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Fri, 15/02/2008 - 10:19
Australia vows to help safeguard democracy in East Timor after attacks on the president and prime minister.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 08:25
The Competition Commission will outline proposals to remedy problems it identified in the grocery market.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 07:04
A gunman opens fire on students, killing five, at a university near Chicago, then shoots himself.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 06:55
Chad's president declares a nationwide state of emergency to restore order after a recent coup attempt.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 06:24
Sepp Blatter, president of football's world governing body, tells the BBC that plans to host Premier League games abroad will never happen.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 03:21
Ex-Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a target of death threats from radical Islamists, appeals to the EU for protection.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 03:18
Only 4% of the world's oceans remain undamaged by human activity, a study shows.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 03:15
US President George W Bush defends his decision not to intervene in Darfur's "genocide", in a BBC interview.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 02:55
Former Republican candidate Mitt Romney endorses John McCain's bid for the US presidency.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 02:48
Kenya's government and opposition agree to write a new constitution within a year to solve the current crisis.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 02:21
The government thought British lives would have been at risk if an arms deal probe had not been stopped.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 02:15
One of the rebels involved in the attacks on East Timor's two top leaders denies trying to assassinate them.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 01:18
The widower of slain former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto says his party will protest if Monday's elections are rigged.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 01:16
In a landmark case, a teenage girl admits filming a "happy slap" attack that led to the death of a man.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 01:16
The US military is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite due to crash land on Earth.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 01:10
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to visit Kenya amid efforts to end post-election violence.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 00:41
The Kenyan government orders an investigation into claims that radio stations broadcast hate speeches.
Fri, 15/02/2008 - 00:30
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warns that the outlook for the US economy is deteriorating.
Thu, 14/02/2008 - 23:54
Ecuador investigates claims that up to 15 Amazonian tribespeople have been killed by illegal loggers.
Thu, 14/02/2008 - 23:46
A report by the ICG says Uzbek security services were behind the murder of a prominent journalist.