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News and Media RSS FeedsIsrael 'expands' Gaza offensive - Israeli forces reportedly widen their ground assault in the Gaza Strip to include Khan Younis in the south, after fierce clashes around Gaza City....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk European gas supplies disrupted - Several EU countries report major disruption to their gas supplies from Russia as Moscow accuses Ukraine of shutting pipelines.... US vows 'huge' marine protection - The US is to establish "the largest area of protected sea in the world", banning fishing and mining, around its Pacific islands.... India accuses Pakistan on Mumbai - The Mumbai attack must have had support from some official agencies in Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says.... Arctic chill prompts UK warnings - The Met Office issues severe weather warnings as temperatures in the UK plummet as low as -10C (14F) overnight.... Ebola alert shuts Angolan border - Angola closes part of its border with the DR Congo to prevent the spread of the deadly virus Ebola.
... Panetta to be Obama's CIA chief - US President-elect Barack Obama has picked former Clinton chief of staff Leon Panetta to head the CIA, Democratic officials say. ... N Korea rallies for absent leader - Tens of thousands of North Koreans hold a New Year rally celebrating leader Kim Jong-il, who did not appear in footage of the event.... Hemingway archive opens in Cuba - Cuba opens up electronic access to thousands of documents belonging to writer Ernest Hemingway.... A pink iguana missed by Darwin prompts Galapagos rethink - A type of iguana missed by Darwin during his Galapagos trip promises to rewrite the animal's history in the islands.
... Females 'less physically active' than males at both ends of life - Females are less physically active at both ends of life than their male counterparts, two studies suggest.... South Africa face tough final day - South Africa reach the close of day four on 62-1 - needing a further 314 runs to complete a clean sweep of the series. ... Tevez issues warning to Man Utd - Carlos Tevez reiterates his desire to stay at Manchester United but says he will leave if his ongoing contract negotiations are not sorted out.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... Kabul winter - Facing the cold is a heated issue in Afghanistan... Missing the driver - Concern for Steve Jobs amid the Macworld buzz... No comment - Why Obama has stayed silent over the Gaza crisis... Cracked china - Wedgwood's demise 'could have been expected'
... Year of change? - Mugabe's exit and other forecasts for Africa in 2009... Dangerous turn - Police shooting fuels fears of Greek terror revival... DR Congo rebels in crisis meeting - Rebels in eastern DR Congo hold urgent talks after claims they had ousted their leader, Gen Nkunda.... Obama says US economy 'very sick' - US President-elect Barack Obama is seeing Congressional leaders to discuss his stimulus plan, which reports say could total $800bn. ... Thais block 'anti-royal' websites - The Thai government blocks thousands of websites deemed to be offensive to the revered monarchy.... Turkey rehabilitates poet Hikmet - Turkey is to restore the citizenship of one of its most illustrious writers, the late Nazim Hikmet.... New US embassy opens in Baghdad - The new US embassy in Baghdad - one of the largest and most expensive ever built - is officially opened in Iraq's capital.... Gunmen raid Sri Lanka TV station - Gunmen ransack a Sri Lanka TV channel that drew criticism for its coverage of army gains against rebels.... Sales fall at Next and Debenhams - Next and Debenhams see sales fall over the Christmas period, as a survey puts UK consumer confidence at a new low.... Toyota shuts plants for 11 days - Toyota announces that it is to halt production at its domestic plants for 11 days in February and March.... Stress hormone 'a marker for ME' - Low levels of the stress hormone cortisol in children linked to higher risk of chronic fatigue syndrome as adults.... Holes give edge to new MoD armour - Scientists from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have devised ultra-hard vehicle armour to protect military personnel.... Batman makes producers' shortlist - Blockbuster The Dark Knight is among the films nominated for best picture by the Producers Guild of America.... Tech show bucks global downturn - More than 130,000 people are expected to travel to Las Vegas for the giant Consumer Electronics Show. ... Putin Orders Reduction in Gas Sent to Europe Through Ukraine - MOSCOW, Jan. 5 -- Russia said Monday that it is sharply reducing the amount of natural gas it ships to Europe through Ukraine, deepening its fuel embargo of the former Soviet republic as supply disruptions spread to other countries and a top Ukrainian official warned of "catastrophe" for the
... 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.
... 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.
... Self-Styled 9/11 Planner On Trial in Tunisia Blast - PARIS, Jan. 5 -- Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-styled mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, went on trial in Paris on Monday on charges he helped organize a truck-bomb attack on an ancient Tunisian synagogue seven months later in which 21 people were killed.
... Afghans Rally in Support of Palestinians - KABUL, Jan. 5 -- The modest white Miladul Nabi mosque is almost hidden beneath a massive poster that depicts a red fist raised to the heavens surrounded by slogans expressing sympathy for the Palestinian people, support for what it calls their jihad against Israel and hatred of the "blood-sucking
... At Main Gaza Hospital, a Scene of Chaotic Desperation - JERUSALEM, Jan. 5 -- Mohammed Alwan applied pressure to the wounds of the young man in a corridor of Gaza City's Shifa Hospital on Monday. Blood flowing from his body turned the surgeon's gloved hands crimson.
... Wounded Israeli Troops Yearn to Be in the Fight - BEERSHEBA, Israel, Jan. 5 -- Sgt. Natan Weitzman was creeping through the Gaza Strip on Saturday night with 17 members of his Israeli army platoon when a mortar shell landed in their midst.
... India Gives Pakistan Findings From Mumbai Probe, Urges Action Against Suspects - NEW DELHI, Jan. 5 -- India handed over to Pakistan on Monday key findings from its investigations into the deadly November attacks in Mumbai and said it expected credible action against those named in the report "as quickly as possible."
... White House Defends Efforts in Darfur, Plans to Airlift Equipment Into Region - The Bush administration yesterday strongly defended U.S. efforts to stop the killing in Darfur, announcing new plans to airlift equipment to the strife-torn region of Sudan and arguing that President Bush has been a leader in attempting to end the violence there.
... Bush Blames Hamas for Starting Gaza Conflict - President Bush today called a cease-fire in Gaza a "noble" ambition but said that any agreement must ensure that Hamas is unable to continue to fire rockets into Israel.
... Gazprom reducing supplies through Ukraine - MOSCOW -- Russia's Gazprom says it will cut the amount of gas it ships to Europe through Ukraine to make up for what it says Ukraine has stolen in recent days from pipelines crossing its territory.
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