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Pro-Gaddafi forces block rebels

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:23 AM PST

Libyan government forces are advancing towards the oil port of Ras Lanuf, checking the rebels' westward progress.

Tunisia dissolves secret police

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:11 AM PST

The interim government in Tunisia dissolves the country's secret police service, blamed for human rights abuses during President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali's rule.

NZ earthquake mapped from space

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:51 AM PST

The upheaval wrought by the 22 February earthquake in Christchurch, NZ, is illustrated in new radar imagery from the Japanese satellite Alos.

Chirac's corruption trial begins

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 05:24 AM PST

Former French President Jacques Chirac goes on trial on charges he misused public funds while he was mayor of Paris.

Migrant influx hits Italy island

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:30 AM PST

About 1,000 North African migrants on a dozen boats reach the Italian island of Lampedusa overnight amid turmoil in North Africa.

Berlusconi undergoes face surgery

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:15 AM PST

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has undergone face surgery to restore his jaw after an attack by a man in 2009, officials say.

Japan PM resists resignation call

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 02:14 AM PST

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan brushes off calls for his resignation, after the foreign minister stepped down over a funding scandal at the weekend.

Archbishop rebukes Pakistan over 'martyr'

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 05:19 AM PST

Pakistan's murdered Christian minister Shahbaz Bhatti died a martyr, the worldwide head of the Anglican church says.

Ivory Coast's 'ministers robbed'

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 01:19 AM PST

Youths and security forces in Ivory Coast ransack the Abidjan homes of "ministers" named by Alassane Ouattara as more clashes break out in the country's west.

Cyber attack targeted Paris G20

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 07:35 AM PST

The French finance ministry confirms it came under a cyber attack in December that targeted files on the Paris G20 summit.

Gates upbeat about Afghan pullout

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 08:54 AM PST

The US is "well-positioned" to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in July, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says during a visit to Kabul.

Greece debt rating cut by Moody's

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 07:06 AM PST

Rating agency Moody's downgrades Greece's debt to "highly speculative" prompting an angry response from the finance ministry.

Dead lucky? Germany's 'tasteless' funeral contest

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 05:27 AM PST

A German radio station runs a controversial epitaph competition - and the winner gets a cheque for his or her own funeral costs.

Is it worth $106m? Priciest painting ever goes on show

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 07:08 PM PST

The world's most expensive painting ever sold at auction - a work by Pablo Picasso - is going on show in the UK, a year after it was bought for £65.5m.

Van Persie in squad to face Barca

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 07:57 AM PST

Injury doubt Robin van Persie is a surprise inclusion in Arsenal's squad for Tuesday's Champions League last-16 second-leg meeting with Barcelona on Tuesday while Cesc Fabregas is rated as "90% likely" to play.

Haye 'has Klitschko back-up plan'

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:07 AM PST

David Haye will fight Vitali Klitschko if Wladimir fails to recover in time from an injury, the brothers' manager reveals.

Van Gaal to exit Bayern in summer

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 08:12 AM PST

Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal set to leave the German club by mutual consent at the end of the season, one year before his contract was due to expire.

Government 'bungling' over Libya

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:02 AM PST

Labour accuses the government of "serial bungling" over Libya, after the foreign secretary admits a "serious misunderstanding" wrecked an SAS mission.

Cameron backs prince in envoy row

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:07 AM PST

The prime minister backs Prince Andrew in his role as a trade envoy, hours after No 10 sources questioned his future amid a row over his private life.

Mother guilty of killing children

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 07:07 AM PST

A woman admits killing her three young children, who were found with multiple stab wounds after a suspected gas explosion at their Edinburgh home.

Facebook adds suicide help system

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 08:58 AM PST

The social networking website is launching a system that allows users to report friends who they think may be contemplating suicide.

Poppy-burning man is found guilty

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 05:01 AM PST

A man is found guilty of burning poppies at a protest in west London on Armistice Day.

Yeates landlord 'not a suspect'

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 02:55 AM PST

The former landlord of Jo Yeates, Chris Jefferies, is released from police bail.

Councillor sacked for rape remark

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 05:23 AM PST

A Glasgow councillor is sacked from several positions over inappropriate comments about an alleged child rape victim.

McRae 'flew helicopter illegally'

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:12 AM PST

Rally driver Colin McRae should not have been flying the helicopter in which he and three passengers died, a fatal accident inquiry is told.

Man loses his 10-year vCJD battle

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:16 AM PST

A Belfast man who was one of the world's longest survivors of vCJD - the human form of mad cow disease - has died, nearly ten years after he first became ill.

Kilkeel glass firm jobs at risk

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:26 AM PST

Forty-six people who work for a safety glass company in Kilkeel, County Down, are warned their jobs are at risk.

Wales Office's role 'diminished'

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 08:51 AM PST

Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones says it is "difficult to justify" having separate Cabinet secretaries for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

School shake-up meetings to start

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 07:10 AM PST

Public meetings to discuss plans for a major shake-up of secondary education in Powys start in Welshpool later.

Nato 'weighing action on Libya'

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:12 AM PST

US President Barack Obama says Nato allies are still weighing a range of options including military action in response to the conflict in Libya.

Mexico queries US gun operation

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 04:46 PM PST

Mexico asks the US for detailed information on a law enforcement operation that allegedly allowed guns to be smuggled across the border.

Poll boosts Brazil and S Africa

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST

Brazil and South Africa boost their global image as a BBC poll on national views shows growing credibility for "middle powers".

'Egypt video' Zimbabweans freed

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:23 AM PST

Thirty-eight Zimbabweans arrested last month for discussing an Egypt-style uprising are freed but eight remain in custody, their lawyer says.

South Sudan rebellion 'spreads'

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 05:22 AM PST

More than 50 people are reportedly killed in South Sudan clashes, as rebel leader George Athor claims a new militia has joined him.

Prince 'may not last as UK envoy'

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:44 AM PST

Downing Street sources have made it clear Prince Andrew may not survive as a UK trade envoy if there are more damaging revelations about him.

Hague backs new mission to Libya

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:34 AM PST

The foreign secretary says more British diplomats may be sent to Libya despite an SAS-escorted team being captured then released over the weekend.

Holocaust film to be seen in Iran

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 08:14 AM PST

A landmark film about the Holocaust, Shoah, is to be shown for the first time on a satellite TV channel which broadcasts into Iran.

Attack on Egypt democracy protest

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 05:10 PM PST

Knife-wielding men attack Egyptian pro-democracy activists in Cairo for the first time since President Hosni Mubarak resigned, reports say.

India plea on euthanasia rejected

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:25 AM PST

India's Supreme Court rejects a plea to end the life of a woman who has been in a vegetative state since 1973, but opens the door for future cases of euthanasia.

Sri Lanka army HQ on Tiger graves

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 08:19 AM PST

It has emerged that a new military headquarters in northern Sri Lanka has been built on the site of a Tamil Tiger graveyard earlier flattened by the army.

Former Fiji minister seeks asylum

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:29 AM PST

Former Fijian government minister Samisoni Tikoinasau says he will seek asylum in Australia after being arrested and beaten in Fiji, an Australian newspaper reports.

Vietnam boat sinking firm fined

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 02:37 AM PST

A Vietnamese tour company is suspended and fined over the sinking of one of its boats last month, in which 12 people including 11 foreign tourists died.

LVMH to take over Italy's Bulgari

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 01:33 AM PST

LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods company, announces a takeover deal for Italian jeweller Bulgari.

Oil prices rise on unrest fears

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 07:23 AM PST

US crude oil price hits a two-and-a-half year high while Asian stocks fall amid concern Libya could be facing a civil war.

Barclays boss to get £6.5m bonus

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 07:49 AM PST

Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond will receive a bonus of £6.5m for 2010, the UK bank says.

Sony gets PS3 hack case details

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:14 AM PST

Sony has been given permission to obtain the IP details of people who downloaded files needed to hack the PlayStation 3.

Google removes rogue Android apps

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 07:12 AM PST

Google has used a remote "kill switch" to wipe malware-infected applications off Android phones.

Hawk-Eye sport firm sold to Sony

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 08:48 AM PST

Hawk-Eye, the UK company behind the ball-tracking technology used in tennis and cricket, is bought by Sony.

Cowboy comedy shoots to top in US

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 02:04 AM PST

Animated cowboy comedy Rango shoots to the top of the North American box office taking $38m (£23.4m) in its first weekend.

In Pictures: Galliano collection

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:23 AM PST

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Hirst designs Squeeze instruments

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:15 AM PST

UK band Squeeze will play an exclusive set of instruments designed by Damien Hirst when they headline a charity concert later this month.

'Light sheets' image life in 3D

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 12:38 AM PST

A technique to image living cells in action, in an unprecedented mix of detail in both time and space, is described by researchers.

Rare baby seal rescued in Greece

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:24 AM PST

Conservationists rescue a two-month-old Mediterranean monk seal, one of the most endangered marine mammals.

Week-long floods exercise starts

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 05:44 PM PST

The largest flood defence exercise ever held in the UK is due to get under way - and will last all week, involving about 10,000 people.

Warning over women's lung cancers

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 04:48 PM PST

Lung cancer rates have more than doubled for women over 60 since the mid-1970s, figures show.

Concerns raised on MS treatment

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:42 PM PST

Serious concerns are raised about a controversial vein-widening treatment being offered to people with multiple sclerosis.

The burden placed on parents

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:00 AM PST

Modern parents are under pressure with long working hours, childcare dilemmas and family break-ups. But what is the impact on children and what can be done about it?

VIDEO: Gaddafi's son on 'terror and pirates'

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 07:44 AM PST

Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's son has warned that his country could become the "Somalia of north Africa".

VIDEO: Glimpse inside a Maoist forest hideout

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:51 AM PST

The BBC has been granted rare access to see what daily life is like for these rebel Maoist fighters in India..

VIDEO: Discovery undocks for final journey to Earth

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 08:21 AM PST

The space shuttle Discovery has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) for its final journey back to Earth.

VIDEO: Life and death on the Gaza border

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:33 PM PST

Newsbeat is in Gaza to see what life is like for people on both sides of the Israeli border.

VIDEO: John Simpson under fire in Libya

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 07:13 AM PST

Libyan government forces are advancing towards the oil port of Ras Lanuf, checking the rebels' westward progress.

VIDEO: Egypt activists target security services

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 07:31 AM PST

After the fall of Hosni Mubarak, pro-democracy activists in Egypt have focused their attention on the institutions seen as enforcers of the old president

VIDEO: Libya-Tunisia border 'calm' after exodus

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:31 AM PST

The border between Libya and Tunisia is returning to normal after the exodus of refugees from Libya, says the BBC's Jim Muir.

VIDEO: Should Palin run for president?

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 02:28 AM PST

Newsnight hears from both supporters and critics of Ms Palin in her home state of Alaska, about whether they think she should run for president.

Life after the quake

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:34 AM PST

Water shortages, cold food and toilet humour in Christchurch

Day in pictures

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:47 AM PST

Eye-catching images from around the world

Man with a pan

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 05:30 AM PST

Which of the world's dads help out most with childcare and chores?

Not so fast

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:54 AM PST

Spanish drivers ordered to slow down to save energy

Edge of life

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:24 AM PST

Should doctors intervene to keep very premature babies alive?

Knowledge economy

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PST

Tony Blair tells the BBC of his global 'battle of ideas'

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