11/28/2009 1:57:56 AM
Russian officials are treating the crash of an express train in which at least 25 people were killed as a possible act of terrorism.
11/28/2009 12:39:05 AM
Two giant pandas from China are welcomed in Australia with a police escort as they start a 10-year stay.
11/28/2009 1:58:41 AM
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie will be sidelined for up to five months after being told he needs an operation on his injured ankle ligaments.
11/27/2009 4:45:52 AM
British singer Robbie Williams has proposed to his girlfriend, the pop star's mother confirms.
11/27/2009 5:22:12 PM
The British and French leaders propose a multi-billion dollar fund to help poor nations combat climate change.
11/28/2009 1:55:22 AM
Colombian ministers fail to attend a regional summit in an apparent snub to Venezuela as the countries' dispute deepens.
11/27/2009 9:22:31 PM
Another eight NHS foundation hospitals are being investigated for possible poor performance, the BBC learns.
11/28/2009 12:55:43 AM
Fire fighters in England, Wales and Northern Ireland should have a statuary duty to carry out flood rescues, fire chiefs urge.
11/28/2009 1:57:56 AM
Russian officials are treating the crash of an express train in which at least 25 people were killed as a possible act of terrorism.
11/27/2009 8:55:09 PM
UN head Ban Ki-moon urges world leaders to "seal a deal" on climate change when they meet in Copenhagen next month.
11/27/2009 11:20:11 PM
World number one golfer Tiger Woods is released from hospital after a car accident near his home in Florida.
11/27/2009 4:54:35 PM
A couple who gatecrashed a state dinner at the White House met President Barack Obama, his office confirms.
11/27/2009 11:38:44 AM
US shares fall on worries over Dubai's debt problems, but European markets recover from earlier falls.
11/27/2009 11:08:27 AM
The global number of swine flu deaths jumps by over 1,000 in a week, with an 85% rise in Europe, according to new figures.
11/27/2009 10:45:03 PM
Three crew members are killed as a Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashes on take-off at China's Shanghai airport.
11/27/2009 11:26:14 PM
A ferry capsizes in southern Bangladesh, killing 11 passengers and leaving more missing, police say.
11/27/2009 7:50:14 AM
The death throes of the biggest star known to science have been observed by Europe's new space telescope, Herschel.
11/28/2009 12:39:05 AM
Two giant pandas from China are welcomed in Australia with a police escort as they start a 10-year stay.
11/27/2009 3:58:06 PM
Researchers find a group of cells that may hold the key to how the body clock works and could provide clues to fight jet lag.
11/28/2009 1:58:41 AM
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie will be sidelined for up to five months after being told he needs an operation on his injured ankle ligaments.
11/27/2009 12:00:38 PM
AB de Villiers's magnificent century helps South Africa record an emphatic 112-run victory over England in the third one-day international at Newlands.
11/27/2009 3:00:29 AM
Concerns over Dubai's debt problems drive down Europe's share markets for the second day running. Should we be worried?
11/27/2009 5:34:52 PM
Is there a link between drugs and gambling?
11/27/2009 5:25:22 PM
Female preachers prompt Islamic revival in Syria
11/27/2009 6:49:13 AM
Will Iran face fresh sanctions after UN vote?
11/27/2009 2:54:51 AM
Death camp escape was one man's victory over Nazis
11/27/2009 8:39:53 AM
Few happy endings to China's abduction scourge
11/27/2009 7:01:31 AM
What went wrong for the booming city of Dubai?
11/27/2009 3:16:14 AM
Plans for a system that would have made it simpler to book tickets for rail travel across Europe are shelved.
11/27/2009 3:46:02 AM
UK Chancellor Alistair Darling is expected to say the economy performed worse in 2009 than he originally predicted.
11/27/2009 9:04:05 AM
Jaguar Land Rover sees its sales rise 23% in the second quarter after its new models were well-received.
11/27/2009 5:54:00 AM
Around 15,000 suspected pirates may soon get letters accusing them of illegally sharing movies and games and asking for cash.
11/27/2009 3:27:26 AM
The NHS and other public services must re-organise themselves around the needs of users, say social media activists.
11/27/2009 3:30:52 AM
The online encyclopaedia disputes claims that the numbers of people editing Wikipedia are in sharp decline.
11/27/2009 1:02:22 AM
Film director Roman Polanski will not be released from prison until Monday at the earliest, the Swiss justice ministry confirms.
11/27/2009 4:45:52 AM
British singer Robbie Williams has proposed to his girlfriend, the pop star's mother confirms.
11/27/2009 5:22:12 PM
The British and French leaders propose a multi-billion dollar fund to help poor nations combat climate change.
11/27/2009 6:49:37 AM
The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis has landed in Florida after their 11-day mission to the International Space Station.
11/26/2009 4:07:09 PM
US scientists are testing a radical new theory that MS is caused by blockages in the veins that drain the brain.
11/27/2009 7:50:16 AM
The Buganda kingdom rejects the new land law passed after heated debate in Uganda's parliament.
11/27/2009 4:43:14 AM
Rwanda accuses Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia of being unwilling to co-operate in locating genocide suspects.
11/28/2009 1:55:22 AM
Colombian ministers fail to attend a regional summit in an apparent snub to Venezuela as the countries' dispute deepens.
11/26/2009 6:01:54 PM
Nine nations in the Amazon region call on rich countries to provide poorer nations with the funds to preserve forests.
11/27/2009 12:33:51 AM
Plans for a new law on carbon emissions trading in Australia are thrown into chaos by an opposition revolt.
11/27/2009 5:35:43 AM
Vanuatu's prime minister is stripped of his post and parliamentary seat because of a basic paperwork error.
11/27/2009 3:04:37 PM
The father of a German teenager who shot dead 15 people in March has been charged with manslaughter.
11/27/2009 8:34:24 AM
Former Conservative peer Lord Pearson of Rannoch is elected new leader of the UK Independence Party.
11/27/2009 9:44:22 AM
The UN nuclear watchdog passes a resolution condemning Iran for developing a uranium enrichment site in secret.
11/27/2009 10:00:52 AM
Iran's foreign ministry denies officials confiscated the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the human rights lawyer, Shirin Ebadi.
11/27/2009 12:29:47 AM
India seal their 100th Test victory by comprehensively beating Sri Lanka by an innings and 144 runs in Kanpur.
11/26/2009 9:45:44 PM
A South Korean man is fined $865 for racially insulting an Indian professor in the first case of its kind in the country.
11/28/2009 1:12:39 AM
UKIP says it offered not to fight a general election if the Tories promised to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
11/27/2009 9:22:31 PM
Another eight NHS foundation hospitals are being investigated for possible poor performance, the BBC learns.
11/27/2009 11:10:29 PM
The son of British art curator Nick Waterlow is remanded in custody in Australia after he was charged with the murder of his father and sister.
11/27/2009 4:01:04 PM
Five of the big six energy firms are still overcharging for pre-pay meters, despite new rules from Ofgem, it has been claimed.
11/28/2009 12:55:43 AM
Fire fighters in England, Wales and Northern Ireland should have a statuary duty to carry out flood rescues, fire chiefs urge.
11/27/2009 8:33:38 PM
A national college of social work could be set up in England and Wales to give the profession a voice, the children's secretary says.
AP - This time, the picture is the story.
AP - There are plenty of vivid details from the car crash that sent Tiger Woods to the hospital: His SUV hit a fire hydrant and a tree; his lips were cut and he had blood in his mouth; his wife smashed a rear window with a golf club to get him out; he briefly lost consciousness.
AP - An express train carrying hundreds of passengers from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed, killing dozens of people and injuring scores of others in what may have been an act of sabotage, Russian officials said.
AP - A ferry packed with people going home for an Islamic festival capsized as they disembarked in southern Bangladesh, leaving at least 30 dead and scores missing, authorities said Saturday.
AP - A Utah cave's narrow crevice that trapped and eventually killed a medical student will become his final resting place, and the dangerous cavern will be permanently sealed.
AP - Authorities in Florida were searching Saturday for a man police said opened fire on his family after Thanksgiving dinner and killed four people, including his pregnant sister and a 6-year-old cousin who was sleeping in her bed.
AP - The divorce rate in the armed forces continues to edge higher, despite efforts by the military to help struggling couples.
AP - For years, Dubai seemed unstoppable, an oasis of excess boasting indoor ski slopes and manmade islands, the world's tallest tower and dreams that reached even higher.
Reuters - Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates and one of the world's top oil exporters, will "pick and choose" how to assist its debt-laden neighbor Dubai, a senior Abu Dhabi official said on Saturday.
Reuters - At least 39 people were killed and nearly 100 injured when a Russian express train was derailed late on Friday in what the head of the national railway company said could have been a bomb attack.
AFP - Rescue workers searched for bodies on Saturday and investigators opened a terrorism probe after a Russian passenger train derailed overnight, reportedly killing 39 people and injuring nearly 100 more.