• World leaders to discuss Somalia
    Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:25:38 GMT

    African and Western leaders are to discuss the future of Somalia, including the threat from terrorism and piracy, at a major conference in London.
  • Homs reporters' deaths condemned
    Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:58:10 GMT

    The killings of two reporters in Homs and the reported deaths of 60 people across Syria trigger Western condemnation of Bashar al'Assad's regime.
  • Comic Frank Carson dies aged 85
    Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:22:38 GMT

    Friends and former colleagues pay tribute to "one-off" comedian Frank Carson, whose catch phrases included "It's a cracker", after his death aged 85.
  • MP held over Parliament 'assault'
    Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:00:26 GMT

    A man, understood to be Falkirk's Labour MP Eric Joyce, is arrested on suspicion of assault following a disturbance at the Houses of Parliament.
  • Degree courses 'cut by a quarter'
    Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:32:00 GMT

    The number of full-time undergraduate degree courses offered at UK universities has fallen by 27% over the past six years, data shows.
  • Cost-price drink plan criticised
    Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:08:43 GMT

    A ban on the sale of below-cost alcohol will have a "limited impact" on overall alcohol pricing, research suggests.
  • Attacks on business snobbish - PM
    Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:11:58 GMT

    David Cameron is to praise business for its 'vital role' in society later and say attacks on wealth creators are motivated by "snobbery".
  • Gillard calls leadership ballot
    Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:19:56 GMT

    Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls a ballot for the leadership of the Labor Party on Monday to end a tussle with Kevin Rudd.
  • Strauss-Kahn released by police
    Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:55:59 GMT

    Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is released after two days of questioning over an alleged prostitution ring but will be quizzed again next month.
  • Man due in court over two murders
    Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:01:20 GMT

    A 47-year-old man is due in court charged with the murders of a retired teacher and a vicar.
  • Buenos Aires train crash kills 49
    Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:10:55 GMT

    A commuter train crash at a station in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires kills at least 49 people and leaves more than 600 injured, officials say.
  • Slow broadband 'hits many homes'
    Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:41:23 GMT

    Many UK addresses have broadband speeds of less than 5Mbps, research suggests.
  • Rare US comic books fetch $3.5m
    Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:31:07 GMT

    A collection of early comic books - including those featuring the debuts of Batman and Superman - is sold for $3.5m (£2.2m) at auction in New York.
  • Male extinction theory challenged
    Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:39:44 GMT

    A new study comparing chromosomes in humans and rhesus monkeys suggests genetic decay of the male sex chromosome has all but ended.
  • Yen falls to seven-month low
    Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:58:31 GMT

    The Japanese yen falls to its lowest level against the US dollar in seven months, positive news for Japanese exporters.
  • HP sales fall short of forecasts
    Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:56:45 GMT

    Computer firm Hewlett-Packard sees a drop in first-quarter sales, as it attempts to turn itself around under new chief executive Meg Whitman.
  • NHS 'will be Cameron's poll tax'
    Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:42:03 GMT

    Labour leader Ed Miliband tells David Cameron he risks making NHS reform "his poll tax" - in noisy Commons clashes over the health bill.
  • Cherie Blair starts hacking case
    Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:57:28 GMT

    Cherie Blair has started legal proceedings over phone hacking, her solicitor confirms.
  • Time link to sudden cardiac death
    Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:07:17 GMT

    How the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat has been identified by researchers.
  • Skin cancer drug hopes from study
    Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:19:29 GMT

    A new treatment for advanced skin cancer almost doubles survival times, according to an international study.



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