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News RSS FeedsKaradzic seeks extradition delay - Prosecutors at The Hague say they expect the extradition of war-crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic to be delayed. ...Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk US lawmakers pass housing rescue - The US House of Representatives passes a massive housing rescue bill after President Bush says he will not veto it.... Indonesian crash pilot on trial - The pilot of an Indonesian airliner that crashed at last year, killing 21 people, goes on trial charged with negligence.... New E Africa food crisis warning - More than 14m in the Horn of Africa need food aid because of drought and high prices.... MPs scrap France's 35-hour week - France's parliament passes a law which effectively ends the country's compulsory 35-hour working week. ... Italy targets illegal immigrants - Illegal immigrants convicted of crime in Italy face longer jail sentences than those for Italians, under new laws.... Evidence of Guatemalan baby trade - Officials in Guatemala say they have irrefutable proof that a child was stolen and put up for adoption in the state system.... Bloomberg and Gates fight smoking - Two of the world's richest men launch a campaign aiming to tackle smoking in the developing world.... UK moves to combat online piracy - Six of the UK's biggest net providers have signed up to a government plan to tackle illegal file-sharing.... President Bush explains the credit crunch: 'Wall Street got drunk' - A secret recording shows US President George W Bush explaining the problems afflicting the US stock markets: "Wall Street got drunk."
... Bottlenose dolphin whistles 'tell calf who's mum' - Bottlenose dolphins whistle more to their newborns, perhaps to stop theft by other females, researchers say.... Sastre takes over as Tour leader - Spain's Carlos Sastre takes the yellow jersey after winning a thrilling stage of the Tour de France but Cadel Evans is favourite for overall victory.... Sunderland sign versatile Tainio - Sunderland announce the signing of Tottenham midfielder Teemu Tainio on a three-year deal.... Troops out - US scales down its military 'surge' in Iraq... Against the odds - Lebanese Olympic shooter is no stranger to gunfire... In pictures - Millions are in need of food aid in drought-hit Ethiopia... Obama tour - The BBC follows the Democratic hopeful on his world trip... Voters' views - Zimbabweans react to news of crisis talks... Meteoric rise - Will 'untouchable' leader be India's next PM?... Sudan president defiant in Darfur - Sudan's president defies accusations from the International Criminal Court during a rare visit to Darfur.... Hurricane Dolly lashes Gulf Coast - Hurricane Dolly has reached the Mexico-Texas coast, bringing with it heavy rain and winds up to 100mph (161km/h).... Rice holds N Korea nuclear talks - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets her North Korean counterpart, the first such talks in four years.... EU warns US of visa retaliation - The European Commission says that it may impose visas for US diplomats, in retaliation for a failure by the US to lift visa demands on some EU member states.... Iran vows no nuclear concessions - Iran will not "retreat one iota" in its nuclear activities, its president says, defying fresh international pressure. ... Pakistan seeks militancy 'debate' - The Pakistani government says it aims to create greater national consensus to fight Islamic militancy.... Snack firms pledge obesity fight - More than £200m has been pledged by companies including Coca-Cola, Kellogg's, Mars and Nestle in a bid to tackle obesity.... Oil slides lower from record high - The price of oil keeps on sliding as US demand wanes and a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico takes a favourable course.... Soy foods 'reduce sperm numbers' - A regular diet of even modest amounts of food containing soy may halve sperm concentrations, scientists suggest.... Renewables mandate 'undermined' - Green groups accuse the UK government of trying to sabotage Europe’s rules on renewable energy.... Golden Girls pay tribute to Getty - The stars of classic US sitcom The Golden Girls remember actress Estelle Getty, who has died at the age of 84.... Manned spaceship design unveiled - The first official image of a proposed joint Russian and European manned spacecraft is unveiled.... Your say - What do you want the world to talk about?... Copyright © 2008, Chicago Best Price. All Rights Reserved. |