Posts tagged Bbc
Man linked to UK hostages ‘freed’
Jan 6th
Iraqi officials have released a Shia militant leader from the group which kidnapped five Britons in Baghdad in 2007, the Iraqi interior ministry says. Qais al-Khazaali is believed to be the leader
Man arrested after explosives planted on him in security test
Jan 6th
Irish broadcaster RTE has reported that a man has been arrested after explosives were brought into Ireland in a security exercise by another country. A 49-year-old man was detained following the
Philippines suspect denies murder
Jan 5th
The main suspect in the mass killing of 57 people in the southern Philippines, Andal Ampatuan Junior, has pleaded not guilty to 41 counts of murder. Mr Ampatuan is part of a politically
UN chief warns of Afghan decline
Jan 5th
By Tom LaneBBC News, New York United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned that there is a risk that Afghanistan’s deteriorating situation could become irreversible. Mr Ban said
Kubica to stay with Renault team
Jan 5th
By Andrew Benson Robert Kubica has decided to stick with the Renault team following their sale to new owners last month. The Pole, one of the most highly rated drivers, had a clause in his
In pictures
Jan 4th
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Fire guts parts of Ghana market
Jan 3rd
Fire has destroyed parts of one of Africa’s biggest markets, at Ghana’s second city of Kumasi. The fire is reported to have lasted for several hours, but so far no casualties have been
Mystery of San Francisco’s lost sea lions ’solved’
Jan 3rd
Scientists in the US believe they may have solved the riddle of San Francisco’s vanishing sea lions. The Californian city’s famous colony of sea lions all but disappeared over the past