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Transport hit as snow sweeps in

BBC News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:07:35 +0000

Snowfalls of up to 16cm (6in) cause disruption to transport, with motorists warned to be aware of ice across much of Britain.(read article…)

Syrian veto a ‘licence to kill’

BBC News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:07:26 +0000

Syria’s government has been handed a “licence to kill” by Russia and China, opposition activists say, after the countries blocked a draft UN resolution.(read article…)

PM urged to cut wind farm subsidy

BBC News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:59:18 +0000

More than 100 Conservatives are among MPs who have written to the prime minister calling on him to slash subsidies for onshore wind turbines.(read article…)

VIDEO: Big freeze continues across Europe

BBC News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:43:37 +0000

Snow and freezing temperatures across Europe have claimed more than 200 lives in the past week.(read article…)

Seven dead in Kandahar car bomb

BBC News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:37:33 +0000

At least five police officers and two civilians have died in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.(read article…)

VIDEO: One-minute World News

BBC News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:26:45 +0000

Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.(read article…)

Mitt Romney wins Nevada caucuses

BBC News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:18:01 +0000

Front-runner Mitt Romney looks set to convincingly win the Republican caucuses in Nevada, as he seeks to win his party’s presidential nomination.(read article…)

VIDEO: Fidel Castro launches memoirs

BBC News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:37:04 +0000

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs.(read article…)

Acting veteran Ben Gazzara dies

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:27:26 +0000

US film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York at the age of 81.(read article…)

VIDEO: Rival rallies on streets of Moscow

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:26:47 +0000

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Russia’s capital Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s grip on power.(read article…)

Fidel Castro launches his memoirs

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:22:55 +0000

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro appears in public for the first time since April 2011 to launch a two-volume book of memoirs.(read article…)

William starts Falklands duties

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:49:24 +0000

Prince William starts work as an RAF search and rescue pilot in the Falkland Islands, having arrived in the territory on a six-week routine deployment.(read article…)

VIDEO: Australian summer floods swamp homes

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:23:19 +0000

Flooding in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales has forced thousands of families from their homes.(read article…)

Thousands in rival Moscow marches

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:11 +0000

Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia’s capital.(read article…)

VIDEO: Finland’s internet-controlled cafe

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:38:11 +0000

Finnish cafe offers internet controlled design experience as part of a festival.(read article…)

Europe ‘at risk of early grave’

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:36:55 +0000

Australia’s Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd warns Europe faces an “early grave” if it continues to ignore Asia’s rise.(read article…)

VIDEO: BBC team smuggled into Homs

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:24:10 +0000

Syrian government forces have bombarded the city of Homs with artillery shells and mortars, killing at least 55 people, according to opposition groups.(read article…)

‘Wall-E’-style robot cleans tower

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:47:55 +0000

A water tower in Devon is cleaned by a robot which is said to resemble the children’s movie character Wall-E.(read article…)

FBI probes Anonymous phone hack

BBC News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:45:20 +0000

The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.(read article…)

Cairo clashes over football anger

BBC News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:11:32 +0000

At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match.(read article…)