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News and Media RSS FeedsFacebook shares valued at $100bn - Facebook prices its shares at $38 each ahead of one of the most eagerly anticipated share flotations in recent stock market history....Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk Moody's downgrades Spanish banks - Ratings agency Moody's cuts the credit ratings of 16 Spanish banks, as shares in struggling lender Bankia fell another 14%.... Tributes to Donna Summer pour in - The music industry pays tribute to Donna Summer, famous for disco hits like I Feel Love and Love To Love You Baby, after she dies aged 63.... US relaxes some Burma sanctions - The US says it has relaxed some sanctions on investments in Burma and named an ambassador to the country following political reforms.... Niger malnutrition crisis growing - Months of warnings have failed to stop a major malnutrition crisis in Niger, affecting more than six million people, Save the Children says.... China jails smuggler Lai for life - Lai Changxing, extradited from Canada to China to face smuggling and bribery charges, is jailed for life in China, state media says.... Zimmerman found with bloody nose - A Florida neighbourhood watch volunteer who shot an unarmed black teenager had a bloody nose and a cut on his head, according to police reports.... French government takes pay cut - France's new government holds its first cabinet meeting, announcing a 30% pay cut for President Hollande and his ministers.... Kennedy wife 'died by hanging' - Mary Kennedy - the estranged wife of Robert F Kennedy Jr, nephew of John F Kennedy - died of asphyxiation due to hanging, authorities say.... White births now minority in US - Children from racial and ethnic minorities now account for more than half the births in the US, estimates from the latest census data say.... Syria opposition head 'to resign' - The head of Syria's main opposition umbrella body, the Syrian National Council, says he will resign amid growing criticism and rifts within the group.... US strike plan on Iran 'ready' - The US has plans in place to attack Iran if other measures fail to stop it developing nuclear weapons, Washington's envoy to Israel says.... VIDEO: US man's close brush with alligator - A scientist in North Carolina had a lucky escape when he was attacked by an alligator.... VIDEO: When live TV goes wrong - it's Odd Box - The perils of being a reporter on live TV, the cafe just for cats and the $1,500 hot dog.... VIDEO: Preparing Japan's deadly fish dish - Chef Kunio Miura shows Roland Buerk how to prepare the potentially deadly Japanese dish blowfish.... VIDEO: One-minute World News - Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.... VIDEO: China activist's family claim torture - Relatives of the blind Chinese activist, Chen Guangcheng, have given detailed accounts of the torture and retribution they have allegedly suffered at the hands of Chinese authorities.... VIDEO: Adrenaline sports on dangerous volcano - A team of speed flyers have become the world's first to successfully descend Italy's Mount Etna.... VIDEO: A look at 'wind turbines' of the deep - The latest device to harness the power of the tides is being tested in the stormy waters off Orkney in the far north of Scotland.... VIDEO: Student protest in Chile turns violent - Tens of thousands of Chilean students take to the streets to demand free education.... US puts tariffs on Chinese panels - The US says it will impose import tariffs of about 30% on Chinese solar companies, saying China is flooding it with subsidised products.... Markets drop on eurozone worries - Concern over the eurozone debt crisis has continued to weigh on financial markets, with the euro dropping more than a cent against the US dollar.... Met Police to extract phone data - Mobile phone data of suspects in police custody is to be extracted and retained, regardless of whether charges are brought, the BBC has learned.... Government to miss cookie cut-off - Most government websites will miss the UK's deadline for complying with EU regulations over cookies, the Cabinet Office tells the BBC.... Adele wins songwriter of the year - Adele picks up two prizes at the prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting awards - but misses out on two more trophies.... Wiggles founder members bow out - Three of the four original members of Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles are to leave the group, paving the way for the group's first female performer.... 'Superflares' from stars counted - Nasa's Kepler space telescope provides new insight on the colossal explosions that can occur in the atmospheres of some stars.... UK retains strict animal test law - The UK says it will retain stricter animal testing standards than required by a new European Union Directive.... Statins 'benefit healthy people' - Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.... Oldest living kidney donor at 83 - An 83-year-old man becomes the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still alive, the NHS Blood and Transplant service says.... Martinez on Liverpool shortlist - Roberto Martinez is given permission to speak to Liverpool and is one of several candidates shortlisted to succeed Kenny Dalglish.... Broad's six give England control - Stuart Broad takes six wickets as England seize the upper hand against West Indies on day one of the first Test at Lord's.... Man held for 'swallowing diamond' - A man is being held in custody until a $20,000 diamond he is believed to have swallowed passes through his system, Canadian police say.... Man jumps in chute to escape girl - Rescuers in Tyumen, central Russia, free a man from a rubbish chute he had jumped into to hide from his girlfriend.... African troops in Guinea-Bissau - The first wave of a West African peacekeeping force lands in Guinea-Bissau to try to bring stability after last month's military coup.... Japan launches S Korea satellite - Japan completes its first successful commercial launch of a foreign-made satellite early on Friday, marking its entry into the launch business.... Greece names caretaker cabinet - A cabinet of professors and diplomats is sworn in in Greece to steer the debt-ridden eurozone state into repeat elections on 17 June... Inmates take over Honduras jail - Officials say prisoners have taken control of a jail in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula where at least one person died in a fight between inmates on Wednesday.... Turkey jets 'pursue Israel plane' - Turkey says it scrambled two military jets to chase away an Israeli plane which allegedly violated the airspace of Turkish-held northern Cyprus.... Canada anger at UN food report - Canadian officials have severely criticised of the UN right-to-food envoy, as he delivers a report saying the country needs to improve food security.... Taxpayer lost £2bn on Rock rescue - The taxpayer could lose about £2bn once the assets of collapsed bank Northern Rock are wound down, the National Audit Office estimates.... Search for missing fishing boat - A major search has been under way to find a fishing boat missing with a crew of three off the Dorset coast.... Plaque to dead children stolen - Thieves steal a metal plaque erected in memory of two young boys killed by IRA bombs in the Cheshire town of Warrington.... Man charged with making explosive - A man is charged with making an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose after police found items in a garage in Cheltenham.... In pictures: Olympic flame tours Greece - Olympic flame tours Greece... Your pictures: Sailing - Readers' photos on the theme sailing... Day in pictures: 17 May 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 17 May 2012... Gold buttons for Queen's banner - Half a million gold buttons decorate Royal Barge... In Pictures: Carlos Fuentes' wake - Mexicans pay their last respects to Carlos Fuentes... In pictures: Royal visit to Lancashire - The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh visit Lancashire... Day in pictures: 16 May 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 16 May 2012... Day in pictures: 15 May 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 15 May 2012... The fish more poisonous than cyanide - Eating the fish that contains a poison stronger than cyanide... Quiz of the week's news - How did Obama provoke this response from Beckham?... The entrepreneurs aiming to rebuild Greece - The young entrepreneurs aiming to rebuild Greece... Asian trading heads for online - The social networks breaking Asia's stock market traditions... Analysis: Turkey's long wait to join EU club - Can the bond between the EU and Turkey be healed?... High stakes of Pakistan's Nato drivers - Pakistanis who risk all to drive for Nato... 'Resignation' exposes rifts in Syrian opposition - Syrian opposition chief's offer to quit highlights rifts in group... Tidal power gets a stormy birth - Scotland's project to put wind turbines deep under water... Mali coup: Tuaregs tell of ethnic attacks - Teacher tells of fleeing ethnic attacks during Mali rebellion... Ahmadinejad Congratulates Obama, Urges 'Real' Change - TEHRAN, Nov. 6 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has congratulated President-elect Barack Obama on his victory, the first time since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution that an Iranian leader has offered such wishes to an American counterpart.
... Saudis Protest Detentions With Hunger Strike - JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 6 -- More than 70 Saudis spent Thursday without food or water to protest the detention without trial of at least 11 dissidents.
... India Tourism Forces 'Universal Township' to Ponder Crowd Control - AUROVILLE, India -- Standing amid his shop's hodgepodge of saffron Hindu goddess T-shirts and jasmine incense sticks, Krishna Romali said he had moved to the outskirts of this "universal township" in southern India after hearing that business was even better here than at the infamous party beaches
... In Milestone, Taiwan's President Meets Key Chinese Envoy - TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 6 -- Marking the highest-level contact between China and Taiwan's government in 60 years, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou met briefly with Beijing's most senior envoy for Taiwan, Chen Yunlin, on Thursday at a government guesthouse as thousands of protesters loudly shouted
... Europe Follows Bank of England In Cutting Rates - LONDON, Nov. 6 -- Central banks across Europe slashed interest rates Thursday, expanding a campaign to head off a deep recession and following in the path their U.S. counterparts have undertaken for more than a year.
... Translation of Ahmadinejad's Letter - Here is a Washington Post translation of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's letter to Barack Obama:
... No Mideast Deal Under Bush, White House Says - The White House made it official yesterday: There will be no Middle East peace pact on President Bush's watch.
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