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News and Media RSS FeedsRecession fears hit stock markets - European and Asian markets fall sharply amid growing concerns that the world economy will enter a protracted downturn....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Crisis meeting over Somali piracy - A spate of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia prompts an emergency meeting between nations bordering the Red Sea.... Jackson to appear at High Court - Singer Michael Jackson is to give evidence at London's High Court to counter allegations that he breached a music contract. ... EU reaches deal on farm reforms - EU ministers agree to reform farm policy by moving more subsidies away from production and liberalising the dairy market.... Officials blamed for Brazil crash - Ten Brazilian government and airline officials are blamed for the country's worst air crash, in an official report.... IMF approves $2.1bn Iceland loan - The International Monetary Fund approves a $2.1bn (£1.4bn) loan for Iceland, after its banking system collapsed in October.... Fatal blast hits Bangkok protest - An explosion at the site of an anti-government demonstration in Bangkok kills one protester and wounds more than 20.... Charities launch Congo appeal - The UK's leading charities launch an appeal for money to help victims of the turmoil in the Democratic Republic of Congo.... Rapid care 'cuts baby's HIV risk' - Rapid drug treatment of babies with HIV dramatically cuts their risk of death and debilitating disease, research shows.... Riddle of the Czech beauty without a belly button - Underwear model Karolina Kurkova has no belly button. Is a barely-there navel for cosmetic or medical reasons?... Joe the Plumber to become Joe the Published, after book deal - The man who shot to fame in the US presidential election as "Joe the Plumber" signs a book deal.... India secure win in fading light - India take a 3-0 lead in the one-day series with a 16-run Duckworth-Lewis win over a much-improved England side in Kanpur.... NZ on top despite defiant Clarke - Michael Clarke saves Australia from total collapse with 98 as they are bowled out for 214 in the first Test against New Zealand.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... Home from home - International Space Station marks its tenth anniversary... Rewriting history - How Congolese rebels are changing life under their rule... Day in pictures - The most striking images from around the world... Despair and anger - Gazans report worst ever living conditions ... Yugo gone - Serbia's iconic car finally runs out of road... Kosher crisis - Why US shops are running short of kosher meat... ICC seeks rebel arrests in Darfur - The International Criminal Court prosecutor seeks the arrest of Darfur rebel commanders for killing peacekeepers.... Bush attacked over wildlife plan - US environmentalists accuse President Bush of trying to rush through changes to the Endangered Species Act.... China fears grow over job losses - Beijing says its employment outlook is "grim", amid concerns of increasing social unrest caused by economic problems.... Putin vows to prevent 'collapse' - Russia's prime minister vows to prevent another financial "collapse", referring to the country's 1990s crises.... Arab plan explained in Hebrew ads - The Palestinian Authority has placed a full-page advert in Israel's Hebrew newspapers to promote an Arab peace plan.... India praised for sinking pirates - An anti-piracy group welcomes an Indian navy warship's destruction of a suspected Somali pirate vessel in the Gulf of Aden.... Clampdown on excessive speeders - A raft of measures is suggested to target anti-social drivers, including those who speed excessively or use drugs.... Peugeot Citroen cuts 2,700 jobs - French car company Peugeot Citroen announces plans to shed 2,700 jobs because of falling demand in Europe. ... Over-the-counter Viagra bid ends - The makers of the anti-impotence drug Viagra have withdrawn an application for the medicine to be available without a prescription.... Mammoth's genome pieced together - A US-Russian team announces that it has sequenced most of the genome of a woolly mammoth found in Siberia.... Eddie Izzard plans Riches movie - Stand-up comedian Eddie Izzard says he is making a film version of his cancelled US TV show, The Riches.... UK 'ahead in digital TV uptake' - Digital television is spreading faster in Britain than in France, Canada, the US, Germany and Japan, according to research.... Democracy in Nicaragua In Peril, Ortega Critics Say - MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- The U.S. Embassy has been accused of counterrevolutionary subversion. A nervous Catholic Church is appealing for calm. The opposition party is crying electoral fraud, while roaming gangs armed with clubs are attacking marchers. The mayor here has called it anarchy. And everyone
... Indian Frigate Sinks Pirate Ship in Gulf of Aden - NEW DELHI, Nov. 19 -- An Indian navy frigate battled with and sank a vessel described as a pirate mother ship in the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest and most lawless shipping lanes, the navy said Wednesday.
... Al-Qaeda Leader Uses Slur Against Obama in Web Video - BERLIN, Nov. 19 -- Al-Qaeda delivered a harsh, personal message to President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday, tagging him with a racial slur in an attempt to undercut his political appeal in parts of the world where the network has recently tried to expand.
... In Japan, Killer May Be Hunting Officials Associated With Pension Debacle - TOKYO, Nov. 19 -- Bureaucrats here have infuriated the Japanese public by losing millions of government pension records. This week, someone with a knife and a willingness to kill appears to be hunting them down.
... Bolivian President Evo Morales Visits Washington, Talks of Fresh Start With U.S. Under Obama - Evo Morales, the charismatic but controversial president of Bolivia, this week came to Washington for the first time, saying he hoped for a fresh start with President-elect Barack Obama while defiantly reiterating the policies that have led to the near-collapse of his relations with the Bush
... Taxi Drivers Strike in China - BEIJING, Nov. 19 -- Civil unrest stemming from economic concerns flared in southwestern China on Wednesday as several hundred taxi drivers in Chongqing went on strike over a government plan to put more cabs on their district's roads. The protest took place two days after rioting erupted in the
... United Nations Report Says Destroyed Syrian Facility Looked Like Nuclear Reactor - The first independent investigation of the suspected nuclear site in Syria that Israel destroyed last year has bolstered U.S. claims that Damascus was building a secret nuclear reactor, according to a U.N. report that also confirmed the discovery of traces of uranium amid the ruins.
... Suspected U.S. Airstrike in Pakistan Kills Six Fighters - KABUL, Nov. 19 -- A suspected U.S. airstrike deep inside Pakistani territory Wednesday killed six insurgent fighters and wounded several others, according to a Pakistani security official.
... Poland to Await Obama Decision on Placing Missile Defense System in Europe - Poland's foreign minister said yesterday that his country will wait for the Obama administration to make up its mind on basing missile defense interceptors in his country and will not lobby to have the project proceed.
... Report Faults U.S., Saying Its International Aid Isn't Always Apolitical - UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 19 -- The United States, the world's largest international aid donor, is among the worst at promoting the independence, impartiality and neutrality of humanitarian aid deliveries to needy populations, according to a survey by a Madrid-based nonprofit group that monitors donors'
... Scientists Partially Reconstruct Genome of Extinct Mammoth - An international team of scientists has reconstructed about two-thirds of the genome of the woolly mammoth using DNA extracted from balls of hair, the first time this has been accomplished for an extinct species.
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