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News and Media RSS FeedsIsrael vows lasting Gaza campaign - Israel says it is ready for "long weeks of action" as it continues its fiercest air assault on Gaza for decades....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Ghana opposition claims poll win - Opposition candidate John Atta Mills says he has won Ghana's election run-off, a few hours ahead of the official results.... US offers $6bn bail-out for GMAC - The US Treasury unveils a $6bn rescue package for GMAC, General Motors' troubled car loan arm. ... Pakistan suspends Afghan supplies - Pakistan suspends a key supply route to US and Nato forces in Afghanistan to begin an offensive against militants, officials say.... Ethiopia's pardoned critic jailed - Ethiopia's main opposition leader goes to jail to serve a life sentence, after a pardon granted last year was revoked.... Thai PM switches venue for speech - Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva makes his opening speech to MPs, after protesters force a change of venue.... Crime to boom as downturn blooms - The global downturn looks set to help hi-tech criminals cash in, say security experts.... Seven bodies found in Canada snow - Rescue workers find the bodies of seven of eight snowmobilers buried under two avalanches in western Canada... 20% 'have blood pressure gene' - One in five white people carries a gene fault which could raise their risk of high blood pressure, research suggests.... D'oh! US bank robber leaves address at the scene of the crime - Chicago police arrest a man who allegedly robbed a bank using a threatening note written on the back of his own pay cheque.... Sarah Palin's teenage daughter gives birth to the baby that caused Republican jitters - The 18-year-old daughter of Alaska Governor and former White House hopeful Sarah Palin has given birth to a son, Tripp, reports say.... SA secure series win in Australia - South Africa seal a historic Test series victory in Australia, winning the second Test in Melbourne by a resounding nine wickets.... Gerrard charged in assault probe - England and Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard is charged with assault and affray after a disturbance at a nightclub.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... Soviet invasion - Papers show 1970s Britain could have been defenceless... Awami's return - Sheikh Hasina triumphs in Bangladesh poll... 2009: New fears - Somalis wary as new year dawns with power vacuum... Taking stock - How stock markets around the world have fared in 2008... What 2009 holds - BBC reporters gaze into their crystal balls... Hi-tech heaven - German hotel room offers space-age creature comforts... Guinea junta names banker as PM - The military leaders in Guinea appoint a banker as prime minister, after last week's coup.... Pinochet-era 'disappeared' found - Four cases of people listed as "missing" during General Pinochet's military rule in Chile are now known to be false. ... Taiwan ex-president back in jail - Former Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has his bail revoked and is jailed again, as he awaits trial on corruption charges.... Migrants rescued off Malta coast - About 140 would-be migrants are rescued from a boat drifting in rough seas in the Mediterranean off the coast of Malta.... Renewed protests at Israeli raids - Thousands in the Arab world rally against Israeli air raids in Gaza, while Hezbollah puts its fighters in southern Lebanon on alert. ... Victory for Hasina in Bangladesh - Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's bloc takes a clear majority of seats, with almost all results declared in Bangladesh's election.... Calls for 'speed-limiting' cars - Government transport advisers want voluntary speed-limiting devices fitted to cars to help save lives and cut emissions.... Pound hits new low against euro - The pound hits a new record low against the euro due to continued concerns about the outlook for the UK economy. ... Cyberknife boost to cancer care - A robot radiotherapy machine to treat cancer is to be available in the UK for the first time from February.... Artistic clues to coastal change - How 200-year-old paintings can help modern engineers deal with coastal erosion, a study shows.... Jazz giant Freddie Hubbard dies - Influential jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, who played on hundreds of recordings, dies in Los Angeles aged 70.
... Smartphones drive mobile markets - 2008 may have belonged to the smartphone but problems are looming in 2009, say industry experts.... Secretary of State Clinton compares Mexico's drug violence to Colombia's -
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that the surging drug violence in Mexico now resembles war-torn Colombia a generation ago, with criminal cartels looking like "insurgencies" battling for control of territory.
... Amid Kabul Bank meltdown, Afghans question U.S.-style capitalism -
KABUL - Kabul Bank became the pride of Afghanistan's financial system by offering the conveniences and thrills of 21st-century capitalism: branches in far-flung provinces, plentiful ATMs, and lottery prizes of cash and houses.
... Burning the Koran: Muslim world reaction -
Washington Post staff writer David Nakamura discusses the controversy over the threat to burn copies of the Koran by a Florida pastor on the anniversary of 9/11, with first-hand reaction from the Muslim world.
Isl... Iran to release one of three American hikers held on spy charges -
TEHRAN -- One of the three American hikers jailed in Iran for more than a year on spying allegations will be released on Saturday, at the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, Iranian culture ministry authorities said Thursday.
... Economist's views on Muslim immigrants sparks controversy in Germany -
BERLIN - The most talked about man in Germany is a 65-year-old economist whose hot new book and sudden groundswell of popular support have the media dubbing him a folk hero. But that is not the only thing they are calling Thilo Sarrazin these days.
... U.S. Marines nab Somali pirates in Gulf of Aden -
U.S. Marines rescued the crew of a hijacked German-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden in the pre-dawn darkness Thursday, apprehending nine pirates without firing a shot.
Gulf of Aden - ... Release of Chinese activist brings crackdown to his village -
SHANGHAI - Controversy has returned to the village of Dongshigu, and with it, a security crackdown. The source of both: the release of Chen Guangcheng, a blind, self-taught lawyer who drew worldwide attention to his rural neighbors' stories of forced sterilizations and late-term abortions at the
... Karzai seeks to limit role of U.S. corruption investigators -
Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to impose rules restricting international involvement in anti-corruption investigations, a move that U.S. officials fear will hobble efforts to address the endemic graft that threatens support for his administration in Afghanistan and the United States.
... South Korea imposes independent sanctions on Iran -
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea said it will ban many financial dealings with Iran and impose other penalties as part of a U.S.-led campaign to enforce sanctions against the country over its disputed nuclear enrichment program.
... N. Koreans may be frustrated with government and likely rise of Kim Jong Eun -
SEOUL - Almost every night, seeking to gather opinion from a country where opinion is often punishable, Kim Eun Ho calls North Korea. He talks mostly to people in Hoeryong city in Hamgyong-bukto province, and the conversations never last long. Hoeryong city employs 14 men who monitor the region's
... U.S. appeals court dismisses suit against firm in 'extraordinary rendition' case -
A closely divided federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit seeking damages from a company that worked with the CIA as part of its "extraordinary rendition" program.
United States - ... Clinton declares 'new American moment' in foreign policy speech -
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton declared Wednesday that "a new American moment" has arrived in international relations, "a moment when our global leadership is essential, even if we must often lead in new ways."
... Egypt pushes back against Senate resolution on elections, human rights -
A Senate resolution condemning Egypt's record on human rights and free elections has sparked an aggressive Washington lobbying campaign by the longtime U.S. ally, which argues that the measure could harm the Middle East peace process and its relationship with the United States.
... Activists in Egypt test waters for President Hosni Mubarak's son to succeed him -
CAIRO - A previously unknown group of activists in Egypt is putting up posters and collecting signatures urging Gamal Mubarak, the son and presumed successor of the country's leader, to run for president in next year's election.
... RNC's Steele visits U.S. territories, prompting talk of a reelection bid -
For a man hoping to lead his party to major congressional victories in November, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele has packed his travel schedule with some unusual destinations in recent weeks: Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
... Tibetans hopeful for Dalai Lama's return and help preserving their culture -
TONGREN, CHINA - In China, the Dalai Lama is officially a dangerous separatist and a "criminal," and his supporters are prohibited from discussing him or even displaying his picture. But here in the ethnic Tibetan areas of Qinghai province, nominally autonomous while under strict Chinese control
... WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange entangled in Swedish criminal inquiries -
STOCKHOLM - Until a few weeks ago, Julian Assange was riding high.
Julian Assange - WikiLeak - ... Signs U.S.-China military exchanges may resume -
Senior U.S. officials concluded a three-day visit to Beijing on Wednesday with both sides declaring that the talks have helped to steady the recently rocky U.S.-China relationship.
Business - ... Afghan police beat back mob of government workers at Kabul Bank branch -
KABUL - Fears over the future of ailing Kabul Bank grew violent Wednesday as state police beat back crowds of frustrated Afghan government workers attempting to withdraw their salaries on the final day before a four-day national holiday.
... As China finds bigger place in world affairs, its wealth breeds hostility -
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN - In a spasm of violence this spring, an angry mob toppled the Kyrgyzstan president, torched his office and ransacked other buildings associated with his hated authoritarian regime. The crowd then turned on a less obvious target: a popular Chinese-owned shopping mall stuffed
... Karzai's brother financed Dubai property purchases through embattled Kabul Bank -
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai made nearly $1 million on a Dubai property deal financed with money from Kabul Bank, according to a person familiar with the transaction and a property sales registry.
... NATO chief: Karzai must crack down on graft -
Reports about endemic corruption in Afghanistan are undermining public support for the war among NATO allies, the military alliance's leader warned Tuesday.
Afghanistan - ... Israel turns back clock for Yom Kippur, sparking debate -
IN TEL AVIV Gil Leibowitz was heading down to the beach on a recent evening to "clear his head," as he put it, with a walk, a run and a sunset swim - the software engineer's after-work summer ritual.
Yom Kipp... Iraqi soldier kills 2 U.S. troops -
BAGHDAD - Two U.S. service members were killed and nine others were wounded when a Kurdish Iraqi soldier sprayed them with gunfire inside an Iraqi army commando base north of Baghdad on Tuesday afternoon, Iraqi and U.S. military officials said.
... Petraeus condemns Fla. church's plan to burn Korans -
KABUL - Gen. David H. Petraeus on Tuesday denounced plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Koran this weekend, saying the demonstration could "endanger troops" and damage the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan.
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