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News and Media RSS FeedsBill Clinton backs Obama for president - Bill Clinton supports Barack Obama as the US Democrats' presidential candidate, saying he is "the man for this job"....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Russia faces fresh condemnation - Seven of the world's top industrialised nations deplore Russia's decision to recognise Georgia's breakaway regions.... Gaddafi charged over cleric kidnap - Lebanon indicts Libya's leader over the disappearance of a revered Shia cleric during a visit to the country 30 years ago.... 'Scores dead' in Pakistan clashes - Pakistan's military says it has killed 47 pro-Taleban militants in the rugged west of the country, near Afghanistan.... Malta fears 71 migrants drowned - As many as 71 African migrants drown after their boat sinks in the Mediterranean Sea, their companions tell Maltese police.... Thai protesters ordered arrested - Thai authorities issue arrest warrants for leaders of a two-day-old protest inside the prime minister's compound in Bangkok.... Ex-London mayor to advise Chavez - Former London mayor Ken Livingstone is to work as a consultant for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.... Mugabe 'to form government alone' - Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe says he will form a government without the opposition, state media reports.... Rottweiler fights dog to save boy - A South African Rottweiler rescues a two-year-old boy being savaged by a pit bull terrier despite efforts to free him.... Leaking mushroom soup forces plane to make unplanned landing - A Ryanair flight was forced to land after a passenger had an allergic reaction to mushroom soup, the airline confirms.... Computer virus is alive and well on the International Space Station - Laptops taken to the International Space Station were infected with a computer virus, Nasa confirms.... Last-gasp Kuyt puts Liverpool through - Liverpool scrape into the group stages of the Champions League after a 118th minute goal from Dirk Kuyt against Standard Liege.... India beat Sri Lanka & win series - Sri Lanka lose a second consecutive home one-day series for the first time in their history as India beat them by 46 runs.... Jankovic survives Arvidsson test - World number two Jelena Jankovic reaches the US Open third round, along with Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva.... Driven apart - Afghan air strike drives wedge between allies... Washington diary - Nail-biting anxiety afflicts Democrats at their big moment... Educating Roma - Czech attitudes change following landmark ruling... Star attractions - Clooney and Pitt charm Venice on festival's first day... Ghost town - Boom turns to bust for Spain's property market... Deep divisions - Why protesters have returned to Bangkok's streets... Sudan plane hijackers surrender - Two hijackers of a Sudanese plane surrender after flying it to Libya and releasing the passengers, officials say.... Brazil delays Indian land ruling - Brazil's Supreme Court puts off ruling on the status of an indigenous reserve disputed by Indians and farmers. ... S Korea accuses refugee of spying - A 35-year-old North Korean woman is arrested in South Korea on suspicion of spying for her homeland.... Oslo trial for Bosnia war suspect - A Bosnian-born man pleads not guilty in Norway's first war crimes trial since the end of World War II.... Egypt urges end to Israel threats - Egypt is trying to defuse growing tension between Israel and Lebanon, its foreign minister says.... Aid worker killed in Afghanistan - A Japanese aid worker abducted in Afghanistan earlier this week is found dead, Afghan officials say.... UK urges tough response to Russia - The UK foreign secretary calls for "hard-headed engagement" with Russia in response to its actions in Georgia.... World poverty 'more widespread' - The World Bank says there are more poor people in the world than previously thought, with one in four in poverty.... Gene therapy 'may repair hearing' - Scientists claim gene therapy has the potential to restore hearing in mice, offering hope for humans as well.... Model targets foot-and-mouth risk - Scientists use a numerical model to predict the risk of infection through airborne transmission of foot-and-mouth virus.... Sir Paul to play Israel concert - Sir Paul McCartney is to play a concert in Tel Aviv - 43 years after being banned from performing there.... iPhone ad rapped as 'misleading' - The Advertising Standards Authority calls an iPhone advert "misleading" for saying all of the web is available on the phone.... Your say - What do you want the world to talk about?... Russia Says 2 Regions in Georgia Are Independent - MOSCOW, Aug. 26 -- Russia recognized the independence of two breakaway provinces of Georgia over the strong objections of the United States and much of Europe on Tuesday, escalating tensions in the region as Russian troops dug in on Georgian soil and U.S. warships prepared to deliver humanitarian
... U.N. Finds Airstrike Killed 90 Afghans - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 26 -- United Nations officials in Afghanistan said Tuesday that there was "convincing evidence" at least 90 civilians -- two-thirds of them children -- were killed in a U.S.-led airstrike last week that caused the Afghan government to call for a review of U.S. and NATO m
... US, Russia anchor military ships in Georgian ports - BATUMI, Georgia -- A U.S. military ship loaded with aid docked at a southern Georgian port Wednesday, and Russia sent three missile boats to another Georgian port as the standoff escalated over a nation devastated by war with Russia.
... Thai protest refuses order to leave gov't compound - BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thai authorities stepped up pressure Wednesday on demonstrators occupying the grounds of the prime minister's office, getting court orders demanding the crowd disperse and issuing arrest warrants for nine protest leaders on insurrection charges.
... Zimbabwe opposition: Mugabe will fail alone - HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's opposition accused President Robert Mugabe of abandoning talks aimed at forming a unity government, and said Wednesday he would fail if he tried to rule alone.
... Combat Flares in 3rd Area of Pakistan Border Belt - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani troops drove off a Taliban attack on a fort and pounded another band of militants holed up in a health center, officials said Wednesday as fighting spread to a third area of the tribal belt along the Afghan border.
... Hijackers of Darfur plane surrender in Libya - TRIPOLI, Libya -- Two Sudanese men, armed with handguns and the threat of explosives, stormed the cockpit of the Boeing 737, taking control just minutes into the flight. Passengers said the hijackers remained calm but they still spent a night in fear.
... N. Korea, Angry Over Terror List, Threatens to Rebuild Nuclear Program - TOKYO, Aug. 26 -- Angry that the United States has not removed it from a list of states that sponsor terrorism, North Korea said Tuesday that it has stopped disabling its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon and will consider rebuilding it.
... Pakistani Push in Tribal Areas Triggers a Flood of Refugees - NOWSHERA, Pakistan -- Lal Bahadur walked down from the mountains about two weeks ago. With his back to Afghanistan and his wife and five children alongside, he descended steep inclines through the northern edge of Pakistan's tribal areas as artillery fire boomed around them. It was nearly a full
... U.N. Envoy Rebuked For Solo Diplomacy - Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was once again scolded by senior State Department officials for diplomatic freelancing, but he appears likely to keep his job in the Bush administration's waning months, U.S. officials said yesterday.
... Afghan Opium Production Falls, Despite Problem Provinces - UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 26 -- Afghanistan this year experienced the sharpest decline in opium production since the United States toppled the country's Taliban rulers, according to a U.N. report.
... Suicide Bombing in Volatile Iraqi Province Kills at Least 25 - BAGHDAD, Aug. 26 -- A suicide bomber killed at least 25 people in restive Diyala province Tuesday in one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq in weeks, officials said.
... Rushdie Shoots Down Book's False Claims - LONDON, Aug. 26 -- Author Salman Rushdie received a public apology in court Tuesday for defamatory comments made about him in a new book by a former bodyguard.
... Crises Reveal Limits of Bush's Personal Diplomacy on World Stage - He glimpsed inside Vladimir Putin's soul and found something to his liking. He has also showed off his Texas ranch to Saudi King Abdullah, talked economics with Chinese President Hu Jintao and visited Graceland with then-Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
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