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News and Media RSS FeedsSuicide attack targets Yemen army - More than 90 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack claimed by al-Qaeda on soldiers in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, security officials say....Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk US-Pakistan rift hits Nato summit - A US-Pakistan row over supply routes to Afghanistan is casting a cloud over the Nato summit in Chicago, as leaders discuss troop withdrawals.... Facebook drops below float price - Shares in Facebook slump 12% in early trading to below the initial price they were launched at on Friday in one of the world's biggest stockmarket flotations.... Protesters 'attack Mali leader' - Interim Mali President Dioncounda Traore is taken to hospital with a head wound after being attacked by demonstrators, sources say.... US university webcam snoop jailed - A US student who used a webcam to secretly film his room-mate in a gay encounter is sentenced to 30 days in prison by a judge.... 'Lake red' after Breivik killings - A man who survived Anders Behring Breivik's attack on Utoeya island tells his trial the surrounding lake was red with blood following the massacre.... Three climbers die on Mt Everest - Three climbers have died as they returned from the summit of Mount Everest, officials in Nepal say, with fears the toll may rise.... Dutch pre-school abuser is jailed - A Latvian-born Dutch man is sentenced to 18 years in prison for abusing more than 60 children, some just a few months old, in a case that has shocked the Netherlands.... Stars pay tribute to Robin Gibb - Sir Cliff Richard, Ringo Starr and Dionne Warwick lead the tributes to Bee Gee Robin Gibb, who has died aged 62.... Lockerbie bomber's funeral held - Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi has been buried in a private ceremony in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.... Sri Lanka ex-army chief freed - The former Sri Lankan army chief, Sarath Fonseka, is released after more than two years in jail.... Strauss-Kahn faces new rape case - A French prosecutor orders an initial inquiry into claims that ex-IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn was involved in a "gang rape" in Washington.... AUDIO: 'We had to fight our way out' - Former British Army Captain David Blakeley discusses his new book about a secret mission to Iraq in 2003.... VIDEO: Are blood diamonds a thing of the past? - After the war in the 1990s, Sierra Leone has taken another symbolic step away from its wartime image as the home of the "blood diamond".... VIDEO: Bond's Skyfall trailer released - The James Bond film series is celebrating its 50th anniversary with Skyfall, the 23rd official Bond movie.... VIDEO: One-minute World News - Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.... VIDEO: Deadly earthquake in northern Italy - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in northern Italy kills at least six people, causing serious damage to buildings in several towns.... VIDEO: Life on 400 euros a month in Greece - A farmer tells the BBC his income has fallen from 4,000 euros a month to just over 400.... VIDEO: Filipinos protest at Lady Gaga gigs - Filipino Christians have protested against Lady Gaga's planned concerts in Manila.... VIDEO: Millions see annular eclipse - Millions of people across the Pacific witnessed an annular eclipse, which resulted in a 'ring of fire'.... Google must answer trust concerns - The European Commission tells Google it has a "matter of weeks" to allay fears it is abusing its position as the world's dominant search engine.... Germany restates eurobond unease - Germany restates its opposition to so-called eurobonds as the new French finance minister prepares to meet his German counterpart for the first time.... SIM card to fight phone bullying - Parents will now be able to control their child's mobile phone thanks to a SIM card remotely managed from a computer.... China clears Google Motorola bid - Chinese regulators approve Google's $12.5bn purchase of US phone maker Motorola Mobility, the final hurdle for the deal to go through.... Avengers tops US box office again - Superhero movie The Avengers has topped the US and Canadian box office for the third week in a row, taking $55.1m (£34.8m), studio estimates suggest.... Coldplay to play at Paralympics - Coldplay are chosen to perform at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.... Modified wheat trial vandalised - A man has been charged with criminal damage following a break-in at the Rothamsted Research centre where a trial of GM wheat is being held.... Millions watch Pacific eclipse - An annular eclipse, in which the Moon partially blocks out light from the Sun, has moved across east Asia and the western US.... Cheap dysentery drug 'promising' - A cheap drug, which is already prescribed for arthritis, could fight amoebic dysentery, according to researchers in the US.... Two patients get eye stem cells - Two people in Scotland have stem cells transplanted into their eyes as part of a clinical trial to restore their sight.... England cruise home in first Test - England overcome an early bout of nerves to ease to a five-wicket win over West Indies in the opening Test at Lord's.... Nadal defeats Djokovic in Italy - Rafael Nadal beats world number one Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win a record sixth Italian Open title.... Row dogs dinosaur skeleton sale - A row breaks out over the sale of a rare dinosaur skeleton sold at auction in the US, with Mongolia's president saying it was smuggled out.... Facebook boss in surprise wedding - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg ends a hectic week by getting married to long -time girlfriend Priscilla Chan in a surprise ceremony at his home.... Ex-Gaddafi spy chief 'charged' - Muammar Gaddafi's ex-spy chief Abdallah al-Senussi - wanted by Libya and the ICC - is charged with illegal entry into Mauritania, officials say.... Malaysia to charge Anwar on rally - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is facing criminal charges for his role in a mass street rally against the government, his lawyers say.... Italians count high cost of quake - A day after seven people were killed in a 6.0 magnitude earthquake, Italians assess the damage to one of their most historic regions.... Medina ahead in Dominican vote - Governing party candidate Danilo Medina leads the Dominican Republic presidential race, according to partial results.... Clashes over Syria reach Beirut - At least two people are killed and 18 injured in clashes overnight in the Lebanese capital Beirut, the first there since the Syrian conflict began.... Chicago braced for more protests - Chicago prepares for fresh demonstrations, a day after violent clashes between police and activists outside a Nato summit in the city.... Don't scare workers, urges Cable - The business secretary condemns proposals to make it easier for firms to sack under-performing staff as "the wrong approach" to boosting the economy.... Widow 'disgusted' at sentence - Two men will serve minimum sentences of 25 and 14 years before being considered for release for the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll in Craigavon in 2009.... Parkinson's man walks with torch - The Olympic torch has been carried by a man with Parkinson's Disease, who managed to get out of his wheelchair and walk the last few paces.... Wife stabbed Alzheimer's husband - A "devoted" 79-year-old woman who was shot by police with a Taser gun after stabbing her husband 17 times is spared jail.... In pictures: Chelsea Flower Show - Press day at the Chelsea Flower Show... Robin Gibb's life in pictures - Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb has died... In pictures: Chelsea bus parade - Chelsea celebrate their European Cup triumph... In pictures: Falklands War Memorial unveiled - Veterans and families attended service... Week in pictures: 12-18 May 2012 - News photos from around the world... Day in pictures: 18 May 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 18 May... In pictures: Monarchs at Windsor - The world's monarchs gather at Windsor Castle... Hackney's 'beauty and ugliness' - A photographer's view of Hackney... Why are locked room mysteries so popular? - The appeal of the locked room mystery... Fixing bodies broken in years of Arab world violence - Fixing faces and limbs broken in years of Arab world violence... Egypt vote: The Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty - Egypt-Israel peace treaty plays role in presidential election... Bee Gees 'on a par with Beatles' - Bee Gees 'on a par with The Beatles', songwriters say... What if Greece quits the euro? - What could happen if Greece quits the euro?... Day in pictures: 21 May 2012 - 24 hours of news photos from around the world... In pictures: Annular eclipse - How 'ring of fire' eclipse was seen from east Asia to western US... Lockerbie case questions remain - Death of Megrahi will not end debate about 1988 bombing... Theatre leads battle to save Macau's 'sweet speech' - Macau theatre troupe leads fight to save dying language... Mamata Banerjee personifies populist force in Indian politics -
KOLKATA, India ? She spent her life fighting communists but is the biggest obstacle to economic liberalization in India today. She is the leader of a small regional party but wields more power than the prime minister.
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... Strauss-Kahn investigated for alleged rape at D.C. hotel sex party -
PARIS ? A French prosecutor has ordered a preliminary investigation into whether Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund and once a leading candidate to become president of France, participated in gang rape at a sex party he is accused of helping to organize in a Washington hotel.
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... Yemen bombing: ?The ones that were in the middle and in the front were killed? -
SANAA, Yemen?A suicide bomber dressed in military garb detonated his explosives during a parade rehearsal in this capital Monday, killing scores of people and wounding many more, security officials said.
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... Moscow police chief promoted to Russian cabinet following protest response -
MOSCOW ? Having proved himself with his response to political protests that erupted here in December, Moscow?s police chief, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, was named minister of the interior in the new Russian cabinet announced Monday.
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... Pakistani schools targeted by militants -
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ? Militant bombings of schools in the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan have left the education system in that region a shambles and the government perplexed about how to respond.
In recent years, nearly 460 schools have been damaged or destroyed in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas along the border, according to the latest figures compiled by education officials. Many more schools have been hit in the adjoining Khyber... Resolution of Chen crisis indicates possible maturation in U.S.-China relationship -
For two nations whose exchanges are perennially fraught with tension and distrust, the arrival of blind activist Chen Guangcheng in New York during the weekend marked a tidy conclusion to a month-long diplomatic drama and an encouraging sign for U.S.-Chinese ties.
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... As Obama opens NATO summit in Chicago, focus is on winding down Afghanistan war -
CHICAGO ?NATO leaders began a two-day summit here Sunday that will finalize plans to turn control of Afghanistan over to its own security forces by the middle of next year, a milestone on the way to concluding the alliance?s combat role by the end of 2014.
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... Pakistan blocks, then restores, Twitter access -
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ? Pakistan?s telecommunications regulators shut down Twitter for about eight hours Sunday because the social networking site would not remove content that the government found objectionable to Muslims, but the nation?s prime minister stepped in to reverse the ban, officials said.
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... Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi dies at 60, report says -
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, a shadowy Libyan intelligence officer who was convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people, and whose release from prison in 2009 sparked international uproar, died May 20 at his home in Tripoli. He was 60.
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... Eusebio Leal: The man who would save Old Havana -
Eusebio Leal, a diminutive, silver-haired man in a dark suit, sips sweet Cuban coffee in an elegant salon of the Cuban Interests Section mansion on 16th Street NW and recalls the day they began calling him crazy in Havana.
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