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News and Media RSS FeedsFinancial crisis pummels stocks - Stock markets plummet around the world as investors worry about the growing level of financial turmoil....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Obama highlights McCain scandal - US Democratic hopeful Barack Obama attacks rival John McCain over a 1980s financial scandal, as campaign mudslinging intensifies.... 'Safer' test for Down's developed - Scientists develop a blood test that could tell pregnant women if their unborn baby has Down's syndrome.... Mammals facing extinction threat - About 25% of the world's mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to the first assessment of their plight for a decade.... Suicide blast hits Sri Lanka town - A suicide blast in a Sri Lankan town kills a former general and at least 26 other people, the defence ministry says.... EU's climate package 'in crisis' - The EU's attempt to lead the world on climate change will crumble unless its current policy crisis is resolved, a study warns.... Deadly earthquake hits Kyrgyzstan - An earthquake kills at least 65 people in Kyrgyzstan, near its mountainous border with China, officials say.... Menezes officers 'not at fault' - The police did nothing wrong in the run-up to the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, a policewoman tells the inquest into his death.... Starbucks denies it wastes water - US coffee-shop chain Starbucks defends itself against claims of a serious waste of water by leaving taps running in its stores all day.... Goat 'condoms' to curb Kenyan herd numbers amid drought - Drought forces Kenyan herdsmen to turn to traditional contraception to control goat population, the BBC's Ruth Nesoba reports.... Blatter wants foreign owner rules - Fifa president Sepp Blatter calls for tighter controls on wealthy foreign owners in football.... Tour rocked by new positive tests - Two Tour de France stage winners - Italy's Leonardo Piepoli and Germany's Stefan Schumacher - test positive for an advanced blood doping product.... The human cost - 'My grandfather jumped off a roof in the 1929 crash'... Day in pictures - Memorable images from around the world... New era - Is Dr Beetroot's fall a boost for South Africa's Aids fight?... Winning the war? - Judging al-Qaeda's strengths and weaknesses ... Kosher calls - Ultra-orthodox Jews struggle with new technology... Shifting grounds - New states come into play as polls swing to Obama... EU opens 'job centre' in Africa - The EU opens a "job centre" in Mali, hoping fewer young Africans will risk their lives trying to get to Europe.... California crash driver arrested - The driver of a US bus that crashed killing eight passengers is held on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, police say.... Tibetan earthquakes kill dozens - At least 30 people die as two earthquakes strike the Himalayan region of Tibet, Chinese state media report.... Angola arms trial opens in Paris - Forty-two people, including members of the French elite, go on trial accused of involvement in trafficking arms to Angola.... Livni concerned for peace talks - Time is running out for a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, Israel's PM designate Tzipi Livni has warned.... Fury over Zardari Kashmir comment - Kashmiris react with anger after Pakistani President Asif Zardari is quoted as describing militants fighting India as "terrorists".... Stocks slide despite reassurances - The UK's top share index has its biggest one-day points fall ever as Chancellor Alistair Darling tries to reassure financial markets.... Lehman Bros head took home $300m - The head of failed US investment bank Lehman Brothers tells Congress he took home $300m (£172.6m) over the past eight years.... Nobel prize for viral discoveries - The discovery of HIV and work linking a virus to cervical cancer jointly win the Nobel Prize for Medicine.... Companies 'need green directors' - Businesses must change their attitude to green issues, the World Conservation Congress is told as it opens.... Chihuahua is box office top dog - Canine film Beverly Hills Chihuahua is best in show in the North American box office, according to early estimates.... Oyster card hack details revealed - Dutch researchers reveal details of how they managed to copy the radio chips used on London's Oyster card.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... Bomber Strikes During Raid in Iraq - BAGHDAD, Oct. 5 -- A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest inside a home in northern Iraq as U.S. forces were trading gunfire with its occupants, according to the American military. Eleven Iraqis were killed in the operation early Sunday.
... 'We Are at a Saturation Point' - NEW DELHI -- In the frantic moments after five bombs tore through markets across the city, Rama ran to the road, cradling his 17-year-old daughter, Puja, in his arms. Blood rushed from her head. Her pulse was slow. She wasn't speaking.
... Arab League Sends Ambassador to Iraq - BAGHDAD, Oct. 6 -- The Arab League dispatched an ambassador to Baghdad on Monday, the latest sign of progress for the Iraqi and U.S. effort to ease this country's diplomatic isolation.
... U.S. Implements Bailout as Global Markets Plunge - U.S. officials began putting the newly approved financial bailout plan into effect this morning, even as global stock markets plummeted on new concerns about the health of the European banking system and the likelihood of a global recession.
... Central Asia Quake Kills at Least 72 - BISHKEK (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake killed at least 72 people in Kyrgyzstan and leveled a village in the remote mountains of the Central Asian state, the health ministry said on Monday.
... European Researchers Win Nobels for Medicine - Two French researchers were awarded a Nobel Prize today for discovering the AIDS virus, bypassing an American researcher who played a key role in the discovery.
... Survey Finds 'Bleak Picture' for World's Mammals - BARCELONA -- A quarter of the world's wild mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to a comprehensive global survey released here this morning.
... Backlash From Tainted Milk Scandal Spreads to Burma - TOKYO, Oct. 6 -- Thanks to tainted milk, China's product-safety reputation is plumbing new depths. Even Burma -- where one of the world's most repressive and isolated military governments relies on trade with China -- has now warned its people to steer clear of all Chinese dairy products.
... Military: Suicide bomber kills 27 in Sri Lanka - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- A suicide bomber who hugged a former army general before detonating his explosive-laden vest killed 27 people gathered in a crowded opposition party office in northern Sri Lanka on Monday.
... Pakistan to deport all Afghans from tribal region - KHAR, Pakistan -- Pakistan ordered the deportation of about 50,000 Afghan refugees in an insurgency-wracked tribal region amid a major military offensive against al-Qaida and Taliban fighters.
... A Joyful Welcome Home for Detainees - Flipping back a canvas tarp, 12 men squint at the dusty sun and jump, one by one, off the bed of a U.S. military transport truck, dropping to their knees in prayer. They are free.
... Retaliatory Turkish Airstrikes Target Kurdish Rebels in Iraq - ISTANBUL, Oct. 5 -- Turkey staged retaliatory airstrikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Sunday as thousands of Turks attended rain-lashed funerals for 15 soldiers killed by the rebels in a cross-border attack.
... Germany to Guarantee Private Bank Accounts - BERLIN, Oct. 5 -- Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Sunday that Germany would guarantee all private bank accounts in an attempt to calm depositors as officials tried to resurrect a failed bailout plan for a blue-chip lender.
... French Bank to Take Control Of Belgium's Ailing Fortis - BRUSSELS, Oct. 5 -- French banking giant BNP Paribas will take a 75 percent stake in the remaining operations of troubled bank Fortis, the Belgian government announced Sunday.
... Tallest Tower Planned in Dubai - CAIRO, Oct. 5 -- Defying the world credit crunch, one of the Persian Gulf's leading developers pledged Sunday to keep taking the boom city of Dubai up and up -- announcing plans for a skyscraper that would be the world's tallest, at two-thirds of a mile high.
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