Despite formal combat end, US joins Baghdad battle (AP)
2010-09-05 16:52:35
AP - Days after the U.S. officially ended combat operations and touted Iraq's ability to defend itself, American troops found themselves battling heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the center of Baghdad on Sunday. The fighting killed 12 people and wounded dozens.

Basque ETA call to halt attacks met with caution (Reuters)
2010-09-05 16:35:04
Reuters - The Basque rebel group ETA called a halt to armed attacks on Sunday but the government said the declaration was not enough and urged the weakened organization to renounce violence once and for all.

Twelve killed in suicide assault on Iraq army base (Reuters)
2010-09-05 16:31:30
Reuters - Up to six suicide bombers, some armed with rifles, tried to storm an army base in Baghdad on Sunday, killing 12 people and wounding 36 less than a week after Washington declared U.S. combat operations in Iraq over.

Pub still serving after car smashes through toilet wall
2010-09-05 14:38:55
A pub landlady tells how she discovered a car embedded in the wall of the men's toilets.

Hameed hits out at fixing 'sting'
2010-09-05 14:38:53
Pakistan's Yasir Hameed says a meeting he had with the News of the World that was secretly recorded has been 'inaccurately reported' by the tabloid.

Obama to propose permanent research tax credit (Reuters)
2010-09-05 14:31:57
Reuters - President Barack Obama will ask the Congress on Wednesday to increase and permanently extend a tax credit for business research as a way of boosting job growth, an administration officials said on Sunday.

US troops summoned in Iraq attack
2010-09-05 14:25:16
US troops are called in to help Iraqi forces battle insurgents behind a deadly attack on an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, security officials tell the BBC.

New Zealand assesses damage
2010-09-05 14:19:43
Officials in New Zealand have been evaluating the damage caused in the city of Christchurch by an earthquake and its many aftershocks.

Spain's Eta 'declares ceasefire'
2010-09-05 14:05:57
Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out 'armed actions' in its campaign for independence, the BBC learns.

Future hiring will mainly benefit the high-skilled (AP)
2010-09-05 13:54:52
AP - Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay — or none at all.

Twelve children have E. coli bug
2010-09-05 13:47:30
Twelve children in the Lurgan area are infected with E. coli 0157, the Public Health Agency has confirmed.

Oracle offered job to ex-HP CEO Hurd says source (Reuters)
2010-09-05 13:27:55
Reuters - Oracle Corp has offered a job to Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co who resigned amid a scandal involving inaccurate expense receipts related to a female contractor, according to a source familiar with the situation.

Key oil spill evidence raised to Gulf's surface (AP)
2010-09-05 13:25:15
AP - Investigators looking into what went wrong in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are a step closer to answers now that a key piece of evidence is secure aboard a ship.

England cruise to win in Twenty20
2010-09-05 13:05:52
England underline their status as World Twenty20 champions as they cruise to victory in the first of two internationals against Pakistan.

9 years gone, everyone's a ground zero stakeholder (AP)
2010-09-05 12:27:36
AP - It is a place of sacrifice. A place of mourning. A place people pass by on their way to grab lunch. It's a place where tourists crane their necks to snatch a glimpse around barriers walling off an enormous construction site — which is also what it is.

French hostages 'in good health'
2010-09-05 11:23:20
Two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan in December are alive, says President Nicolas Sarkozy's chief adviser.

Gove defends free school numbers
2010-09-05 11:12:49
Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are 'laughable'.

Live text - US Open day seven
2010-09-05 10:56:52
Andy Murray crashes out of the US Open with a third-round defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka, while John Isner and Sam Stosur feature in the evening session on day seven at Flushing Meadows.

Memorial for fire death jockeys
2010-09-05 10:47:44
A memorial service takes place for two apprentice jockeys killed in an arson attack in North Yorkshire.

Prince and Tony Blair to appear on Daybreak show
2010-09-05 10:44:08
Prince Charles and ex-prime minister Tony Blair will be guests in the first week of new ITV morning show Daybreak.