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News and Media RSS FeedsUN ceasefire call goes unheeded - The UN's first truce call is dismissed by both sides in the Gaza fighting, with Israel's PM calling it unworkable. ...Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk US job losses hit record in 2008 - More US workers lost jobs last year than in any year since World War II, with employers axing 2.6 million jobs.... Saudi tanker 'freed off Somalia' - A super-tanker captured by Somali pirates in November with two million barrels of oil is released, reports say.... Army 'takes key Sri Lanka pass' - The Sri Lankan army captures Elephant Pass, the key link to the Jaffna peninsula, President Mahinda Rajapaksa says.... EU gas monitors arrive in Ukraine - There are hopes that gas flows through Ukraine may be resumed after the first EU monitors arrive to check pipelines from Russia.... Canadians claim South Pole record - A trio of Canadians claim a new record for the fastest trek across Antarctica to the South Pole.... Pakistan al-Qaeda leaders 'dead' - Al-Qaeda's operations chief in Pakistan and another top aide are believed to have been killed, US and Pakistani sources say.... Spanish industrial output plunges - Production in Spanish factories fell by 15.1% in November, the biggest fall on record, as the downturn gathers pace.... Afghan bomb 'kills six at market' - Six people, including a top police official, die in a suicide bombing at a market in south-west Afghanistan, officials say.... Rare venomous mammal is caught on camera - Rare footage of one of the world's most strange and elusive mammals is captured by scientists.... A web of intrigue as Obama appears in Spider-Man comic - US President-elect Barack Obama is to appear on the cover of a special edition of Spider-Man.... Man City 'must increase' Santa Cruz bid - Sam Allardyce says Manchester City must make Blackburn an offer they cannot refuse for Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz.... Strauss set to hear one-day fate - Andrew Strauss is set to find out whether he will be appointed as England's new one-day captain.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... The buck stops - Did George Bush lead the world into economic crisis?... Day in pictures - Eye-catching pictures from around the world... Beagle hunter - On a mission to find the most famous ship of science... Oil to ashes - Ghost town highlights Sudan's shaky peace deal... It's quiz time! - What Hemingway codes have been made public?... A to Z of Motown - The record label celebrates 50 years of crowd-pleasers... Graft case 'would not stop Zuma' - Jacob Zuma will lead South Africa's ANC into polls even if he is charged with corruption, the president says.... Democrats attack Obama on economy - US President-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan runs into opposition from within his own party.... S Korea cuts rates as woes deepen - South Korea cuts interest rates to a record low of 2.5%, as carmaker Ssangyong applies for bankruptcy protection.... 'Unprecedented' UK rise in measles - There is an "unprecedented increase" in measles cases in England and Wales, experts report.... Canada expels US woman deserter - A US army deserter and mother of three is ordered to leave Canada after her appeal for refuge fails.... India call handler sent amorous texts - A call handler for UK firm BT in India is disciplined after he sent amorous text and voicemail messages to a customer.... Man shot dead in post office raid - A man is shot dead and another is hit in the leg in a robbery by three men at a village post office in north Worcestershire.... BMW sales down but Mini sales up - Consumer unease causes BMW group sales to fall 4.3% in 2008, despite rising sales from its Mini and Rolls-Royce marques.... Body repair 'could be ramped up' - A combination of drugs could trick the body into sending its repair mechanisms into overdrive, say scientists.... Mosquitoes make sweet love music - Sexy songs sung by mosquitoes in courtship could be key to curbing the spread of dengue fever, say scientists.... Little Boots tops music tips list - Synth-pop singer Little Boots comes top of the BBC's Sound of 2009 list, which highlights the best new musical talent.... Do-it-yourself 3D movies at home - New 3D technology may mean films might no longer be the sole province of movie studios.... 100 Survivors Rescued in Gaza From Ruins Blocked by Israelis - JERUSALEM, Jan. 9 -- Emergency workers said they rescued 100 more trapped survivors Thursday and found between 40 and 50 corpses in a devastated residential block south of Gaza City that the Israeli military had kept off-limits to the International Committee of the Red Cross for four days.
... For One Night, GIs in Iraq Get a Taste of Home: Football and Beer - BAGHDAD, Jan. 8 -- Of all the missives the top U.S. military commander in Iraq has signed, probably none generated more cheer than the one issued this week authorizing all U.S. troops to drink beer.
... Israel Rejects U.N. Cease-Fire Resolution - JERUSALEM, Jan. 9-- Israel on Friday rejected a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the plan "unworkable."
... Russia Prepares to Resume Gas Shipments to Europe - MOSCOW, Jan. 9 -- Russia said Friday it was preparing to resume natural gas shipments to Europe as the European Union sought an agreement that would allow a team of international observers to verify that fuel isn't being stolen as it passes through Ukrainian pipelines.
... 100 Survivors Rescued in Gaza From Ruins Blocked by Israelis - JERUSALEM, Jan. 8 -- Emergency workers said they rescued 100 more trapped survivors Thursday and found between 40 and 50 corpses in a devastated residential block south of Gaza City that the Israeli military had kept off-limits to the International Committee of the Red Cross for four days.
... Jan. 1 Attack By CIA Killed Two Leaders Of Al-Qaeda - A New Year's Day CIA strike in northern Pakistan killed two top al-Qaeda members long sought by the United States, including the man believed to be behind September's deadly suicide bombing at a Marriott hotel in the Pakistani capital, U.S. counterterrorism officials confirmed yesterday.
... Gas for Europe Is Contingent On Monitoring, Putin Says - MOSCOW, Jan. 8 -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia would resume shipments of natural gas to Europe only after international observers are in place to prevent Ukraine from stealing fuel. But talks with the European Union on a monitoring arrangement bogged down as the midwint
... From a Visionary English Physicist, Self-Adjusting Lenses for the Poor - OXFORD, England Joshua Silver remembers the first day he helped a man see. Henry Adjei-Mensah, a tailor in Ghana, could no longer see well enough to thread the needle of his sewing machine. He was too poor to afford glasses or an optometrist. Then Silver, an atomic physicist who also taught opti
... Regulators Begin Probe of Indian Tech Giant - NEW DELHI, Jan. 8 -- A day after one of India's largest technology outsourcing firms confessed to financial fraud, the new chief of beleaguered Satyam Computers said the company faces a serious cash crunch but denied any prior knowledge of the fraud that went on for years.
... U.N. Security Council Calls for Cease-Fire; U.S. Abstains From Voting - JERUSALEM, Jan. 8-- The U.N. Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, hours after the United Nations announced it would suspend humanitarian aid deliveries in the territory, citing Israeli attacks on its facilities and personnel.
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