| Nigeria leader dissolves cabinet Nigeria's acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, dissolves the cabinet five weeks after assuming executive powers.  Paris ransom paid to free Sahil A £110,000 ($168,245) ransom was paid to obtain the release of Sahil Saeed, who was kidnapped in Pakistan, Spanish police say. Netanyahu in-law in Obama slur Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu distances himself from his brother-in-law who called Barack Obama anti-Semitic. 'Leprechaun robbers' killed in US Two suspected bank robbers, one of them wearing a St Patrick's Day leprechaun costume, die in a shoot-out with Tennessee police. New exoplanet like 'one of ours' A temperate new planet, discovered 1,500 light-years away from Earth is the first found which is similar to planets within our Solar System. Cuban police break up women's march Cuban police detain about 30 of the wives and mothers of political dissidents at a demonstration in the capital, Havana. BBC world music DJ Gillett dies BBC Radio 3 DJ Charlie Gillett, renowned as a champion of world music, has died aged 68 after a long illness, his family confirms. Hypnotherapy 'helps gut pain' Greater use of hypnotherapy to ease symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome could help patients and save money, says an expert. Key al-Qaeda man 'died in strike' A key al-Qaeda man, wanted for a deadly attack on a CIA base, was killed in a drone strike, US officials believe. Vatican commission to investigate 'Virgin Mary apparition' in Bosnia The Vatican forms a commission to investigate claims that the Virgin Mary appears on a daily basis in a Bosnian town. Barcelona 4-0 Stuttgart (agg 5-1) Lionel Messi scores twice as Barcelona sweep aside Stuttgart to reach the last eight of the Champions League. Bordeaux 2-1 Olympiakos (agg 3-1) Bordeaux survive a late Olympiakos comeback to progress to the quarter finals of the Champions League as both sides are reduced to 10-men. Who will win Thai power struggle? The Thai prime minister has rejected a call from protesters to call elections. How can the political crisis be resolved? BBC World News Stepping stone Helping India's Muslims get into the best schools Winslet split Oscar-winning film couple's career and marriage in profile Earth Watch Complex climate message of UK ads and African divinity In pictures Celebrations of St Patrick's Day across the globe Quake break Prisoners who fled Haiti jail endure fresh hardship Lazy food Are we now really too lazy to chop one of these? UK to produce Nissan electric car Nissan is to build its new electric car, the Leaf, at its Sunderland plant, the Japanese company announces. EU attacks 'optimistic' outlooks The European Union criticises the UK and other European nations for having "optimistic" growth assumptions and bloated deficits. Iran tightens petrol sanctions Iran has announced it will cut the volume of its cheap petrol ration by 25% to 60 litres per vehicle per month from 21 March. O2 condemns file-sharing letters The mobile network condemns a law firm for sending letters to alleged illegal downloaders, including its own customers. Mobile application sales explode The global economy for mobile applications will explode over the next two years into a $17.5bn industry, a study suggests. Net piracy takes 'toll on jobs' The growth of illegal file-sharing could cost European countries 1.2m jobs and 240bn euros by 2015, an industry report says. Corey Haim laid to rest in Canada A private funeral service is held in Toronto for actor Corey Haim following his death at the age of 38 last week. Bullock no-show hits premiere The UK premiere of The Blind Side is scrapped after its Oscar-winning star Sandra Bullock pulls out of the event, organisers say. Planck spies massive dust clouds Europe's Planck space telescope pictures the colossal swathes of cold dust that spread through the Milky Way galaxy. Limits of quantum world stretched Scientists have created the largest-ever "quantum state", a result that has implications for quantum physics and computing. News Wizard |