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News and Media RSS FeedsWarning: fread() [function.fread]: Length parameter must be greater than 0. in /backup/home/jkbak/public_html/link_exchange/magpierss/rss_cache.inc on line 96 Santorum wins double over Romney - US Republican candidate Rick Santorum is declared the winner of Minnesota and Missouri's nomination contests and leads in Colorado, early results show.... Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk Syria: Assad assurances dismissed - Syria's opposition dismisses assurances that President Assad is committed to ending the violence sweeping the country.... Argentina to go to UN on islands - Argentina will make a formal complaint to the UN about British "militarisation" around the disputed Falkland Islands, says President Fernandez.... New Maldives leader pledges order - President Mohammed Waheed Hassan vows to uphold the rule of law following the dramatic resignation of his predecessor.... Jamaica melts down illegal guns - Jamaica throws about 2,000 illegal firearms into a furnace as part of a programme to reduce gun trafficking and violent crime on the island.... Theme parks help Disney profits - Profits for Walt Disney have risen thanks to the rising popularity of its theme parks and earnings from its television channels.... US drone 'kills 10' in Pakistan - A missile attack by an unmanned US drone aircraft in north-west Pakistan kills 10 suspected militants, Pakistani security officials say.... Iranian president summoned by MPs - Iran's parliament summons the country's president for questioning - the first time this has happened since the 1979 revolution.... Uganda MP revives anti-gay bill - The Anti-Homosexuality Bill is reintroduced to Uganda's parliament - without the death penalty but still calling for life in prison for some offences.... Monaco royals in privacy defeat - The European Court of Human Rights rejects a complaint by Princess Caroline of Monaco, in a ruling backing media rights on celebrity reporting.... California court backs gay unions - A California court rules that a bar on same-sex unions is unconstitutional, in the latest stage of a long-running battle over the issue in the US state.... Euro 'could survive Greece exit' - Pressure is rising as Greece's government once more postponed a crucial meeting to agree tough reforms, and Europe's leaders openly discuss Greece leaving the euro.... VIDEO: Syria's first lady stands by husband - The wife of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad has spoken out to defend her husband in a letter to a British newspaper.... VIDEO: Skydiver: My mum's still scared - An Austrian adventurer planning the highest skydive in history has announced he will make the attempt later this year.... VIDEO: Woman found alive in Lahore rubble - Rescue workers in Pakistan have found a 65-year-old woman alive in the rubble of a Lahore factory, 31 hours after the building collapsed.... VIDEO: One-minute World News - Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.... VIDEO: Syria risks 'slide into civil war' - As Syrian government forces continue their fierce assault on the restive city of Homs, the BBC's Jeremy Bowen says it risks sliding into civil war.... VIDEO: Jubilee concert acts announced - Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney are among the artists who will play at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in London in June.... VIDEO: How plants warn each other of danger - Professor Iain Smith shows how researchers have captured the process by which plants alert each other to potential threat.... VIDEO: Bulgaria towns suffer deadly flood - A day of mourning has been declared in Bulgaria, where a dam collapsed leaving nine people dead.... Profits decline at BHP Billiton - Anglo-Australian firm BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company, reports lower profits due to falling prices of iron ore and coal.... Yahoo board in another shake-up - Yahoo's chairman and three other board members step down as the tumult at the US web portal continues.... Internet cams video feeds exposed - Thousands of Trendnet security camera webfeeds have been breached and shared on the internet, including live video from children's rooms.... Symantec code 'extortion' claim - Hackers demanded money in return for keeping stolen source code a secret, security firm Symantec says.... Jubilee gig line-up is announced - Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney are among the artists who will play at The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in London in June.... Madonna announces next world tour - Madonna announces the dates for her latest world tour, which will start in Israel in March.... Whales 'stressed by ocean noise' - A study of hormones in whale faeces shows that right whales are stressed by propeller noise from shipping.... Corals inflate to escape the sand - Time-lapse footage reveals how mushroom corals inflate and deflate to free themselves from smothering sand.... 'Birth defect risk' for diabetics - The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.... Hundreds seek NHS implant advice - Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS. The figure was given by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director, in evidence to the Commons Health Select Committee.... Contador says ban an 'injustice' - Alberto Contador says his two-year ban for failing a drugs test is a 'terrible injustice'.... Raikkonen sets fastest test time - Lotus racer Kimi Raikkonen sets the fastest time on the first day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Jerez, Spain.... Five killer whales 'sue' SeaWorld - Five killer whales are named as plaintiffs in a lawsuit which argues that they deserve the same constitutional protection from slavery as humans.... 'Oldest living twins' aged 102 - Two 102-year-old sisters are recognised as the world's oldest living twins by Guinness World Records.... 'Suicide attack' on Nigeria army - A man in military uniform blows himself up outside a Nigerian army barracks in the city of Kaduna, which is also rocked by other blasts, officials say.... Key polls begin in Uttar Pradesh - Crucial assembly elections begin in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh.... 'Syria spies' arrested in Berlin - A Syrian and a German-Lebanese man are arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying on opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's government.... Brazil police stand-off continues - Brazilian authorities say they are hopeful of a negotiated end to a police strike that has led to a stand-off between officers and troops in Salvador.... Bahrain releases jailed activists - The authorities in Bahrain free two imprisoned human rights activists ahead of the first anniversary of the start of mass pro-democracy protests.... Obama to give back campaign funds - US President Barack Obama's election campaign is to return some $200,000 of funding linked to the family of a Mexican fugitive.... Call for 'joined-up' elderly care - Older people needing social care are being let down and "passed like parcels" between fragmented services, a group of MPs says.... Libya mission 'could be one-off' - MPs say spending cuts raise concerns over the UK's ability to launch another mission on the same scale as the operation in Libya.... Bonuses row 'threatens business' - George Osborne promises to fight an "anti-business culture", warning that the row over bonuses and pay threatens to undermine jobs and prosperity.... Ministers admit benefits backlog - The Department for Work and Pensions admits to a large backlog of new sickness benefit claims, as tens of thousands await a decision beyond the 13-week assessment period.... Day in pictures: 7 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 7 February 2012... In pictures: Maldives unrest as president quits - Protests lead to the resignation of President... In pictures: Snowy Sunday - Much of UK with several inches of snow... Super Bowl photos - New York Giants beat New England Patriots... Day in pictures: 6 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 6 February 2012... In pictures: Making charcoal from Liberian rubber trees - Making make use of old rubber trees in Liberia... Week in pictures: 28 January-3 February - News photos from around the world: 28 January-3 February... The Queen: 60 photographs for 60 years - Sixty photographs for 60 years on the throne... Satellites spy on Europe?s farms - How drones and satellites are catching farming cheats... Death penalty case puts racism on trial - Judicial prejudice in the dock in North Carolina... War victims' care scandal costs Libya dear - Massive abuse of Libya scheme to treat those wounded in battle... Ape versus machine - The primate who solves a memory test faster than a blink... In pictures: Karachi whale shark - Crowds gather to see dead whale shark that washed up in Karachi... Why spend 15 hours a week cutting coupons? - Why spend 15 hours a week cutting up newspapers?... Did Dickens really save poor children and clean up the slums? - Did Dickens save the poor and clean the slums?... When did the middle finger become offensive? - When did the middle finger become offensive?... 'Europe is poor so should live within its means' - Live within your means, says Malaysian ex-PM... Architect of Egypt?s NGO crackdown is Mubarak holdover -
CAIRO ? The architect of Egypt?s crackdown on U.S.-funded pro-democracy organizations is a holdover from the cabinet of former president Hosni Mubarak who has tried for years to stymie the groups? activities.
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... U.S. evaluating size of Baghdad embassy, officials say -
The United States in Iraq, population 16,000, is a country within a country. It has a $6 billion budget, its own airline and three hospitals, and imports virtually all of its food. Its central fortress, otherwise known as the Baghdad embassy compound, is nearly as large as Vatican City.
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... CIA digs in as Americans withdraw from Iraq, Afghanistan -
The CIA is expected to maintain a large clandestine presence in Iraq and Afghanistan long after the departure of conventional U.S. troops as part of a plan by the Obama administration to rely on a combination of spies and Special Operations forces to protect U.S. interests in the two longtime war zones, U.S. officials said.
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... Russia says Assad wants dialogue; Syria keeps shelling as nations recall envoys -
DAMASCUS, Syria ? Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ?completely committed? to stopping fighting in the country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday after discussions on the mounting violence.
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... Germany?s Merkel pledges campaign support for France?s Sarkozy -
BERLIN ? As Greek leaders argue about whether to accept the painful terms that come with another bailout for their country, the two people who control Europe?s purse strings have drawn ever closer together.
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... Israeli court grants reprieve to abandoned Palestinian village -
JERUSALEM ? A Jerusalem court has ruled against plans to build a luxury housing development on the remains of a Palestinian village abandoned in the 1948 war that followed the establishment of Israel.
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... Khyber Club?s bartender had front-row seat to history in Pakistan -
PESHAWAR, Pakistan ? As U.S.-funded Afghan jihadists battled the Soviets in the late 1980s, the unassuming American-run bar in this ancient frontier city bulged with gossiping foreigners. Today, with another Afghan conflict winding down, the watering hole practically echoes with emptiness.
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... 3 Mexican presidential hopefuls vie to lead a nation weary of politics -
MEXICO CITY ? With a decisive primary victory Sunday night, Josefina Vazquez Mota became the first woman to represent a major party in the Mexican presidential election, which backers hope will excite voters weary of the drug violence and political gridlock of her party?s leader, President Felipe Calderon.
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... Petraeus, with plenty of practice, sticks to message -
In his first extended public appearance as CIA director, David H. Petraeus this week did more than display his well-known discipline for staying on message. He did his best to bring other government voices back on message as well.
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... Hackers release call between FBI, Scotland Yard -
As the FBI and Scotland Yard conducted a conference call last month on their investigation of an international group of hackers, the discussions were being secretly monitored -- by the hackers themselves.
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... Feinstein offers peek at U.S.-Israeli talks on Iran -
Open intelligence hearings on Capitol Hill are never completely open. Lawmakers and witnesses try to stick to what?s safe to say in public, without disclosing details on espionage operations or what?s happening behind the scenes in Washington.
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... Army officer who sparked controversy with remarks on Islam pulls out of West Point address -
A retired U.S. Army general with a history of making inflammatory remarks about Islam has canceled his plans to be the featured guest at an event at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the academy said.
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... August Landmesser, shipyard worker in Hamburg, refused to perform Nazi salute (photo) -
It was Nazi Germany in 1936, and a crowd of people had gathered in Hamburg to watch the launch of a navy training vessel. As hundreds raised their arms in unison in the Nazi salute, one man stood with his arms crossed, his eyes squinting at whoever was leading the salute.
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... As Prop 8 is ruled unconstitutional in U.S. court, Uganda reintroduces anti-gay bill to Parliament -
As a U.S. federal appeals court Tuesday struck down Prop 8, California?s same-sex marriage ban since 2008, another battle for gay rights played out in Africa.
Aan anti-gay bill was reintroduced in Uganda Tuesday, the Associated Press reports.
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... Cuba trade embargo turns 50: Still no rum or cigars, though some freedom in travel -
On this day in 1962, U.S. President John F. Kennedy imposed a full trade embargo on Cuba. The White House statement that day was optimistic about what the embargo could accomplish:
?The loss of this income will reduce the capacity of the Castro regime to engage in acts of aggression, subversion, or other activities endangering the security of the United States and other nations of the hemisphere.?
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... As Syrian government shells Homs, graphic videos tell the story -
Most foreign journalists have been barred from Syria, but graphic footage of the shelling and carnage is leaking out, shedding light on the horror of the Syrian regime?s crackdown in places such as Homs.
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... Lake Vostok, a German Nazi base? Russian news agency floats odd theory -
When state-run Russian news agency RIA Novosti released a report Monday that said Russian scientists had drilled into the deep, dark and previously untouched Lake Vostok, a curious detail was buried farther down in the story:
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... Latvia at risk of sending more into poverty, IMF report says -
Latvia?s economic crisis erased more than one-fifth of the country?s economic output, depressed incomes and put more people at risk of poverty, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday, adding that the nation needs to work quickly to repair its social safety net.
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... Pakistan?s new envoy brings liberal charm but faces slim chance for diplomatic thaw -
In both style and substance, Sherry Rehman was born to be a Washington diplomat and hostess. She has a designer wardrobe, a chestnut coif and camera-ready makeup. She also has a BA from Smith, a CV full of democratic credentials and the articulate self-confidence of her country?s Westernized elite.
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