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News and Media RSS FeedsEuro ministers doubt Greek plans - Greece's planned new austerity measures may not be enough to win a 130bn euro bailout, say eurozone ministers meeting in Brussels....Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk New Homs shelling 'kills dozens' - Nearly 100 people are reported killed in new violence in Syria's city of Homs as government troops continue an onslaught aimed at crushing rebels.... US banks in mortgage settlement - Five of the biggest US banks agree to provide $25bn in assistance to homeowners to settle claims over improper foreclosure practices.... Spanish judge Garzon is convicted - Spain's most prominent judge, Baltasar Garzon, is found guilty of authorising illegal recordings of lawyers and banned from office for 11 years.... Mexico seizes 'largest meth haul' - Mexican soldiers secure 15 tonnes of methamphetamines at a ranch in the western state of Jalisco, believed to be their largest seizure of the drug yet.... Obesity ads 'risk child stigma' - A US advertising campaign showing stark images of overweight teenagers is facing criticism by a senior public health official, the BBC learns.... China investigating police chief - Chinese authorities are investigating after a top police chief spent a day at the US consulate, state media says, amid rumours he sought asylum.... Maldives warrant for ex-president - Crowds of supporters gather at the house of the former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, as a warrant is issued for his arrest.... Nine men jailed over terror plot - Nine men who plotted to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp are jailed.... Redknapp says focus is Tottenham - Harry Redknapp says he has not thought about succeeding Fabio Capello and insists his focus remains on Tottenham.... VIDEO: Ai Weiwei hopes to visit UK design - Ai Weiwei, who gained global recognition for his design of the iconic Bird's Nest stadium for the last Olympics, is now designing a pavilion for this year's games in London.... VIDEO: Protests in Maldives turn violent - Security forces in the Maldives have used batons and fired teargas to break up a rally in the capital, Male, in support of the former president, Mohamed Nasheed.... VIDEO: Athletes race up Empire State - Athletes from New Zealand and Germany win the annual stair-race up the Empire State Building.... VIDEO: One-minute World News - Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.... VIDEO: Harry qualifies as Apache pilot - Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache helicopter co-pilot and gunner after 18 months of rigorous training in the UK and the US, the Ministry of Defence has said.... VIDEO: Russia finds vast sub-glacial lake - Russian scientists have been drilling for two decades in the Antarctic and say they have found a vast sub-glacial lake.... VIDEO: Bankski: Russia's mystery street artist - The mysterious Russian street artist, 'Pavel 183', is being compared to Britain's Banksy.... VIDEO: Afghanistan wins carpet award - Afghanistan wins an international carpet-weaving competition against Iran, India and Pakistan.... Bank injects £50bn into economy - The Bank of England agrees to extend its quantitative easing programme by £50bn to give a further boost to the UK economy.... Kodak exits digital camera market - Eastman Kodak, a name synonymous with photography, is to stop making digital and video cameras.... AA sat-nav car insurance policy - The AA is set to launch its first insurance policy using satellite navigation to track driver behaviour.... App makers' address-book apology - The makers of Path and Hipster iPhone apps apologise for accessing phone contacts without explicit permission.... Medical drama House to end run - The show, which stars British actor Hugh Laurie, will finish after the current eighth season ends.... No takers for Miro at London sale - A 1933 work by the Spanish artist Joan Miro fails to sell in a week that has seen other pieces sold for record prices at London auctions.... Why zebras evolved their stripes - A zebra's unmistakeable stripes may have evolved to make the animals unattractive to blood-sucking flies, say scientists.... Threshold broken for tiny lasers - Researchers build efficient lasers just 100 billionths of a metre across that may be used to make faster computer chips in the future.... Dementia plaque 'rapidly cleared' - Destructive plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients have been rapidly cleared by researchers testing a cancer drug on mice.... Heart disease risk 'inherited' - Scientists say a common heart disease which kills thousands each year is passed genetically from father to son.... FA to draw up England shortlist - The Football Association is to meet on Friday to discuss a successor to Fabio Capello with a preference for an English or British manager.... 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 'not behind anti-gay bill' - Uganda's government defends its right to debate a controversial anti-gay bill but says the draft legislation does not have official backing.... Key militant 'killed in Pakistan' - One of the most senior al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan, Badar Mansoor, is killed in a US drone strike, local officials say.... Reporters cleared over Nazi film - Two Dutch journalists are cleared of breaching the privacy of Nazi Heinrich Boere, whom they confronted in a German old people's home.... Brazil police end protest action - Protesting Brazilian police end their occupation of the state assembly in Bahia but say their strike over pay continues.... Egypt PM dismisses US aid threat - Egypt's prime minister says it will not be persuaded by the potential loss of US aid to end a probe into foreign-funded non-governmental organisations.... US approves two nuclear reactors - US nuclear authorities approve the first nuclear reactors to be built in the country in decades, over the objection of commission's chairman.... Couple in £45m EuroMillions win - A young Nottinghamshire woman who won the £45m Euromillions jackpot says she had only played the lottery about half a dozen times.... Clifford talks of media 'cancer' - Max Clifford tells the Leveson media probe phone hacking was a "cancer" in journalism, while Heather Mills spoke of having her messages accessed.... Guilty pleas over hospital abuse - Three members of staff from a private hospital near Bristol, featured in a Panorama programme, plead guilty to the ill treatment of residents.... Britain braced for further snow - Weather warnings for ice and snow are in place across Britain as the cold weather continues, with hazardous conditions reported due to freezing rain.... Your pictures: Grubby - Readers' pictures on the theme grubby.... In Pictures: Yayoi Kusama retrospective - Retrospective at the Tate Modern... In pictures: Maldives 'coup' inflames tensions - Protests lead to the resignation of President... Day in pictures: 8 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 8 February 2012... 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: 7 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 7 February 2012... Day in pictures: 6 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 6 February 2012... All for the want of a winter horseshoe - Why Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia ended in disaster... Could coffee become India's top drink? - Can the cappuccino conquer a nation of tea drinkers?... Dutch gripped by skating fever - As temperatures plummet, the Dutch are gripped by ice fever... Should Libya rebuild Gaddafi hometown of Sirte? - Are residents of Gaddafi home town being punished?... Day in pictures: 9 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos from around the world... Unease grows over Maldives power struggle - Unease grows over Maldives power struggle... Why is Hebden Bridge the lesbian capital? - How a sleepy UK market town became a lesbian capital... CEO pay not linked to performance - Why chief executives are paid so much... North Korea?s super-sized hotel is set to open ? 23 years behind schedule -
SEOUL ? North Korea?s Ryugyong Hotel ranks among the world?s most remarkable ? and mockable ? buildings. It?s taller than New York?s Chrysler Building and wider at its base than an average city block. Constructed almost entirely of concrete, it looks like a rocket ship, casting a jagged shadow over Pyongyang?s gray vistas.
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... China confirms its official stayed one day at U.S. consulate -
BEIJING ? China?s Foreign Ministry confirmed Thursday that Wang Lijun, vice mayor of the sprawling southwestern city of Chongqing, spent one day at the U.S. Consulate in nearby Chengdu and that he is now under official investigation in a bizarre episode with potential bearing on China?s upcoming leadership transition.
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... China notes rifts with U.S. on global issues ahead of Xi Jinping visit -
BEIJING ? On the eve of an official visit to Washington by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, the country?s vice foreign minister in charge of U.S. affairs said the two countries now suffer from a ?trust deficit? that the trip might help resolve.
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... Iran increasingly controls its Internet -
TEHRAN ? Whenever Maysam, a prominent Iranian blogger, connects to the Internet from his office in the bazaar, he switches on a special connection that for years would bypass the Islamic republic?s increasingly effective firewall.
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... U.S. likely to scale down plans for bases in Japan and Guam -
TOKYO ? The U.S. military will probably scale back plans to build key bases in Japan and Guam because of political obstacles and budget pressures, according to U.S. and Japanese officials, complicating the Obama administration?s efforts to strengthen its troop presence in Asia.
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... State Department seeks smaller embassy presence in Baghdad -
The State Department has asked each component of the massive U.S. diplomatic mission in Baghdad to analyze how a 25 percent cut would affect operations, part of a rapidly moving attempt to save money and establish what a top official on Wednesday called ?a more normalized embassy presence.?
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... Chongqing deputy mayor on leave amid rumors he sought asylum at U.S. consulate -
The deputy mayor of Chongqing, a major city in southwestern China, has taken a leave from his job amid rumors that he tried to seek asylum at a U.S. consulate.
Chongqing officials posted a short, cryptic message on a microblog ? the Chinese equivalent of Twitter ? on Wednesday, saying that Wang Lijun was ?receiving a vacation-style treatment? for overwork and mental stress. Several other Chinese microblogs speculated that Wang, a former city pol... Ex-Marine sentenced to death in Iran needs U.S. intervention, lawyer pleads -
TEHRAN ? A former U.S. Marine sentenced to death in Iran for allegedly spying for the CIA could be saved if the Obama administration would consider a prisoner swap, his Iranian attorney said Wednesday.
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... U.S. intelligence analysts miss al-Qaeda magazine -
Al-Qaeda?s glossy online magazine, Inspire, hasn?t been seen since its creators were killed in a U.S. drone strike last fall, and the terrorist group?s loyalists aren?t the only ones lamenting its demise.
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... House report criticizes Bush and Obama administrations on Guantanamo -
A report by House Republicans criticizes both the Bush and Obama administration for policies that led to the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba who later reengaged in terrorism or the insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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... Democrat balks over secrecy on Awlaki killing -
Five months after Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was targeted in a CIA drone strike, a Democratic senator is lambasting the Obama administration for not providing Congress with the legal basis for the killing of the U.S. citizen.
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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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... Iran begins blocking access to Gmail, other sites -
When Thomas Erdbrink, The Washington Post?s correspondent in Tehran, logs on to the Internet in Iran, he never knows whether Gmail and Google Reader, The Post or Facebook will open for him. Increasingly, this is the error message he sees instead of the page he was trying to reach:
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... Saudi blogger?s tweets about prophet Muhammad stir Islamists to call for his execution -
Hamza Kashgari had no idea the firestorm sending out a few candid tweets about the prophet Muhammad would cause.
The Saudi blogger, reflecting last week on the upcoming anniversary of the prophet?s birth, wrote, in part: ?On your birthday, I will say that I have loved the rebel in you, that you?ve always been a source of inspiration to me, and that I do not like the halos of divinity around you. I shall not pray for you.?
Read full article &g... Mohamed Nasheed: Arrest warrant issued for deposed Maldives president -
A day after Maldives president Mohammed Nasheed was forced to resign his office, reportedly at gunpoint, an arrest warrant has been issued for the deposed leader. Fresh protests are expected to follow.
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... Joke about Chris Brown beating women appears in Times of India -
Who thinks a joke about violence against women is funny?
It appears the editors of the Delhi edition of the Times of India do. In the paper with the largest English-language circulation in the world, a joke appeared this morning about singer Chris Brown?s infamous assault charges:
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... Syrian city sees another deadly day of shellings -
?Bombs fall, bullets fly, cocks crow ? and a rainbow appears. The battle in Homs on livestream,? The Post?s Liz Sly wrote on Twitter early Wednesday morning.
It was another day of deadly shelling in Syria, despite declarations from Russia that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ?completely committed? to stopping the fight.
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... Greek officials reach austerity deal that could pave way for bailout -
After days of agonizing negotiations, Greek politicians have reached a deal to make a sweeping series of cuts that they hope will secure an international bailout and help the debt-ridden nation avoid bankruptcy, Prime Minister Lucas Papademos?s office said on Thursday.
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... At the Pentagon and in Israel, plans show the difficulties of an Iran strike -
If you are not prepared to go to war, you cannot threaten that ?nothing is off the table? as you search for diplomatic solutions.
Thus there are completed plans, updated daily, at Israeli military headquarters in Tel Aviv and at the Pentagon for carrying out attacks on Iranian facilities in a last-ditch effort to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
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