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- Libyans 'will fight' no-fly zone
- Deadly attack at Pakistan funeral
- Afghan casualties at 10-year high
- Ice loss quickens, raising seas
- Clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Square
- Taylor's trial 'neo-colonialist'
- Seven children die in US farm fire
- UK arrests two property tycoons
- Google donates to Mandela archive
- Europe 'not ready' for cookie law
- Discovery set for final landing
- Abbey Road launches search for modern anthems
- Stolen gems found in Paris drain
- Wenger and Nasri charged by Uefa
- Yuvraj seals India win over Dutch
- Williams positive over comeback
- Squatters in Gaddafi London home
- Tobacco displays facing shop ban
- Sex cult paedophile found guilty
- Zara Phillips sets wedding date
- Ripper fails in freedom challenge
- Jobs and wards axed at hospital
- Go-ahead for £290m subway revamp
- Fireman suspicious of fatal crash
- Sharp exchanges in budget debate
- Church targeted again by vandals
- Plan for badger cull is revived
- Hundreds attend Nikitta funeral
- NPR chief Schiller resigns post
- Obama names Locke envoy to China
- Mexico police chief seeks asylum
- US syphilis tests lawsuit looms
- SA's police 'lost 20,000 weapons'
- Eritrea 'quiet' on UK detainees
- EU calls on world to shun Gaddafi
- Ireland swears in its new leader
- Tunisia dissolves president's party
- Deadly religious clash in Cairo
- Pakistan educational 'emergency'
- Grameen boss fights to keep job
- Australian Moran guilty of murder
- S Korea 'sex for secrets' scandal
- Airbus owner swings into profit
- Toyota eyes global sales growth
- Russia urged to fight corruption
- Facebook to start showing films
- Phil Collins confirms retirement
- Ex-Alice in Chains bassist dies
- Oscar winner in stunt death trial
- Adders are 'disappearing from UK'
- Fresh hope over mackerel wrangle
- England 'healthier than the US'
- Ovarian cancer survival doubles
- Coma brain techniques developed
- Misrata eyewitness: 'Waiting for the onslaught'
- How are motorists saving fuel?
- What is the UK's national vegetable?
- VIDEO: 'Millions' of dead fish clog US marina
- VIDEO: Bombs 'uncomfortably close' to BBC team
- VIDEO: Rare glimpse inside Guantanamo Bay
- VIDEO: Libya rebels tell BBC "we'll win with faith"
- VIDEO: Social networking with a culinary twist
- VIDEO: Young UK Royals visit N Ireland
- VIDEO: Carnival hits the Canary Islands
- VIDEO: Space shuttle Discovery's last descent
- Sex and the payslip
- Day in pictures
- Big oil
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- Knowledge economy
- Chocolate crisis
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Libyans 'will fight' no-fly zone Posted: 09 Mar 2011 07:34 AM PST Libya's Col Muammar Gaddafi says his people will take up arms if a no-fly zone is imposed, as state TV says the city of Zawiya has been "liberated". |
Deadly attack at Pakistan funeral Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:17 AM PST At least 36 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a funeral procession near the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar. |
Afghan casualties at 10-year high Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:19 AM PST Afghan civilian deaths rose by 15% last year, making it the bloodiest since the Taliban were driven from power in 2001, a UN report says. |
Ice loss quickens, raising seas Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:07 AM PST Ice loss from Antarctica and Greenland has accelerated over the last 20 years and will cause the biggest driver of sea level rise, researchers say. |
Clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Square Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:54 AM PST Hundreds of people armed with knives and machetes clash with pro-democracy activists in the Cairo's Tahrir Square, Egyptian TV reports. |
Taylor's trial 'neo-colonialist' Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:12 AM PST The lawyer for Liberia's ex-President Charles Taylor says the prosecution has turned the war crimes trial into a "21st Century form of neo-colonialism". |
Seven children die in US farm fire Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:44 AM PST Seven children, aged from seven months to 11 years old, die in a fire at a farmhouse in the borough of Blain in the US state of Pennsylvania. |
UK arrests two property tycoons Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:23 AM PST Property tycoons Robert and Vincent Tchenguiz are arrested as part of an investigation into the collapse of Icelandic bank Kaupthing. |
Google donates to Mandela archive Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:26 AM PST Google is to donate $1.25m (£770,000) to a project that aims to create an archive of Nelson Mandela's life. |
Europe 'not ready' for cookie law Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:55 PM PST European governments are grappling with how to enforce the EC's crackdown on behavioural advertising. |
Discovery set for final landing Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:01 AM PST Space shuttle Discovery fires its thrusters to come back to Earth, and a final landing at Cape Canaveral. |
Abbey Road launches search for modern anthems Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:08 AM PST London's Abbey Road recording studios is marking its 80th anniversary with a competition to find "the great anthems of our time". |
Stolen gems found in Paris drain Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:14 AM PST French police say they have found stolen jewellery worth 14m euros (£12m; $19m) hidden in a drain in a Paris suburb. |
Wenger and Nasri charged by Uefa Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:16 AM PST Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and winger Samir Nasri are charged by Uefa over comments to the referee after the defeat by Barcelona on Tuesday. |
Yuvraj seals India win over Dutch Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:00 AM PST Yuvraj Singh hits an unbeaten 51 as India beat the Netherlands by five wickets in their World Cup Group B match in New Delhi. |
Williams positive over comeback Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:20 AM PST Wimbledon champion Serena Williams is confident that she will recover to full fitness after a blood clot on her lung - the "scariest moment" of her life. |
Squatters in Gaddafi London home Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:16 AM PST Squatters have taken over a London house thought to belong to Saif Al Islam Gaddafi, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed. |
Tobacco displays facing shop ban Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:01 AM PST Tobacco displays in shops will be banned in England as part of a package of measures to discourage smoking. |
Sex cult paedophile found guilty Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:04 AM PST A paedophile is found guilty of leading a satanic sex cult from his home in a small town. |
Zara Phillips sets wedding date Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:34 AM PST Zara Phillips and her rugby player fiance Mike Tindall are to be married at the Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, on 30 July, Buckingham Palace says. |
Ripper fails in freedom challenge Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:09 AM PST Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe fails in his bid to be allowed to challenge his "whole life" tariff at the Supreme Court. |
Jobs and wards axed at hospital Posted: 08 Mar 2011 09:15 PM PST A £256m Hampshire hospital which opened less than two years ago has cut 700 jobs and closed three wards, a BBC investigation finds. |
Go-ahead for £290m subway revamp Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:14 AM PST A £290m plan to completely revamp Glasgow's ageing subway system is formally backed by ministers. |
Fireman suspicious of fatal crash Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:43 AM PST A former fireman tells the trial of a man accused of murdering his wife he was "extremely suspicious" of the crash in which she died. |
Sharp exchanges in budget debate Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:39 AM PST There are sharp exchanges at the Assembly where MLAs will vote later on a Northern Ireland budget for the next four years. |
Church targeted again by vandals Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:08 AM PST A Catholic church in east Belfast's Short Strand area is the target of a sectarian attack for the second time in a week. |
Plan for badger cull is revived Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:42 AM PST Plans for a cull of badgers in west Wales are on again, eight months after the assembly government was forced to shelve the proposal. |
Hundreds attend Nikitta funeral Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:08 AM PST Hundreds of people attend the funeral in Newport of pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender. |
NPR chief Schiller resigns post Posted: 09 Mar 2011 07:44 AM PST The head of US National Public Radio steps down a day after the release of a "sting" video showing an NPR executive deriding conservatives. |
Obama names Locke envoy to China Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:06 AM PST US President Barack Obama names Chinese-American Gary Locke as the new US ambassador to China, succeeding envoy Jon Huntsman. |
Mexico police chief seeks asylum Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:35 PM PST Mexico's youngest police chief, Marisol Valles Garcia, is seeking asylum in the US after apparently receiving death threats, immigration officials confirm. |
US syphilis tests lawsuit looms Posted: 09 Mar 2011 07:39 AM PST Lawyers representing Guatemalans deliberately infected with syphilis tell the US authorities to settle or face a lawsuit. |
SA's police 'lost 20,000 weapons' Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:04 AM PST South Africa's police force has lost more than 20,000 firearms in the last seven years, a parliamentary committee hears. |
Eritrea 'quiet' on UK detainees Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:18 AM PST Eritrea is refusing to give information about four former Royal Marines it is holding and is denying consular access to them, a Foreign Office official says. |
EU calls on world to shun Gaddafi Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:41 AM PST The EU foreign affairs chief, Baroness Ashton, calls for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to be "sent back into the cold". |
Ireland swears in its new leader Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:38 AM PST The Irish parliament officially elects Enda Kenny as taoiseach (prime minister), to lead a new coalition government. |
Tunisia dissolves president's party Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:36 AM PST A Tunis court dissolves the party of deposed President Ben Ali, meeting one of the main demands of pro-democracy protesters. |
Deadly religious clash in Cairo Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:41 AM PST At least 13 people died and 140 were injured in Tuesday's clashes between Coptic Christians and Muslims in Cairo, Egyptian officials say. |
Pakistan educational 'emergency' Posted: 09 Mar 2011 07:46 AM PST The Pakistani government says the country is in the midst of an educational emergency with disastrous human and economic consequences. |
Grameen boss fights to keep job Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:34 AM PST Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus lodges a final appeal against his sacking as head of the Grameen microfinance bank he founded. |
Australian Moran guilty of murder Posted: 08 Mar 2011 07:58 PM PST Gangland matriarch Judy Moran, mother and wife to four victims of underworld killings, is found guilty of murdering her brother-in-law Des "Tuppence" Moran. |
S Korea 'sex for secrets' scandal Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:39 AM PST South Korea is investigating an alleged scandal involving sex and visas at its consulate in the Chinese city of Shanghai. |
Airbus owner swings into profit Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:03 AM PST European aerospace and defence giant EADS reports a return to profit in 2010 as plane orders picked up following the global downturn. |
Toyota eyes global sales growth Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:35 AM PST Japanese car giant Toyota sets out its long-term vision for the firm, aiming for global sales of 10 million by 2015. |
Russia urged to fight corruption Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:29 AM PST Russia needs to fight "endemic corruption" and improve its investment climate, US Vice President Joe Biden says. |
Facebook to start showing films Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:16 AM PST Warner Bros is to start streaming some of its films on social networking site Facebook in the US. |
Phil Collins confirms retirement Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:36 AM PST Musician Phil Collins confirms reports he is to retire from the music business, saying he wants to be "a full-time father on a daily basis". |
Ex-Alice in Chains bassist dies Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:58 AM PST Former Alice in Chains bass player Mike Starr is found dead at a house in Salt Lake City at the age of 44. |
Oscar winner in stunt death trial Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:38 AM PST An Oscar-winning special effects expert is on trial for breaching health and safety regulations over the death of a stunt technician on a Surrey film set. |
Adders are 'disappearing from UK' Posted: 09 Mar 2011 12:57 AM PST The adder is disappearing from the UK landscape, while toads, lizards and grass snakes are becoming less common, according to a survey. |
Fresh hope over mackerel wrangle Posted: 08 Mar 2011 04:31 PM PST Scottish fishing leaders say they hope a fresh round of talks can resolve the long-running wrangle over mackerel quotas. |
England 'healthier than the US' Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:58 PM PST People living in England enjoy better health than Americans, despite less investment in healthcare, research reveals. |
Ovarian cancer survival doubles Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:03 AM PST Survival from ovarian cancer has almost doubled over the last 30 years, figures from England show. |
Coma brain techniques developed Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:19 AM PST Brain imaging techniques to find out more about patients in a coma are being developed by University of Aberdeen scientists. |
Misrata eyewitness: 'Waiting for the onslaught' Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:53 AM PST A resident of Misrata in Libya describes the scene in the rebel-held town. |
How are motorists saving fuel? Posted: 08 Mar 2011 08:43 PM PST Petrol prices have risen to record levels and the government has hinted it may postpone a planned 1p fuel duty increase due next month. But driving habits have already changed to help people save fuel. |
What is the UK's national vegetable? Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:23 AM PST TV chefs and food writers are keen for us to eat local produce. Can the UK be said to have a single national vegetable? |
VIDEO: 'Millions' of dead fish clog US marina Posted: 08 Mar 2011 12:31 PM PST US officials fear a public health hazard after millions of small dead fish that washed up in a California marina begin to rot. |
VIDEO: Bombs 'uncomfortably close' to BBC team Posted: 08 Mar 2011 12:06 PM PST Forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi have been engaged in heavy fighting with rebels in key cities. |
VIDEO: Rare glimpse inside Guantanamo Bay Posted: 08 Mar 2011 03:08 PM PST The BBC's Peter Taylor has been given rare and extensive access to film inside Guantanamo Bay. |
VIDEO: Libya rebels tell BBC "we'll win with faith" Posted: 08 Mar 2011 08:54 AM PST As forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi continue to push back against rebels, the opposition is even more determined to keep fighting. |
VIDEO: Social networking with a culinary twist Posted: 09 Mar 2011 01:58 AM PST In France they have dreamed up a new way of combining social networking and top quality cuisine - Supermarmite |
VIDEO: Young UK Royals visit N Ireland Posted: 08 Mar 2011 05:33 AM PST Prince William and Kate Middleton are in Northern Ireland for a one-day visit ahead of their 29 April wedding. |
VIDEO: Carnival hits the Canary Islands Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:45 AM PST Thousands of Canary Islanders danced their way through Tenerife and Gran Canaria this week as the Spanish islands celebrated Carnival in style. |
VIDEO: Space shuttle Discovery's last descent Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:28 AM PST The US space shuttle Discovery descends to Earth after its final trip to the International Space Station. |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2011 04:12 PM PST The cocoa industry is a pawn in Ivory Coast's violent political struggle |
Posted: 08 Mar 2011 03:33 PM PST Colourful Mardi Gras celebrations fill streets of New Orleans |
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