Nepal MPs back new constitution
Nepal's parliament backs the election of a body to draft a new constitution and decide the monarchy's role.
Publ.Date : Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:40:38 GMT

Eriksson set to gamble on Rooney
England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson will take Wayne Rooney to the World Cup if there is a chance he will be fit for the knockout stages.
Publ.Date : Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:14:16 GMT

'No excuses' over prison debacle
Tony Blair says there are"no excuses"for the foreign prisoner debacle but he still supports Charles Clarke.
Publ.Date : Sun, 30 Apr 2006 11:06:50 GMT

Football rights hat-trick for Sky
BSkyB wins three of six packages giving it the right to broadcast English Premier League football matches.
Publ.Date : Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:34:00 GMT

Java raid targets senior militant
Two militants are killed as Indonesian police raid a house in search of wanted militant Noordin Mohammad Top.
Publ.Date : Sat, 29 Apr 2006 05:21:07 GMT

Wrexham FC takeover goes ahead
Contracts to sell Wrexham Football Club have been exchanged with a consortium led by a local businessman.
Publ.Date : Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:24:36 GMT

Extras award success at Rose d'Or
Ricky Gervais's sitcom Extras is the toast of the Rose d'Or TV awards on with two key prizes.
Publ.Date : Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:15:15 GMT

Change to catch 'rogue' landlords
Private landlords are forced to register their properties in a bid to weed out those who are unscrupulous.
Publ.Date : Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:24:11 GMT

Al-Qaeda 'deputy' in new video
Ayman al-Zawahiri says in a new video that Iraqi insurgents have"broken the back"of the US military.
Publ.Date : Sat, 29 Apr 2006 01:02:05 GMT

Snooker: Ebdon reaches final
Peter Ebdon holds his nerve to survive Marco Fu's comeback and reach the World Championship final with a 17-16 win.
Publ.Date : Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:24:24 GMT

Man charged over pensioner death
A man is charged with murder over the death of a pensioner who died after being mugged in Belfast.
Publ.Date : Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:53:25 GMT

Football rights hat-trick for Sky
BSkyB wins three of six packages giving it the right to broadcast English Premier League football matches.
Publ.Date : Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:34:00 GMT

West urges tougher line on Iran
Western powers say they will push for a legally binding UN resolution to force Iran to cease uranium enrichment.
Publ.Date : Sat, 29 Apr 2006 02:02:31 GMT

Glastonbury aims to return bigger
The Glastonbury Festival hopes to expand to allow up to 20,000 more people to attend next year.
Publ.Date : Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:34:14 GMT

'Don't panic' plea over bird flu
Officials have stressed the countryside is open after a poultry worker contracted the H7 strain of bird flu.
Publ.Date : Sat, 29 Apr 2006 05:07:37 GMT

'Hundreds' of schools lack heads
Up to half a million pupils are in schools without permanent head teachers, research suggests.
Publ.Date : Fri, 28 Apr 2006 07:40:34 GMT

Bird flu confirmed in farm worker
A poultry worker is confirmed to have conjunctivitis after contact with chickens infected with the H7 strain of bird flu.
Publ.Date : Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:11:41 GMT

Brown praises under-fire Prescott
Chancellor Gordon Brown defends Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott as questions about his affair continue.
Publ.Date : Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:28:42 GMT

Darfur food rations cut in half
The UN is cutting in half its daily rations in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region due to a severe funding shortfall.
Publ.Date : Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:07:41 GMT

Spacecraft seek climate clarity
Two Nasa satellites are launched to undertake the most detailed study to date of clouds and fine particles in the atmosphere.
Publ.Date : Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:42:26 GMT