Knox seeks second chance of freedom

Knox seeks second chance of freedom
GT5 tested on Top Gear's track
Brazil police battle Rio gang violence
Knox seeks second chance of freedom
Ireland braces itself for austerity cuts
GT5 tested on Top Gear's track
Defining the Chinese Middle Class
All 29 men presumed dead in N.Zealand mine disaster (AFP)
How to make an Ashes-winning bat
Brazil police battle Rio gang violence
New HIV cases fall by a fifth
Portugal braced for general strike
Portugal braced for general strike
'No survivors' in New Zealand mine
US and S Korea to hold war games
Protests in Kabul ahead of much-delayed election results (Reuters)
Knox has another chance as appeals opens in Italy (AP)
Egypt eyes Sudan for wheat needs (AP)
17 sentenced over Kyrgyz ethnic violence (AP)
Hong Kong's Tears for the USA

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 11:26 PM PST

Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend will begin an appeal in Italy later against their convictions for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

GT5 tested on Top Gear's track

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:10 PM PST

After five years in development Gran Turismo 5 has been released in the UK but how does it compare to the real thing and does it match up to the competition?

Brazil police battle Rio gang violence

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 11:12 PM PST

Brazilian police have launched a major operation in Rio de Janeiro to try to stop a new wave of violence.

Knox seeks second chance of freedom

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 11:26 PM PST

Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend will begin an appeal in Italy later against their convictions for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

Ireland braces itself for austerity cuts

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 11:37 PM PST

The Irish government is set to publish an austerity plan required for its EU and IMF bail-out.

GT5 tested on Top Gear's track

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:10 PM PST

After five years in development Gran Turismo 5 has been released in the UK but how does it compare to the real thing and does it match up to the competition?

Defining the Chinese Middle Class

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:56 PM PST

The definition of the Chinese middle class

All 29 men presumed dead in N.Zealand mine disaster (AFP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 11:15 PM PST

AFP - All 29 men missing in a New Zealand mine explosion were presumed dead Wednesday after a "horrific" second blast tore through the colliery, plunging the country into mourning.

How to make an Ashes-winning bat

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:51 PM PST

On the eve of the Ashes series in which players on both sides are expected to use Gunn & Moore bats, BBC News visited the factory to find out how one is put together.

Brazil police battle Rio gang violence

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 11:12 PM PST

Brazilian police have launched a major operation in Rio de Janeiro to try to stop a new wave of violence.

New HIV cases fall by a fifth

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 09:21 AM PST

A UN report has found the HIV epidemic is declining in Africa but rising in eastern Europe and central Asia.

Portugal braced for general strike

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:44 PM PST

Portuguese workers will stage what unions say will be the country's biggest ever general strike on Wednesday.

Portugal braced for general strike

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:44 PM PST

Portuguese workers will stage what unions say will be the country's biggest ever general strike on Wednesday.

'No survivors' in New Zealand mine

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:48 PM PST

All 29 trapped in a coal mine are believed to have died following a "horrific" second explosion.

US and S Korea to hold war games

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:51 PM PST

Obama assures Seoul that the US "stands shoulder to shoulder" with its ally after Tuesday's clash with North Korea.

Protests in Kabul ahead of much-delayed election results (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:12 PM PST

Reuters - Afghan election candidates took to the streets of Kabul on Wednesday to protest against a polling process they say was corrupt and shameful ahead of the expected announcement of final results from the September 18 vote.

Knox has another chance as appeals opens in Italy (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:31 PM PST

AP - After three years in prison, Amanda Knox is returning to court for a second chance at freedom.

Egypt eyes Sudan for wheat needs (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:22 PM PST

AP - Egypt has turned to its impoverished southern neighbor, Sudan, for use of agricultural land as the world's largest wheat importer looks to meet domestic food supply needs and quell a rapidly growing population increasingly irate about chronic price increases.

17 sentenced over Kyrgyz ethnic violence (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:25 PM PST

AP - A court in southern Kyrgyzstan has sentenced 17 people to life in jail for mass killings and rioting during ethnic violence that wracked the region in June.