International News

Google boss labels China 'IT menace'

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 10:35
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt uses a new book to call China an Internet menace that backs cyber-crime for economic and political gain, reports say.

Timbuktu hails French president

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 10:00
France's President Francois Hollande says it would be wrong to assume the conflict in Mali is over after being given a rapturous welcome in Timbuktu.

England 38-18 Scotland

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 09:58
England overpower great rivals Scotland to retain the Calcutta Cup and get their Six Nations campaign off to the perfect start.

Newcastle 3-2 Chelsea

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 09:55
Moussa Sissoko crowns a superb home debut by scoring twice as Newcastle come back to beat Chelsea in a thrilling game.

No married tax break in Budget

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 09:44
The government will not introduce a tax break for married couples in next month's Budget, it emerges.

Three rescued following avalanche

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 09:27
Three people are air-lifted to hospital after an avalanche in the Cairngorm mountains.

Ghana 2-0 Cape Verde

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 09:25
Ghana reach the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after Mubarak Wakaso scored a penalty and a breakaway goal.

Iran unveils 'stealth' fighter

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 09:22
Iran unveils a new home-made combat jet - the single-seat Qaher-313 (Dominant-313) - which officials say can evade radar.

Pret withdraws 'Virgin Mary' crisps

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 09:05
Sandwich shop chain Pret A Manger withdraws its "Virgin Mary"-flavoured crisps following complaints from Catholics.

Protesters confront Egyptian PM

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 09:00
Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil says he was confronted by "youths and troublemakers" on Cairo's Tahrir Square amid continuing opposition protests.

Language protest marks 50 years

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 08:29
Welsh language campaigners take part in a rally in Aberystwyth to mark 50 years since their group tried to bring the town to a standstill in its first protest.

VIDEO: Thousands gather for Groundhog Day

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 08:22
The United States can expect an early Spring according to the forecast from its most famous groundhog, Phil.

Four die in Senegal's Casamance

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 08:19
At least four people, including a Frenchman, are killed in Senegal's Casamance region, in a raid on a bank by suspected rebels, officials say.

Egypt's league starts amid protests

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 08:14
The Egyptian football league resumes after a year's absence despite a week of deadly violence in Cairo and Port Said.

Putin lauds Stalingrad 'heroes'

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 08:09
Russians are celebrating 70 years since the Battle of Stalingrad, a key point in World War II, with President Vladimir Putin leading tributes.

Wales 22-30 Ireland

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 07:57
Ireland hold off a stirring second-half Wales revival to launch their Six Nations campaign with a thrilling victory in Cardiff.

Twitter's most serious security crisis

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 07:55
Rory Cellan-Jones describes how he realised his Twitter account had been hacked

In pictures: Stalingrad anniversary

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 07:36
Seventy years after the epic Battle of Stalingrad

No Vettel-Alonso Ferrari link-up

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 07:36
Ferrari president Luca Di Montezemolo says Sebastian Vettel will not join Ferrari while Fernando Alonso is with the team.

VIDEO: New Notre Dame bells blessed

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 07:24
Eight of Notre Dame Cathedral's nine new bells have been blessed by French Cardinal Andre Armand Vingt-Trois.
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