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Argentine chiefs jailed for life

33 min 48 sec ago
Two of the worst oppressors during Argentina's military rule are sentenced to life imprisonment.
Categories: International News

Democrats await key Obama speech

50 min 56 sec ago
Barack Obama is to formally accept his historic nomination for the White House in a speech at the Democrats' convention.
Categories: International News

'Lost towns' discovered in Amazon

1 hour 48 min ago
The remote Amazon basin was once home to complex urban communities, according to a study in Science journal.
Categories: International News

Dell pricing policy hits profits

1 hour 59 min ago
Dell says that a "strategic" effort to cut the prices of its computers, had dented its earnings.
Categories: International News

Putin blames US for Georgia role

2 hours 4 min ago
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accuses the United States of provoking the conflict in Georgia.
Categories: International News

Lockerbie evidence not disclosed

2 hours 12 min ago
Scottish police had information that could have changed the outcome of the Lockerbie trial, a BBC programme learns.
Categories: International News

Strengthening Gustav hits Jamaica

2 hours 33 min ago
Tropical Storm Gustav has made landfall over Jamaica, with meteorologists warning it could strengthen into a hurricane "at any time".
Categories: International News

Aston Villa progress in Uefa Cup

2 hours 37 min ago
Aston Villa book their spot in the Uefa Cup after a draw against FH Hafnarfjordur gave them a 5-2 aggregate victory.
Categories: International News

Zoom Airlines suspend all flights

3 hours 15 min ago
Transatlantic budget carrier Zoom Airlines suspends all operations after applying to go into administration.
Categories: International News

Airline lifevests go to cut costs

4 hours 10 min ago
A regional airline in Canada is removing lifevests from all its planes to cut weight and so reduce fuel costs.
Categories: International News

Catch me if you can: Researchers find flies 'sense swat threat'

4 hours 13 min ago
Researchers in the US say they have solved the mystery of why flies are so hard to swat.
Categories: International News

Changing course

4 hours 20 min ago
Before and after images as Indian river bursts banks
Categories: International News

'UK PM terror threat' men are charged

4 hours 50 min ago
Three men who were being questioned about an alleged threat to kill Gordon Brown are charged with terror offences.
Categories: International News

Dalai Lama admitted to hospital

4 hours 58 min ago
The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is taken to hospital in the Indian city of Mumbai with stomach pains.
Categories: International News

Man City edge Danish side in Uefa Cup

5 hours 38 min ago
Manchester City qualify for the first round of the Uefa Cup thanks to Joe Hart's heroics in the penalty shoot-out against Danish side FC Midtjylland.
Categories: International News

Day in pictures

6 hours 3 min ago
Striking images from around the world
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Canadian PM presses Arctic claim

6 hours 5 min ago
Canada's PM says all large ships entering the Northwest Passage and other Arctic waters must register with its Coast Guard.
Categories: International News

Live text - Uefa Cup

6 hours 9 min ago
Aston Villa face FH Hafnarfjordur after Man City beat FC Midtjylland on penalties to reach the first round of the Uefa Cup.
Categories: International News

Rested star Bolt heads to Zurich

6 hours 20 min ago
Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will race for the first time since taking the Beijing Games by storm at the Zurich Grand Prix on Friday.
Categories: International News

Venice view

6 hours 21 min ago
The galas, gossip and glamour of the Venice Film Festival
Categories: International News