16 December 2011 Last updated at 06:21 GMT Vanity Fair’s editor said those who read him felt they knew him British author, literary critic and journalist Christopher Hitchens has died, aged 62, according to Vanity Fair magazine. He died from pneumonia, a complication of the oesophageal cancer he was suffering from, at a Texas hospital. [...]
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December 16, 2011
December 14, 2011
Medvedev Announces First Session of Russia’s New Duma
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has announced the first session of the country’s newly elected parliament, despite protests against alleged fraud during parliamentary elections earlier this month. Medvedev on Tuesday told a meeting of the leaders of parties that won seats in the State Duma, or lower house, that the first session will be held December [...]
December 9, 2011
Comic book artist Robinson dies
9 December 2011 Last updated at 10:20 GMT Robinson is widely credited with creating The Joker Comic book artist Jerry Robinson, who created characters including Batman’s sidekick Robin, has died aged 89. Mike Marts, editor of the Batman series at DC Comics, called the artist “a pioneer in storytelling”. Robinson, who was first hired to [...]
November 21, 2011
US debt talks on verge of failure
21 November 2011 Last updated at 06:45 GMT The committee has been locked in talks and hearings for several months Talks in Washington aimed at cutting the level of US government debt are on the verge of failure, the BBC understands. A special Congressional committee had been charged with finding $1.2tn (£762bn) in savings by [...]
October 6, 2011
Steve Jobs: his life and career – video
Technology editor Charles Arthur looks back at the career of the driving force behind Apple, Steve Jobs. He was the single-minded visionary who revolutionised three industries: computers, film and music. Jobs simplified complicated things by making the customer’s needs paramount, bringing cutting edge technology into globally popular consumer products