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Suicide attack targets Yemen army

BBC - 1 hour 13 min ago
At least 70 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack claimed by al-Qaeda on soldiers in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, security sources say.

UN human rights head in Zimbabwe

BBC - 1 hour 17 min ago
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has started a week-long visit to Zimbabwe, during which she is expected to meet President Robert Mugabe.

US-Pakistan rift hits Nato summit

BBC - 1 hour 17 min ago
A US-Pakistan row over supply routes to Afghanistan is casting a cloud over the Nato summit in Chicago, as leaders discuss troop withdrawals.

Area cleared after device found

BBC - 1 hour 18 min ago
Bomb disposal experts are dealing with a suspicious device in Camberley, Surrey Police have said.

Jowell describes phone hacking

BBC - 1 hour 22 min ago
Tessa Jowell tells the Leveson Inquiry how having her phone hacked made her feel as if she was going "slightly mad".

Google must answer trust concerns

BBC - 1 hour 25 min ago
The European Commission tells Google it has a "matter of weeks" to allay fears it is abusing its position as the world's dominant search engine.

Girl 'saw parents murder sister'

BBC - 1 hour 27 min ago
The sister of Cheshire schoolgirl Shafilea Ahmed, who went missing in 2003, tells a court she saw their parents kill her.

SIM card to fight phone bullying

BBC - 1 hour 38 min ago
Parents will now be able to control their child's mobile phone thanks to a SIM card remotely managed from a computer.

Body parts kept by police forces

BBC - 1 hour 40 min ago
Police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have stored almost 500 body parts and human organs, a report says.

Missing man's body found in sea

BBC - 1 hour 40 min ago
A body discovered off Gwynedd is confirmed as that of 24-year-old Simon Jones, who had been missing for six weeks.

Sarwan blames Windies for absence

BBC - 1 hour 47 min ago
Ramnaresh Sarwan claims the negative actions of certain individuals in the West Indies set-up are behind his absence from the team.

Clegg warns of Europe 'extremism'

BBC - 1 hour 48 min ago
A collapse in the eurozone would create the "ideal recipe for an increase in extremism and xenophobia", the UK deputy PM says.

Fire officer cleared over deaths

BBC - 1 hour 50 min ago
A fire service officer is acquitted of the manslaughter of four of his colleagues who were killed in a blaze in 2007.

Stone Roses give blessing to film

BBC - 1 hour 57 min ago
A film based on the Stone Roses' legendary Spike Island gig is being made with the band's co-operation, its writer Chris Coghill says.

Sri Lanka ex-army chief freed

BBC - 2 hours 28 sec ago
The former Sri Lankan army chief, Sarath Fonseka, is released after two years in jail.

Prosecution ends Nat Fraser case

BBC - 2 hours 8 min ago
The Crown case in the trial of Nat Fraser, who is accused of murdering his wife Arlene, finishes.

Olympic torches for sale online

BBC - 2 hours 12 min ago
Dozens of Olympic torches are appearing for sale online as torchbearers prepare to part with their running memento.

'No assent' to destroy body parts

BBC - 2 hours 16 min ago
Some body parts retained by police in Northern Ireland were disposed of "without the consent or knowledge" of their families, according to the justice minister.

Don't scare workers, urges Cable

BBC - 2 hours 20 min ago
Business Secretary Vince Cable says proposals to make it easier to sack under-performing staff are "the wrong approach" to boosting the economy.

Sportsday - breaking sports news

BBC - 2 hours 26 min ago
Chelsea manager and transfer news, Liverpool and Aston Villa manager updates, England v West Indies, plus more.
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