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'Many failures' caused BP spill
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:37:18 GMT
BP's internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico finds that "a series of failures" was to blame.
Clan 'behind Philippine massacre'
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:32:42 GMT
The first witness in the trial of a powerful clan accused of the Philippines' worst political massacre says the family plotted the killings over dinner.
Church defiant over Koran burning
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:31:13 GMT
A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.
Sri Lanka leader seeks more power
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:13:07 GMT
Sri Lankan MPs are to vote on proposals allowing the president to seek a third term - a move critics say marks the country's slide to autocracy.
Castro chides Ahmadinejad 'anti-Semitism'
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:59:40 GMT
Cuba's Fidel Castro criticises Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes.
Kampusch releases book on ordeal
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:44:40 GMT
Natascha Kampusch, who was kidnapped and held in a cellar for more than eight years as a child, launches her autobiography in Vienna.
Six die in Pakistan drone strike
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:28:21 GMT
Six people have died in a US missile strike targeting militants in Pakistan's tribal district on the Afghan border, security officials say.
Australia, NZ top 'giving' index
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:02:00 GMT
Australia and New Zealand top the table in the largest ever study into global charitable behaviour, but some poor countries also scoring high.
Gunmen hit Honduras shoe factory
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:54:57 GMT
Men armed with automatic weapons burst into a shoe factory in northern Honduras, killing 18 people in a suspected gang attack.
Row over Japan-China boat crash
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:25:35 GMT
A diplomatic row between China and Japan intensifies after collisions between two Japanese patrol boats and a Chinese trawler.
Vodafone makes $6.5bn China sale
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:25:19 GMT
Vodafone pockets $6.5bn in cash following the sale of its 3.2% stake in China's biggest wireless operator, China Mobile.
Research tells men how not to dance like a dad
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:06:32 GMT
Scientists carry out the first rigorous analysis of dance moves that make men attractive to women.
How a web game craze is feeding the hungry
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:18:55 GMT
A web-based game designed to provide rice to the developing world has a facelift on its way to integrating with social networks.
Boeing revamps military division
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:34:32 GMT
Boeing announces cuts at its military aircraft division in readiness for future reductions in US government defence spending.
American soldiers killed in Iraq
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:19:36 GMT
Two US soldiers are killed in northern Iraq, the first US military deaths since Washington last month declared an end to combat operations in Iraq.
Thousands caught in Mexico floods
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:57:36 GMT
Hundreds of thousands of people in eastern and southern Mexico see floodwaters inundate their homes.
Nasa's health tip to Chile miners
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:19:02 GMT
Experts from the US space agency Nasa speak about tips they have given 33 trapped Chilean miners to maintain their psychological health.
Ban in Rwanda for UN report talks
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:21:33 GMT
Rwanda says it will express its outrage to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon about being accused of possible genocide in a UN report.
Sect members escape Nigeria jail
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:24:09 GMT
About 700 prisoners escape after members of an Islamist sect storm a jail in northern Nigeria, where many of its followers were held.
Two missing in China rig accident
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:37:04 GMT
At least 30 workers are rescued and at least two are missing after a storm causes an oil rig off China's north-east coast to list dangerously.
Powerful tremor rattles NZ city
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:06:58 GMT
A powerful aftershock near the New Zealand city of Christchurch causes further damage and sends residents running into the streets, reports say.
EU agrees new financial framework
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:49:28 GMT
European finance ministers agree a new framework for financial supervision, designed to help prevent future financial crises.
Cameron flies to see ill father
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:07:39 GMT
David Cameron misses prime minister's questions, flying to be with his father in France after he suffered a stroke while on holiday.
Iran stands firm on stoning case
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:38:49 GMT
Foreign powers should stop interfering in the case of an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning, Iran's foreign ministry says.
Gunmen kill Iraqi TV presenter
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:20:15 GMT
Prominent al-Iraqiya TV presenter Riad al-Saray is shot dead in Baghdad by unknown attackers.
Vodafone to pay India $2.6bn tax
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:59:42 GMT
An Indian court tells Vodafone it has to pay $2.6bn in tax for its takeover of Hutchison Telecom's Indian phone assets.
UK's Afghanistan envoy steps down
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:47:08 GMT
The UK's most senior diplomat in Afghanistan has stepped down with immediate effect, the Foreign Office says.
Murder charge changes supported
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:26:14 GMT
Calls for different degrees of murder charges have received the backing of the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, the BBC learns.
G20 post-mortem report withheld
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:46:35 GMT
One of the post-mortem examination reports into the death of Ian Tomlinson has been withheld from authorities, it emerges.
Greece economy contracts by 1.8%
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:35:30 GMT
The debt-laden Greek economy shrank by a surprise 1.8% in the second quarter as households slashed spending.
Japan may intervene to curb yen
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:16:48 GMT
The Japanese finance minister says there could be market intervention as the yen hits a new 15-year high.
Cable worries over 'casino' banks
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:51:19 GMT
Business Secretary Vince Cable expresses "worry" about the combination of High Street banks with investment banking, after Bob Diamond is named as Barclays' new boss.
Capello praises display by Rooney
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:43:03 GMT
England boss Fabio Capello hails Wayne Rooney, who is the subject of newspaper allegations about his private life, for his performance in the win over Switzerland.
Nadal powers into quarter-finals
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:19:45 GMT
Rafael Nadal beats Feliciano Lopez in straight sets to reach the US Open quarter-finals.
England cruise to T20 series win
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:40:29 GMT
England record their seventh successive victory in Twenty20 internationals and a 2-0 series win over Pakistan with an emphatic six-wicket victory in Cardiff.
Sir Paul to get US culture honour
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:58:34 GMT
Sir Paul McCartney is to be presented with a Kennedy Center honour at the White House in Washington in December.
Lennon killer denied parole again
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:51:58 GMT
Mark David Chapman, who killed John Lennon, has been denied parole and will remain imprisoned for at least two more years, officials say.
Zhang Ziyi signs up to Mulan film
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:13:11 GMT
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is to team up with Speed director Jan de Bont to make an English-language version of the Chinese legend Mulan.
On the road with 'action man' Putin
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:07:16 GMT
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he has not ruled out standing for president again at the 2012 elections.
Trapped miners watch football match
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:13:17 GMT
The miners trapped underground in Chile were able to watch a football match after rescue workers provided a mini TV screen.
Pressure mounts against Koran burning
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:27:07 GMT
A small US church planning to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York is facing international condemnation.
Basketball set to invade the world?
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:43:39 GMT
The National Basketball Association wants to expand the game and are looking at emerging markets such as India and China to push their products.
Iraq's six-month political stalemate
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:55:25 GMT
Six months on from the declaration of a hung parliament in Iraq's election, there is still no new government.
India's illegal betting syndicates
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:31:14 GMT
The role of the gambling syndicates that can make millions from the outcome of a single game has been highlighted by the allegation that three Pakistani cricket players were involved in a betting scam.
Andrea Bocelli concerts to mark 9/11
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:35:20 GMT
Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast.
Strike over French pension reforms
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:37:13 GMT
France faces serious disruption in a nationwide strike to fight proposals to raise the retirement age.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:56:06 GMT
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Tragic dance
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:42:57 GMT
Afghan boys dressed in women's clothes and sexually abused
City of corpses
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:07:10 GMT
Trying to survive as fighting in Mogadishu spikes
Abandoned babies
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:52:51 GMT
Malaysia opens 'baby hatch' to save unwanted newborns
Ecuador exodus
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:02:41 GMT
The village everyone wants to leave
Risky game
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:40:30 GMT
Iran's 'minimalist' approach on the nuclear stand-off
Minority rapport
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:41:46 GMT
Affluent but tiny Indian community hopes romance can stop decline
Hero's welcome?
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:07:42 GMT
Russia's returning spies will find it difficult to adjust
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