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Yanukovych heading to Ukraine win
7 Feb 2010 at 8:30pm
Viktor Yanukovych closes in on victory in Ukraine's presidential election, but his rival Yulia Tymoshenko refuses to concede.
Five dead in US power plant blast
7 Feb 2010 at 5:19pm
A huge explosion at a power plant in Connecticut killed five people and injured at least 12 others, the town's mayor says.
Saints upset Colts in Super Bowl
7 Feb 2010 at 8:53pm
The New Orleans Saints win their first Super Bowl with an upset 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Miami.
Obama to hold healthcare summit
7 Feb 2010 at 7:57pm
Barack Obama will hold a televised meeting with Democrats and Republicans to discuss reviving healthcare reform.
Surgery for ex-Argentine leader
7 Feb 2010 at 7:23pm
The former president of Argentina, Nestor Kirchner, has emergency surgery to remove a blockage in his carotid artery.
Costa Rica 'elects woman leader'
7 Feb 2010 at 10:14pm
Elections results in Costa Rica have put Laura Chinchilla on course to be the country's first woman president.
Iran sets new nuclear challenge
7 Feb 2010 at 6:49am
Iran's president orders uranium enrichment to be stepped up, prompting the US to call for the world to "stand together".
Karzai may introduce army draft
7 Feb 2010 at 11:31am
Afghan President Hamid Karzai tells a conference of the world's top defence officials in Germany he is considering introducing conscription.
Toyota 'planning recall of Prius'
7 Feb 2010 at 7:52am
Toyota is to recalling the latest model of its flagship Prius cars because of braking problems, reports from Japan say.
Sea lion colony leaves Galapagos as seas warm
7 Feb 2010 at 8:11pm
A group of sea lions have moved from the Galapagos Islands to the warming waters of northern Peru, experts say.
Finance minister falls foul of 'welcome' igloo
7 Feb 2010 at 11:04am
A Canadian minister was lucky not to get a frosty reception after wrecking an igloo built by Inuits to welcome officials to G7 talks.
Brilliant Drogba fires Chelsea back to top
7 Feb 2010 at 12:08pm
Didier Drogba scores twice as John Terry ends a difficult week by helping Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0 and move back to the top of the Premier League table.
France power to win over Scotland
7 Feb 2010 at 10:48am
Scotland succumb to a superior French side at Murrayfield in their opening RBS Six Nations encounter.
How can US-China relations be repaired?
4 Feb 2010 at 4:27am
Tensions between the US and China have grown after a spate of diplomatic rows. What next for the two nations?
BBC World News
29 Sep 2009 at 6:16am
Robo-soldiers
7 Feb 2010 at 7:36pm
Can 'well-behaved' robots make the battlefield safer?
Cracking up
7 Feb 2010 at 6:01pm
Piece by piece, Haiti's capital is being demolished
Anyone for tea?
7 Feb 2010 at 6:52pm
Sarah Palin and the newest US political movement
Spaceman
7 Feb 2010 at 3:03pm
America ponders the options for a big rocket
Delayed tribute
6 Feb 2010 at 6:02am
The struggle to put Mandela's old law office to good use
Your pictures
7 Feb 2010 at 2:46am
Worst snow storms to hit eastern US for decades
Ex-IMF economist warns on UK debt
7 Feb 2010 at 11:30am
Britain should be seen in the same category of highly indebted countries such as Greece, a leading economist says.
G7 pledges to cancel Haiti debt
6 Feb 2010 at 6:15pm
The world's top seven industrialised nations vow to cancel Haiti's debts in the wake of its devastating earthquake.
Australia in huge China coal deal
6 Feb 2010 at 4:18am
An Australian firm signs a $60bn deal to supply coal to Chinese power stations from a mine to be built in Queensland.
Microsoft tackles 17-year-old bug
5 Feb 2010 at 5:36am
A 17-year-old vulnerability that dates from the days of DOS is being patched in Microsoft's February security update.
US objects to Google books plan
5 Feb 2010 at 4:54am
The US Department of Justice says that it is still not satisfied with a deal that would allow Google to build a digital library.
Pirate bill could 'breach rights'
5 Feb 2010 at 11:49am
An influential group of MPs and peers says the government's plans to illegal file-sharing could breach the rights of net users.
Jackson's doctor 'to be charged'
5 Feb 2010 at 3:34pm
Los Angeles prosecutors will file a criminal case against Michael Jackson's doctor on Monday in connection with the singer's death, LA County district attorney's office says.
Keira Knightley 'stalker' charged
6 Feb 2010 at 10:25am
A 41-year-old man appears in court charged with harassing actress Keira Knightley.
Cloud forces shuttle launch delay
7 Feb 2010 at 4:49am
Low cloud at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida prevents the shuttle Endeavour from launching on a final night flight to the ISS.
Climate scepticism 'on the rise'
7 Feb 2010 at 6:02am
The British public has become increasingly sceptical about climate change, a poll for BBC News suggests.
Genes reveal 'biological ageing'
7 Feb 2010 at 6:23pm
Scientists say they have pinpointed gene variants that might show how fast people's bodies are ageing.
Ethiopian jet 'black box' retrieved
7 Feb 2010 at 9:36am
Lebanese searchers salvage a flight recorder from the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed into the Mediterranean, killing 90 people.
Swiss man cleared by Libyan court
7 Feb 2010 at 9:07am
A court in Libya dismisses a case against a Swiss businessman who was accused of illegal business activities.
US snow causes major power cuts
7 Feb 2010 at 3:33am
Tens of thousands of people remain without power in Washington DC and nearby states after a record snowstorm.
Palin attacks Obama at Tea Party
6 Feb 2010 at 10:56pm
Sarah Palin condemns Barack Obama as she urges a return to conservative principles, at the first US Tea Party convention.
Freed US man leaves North Korea
5 Feb 2010 at 10:46pm
US activist Robert Park arrives in Beijing after being freed from detention in North Korea, reports from South Korea say.
Quake strikes off Japan islands
7 Feb 2010 at 1:39am
A magnitude-6.4 quake strikes off the southern coast of Japan, near the Ryukyu Islands.
France closes migrants' shelter
7 Feb 2010 at 11:53am
French police close down a makeshift shelter for illegal migrants in the port of Calais, a day after it opened.
Euro MPs shun data deal with US
5 Feb 2010 at 5:33am
A committee of Euro MPs moves to block the renewal of a deal allowing US anti-terror officials to access Europeans' bank data.
Iraq to debate poll candidate ban
7 Feb 2010 at 7:07am
Shia political parties in Iraq stage demonstrations ahead of an emergency parliamentary debate on next month's elections.
World's oldest monastery restored
5 Feb 2010 at 5:12am
Egypt completes the restoration of Saint Anthony's, reputedly the world's oldest Christian monastery.
Thousands mourn Karachi bomb dead
6 Feb 2010 at 5:33am
Mourners attend funerals for more than a dozen people killed in bomb attacks targeting Shia Muslims in Karachi.
Media chief shot in Nepal capital
7 Feb 2010 at 10:44am
The chairman of a Nepalese television station and cable network is shot dead in the capital, Kathmandu.
Ainsworth warns of war casualties
7 Feb 2010 at 4:33pm
The defence secretary warns of casualties as UK troops prepare to take part in a major military offensive in Afghanistan.
Emotional Campbell defends Blair
7 Feb 2010 at 8:50am
Alastair Campbell denies Tony Blair misled Parliament over the intelligence in the run-up to the 2003 Iraq war.
Terror fight 'will take decades'
7 Feb 2010 at 9:27pm
The government's plan to tackle violent extremism will require decades to take effect, a top police officer warns.
Parties pledge privilege reform
7 Feb 2010 at 6:14pm
Opposition parties will try to change the law within days to stop MPs charged with expenses fraud using parliamentary privilege to evade prosecution.
Inmate vote ban 'threatens election'
7 Feb 2010 at 7:47pm
The general election will be in breach of the law unless the ban on prisoners voting is lifted, a group has warned.
UK firms 'cut dividends by £10bn'
7 Feb 2010 at 6:04pm
Shareholders in UK companies saw their dividend payments cut by £10bn last year, according to a report.
Five dead in US power plant blast
7 Feb 2010 at 5:19pm
A huge explosion at a power plant in Connecticut killed five people and injured at least 12 others, the town's mayor says.
Yanukovych heading to Ukraine win
7 Feb 2010 at 8:30pm
Viktor Yanukovych closes in on victory in Ukraine's presidential election, but his rival Yulia Tymoshenko refuses to concede.
Terror fight 'will take decades'
7 Feb 2010 at 9:27pm
The government's plan to tackle violent extremism will require decades to take effect, a top police officer warns.
Parties pledge privilege reform
7 Feb 2010 at 6:14pm
Opposition parties will try to change the law within days to stop MPs charged with expenses fraud using parliamentary privilege to evade prosecution.
Ainsworth warns of war casualties
7 Feb 2010 at 4:33pm
The defence secretary warns of casualties as UK troops prepare to take part in a major military offensive in Afghanistan.
Emotional Campbell defends Blair
7 Feb 2010 at 8:50am
Alastair Campbell denies Tony Blair misled Parliament over the intelligence in the run-up to the 2003 Iraq war.
Toyota 'planning recall of Prius'
7 Feb 2010 at 7:52am
Toyota is to recalling the latest model of its flagship Prius cars because of braking problems, reports from Japan say.
Straw to face Iraq Inquiry again
7 Feb 2010 at 9:37pm
Justice Secretary Jack Straw is due to give evidence before the inquiry into the Iraq war for a second time.
Inmate vote ban 'threatens election'
7 Feb 2010 at 7:47pm
The general election will be in breach of the law unless the ban on prisoners voting is lifted, a group has warned.
Better child-diabetes care urged
7 Feb 2010 at 6:37pm
A "shocking" number of children are suffering potentially fatal complications of diabetes each year, a charity says.
Royal dinner lady - bangers and mash served up by Queen
7 Feb 2010 at 10:15am
The Queen serves food to children and rewards their good attendance at church during a visit in Sandringham.
British pensioner achieves judo's highest rank
7 Feb 2010 at 9:42am
A Scottish pensioner becomes one of only seven living people to hold judo's highest rank.
Brilliant Drogba fires Chelsea back to top
7 Feb 2010 at 12:08pm
Didier Drogba scores twice as John Terry ends a difficult week by helping Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0 and move back to the top of the Premier League table.
Saints upset Colts in Super Bowl
7 Feb 2010 at 8:53pm
The New Orleans Saints win their first Super Bowl with an upset 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Miami.
France power to win over Scotland
7 Feb 2010 at 10:48am
Scotland succumb to a superior French side at Murrayfield in their opening RBS Six Nations encounter.
Should rules be tough on student visas?
7 Feb 2010 at 10:45am
Tougher rules are being brought in to stop people abusing the student visa system. Are the new rules too tough?
Robo-soldiers
7 Feb 2010 at 7:36pm
Can 'well-behaved' robots make the battlefield safer?
Out of the brothel
6 Feb 2010 at 8:20pm
From the Calcutta streets to a New York university
Your pictures
7 Feb 2010 at 2:46am
Worst snow storms to hit eastern US for decades
Corruption fears
6 Feb 2010 at 7:17pm
Aid delays in Haiti raise suspicions about old scourge
Delayed tribute
6 Feb 2010 at 6:02am
The struggle to put Mandela's old law office to good use
Dark, stormy?
5 Feb 2010 at 11:39am
Details about the weather help tell a good story
Child asylum seeker numbers rise
7 Feb 2010 at 8:13pm
The number of child asylum seekers across the West Midlands has risen by almost 2,200%, it is revealed.
Ballot over Attenborough buyout
7 Feb 2010 at 5:58pm
Islanders on Bute vote on plans to buy almost 2,000 acres of land currently owned by film director Richard Attenborough.
New group fights cull of badgers
7 Feb 2010 at 11:10am
A new group says it will fight the badger cull planned for parts of west Wales to tackle the spread of bovine TB.
Margaret Ritchie new SDLP leader
7 Feb 2010 at 6:29am
Margaret Ritchie is elected as the new leader of Northern Ireland's Social Democratic and Labour Party.
Ethiopian jet 'black box' retrieved
7 Feb 2010 at 9:36am
Lebanese searchers salvage a flight recorder from the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed into the Mediterranean, killing 90 people.
Costa Rica 'elects woman leader'
7 Feb 2010 at 10:14pm
Elections results in Costa Rica have put Laura Chinchilla on course to be the country's first woman president.
Iran sets new nuclear challenge
7 Feb 2010 at 6:49am
Iran's president orders uranium enrichment to be stepped up, prompting the US to call for the world to "stand together".
Australia in huge China coal deal
6 Feb 2010 at 4:18am
An Australian firm signs a $60bn deal to supply coal to Chinese power stations from a mine to be built in Queensland.
Swiss man cleared by Libyan court
7 Feb 2010 at 9:07am
A court in Libya dismisses a case against a Swiss businessman who was accused of illegal business activities.
Karzai may introduce army draft
7 Feb 2010 at 11:31am
Afghan President Hamid Karzai tells a defence conference in Munich that he is considering introducing conscription.
Ex-IMF economist warns on UK debt
7 Feb 2010 at 11:30am
Britain should be seen in the same category of highly indebted countries such as Greece, a leading economist says.
Tories plan school powers shift
7 Feb 2010 at 8:36am
Local authorities in England could lose many of their planning powers regarding schools if the Conservatives win the election.
Genes reveal 'biological ageing'
7 Feb 2010 at 6:23pm
Scientists say they have pinpointed gene variants that might show how fast people's bodies are ageing.
Teachers 'lack violence training'
6 Feb 2010 at 8:15am
A union calls for compulsory training on dealing with violence in class as a study suggests new teachers are ill-prepared.
Cloud forces shuttle launch delay
7 Feb 2010 at 4:49am
Low cloud at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida prevents the shuttle Endeavour from launching on a final night flight to the ISS.
Jazz star Johnny Dankworth dies
7 Feb 2010 at 7:21am
Sir John Dankworth, a mainstay of the British jazz scene for more than 60 years, has died, his family has confirmed.
Microsoft tackles 17-year-old bug
5 Feb 2010 at 5:36am
A 17-year-old vulnerability that dates from the days of DOS is being patched in Microsoft's February security update.
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