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A warning from the head of Barclays bank of deepening economic gloom comes ahead of jobless figures out this w.. http://tinyurl.com/5zl7gs |
Indian PM Manmohan Singh rules out normalisation in relations with Pakistan until it stops militants attacking.. http://tinyurl.com/58ftu8 |
Iran's bloggers fight for internet free speech http://tinyurl.com/622hhj |
Daily direct flights from China to Taiwan begin, with shipping links also opened up across the Taiwan Strait. http://tinyurl.com/5dwl7h |
A Bangladeshi businessman says he wants to withdraw corruption allegations that led to the arrest of the forme.. http://tinyurl.com/6xwbb3 |
Can Abhisit Vejjajiva end his country's crisis? http://tinyurl.com/5d37r8 |
Thai opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva is elected as the new prime minister, after a parliamentary vote. http://tinyurl.com/6zlmdf |
India will start the final day of the first Test on 131-1 chasing 387 to beat England, following a stunning in.. http://tinyurl.com/6frav6 |
A wooden ferry carrying 100 passengers capsizes in the northern Philippines, with 22 people reported drowned. http://tinyurl.com/6hs4y7 |
US President George W Bush arrives in Afghanistan on a surprise visit, his last before stepping down in January. http://tinyurl.com/63f9kq |
Australia says it will set up a carbon trading scheme, and pledges up to 15% cuts in greenhouse gas emissions .. http://tinyurl.com/5e7tss |
The maximum compensation for armed forces personnel injured in service is doubled to £570,000. http://tinyurl.com/5ppqvv |
British man talks about what he says was police brutality http://tinyurl.com/66ec63 |
Why Indonesia is facing a serious shortage of alcohol http://tinyurl.com/63j4zt |
Calm returns to the Greek capital, Athens, after eight days of rioting sparked by the killing by police of a 1.. http://tinyurl.com/5cw92j |
Sudanese soldiers withdraw from Abyei, after clashes with left one person dead in the disputed oil-rich town. http://tinyurl.com/5g9fbn |
Scottish cycling star Chris Hoy beats Lewis Hamilton and Rebecca Adlington to win the 2008 BBC Sports Personal.. http://tinyurl.com/6d3to4 |
An investment fund that counted itself a client of an alleged $50bn Wall Street fraudster criticises "systemic.. http://tinyurl.com/67py7y |
Follow this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year show as it happens live in Liverpool. http://tinyurl.com/56t3x4 |
Chelsea miss the chance to go top of the Premier League as Gianfranco Zola's West Ham hold on for a 1-1 draw. http://tinyurl.com/594ybh |