Archive for May, 2009

Sri Lanka Tamils ‘facing misery’

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date May 31st, 2009 | filed Filed under: South Asia

Hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians displaced in northern Sri Lanka should be resettled quickly, a political leader says.

UK enjoys hottest day of the year

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date May 31st, 2009 | filed Filed under: United Kingdom

Sunday was the hottest day of the year so far in the UK with temperatures reaching 26.9C on the south coast, say forecasters.

Hunt continues for wanted tycoon

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date May 31st, 2009 | filed Filed under: United Kingdom

Police continue to search for a businessman who has been missing since the body of his girlfriend was found in a Paris hotel on Tuesday.

Egypt mufti issues fatwa on WMDs

author Posted by: on date May 31st, 2009 | filed Filed under: Middle East

Muslims should not use weapons of mass destruction and have them only as a deterrent, Egypt’s Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa says.

Harry reveals flying self-doubt

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date May 31st, 2009 | filed Filed under: News Headlines

Prince Harry reveals of his self-doubt over whether he will ever be able to make it as an Army pilot.

Susan Boyle ‘admitted to clinic’

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date May 31st, 2009 | filed Filed under: News Headlines

Britain’s Got Talent’s runner-up Susan Boyle has been admitted to the Priory Clinic in London, according to reports.

Australia swine flu ship cleared

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date May 31st, 2009 | filed Filed under: News Headlines

A ship at the centre of Australia’s swine flu outbreak is cleared to dock in Sydney and let 2,000 passengers disembark.

Emotional scars

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date May 31st, 2009 | filed Filed under: South Asia

The devastating impact of Swat fighting on children

Sting’s message

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date May 31st, 2009 | filed Filed under: Entertainment

Rock star makes impassioned plea over music lessons

Rejecting piracy

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date May 31st, 2009 | filed Filed under: Africa

Giving young men a different future in Puntland