Eight US lawmakers withdraw their backing from anti-piracy laws being considered in Congress after "blackout" protests on thousands of internet sites.
Yu Jie, a prominent Chinese writer close to Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, describes "inhumane treatment" that forced him to leave for the US.
Britain's Andy Murray takes the first set against Edouard Roger-Vasselin in their Australian Open second-round meeting.
Historian Simon Schama accuses hit ITV drama Downton Abbey of "cultural necrophilia" and pours scorn on its historical accuracy.
A rising proportion of abortions worldwide put women's health at risk, as more are carried out without trained clinical help, a WHO report says.
Eight US lawmakers withdraw their backing from anti-piracy laws being considered in Congress after "blackout" protests on thousands of internet sites.
The big push initiated on BBC Two's Stargazing Live series to find planets beyond our Solar System has had an immediate result, with a viewer identifying a possible candidate.
El capitán del Costa Concordia es criticado por supuestamente haber dejado la nave cuando todavía había pasajeros a bordo. Pero, ¿fue ilegal esta decisión? BBC Mundo le cuenta en qué momento le está permitido a un capitán dejar su barco.
意大利媒体说,上周搁浅翻侧的“海岸协和号”邮轮船长斯蒂诺承认在航行时犯错。
الاتحاد الأوروبي يعد لتشديد العقوبات ضد سوريا على خلفية قمع الاحتجاجات الشعبية، بينما حذرت روسيا من فرض عقوبات جديدة.
لئون پانهتا، وزير دفاع آمريکا می گويد، اگر آمريکا مجبور شود آماده پاسخگويی نظامی عليه ايران می شود.
Hundreds of scientists and engineers in Huntsville, Alabama have lost their jobs as Nasa scales back its operations. Can the city reach for the stars again?
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