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News and Media RSS FeedsHoms suffers 'heaviest' shelling - Syrian opposition groups say the city of Homs has come under the heaviest shelling in days, despite the president's pledge to engage in dialogue....Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk Santorum's hat-trick stuns Romney - US conservative Rick Santorum wins races for the Republican presidential nomination in three states, upsetting front-runner Mitt Romney.... Rumours over top China policeman - A top Chinese policeman in charge of a major crackdown on organised crime goes on leave, amid rumours of an investigation and a bid for asylum.... Whales 'stressed by ocean noise' - A study of hormones in whale faeces shows that right whales are stressed by propeller noise from shipping.... Greek parties 'to finalise deal' - Greek PM Lucas Papademos is set to meet coalition parties in an attempt to seal an austerity deal to secure a new EU/IMF bailout.... Argentina to take Falklands to UN - Argentina will make a formal complaint to the UN about British "militarisation" around the disputed Falkland Islands, says President Fernandez.... New Maldives leader denies coup - New Maldives President Mohammed Waheed Hassan says that it is unfair to describe the removal of President Mohamed Nasheed as a coup.... Jamaica melts down illegal guns - Jamaica throws about 2,000 illegal firearms into a furnace as part of a programme to reduce gun trafficking and violent crime on the island.... US drone 'kills 10' in Pakistan - A missile attack by an unmanned US drone aircraft in north-west Pakistan kills 10 suspected militants, Pakistani security officials say.... Theme parks help Disney profits - Profits for Walt Disney have risen thanks to the rising popularity of its theme parks and earnings from its television channels.... Iranian president summoned by MPs - Iran's parliament summons the country's president for questioning - the first time this has happened since the 1979 revolution.... 'Parliament porn' ministers quit - Three ministers in the Indian state of Karnataka resign amid a row over watching pornography in the local parliament.... VIDEO: Syria's first lady stands by husband - The wife of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad has spoken out to defend her husband in a letter to a British newspaper.... VIDEO: US court backs gay marriage - A US court has ruled that a ban on same-sex marriages in California is unconstitutional.... VIDEO: SA 'zombie held' singer charged - South African police have charged a man with fraud after he claimed to be a famous Zulu musician who had come back from the dead.... VIDEO: One-minute World News - Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.... VIDEO: Skydiver: My mum's still scared - An Austrian adventurer planning the highest skydive in history has announced he will make the attempt later this year.... VIDEO: Argentina to make UN complaint - Argentina is to make a formal complaint to the United Nations over what it calls the British "militarisation" of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.... VIDEO: Woman found alive in Lahore rubble - Rescue workers in Pakistan have found a 65-year-old woman alive in the rubble of a Lahore factory, 31 hours after the building collapsed.... VIDEO: Preserving New York's 'Little Syria' - New Yorkers work to save all that remains from an early centre of Arab-American life.... German exports hit record in 2011 - German's trade surplus rises to 158bn euros in 2011 on record exports of 1.06tn euros, official figures show.... Airbus A380 wing crack inspection - Plane maker Airbus is to inspect the wings of all A380 superjumbos in service for cracks.... Internet cams video feeds exposed - Thousands of Trendnet security camera webfeeds have been breached and shared on the internet, including live video from children's rooms.... Symantec code 'extortion' claim - Hackers demanded money in return for keeping stolen source code a secret, security firm Symantec says.... Taylor art auction fetches £14m - Three paintings from Elizabeth Taylor's personal art collection are sold for almost £14 million at an auction in London.... Don Cornelius death ruled suicide - Coroners rule Don Cornelius's death was suicide, nearly a week after the Soul Train creator was found with a gun shot to his head.... Corals inflate to escape the sand - Time-lapse footage reveals how mushroom corals inflate and deflate to free themselves from smothering sand.... 'Invader' drives ladybird decline - Fast declines in some UK and European ladybirds are being caused by the spread of the invasive harlequin species, scientists show.... Parkinson's cells 'made in lab' - Scientists in the US have successfully made human brain cells in the lab that are an exact replica of genetically caused Parkinson's disease.... 'Birth defect risk' for diabetics - The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.... Five killer whales 'sue' SeaWorld - Five killer whales are named as plaintiffs in a lawsuit which argues that they deserve the same constitutional protection from slavery as humans.... 'Oldest living twins' aged 102 - Two 102-year-old sisters are recognised as the world's oldest living twins by Guinness World Records.... Uganda MP revives anti-gay bill - The Anti-Homosexuality Bill is reintroduced to Uganda's parliament - without the death penalty but still calling for life in prison for some offences.... Key polls begin in Uttar Pradesh - Crucial assembly elections are under way in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh.... Monaco royals in privacy defeat - The European Court of Human Rights rejects a complaint by Princess Caroline of Monaco, in a ruling backing media rights on celebrity reporting.... Brazil police stand-off continues - Brazilian authorities say they are hopeful of a negotiated end to a police strike that has led to a stand-off between officers and troops in Salvador.... Israel hit by nationwide strike - Israel's main trade union federation launches a national strike intended to shut down government offices, banks, airports, ports and rail services.... California court backs gay unions - A California court rules that a bar on same-sex unions is unconstitutional, in the latest stage of a long-running battle over the issue in the US state.... RBS boss: I considered resigning - Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive, Stephen Hester, tells the BBC he briefly considered resigning during the uproar over his bonus.... New police squad to tackle gangs - A new squad of 1,000 officers dedicated to tackling gang-related crime in London is being launched by the Metropolitan Police.... UK freezes as temperatures fall - Temperatures in England plummeted overnight but failed to match the coldest night of the winter so far.... Bonuses row 'threatens business' - George Osborne promises to fight an "anti-business culture", warning that the row over bonuses and pay threatens to undermine jobs and prosperity.... Day in pictures: 7 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 7 February 2012... In pictures: Maldives unrest as president quits - Protests lead to the resignation of President... In pictures: Snowy Sunday - Much of UK with several inches of snow... Super Bowl photos - New York Giants beat New England Patriots... Day in pictures: 6 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 6 February 2012... In pictures: Making charcoal from Liberian rubber trees - Making make use of old rubber trees in Liberia... Week in pictures: 28 January-3 February - News photos from around the world: 28 January-3 February... The Queen: 60 photographs for 60 years - Sixty photographs for 60 years on the throne... Satellites spy on Europe?s farms - How drones and satellites are catching farming cheats... Death penalty case puts racism on trial - Judicial prejudice in the dock in North Carolina... War victims' care scandal costs Libya dear - Massive abuse of Libya scheme to treat those wounded in battle... GPU helps put Muppets on screen - How graphics chip advances aided the puppets' return... In pictures: Karachi whale shark - Crowds gather to see dead whale shark that washed up in Karachi... Ape versus machine - The primate who solves a memory test faster than a blink... Architect of Egypt?s NGO crackdown is Mubarak holdover -
CAIRO ? The architect of Egypt?s crackdown on U.S.-funded pro-democracy organizations is a holdover from the cabinet of former president Hosni Mubarak who has tried for years to stymie the groups? activities.
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... U.S. evaluating size of Baghdad embassy, officials say -
The United States in Iraq, population 16,000, is a country within a country. It has a $6 billion budget, its own airline and three hospitals, and imports virtually all of its food. Its central fortress, otherwise known as the Baghdad embassy compound, is nearly as large as Vatican City.
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... CIA digs in as Americans withdraw from Iraq, Afghanistan -
The CIA is expected to maintain a large clandestine presence in Iraq and Afghanistan long after the departure of conventional U.S. troops as part of a plan by the Obama administration to rely on a combination of spies and Special Operations forces to protect U.S. interests in the two longtime war zones, U.S. officials said.
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... Russia says Assad wants dialogue; Syria keeps shelling as nations recall envoys -
DAMASCUS, Syria ? Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ?completely committed? to stopping fighting in the country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday after discussions on the mounting violence.
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... Germany?s Merkel pledges campaign support for France?s Sarkozy -
BERLIN ? As Greek leaders argue about whether to accept the painful terms that come with another bailout for their country, the two people who control Europe?s purse strings have drawn ever closer together.
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... Israeli court grants reprieve to abandoned Palestinian village -
JERUSALEM ? A Jerusalem court has ruled against plans to build a luxury housing development on the remains of a Palestinian village abandoned in the 1948 war that followed the establishment of Israel.
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... Khyber Club?s bartender had front-row seat to history in Pakistan -
PESHAWAR, Pakistan ? As U.S.-funded Afghan jihadists battled the Soviets in the late 1980s, the unassuming American-run bar in this ancient frontier city bulged with gossiping foreigners. Today, with another Afghan conflict winding down, the watering hole practically echoes with emptiness.
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... 3 Mexican presidential hopefuls vie to lead a nation weary of politics -
MEXICO CITY ? With a decisive primary victory Sunday night, Josefina Vazquez Mota became the first woman to represent a major party in the Mexican presidential election, which backers hope will excite voters weary of the drug violence and political gridlock of her party?s leader, President Felipe Calderon.
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... Petraeus, with plenty of practice, sticks to message -
In his first extended public appearance as CIA director, David H. Petraeus this week did more than display his well-known discipline for staying on message. He did his best to bring other government voices back on message as well.
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... Hackers release call between FBI, Scotland Yard -
As the FBI and Scotland Yard conducted a conference call last month on their investigation of an international group of hackers, the discussions were being secretly monitored -- by the hackers themselves.
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... Feinstein offers peek at U.S.-Israeli talks on Iran -
Open intelligence hearings on Capitol Hill are never completely open. Lawmakers and witnesses try to stick to what?s safe to say in public, without disclosing details on espionage operations or what?s happening behind the scenes in Washington.
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... Army officer who sparked controversy with remarks on Islam pulls out of West Point address -
A retired U.S. Army general with a history of making inflammatory remarks about Islam has canceled his plans to be the featured guest at an event at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the academy said.
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... August Landmesser, shipyard worker in Hamburg, refused to perform Nazi salute (photo) -
It was Nazi Germany in 1936, and a crowd of people had gathered in Hamburg to watch the launch of a navy training vessel. As hundreds raised their arms in unison in the Nazi salute, one man stood with his arms crossed, his eyes squinting at whoever was leading the salute.
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... As Prop 8 is ruled unconstitutional in U.S. court, Uganda reintroduces anti-gay bill to Parliament -
As a U.S. federal appeals court Tuesday struck down Prop 8, California?s same-sex marriage ban since 2008, another battle for gay rights played out in Africa.
Aan anti-gay bill was reintroduced in Uganda Tuesday, the Associated Press reports.
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... Cuba trade embargo turns 50: Still no rum or cigars, though some freedom in travel -
On this day in 1962, U.S. President John F. Kennedy imposed a full trade embargo on Cuba. The White House statement that day was optimistic about what the embargo could accomplish:
?The loss of this income will reduce the capacity of the Castro regime to engage in acts of aggression, subversion, or other activities endangering the security of the United States and other nations of the hemisphere.?
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... As Syrian government shells Homs, graphic videos tell the story -
Most foreign journalists have been barred from Syria, but graphic footage of the shelling and carnage is leaking out, shedding light on the horror of the Syrian regime?s crackdown in places such as Homs.
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... Lake Vostok, a German Nazi base? Russian news agency floats odd theory -
When state-run Russian news agency RIA Novosti released a report Monday that said Russian scientists had drilled into the deep, dark and previously untouched Lake Vostok, a curious detail was buried farther down in the story:
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... Latvia at risk of sending more into poverty, IMF report says -
Latvia?s economic crisis erased more than one-fifth of the country?s economic output, depressed incomes and put more people at risk of poverty, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday, adding that the nation needs to work quickly to repair its social safety net.
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... Pakistan?s new envoy brings liberal charm but faces slim chance for diplomatic thaw -
In both style and substance, Sherry Rehman was born to be a Washington diplomat and hostess. She has a designer wardrobe, a chestnut coif and camera-ready makeup. She also has a BA from Smith, a CV full of democratic credentials and the articulate self-confidence of her country?s Westernized elite.
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