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News RSS FeedsGulf Arabs expel Syria's envoys - Gulf Arab states say they are expelling Syria's ambassadors in the region, accusing Damascus of shunning Arab efforts to end months of bloodshed....Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk Maldives leader quits amid unrest - Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigns after weeks of demonstrations and a mutiny by some police officers.... 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.... LA abuse school removes all staff - The whole staff of a Los Angeles school is to be replaced amid a probe into allegations of sex abuse against two long-serving teachers, officials say.... Chinese workers released in Sudan - A group of Chinese workers kidnapped by rebels in Sudan last month has been freed and flown to Kenya, officials from both countries say.... Royals celebrate Dickens' legacy - The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are leading global celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth.... Euro 'could survive Greece exit' - EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes piles pressure on Greece to agree tough reforms, saying a euro exit would be "no man overboard".... Freeze prompts Europe emergencies - As freezing weather grips much of Europe, Italy takes steps to conserve gas while emergency situations have been declared in other countries.... US to deport Liberia ex-warlord - Former Liberian rebel leader George Boley should be deported from the US over his role in the civil war of the 1990s, a judge rules.... 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.... Glencore-Xstrata in $90bn merger - Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata unveils a $90bn merger with commodity trader Glencore, a move opposed by some major shareholders.... Spanish artist Antoni Tapies dies - Spanish painter and sculptor Antoni Tapies, who was one of the world's leading contemporary art figures, dies aged 88.... VIDEO: Syria artillery onslaught on Homs - Residents in the restive Syrian city of Homs are suffering one of the fiercest assaults from government troops since the uprising began.... VIDEO: Skydiver to jump from space - An Austrian adventurer is making the final preparations to jump from the very point where the atmosphere ends and space begins.... VIDEO: Medical system for Libyans 'abused' - A system for sending wounded people from the Libyan conflict abroad for treatment has been suspended after it came to light that it has been abused.... VIDEO: One-minute World News - Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.... VIDEO: Big freeze tightens grip on Europe - The Arctic conditions sweeping Europe have tightened their grip, with more deaths reported in Poland and Ukraine, taking the toll to well over 200.... 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: Maldives President resigns - Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has resigned after weeks of demonstrations and a mutiny by some police officers.... VIDEO: Prince to mark Dickens anniversary - On the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will attend a special service at Westminster Abbey.... UBS profits down on weak business - Profits at Swiss bank UBS slump by three-quarters and the outlook remains tough as the eurozone crisis saps business.... BP ups dividend as profits rise - BP announces sharply higher profits and increases its dividend to shareholders for the first time since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.... 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.... 'Invader' drives ladybird decline - Fast declines in some UK and European ladybirds are being caused by the spread of the invasive harlequin species, scientists show.... Antarctic lake success 'uncertain' - It is not yet clear whether Russian scientists have succeeded in their quest to drill into an Antarctic sub-glacial lake, reports suggest.... '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.... Terry not ready to quit England - John Terry still wants to play for England despite being stripped of the captaincy for the second time, BBC Sport understands.... 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 the Guinness Book of Records.... Explosion rocks Nigeria barracks - An explosion hits a military barracks in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, in what may be a suicide attack.... Search on for Philippine missing - Search and rescue teams look for survivors of a 6.7 magnitude quake that shook the central Philippines on Monday, leaving dozens dead or missing.... '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.... Iraq bloc ends boycott of cabinet - Ministers from Iraq's Sunni-backed Iraqiyya bloc end their boycott of the cabinet, reducing fears that the national unity government might fall.... Tom Cruise film producers sued - Two producers working on Tom Cruise's forthcoming movie One Shot are being sued by a former colleague.... Police failed over hack warnings - Police should have warned people whose phones were hacked by the News of the World, a judicial review - pushed for by Lord Prescott - rules.... Redknapp tax trial jury sent out - The jury in the Harry Redknapp and Milan Mandaric tax evasion trial is sent out to consider its verdicts.... Press watchdog 'made a scapegoat' - The Press Complaints Commission was made a scapegoat over phone-hacking at the News of the World, its former chairman tells the Leveson Inquiry.... Profits surge at GlaxoSmithKline - UK drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline announces profits of £1.9bn for the three months to the end of December, up from a £193m loss a year previously.... 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... In pictures: Venice in Solitude - Haunting views of Venice's waterways... When did the middle finger become offensive? - When did the middle finger become offensive?... 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 poor children and clean up the slums?... Day in pictures: 7 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos from around the world... Gabon: Surfing hippos, lacking tourists - So why has Gabon failed to become tourist hot-spot?... Road warriors struggle to get connected - Road warriors struggle to get connected... Climate consensus cracking open - or not... - Why climate sceptics claim they've cracked the consensus... Moving from penguins to profiles - How do we keep our web-savvy children safe online?... Copyright © 2012, Whitecraft Software Company. All Rights Reserved. |