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http://news.bbc.co.uk/ - 11/20/09 10:01:12 - 12/30/06 04:07:11
07:17 GMT, Friday, 6 November 2009
A US army major kills 13 people at Fort Hood military base in Texas, but has not been shot dead, as previously stated.
The UK will not be "deterred, dissuaded or diverted" from its Afghan mission, despite risks to troops, Gordon Brown is to say. The genome of a domestic horse has been successfully sequenced by an international team of researchers.
Brands from East Germany still going strong 20 years on Why could being a sourpuss actually be good for you? The Thai civilians being armed to defend their homes
England's five million housing association tenants will get their first ever rent reduction from next year. British Airways reports a loss before tax of £292m for the six months to the end of September.
Has GM dealt German carmaker Opel a fatal blow? Boost to Waziristan troop morale from ordinary Pakistanis Why 10,000 Ugandans have gone to Iraq