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08 Nov 2009 07:12
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15:07 GMT, Sunday, 8 November 2009
President Barack Obama praises the House's approval of landmark health reforms and expects the Senate to follow suit.At least 12 people, including an anti-Taliban mayor, die in a suicide attack near Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar.El Salvador declares an emergency in five regions after at least 40 people die in floods in the wake of Hurricane Ida.Gavin Hewitt on the night in Berlin when history was madeHow Pakistan allows the Afghan Taliban to thriveThe enduring delight of travelling on European trainsBritain's fallen are remembered across the UK and Afghanistan, as another British soldier is killed in the conflict.Police are to examine social networking sites as part of investigations into the murder of a mother-of-nine from Cornwall.The big fight: how David beat GoliathHow can drug-taking be stopped, asks Clive JamesRemembering WWII victims of Soviet labour camps -
07 Nov 2009 13:18
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20:27 GMT, Saturday, 7 November 2009
The recovery is too weak to end stimulus moves, G20 ministers say, as Britain suggests a transaction tax to fund bailouts.Nato officials investigate whether the death of eight Afghans working with US troops was a "friendly-fire" incident.Barack Obama makes a last-minute bid to get approval of his health reforms from the US House of RepresentativesWhat it's really like to get health insurance in the USShooting highlights sensitivities over Muslims in US armyThe nine children of a woman killed in a house fire after a firework was put through the front door pay tribute to her.A 28-year-old British tourist is killed by a man who walked into a Texas bar and fired several times, according to US media reports.The best pictures from the week's newsThe things you can't buy if you have £45 millionStamina could be the key if Haye is to topple Valuev -
06 Nov 2009 21:43
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05:24 GMT, Saturday, 7 November 2009
President Barack Obama says the entire US is grieving after a soldier shot dead 13 people at a Texas army base on Thursday.Disputes over climate change and stimulus spending have emerged ahead of a G20 meeting in Scotland.Islamists in Somalia stone a man to death for adultery, but say they will spare his pregnant girlfriend until she gives birth.Residents' sense of shock after Fort Hood shootingsWhere to find fragments of the Berlin WallG20 finance ministers to pursue banking reformThe head of the body drafting new rules for MPs' expenses says he may not implement all the proposed reforms.Police are set to give more details about the death of a mother in a blaze believed to have been started by a firework.Legal row over UN report on Gaza offensive intensifiesIndonesia confronts a growing corruption scandalWhat next if Palestinian leader Abbas quits -
05 Nov 2009 23:19
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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 onWhy could being a sourpuss actually be good for you?The Thai civilians being armed to defend their homesEngland'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 PakistanisWhy 10,000 Ugandans have gone to Iraq -
05 Nov 2009 07:10
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15:08 GMT, Thursday, 5 November 2009
The UN says it is to temporarily move 600 of its foreign staff in Afghanistan, after last week's deadly Taliban hostel raid.The UN's war crimes court appoints a lawyer for ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and adjourns his trial till March.Opel workers in Germany are on strike in protest at parent firm GM's decision not to sell its European operations.France asks itself what it means to be FrenchHow much control do you have over your life online?Eye-catching images from around the worldThe defence secretary leads tributes to five "men of courage" killed in Helmand province by an Afghan policeman.The Bank of England is to pump an extra £25bn into the economy but has kept interest rates unchanged at 0.5%.Leader's jailbreak may reinvigorate Colombian rebelsCan you eat fish and still be a vegetarian?Obama's days of walking on water are over -
04 Nov 2009 02:23
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10:23 GMT, Wednesday, 4 November 2009
A "rogue" Afghan policeman shoots dead five British soldiers and three of his own colleagues, sources tell the BBC.Police clash with opposition supporters during a rally in the Iranian capital, Tehran, according to reports.Republicans score victories in two key US elections for governor, a year after President Barack Obama was voted in.Clinton seeks to limit fall-out over Mid-East commentsVietnamese use humour to discuss a taboo subjectSouth Africa gets its first satire show... only on the webMPs should be banned from claiming towards mortgages and employing relatives, a review of expenses rules says.Marks and Spencer says it will start selling branded goods, such as Kellogg's and Coca-Cola, at its stores following successful trials.Brazilian city of Salvador faces questions over raceUS voters split on Obama, a year after his electionThe life and times of a French intellectual giant -
03 Nov 2009 06:50
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14:50 GMT, Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic says he will not attend his war crimes trial unless he has time to prepare his defence.Newly re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledges to eradicate corruption, as the Taliban label him a "puppet".Europe's human rights court rules against hanging crucifixes in Italy's classrooms, saying it violates parents' rights.Will US votes signal turn in Republicans' fortunes?
How do you move a country's capital out of a city?David Cameron vows to state his policy on an EU treaty referendum "later this week" amid claims he has broken a pledge.UK banking giant HSBC is to cut 1,700 jobs in the UK from its retail banking operations, a spokesman tells the BBC.Did Miliband's visit warm UK-Russia relations?Some of the world's most threatened speciesWant to cook Nigerian food? Learn in London -
02 Nov 2009 13:28
21:19 GMT, Monday, 2 November 2009
Barack Obama urges Hamid Karzai to "write a new chapter" in governing Afghanistan, after its disputed presidential poll.Iran comes under more international pressure to respond to a proposal to send its uranium abroad for enrichment.A warship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center arrives in New York, the city after which it was named.US dilemma over future of climate and energy policyIran casts long shadow over US-Israeli war gamesStriking images from around the worldA British soldier who made safe 64 bombs during five months in Afghanistan died trying to defuse another, it has emerged.The Metropolitan Police has "strongly refuted" a suggestion a Commons official was tricked by a senior officer.Europe's tricky relationship with US presidentYoung Germans left with questions about the pastAudio slideshow of Russia's WWII female pilots
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01 Nov 2009 21:37
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05:29 GMT, Monday, 2 November 2009Afghanistan's presidential run-off in six days' time is thrown into doubt after the challenger pulls out.North Korea's foreign ministry says the country is ready to resume talks on dismantling its nuclear programme.A European satellite is set to provide major new insights into how water is cycled around the Earth.Is China exporting its strict domestic censorship?A 14-year-old boy who lost his family in Peshawar blastThe home secretary defends his decision to sack the UK's chief drugs adviser for criticising government policy.Heavy rain has wreaked havoc in the north and east of Scotland with many homes flooded and trains cancelled.Do the prejudices of old still hold sway in Iraq?Capital under the gun as junta appears anxious -
01 Nov 2009 07:30
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15:24 GMT, Sunday, 1 November 2009
Afghanistan's election is thrown into confusion after President Karzai's rival says he will pull out of the second round next week.Italian police arrest two more suspected mafia bosses, a day after seizing their brother near Naples.Singer and pianist Sir Elton John is said to be "absolutely fine" despite being forced to postpone concerts because of ill-health.Delhi 1984: Memories of a massacreEast German values gain new respect in unification partnerBrazil's university race quotas polarise nationThe Chancellor Alistair Darling tells the BBC there could be three new High Street banks in the UK over the next three to four years.A member of the government's drugs advisory council resigns over the sacking of its head, Prof David Nutt.Bears don't like honey and nine other snippets
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