International News

Man is killed in one-vehicle crash

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 00:40
A man is killed in an early morning road accident in Portaferry in County Down.

AUDIO: 'Prison is tough but not terrible'

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 00:35
Former cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken, who went to prison himself, describes the process of being imprisoned and the issues Vicky Pryce and Chris Huhne will have to face.

Claimants 'lose out' if not online

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 00:15
Benefit claimants need help to be given online access or risk losing out financially, a Welsh minister warns.

Murray survives Indian Wells test

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 00:14
Andy Murray avoids a third successive loss in Indian Wells by coming back from a set down to beat Russia's Evgeny Donskoy.

Christie aims for Olympic gold

BBC - Mon, 2013-03-11 00:03
Elise Christie admits 'nerves' as she targets Olympic gold after World Championship Speed Skating bronze.

Urban noise 'reduces bird diversity'

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-10 23:52
The rising level of urban noise may be preventing some species of songbirds from setting up home in developed areas, a study suggests.

NI bomb blast 'was attempted murder'

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-10 23:50
Police are treating a bomb attack near officers on patrol in north Belfast, which closed part of the M5, as attempted murder.

Ponies killed as fire guts stable

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-10 23:49
Two Shetland ponies and a horse die in a fire that destroyed their stable.

Councillors 'for hire' for planning

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-10 23:25
Falklands vote and councillors 'for hire' dominate papers

£4.6m to fight 'inoperable' cancer

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-10 23:15
Cancer patients whose condition had been considered inoperable will now be offered treatment after a £4.6m investment at a Cardiff hospital.

Cites meeting votes to protect shark

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-10 23:13
Delegates at the Cites conservation meeting in Thailand vote to extend the protection to a threatened species of shark, the Oceanic whitetip.

Tory urges radical economic strategy

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-10 23:06
Nick Robinson on the Tory battle lines ahead of the general election

Bastille debut tops album chart

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-10 22:52
Bad Blood, the debut album by Bastille, tops the UK album chart in a week that sees four new entries in the Top 10, including Dido's first album in five years.

Coalition cuts 'too deep and fast'

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-10 22:50
The Welsh finance minister says the UK government's public cuts and austerity measures have been too fast and deep, calling for growth measures in next week's budget.

Syria massacre: What happened in the village of Haswiya?

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-10 22:44
Conflicting stories of a dark day in a Syrian village

Japan marks quake anniversary

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-10 22:39
Services are held in Japan marking the earthquake and tsunami, two years after the disaster that left more than 18,000 dead and sparked a nuclear crisis.

Neolithic settlement found in quarry

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-10 22:32
Four Neolithic houses found in a quarry are thought to make up one of the oldest permanent settlements ever found in England.

Fukushima's long road to nuclear clean-up

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-10 22:03
Challenges facing Fukushima plant's nuclear clean-up

VIDEO: Sweden's Princess Lilian dies aged 97

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-10 21:55
Swansea-born Princess Lilian, renowned for her decades-long romance with Sweden's Prince Bertil, has died in Stockholm aged 97.

China inflation hits 10-month high

BBC - Sun, 2013-03-10 21:55
China's inflation rate hits a 10-month high in February, as Lunar New Year festivities drive up food prices.
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