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News RSS FeedsUS presses Pakistan over Mumbai - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Pakistan must "co-operate fully" to bring Mumbai's attackers to justice....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Richardson gets US commerce nod - US President-elect Barack Obama names New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to be his commerce secretary.... Zimbabwe 'asks for cholera help' - Zimbabwe's government has asked for urgent help to tackle its cholera outbreak, the World Health Organisation says.... Nations sign cluster bomb treaty - The first of more than 100 countries begin signing a treaty which will ban current designs of cluster bombs.... Conjoined twin dies in UK hospital - One of the conjoined twins separated at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital has died, the hospital says.... Nato defers on Georgia, Ukraine - Nato reiterates Ukraine and Georgia will eventually join the bloc, but does not offer them formal roadmaps.... US auto union makes key concessions - The United Auto Workers union pledges key concessions in order to help the Detroit Three carmakers secure government aid.... Swayze denies 'deathbed' rumours - Actor Patrick Swayze quashes speculation that he is close to death, calling tabloid reports "lies and false information".... Noisy oceans 'threaten sea life' - Increasing noise pollution in the world's oceans is threatening the survival of whales and dolphins, a UN-backed conference says.... Salzburg says 'So long, farewell' to plan for Sound of Music family's home to become hotel - The Austrian city of Salzburg block plans to turn the former mansion of the von Trapp family, made famous by The Sound of Music, into a hotel.... British doctor performs amputation in DR Congo by text - A British doctor volunteering in DR Congo performs a life-saving amputation using text message instructions from a colleague.... England set to resume India tour - England's cricketers will fly to Abu Dhabi on Thursday ahead of resuming their tour of India - if happy with security plans.... Man Utd 5-3 Blackburn - Carlos Tevez scores four goals to send Man Utd into the Carling Cup semi-finals at Blackburn's expense.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... Pirate ransom - How to deliver bags of cash to modern-day buccaneers... Landmark treaty - BBC looks at key issues surrounding cluster bombs... Organised chaos - How were Thai protesters able to strike at Bangkok?... Day in pictures - Striking images from around the world today... Still simmering - Nato deal papers over deep divisions in the alliance... Beware, Triffids! - Why the enduring love affair with man-eating plants?... Nigeria buys baby poison antidote - Nigeria is flying in an antidote to stem the deaths of babies poisoned by a teething syrup.... Canada head weighs crisis options - Governor General Michaelle Jean cuts short an overseas trip to return to Canada to deal with a growing political crisis. ... Thai demonstrators leave airports - The first flight lands in Bangkok as anti-government protesters end an eight-day blockade of the city's main airports.... Croatia web arrests spark furore - Croatia's PM orders an inquiry following arrests of opposition activists who used the social networking website Facebook.... Lebanon's Aoun in Damascus visit - Lebanese Christian leader Michel Aoun, who fought a "war of liberation" against Syrian troops, meets Syria's president.... French hostage in Kabul released - A French aid worker who was kidnapped in Kabul has been released, according to France's President Nicolas Sarkozy.... Brown unveils mortgage help plan - Many people made redundant will be able to defer part of their mortgage payments for up to two years, Gordon Brown says.... US economy 'weaker in all areas' - The Federal Reserve's Beige Book paints a bleak picture of the US economy, with weaker economic activity across the country.... NHS pays to rectify cosmetic ops - The NHS is having to pick up the tab for cosmetic surgery performed abroad that has gone wrong, doctors say.... New flying reptile species found - A new fossil species of flying reptile - with a wingspan the size of a family car - has been uncovered by scientists.... US folk icon Odetta dies aged 77 - US folk singer Odetta, a civil rights campaigner and major influence on Bob Dylan, dies aged 77.... Firm makes one billionth mouse - Amid claims the computer mouse will soon be history, the world's biggest manufacturer of the device rolls the billionth one off the production line.... Copyright © 2008, Uncle HQ. All Rights Reserved. |