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News and Media RSS FeedsEU finance chiefs in crisis talks - EU finance ministers are set to meet for global crisis talks as Asian markets continue the turbulence in world share prices....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Tear gas fired at mass Thai rally - Dozens are hurt as Thai police fire tear gas to disperse a rally by thousands of anti-government protesters in Bangkok.... 'Safer' test for Down's developed - Scientists develop a blood test that could tell a pregnant women if her unborn baby has Down's syndrome.... China cancels US military contact - China cancels some military and diplomatic exchanges with the US over Washington's $6.5bn deal to supply Taiwan with arms.... Prophet bride book appears in US - A novel about the Prophet Muhammad's child bride appears in the US after an attack on the UK publisher.... Croatia 'mafia hit' spurs sacking - Croatia's prime minister sacks two ministers and the police chief following the "mafia killing" of a lawyer's daughter.... Egyptian president pardons editor - An editor sentenced to jail for publishing an article questioning the Egyptian president's health is pardoned.... Rabbi gives first Synod address - In a first address of its kind, a Jewish cleric addresses the Synod of Roman Catholic bishops at the Vatican.... Obama highlights McCain scandal - US Democratic hopeful Barack Obama attacks rival John McCain over a 1980s financial scandal, as campaign mudslinging intensifies.... Don't name your roads Putin St, says Russian PM - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin would rather not have streets named after him, his spokesman says.... Blatter wants foreign owner rules - Fifa president Sepp Blatter calls for tighter controls on wealthy foreign owners in football.... Tour rocked by new positive tests - Two Tour de France stage winners - Italy's Leonardo Piepoli and Germany's Stefan Schumacher - test positive for an advanced blood doping product.... Fairy-tale feud - Clown-king in court over lucrative rights to wonderland... Catching a chill - People in Iceland speak about economic crisis... New era - Is Dr Beetroot's fall a boost for South Africa's Aids fight?... Winning the war? - Judging al-Qaeda's strengths and weaknesses ... Kosher calls - Ultra-orthodox Jews struggle with new technology... Shifting grounds - New states come into play as polls swing to Obama... EU opens 'job centre' in Africa - The EU opens a "job centre" in Mali, hoping fewer young Africans will risk their lives trying to get to Europe.... California crash driver arrested - The driver of a US bus that crashed killing eight passengers is held on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, police say.... Paedophile faces new Thai charges - Convicted Canadian paedophile Christopher Neil appears in a Thai court to face a new charge of abusing children.... EU's climate package 'in crisis' - The EU's attempt to lead the world on climate change will crumble unless its current policy crisis is resolved, a study warns.... Livni concerned for peace talks - Time is running out for a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, Israel's PM designate Tzipi Livni has warned.... Suicide blast hits Sri Lanka town - A suicide blast in a Sri Lankan town kills a former general and at least 26 other people, the defence ministry says.... UK economy 'already in recession' - Britain is already in a recession, which is worsening and requires urgent action, a survey of business leaders warns.... Lehman Bros head took home $300m - The head of failed US bank Lehman Brothers tells Congress he took home $300m (£172.6m) over the past eight years.... Nobel prize for viral discoveries - The discovery of HIV and work linking a virus to cervical cancer jointly win the Nobel Prize for Medicine.... UK 'needs tougher climate target' - The UK's official climate advisers say an 80% emissions cut by 2050 should include international aviation and shipping.... Chihuahua is box office top dog - Canine film Beverly Hills Chihuahua is best in show in the North American box office, according to early estimates.... Oyster card hack details revealed - Dutch researchers reveal details of how they managed to copy the radio chips used on London's Oyster card.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... Germany Drafts Plan to Shield Banking Sector - BERLIN, Oct. 6 -- German lawmakers said Monday that they were drawing up a massive intervention plan to protect the country's financial system as Europe's biggest economy braced for the possibility of more bank failures.
... Arab League Envoy Takes Up Post in Iraq - BAGHDAD, Oct. 6 -- The Arab League dispatched an ambassador to Baghdad on Monday, the latest sign of progress in the Iraqi and U.S. effort to ease this country's diplomatic isolation.
... Indians Cling To Old Ways Of Banking - NEW DELHI -- Clutching a bunch of bank papers, Lakshmi Rajgopal squeezed through a narrow gated entrance and walked past a long line of customers jostling at the cashier's window. Some were complaining about the slow service, their voices muffled by the whir and creak of old printers.
... Crisis Is Putting Brakes on Russia's Construction Boom - MOSCOW, Oct. 6 -- Less than a year ago, one of Russia's wealthiest tycoons, along with the nation's powerful railways chief and the mayor of Moscow, unveiled plans to build a glittering new neighborhood of apartment towers, skyscrapers, schools, parks and shopping malls on a vast stretch of the
... 25% of Wild Mammal Species Face Extinction - BARCELONA, Oct. 6 -- At least a quarter of the world's wild mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to a comprehensive global survey released here Monday.
... 20 in Pakistan Die in Bombing - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Oct. 6 -- At least 20 people were killed and 35 injured Monday in a suicide bomb attack that targeted the home of a well-known politician in central Pakistan, according to Pakistani authorities.
... World's Stock Markets Plunge - LONDON, Oct. 6 -- World stock markets suffered one of their worst days ever Monday amid fears that government responses to the global financial crisis, including the U.S. bailout and inconsistent moves by European leaders, would not be sufficient to prevent a worldwide recession.
... French AIDS Researchers Split Nobel With German - Two French researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize yesterday for discovering the AIDS virus, bypassing an American researcher now at the University of Maryland who played a key role in the historic feat.
... Military: Suicide bomber kills 27 in Sri Lanka - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- A suicide bomber who hugged a former army general before detonating his explosive-laden vest killed 27 people gathered in a crowded opposition party office in northern Sri Lanka on Monday.
... Central Asia Quake Kills at Least 72 - BISHKEK (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake killed at least 72 people in Kyrgyzstan and leveled a village in the remote mountains of the Central Asian state, the health ministry said on Monday.
... Feeling the Pain As Irish Property Values Plummet - SUTTON, Ireland -- Denis Finn spent about $4 million on a grand house in this pretty seaside town north of Dublin three years ago, but it was the mansion's grassy grounds where he saw the real money to be made.
... 'We Are at a Saturation Point' - NEW DELHI -- In the frantic moments after five bombs tore through markets across the city, Rama ran to the road, cradling his 17-year-old daughter, Puja, in his arms. Blood rushed from her head. Her pulse was slow. She wasn't speaking.
... Bomber Strikes During Raid in Iraq - BAGHDAD, Oct. 5 -- A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest inside a home in northern Iraq as U.S. forces were trading gunfire with its occupants, according to the American military. Eleven Iraqis were killed in the operation early Sunday.
... A Joyful Welcome Home for Detainees - Flipping back a canvas tarp, 12 men squint at the dusty sun and jump, one by one, off the bed of a U.S. military transport truck, dropping to their knees in prayer. They are free.
... Retaliatory Turkish Airstrikes Target Kurdish Rebels in Iraq - ISTANBUL, Oct. 5 -- Turkey staged retaliatory airstrikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Sunday as thousands of Turks attended rain-lashed funerals for 15 soldiers killed by the rebels in a cross-border attack.
... Germany to Guarantee Private Bank Accounts - BERLIN, Oct. 5 -- Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Sunday that Germany would guarantee all private bank accounts in an attempt to calm depositors as officials tried to resurrect a failed bailout plan for a blue-chip lender.
... French Bank to Take Control Of Belgium's Ailing Fortis - BRUSSELS, Oct. 5 -- French banking giant BNP Paribas will take a 75 percent stake in the remaining operations of troubled bank Fortis, the Belgian government announced Sunday.
... Tallest Tower Planned in Dubai - CAIRO, Oct. 5 -- Defying the world credit crunch, one of the Persian Gulf's leading developers pledged Sunday to keep taking the boom city of Dubai up and up -- announcing plans for a skyscraper that would be the world's tallest, at two-thirds of a mile high.
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