Homs reporters' deaths condemned
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:58:10 GMTThe killings of two Western reporters in Homs and the reported deaths of 60 people across Syria trigger Western condemnation of Bashar al'Assad's regime.
World leaders to discuss Somalia
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:25:38 GMTAfrican and Western leaders are to discuss the future of Somalia, including the threat from terrorism and piracy, at a major conference in London.
Comic Frank Carson dies aged 85
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:22:38 GMTNorthern Irish comedian Frank Carson, whose catch phrases included "It's a cracker", has died aged 85, surrounded by his family.
'MP held over Parliament assault'
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:00:26 GMTA man, understood to be Labour MP Eric Joyce, has been arrested on suspicion of assault following a disturbance at the Houses of Parliament.
Degree courses 'cut by a quarter'
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:32:00 GMTThe number of full-time undergraduate degree courses offered at UK universities has fallen by 27% over the past six years, data shows.
Cost-price drink plan criticised
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:08:43 GMTA ban on the sale of below-cost alcohol will have a "limited impact" on overall alcohol pricing, research suggests.
Vicar and teacher murder charges
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:40:35 GMTA man is charged with murdering a clergyman at his South Gloucestershire vicarage and a retired teacher in Worcestershire.
Business attacks 'snobbish' - PM
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:11:58 GMTDavid Cameron is to praise business for its 'vital role' in society later and say attacks on wealth creators are motivated by "snobbery".
Gillard calls leadership ballot
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:19:56 GMTAustralian Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls a ballot for the leadership of the Labor Party on Monday to end a tussle with Kevin Rudd.
Cherie Blair starts hacking case
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:57:28 GMTCherie Blair has started legal proceedings over phone hacking, her solicitor confirms.
Argentina train crash 'kills 49'
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:50:35 GMTA commuter train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, kills 49 people and leaves at least 600 injured, officials say.
Slow broadband 'hits many homes'
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:41:23 GMTMany UK addresses have broadband speeds of less than 5Mbps, research suggests.
Male extinction theory challenged
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:39:44 GMTA new study comparing chromosomes in humans and rhesus monkeys suggests genetic decay of the male sex chromosome has all but ended.
Bonham Carter honoured at Palace
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:27:40 GMTBritish actress Helena Bonham Carter is made a CBE by the Queen, two years on from playing her mother in Oscar-winning film The King's Speech.
Yen falls to seven-month low
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:05:40 GMTThe Japanese yen falls to its lowest level against the US dollar in seven months, positive news for Japanese exporters.
HP sales fall short of forecasts
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:56:45 GMTComputer firm Hewlett-Packard sees a drop in first-quarter sales, as it attempts to turn itself around under new chief executive Meg Whitman.
NHS 'will be Cameron's poll tax'
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:42:03 GMTLabour leader Ed Miliband tells David Cameron he risks making NHS reform "his poll tax" - in noisy Commons clashes over the health bill.
The full story: PM's Questions
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:19:54 GMTVideo of the full session plus all the key points, analysis and reaction as David Cameron faced his weekly Commons grilling from MPs.
Time link to sudden cardiac death
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:07:17 GMTHow the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat has been identified by researchers.
Skin cancer drug hopes from study
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:19:29 GMTA new treatment for advanced skin cancer almost doubles survival times, according to an international study.
Visa rules 'may deter students'
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:00:55 GMTVisa changes could see the UK's top universities and schools lose their appeal to international students, says a report.
'John Lewis' model for schools
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:03:43 GMTPrivate companies should be encouraged to take over and run state schools as profit-making enterprises under a "John Lewis-style" business model, a think tank suggests.
EU court to rule on Acta legality
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:03:23 GMTA controversial anti-piracy agreement is to be referred to the EU's highest court due to concerns surrounding internet freedoms.
Million homes 'need TV filters'
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:36:47 GMTFilters will need to be installed in almost a million UK homes to combat TV interference likely to occur from new 4G mobile services.
Cruise finds Fukushima pollution
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:05:35 GMTAn international research cruise off Japan detects radioactivity in sampled seawater and marine organisms, but well within safe levels.
Path of tsunami debris mapped out
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:38:01 GMTA year on, modellers continue to provide daily forecasts of the likely spread of floating debris washed out into the Pacific by the Japanese Tohoku megatsunami.
Brit ratings 'biggest since 2005'
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:02:54 GMTThe average audience to have watched the Brits ceremony on ITV1 and catch-up channel ITV1+1 comes in at 6.2 million - the event's highest audience since 2005.
Radcliffe continues chart reign
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:50:38 GMTDaniel Radcliffe's latest film The Woman In Black remains top of the UK and Ireland box office.
7 questions on fashion faux pas
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:53:57 GMTVivienne Westwood says people's clothes have "never looked so ugly". See if you agree with our worst-dressed quiz
Is English or Mandarin the language of the future?
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:03:42 GMTEnglish has been the dominant global language for a century, but is it the language of the future? Jennifer Pak finds that for some in South East Asia, Mandarin Chinese is becoming increasingly important.
Man City 4-0 FC Porto (6-1 agg)
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:53:22 GMTSergio Aguero is again the headline act as Manchester City seal an impressive win over holders Porto to reach the last 16 of the Europa League.
Mancini ready to consider Tevez
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:44:44 GMTCarlos Tevez could be playing for Manchester City within "two to three weeks" after manager Roberto Mancini accepted his apology to the club.
Celtic 2-0 Dunfermline
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:51:11 GMTCeltic ease to victory over bottom side Dunfermline to go 20 points clear of Rangers at the top of the SPL.
GB claim World Cup diving bronze
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:52:11 GMTDivers Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow win Britain's first medal at London's Aquatics Centre.
Hamilton praises new car's speed
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:32:12 GMTLewis Hamilton pronounces himself impressed with the speed of his "well-behaved" new McLaren after day two of the second pre-season test in Spain.
Stressed teacher set fire to self
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:51:09 GMTA Harrogate teacher who felt under pressure to get good exam results set himself on fire in the school car park, an inquest hears.
Toddler girl abandoned in library
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:03:00 GMTPolice search for a woman seen leaving a library in Kent where a girl, believed to be two or three years old, is abandoned.
Report queries oil fund benefits
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:00:58 GMTA think tank questions whether an "oil fund" in an independent Scotland would be the best approach for Scotland's economy.
Rangers ex-chief questions Whyte
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:00:31 GMTA former chairman of Rangers suggests the debt the club owes Craig Whyte should be written off under the terms of the takeover contract.
Nine cleared of UDA man's murder
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:44:21 GMTNine men involved in the UVF supergrass trial in Belfast are acquitted of the murder of UDA leader Tommy English.
Man dies after caravan incident
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:57:48 GMTA man dies after he was found trapped under a caravan in Kilkeel, County Down.
35 years for pregnant teen killer
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:16:02 GMTA former nightclub bouncer is jailed for a minimum of 35 years for murdering pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender two weeks before she was due to give birth.
Peacocks sold but 3,100 jobs lost
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:04:47 GMTFashion retailer Peacocks is sold out of administration to Edinburgh Woollen Mill, saving 6,000 jobs, but 3,100 staff will be made redundant.
South Sudan expels oil firm boss
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:50:59 GMTSouth Sudan expels the head of a Chinese and Malaysian-owned oil firm following its investigation into Khartoum's "theft" of oil worth $815m (£518m).
Nigeria rig 'may burn for months'
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:26:46 GMTA gas-fuelled fire, with flames as high as 5m, may burn for months in waters off the Niger Delta in south-east Nigeria, a Chevron spokesperson tells the BBC.
Karzai urges calm over Koran row
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:18:51 GMTAfghan President Hamid Karzai urges Afghans "not to resort to violence" after protests over the burning of the Koran at a US airbase near Kabul.
Arroyo pleads not guilty to fraud
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:27:41 GMTFormer Philippine President Gloria Arroyo pleads not guilty to electoral fraud before a court in Manila.
More bodies from Concordia found
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:02:45 GMTSearch teams in Italy find eight more bodies in the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia which capsized on 13 January as the inquiry spreads.
Strauss-Kahn released by police
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:55:59 GMTFormer IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is released after two days of questioning over an alleged prostitution ring but will be quizzed again next month.
Mexico arrests riot prison guards
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:55:18 GMTThe director of a Mexican prison and 28 guards are arrested on suspicion of helping a mass breakout and the murder of 44 other inmates.
Chile-Peru border mine scare ends
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:55:48 GMTChile reopens its main border crossing with Peru after closing it earlier this week when rain washed landmines onto the road.
US dismay at IAEA Iranian visit
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:09:16 GMTThe White House expresses disappointment on the barring of UN nuclear inspectors from a site in Iran, calling the visit a "failure" for Tehran.
Verdict on Mubarak set for 2 June
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:40:27 GMTA trial verdict for Egyptian ex-President Hosni Mubarak, accused of ordering the killing of protesters in the revolution that ousted him, is set for 2 June.
US rivals spar in Arizona debate
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:57:17 GMTThe four Republican candidates take each other on in a crucial TV debate days ahead of two key primaries in the US states of Arizona and Michigan.
NYPD 'spied on' Newark Muslims
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:46:53 GMTThe New York Police Department carried out covert surveillance of Muslims in nearby Newark, New Jersey, police records reveal.
In pictures: Argentina train crash
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:48:43 GMTA commuter train crash in Buenos Aires
Day in pictures: 22 February 2012
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:36:39 GMT24 hours of news photos: 22 February
In pictures: Afghanistan protests
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:16:24 GMTProtests by people angry at the burning of Koran
In pictures: Danube ice chaos
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:40:33 GMTRapid thaw on the River Danube in Serbia
Day in pictures: 21 February 2012
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:16:07 GMT24 hours of news photos: 21 February
In pictures: Rio carnival
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:35:41 GMTBrazil's colourful carnival parades in Rio
In pictures: Mumbai - Chronicles of a past life
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:06:08 GMTMumbai in the 1970s and 80s
Week in pictures: 11-17 February 2012
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:13:44 GMTPhotos from around the world
VIDEO: House of Commons
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:10:18 GMTPrime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband have once again clashed over the NHS, with the PM accusing Mr Miliband of showing "a complete lack of substance" over the issue.
VIDEO: Is Somalian capital on the mend?
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:40:36 GMTEthiopian and Somali troops have taken a strategic stronghold of Islamist militants in south-western Somalia.
VIDEO: Colvin's mother: 'She was committed'
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:03:52 GMTRosemarie Colvin, mother of the killed journalist Marie Colvin, has said her daughter was totally committed to what she did.
AUDIO: Corden: 'So hard' cutting Adele short
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:12:05 GMTJames Corden told Radio 5 live how he had to interrupt Adele as she was giving her speech so that Blur could begin their set.
VIDEO: Conroy's wife 'feared he was dead'
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:07:22 GMTThe wife of a British photographer working in Homs has said that she believed he had been killed when she heard news that two western journalists had died in the city.
VIDEO: Argentina train crash kills dozens
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:27:42 GMTAt least 49 people have been killed in a train accident in Buenos Aires.
VIDEO: Vicar and teacher murder charges
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:20:12 GMTA man has been charged with murdering a vicar in South Gloucestershire and a retired teacher in Worcestershire.
VIDEO: Breakthrough in radio wave energy
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:33:32 GMTResearchers at the University of Bedfordshire believe they have found a way of harvesting power from radio waves.
VIDEO: President Obama sings the blues
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:23:33 GMTTo mark America's Black History Month, a blues concert called 'Red White And Blues' was held at the Whitehouse, featuring Mick Jagger and B.B. King.
Race to the bottom of the ocean
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:54:01 GMTFour teams vie to reach a trench seven miles down
Why do men become Catholic priests?
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:53:45 GMTWhy would an ex-heavy metal roadie become a priest?
Globe celebrates first two PhDs
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:54:50 GMTHow Globe audiences risk putting off the players
In pictures: Somali samosa seller
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:31:24 GMTHow a mother supports 10 children by selling samosas
How much Christianity is hidden in British society?
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:39:56 GMTHow much Christianity is hidden in British society?
The myth of the eight-hour sleep
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:58:55 GMTIs it better for us to sleep in four-hour chunks?
Hollywood 3D is key to piano research
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:45:28 GMTScience of piano playing mapped by Hollywood 3D techniques
