Capitalism flawed, says 1989 poll

13 minutes ago

BBC: A BBC World Service poll on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall finds global dissatisfaction with capitalism. (Read More)

News Networks: India, Bbc, Sustainability Classroom ...

Topics: World, Global

How a blunder finished off the Wall

17 hours ago

BBC: A vain Communist leader precipitated the fall of the Berlin Wall, writes the BBC's Brian Hanrahan, by allowing crowds to take control. (Read More)

News Networks: Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, Bbc

Topic: Communist

Pakistan's Taliban dilemma

1 day ago

BBC: The BBC's Hugh Sykes examines why the Taliban are thriving in Afghanistan and Pakistan, as they take advantage of Islamabad's apparent ambivalence towards them. (Read More)

News Networks: Bbc, Pakistan News Network, Islamabad News

Topic: Pakistan

Kelly is latest Strictly casualty

1 day ago

BBC: Coronation Street star Craig Kelly has become the latest celebrity to be voted off BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. (Read More)

News Networks: Bbc, Just My Network

Topic: Celebrity

Shock and insecurity at Fort Hood

1 day ago

BBC: There is a sense of shock and insecurity among residents of the Fort Hood army base after Thursday's shootings, the BBC's Matthew Price reports. (Read More)

News Networks: India, Bbc

Topic: Reports

Gaza battle

2 days ago

BBC: Legal row over UN report on Gaza offensive intensifies. (Read More)

News Networks: India, Bbc, Un News ...

Topics: United Nations, War, Un

Criminal past of jailed armourer

2 days ago

BBC: As illegal gun dealer Paul Alexander starts an indefinite sentence for supplying guns to the criminal underworld, BBC News examines his criminal past. (Read More)

News Networks: Tech News, India, Bbc ...

Topics: News, Underworld

Play.com hit by ordering glitch

2 days ago

BBC: Customers of online shop Play.com contact the BBC to report problems with its ordering system. (Read More)

News Networks: India, Bbc, New Media ...

Topics: Hit, Technology, Online

British Airways' rapid descent

2 days ago

BBC: As British Airways announces its worst first-half figures and a further 1,200 job cuts, the BBC looks at why the company has dipped so far into the red. (Read More)

News Networks: India, Bbc, Resume Bear News Network ...

Topic: Job

Indonesia fights corruption with people power

2 days ago

BBC: The BBC's Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta looks at Indonesia's Watergate - a growing corruption scandal that has forced the resignation of senior law enforcement officials. (Read More)

News Networks: India, Bbc, The Sociology News Network ...

Topics: Corruption, People, Law

Doubts renewed over Iran aims

2 days ago

BBC: Revelations of an experimental Iranian warhead design raises all sorts of questions about Tehran's nuclear ambitions, the BBC's Jonathan Marcus says. (Read More)

News Networks: India, Iran, Bbc ...

Topics: Raises, Nuclear, Iran ...

PM bid to bolster Afghan support

2 days ago

BBC: The BBC's Caroline Wyatt looks at the purpose and messages behind Gordon Brown's speech on Afghanistan in a week when seven UK soldiers were killed. (Read More)

News Networks: Bbc, British Politics, The Uk Economy ...

Topics: Brown, Uk

Malaysia moves on Islamic fashion market

2 days ago

BBC: Fashion that adheres to Islamic rules is a largely untapped market and Malaysia is trying to station itself as the fashion capital for the Muslim world, says the BBC's Jennifer Pak in Kuala Lumpur. (Read More)

News Networks: India, Sensex, Bbc ...

Topics: Market, Islamic, Fashion ...

New look to Highlands website

2 days ago

BBC: A BBC Scotland website carrying news, features, sport and images from the Highlands and Islands is revamped. (Read More)

News Networks: Tech News, India, Bbc ...

Topics: Website, New, Images ...

Did Sierra Leone get war crimes justice?

2 days ago

BBC: As Sierra Leonean war crimes convicts begin their sentences this week in Rwanda, the BBC's Umaru Fofana considers the achievement of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. (Read More)

News Networks: India, Bbc, International Security ...

Topic: War

Sesame Street: 40 and still counting

2 days ago

BBC: As the children's programme Sesame Street celebrates its 40th anniversary, the BBC's Kevin Connolly goes on set to talk to some of the puppets. (Read More)

News Networks: Bbc, Children, Augmented Reality And Our Futures' ...

Topics: Street Children, Children

Profile: Major Nidal Malik Hasan

2 days ago

BBC: The BBC profiles Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspect accused of shooting 13 people dead at a US army base in Texas. (Read More)

News Networks: India, Bbc, The Sociology News Network ...

Topics: Major, People

Is Opel facing a fatal blow?

2 days ago

BBC: Thousands of Opel workers rallied in protests at the move by General Motors not to sell the carmaker, fearing it could be a fatal blow for the company, writes the BBC's Steve Rosenberg. (Read More)

News Networks: Bbc, Big Three Bailout, Property Uk Online Sales

Topics: General Motors, Sell

New look to BBC Highlands website

2 days ago

BBC: A BBC Scotland website carrying news, features, sport and images from the Highlands and Islands is revamped. (Read More)

News Networks: Tech News, India, Bbc ...

Topics: Website, New, Images ...

Dog charity appeal collars funds

2 days ago

BBC: A rescue charity which re-homes boxer dogs gets more than £1,000 after a plea on the BBC Scotland news website. (Read More)

News Networks: Tech News, India, Bbc ...

Topics: Rescue, Scotland, Website ...