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News and Media RSS FeedsPakistan bombers hit arms factory - Pakistan suffers its deadliest attack on a military installation, as suicide bombers kill at least 63 outside a munitions factory....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Russians halt Nato co-operation - Russia tells Nato it is halting military co-operation over the continuing crisis in Georgia, the alliance says.... Spain grieves for Madrid victims - Spain mourns 153 people killed in a plane crash at Madrid airport, as investigators look into the causes of the tragedy.... Deal on US troops in Iraq 'close' - Iraq says a deal on the future of US forces is "very close" after talks with the US secretary of state in Baghdad.... Israel 'to change barrier route' - The Israeli High Court orders that the route of the barrier in the West Bank be changed to give Palestinians more land.... Russia eyes new Syria arms deal - Moscow is ready to sell new weapons of "a defensive character" to Syria, Russia's foreign minister says.... Gary Glitter boards London flight - Paedophile and disgraced pop star Gary Glitter leaves Bangkok and is on a flight bound for London, the Foreign Office says.... Lion death S African is released - The South African man who fed one of his ex-workers to the lions is released on parole, to the outrage of trade unions and rights groups.... Supply concerns send oil surging - Oil prices breach $122 a barrel on the back of geopolitical worries after the US signs a missile shield deal with Poland.... Swazis protest after royal wives charter plane for shopping trip - Swazi women march in protest about an overseas shopping trip taken by nine of the king's wives.... Century-old secret of Italian snails uncovered at British mansion - A snail species from the Mediterranean is found in the UK at historic Cliveden House.... Capello defends England tactics - Coach Fabio Capello defends his use of Steven Gerrard in England's 2-2 draw with the Czech Republic.... A good bet? - The US election proves a winner for bookmakers... Shock and anger - Suspicions are rife about what caused the Madrid crash... Day in pictures - Striking images from around the world... Patriot Games - Alarm as athletes change nationality for Olympics... Washington diary - Does the choice of US vice-president really matter?... Fact and fiction - Uncovering human rights abuses in the Georgia conflict... Scores killed in Somali clashes - At least 50 people are killed in clashes in the Somali capital and the port of Kismayo.... Web browser to get 'privacy mode' - Hiding what users do online might get easier as Microsoft plans a "privacy mode" for the next release of Internet Explorer.... Philippine autonomy deal scrapped - The Philippine government pulls out of a controversial autonomy deal with Muslim separatist rebels, following days of fighting.... Strasbourg unfit for EU session - Brussels will host the European Parliament while Strasbourg is repaired, reigniting a row about where it should be based.... Lebanon PM visits Iraq for talks - Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Siniora arrives in Baghdad, in the first visit by a Lebanese leader since the fall of Saddam Hussein.... Six dead in fresh Afghan attack - Three Canadian and three Polish Nato soldiers are killed in the latest fighting in Afghanistan, officials say. ... Company loses data on criminals - A contractor working for the Home Office loses a computer memory stick containing details of tens of thousands of criminals.... Lone Star Funds to take over IKB - US private equity firm Lone Star is to buy German lender IKB Deutsche Industriebank, its biggest shareholder says.... Dentists 'pull out more teeth' - Dentists working under a new contract are more likely to pull teeth out or fit false ones than before, NHS figures show.... World heading towards cooler 2008 - Global temperatures recorded so far this year suggest is likely to emerge as the coolest this century, scientists say.... Shetty: India wishes Goody well - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty wishes TV star Jade Goody well after being diagnosed with cervical cancer.... Intel unites the internet with TV - Chip giant Intel signs a deal with Yahoo to make the TV set much more web aware.... Your say - What do you want the world to talk about?... Searching for Freedom, Chained by the Law - RAWALPINDI, Pakistan -- Naheed Arshad, her bright green head scarf framing dull, brown eyes, had just endured nine months in prison on a charge of adultery.
... During Games, a Forced Vacation for Beijing's Migrant Workers - BOLIN, China, Aug. 20 -- The glittering new buildings that China has so proudly displayed during the Beijing Olympics were largely the work of men like Zou Xianping. Zou, 39, left this little village in 2006 to weld steel for $280 a month in the high-rises going up along the capital's fashionable
... Americans Detained in China May Be Held for 10 Days - BEIJING, Aug. 21 -- Six Americans detained by police earlier this week could be held for 10 days, according to Chinese authorities, who appear to be intensifying their efforts to shut down any public demonstrations during the final days of the Olympic Games.
... Russia blocks Georgia's main port city - POTI, Georgia -- Russian forces dug trenches and built fortifications in key areas of Georgia Thursday, but also rolled columns of tanks north toward home, picking and choosing how their nation would comply with the terms of a peace accord.
... Taliban Claims Responsibility for Pakistan Blasts - WAH, Pakistan, Aug. 21 -- At least 60 people were killed and 100 injured in coordinated suicide bombings on the country's largest army munitions factory here Thursday, the latest in a series of Taliban attacks against Pakistani government targets.
... Bodies identified from plane crash in Spain - MADRID, Spain -- A gauge indicating that overheated air was entering a Spanair jetliner forced pilots to abandon a takeoff about an hour before the plane crashed in flames, but airline officials refused to speculate Thursday on the cause of the accident that killed 153 people.
... U.S., Iraq Near Draft Agreement Regarding U.S. Troops - BAGHDAD, Aug. 21 -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday that Iraq and the United States are close to an agreement on a pact to govern the future use of U.S. forces in the war-torn country, and Iraqi officials said a draft is expected to beshown to top Iraqi leaders in the next cou
... Bush Praises Georgia and Condemns Russia - ORLANDO, Aug. 20 -- President Bush reiterated his demand that Russia remove its forces from Georgia in a speech here Wednesday, stating that the breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia are part of the former Soviet republic and that "the United States will work with our allies to ensure
... Bombings Kill 12 On Second Day of Attacks in Algeria - BERLIN, Aug. 20 -- Synchronized bombings killed 12 people in Algeria on Wednesday, a day after a suicide bomber drove an explosives-packed car into a police academy, killing 48. It was believed to be the deadliest stretch of violence to strike the North African country since its civil war in the
... Russian Troops Remain, But With Lighter Presence - GORI, Georgia, Aug. 21 -- Russian troops remained in Gori early this morning, despite movements yesterday that seemed to indicate they would leave. But their presence seemed lighter than it had since the occupation began.
... U.S. and Poland Seal Missile Pact - WARSAW, Aug. 20 -- The United States and Poland signed an agreement here Wednesday to place parts of a U.S. missile defense system on Polish territory, finalizing a long-negotiated deal in the face of Russian warnings that Poland would become a potential target for attack.
... Protest Application Brings Labor-Camp Threat, Woman Says - BEIJING, Aug. 20 -- Two elderly women could face a year of "reeducation through labor" because they applied for permits to demonstrate during the Olympics, according to one of the would-be protesters.
... For Emigres, Musharraf's Exit Brings Relief, Anxiety - If anyone in the Washington area should be jubilant about the resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf this week, it is Asif A. Shah, a District lawyer and impassioned acolyte of democracy in his homeland, who has been circulating petitions and letters for more than a year calling on M
... Hua Guofeng; Succeeded Mao as Chinese Leader - Hua Guofeng, an obscure functionary who briefly served as the handpicked successor to Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong, died Aug. 20 in the Chinese capital. He was reportedly 87, and no cause of death was released.
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