News Feed
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Pakistan restores Twitter access
Sunday 20th May 2012
Pakistani authorities restore access to the social media website Twitter after a brief ban for what officials called "offensive" content".
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Nato to discuss Afghan withdrawal
Sunday 20th May 2012
Nato leaders hold a summit dominated by Afghanistan, as the alliance prepares to hand over security duties to Afghans by the end of 2014.
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Nationalist 'leads' in Serb poll
Sunday 20th May 2012
Serb nationalist Tomislav Nikolic takes an early lead over incumbent Boris Tadic in a run-off presidential election, early estimates say.
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'Ring of fire' eclipse to begin
Sunday 20th May 2012
An annular eclipse, in which the Moon does not fully block out the light from the Sun, is set to take place across east Asia and the western US on Monday.
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Deadly quake hits northern Italy
Sunday 20th May 2012
A magnitude-6.0 earthquake in northern Italy kills at least seven people, causing "significant damage" to the region's cultural heritage.
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In pictures: Olympic torch relay day 2
Sunday 20th May 2012
Crowds and cheers as Olympic torch heads for Exeter
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VIDEO: Party for victorious Chelsea team
Sunday 20th May 2012
Tens of thousands of fans have taken to the streets of west London to welcome home Chelsea's Champions League-winning squad.
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Cameron: Megrahi release 'wrong'
Sunday 20th May 2012
David Cameron says Lockerbie bomer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi should never have been released from prison, while Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond says the investigation will continue.
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Syria town shelling 'kills 34'
Sunday 20th May 2012
Shelling by Syrian forces kills 34 people, according to the British-based group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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Cheap dysentery drug 'promising'
Sunday 20th May 2012
A cheap drug, which is already prescribed for arthritis, could fight amoebic dysentery, according to researchers in the US.
