BBC News - Home
The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site.
Syria artillery onslaught on Homs
6 Feb 2012 at 1:07pm
The fiercest attack yet - involving heavy artillery - rocks the Syrian city of Homs, as the US closes its Damascus embassy over security concerns.
Israel condemns Fatah-Hamas move
6 Feb 2012 at 6:46pm
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu condemns a unity deal between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, saying it damages prospects for peace.
Blasts rock north Nigeria cities
6 Feb 2012 at 4:52pm
Explosions have hit a police station in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, scene of deadly attacks last month, and a market in Maiduguri to the west.
Obama: 'I deserve a second term'
6 Feb 2012 at 4:28pm
President Barack Obama tells a US network that he deserves a second term in the White House, as a poll puts his approval rating above 50%.
Mars co-operation near collapse
6 Feb 2012 at 9:56am
US space agency officials tell Europe it is highly unlikely that America will participate in joint missions to the Red Planet in 2016 and 2018.
Romania spy chief 'to be new PM'
6 Feb 2012 at 2:10pm
Romania's intelligence service chief Mihai Razvan Ungureanu is nominated as prime minister after Emil Bloc resigns amid widespread austerity protests.
Contador given two-year drug ban
6 Feb 2012 at 10:20am
Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador is handed a two-year ban for a doping offence, and loses his 2010 Tour de France title.
Troops and police clash in Brazil
6 Feb 2012 at 5:14pm
Brazilian troops clash with police striking over pay and conditions in the state of Bahia, as they try to remove them from the state assembly.
Europe's big freeze tightens grip
6 Feb 2012 at 9:40am
The Arctic conditions sweeping Europe tighten their grip, with more deaths reported in Poland and Ukraine, taking the toll to well over 200.
Queen commemorates 60-year reign
6 Feb 2012 at 11:21am
The Queen visits a school in Norfolk and there are gun salutes around the UK as she marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
SA 'resurrected singer' detained
6 Feb 2012 at 11:26am
A South African man who claims to be a famous Zulu musician who apparently died in 2009 is in custody until DNA tests determine his identity, police say.
New headphones find the right ear
6 Feb 2012 at 1:27pm
Researchers develop headphones which can detect which speaker is in which ear, to provide the correct audio stream.
VIDEO: Factory collapse traps many in Pakistan
6 Feb 2012 at 10:48am
A factory has collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore with many people, including women and children, feared trapped.
VIDEO: Big freeze tightens grip on Europe
6 Feb 2012 at 5:49pm
The Arctic conditions sweeping Europe have tightened their grip, with more deaths reported in Poland and Ukraine, taking the toll to well over 200.
VIDEO: Perfect weather for ice wine makers
6 Feb 2012 at 4:12pm
For Czech Republics ice wine makers freezing temperature is just right for harvesting grapes.
