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VIDEO: New footage shows quake impact

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 02:29 AM PST

The intensity of Japan's earthquake on Friday is shown in new footage captured north of Tokyo in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture.

VIDEO: Japan quake: Aerial footage of Sendai

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 04:47 AM PST

Aerial footage shows an industrial complex in Sendai on fire, submerged houses and stranded ships.

VIDEO: City devastated by Japan tsunami

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 06:18 AM PST

The tsunami which hit Japan on Friday left behind a scene of devastation in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, in the north-east of the country.

VIDEO: Tsunami sweeps through Japan city

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 02:45 AM PST

Footage has emerged of Friday's tsunami sweeping through Kesennuma City in Miyagi Prefecture, north-eastern Japan.

VIDEO: Trains derailed after quake

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 04:50 AM PST

Japanese television has shown footage of derailed trains in Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture.

VIDEO: Rooftop air rescue for quake victims

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:38 AM PST

Japanese television showed stranded residents in the city of Kesennuma being rescued from rooftops after the city was engulfed by the tsunami.

VIDEO: Footage of blast at Japan nuclear plant

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 08:42 PM PST

An explosion is reported at a Japanese nuclear power plant where a meltdown is feared as a huge relief operation continues after Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami.

VIDEO: How the earthquake unfolded

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 12:46 PM PST

Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began has struck the north-east coast, triggering a massive tsunami.

Huge blast at Japan nuclear plant

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:46 AM PST

A massive explosion has hit a Japanese nuclear power plant where a meltdown is feared as a huge relief operation continues after Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Arab states 'back no-fly zone'

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 08:41 AM PST

The Arab League has backed the idea of a no-fly zone over Libya, diplomats say, as rebels continue to be pushed back by Colonel Gaddafi's forces.

Yemen protest attacked by police

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 06:24 AM PST

Yemeni police attack anti-government demonstrators in the capital, with reports that at least six people have been killed and hundreds injured.

Israel hunts 'Palestinian killer'

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:04 AM PST

The Israeli military says it is searching for a Palestinian after five members of a Jewish settler family were killed in the West Bank.

Wikileaks Twitter demand upheld

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:44 PM PST

A US judge rules the government may ask three associates of Julian Assange to hand over Twitter details in the criminal investigation into Wikileaks.

Cuba frees well-known dissident

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 06:17 PM PST

The Cuban government frees Oscar Elias Biscet, a high-profile dissident doctor who had been sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2003.

Deadly bus accident in New York

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 05:06 AM PST

Thirteen people are killed and 10 injured as a tour bus overturns in New York City.

Gibson in plea deal over battery

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:05 PM PST

Actor and director Mel Gibson pleads no contest to a "misdemeanour" battery charge after a fight with then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva in 2010.

Retailers sued over use of iconic Obama image

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 06:10 PM PST

The Associated Press sues several clothing retailers for unauthorised use of the iconic Hope image created by Shepard Fairey.

Live - Six Nations

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 05:45 AM PST

Italy claim an incredible victory over France in Rome before Ireland play Wales in Cardiff at 1700 GMT.

Live - India v South Africa

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 12:34 AM PST

South Africa are battling for runs as they chase 297 to beat India in their World Cup group match in Nagpur.

Italy 22-21 France

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 08:20 AM PST

Italy secure their biggest ever win as they come from behind to beat France in the Six Nations for the first time.

UK asked to help with quake aid

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 03:55 AM PST

Japan asks for help from the UK in the aid effort following the massive earthquake, says a Foreign Office spokesman.

Clegg vows 'no NHS privatisation'

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 08:42 AM PST

Nick Clegg vows not to let the "profit motive drive a coach and horses through the NHS" after Lib Dem members call for a planned shake-up to be axed.

Prince Andrew cancels Saudi trip

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 02:04 AM PST

Buckingham Palace says concerns over security forced the Duke of York to postpone a planned trade visit to Saudi Arabia.

Police dog bites cost thousands

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:49 PM PST

Police forces across the UK have paid £770,000 in compensation to people bitten by police dogs over the past three years, the BBC learns.

Thousands stage Lib Dem protest

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 06:48 AM PST

About 5,000 protesters marched through Sheffield on the second day of the Liberal Democrat conference, police say.

Dead man found by police station

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 03:36 AM PST

Two people are held on suspicion of murdering a 49-year-old man whose body was found in a car near a Chester police station.

Salmond makes student fees pledge

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 08:46 AM PST

SNP leader Alex Salmond vows to keep university education free for Scottish students, if his party wins the May Holyrood election.

Scotland hit by fresh snow falls

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 08:12 AM PST

Heavy snow covers the central belt and southern Scotland as Arctic conditions return to much of the country.

PSNI release fatal shooting name

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 02:16 AM PST

The 51-year-old woman who was shot dead in Portstewart, County Londonderry, on Friday was Marion Millican.

Woman dies following Derry crash

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:15 AM PST

A woman who was hit by a car in the Bogside area of Londonderry on Saturday morning, has died from her injuries.

Murder arrest as burns man dies

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 04:22 AM PST

A 27-year-old man originally held on suspicion of assault is arrested for murder after the death of another man found with burns at a hotel.

80 firefighters at factory blaze

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:35 AM PST

Residents are advised to stay inside and keep doors and windows closed as a blaze at a Swansea factory is tackled by 80 firefighters.

Obama vows US pressure on Gaddafi

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 02:01 PM PST

President Barack Obama says the world is "tightening the noose" on Libya's Col Muammar Gaddafi, as the US extends sanctions to Gaddafi relatives.

Ivorian refugees 'almost 450,000'

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 10:01 AM PST

Nearly 450,000 people have fled their homes because of the crisis in Ivory Coast, the UN refugee agency says.

Bahrain protesters 'face threats'

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 02:38 PM PST

Protesters in Bahrain demanding that the ruling family step down say they are being targeted with death threats, reports the BBC's Bill Law.

NFL season in doubt as talks fail

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 05:59 AM PST

Talks over pay and other conditions between NFL team owners and players have broken down, threatening the 2011 season.

Japan's nuclear picture unclear

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 05:44 AM PST

The BBC's environment correspondent analyses the situation at the Fukushima nuclear plant, in north-east Japan, following a large explosion.

Police cuts 'hit forensic work'

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:43 AM PST

Crime scene samples sent for analysis by police forces in the East of England are down by an average of 23% over last year, scientists claim.

Passive smoke 'threatens unborn'

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 05:32 PM PST

Pregnant women who breathe in other people's tobacco smoke increase their risk of having stillborn babies or babies with defects, a study says.

Japan earthquake: Your stories

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:37 PM PST

BBC News website readers in Japan and Hawaii share their experience of the moment the 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck

Mid-East protests: Your stories

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 11:48 AM PST

As anti-government protests have continued to take place in a number of countries including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt, residents affected have been telling their stories.

What is bohemian?

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 07:12 AM PST

The word "bohemian" is bandied about now, applied to everyone from Pete Doherty to Kate Moss, but what exactly is one?

Pancakes, the zoo and Princess Diana

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 06:01 AM PST

As the big day nears, the internet is abuzz with royal wedding stories. Keeping close tabs on them is our wedding fanatic.

Road to freedom

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 04:18 AM PST

John Simpson on why friends of the West are more easily toppled

Standing firm

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:11 AM PST

Yemen protesters say promised concessions are not enough

In pictures

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 07:45 AM PST

A selection of pictures from around the world this week

Breaking ranks

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 05:56 PM PST

How Pakistan's first female cabbie earned respect on the streets

'Day of rage' stifled

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 10:38 AM PST

BBC reporter witnesses intimidation against Saudi protests

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