Teams in Guatemala have to halt the search for bodies following devasting mudslides which have killed at least 45 people.

 

Three independent Australian MPs are due to reveal who they will back as prime minister, ending two weeks of deadlock since inconclusive elections.

 

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Stephen Fry criticises a culture of fear at the BBC which is creating "incredibly bland" programmes

 

Mark Hurd, who resigned suddenly last month amid an ethics controversy, will report to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, Oracle announces Monday.

 

Greek PM George Papandreou reshuffles his cabinet but leaves the key post of finance minister unchanged as his government battles a debt crisis.

 

 

Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast.

 

Why memories of the bombardment never fade

 

A Remembrance service is to be held later to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the blitz.

 

Connaught, the property services group that specialises in social housing, is on the brink of going into administration, the BBC learns.

 

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Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests.

 

Scientists are concerned that exposure to chemicals used in non-stick frying pans could raise cholesterol levels in children after finding a link.

 

Too few UK cancer patients are receiving state-of-the-art radiotherapy care, experts from Cancer Research UK say.

 

Criminals have managed to clone prepayment meter keys in order to make money by offering discounted credit to customers.

 

Retail sales rose in August, partly thanks to strong sales of children's clothing ahead of the new school year, figures suggest.

 

The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has hindered its investigations by repeatedly objecting to its choice of inspectors.

 

A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions.

 

Plans to change the way MPs are elected to Parliament survive their first Commons hurdle - despite criticism from Tory MPs.

 

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Former Liverpool and Lyon boss Gerard Houllier is set to be appointed as Aston Villa's new manager on Wednesday, BBC Sport understands.

 

Emmerdale wins three prizes at the TV Choice Awards, with EastEnders taking the prize for best soap in its 25th anniversary year.

 

 

A father speaks of his shock after his eight-year-old son picked up a pipe bomb in a school playground in Antrim.

 

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Severe disruption is expected on London Underground as the first workers begin a 24-hour strike.

 

People with a mental illness are no more likely to be violent unless they abuse drugs or alcohol, a study suggests.

 

Having taken down its Adult Services section without explanation, some are speculating whether Craigslist is trying to teach attorneys general a lesson, rather than permanently averting its gaze from adult ads.

 

Labour MPs demand the police investigation into alleged phone-hacking by News of the World reporters is reopened, at an urgent Commons session.

 

 

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More than 60 children were involved a collision between two school buses in south Wales, say police.

 

 

The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration.

 

France faces disruption in a strike over pension reform on Tuesday, when MPs will also debate a ban on full face veils and a new security bill.

 

 

President Barack Obama announces a $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the faltering US economy.

 

A 27-year-old Aberdeen man is stabbed and killed two days after flying to the Philippines.

 

Charles Saatchi's plan to donate his gallery to the British public hits a stumbling block after talks with Arts Council England break down.

 

Banking giant Barclays announces it is to expand its presence in Glasgow, creating 600 jobs.

 

Hundreds of thousands of people flee towns and villages threatened by fresh floods in Pakistan's deluged southern Sindh province.

 

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Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt injures shoulder during training with the Netherlands, according to Dutch boss Bert van Marwijk

 

The EU budget commissioner says he sees no grounds for the UK to keep its budget rebate.

 

The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters.

 

South African trade unions suspend a nationwide strike which has paralysed schools and hospitals for 20 days.

 

Sportswriter suspended for posting false info on Twitter appears to now understand error of toying with Web and own credibility.

 

The police and not the government should decide whether to re-open the investigation into the News of the World phone-hacking allegations, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.

 

England manager Fabio Capello says striker Wayne Rooney is in the right frame of mind to play against Switzerland on Tuesday despite allegations about his private life.

 

 

Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped.

 

England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday.

 

Tony Blair cancels a planned book signing in London on Wednesday to prevent causing the police "a lot of hassle".

 

Nearly 20 people die as a suicide bomber rams an explosives laden pickup truck into a police station in north-west Pakistan.

 

Roger Federer takes on Jurgen Melzer in the US Open night session after Caroline Wozniacki sees off Maria Sharapova.

 

A Flintshire mother calls for tougher sentences for so-called "one-punch killers" after her son's attacker was jailed for 40 months for manslaughter.

 

England batsman Kevin Pietersen is given an undisclosed fine by the ECB over his Twitter tirade.

 

A Scottish crime gang spent more than £50,000 advertising brothels in Belfast, a court is told.

 

France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says he will 'do anything' to help save an Iranian woman sentenced to death on an adultery conviction.

 

Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams have released the most recent CCTV footage of the victim.

 

Germany's government agrees to extend the life span of the country's nuclear power plants by an average of 12 years, officials say.

 

A man who killed his wife after five months of marriage enjoyed "gymnastic" sex sessions with another woman, a court hears.

 

Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks.

 

Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks.

 

Bruce Forsyth quits Strictly Come Dancing's Sunday results show and is replaced by Claudia Winkleman.

 

Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams appeal for help in tracing two people seen entering his central London flat.

 

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A Sussex vicar found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages is jailed for four years.

 

US Muslims are free but that's not enough, argues Michael Goldfarb

 

 

There's a whole team behind the special Google logos that mark holidays, big events, and VIP birthdays. CNET's Daniel Terdiman witnesses the Doodlers in process.

 

Everyone knows about the special versions of its logo that Google posts from time to time. But how do they come about?

 

Technologies that help air traffic control systems discern flying airplanes from wind turbines show positive results, but cooperation among government agencies is needed.

 

The role of the gambling syndicates that can make millions from the outcome of a single game has been highlighted by the allegation that three Pakistani cricket players were involved in a betting scam.

 

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Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists.

 

A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.

 

The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil.

 

Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable".

 

 

 

What does this man tell us about the real 1960s?

 

Remarkable new footage of the the London blitz goes on show.

 

Almost two-thirds of the 160,000 homes in and around Christchurch were damaged by Saturday's earthquake, New Zealand's prime minister says.

 

Lebanese PM Saad Hariri says he was wrong to accuse Syria of assassinating his father - former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.

 

Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say.

 

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Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are making a final attempt to persuade the government to pay them full compensation.

 

How likely is it that you'll live to be 100 years old?

 

The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove.

 

Almost 13 years after it was first announced, video game Duke Nukem Forever has finally been given a release date by its new owners.

 

Director Sofia Coppola returns with her new movie Somewhere

 

British Airways and Iberia draw up a shortlist of 12 airlines which the firms hope to buy or merge with.

 

 

Google proposes paying $8.5m (£5.5m) to settle a class-action lawsuit brought over its Buzz social network, launched earlier this year.

 

Google proposes settling a lawsuit over its Buzz social network, whilst regulators launch a review of the firm's US search practices.

 

A court in Japan gives one-year suspended jail sentences to two anti-whaling activists from Greenpeace for stealing whale meat in 2008.

 

 

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I Am Kloot singer John Bramwell talks to Elbow's Guy Garvey about Kloot's Mercury Music Prize-nominated album, which Garvey and bandmate Craig Potter produced.

 

The secrets behind some of the UK’s newest inventions

 

 

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A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it was recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.

 

Relatives of 33 trapped miners in Chile hold a ceremony to mark their first month underground.

 

 

 

 

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A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells.

 

A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells.

 

Hurd and Oracle are in negotiations to have the former HP chief join Oracle as a senior executive, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

 

 

 

The telecommunications infrastructure company gives ZDNet UK a tour of its cable gear factory and the ship Ile de Batz, offering a look at a vital part of the global Internet that's normally hidden by miles of water.

 

 

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The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.

 

 

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All that, plus a photo of an ewok in the "Back to the Future" DeLorean. No, really, it's that awesome.

 

Online marketplace Craigslist closes its US adult services listing following pressure from attorneys general and advocacy groups.

 

 

A Liquid Paper-like product's ad, created specifically to run on YouTube, shows the possibility of creating something remarkable on a site for which display advertising is becoming a key profit-making component.

 

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In a remarkable twist to the battle over Craigslist's Adult Services area, the site removes the section and replaces the home-page link to it with a "censored" tag.

 

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Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the Garmin Nuvi 3790T, the Microsoft Arc Touch mouse, and an Iomega 1TB hard drive built for the Mac.

 

 

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Turning 16 games consoles into a number-crunching supercomputer

 

The Modified Toy Orchestra is a band made up of five musicians - and 48 tweaked toy instruments.

 

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Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention?

 

The iPhone is no longer the only smartphone with a CNET News app. Our breaking stories and in-depth features are now even easier to read and browse on Android devices, with the new free CNET News app. Read about what it does and why it's worth downloading.

 

Internet privacy groups will be the beneficiary of the settlement, which came as the result of a lawsuit filed over Google's maligned Buzz launch.

 

VCs are funneling funds into Foursquare, Gowalla, Loopt, and other apps that let users check-in and then broadcast their locations. We find out why on this week's show, featuring Claire Cain Miller of The New York Times and Adrianne Jeffries of ReadWriteWeb.

 

Facebook has added more functionality to its search results by including all the articles a user's friends have said they "like."

 

Attorney General Greg Abbott has asked Google for information regarding the complaints of several companies that Google is penalizing them in search results.

 

A prototype implantable artificial kidney could, in the next decade, render costly and inefficient dialysis a treatment of the past, according to work out of UCSF.

 

The new Apple TV doesn't support video content with 1080p resolution, but it shouldn't have a major impact on its image quality.

 

Though most feel safer and more in touch with mobile phones in hand, many are annoyed by the interruption of calls, says Pew Internet study.

 

Reporting on technology while battling with technology

 

Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture?

 

Rory Cellan-Jones tries out 3D video equipment and looks at the latest ultra thin and bright OLED TVs.

 

Sony has won a permanent ban in Australia of a hack for its PS3, but the code behind it has been released for free on the web.

 

Ian Hardy discovers how top researchers and companies are using today's devices and data to make the world a more interesting place

 

How the tech savvy help victims cope in a crisis via the web

 

Samsung's Galaxy Tab and Toshiba's Folio 100 are amongst the gadgets showcased at the world's largest consumer electronics fair in Berlin.

 

Toshiba’s UK business manager says its Foilo 100 tablet PC complements trends in media usage.

 

Samsung's Galaxy Tab and Toshiba's Folio 100 are among rivals unveiled at the Berlin gadget exhibition.