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- Protests spread in Syrian cities
- Japan inquiry into nuclear leak
- Libyan foes stalemate in key town
- Huge rival rallies in tense Yemen
- Zimbabwe MDC minister 'in hiding'
- Australia army in Afghan race row
- Gunmen ambush convoy in Pakistan
- India PM makes World Cup overture
- Ten-year term for China activist
- Eurozone bail-out deal is agreed
- BBC closes its Caribbean Service
- The curry spice that could spot explosives
- Stone age find 'kills' Americas settlers theory
- S Africa collapse sees NZ through
- Capello admits captaincy mistakes
- McLaren fight back to the front
- Bird's victims unlawfully killed
- 'Second victim' missing for years
- Nato control on Libya 'days away'
- Night Stalker jailed for 27 years
- Rocker's son in court over attack
- MP's husband dies while fishing
- Bayne guilty of Zoe Nelson murder
- 'DNA rapist' monitored for life
- Omagh school wins Ruane challenge
- Police apologise for riot silence
- Jones calls for 'end to excuses'
- Warning on deliberate grass fires
- Canada government in crunch vote
- US economy gets upward revision
- Mexican media in drug war accord
- Brazil police in filmed shooting
- Ugandans to freeze Libyan assets
- Nigeria election debate boycotted
- BP Russian Arctic venture blocked
- Cameron wants Japan EU trade deal
- Nato to control Libya no-fly zone
- Clashes at Jordanian protest camp
- India dismisses 14 'fake pilots'
- Activist killed in Karachi unrest
- BBC Chinese shows in Mandarin end
- 'Milkshake murder' woman guilty
- BP Russia deal may still go ahead
- Macau's Ho splits gambling empire
- Embraer profits and revenue slide
- Spam kings sought after takedown
- Microsoft buys old net addresses
- Tablet costs hurt Blackberry firm
- Screen icon Taylor laid to rest
- US playwright Lanford Wilson dies
- Long-lost Chopin letters revealed
- Salmon run helps shape ecosystems
- X-rays reveal archaeology secrets
- Why do 90% of schools teach Of Mice and Men?
- Quiz of the week's news
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- VIDEO: Cameron: Momentum building in Libya
- VIDEO: Syrian reforms to calm violence
- VIDEO: Snow hampers Japan aid effort
- VIDEO: Ban Ki-moon: Libya action is effective
- VIDEO: Another bail-out looms at EU summit
- VIDEO: Elizabeth Taylor laid to rest
- VIDEO: Nato takes over Libya no-fly zone
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| Protests spread in Syrian cities Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:40 AM PDT Protests are reported in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and other cities, with fresh reports of gunfire in the protest hub of Deraa. |
| Japan inquiry into nuclear leak Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:15 AM PDT An investigation is under way in Japan to establish the source of the radiation leak at the quake-hit nuclear plant, which left two workers in hospital. |
| Libyan foes stalemate in key town Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:56 AM PDT Libya rebels are in a tense standoff with government forces in Ajdabiya, after a night of bombing by French and British jets in the eastern town. |
| Huge rival rallies in tense Yemen Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:31 AM PDT Tens of thousands of people gather in Yemen's capital Sanaa for rival rallies, a week after some 50 people were shot dead at a protest. |
| Zimbabwe MDC minister 'in hiding' Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:01 AM PDT One of the ministers in charge of Zimbabwe's police tells the BBC she is in hiding for fear she would be arrested as part of a Zanu-PF plot against the MDC. |
| Australia army in Afghan race row Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:10 AM PDT Australia launches an investigation into racist videos and comments allegedly posted on social networking site Facebook by troops serving in Afghanistan. |
| Gunmen ambush convoy in Pakistan Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:05 AM PDT At least eight people are dead and 15 kidnapped in north-west Pakistan after gunmen attacked a convoy of Shia Muslims who recently struck a peace deal with the local Taliban. |
| India PM makes World Cup overture Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:26 AM PDT India's prime minister invites Pakistan's leaders to join him for the cricket World Cup clash between the South Asian rivals to be hosted in India next week. |
| Ten-year term for China activist Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:18 AM PDT Chinese veteran democracy activist Liu Xianbin is sentenced to 10 years in prison for inciting subversion of state power. |
| Eurozone bail-out deal is agreed Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:25 AM PDT European leaders agree a restructuring of a financial bail-out fund, but concerns about Portugal intensify. |
| BBC closes its Caribbean Service Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:05 AM PDT The BBC Caribbean Service broadcasts for the final time, one of several World Service language services closed because of budget cuts. |
| The curry spice that could spot explosives Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:07 PM PDT Curcumin, a molecule already known for its powerful medicinal properties, could also work as a detector for common explosives, research indicates. |
| Stone age find 'kills' Americas settlers theory Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:58 PM PDT Archaeologists unearth thousands of stone tools in North America they say predate the technology widely assumed to have been carried by the first settlers. |
| S Africa collapse sees NZ through Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:07 AM PDT New Zealand beat South Africa by 49 runs to reach the World Cup semi-finals following a dramatic collapse from the Proteas. |
| Capello admits captaincy mistakes Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:36 AM PDT England boss Fabio Capello admits he made mistakes over the captaincy issue and that he has still not spoken to former skipper Rio Ferdinand. |
| McLaren fight back to the front Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:55 AM PDT McLaren's Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton head Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in second practice at the Australian Grand Prix. |
| Bird's victims unlawfully killed Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:55 AM PDT The 12 people shot dead by Cumbria gunman Derrick Bird were unlawfully killed, an inquest jury finds. |
| 'Second victim' missing for years Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:17 AM PDT Detectives investigating the murder of Sian O'Callaghan are searching for the body of another person who went missing "several years ago". |
| Nato control on Libya 'days away' Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:42 AM PDT Foreign Secretary William Hague says Nato will be able to take control of the entire military operation in Libya "within days". |
| Night Stalker jailed for 27 years Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:39 AM PDT Night Stalker rapist Delroy Grant, who carried out a series of sex attacks on elderly people, is jailed for 27 years. |
| Rocker's son in court over attack Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:11 AM PDT Charlie Gilmour, son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, appears in court over an attack on a convoy of cars containing Prince Charles. |
| MP's husband dies while fishing Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:33 AM PDT The husband of South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray dies in a suspected fishing accident. |
| Bayne guilty of Zoe Nelson murder Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:39 AM PDT A man is found guilty of murdering 17-year-old Zoe Nelson and burning her body in woods in North Lanarkshire. |
| 'DNA rapist' monitored for life Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:47 AM PDT A rapist who was snared through his twin brother's DNA is jailed for a minimum of six years and four months and will be monitored for life. |
| Omagh school wins Ruane challenge Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:20 AM PDT A decision by the Education Minister not to fund a £15m new school for Loreto Grammar in Omagh was "an abuse of power", the High Court has ruled. |
| Police apologise for riot silence Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:14 AM PDT Police apologise for not releasing information about a riot outside Belfast's Odyssey complex at the weekend. |
| Jones calls for 'end to excuses' Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:58 AM PDT Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones calls for an end to 12 years of "excuses" under Labour as he pledges to fight May's assembly election on the economy and education. |
| Warning on deliberate grass fires Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:38 AM PDT Fire service leaders say they are targeting people who deliberately start grass fires after hundreds of calls this week. |
| Canada government in crunch vote Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:59 AM PDT The Canadian parliament begins debate on a no-confidence motion expected to topple the Conservative government and trigger a May election. |
| US economy gets upward revision Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:45 AM PDT US economy grows faster than first thought in the final months of 2010, according to the Commerce Department. |
| Mexican media in drug war accord Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:30 PM PDT Mexican media organisations agree common guidelines on how to report the country's drug-related violence. |
| Brazil police in filmed shooting Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:34 PM PDT Brazilian prosecutors arrest five police officers after a video showed some of them apparently shooting a 14-year-old boy. |
| Ugandans to freeze Libyan assets Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:37 AM PDT Uganda will freeze Libyan assets worth $375m (£230m), mainly in the telecommunications, hotel, banking and oil sectors, the government says. |
| Nigeria election debate boycotted Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:25 AM PDT The three main opposition candidates pull out of TV debates with Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, ahead of next month's poll. |
| BP Russian Arctic venture blocked Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:46 AM PDT Russian shareholders of oil joint venture TNK-BP succeed in blocking BP's Arctic exploration deal with state-owned Rosneft. |
| Cameron wants Japan EU trade deal Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:49 AM PDT The European Union should offer Japan a free trade deal to help it recover from the tsunami, UK Prime Minister David Cameron says. |
| Nato to control Libya no-fly zone Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:59 AM PDT Nato says it will take command of the no-fly zone over Libya, and may assume broader control of the international military operation in the coming days. |
| Clashes at Jordanian protest camp Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:29 PM PDT Supporters of Jordan's government clash with protesters setting up a camp in the capital Amman to demand political reforms. |
| India dismisses 14 'fake pilots' Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:11 AM PDT The licences of 14 pilots are revoked by India's aviation authorities for allegedly faking their documents, the latest in a series of scandals involving Indian airline pilots. |
| Activist killed in Karachi unrest Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:01 AM PDT A political activist is killed along with three others as targeted killings continue across Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi. |
| BBC Chinese shows in Mandarin end Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:07 AM PDT The BBC Chinese Service makes its final radio broadcast in Mandarin after nearly 70 years - a casualty of the BBC World Service spending cuts. |
| 'Milkshake murder' woman guilty Posted: 25 Mar 2011 01:52 AM PDT The retrial of American Nancy Kissel in Hong Kong finds her guilty of murdering her husband in 2003 by lacing his milkshake with a sedative and beating him to death. |
| BP Russia deal may still go ahead Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:59 AM PDT The chairman of Russian energy giant Rosneft says he wants to push ahead with his company's alliance with BP. |
| Macau's Ho splits gambling empire Posted: 24 Mar 2011 07:01 PM PDT Macau gambling billionaire Stanley Ho gives up almost all his share in the casino empire he built up over five decades. |
| Embraer profits and revenue slide Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:03 AM PDT Brazil's Embraer, one of the world's largest plane makers, reports a fall in 2010 profits and forecasts that deliveries may fall this year. |
| Spam kings sought after takedown Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:41 AM PDT After the dismantling of the world's biggest spam network, investigators seek who was behind the Rustock botnet. |
| Microsoft buys old net addresses Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:59 AM PDT Microsoft has offered to pay $7.5m (£4.7m) for net addresses from bankrupt telecoms firm Nortel. |
| Tablet costs hurt Blackberry firm Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:42 PM PDT Shares in Research in Motion fall 12% on news the cost of developing its new Blackberry tablet computer will hurt profits. |
| Screen icon Taylor laid to rest Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:23 AM PDT Dame Elizabeth Taylor's funeral takes place outside Los Angeles - starting late on her own orders - a day after her death at the age of 79. |
| US playwright Lanford Wilson dies Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:44 AM PDT Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson, best known for such plays as Burn This and Fifth of July, dies aged 73. |
| Long-lost Chopin letters revealed Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:47 AM PDT Six letters written by Frederic Chopin, thought to be lost in 1939, are found and donated to a Warsaw museum dedicated to the Polish composer. |
| Salmon run helps shape ecosystems Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:51 PM PDT Pacific salmon plays an important role in providing nutrients to part of the world's largest old-growth temperate rainforest, a study shows. |
| X-rays reveal archaeology secrets Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:16 AM PDT A novel technique shown off at the American Physical Society is uncovering the secrets of archaeological artefacts that the eye cannot see. |
| Why do 90% of schools teach Of Mice and Men? Posted: 25 Mar 2011 01:59 AM PDT UK Education Secretary Michael Gove has again noted that the vast majority of school children study John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men. Why? |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:16 PM PDT The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions - plus the Weekly Bonus Question. |
| VIDEO: Nato to take over Libya action 'in days' Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:23 AM PDT Nato will be in complete charge of operations over Libya in the next few days according to the Foreign Secretary, William Hague. |
| VIDEO: Cameron: Momentum building in Libya Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:42 AM PDT British prime minister, David Cameron, attended an EU summit in Brussels where he told reporters the coalition were protecting civilians. |
| VIDEO: Syrian reforms to calm violence Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:18 AM PDT Syria's government announces a series of reforms, aimed at quelling rising unrest in the country's south. |
| VIDEO: Snow hampers Japan aid effort Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:05 AM PDT The devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan two weeks ago have left the town of Otsuchi in north east of the country devastated. |
| VIDEO: Ban Ki-moon: Libya action is effective Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:53 AM PDT UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the UN-mandated military operation was proving effective in protecting civilians, telling the BBC that he believed it would prevail over Col Gaddafi's forces. |
| VIDEO: Another bail-out looms at EU summit Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:05 PM PDT A European Union summit has started in Brussels a day after the collapse of the Portuguese government raised the prospect of another crisis within the eurozone. |
| VIDEO: Elizabeth Taylor laid to rest Posted: 25 Mar 2011 01:26 AM PDT The funeral of Elizabeth Taylor has taken place just outside Los Angeles. |
| VIDEO: Nato takes over Libya no-fly zone Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:13 PM PDT Nato is to take command of enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya, but other aspects of the military operation will remain in coalition hands. |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:04 PM PDT Inside the bizarre world of time zones |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:56 AM PDT US states hope online gambling will cure their budget blues |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:04 PM PDT Which 'macho' country is outlawing sexist language? |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:14 AM PDT A selection of striking images from around the world |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:34 AM PDT Overseas film-makers redouble efforts to woo Chinese audience |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:31 AM PDT Is Bradley Manning being mistreated before Wikileaks trial? |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:25 AM PDT Why do men shout at women in the street? |
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