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24 Nov 2009 03:12
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11:10 GMT, Tuesday, 24 November 2009
The UK's official Iraq war inquiry is to begin its public hearings, with leading civil servants and a former spy chief giving evidence.China executes tainted milk pairChina executes two people over a scandal involving tainted milk powder that resulted in six children dying, state media say.
HIV infections and deaths dropThe death toll from HIV-Aids has dropped by 10% thanks to greater access to powerful drugs, latest figures show.
The past, present and possible future of climate changeAhmed Rashid on conspiracy theories sweeping PakistanRegion which could become new Sudan front linePolice make arrests just to gather DNA, it is claimed, as genetic advisers say everyone arrested should not be routinely tested.The number of excess winter deaths in England and Wales last year was the highest since 1999/2000, figures show.What happens in an actor's brain?Protests as Nepal stages huge animal sacrifice event
Obama set to lay on the style for visiting Indian PM -
23 Nov 2009 10:02
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18:01 GMT, Monday, 23 November 2009
Twenty-one people abducted in the southern Philippines are found dead in an attack linked to next year's elections.The family of an innocent Brazilian shot dead by officers in London agree compensation with the Metropolitan Police.The Cassini mission completes a flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus, sending back data and stunning images of the rippling terrain.Rare creatures found in the depths of the oceanAre Obama's falling ratings sign of Democratic decline?What makes a girl turn violent on her mother?Four cases have been referred to prosecutors by police investigating parliamentary expenses.An ex-Pc is jailed for life for bludgeoning his fiancee days before their wedding then staging a crash to try to cover it up.Mexico Mennonites feel impact of drug violenceEye-catching images from around the worldMorocco's wine growers sniff success abroad -
22 Nov 2009 16:53
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00:51 GMT, Monday, 23 November 2009
Iran begins five days of war games to simulate strikes on its nuclear sites, warning it will retaliate if attacked.Lawyers for Cambodia's ex-foreign minister call for the removal of the judge investigating his role in the Khmer Rouge era.Russia has turned into a "criminal state", according to the man who was once its leading foreign investor.South Asian stars find success on US silver screensLife in Jerusalem's heart where three faiths coincideRock star urges Brazil to listen to tribal fearsFlood-hit Cumbria endures a third day of impassable roads and sealed off homes, as engineers work to check key bridges.The Iraq war inquiry will result in a "full and insightful" account of event, the probe's chairman pledges.The role of Bolivia's coca industry in forthcoming pollChina's concerns over latest deadly mining accident -
21 Nov 2009 22:29
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06:15 GMT, Sunday, 22 November 2009
The US Senate narrowly votes to hold a full debate on a landmark bill designed to overhaul the country's healthcare.The death toll from a mine blast in north-eastern China more than doubles to 87, with 21 people still missing, report state media.The psychiatrist charged over the Fort Hood army base massacre has his first court hearing - in the hospital where he is recovering.A journey to the Java home of an ancient alpha maleFinal push to banish killer disease in IndiaFrench angst after dubious football win over IrelandSafety tests on some 1,800 bridges across Cumbria get under way after heavy rain left several structures weakened.A teenager is charged with murdering a mother-of-two who was found with her hand cut off in a west London street.Why Obama is finding Mid-East peace a struggleCongo band shines despite disability and povertyTough going at the Anglican-Roman Catholic summit -
21 Nov 2009 04:05
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12:06 GMT, Saturday, 21 November 2009
Sri Lanka says thousands of people held in camps since the fight against the Tamil Tigers ended will soon be free to leave.The Archbishop of Canterbury is meeting the Pope amid tensions over an offer to welcome some Anglicans into the Catholic fold.The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs.Is Oprah's talk show move the end of an era?Vatican meeting reaches out to art worldFlooded parts of the UK are preparing for more rain after the wettest day on record swamped homes and brought down bridges.A man dies and another man is injured in a double shooting at a nightclub in Wolverhampton in the early hours.Korean model for Obama as Copenhagen loomsWhat impact does EU Charter have on UK law?Filipino villages still deluged weeks after storms hit -
20 Nov 2009 10:01
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17:57 GMT, Friday, 20 November 2009
About 200 football ties are under investigation in what one Uefa official calls Europe's biggest match-fixing scandal.The new EU foreign affairs chief rejects criticism of her lack of experience, saying she is the "the best person for the job".Health officials in Cardiff say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients.Gavin Hewitt on what new EU names signalWill Clinton's approach to Afghan leader pay off?The body of a man found after a bridge collapsed over a flooded river is Pc Bill Barker, police have confirmed.A "devoted husband" who said he killed his wife while dreaming she was an intruder in their camper van is freed by a judge.How engineers repaired the Large Hadron Collider
Winning images from Darwin 200 photo competitionWhat did Gaddafi offer the ladies of Rome this week? -
19 Nov 2009 15:09
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23:08 GMT, Thursday, 19 November 2009
Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy is named as the new EU president and the UK's Baroness Ashton becomes foreign policy chief.Western leaders urge Hamid Karzai to make concrete gains, as he is sworn in for a second term as Afghanistan's president.Internet search giant Google previews its Chrome OS operation system, to be available to users by the end of 2010.The EU president's powers compared with Obama'sHelena Christensen photos document climate changeSarah Palin's fanbase builds despite defeatLabour peer Baroness Ashton has been selected as the EU's high representative of foreign affairs and security.A Tory MP is to stand down as chairman of Parliament's standards committee while his expenses are being investigated.Mexico's mega sculpture park aims to protect reefIs there really such a thing as school phobia?Striking images from around the world -
18 Nov 2009 19:34
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03:30 GMT, Thursday, 19 November 2009
Afghanistan is at a "critical moment", Hillary Clinton says - the day before Hamid Karzai is sworn in for a second term.US President Barack Obama is due to discuss trade and North Korea's nuclear ambitions with South Korea's Lee Myung-bak.Extra police are deployed in Bangladesh ahead of a verdict in the trial of army officers accused of killing the first president.Will political rows derail Iraq's January polls?Beijing's poor rely on illegal medical centres for careWhy Brits get the 'toothy' parts in HollywoodThere could be a shortage of intensive care beds for children this winter because of swine flu, experts say.A vicar whose daughter died after being bullied into jumping from a window says he has forgiven her killers.Future of global carbon market is uncertainHow corruption permeates life in AfghanistanIs a feared militia based in DR Congo run from Europe? -
18 Nov 2009 02:47
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10:46 GMT, Wednesday, 18 November 2009
One of Iraq's vice-presidents vetoes part of the new election law, putting the parliamentary polls due in January in doubt.Poverty and unemployment are seen as the main factors fuelling conflict in Afghanistan, according to a survey in that country.Social networking websites are criticised for failing to introduce a help button for children being bullied online.Birds and animals that call the famous gardens homeEchoes for Nato in the Soviet exit from AfghanistanWhat now for Tamil rebel riches and support worldwide?Free social care for the most needy and a legal obligation to halve the budget deficit are to be outlined in the Queen's Speech.Full law-making powers for Wales should be given through a referendum, a major inquiry concludes.Asylum seekers face a cool reception in JapanFarm subsidies banished hunger, but can it last?Prague marks 20th anniversary of the 'Velvet Revolution' -
17 Nov 2009 10:40
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18:40 GMT, Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Somali pirates release a Spanish fishing boat and its 36 crew after holding it for six weeks amid reports of a $3.5m ransom.German prosecutors charge a 90-year-old alleged former Nazi with the killing of 58 Jewish forced labourers, officials say.The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) could restart as early as this weekend after more than a year of repairs.How the Velvet Revolution was led from a theatreStriking images from around the worldClimate treaty explores the meaning of 'binding'Staff at mobile phone company T-Mobile sold on millions of records from thousands of customers, a spokesman says.David Miliband sets out details of Afghan strategy after Gordon Brown said he wants the power handover to begin next year.Boy's death shows plight of Mexico's deadliest cityFresh signs of life for the US railroad industryChina uses media to control Obama coverage
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