• Indonesia militant 'was killed'
    9 Mar 2010 at 10:21pm
    Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed terror suspect Dulmatin in raids in Jakarta on Tuesday.

  • US attacks East Jerusalem plans
    9 Mar 2010 at 10:27pm
    The US vice-president condemns Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, as he prepares to visit the West Bank.

  • US 'hid terror suspect treatment'
    9 Mar 2010 at 6:01pm
    A former UK spy chief says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired.

  • Nigeria 'ignored attack warnings'
    9 Mar 2010 at 4:50pm
    A Nigerian governor accuses the army of ignoring warnings of attacks, as communal tension remains high near Jos.

  • Formal Suu Kyi ban in Burma poll
    9 Mar 2010 at 11:33pm
    A new election law formally bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part in elections planned in Burma.

  • Ban honours UN's Haiti 'heroes'
    9 Mar 2010 at 6:12pm
    Ban Ki-moon pays tribute to the 101 UN staff who died in the Haiti quake, as President Preval seeks US support for the economy.

  • Activist case to open in Israel
    9 Mar 2010 at 10:04pm
    A court case brought by the family of Rachel Corrie, a US protester killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, is to open.

  • Five killed in Pakistan attack
    9 Mar 2010 at 11:37pm
    Unidentified gunmen attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing up to five people, police say.

  • Arrests in Cyprus body theft case
    9 Mar 2010 at 6:07pm
    Three men are arrested in connection with the theft of the corpse of Cyprus's ex-President Papadopoulos, officials say.

  • Leaping off the page - Belgian paper prints '3D edition'
    9 Mar 2010 at 7:35pm
    A Belgian daily has issued what is thought to be Europe's first 3D newspaper - complete with cardboard viewing glasses.

  • Good egg - DNA of extinct birds found in ancient shells
    9 Mar 2010 at 6:22pm
    The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.

  • Bendtner shines as Arsenal progress
    9 Mar 2010 at 3:41pm
    Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

  • Portsmouth 1-2 Birmingham
    9 Mar 2010 at 3:41pm
    Two goals from Cameron Jerome inspire Birmingham to a battling win against bottom-club Portsmouth at Fratton Park.

  • Can US broker Middle East peace?
    9 Mar 2010 at 6:24am
    Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved?
  • BBC World News
    29 Sep 2009 at 6:16am
  • Tracked down
    9 Mar 2010 at 7:32am
    Paedophile priest left untouched by Church and state

  • Galapagos tension
    9 Mar 2010 at 6:31pm
    Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem?
  • Biswas on India
    9 Mar 2010 at 3:00am
    Women's quotas - historic moment for largest democracy
  • Earth Watch
    20 Jan 2010 at 4:36am
    Whales and tuna tied up in Eurotangle

  • Thin red line
    9 Mar 2010 at 7:08am
    Lone stand of anti-Taliban militia in Pakistan
  • Separation fear
    9 Mar 2010 at 3:05am
    Families fight 'racist' Israeli marriage and citizenship law

  • Obama backs Greece on speculators
    9 Mar 2010 at 3:27pm
    President Barack Obama has 'responded positively' to calls to clamp down on market speculators, says the Greek PM after talks.

  • EU concern over end of tanker bid
    9 Mar 2010 at 4:44pm
    Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.

  • Aer Lingus to make 670 job cuts
    9 Mar 2010 at 12:47pm
    Aer Lingus announces plans to lay off 670 staff, including nearly a quarter of its cabin crew, as part of restructuring plans.

  • File-sharing sanctions 'unfair'
    9 Mar 2010 at 10:18pm
    Illegal file-sharers should be fined, rather than have their internet connection cut off, says the boss of BT.

  • Hard drive evolution could hit XP
    9 Mar 2010 at 5:29am
    Hard drives are about to undergo one of the biggest format shifts in 30 years but it could cause problems for Windows XP users.

  • Porn net domain name plan revived
    9 Mar 2010 at 5:51am
    A plan to create a .xxx net domain for adult content will be revisited three years after it was rejected by internet regulators.

  • Producer admits Letterman blackmail
    9 Mar 2010 at 3:38pm
    A US TV producer pleads guilty to attempting to blackmail US chat show host David Letterman over his affairs.

  • Pink Floyd take EMI to court
    9 Mar 2010 at 11:31am
    Pink Floyd launch legal action in the High Court against EMI over payment of online royalties and marketing of their music.

  • Collider to shut for year to fix faults
    9 Mar 2010 at 6:19pm
    The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.

  • Ring may be giant 'impact crater'
    9 Mar 2010 at 7:26pm
    Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.

  • 'No proof' IVF aided by acupuncture
    9 Mar 2010 at 6:17pm
    There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn.

  • Somali hope for Chandlers release
    9 Mar 2010 at 11:14am
    Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed says efforts are being made to release a UK couple held by pirates as soon as possible.

  • US apology for Gaddafi comments
    9 Mar 2010 at 2:24pm
    The US State Department apologises for comments its spokesman made after Libya's Col Gaddafi called for a holy war against Switzerland.

  • US woman on 'jihad terror' charge
    9 Mar 2010 at 5:56pm
    A US woman from Pennsylvania faces charges of using the internet to recruit female militant fighters for deadly attacks abroad.

  • Oscars 'most watched since 2005'
    9 Mar 2010 at 5:10am
    This year's Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles was the most watched in the US for five years, early figures suggest.

  • Japan confirms secret nuclear pact
    9 Mar 2010 at 5:00am
    Japan confirms the existence of a secret Cold War pact allowing nuclear-armed US vessels to call at its ports.

  • Thailand invokes emergency laws
    9 Mar 2010 at 5:26am
    Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he will use emergency security laws to help cope with opposition rallies.

  • Third of EU emissions 'imported'
    9 Mar 2010 at 6:46am
    Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries.

  • Dutch bishops order abuse inquiry
    9 Mar 2010 at 12:05pm
    Dutch bishops order an inquiry into alleged sexual abuses of children by Catholic priests, threatening a new scandal.

  • Israel and Syria in nuclear bids
    9 Mar 2010 at 10:01am
    Israel and Syria both tell a conference in Paris they want to use nuclear power to generate electricity.

  • Iraq election voter turnout '62%'
    9 Mar 2010 at 4:20am
    The voter turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election was 62%, officials say, despite attacks that killed 38 people.

  • Indian MPs approve women's bill
    9 Mar 2010 at 12:02pm
    India's upper house sees a second day of uproar as it backs a bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women.

  • UK seeks Afghan political drive
    9 Mar 2010 at 7:04pm
    Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban.

  • Inmate reoffending 'costs £10bn'
    9 Mar 2010 at 7:55pm
    Reoffending by thousands of criminals serving short sentences in England and Wales costs up to £10bn a year, says a report.

  • Call to halt NHS medical database
    9 Mar 2010 at 8:48pm
    Doctors' leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England.

  • Baby P rules 'may increase risks'
    9 Mar 2010 at 7:16pm
    Rules to improve child protection after the Baby P case may leave children more vulnerable to harm, council leaders warn.

  • Banking fraud 'moves to internet'
    9 Mar 2010 at 6:00pm
    Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, new research shows.

  • Social care deal 'dead in water'
    9 Mar 2010 at 6:36pm
    Attempts to reach a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water ahead of a key summit.

  • More schools likely to be failed
    9 Mar 2010 at 7:25pm
    More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, figures are expected to show.
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