Latest Update: Added 5K and Kids Dash to existing events on 17 Jan 2015Read Full Post Online: http://ift.tt/1vvyyfH The Fullers Wharf2Wharf Fun Run incorporates 5 distances over different terrains for runners and walkers. It was started in 1992 by the Waiheke Harriers and proceeds from this annual event are distributed by Waiheke Rotary Club to assist local community organisations and charities.Distances include 25km from Orapiu to Matiatia (with cash prizes), 13km from Orapiu to Onetangi, 12km from Onetangi to Matiatia, and 7km (for families) from Kennedy Point to Matiatia. New in 2015 are a 5K from Surfdale to Matiatia;...
Russia urges Ukraine ceasefire talks
An "immediate ceasefire" in Ukraine must be the priority for key negotiations taking place on Monday, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1nj9P...
Coalition locked in terror aim talks
Negotiations between the Tories and Lib Dems are to continue ahead of the unveiling of a new plan to tackle the threat of Islamic extremists.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1nOir...
HK protestors disrupt Beijing speech
Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors disrupt a speech by a Beijing official, a day after China ruled out a direct leadership election in 2017.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1sTYM...
Japan and India hold security talks
Rare earths and a nuclear pact on the agenda as Indian PM Narendra Modi meets Japan's leader, on his first major foreign visit since taking office.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1u5ua...
VIDEO: Song of a four-storey 'earth harp'
William Close is the inventor of the 'Earth Harp', a musical instrument which makes use of the architecture around it to create its sound.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1C7T5...
India unveils new village toilets
An Indian charity unveils 108 new lavatories in a village which gained notoriety when two young girls were found hanged from a tree there in May.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1r1HR...
Greenhouse gas fear over meat eating
New research estimates greenhouse gases from food production will go up 80% if meat and dairy consumption continues to rise at its current rate.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1u5xB...
Port Hills Crater Rim Trail Run
Latest Update: Updated events on 19 Oct 2014 to 21km and 30km (were 20km and 30km) as per update on event websiteRead Full Post Online: http://ift.tt/1puEL6T The Port Hills Crater Rim Trail Run is a 21km and 30km off road trail run in Christchurch, organised by the Port Hills Athletics Club.The event attracts interest from outside Christchurch and is a popular build-up to the Kepler Challenge in early December. Many competitors return for the challenge and the scenic nature of the course which overlooks both the Canterbury Plains and Lyttelton Harbour.from New Zealand Running Calendar http://ift.tt/1puEL...
Johnstone Electrical Bridge to Beach
Latest Update: Added next event date: 22 Mar 2015Read Full Post Online: http://ift.tt/1r1MVUU The Johnstone Electrical Bridge to Beach at Balclutha has a 21.1km half marathon run and an 8.5km run/walk. There are also 21.1km and 35km biking events, which are not covered here on this running calendar website.The start point of the Half Marathon is outside the Clutha Rugby Club rooms; the 8.5km starts near Paretai Hall. Both events finish at the Kaka Point Surf Life Saving Club.from New Zealand Running Calendar http://ift.tt/1r1MV...
Hutt Riverside Festival Run and Walk
Latest Update: The Korokoro Stream Fun Run (scheduled for 07 Dec) has been replaced with the Hutt Riverside Festival Run and Walk on 30 Nov 2014Read Full Post Online: http://ift.tt/1r1MVo7 The Hutt Riverside Festival Fun Run has half marathon, 10km and 5km events as part of the Hutt River Festival. All entrants get a duck to "race" down the river. Sales from the ducks will go to local charities.This event replaces the Korokoro Stream Fun Run from previous years; with numbers falling, Capital Multisports decided to support the Riverside Festival and organise a fun run events based on and around the Hutt River trail.from New...
Running technique session competition
Latest Update: The winner is Geoffrey Smith from LincolnRead Full Post Online: http://ift.tt/1vzXtyN The winner of the running technique session with Richard Greer of Complete Performance in Christchurch, thanks to The Rail Trail Rampage, is Geoffrey Smith from Lincoln.About Complete Performace and the prizeComplete Performance is a Christchurch based endurance sports coaching company assisting athletes from throughout New Zealand with training and event preparation.Become a faster and more efficient runner who is less prone to injury.Their approach to teaching running technique is simple; they don't believe there is any...
Advertising
Latest Update: Updated statistics for August 2014Read Full Post Online: http://ift.tt/1iKzaq6 There are 6 300x250px advertising slots on the New Zealand Running Calendar website in the right column or inline in the content depending on screen / device size.Current PricingEach ad slot is NZ$295 + GST per month. A 5% discount is available for bookings of 3 months or more and 10% for six months. To get the discount you must pay in advance. Payment is required before the ad is due to start.Ads currently get approximately 80,000 to 100,000 impressions per month with an average click-through rate of 0.35%. Note that trail running...
Brookfield Bog Challenge and Butt Buster
Latest Update: Added link to online entry and PDF entry form for event on 09 Nov 2014Read Full Post Online: http://ift.tt/1o55DIz The Brookfield Bog Challenge (winter) and Butt Buster (spring/summer) is a wet and muddy challenge at the Brookfield Scout Centre in Wainuiomata. The course is 4km and you can run it up to three times with total distances of 4, 8 and 12km.The course runs through ditches, water, tyre steps, bush tracks, wire ropes and so on. Expect to get wet so bring a change of clothes for after the race.This event was previously known as "The Brookfield Bog Challenge".from New Zealand Running Calendar http:/...
50th Rotorua Marathon
Latest Update: Added link to online entry for event on 01/02 May 2015Read Full Post Online: http://ift.tt/1rskGQz The Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon is an annual event with full 42.2km marathon, 21.1km half marathon, 10.55km quarter marathon and 5.5km running/walking events.There is also a kids 2.5km the afternoon before the longer distance events. The marathon is a full circuit of Lake Rotorua.from New Zealand Running Calendar http://ift.tt/1rskG...
Cromwell Half Marathon
Latest Update: Added link to PDF entry form for event on 26 Oct 2014Read Full Post Online: http://ift.tt/1oFJdjJ The Cromwell Half-Marathon (approximately 21.1km) and 10km Run or Walk form part of the action packed Cromwell Summer Series that comprises this event plus two MTB rides, a triathlon and a road cycle race.The Half-Marathon and Run or Walk course takes you around many of Cromwell's features including residential areas, Old Cromwell, the Anderson Park facilities, Lake Dunstan lakeside, and views of orchards and vineyards. This event has been sanctioned by Athletics Otago.from New Zealand Running Calendar http://...
Manhunt after New Zealand shooting
Police in New Zealand are hunting for a man who shot two people dead and injured a third at an unemployment office.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pyAa...
End in sight for WW1 War Horse ride
The War Horse Ride - commemorating the part played by British and French cavalry during World War One - is due to end in the French town of Nery.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/VZRZ...
Google trials drone deliveries
Google reveals it has built and tested its own drones as part of a plan to make automated deliveries to remote homes as well as disaster-hit zones.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vrit...
Cuba introduces new customs limits
Cuba restricts the amount of foreign goods that travellers can bring into the country, where locally-made items are scarce and expensive.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/W1vb...
China factory growth misses forecasts
China's manufacturing activity misses expectations in August, indicating that the country's economy may be losing momentum.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1ni1m...
Lactic Turkey Rogaine Series: Orakei Rogaine
Latest Update: Published race reviewRead Full Post Online: http://ift.tt/1nhNc1x The inaugural Orakei Rogaine by Lactic Turkey Events was on Sunday August 24th 2014, based at the Orakei Sea Scouts Hall at Orakei Basin. Chris Hope, aka Mr Running Calendar, is a Cub Leader at Orakei Sea Scouts and was there on the day to help out with the kayaking activity and then subsequently ran it himself the following Thursday.Photos on this page thanks to and copyright Shaun Collins.What is a rogaine?A rogaine is a team navigational challenge where...
VIDEO: Meet Japan's Batman - Chibatman
The BBC's meets Chibatman - a Japanese man who dresses as Batman to make Japanese people smile and who has become an internet sensationBBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1r0Mc...
Xenon and argon banned for athletes
Doping experts have yet to find an effective test for athletes using the gases xenon and argon to boost performance, as a worldwide ban is introduced.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1sTCz...
Israel to take over West Bank land
Israel unveils plans to take 400 hectares of land in the West Bank, triggering criticism from the Palestinians and the US.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1q0la...
Plain packs 'no illegal smoking link'
A study of smokers in Australia suggests there is "no evidence" that the introduction of standardised cigarette packaging has changed the way people buy cigarettes.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1sLtA...
VIDEO: Long queues to leave Mariupol
The Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is in Brussels to discuss the ongoing crisis in his country with EU leaders.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1CcCB...
Barclays sells Spanish businesses
Barclays Bank sells Spanish businesses for £633m to the country's third largest lender CaixaBank.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1uhE5...
US senators urge arms for Ukraine
Key American senators call for the US to send weapons to help Ukraine fight what they say is "a Russian invasion".BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1CgOe...
VIDEO: Libya militia take US embassy pool
Armed militia have taken over the US compound in Tripoli and discovered the embassy pool, a month after American staff left for security reasons.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qh7N...
Zimbabwe stun Australia in Harare
Zimbabwe defeat Australia in a one-day international for the first time since 1983 after a three-wicket win in Harare.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1rHEf...
Eurosceptics win German state seats
Eurosceptic party 'Alternative for Germany' wins its first state parliament seats in the eastern state of Saxony, according to exit polls.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pZfv...
VIDEO: China rules out open Hong Kong poll
China rules out open nominations for the next Hong Kong leadership election, in a move that has dismayed pro-democracy activists.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/Y3s8...
UK businesses 'want new EU deal'
Most British businesses want the UK to renegotiate its relationship with the EU, according to a British Chambers of Commerce survey.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1B7Kd...
VIDEO: Litter bug mountaineers 'must recycle'
Over the decades tonnes of disposed tents, spent oxygen cylinders and bottles have been left behind on Mount Everest by people trying to scale it. Now authorities are urging them to bring the waste back down with them to recycle it.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qzvn...
Legal challenge to badger cull fails
A High Court bid to halt this year's badger culling, which will take place without independent monitoring, fails.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1B0bg...
Key Thai ministries go to military
Thai military leader and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha appoints a new cabinet, with key posts going to serving or former generals.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qYqw...
VIDEO: Are e-cigarettes safe?
Inside Out goes to the lab to investigate what is in e-cigarettes while we unwrap the arguments surrounding them.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1rHfi...
VIDEO: One-minute World News
Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/MsxT...
Protesters condemn Hong Kong ruling
Democratic groups in Hong Kong vow to fight a Chinese government decision that rules out open nominations for the next leadership election.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/Y3kF...
Trapped horse hoisted to safety
Lifting equipment is used to free a horse which became trapped after trying to jump over a farm gate near Shrewsbury.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1tlqp...
'No apology' over Ashya response
UK police reject criticism of their search for a five-year-old with a brain tumour who was taken from a hospital by his parents against medical advice.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1nMF1...
Scientists solve 'sliding rocks' puzzle
Scientists have finally worked out how rocks on a dry lake bed in California move across the ground.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1Ca0b...
Iraqi forces 'reach besieged Amerli'
Iraqi forces have reached the besieged town of Amerli where thousands of people have been trapped by jihadists, military officials say.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/Y325...
Putin 'urges talks on east Ukraine'
President Putin calls for talks on the "status" of east Ukraine, but says it is "impossible to predict" the end of the crisis, Russian media report.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1lpDB...
PM may block return of UK jihadists
British PM David Cameron is considering temporary bans on British-born jihadists in Iraq and Syria returning to the UK.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pw74...
Iceland issues new volcano alert
Iceland raises its warning level to aviation after a fresh eruption from a fissure near the Bardarbunga volcano.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1B76K...
VIDEO: IRA ceasefire: 20 years on
Two decades ago the Provisional IRA announced a ceasefire that marked the end of a quarter of a century of what it called its "armed struggle".BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qVEe...
China rules out open Hong Kong poll
China rules out open nominations for the next Hong Kong leadership election, state media report, in a move likely to trigger protests.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1Cfab...
US TV host found murdered at home
A US television host and former Suffolk dance school teacher was shot dead by his son-in-law at his home in Louisiana, local police say.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1tYDD...
Archbishop issues terror asylum plea
The Archbishop of York calls for the government to do more to offer asylum to Christians being persecuted by Islamic State terrorists.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pvrE...
Original Jethro Tull bassist dies
Bassist Glenn Cornick, a founding member of the British rock band Jethro Tull who played on their biggest hits, has died at his home in Hawaii.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vyPR...
Anti-PM clashes continue in Pakistan
Clashes are continuing in Pakistan between police and protesters demanding the resignation of PM Nawaz Shairf, with 300 reported injured.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qVCy...
Philippine troops in Syria rescued
Thirty-two Philippine peacekeepers trapped by rebels in the Syrian Golan Heights are rescued, and another 40 escape, but 44 Fijians are held hostage.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1tkKu...
Missing Ashya King found in Spain
A five-year-old boy with a brain tumour whose parents removed him from hospital against medical advice has been found, police confirm.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1naRW...
Fairhead to be BBC Trust chairwoman
Rona Fairhead, former head of the Financial Times Group, is to become the first woman to chair the BBC Trust, replacing Lord Patten in the role.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pVtL...
VIDEO: 100-year-old tortoise is on the move
An extremely rare Galapagos tortoise thought to be 100 years old has been given a new home at a zoo in Ohio.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1n18S...
Test Ebola drug '100% effective'
The only trial data on the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp shows it is 100% effective in monkey studies, even in later stages of the infection.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qMql...
Iceland's volcano ash alert lifted
An eruption near Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano that briefly threatened air travel has ended, local officials say.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1sMDt...
VIDEO: Brazil dismantles Amazon 'destroyers'
Police in northern Brazil say they are in the process of dismantling one of the country's biggest environmental criminal gangs.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/VRAR...
EU sets Russia sanctions ultimatum
The EU gives Russia one week to reduce its military involvement in Ukraine, or face a new sanctions, as Ukraine's leader talks of the "point of no return".BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qf6z...
MSN Messenger to end after 15 years
Microsoft's MSN Messenger will be switched off in China in October, bringing a final end to the 15-year-old service.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1n4uo...
'Slow progress' in Iraq Amerli push
The Iraqi army, Shia militias and Kurdish fighters are reported to be making slow progress in breaking the siege of the Amerli town in the north.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1wTLG...
Dahl draft spills Factory secrets
Little-known characters and incidents that could have featured in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are released by the Roald Dahl estate.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qbKa...
Russian rouble falls to new low
The Russian rouble falls to a record low against the dollar as investors fear further sanctions against the nation.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/VSWo...
First openly gay NFL player dropped
Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted into the National Football League, fails to make the final roster for the St Louis Rams.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1wTDb...
VIDEO: Song of a four-storey 'earth harp'
William Close is the inventor of the 'Earth Harp', a musical instrument which makes use of the architecture around it to create its sound.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1C7T5...
El Salvador gangs re-launch truce
Leaders of five of El Salvador's powerful gangs say they will stop attacking police and military in a bid to re-launch a gang truce agreed two years ago.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/VVTY...
Tear gas used on Pakistan protesters
Police in Islamabad fire tear gas at anti-government protesters marching on the official residence of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1puay...
Ukraine near 'point of no return'
Ukraine's president says his country is "close to a point of no return - full scale-war", as the EU discusses more sanctions against Russia.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1na5t...
VIDEO: Buried gold sparks treasure hunt
Hundreds of people have descended on Folkestone beach in a bid to get their hands on a share of buried gold worth £10,000.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1AYme...
Google trials drone deliveries
Google reveals it has built and tested its own drones as part of a plan to make automated deliveries to remote homes as well as disaster-hit zones.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vrit...
VIDEO: Police trial Bond-style tracking darts
A GPS tracking device being deployed by police in Florida enables officers to follow a vehicle without the need for a potentially dangerous high-speed pursuit.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zYir...
Iraq in push to free Amerli town
Iraqi forces, Shia militias and Kurdish Peshmerga begin a new offensive to try to save the town of Amerli from Islamic State militants, reports say.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qSzs...
Man charged over Galloway assault
A man is charged with religiously-aggravated assault after MP George Galloway attacked in a west London street.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1uatp...
Iran anger over new US sanctions
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani criticises new US sanctions, saying they will harm negotiations over his country's nuclear programme.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1tXmq...
'Forgotten' Swiss baby dies in car
A 16-month-old baby in Switzerland dies after one of its parents went to work forgetting that the child had been left in the car.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1n8X7...
Brazil's economy enters recession
A contraction of 0.6% in Brazil's economy between April and June, and a revision of the first quarter, has pushed the country into recession, latest figures show.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1lzKA...
VIDEO: Long queues to leave Mariupol
The Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is in Brussels to discuss the ongoing crisis in his country with EU leaders.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1CcCB...
VIDEO: Pickleball: A sport for all ages
Pickleball is a racquet sport that combines badminton, tennis and table tennis.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1n8eF...
VIDEO: Police seize gamer during live broadcast
A video gamer in Denver was dramatically involved in a raid by armed police acting on an assumed hoax call - and the incident was broadcast live online.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1plX3...
VIDEO: Brad and Angelina marry in France
Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have married in France, a spokesman confirms.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1plOc...
China warns of Hong Kong 'meddling'
China warns foreign countries against "meddling" in Hong Kong's politics ahead of a crucial announcement on the territory's election process.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1n89F...
George Galloway leaves hospital
British MP George Galloway leaves hospital after being treated for injuries he suffered in an attack reportedly prompted by his views on Israel.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qQSb...
Philippine Syria troops 'attacked'
A group of Philippine peacekeepers trapped by rebels in the Syrian Golan Heights are "under attack", the Philippine defence minister says.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1u95u...
Cameron and Clegg to hold terror talks
David Cameron and Nick Clegg are to meet for talks to try to reach agreement on new measures to tackle the threat posed by Islamist extremists.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1psh9...
Legal challenge to badger cull fails
A High Court bid to halt this year's badger culling, which will take place without independent monitoring, fails.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1B0bg...
Australian actor Bill Kerr dies
Australian actor Bill Kerr, "the boy from Wagga Wagga" who became one of Tony Hancock's radio sidekicks in the 1950s, dies in Perth at 92.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qJRQ...
Belafonte to receive honorary Oscar
US actor and singer Harry Belafonte is to be honoured by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1n26q...
Lesotho army 'seizes key buildings'
Soldiers in Lesotho have seized the police HQ and surrounded a key government building in a possible coup attempt, officials in the southern African nation say.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1B3um...
VIDEO: One-minute World News
Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/MsxT...
Cold War US spy dies in prison
A former US navy sailor who led a spy ring for the Soviet Union has died in a prison medical centre at the age of 77.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1ti6G...
Legroom row diverts second US flight
A US flight bound for Europe diverts after a mid-air fight between passengers over legroom, in the second such incident in a week.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1wOpi...
VIDEO: 'White space' internet developed
David Grossman reports from the Isle of Wight, on the "white space" which could help remote areas access fast broadband.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vnUM...
River Kwai film bridge to be rebuilt
Sri Lanka is to rebuild the replica bridge destroyed in an iconic scene from the film Bridge on the River Kwai, as part of a tourism drive.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/VVN6...
More than 3m have fled Syria - UN
The UN says Syria is now "the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era" with more than three million Syrians living outside the country as refugees.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pbKL...
VIDEO: 100-year-old tortoise is on the move
An extremely rare Galapagos tortoise thought to be 100 years old has been given a new home at a zoo in Ohio.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1n18S...
Ukraine 'slipping out of control'
The Ukraine crisis is "slipping out of control", Germany's foreign minister warns as EU leaders prepare to discuss new sanctions against Russia.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zSmd...
Iceland lowers volcano ash alert
The Icelandic Met Office lowers its aviation warning from red to orange near the Bardarbunga volcano, which saw an eruption begin overnight.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1sMDt...
VIDEO: Brazil dismantles Amazon 'destroyers'
Police in northern Brazil say they are in the process of dismantling one of the country's biggest environmental criminal gangs.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/VRAR...
Myanmar census shows 9m shortfall
The first national census since 1983 reveals that Myanmar has 9 million fewer people than the 60 million the government had estimated.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qbKa...
MSN Messenger ends after 15 years
Microsoft's MSN Messenger will be switched off in China in October, bringing a final end to the 15-year-old service.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1n4uo...
Test Ebola drug '100% effective'
The only trial data on the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp shows it is 100% effective in monkey studies, even in later stages of the infection.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qMql...
Dahl draft spills Factory secrets
Little-known characters and incidents that could have featured in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are released by the Roald Dahl estate.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qbKa...
Russian rouble falls to new low
The Russian rouble falls to a record low against the dollar as investors fear further sanctions against the nation.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/VSWo...
India's growth hits two year high
India's economy grew by 5.7% in the three months to June, its fastest pace in two-and-a-half years, according to an official estimate.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qMlF...
VIDEO: Song of a four-storey 'earth harp'
William Close is the inventor of the 'Earth Harp', a musical instrument which makes use of the architecture around it to create its sound.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1C7T5...
US steps up sanctions over Iran
The US has imposed fresh sanctions on companies and individuals in connection with Iran's nuclear programme.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1wO90...
Scientists solve 'sliding rocks' puzzle
Scientists have finally worked out how rocks on a dry lake bed in California move across the ground.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1Ca0b...
Kurds 'take Iraq oilfields from IS'
Kurdish forces say they have retaken oilfields near Mosul in north Iraq from Islamic State, but retreating militants blow up three installations.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1thlf...
VIDEO: Buried gold sparks treasure hunt
Hundreds of people have descended on Folkestone beach in a bid to get their hands on a share of buried gold worth £10,000.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1AYme...
Google trials drone deliveries
Google reveals it has built and tested its own drones as part of a plan to make automated deliveries to remote homes as well as disaster-hit zones.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vrit...
Robot printer 'comes to your desk'
Fuji Xerox develops robotic printer that can move around a lounge or office to bring documents to the person who printed them.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1u46X...
DNA tells story of Arctic peopling
A study of genetic sequences sheds light on the settling of the North American Arctic, from ancient "Paleo-Eskimos" to the modern-day Inuit.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vTa9...
UK's terror threat level raised
The UK's terror threat level is being raised from "substantial" to "severe" in response to conflicts in Iraq and Syria, the home secretary says.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vttf...
VIDEO: Middle East's first coffee museum
Dubai-based coffee trader Khalid Al Mulla, takes the BBC on a tour of his new coffee museum.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1C9uq...
Senegal confirms first Ebola case
Senegal's health ministry confirms a first case of Ebola, making it the fifth west African country now affected by the outbreak.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1u4B9...
Brazil's economy enters recession
A contraction of 0.6% in Brazil's economy between April and June, and a revision of the first quarter, has pushed the country into recession, latest figures show.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1lzKA...
Guinea riot over Ebola disinfectant
Residents of Guinea's second-biggest city riot after the market was sprayed with disinfectant in a bid to halt the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zQAT...
Volcano erupts in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea's eastern Mount Tavurvur erupts, disrupting flights and spewing rocks and ash into the air.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1C8Lx...
Nato accuses Russia over Ukraine
Nato accuses Russia of "blatant violation" of Ukraine's sovereignty, including direct military operationsBBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pPCZ...
VIDEO: Police seize gamer during live broadcast
A video gamer in Denver was dramatically involved in a raid by armed police acting on an assumed hoax call - and the incident was broadcast live online.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1plX3...
VIDEO: Brad and Angelina marry in France
Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have married in France, a spokesman confirms.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1plOc...
Euro inflation nears five-year low
The eurozone inflation rate falls to 0.3% in August, near a five-year low, adding to fears of a deflationary spiral in the region.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/XXUV...
Tory MPs rule out further defections
Eurosceptic Conservative MPs distance themselves from Douglas Carswell amid talk of further defections to UKIP.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1n0Tu...
Libya's prime minister resigns
Abdullah al-Thinni steps down as Libya's prime minister in a bid to end the power struggle dividing the country.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pp4i...
Legal challenge to badger cull fails
A High Court bid to halt this year's badger culling, which will take place without independent monitoring, fails.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1B0bg...
Australian actor Bill Kerr dies
Australian actor Bill Kerr, "the boy from Wagga Wagga" who became one of Tony Hancock's radio sidekicks in the 1950s, dies in Perth at the age of 92.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qJRQ...
Belafonte to receive honorary Oscar
US actor and singer Harry Belafonte is to be honoured by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1n26q...
Biggest Japan defence budget sought
Japan's defence ministry has requested its biggest ever budget amid severe tensions with China over a maritime dispute in the East China Sea.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pc5J...
VIDEO: One-minute World News
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2.6m historic pictures posted online
An academic is posting millions of historic photos and illustrations to Flickr where they can be searched and copied without charge.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1lk8a...
Rivers 'resting' after health scare
US comedienne Joan Rivers, 81, is "resting comfortably" and with her family after reportedly going into cardiac arrest during surgery on her vocal chords.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zPzZ...
GCHQ protest over surveillance case
The first of three days of protest by online activists is due to take place at the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pP90...
Pitt and Jolie wedding announced
Actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are now married, according to a spokesman for the Hollywood couple.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vpOo...
Malaysia Airlines to cut 6,000 staff
Malaysia Airlines to cut 6,000 staff as part of recovery plan after disasters.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zPjz...
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VIDEO: Litter bug mountaineers 'must recycle'
Over the decades tonnes of disposed tents, spent oxygen cylinders and bottles have been left behind on Mount Everest by people trying to scale it. Now authorities are urging them to bring the waste back down with them to recycle it.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qzvn...
Nato crisis meeting on Ukraine
Nato is to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the eastern Ukraine crisis, after presenting more evidence of direct Russian military involvement.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1u3r3...
Tesco cuts its profit forecast
The struggling supermarket Tesco cuts its profit forecast and the new chief executive's start date has been brought forward to Monday.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1C8xT...
N Korea retracts cheerleader offer
North Korea retracts a decision to send cheerleaders to South Korea for the Asian Games, accusing Seoul of quibbling over details.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zPcT...
Dead stars 'can re-ignite' and blow
Astronomers have shown that dead stars known as white dwarfs can re-ignite and explode as supernovas.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/VSVK...
NHS complaints rise to 480 every day
The number of complaints made about NHS care in England increased to an average of 480 every day, according to official data.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1AWLD...
UN peacekeepers held in Golan
Forty-three UN peacekeepers are being held by an armed group in the Syrian Golan Heights, amid heavy fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pLOt...
VIDEO: Roman ruins uncovered in Somerset
Archaeologists are studying Roman ruins, including a bath house, that have been discovered on the site of a new bypass in Somerset.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qE4L...
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Erdogan sworn in as Turkey president
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is officially sworn in as Turkish president after winning the country's first ever public vote for head of state.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/XU1k...
VIDEO: Controversy over new Lennon film
A new film that looks at the events that unfolded the night Beatles star John Lennon was shot, is causing controversy amongst critics and fans.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mU5M...
Rooney named new England captain
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is named new England captain by manager Roy Hodgson.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1lhlC...
'Banned' uni dog is 'very large cat'
The master of Selwyn College, which banned dogs from accommodation, is allowed to keep his bassett hound after persuading officials it is "a very large cat".BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mWAV...
EU widens aid to dairy exporters
The EU announces emergency help for dairy producers hit by the Russian ban on food imports from the EU.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zKlk...
Pitt and Jolie wedding announced
Actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are now married, according to a spokesman for the Hollywood couple.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vpOo...
Bake Off contestant 'stitched up'
The Great British Bake Off contestant blamed by some for another's exit claims to have been "stitched up" by the way the BBC One programme was edited.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1AWWb...
VIDEO: Litter bug mountaineers 'must recycle'
Over the decades tonnes of disposed tents, spent oxygen cylinders and bottles have been left behind on Mount Everest by people trying to scale it. Now authorities are urging them to bring the waste back down with them to recycle it.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qzvn...
VIDEO: 'White space' internet developed
David Grossman reports from the Isle of Wight, on the "white space" which could help remote areas access fast broadband.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vnUM...
VIDEO: Banksy art sale saves Bristol boys' club
The elusive street artist Banksy has helped save a boys club in his home city of Bristol.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mTLG...
Iceland examines volcano 'cauldrons'
Scientists in Iceland say they are examining several depressions, termed 'cauldrons', near Bardarbunga volcano, which could be a sign of an eruption.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mWDA...
VIDEO: Keaton's comeback at Venice festival
The 71st Venice Film Festival opened on Wednesday with the world premiere of Birdman starring Michael Keaton, Emma Stone and Edward Norton.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mWIW...
VIDEO: Close shave for Shaun the sheep
A sheep called Shaun has been shorn for the first time in his life and his fleece has weighed in at a huge 23 kilograms.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qDb0...
Malaysia Airlines expects more losses
Malaysia Airlines warns of further losses in the second half of the year because of the two tragedies to hit the airline in recent months.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qD85...
'Fashionable' smartwatches announced
South Korean tech firms LG and Samsung have announced more smartwatches, ahead of a widely anticipated entry to the sector from Apple.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qD82...
Landmark court cases deleted from net
Numerous records relating to civil rights cases have disappeared from the US government's online legal archive.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1AVfR...
Memories 'flipped' from bad to good
Neuroscientists artificially turn a mouse's fearful memory into a positive one, and vice versa.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qyga...
Tomatoes linked with fighting cancer
Eating tomatoes may lower the risk of prostate cancer, research suggests.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1tJNT...
India cow row 'settled by DNA tests'
A woman in southern India is set to win a court battle to keep a cow after DNA tests proved it belongs to her, her lawyer says.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1wHkR...
Deutsche Bank in mis-reporting fine
Germany's Deutsche Bank is fined £4.7m by UK regulators for inaccurately reporting transactions between November 2007 and April 2013.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1sH9a...
Strike disrupts Argentine capital
Sections of Argentina's General Confederation of Labour are holding a 36-hour strike, which has caused disruption in the capital Buenos Aires.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pkTT...
FBI probe JP Morgan 'cyber-attack'
The FBI says it is investigating reports in the US media of recent cyber-attacks against several US banks.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/XUYy...
US film-maker William Greaves dies
The US film-maker and Emmy-winning journalist, William Greaves, has died in New York at the age of 87.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pkXr...
'Baby-trafficking' speaker flees
The speaker of Niger's parliament flees the country after a parliamentary committee agreed he could be arrested over a baby-trafficking scandal.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zJEm...
UK Ebola vaccine trial to start
A trial vaccine against Ebola could be tested on healthy volunteers in the UK in September, says an international health consortium.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1nHuP...
'Russian troops deployed' in Ukraine
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko cancels a foreign visit, citing "Russian troop deployments" in Ukraine, as rebels seize a town in the south.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qjMF...
IS 'kills dozens of Syrian soldiers'
Islamic State (IS) militants appear to have executed "dozens" of Syrian soldiers captured after they stormed the Tabqa airbase, activists say.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1q7EU...
Hello Kitty is not actually a cat
Yes, you read that right, Hello Kitty is not a cat - she's a British school kid who likes apple pie, say her creators.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1wGCP...
'Deeply elitist UK locks out talent'
The UK is "deeply elitist" according to an analysis of the backgrounds of more than 4,000 business, political, media and public sector leaders.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mUrd...
Ebola spreads to Nigeria oil hub
Nigeria confirms first Ebola death outside Lagos – a doctor in oil hub Port HarcourtBBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1tYOv...
VIDEO: Eighty years married and still in love
A couple who met in 1928 are celebrating their 80th wedding anniversary today and tell the BBC why they're still in love.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1nClH...
Platini will not challenge Blatter
Uefa president Michel Platini announces he will not challenge Sepp Blatter by running for the leadership of Fifa.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/VP98...
VIDEO: Chinese calligraphy: Thing of the past?
Many people in China are forgetting how to write their own language.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qs7p...
Venice kicks off with Birdman film
The Venice Film Festival gets under way in Italy with Birdman, a comedy drama about an actor trying to escape from the shadow of his most famous role.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1te5T...
France urges special Libya support
France calls for "exceptional support" for Libya, warning of chaos without international actionBBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qjub...
Deadly landslide in south-west China
At least six people have died and 21 others are missing after a landslide swept through a village in south-west China.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1AWse...
Ukraine rebels advance in south
Pro-Russian rebels open up a new front in south-eastern Ukraine, and are reportedly advancing towards the key port city of Mariupol.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mVEu...
Call for Facebook beheadings rethink
Controversial beheading photo posts from Syria spur one of Facebook's safety advisers to call for pictures to have warnings.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/XS7Y...
Missing plane search area refined
Australia says the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will focus on the southern part of the search area, after more data analysis.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zIJF...
India launches bank accounts for all
Indian PM Narendra Modi is due to launch a plan to provide a bank account for every household, in a landmark initiative to help the poor.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qB1G...
Cops crew member killed by US police
A crew member on the US police reality TV show Cops is shot and killed when Nebraska police open fire on a robbery suspect.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qzqT...
Concerns grow over Iceland volcano
Overnight earthquakes raise fears that magma from Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano could be heading towards another large volcanic system, scientists say.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qqbK...
Depression in cancer 'overlooked'
Three-quarters of UK cancer patients who are depressed are not getting the psychological therapy they need, researchers say.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1AVJ0...
Red squirrels face leprosy threat
Scotland's red squirrels are facing a new threat from a form of leprosy, according to scientists in Edinburgh.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1q6o5...
Pro-independence firms hit back
An open letter signed by more than 200 business figures says the case for independence “has been made”.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zIrM...
HP recalls million of power cords
HP is asking the owners of more than six million power cables to send back the cords to avoid the risk of being burnt by the kit.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1tKAb...
Freed Syria hostage 'overwhelmed'
US journalist Peter Theo Curtis, freed after two years in captivity in Syria, says he is "overwhelmed by emotion" at how many people helped his release.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1ATAO...
A sheepdog's 'two rules' for success
Scientists produce a simple mathematical model that explains how a single sheepdog can herd a large number of sheep.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1C0uR...
Woman finds 3ft wasp nest on bed
A Hampshire pest controller takes on the "biggest job of his career", after being called to deal with a nest of more than 5,000 wasps.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1C22z...
US F-15 jet 'crashes in Virginia'
Military officials confirm that a Massachusetts Air National Guard F-15 went down in a rural area in western Virginia but the status of the pilot is unknown.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1sCb9...
McDonald's in Moscow court appeal
McDonald's says it will appeal against a court ruling in Moscow ordering the closure for 90 days of four of its Russian outlets.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zEV5...
Alibaba profits up ahead of flotation
Profits at Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba have nearly tripled, latest filings reveal, ahead of the firm's planned US stock market debut later this year.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1p8sm...
VIDEO: India's iconic Ambassador car
Sanjoy Majumder reports on the passing of one of India's best known and trusted icons, the Ambassador.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1taCz...
VIDEO: What goes into a fake cigarette?
The BBC's Tom Brown finds out what is in a fake cigaretteBBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qoZN...
VIDEO: Eighty years married and still in love
A couple who met in 1928 are celebrating their 80th wedding anniversary today and tell the BBC why they're still in love.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1nClH...
VIDEO: Chinese calligraphy: Thing of the past?
Many people in China are forgetting how to write their own language.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qs7p...
Millions knocked offline in US
A fault on Time Warner Cable's network has left its 11.4 million broadband internet subscribers without a connection.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pH6L...
Germany to fight 'benefit tourism'
The German government announced proposals to tackle alleged abuses of the benefits system by migrants from elsewhere in the European Union.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/XSja...
Girl survives being buried alive
Police in northern India are hunting for the relatives of a seven-year-old girl who was buried alive but rescued from her grave by a villager.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vR2l...
Star Trek X Prize finalists named
Ten groups have been chosen as finalists in a $10m (£6m) competition to develop a real-life "tricorder" - the medical scanner used in Star Trek.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pGQ2...
Call for Facebook beheadings rethink
Controversial beheading photo posts from Syria spur one of Facebook's safety advisers to call for pictures to have warnings.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/XS7Y...
VIDEO: Phones to come with 'kill switch'
A new law has been passed meaning that smartphones in California will be required to come with a "kill switch" to render them useless if lost or stolen.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1ATo4...
Richard Pryor biopic to star Epps
The Butler director Lee Daniels confirms Mike Epps will play late comedian Richard Pryor in his forthcoming biopic, alongside Oprah.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1nCv2...
Ukraine rebels target coastal town
Pro-Russian separatists battle Ukrainian troops and shell the coastal town of Novoazovsk, after President Poroshenko promises a "roadmap" for peace.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mRiW...
Global coal 'binge' missed in data
The climate impacts of the world's fossil-fuelled power plants are being underestimated because of poor accounting, say researchers.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pdR9...
Concerns grow over Iceland volcano
Overnight earthquakes raise fears that magma from Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano could be heading towards another large volcanic system, scientists say.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qqbK...
Snapchat valued at $10bn by backers
The mobile messaging app Snapchat has been valued at $10bn, according to reports, putting it in the same league as start-ups such as Dropbox and AirBnB.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/XRWe...
Badger cull targets are announced
A target number of badgers to be killed in this year's pilot cull to tackle tuberculosis in cattle is announced.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1t9Qj...
VIDEO: Helicopters buried in fire-drill foam
A number of Black Hawk helicopters were left covered in foam after a fire drill went wrong at a US Army base in Oklahoma.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1ATFU...
Gazans return home as truce holds
Thousands of Palestinians begin to return to their homes as an open-ended ceasefire between Israel and militants in Gaza appears to hold.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/VNft...
Fight for leg room diverts flight
A US airliner has been diverted after an row broke out over one passenger's use of a device to prevent the seat in front of him from reclining.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pdvb...
VIDEO: Cole and Cowell back to take on Strictly
The new series of the X Factor is back on television screens from Saturday. Colin Paterson looks at the new judging line-up and the future of the showBBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/XRP1...
Lessing's library donated to Zimbabwe
More than 3,000 books from author Doris Lessing's collection have been given to Zimbabwe after her death.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mN12...
Syria 'used chlorine gas' - UN
The UN accuses the Syrian government of using chemical agents in eight separate incidents in a new report on war crimes there.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1sAia...
Nigeria closes schools over Ebola
Nigerian schools are ordered to remain shut, delaying the new academic year until 13 October as part of measures to prevent the spread of Ebola.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mQZ5...
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VIDEO: Microsoft's 3D holograph project
Microsoft's Holograph project is aimed at visualising information on a screen which feels genuinely three-dimensional.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1nBMP...
IMF's Lagarde 'under investigation'
IMF head Christine Lagarde says she is under investigation for negligence in French fraud case but has not been charged.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1tJ1d...
Hormone 'protects premature babies'
The hormone erythropoietin (EPO) could prevent brain injuries in very premature babies, a study suggests.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/XQxh...
Fans' delight at Kate Bush comeback
Kate Bush makes her stage comeback at London's Hammersmith Apollo to an ecstatic response from fans at her first live concert for 35 years.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1viLq...
AUDIO: Refugees build new Sangatte camps
Migrants from Africa and the deputy mayor of the town on the French coast on what to do with refugees at Sangatte camps in Calais.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1ATtk...
Deep Throat case dismissed by judge
Claims that a film about actress Linda Lovelace bore striking similarities to 1972 pornographic film Deep Throat are dismissed by a US judge.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1tJ0U...
Robotic brain 'learns' from internet
A super-intelligent robotic "brain" that can learn new skills by browsing millions of web pages has been developed by US researchers.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qJop...
VIDEO: Will China's yoghurt craze pay off?
With falling milk prices, companies are looking at other ways to make money, and Mengniu Dairy, China's biggest, has recently decided to venture into the yoghurt business.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qtGx...
VIDEO: Lost in translation: Fringe comedy
How do international comedians break the language barrier at Edinburgh Festival Fringe?BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zxPS...
Afghan candidate 'may boycott' audit
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah withdraws observers from an audit of votes, threatening to boycott it because of fraud concerns.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1C1xJ...
Ryanair to bid for Cyprus Airways
Budget airline Ryanair has confirmed that it plans to bid for the Cypriot national airline, Cyprus Airways, which is up for sale.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mQGr...
Australia ups anti-terror efforts
New counter-terrorism units have been set up at two Australian airports, PM Tony Abbott says, amid concern over Australians fighting in Iraq and Syria.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zCJi...
VIDEO: How pedal power charges your phone
From backpacks which indicate which way you are turning to a USB charger that gets its power from pedallingBBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1wvUe...
US girl, nine, in gun lesson mishap
A nine-year-old girl kills her shooting instructor by accident while being shown how to use an Uzi submachine gun at an firing range in Arizona.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pfZf...
First Superman comic sells for $3.2m
One of the best-preserved copies of the first Superman comic sells for $3.2m (£1.9m), a record price for a comic book, according to eBay.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1suuy...
Lockheed Martin in space junk deal
US defence giant Lockheed Martin is teaming up with an Australian technology firm to track space debris that can damage multi-billion dollar satellites.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mQry...
Intel builds 'smallest' 3G modem
A 3G modem not much bigger than a UK penny or US one-cent coin has been unveiled by Intel as it attempts to enter the connectivity market.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vLI2...
RBS fined £14.5m over mortgage advice
Royal Bank of Scotland is fined £14.5m by the Financial Conduct Authority for failing to ensure that it gave suitable mortgage advice to customers.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vlbw...
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Wall Street market report
Wall Street Market ReportBBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mOAB...
American 'fighter' dies in Syria battle
An American man, believed to be fighting alongside militants in Syria, has been killed, a family member has told the BBC.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1lcEg...
Global coal 'binge' missed in data
The climate impacts of the world's fossil-fuelled power plants are being underestimated because of poor accounting, say researchers.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pdR9...
VIDEO: Excitement ahead of Kate Bush gig
The BBC's Colin Paterson talks to fans ahead of Kate Bush's first gig in 35 years.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1luit...
New concerns over Iceland volcano
The magma from Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano could be heading towards another large volcanic system, scientists say.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qqbK...
Badger cull targets are announced
A target number of badgers to be killed in this year's pilot cull to tackle tuberculosis in cattle is announced.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1t9Qj...
Sherlock in triple Emmy Awards win
BBC One drama Sherlock wins a hat-trick of awards at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, including prizes for Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zvnr...
Hollande names new French cabinet
French President Francois Hollande names a new government under Prime Minister Manual Valls, dropping ministers who rebelled against spending cuts.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1wxyo...
Fight for leg room diverts flight
A US airliner has been diverted after an row broke out over one passenger's use of a device to prevent the seat in front of him from reclining.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pdvb...
Instagram unveils new time-lapse app
Photo-sharing service Instagram launches a new time-lapse photography app called Hyperlapse.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1ARiK...
Woman kills leopard in long battle
An Indian woman armed only with farm tools is stable in hospital after killing a leopard that attacked her.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vLxq...
Magnetic levitation in 3D advances
Harvard researchers develop a system to orientate small objects in any direction using magnetic levitation.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1la3R...
World's rarest bird needs new home
The last remaining population of the world's rarest bird, the Madagascar pochard, needs a new wetland home if it is to thrive again, a study reveals.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mKdj...
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'1,400 children abused' in Rotherham
At least 1,400 children were subjected to sexual exploitation in the English town of Rotherham between 1997 and 2013, a report finds.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pcJf...
UN helicopter crashes in South Sudan
The UN says one of its cargo helicopters has crashed in South Sudan - unconfirmed reports say it was shot down.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1BYQ2...
US schools to have non-white majority
White pupils in state schools in the United States are set to be a minority for the first time when schools return for the new term.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qnNN...
US house prices slow down in June
Prices for US houses rose more slowly in June than in May, continuing a long-term decrease in the pace of growth.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mN12...
Kate Bush set for stage comeback
Kate Bush is preparing for her first concert in 35 years, with fans eagerly waiting to find out what form her live comeback will take.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1viLq...
Amazon buys game site Twitch
Amazon buys video-game streaming service Twitch for $970m (£585m), surprising many after rumours earlier this year that Google's would purchase the firm.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1p9U5...
Israel and Hamas 'agree truce deal'
Israel and Hamas have agreed a long-term ceasefire and an announcement is expected soon in Egypt, Hamas officials say.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1viDC...
Robotic brain 'learns' from internet
A super-intelligent robotic "brain" that can learn new skills by browsing millions of web pages has been developed by US researchers.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qJop...
VIDEO: Lost in translation: Fringe comedy
How do international comedians break the language barrier at Edinburgh Festival Fringe?BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zxPS...
Burger King and Tim Hortons to merge
Burger King confirms that it plans to merge with Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee and doughnut chain.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1BYjN...
UK apologises for White House tweet
The UK embassy apologises for tweeting a picture of a White House cake surrounded by sparklers, to mark the burning of the building.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1sqjw...
Berlin's embattled mayor to quit
Berlin's mayor Klaus Wowereit announces he will step down on 11 December amid an ongoing row over the city's new airport.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vK93...
VIDEO: How pedal power charges your phone
From backpacks which indicate which way you are turning to a USB charger that gets its power from pedallingBBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1wvUe...
'Ban E-cig use indoors,' says WHO
The World Health Organization says there should be regulations preventing the use of electronic cigarettes indoors in public and work places.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qnzc...
US sanctions Syria air surveillance
US President Barack Obama authorises surveillance flights over Syria to gain intelligence on Islamic militants who control swathes of Syria and Iraq.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1tEU2...
First Superman comic sells for $3.2m
One of the best-preserved copies of the first Superman comic sells for $3.2m (£1.9m), a record price for a comic book, according to eBay.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1suuy...
Big earthquake near Iceland volcano
Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano has been hit by the largest quake since tremors began last week but experts say there are no signs of an eruption.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pcaC...
Ministry fined over prison data loss
The Ministry of Justice has been fined £180,000 for "serious failings" in handling confidential data about almost 3,000 prisoners.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vJUT...
VIDEO: Giant sinkhole 'could keep growing'
A giant sinkhole in County Durham is causing increasing concern as it threatens to get bigger, according to a landowner.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qheo...
LG to sell 'the first 4K OLED' TV
LG announces it is about to become the first firm to sell TVs offering both OLED and 4K technologies to the public.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1spsk...
Tepco in Fukushima suicide ruling
A court orders the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant to pay damages to the family of an evacuee who killed herself.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1APYv...
Jailed Dutchman in Peru hunger strike
Dutch national Joran van der Sloot, who is in jail for murder in Peru, goes on hunger strike after being transferred to a maximum security prison.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1t8LA...
South Africa economy avoids recession
South Africa avoids being tipped into recession after second-quarter GDP figures showed the economy grew by 0.6% during the April-to-June period.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vJJ3...
AUDIO: New effort to find Franklin's lost ships
Nick Higham speaks to members of a new Canadian expedition which aims to find explorer Sir John Franklin's ships.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1wvG7...
VIDEO: Sheep found with 20kg woolly coat
Two farmers in Tasmania have found a sheep they believe has been wandering wild and for six years and never been shorn.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1ltms...
VIDEO: Women refugees break rules to survive
Many women who have fled the fighting in North Waziristan find they have to go against tribal customs at the relief camp to get access to food and medical facilities.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zwO7...
VIDEO: Attenborough 'pin-up boy of the 1950s'
Tributes have poured in from the worlds of entertainment and politics following the death of Richard Attenborough.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/YUnN...
Russians in Ukraine 'by accident'
A group of Russian soldiers captured in east Ukraine crossed the border "by accident", Russian military sources are quoted as saying.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1laX3...
VIDEO: Rare duck needs new home
The world's rarest bird is facing extinction unless it finds a new home, say conservationistsBBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mLCG...
Mozilla launches $33 smartphone
Mozilla, a company best known for its Firefox browser, launches its first low-cost smartphone in India, retailing for 1,999 rupees ($33; £19.9).BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qmgy...
PlayStation and Xbox hit by attacks
Sony's PlayStation Network, Microsoft's Xbox Live and Blizzard's Battle.net are among services disrupted in an apparent co-ordinated attack.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/YU7B...
Australia sued over asylum detainees
Asylum-seekers detained on Christmas Island, including a six-year-old child, sue the Australian government over inadequate health care.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qm6M...
Burger King and Tim Hortons in talks
Burger King says it is in takeover talks with Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee and doughnut chain.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1tANr...
VIDEO: Beyonce, Miley and a wardrobe problem
Sparking less outrage than 2013 but with dazzling performances, this year's MTV Video Music Awards did not disappoint.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qGcY...
Tributes paid to Lord Attenborough
Tributes pour in from the worlds of entertainment and politics following the death of filmmaker Richard Attenborough.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/YU25...
VIDEO: Cleaning up waste in Mali
Entrepreneurs are trying to find ways to collect rubbish in Mali's capital city Bamako but they have nowhere to process it.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1AOOa...
China plans new PC operating system
The Chinese Academy of Engineering discloses plans to launch a new operating system for desktop computers in October.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pYsU...
VIDEO: Aurora Borealis filmed from space
The European Space Agency releases time-lapse footage of the Aurora Borealis - better known as the Northern Lights - filmed from the International Space Station.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1wsnM...
Led Zeppelin wins 'best guitar riff'
Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love is voted the greatest guitar riff of all time by listeners of BBC Radio 2.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1t6Hm...
Syria 'will help US fight terrorism'
Syria's foreign minister offers to help the US fight the Islamic State militant group, which has seized swathes of land in Iraq and Syria.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1ANrD...
VIDEO: Rice from Fukushima goes on sale
Rice produced in in the Fukushima area of Japan, which suffered a nuclear disaster in 2011, has gone on sale in Japanese supermarkets in Singapore.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zpda...
VIDEO: South Korea's female bodybuilders
Traditional views of South Korean women are challenged by a growing trend for bodybuilding.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/YSja...
VIDEO: Giant sink-hole 'could keep growing'
A giant sinkhole in County Durham is causing increasing concern as it threatens to get bigger, according to a landowner.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qheo...
Austria party rues 'gnome napping'
The Austrian Social Democrats blame the disappearance of 400 garden gnomes on the rival People's Party ahead of provincial elections.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pv71...
LG to sell 'the first 4K OLED' TV
LG announces it is about to become the first firm to sell TVs offering both OLED and 4K technologies to the public.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1spsk...
Rap producer shot at pre-MTV VMA party
Three people have been injured after a shooting at an event hosted by Chris Brown.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qE0D...
Potential comet landing sites chosen
Europe's Rosetta mission, which aims to put a robot on a comet in November, has identified five potential sites for the touchdown.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vf0E...
VIDEO: Inside the debate venue
The BBC's Scotland correspondent walks us through the venue and what to expect in the BBC's live televised referendum debate between Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1ANlR...
'Active shooter' at US Fort Lee base
The US Army's Fort Lee base is put on lockdown amid reports of an active shooter at the central Virginia facility.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/XM0t...
Ebola kills treated Liberia doctor
A Liberian doctor has died despite taking experimental anti-Ebola drug ZMapp, the country's information minister says.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1p8tL...
Suicide blast hits Baghdad mosque
At least nine people have been killed and and dozens wounded in a suicide bomb attack on a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1vEOU...
VIDEO: Attenborough 'pin-up boy of the 1950s'
Tributes have poured in from the worlds of entertainment and politics following the death of Richard Attenborough.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/YUnN...
Methane vents bubble up off US coast
Researchers say they have discovered more than 500 bubbling methane vents on the seafloor off the US east coast.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1tHMg...
Gaza deaths as fresh fire traded
At least two Palestinians in Gaza are killed by Israeli air strikes amid ongoing rocket attacks on Israel, as Egyptian mediators reportedly propose a new ceasefire deal.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1pxfW...
PlayStation and Xbox hit by attacks
Sony's PlayStation Network, Microsoft's Xbox Live and Blizzard's Battle.net are among services disrupted in an apparent co-ordinated attack.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/YU7B...
Algeria halts football after death
Algeria suspends football indefinitely following the death of player Albert Ebosse, who was hit by an object thrown by fans.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mHz7...
India coal mining licences 'illegal'
India's Supreme Court declares as illegal all coal mining licences given to state and private companies between 1993 and 2010.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mHwE...
VIDEO: What does Jackson Hole mean in Asia?
Unemployment and inflation were two of the topics at Jackson Hole, at the annual get-together hosted by Janet Yellen, the Chair of the US Federal Reserve, but what does it mean for Asia?BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1ru0P...
Burger King and Tim Hortons in talks
Burger King says it is in takeover talks with Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee and doughnut chain.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1tANr...
Tributes paid to Lord Attenborough
Tributes pour in from the worlds of entertainment and politics following the death of filmmaker Richard Attenborough.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/YU25...
Boko Haram declares 'Islamic state'
Militant group Boko Haram says it has set up an Islamic state in towns and villages it has seized in Nigeria, but the army rejects the claim as "empty".BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/YTSM...
Afghan vote crisis 'costing billions'
Afghanistan's finance minister says the deadlock over the disputed presidential election has cost the economy $5bn.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1p7Xc...
More migrant deaths in Italy waters
Italy's navy recovers six bodies after a fishing boat carrying African migrants sank south of Lampedusa in the third fatal incident in as many days.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qfMu...
Russia 'to send new Ukraine convoy'
Russia intends to send another aid convoy to eastern Ukraine in the "next few days", Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1p7RN...
VIDEO: BBC World News business headlines
The latest international business headlines from BBC World News.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/YJ39...
VIDEO: Afghan economy hit by political crisis
Afghanistan's finance minister says the country's political crisis is having a serious impact on an already fragile economy.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qfxg...
Iceland lowers aviation risk warning
Iceland lowers the warning level to aviation from the Bardarbunga volcano, but say an eruption "cannot be excluded".BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qb1u...
Earthquake rocks northern California
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 shakes northern California, with at least three serious injuries reported.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/YQ8N...
French PM Valls submits resignation
French PM Manuel Valls presents the resignation of his government to the president amid a cabinet row over economic policies, and is asked to form a new administration.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zqNF...
Shares fall at Chinese carmaker BYD
Shares in the Chinese car and battery maker BYD fall by more than 8% in Hong Kong trade on Monday, one day after the firm posts worse than expected first half earnings.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1tvtZ...
VIDEO: Ukraine launches 24 hour news channel
Ukraine is launching its first 24-hour English language news station, aiming to promote the country's image abroad and counter what it claims is a Russian media campaign against it.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1BQRC...
UK's 'most desirable' areas revealed
The most desirable areas in which to live across England, Scotland and Wales are revealed by Royal Mail.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1l6tj...
VIDEO: Colourful collapse as US hotel demolished
Crowds came out to see the demolition of the 100-year-old Wellington Annex building in Albany, New York on Saturday.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1mCWD...
California begins quake clear-up
Workers assess damage and begin to clear up after a 6.0 magnitude quake hits California's San Francisco Bay area, the strongest there in 25 years.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qfn4...
Sony PlayStation hit by hackers
Hackers shut down Sony's PlayStation network and a flight carrying a senior company executive is diverted over security fears.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1qbdF...
VIDEO: One-minute World News
Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/MsxT...
NSA and GCHQ agents 'leak Tor bugs'
The Tor Project says it believes some NSA and GCHQ agents are surreptitiously leaking it information to protect anonymity on the net.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1oWmP...
Peace urged for Michael Brown burial
The father of an unarmed black teenager shot dead by a policeman calls for peace ahead of his son's funeral in St Louis, Missouri, on Monday.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1l7rg...
Thai king endorses Prayuth as PM
The Thai general who led May's coup, Prayuth Chan-ocha, is officially appointed prime minister following the king's endorsement.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1tAf5...
VIDEO: China shuts down Beijing Film Festival
Chinese authorities shut down the 11th Beijing Independent Film Festival on its opening day.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zl4E...
VIDEO: Will smartphones change shopping?
Many people are familiar with buying goods online, but now technology can also play a part when shopping on the High Street.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1tAer...
Sir Cliff Richard quizzed by police
Sir Cliff Richard has been interviewed under caution in connection with an alleged historical sex offence, South Yorkshire Police says.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zjYO...
Thumbs up for Capaldi's Doctor
Critics hail Peter Capaldi's feature-length debut as the 12th Doctor, as the eighth series of Doctor Who premiered on BBC One on Saturday.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1BPvW...
China mulls Hong Kong political fate
China's top leaders meet this week for talks on the divisive issue of how Hong Kong picks its next leader, as democracy activists warn of protests.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zqcX...
VIDEO: Is video gaming a spectator sport?
Video game fans descend on Coventry for the UK's biggest gaming festival but is watching others play really a spectator sport?BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1l7i4...
VIDEO: From mountaineer to tour operator
Hassan Sadpara is a mountaineering hero but has found it difficult to turn his climbing success into a successful business.BBC News - Homehttp://ift.tt/1zoVS...
