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News RSS FeedsPinera sworn in as new quake hits - Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 7.2-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Greeks stage fresh general strike - Greek public and transport services grind to a halt and clashes break out during a third strike over austerity measures. ... Extradition over Auschwitz theft - A Stockholm court rules a Swedish man can be extradited to Poland for trial over the theft of a sign from Auschwitz. ... Biden tries to ease Mid-East row - US Vice-President Joe Biden says Middle East peace talks must resume, despite a row over Israeli settlement plans.... Iraq PM takes early lead in poll - First results from Iraq's election show PM Nouri Maliki's grouping leading in two southern provinces, officials say.... Nigeria women protest at killings - Hundreds of Nigerian women protest over last Sunday's violence near Jos, where many women and children were massacred.... Web censure 'curbs human rights' - Several governments have restricted freedom of expression on the web in 2009, says the US state department in its annual human rights report.... Sri Lanka general trial date set - Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka is to be put on military trial next week, officials say.... Pink Floyd win EMI court ruling - Rock legends Pink Floyd win a court battle with record label EMI over online royalties and how their music is sold online.... Mexican tycoon shakes up world rich list - Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.
... Scientists crack mystery of half-cock chicken - Researchers in Edinburgh say they have solved the mystery of why some chickens hatch out half-male and half-female.... Live - Europa League - Liverpool take on Lille before Fulham play Juventus in the last 16 of the Europa League. ... Ferguson issues Rooney challenge - Sir Alex Ferguson challenges Wayne Rooney to surpass Cristiano Ronaldo's 42-goal season for Manchester United.... Can US broker Middle East peace? - Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved?... Between friends - US and Israel dodge settlement confrontation... Parched island - Politicians look away as Cyprus dies of drought... 'Jihad Jane' - Profile of Colleen LaRose, charged with terror offences... Hoodwinked? - Were rumours of Sarkozy's infidelity a media hoax?... Farming future - The dawning age of the agricultural automatons... Day in pictures - Eye-catching images from around the world... HSBC admits huge Swiss data theft - About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen, the bank admits.... 'No decision yet' on BA strikes - The union representing BA cabin crew says there will be no immediate announcement about strike dates.... 'No giveaway Budget' says UK - Chancellor Alistair Darling warns people not to expect a "giveaway" when he unveils the government's Budget later this month. ... 'Console killer' launches in June - A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional gaming console will begin streaming games over the net in June this year.... Tories pledge 'fastest broadband' - The Conservatives say they will make Britain the first country in Europe to have widespread super-fast broadband.... Telegraph poles to take broadband - Virgin Media has begun trials of technology to deliver high-speed fibre-optic broadband over telegraph poles in the UK. ... Corey Haim was 'tormented soul' - Lost Boys actor Corey Haim was a "tormented soul", his friend and fellow actor Corey Feldman says.... Taio Cruz scales Billboard chart - R&B star Taio Cruz sets the record for the biggest jump to the top of US Billboard Hot 100 for an act's first charting single. ... Scientists to review climate body - The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.... Japan protest over tuna ban plan - Japan voices opposition to a proposed ban on international trade in bluefin tuna, after the EU backs the plan. ... GPs 'lax' on cholesterol targets - Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in those at high risk of heart disease, a study suggests.... Gambia row over wave of arrests - An opposition leader criticises a wave of arrests in The Gambia, saying detainees do not know why they are being held.... UN agency acts on Somali claims - The UN's food agency blacklists three contractors named in a UN report alleging that food aid in Somalia is being diverted.... Lula criticised for Cuba comment - Brazil's President Lula is criticised for comments that appear to compare Cuban dissidents on hunger strike to common criminals. ... BP to explore for oil in Brazil - Oil giant BP announces a $7bn (£4.7bn) deal that will allow it to begin exploring for oil off the coast of Brazil.... Burma annuls 1990 Suu Kyi poll win - Burma's leaders formally annul the National League for Democracy's 1990 election win, as more details of new poll laws emerge. ... Japan opens 98th national airport - Japan opens an airport in Ibaraki offering just one flight a day, sparking criticism over wasteful public spending. ... Ukraine president forms coalition - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych secures a coalition in parliament and one of his loyalists is confirmed as PM.... Ex-Bosnian leader freed on bail - Ex-Bosnian President Ejup Ganic, who faces war crimes allegations, has been given bail by London's High Court.... Hamas releases British journalist - Hamas releases a British journalist it had held for a month in Gaza, saying at a news conference that it suspects him of being a spy.... Deadly clashes in southern Yemen - At least one person is killed in clashes between police and separatists in southern Yemen.... Afghan plea for 'no proxy wars' - Afghanistan does not want other countries' "proxy wars" fought on its soil, President Hamid Karzai says in Islamabad. ... Modi faces Gujarat riot questions - The chief minister of India's Gujarat state, Narendra Modi, is summoned to appear before an inquiry into riots in 2002.... Four deny charges over expenses - Three MPs and a peer tell a court they are not guilty of charges of false accounting in relation to their expenses claims.... High-speed rail plans announced - Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are announced by Transport Secretary Lord Adonis.... Crackdown call over school cheats - A report into parents who cheat to get their child into a school calls for whistleblowing hotlines to be set up.... James Bulger's mother meets Straw - Justice Secretary Jack Straw meets the mother of murdered toddler James Bulger to discuss the return to prison of one of her son's killers.... UK giving US control of Musa Qala - UK forces are to hand security powers in the Afghan district of Musa Qala to US troops, the defence secretary says.... Pakistan kidnap boy not released - The Foreign Office says a five-year-old boy from Oldham kidnapped in Pakistan has not been released.... Copyright © 2010, 795hosting TopLinks. All Rights Reserved. |