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News and Media RSS FeedsUN chief demands Gaza ceasefire - Ban Ki-moon urges UN leaders to act swiftly to end the fighting in Gaza as Israel says it will let in more aid....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Gas stopped for swathe of states - Seven European and Balkan countries report a complete halt in gas imports from Russia as its row with Ukraine worsens.... Baghdad shrine ban for women - Iraqi authorities close a major Shia shrine in Baghdad to women amid security concerns as the rite of Ashura reaches its climax.... Chinese web portal porn apology - Three Chinese search engines apologise for linking to pornography sites after criticism from the government.... US aluminium giant to shed jobs - The US aluminium maker Alcoa has said it is cutting 13,500 jobs, or 13% of its workforce, due to the global economic slowdown.... New man to take office in Ghana - Ghanaian President-elect John Atta Mills is to be sworn in after his narrow election win over the ruling party's candidate.
... Cases have 'cut UK terror threat' - The terrorist threat to the UK has been reduced by a series of successful criminal prosecutions, the head of MI5 says.... UK pinpointed for measles figures - The UK is named as one of the worst countries in Europe for measles, dashing global hopes to eradicate the disease by 2010.... China's holiday rush begins early - Migrant workers make an early start home for the Lunar New Year as China's economic slowdown leaves many jobless.... Blocking it out - why Tetris can help combat traumatic stress - Playing the computer puzzle game Tetris might help reduce the effects of traumatic stress, say UK researchers.... Nigerian motorcyclists wear pumpkins to evade helmet law - Nigerian authorities are cracking down on motorcyclists who try to dodge fines for not having a helmet by wearing dried pumpkin shells.... Tottenham hit back to hammer Burnley - Spurs take a huge stride towards the Carling Cup final by thrashing Burnley 4-1 in the semi-final first leg at White Hart Lane.... Arsenal 'interested in Arshavin' - Arsenal are interested in signing Andrei Arshavin, according to Zenit St Petersburg's coach Dick Advocaat. ... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... Fizzling out - No iPhone buzz for fans at Apple's last Macworld show... Dark memories - Cambodia looks back on the Khmer Rouge 30 years on ... In pictures - Christmas time for Orthodox Christians around the world... Household names - A look at Princes William and Harry's new office... Ski alarm - Calls for compulsory helmets after fatal Austrian crash ... Treasure hunt - How easy is it to set up a new museum in Iraq? ... Ethiopia imposes aid agency curbs - Ethiopia's parliament passes a bill imposing restricting aid work, for example promoting the rights of children. ... Senate snub as US Congress opens - The new US Congress opens amid a row over the man chosen to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.... China investigates baby's death - Chinese officials investigate the death of a baby boy soon after he was fed baby milk powder.... German billionaire kills himself - German billionaire Adolf Merckle commits suicide after his business empire runs into trouble in the global economic slowdown.... Blackwater guards plead innocence - Five employees of US security firm Blackwater plead not guilty in a US court to the manslaughter of 17 Iraqis in 2007.... Singh accuses Pakistan on Mumbai - The Mumbai attack must have had support from some official agencies in Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says.... Temperatures plunge to new low - Motorists are warned to take care after the coldest night so far of Britain's big freeze, with temperatures falling to -12C.... US recession forecast to drag on - The US recession is likely to drag on well into 2009, according to forecasts from the US Federal Reserve.... Warning over 'third-hand smoke' - Many people are unaware that even smoking away from babies or pregnant women presents a risk, according to US research.... Baby Jupiter's huge weight gain - The planet Jupiter must have gained mass fast during its infancy, according to astronomers.... The Stooges guitarist found dead - Guitarist Ron Asheton, who helped found Iggy Pop's band The Stooges, is found dead at his home in Michigan.... Record high for videogaming sales - Sales of videogame software and hardware in the UK hit an all time high, figures from the industry trade body show.... Israel Hits U.N.-Run School in Gaza - JERUSALEM, Jan. 6 -- Israeli soldiers battling Hamas gunmen in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday fired mortar shells at a U.N.-run school where Palestinians had sought refuge from the fighting, killing at least 40 people, many of them civilians, Palestinian medical officials said.
... European Nations Report Halt or Drop in Russian Natural Gas Coming Via Ukraine - MOSCOW, Jan. 6 -- The flow of natural gas from Russia to Europe plummeted Tuesday, with more than a dozen countries reporting a complete halt or sharp drops in fuel shipments as Russia deepened its gas embargo against neighboring Ukraine in the middle of a winter cold spell.
... To Rid Slums of Drug Gangs, Police in Rio de Janeiro Try War Tactics - RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 5 -- From the school balcony, Marcos Cunha had an unobstructed view of Santa Marta, the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood that had been giving his fellow police officers so much trouble.
... Mideast Mediators Seek Anti-Tunnel Plan - JERUSALEM, Jan. 6 -- The biggest hurdle to winning a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, according to diplomats and Israeli military officials, is a problem that has bedeviled Israel for years: how to stop Hamas from digging tunnels into Egypt in order to bring tons of rockets and other weaponry into
... Pakistani, Afghan Leaders Vow Joint Terrorism Fight - KABUL, Jan. 6 -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, whose government has been accused by India of supporting a major terrorist attack there, vowed Tuesday to work closely with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to combat terrorism, saying it had become a menace to all countries in the region.
... Unintended Consequences Pose Risks for Mideast Policy - President-elect Barack Obama will inherit a perilous situation in the Middle East, with Israel under increasing pressure to halt its ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, key Arab leaders close to the United States greatly weakened and the Hamas militant group earning resurgent popularity in the
... For Battered Gazans, Few Places Left to Hide - JERUSALEM, Jan. 6 -- It was shortly after noon Tuesday when Intisar Sultan walked through the clusters of dirty children and fatigued adults, leaving behind a U.N. school that had been turned into a refuge for families hoping to escape the fighting around them.
... France Wary of Strife Spreading From Gaza - PARIS, Jan. 6 -- Alarmed by a firebomb attack on a synagogue, French leaders expressed concern Tuesday that strong feelings over the Israeli offensive in Gaza could lead to street violence and increased tensions between Muslims and Jews in France.
... Former Blackwater Guards Plead Not Guilty - Five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards pleaded not guilty yesterday to federal charges that they unleashed an unprovoked salvo of bullets and grenades in a busy Baghdad square in 2007, killing at least 14 Iraqi civilians and injuring 20 others.
... As Bonds Fall Again, Stocks Gain Ground - Stocks rose modestly yesterday as investors dismissed more poor economic news and crude oil prices briefly climbed back to $50 a barrel.
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