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Gaddafi 'not targeted' by strikes

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:48 AM PDT

Coalition forces carrying out operations against Libyan government forces say Colonel Gaddafi himself is not a target, despite a strike on his compound.

Yemeni general backs opposition

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:46 AM PDT

A powerful general close to President Ali Abdullah Saleh says he is joining anti-government protests as 20 people are reported killed in violence in the north.

Japan will overcome crisis - UN watchdog

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:05 AM PDT

The situation at Japan's quake-damaged nuclear plant remains very serious but the crisis will be "effectively overcome", says the head of the UN atomic agency.

Russian leaders spar over Libya

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:50 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dismisses as "unacceptable" PM Putin's description of UN resolution on Libya as "crusade".

China blamed for Gmail disruption

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:19 AM PDT

Google blames the Chinese government for problems accessing its e-mail service, which users say coincided with calls for Mid-East type protests.

Many dead in Pakistan mine blasts

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:33 AM PDT

A series of methane gas explosions at a mine in Pakistan's Balochistan province kill at least 24 workers, officials say.

Chile set for Barack Obama visit

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 04:22 AM PDT

President Barack Obama is to outline his vision of deeper US ties with Latin America as he visits Chile.

Thousands 'join Ivory Coast army'

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:26 AM PDT

Thousands of supporters of Ivory Coast's disputed President Laurent Gbagbo gather at an army base to enlist, as their rivals say they have seized another town.

US sorry for Afghan corpse photos

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:49 AM PDT

The US Army apologises for graphic photographs of US soldiers grinning over the bodies of Afghan civilians they had allegedly killed.

Two MEPs quit amid lobbying claim

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 06:40 AM PDT

A Slovenian Euro MP resigns after corruption allegations surfaced on Sunday - the second MEP to do so.

Early-warning diabetes test hope

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:45 AM PDT

Experts believe a simple blood test could spot diabetes up to 10 years before the first symptoms of the disease occur.

Hobbit filming finally under way

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 04:16 AM PDT

Filming on the two Hobbit movies, starring Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, finally begins after months of delays.

'Worst song ever' gets 29m views

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:06 AM PDT

A song by 13-year-old Rebecca Black, widely labelled as the worst ever, has gone viral on the internet getting more than 29 million hits on YouTube.

Bin Hammam wants Fifa to open up

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:30 AM PDT

Fifa presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam says he will make the bidding process for future World Cups more open if he is elected to the post.

Bolton rocked by Holden lay-off

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 04:38 AM PDT

Bolton's Stuart Holden is set to be ruled out for six months after sustaining a knee injury during a challenge with Manchester United defender Jonny Evans.

McLaren take risks to improve car

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:52 AM PDT

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh says his team have made "risky" changes that should improve the car's pace for the first race of the season in Australia.

UK army chief: Gaddafi not target

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:06 AM PDT

The head of Britain's armed forces tells the BBC Col Muammar Gaddafi is "absolutely not" a target for military action.

Lower drink-drive limit rejected

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:40 AM PDT

The government has rejected lowering the legal drink-drive limit by nearly half, as recommended in a Whitehall-commissioned report.

Prosecution of Woolas ruled out

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:11 AM PDT

Former Labour MP Phil Woolas will not face a criminal trial over his controversial 2010 election leaflets, the Crown Prosecution Service says.

Energy bills 'complex and unfair'

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 07:44 AM PDT

Energy regulator Ofgem says suppliers will have to offer simpler tariffs to help consumers compare prices.

Harassed man 'failed by police'

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:05 AM PDT

There were "systemic failures" in Greater Manchester Police's handling of a case in which a man died after years of harassment, the IPCC finds.

Baby shake death trial collapses

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 07:06 AM PDT

A father accused of shaking his baby son to death walks free from court after prosecutors drop a charge of manslaughter against him.

Consortium to build Forth bridge

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:00 AM PDT

The Scottish government announces the preferred bidder for the replacement forth crossing.

Tributes to suspicious death man

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:37 AM PDT

Colleagues of a university lecturer found dead in suspicious circumstances at his Edinburgh home pay tribute to him.

Apology over 'superbug' outbreak

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 06:19 AM PDT

Northern Ireland Health Minister Michael McGimpsey apologises to those affected by the C. difficile outbreak in Northern Trust hospitals.

Appeal over pensioner sex attack

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:46 AM PDT

Police revisit the scene of a sex assault on a 76-year-old woman in Newtownards to appeal for information a week after the attack.

Taxi driver robbed with fake gun

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 06:45 AM PDT

A taxi driver tells how he was robbed with an imitation firearm while helping a teenager who said he was being chased.

Wales-England taxi strike threat

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:27 AM PDT

Taxi drivers in Cardiff may strike next weekend, when Wales play England in the Euro 2012 football qualifier, and as Kylie Minogue performs two city shows.

AT&T and T-Mobile in $39bn deal

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:00 AM PDT

Deutsche Telekom sells T-Mobile USA to AT&T for $39bn, sending its shares to their biggest daily gain ever.

Haiti's election count under way

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:40 AM PDT

Counting is under way after Haiti's delayed run-off presidential election passes off largely peacefully, with preliminary results not due until 31 March.

Egypt backs constitution changes

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 03:05 PM PDT

Egyptians have strongly backed constitutional changes that will allow the country to move quickly on to elections.

France vote shows far-right swing

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:47 AM PDT

The far-right National Front (FN) gains ground in French local elections, with early results suggesting President Sarkozy's UMP party has fared badly.

Britain 'should talk to al-Qaeda'

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:35 PM PDT

Former director general of MI5 Baroness Manningham-Buller has suggested the British government should talk to al-Qaeda.

Syrians march in southern city

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 07:25 AM PDT

Thousands of demonstrators march through the southern Syrian city of Deraa calling for greater freedoms, following the funeral of a protester killed on Sunday.

Bahrain and Iran expel diplomats

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Iran expels a Bahraini diplomat in a retaliatory move, amid an ongoing dispute linked to anti-government protests in Bahrain.

'Draconian' Kashmir law condemned

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:15 AM PDT

Up to 20,000 people in Indian-administered Kashmir have been detained without trial over the last two decades under a draconian Indian law, Amnesty International says.

India's Nehwal wins Swiss Open

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 09:31 PM PDT

Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal wins the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold title with a victory over the Korean Ji Hyun Sung in Switzerland.

Man charged with Hong Kong murder

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:11 AM PDT

A man has been charged by police in Hong Kong with the murder of a British woman whose body was discovered in a flat.

China criticises strikes on Libya

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 07:15 AM PDT

China's government and media voice criticism of Western military action in Libya.

Japan rebuild to take five years

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:30 AM PDT

Japan may need five years to rebuild from the disaster that has caused up to $235bn of damage, the World Bank says.

US house prices fall in February

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 07:59 AM PDT

US house sales fall by 5.2% in February to their lowest in almost nine years as market continues to suffer.

Oil jumps $2 after Libya strikes

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:37 AM PDT

Oil prices jump after air strikes against Libya raise fears over possible disruptions to crude oil supplies.

Crowd-sourcing aids Japan crisis

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 04:42 AM PDT

A website has been launched, aimed at providing crowd-sourced information about radiation levels in Japan.

Costs rise on data breach fallout

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 09:24 PM PDT

The average data breach costs UK firms about £1.9m, found the report from security firm Symantec.

No stopping Limitless at cinemas

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:23 AM PDT

Sci-fi thriller Limitless tops the North American film chart as box office takings continue to suffer compared with last year.

Scherzinger single topples Adele

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 01:07 PM PDT

US singer Nicole Scherzinger topples Adele from the top of the UK singles chart with Don't Hold Your Breath.

Rare albatross is unique species

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:56 AM PDT

The world's rarest albatross is confirmed as a separate species by scientists in Canada.

'Drugs to the brain' breakthrough

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:25 PM PDT

A new way of delivering drugs to the brain has been developed by scientists at the University of Oxford.

Full face transplant for US man

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:44 AM PDT

A 25-year-old man horrifically injured by an accident involving an electric power line has received a full face transplant in the US.

Protein in brain linked to autism

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Scientists have shown how a single protein may trigger autistic spectrum disorders by stopping effective communication between brain cells.

Japan crisis: Safety concerns

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:05 AM PDT

Japan's Emperor Akihito has said he is "deeply worried" about the crisis his country is facing following last Friday's earthquake and tsunami. Here BBC News website readers talk about whether they are evacuating or staying put.

Readers' new meanings for Frankenstein

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 06:54 AM PDT

The Magazine feature about the hidden meanings of Frankenstein provoked a huge response from readers, who weighed in with some of their own.

The wrong prince, nail art, and astrology

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 09:07 AM PDT

As the big day nears, the internet is abuzz with royal wedding stories. Keeping close tabs on them is our wedding fanatic.

VIDEO: New video of attack on Benghazi rebels

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 04:17 AM PDT

The BBC's Panorama hears evidence that soldiers were allowed to fire on unarmed civilians in the opening days of the conflict, and gains first-hand testimony from both sides of the rebellion.

VIDEO: 'Tanks and snipers' all around Misrata

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 07:46 PM PDT

A rebel spokesman in Misrata, about 200km east of the Libyan capital Tripoli, said earlier that pro-Gaddafi forces had launched fresh attacks on Sunday with heavy shelling.

VIDEO: Missile damages Gaddafi building

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 11:18 PM PDT

The US says allied forces have had some success against Col Gaddafi's defences in a second night of air attacks in Libya.

VIDEO: Slow progress at Japan reactors

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 12:46 AM PDT

Japanese officials say they are making gradual progress towards regaining control of the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, although there are concerns of a partial meltdown.

VIDEO: Tsunami floodgate that didn't work

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:13 PM PDT

The number of people confirmed dead in the earthquake and tsunami in north-east Japan now stands at nearly 8,500 but officials fear more than 15,000 have been killed in just one area.

VIDEO: Egypt votes for new constitution

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 04:42 PM PDT

Egyptians have strongly backed constitutional changes that will allow the country to move quickly on to elections.

VIDEO: Prince meets Australia flood victims

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Prince William has met survivors of the Queensland floods, as part of a tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Tokyo's bitter 'little pill'

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 04:35 AM PDT

Has Japan's quake increased seismic threat to nation's capital?

Opening lines

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:33 AM PDT

What do the first tweet, e-mail and mobile call have in common?

Day in pictures

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:53 AM PDT

A selection of photos from around the world

'War-winning' weapons

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:36 PM PDT

US drones taking al-Qaeda off battlefield says ex-CIA head

Ready for war

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 06:53 AM PDT

Ivory Coast's "Major Big" awaiting orders to march on Abidjan

Online learning

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 08:04 PM PDT

Going to Harvard from your own bedroom­

Charm offensive

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:52 AM PDT

US-Brazil hope for better ties in wake of Obama visit

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