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News and Media RSS FeedsCholera outbreak strikes Zimbabwe - The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe nears 300 as the water and sanitation situation "worsens", the UN says....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Somali Islamists 'hunt pirates' - Somali Islamist rebels search for pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil tanker, saying seizing a Muslim-owned ship is a crime.... US shares up on 'Treasury choice' - US shares rise sharply on reports that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his treasury secretary, reassuring investors.... Ex-crime chief arrested in Mexico - The former head of Mexico's anti-organised crime agency is held as part of a probe into alleged links to drug cartels.... Nebraska restricts safe-haven law - Nebraska adds a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that has led to the abandonment of nearly three dozen children.... Moscow super skyscraper halted - The Russian firm building Europe's tallest tower suspends work, citing the global credit crisis... Florida boy's suicide live on web - A Florida teenager commits suicide in front of a webcam streaming live video ... Citigroup plunges on uncertainty - Shares in Citigroup, one of the biggest banks in the US, fell sharply on Friday amid ongoing uncertainty over its future.... IBM to build brain-like computers - A collaboration in the US is aiming to create artificial brain circuits that mimic the structure and workings of neurons.... Palin pardons Thanksgiving turkey - as slaughtering goes on behind - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin "pardons" a turkey for Thanksgiving - with birds being slaughtered in the background.... Mona Lisa gets last laugh as EU's new online library crashes - The EU's new digital library crashes less than a day after its launch, after attracting double the number of anticipated hits.... Gallas 'stripped' of captain role - William Gallas loses the Arsenal captaincy after his public attack on the team, BBC Sport understands.... Lopez draws Spain level in final - David Nalbandian and Feliciano Lopez win a match apiece to leave Argentina and Spain tied at 1-1 after day one of the Davis Cup final.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... Hard graft - Behind the scenes of Brazil's biofuel revolution... In from the cold - Belarus in image makeover to woo the West... Fragmented world - Are US predictions for the next 20 years accurate?... Day in pictures - Eye-catching images from around the world... It's quiz time! - What is missing from this supermodel's body?... 'Geeking out' - Experts agree: Online time is good for teens... SA racist killer gets life term - A judge sentences an 19-year-old white South African to four life terms for shooting dead four black people.... Conrad Black in jail plea to Bush - Ex-media tycoon Conrad Black is appealing to US President George W Bush for clemency over his prison sentence for fraud.... Burma comic jailed for 45 years - Popular Burmese comedian and activist Zarganar is sentenced to 45 years in jail in the latest of a string of imprisonments.... French Socialists in run-off vote - France's opposition Socialists face a run-off vote for a new leader, after a first ballot failed to produce a winner.... Iraqis protest against troop deal - Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr stage protests in Baghdad against a deal to allow US troops to remain in Iraq.... India 'to step up piracy battle' - India plans to bolster its naval presence in the Gulf of Aden to tackle piracy off Somalia's coast, reports say.... Economy boost may mean pain later - Alistair Darling may be forced to set out future taxes rises to pay for a short-term boost to the economy, the BBC understands.... No agreement for US car bail-out - US carmakers are given a deadline to produce a viable recovery plan if they want a $25bn government bail-out.... Light-wave implant hope for deaf - An implant which works by firing infrared light into the inner ear is being investigated by US researchers.... 'Grape' is key to fossil puzzle - The forerunners of giant single-celled organisms living on the ocean floor may have left fossil tracks, say marine biologists.... Madonna and Ritchie granted divorce - Madonna and Guy Ritchie are granted a divorce at London's High Court with the singer citing unreasonable behaviour.... Google unveils customised search - A tool unveiled by search giant Google will let users tailor search results much more closely to their needs.... Juror Defies Russian Court's Attempts to Close Murder Trial to Media - MOSCOW, Nov. 20 -- The trial of three men accused of helping to organize the murder of one of Russia's most prominent investigative reporters, Anna Politkovskaya, took a surprise turn Thursday as a juror publicly challenged the court's decision to hold the proceedings behind closed doors.
... Japanese Artist Chronicles Young, Ambitionless Office Workers in Comic Books - TOKYO -- The American poet Theodore Roethke called it "the inexorable sadness of pencils." It's the desolation of time lost and dreams forsaken while sitting in an office.
... Shiites Protest Planned U.S.-Iraq Pact - BAGHDAD, Nov. 21 -- Thousands of followers of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr demonstrated Friday against an agreement that would extend the U.S. military presence in Iraq, shouting "America out!" and burning an effigy of President Bush.
... Report Sees Nuclear Arms, Scarce Resources as Seeds of Global Instability by 2025 - The drive for dwindling resources, including energy and water, combined with the spread of nuclear weapons technology could make large swaths of the globe ripe for regional conflicts, some of them potentially devastating, according to a report released by the National Intelligence Council yesterday.
... Judge Orders Release of Five Guantanamo Bay Detainees - For the first time, a federal judge ordered the release yesterday of detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay after evaluating and rejecting government allegations that five men were dangerous enemy combatants.
... CIA Withheld Details On Downing, IG Says - An internal CIA probe has concluded that agency officials deliberately misled Congress, the White House and federal prosecutors about key details of the 2001 downing of an airplane carrying U.S. missionaries in Peru, according to a senior lawmaker who called yesterday for a new criminal inquiry i
... U.S. Reports Killing of Iraqi Blamed in Reservist's Death - BAGHDAD, Nov. 20 -- U.S. forces said Thursday that they had killed an Iraqi insurgent leader responsible for the death of a 20-year-old Army reservist who became a focus of national attention in the United States during the four years he was missing in action.
... Blast in Bangkok Kills 1, Injures 23 - BANGKOK, Nov. 20 -- An explosion at an anti-government protest site in central Bangkok early Thursday killed one person and wounded 23 others, prompting a leader of the demonstration to call for a mass rally against the government on Sunday.
... United Nations to Deploy 3,100 More Peacekeepers in Congo - NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to reinforce the beleaguered U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo, approving the temporary deployment of more than 3,100 additional personnel to help protect hundreds of thousands of civilians.
... Argentina to Nationalize Pension Funds - RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 20 -- Argentina's Senate on Thursday night gave final approval to the government's plan to nationalize the private pension system in an attempt to protect retirement investments from the international financial crisis.
... ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants for Three Sudanese Rebel Leaders - Vowing to protect Sudanese civilians, the International Criminal Court prosecutor yesterday requested arrest warrants for three rebel commanders he accused of war crimes in an attack that killed 12 African Union peacekeepers in the Darfur region of Sudan.
... In Beijing, Applicants Try for a Piece of the Stimulus Package - BEIJING -- They have been coming here from all over China, businessmen and local officials looking for a slice of the Chinese stimulus.
... China's Grim' Employment Picture Could Threaten Communist Party Hold on Power - BEIJING, Nov. 20 -- A top Chinese official on Thursday described the country's employment outlook as "grim" and said he will expedite a new system to mediate employment disputes as China seeks to head off social unrest amid a weakening economy.
... The year 2025: Oil, dollar out; Russia, Islam in - WASHINGTON -- Global warming could be a boon to Russia, a European country could be overrun by organized crime and the U.S. dollar _ and the United States itself_ could further decline in importance during the next two decades, says a U.S. intelligence report with predictions for the world in 2025.
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