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Updated: 6 hours 37 min ago

Tough task

7 hours 28 min ago
Challenges ahead for new president in quake-hit Chile

Lost Boys actor Haim dies aged 38

7 hours 53 min ago
Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms.

Biden steps up pressure on Israel

8 hours 23 min ago
The US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and calls for bold steps for peace.

Iran attacks US over Afghanistan

9 hours 4 min ago
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.

US 'hid terror suspect treatment'

11 hours 18 min ago
A former UK spy chief says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired.

US survey charts who is missing out on their sleep

11 hours 31 min ago
A poll released in the US reveals significant differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Asians, African-Americans, Hispanics and Whites, as the BBC's Jane O'Brien reports.

Insurers 'face $7bn Chile bill'

11 hours 54 min ago
The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates.

Oscar bosses defend Fawcett snub

12 hours 18 min ago
Actress Farrah Fawcett was not in the Oscars memorial segment because she was more known as a TV star, the Academy says.

US activist Granny D dies at 100

12 hours 55 min ago
Granny D, who walked across the US at the age of 89 in support of election campaign finance reform, dies.

Galapagos tension

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 01:31
Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem?

Ban honours UN's Haiti 'heroes'

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 01:12
Ban Ki-moon pays tribute to the 101 UN staff who died in the Haiti quake, as President Preval seeks US support for the economy.

US woman on 'jihad terror' charge

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:56
A US woman from Pennsylvania faces charges of using the internet to recruit female militant fighters for deadly attacks abroad.

Doctom Crash

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:27
10 years on from the burst Nasdaq bubble

EU concern over end of tanker bid

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 23:44
Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.

Producer admits Letterman blackmail

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:38
A US TV producer pleads guilty to attempting to blackmail US chat show host David Letterman over his affairs.

Obama backs Greece on speculators

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:27
President Barack Obama has 'responded positively' to calls to clamp down on market speculators, says the Greek PM after talks.

US apology for Gaddafi comments

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 21:24
The US State Department apologises for comments its spokesman made after Libya's Col Gaddafi called for a jihad against Switzerland.

Annie Leibovitz signs debt deal

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 18:42
Photographer Annie Leibovitz does a deal with Colony Capital to clear huge debts that meant she may have lost her library of famous pictures.

US eyes chance for Mid-East peace

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 15:27
US Vice-President Joe Biden hails a "moment of real opportunity" for Middle East peace talks and stresses US support for Israel.

Greece asks US for its assistance

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:37
Greece's prime minister asks the US to crack down on speculators he blames for worsening his country's debt woes.