
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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