 08:49 AM PST

Police are treating the death of a man in Londonderry as murder.

Adams reiterates death denial

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 02:02 AM PST

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has again rejected any suggestion that he played a part in the death of Jean McConville.

Kick nationalists out, says Hain

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 06:13 AM PST

Peter Hain says a Labour assembly election win is Wales' 'first line of defence,' and calls for a majority victory to 'kick' Plaid Cymru out of government.

Foot and mouth 'lessons learned'

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 04:15 AM PST

Wales is well prepared should foot and mouth strike again, says the nation's top vet, 10 years since the disease badly affected rural areas.

Face-off in Wisconsin over cuts

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 08:49 PM PST

Nearly 70,000 protesters take part in new demonstrations in the US state of Wisconsin over planned budget cuts.

Narnia producer Moore dies at 39

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:41 AM PST

Perry Moore, a co-producer of The Chronicles of Narnia film franchise and the author of a novel about a gay superhero, dies aged 39.

Cuba sets free defiant dissident

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 03:27 PM PST

The Cuban government frees a jailed dissident journalist who refused to go into exile in Spain as a condition for release.

Farc rebels release two hostages

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:51 PM PST

The largest left-wing rebel group in Colombia, the Farc, release two more hostages, bringing the total in recent days to six.

Ivorian forces 'kill protesters'

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 12:05 PM PST

At least two people die after Ivorian troops use gunfire and tear gas on protesters calling for President Gbagbo to step down, witnesses say.

Thousands back new Basque party

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 08:37 PM PST

Thousands of people rally in the Basque city of Bilbao in northern Spain to demand the legalisation of a new separatist party.

Rafsanjani daughter held in Iran

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 08:53 AM PST

The daughter of Iran's former reformist President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is arrested for taking part in a banned protest, official media reports say.

G20 reaches accord on imbalances

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 01:58 AM PST

The G20 reaches a deal on economic indicators for detecting global imbalances after the two-day meeting ends in Paris.

BBC probe into Real Hustle claims

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 09:00 PM PST

The BBC investigates allegations that actors were hired to pose as members of the public featured in reality TV show The Real Hustle.

Burns book project wins £1m award

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:09 AM PST

Glasgow University is awarded £1m to publish the first complete scholarly edition of Robert Burns's works.

New tech to help break down music

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 05:34 PM PST

A music technology firm in south-east London develops a system for breaking music into its component parts.

'Music of the stars' now louder

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:52 PM PST

The Kepler space telescope is significantly better at measuring the age and sizes of stars by measuring the sounds they make, say researchers at the AAAS conference.

Bahrain protests: Your stories

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 12:16 PM PST

BBC News website readers in Bahrain speak to the BBC about how the recent protests have been affecting their areas.

VIDEO: Vatican's unlikely space quest

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 08:24 AM PST

After centuries of mistrust between religion and science, a new website has been up by the Vatican and Italy's scientific community.

VIDEO: Hong Kong's nightly symphony of light

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:28 PM PST

One of the big attractions for visitors to Hong Kong is the 'Symphony of Lights', a spectacular sound and light show that takes place every night on Victoria harbour.

VIDEO: 'Protests spreading amid massacre'

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 05:55 AM PST

A doctor Benghazi has told the BBC that more then 200 anti-government protesters have died in a "massacre" when Libyan troops opened fire during a funeral procession.

VIDEO: Bahrain: Inside Pearl Square

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 01:47 AM PST

The BBC's Caroline Hawley joins protesters in Manama's Pearl Square, where many have spent the night camped out.

AUDIO: The US scholar who inspires uprisings

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 06:05 AM PST

Many of the protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square say they found inspiration in the writings of 83-year-old US political theorist Gene Sharp.

VIDEO: Iran 'frees German reporters'

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 05:41 PM PST

Iran frees two German reporters held after meeting the son of a woman condemned to death by stoning.

Moderate path?

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:54 AM PST

Where is Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood heading?

State visits

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:30 PM PST

Where do US presidents go when in the UK?

Muslim and gay

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:38 PM PST

The couple who cemented their relationship with Islamic marriage

From crops to crabs

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 05:35 PM PST

Bangladesh farmers find new business after floods

Final frontier

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 05:29 PM PST

Vatican joins forces with Italy's space agency

Snow shoe shuffle

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 02:14 AM PST

Hitting the slopes and keeping bones and dignity intact
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