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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.... Maldives president 'forced' out - Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed says that he was forced to resign by armed police and army officers in a coup.... Whales 'stressed by ocean noise' - A study of hormones in whale faeces shows that right whales are stressed by propeller noise from shipping.... 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.... All A380s checked for wing cracks - Aircraft maker Airbus has been ordered to check the wings of all A380 superjumbo planes currently in service.... 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.... 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.... 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.... Egypt 'risks rupture in US ties' - Three leading US senators warn Egypt the risk of a "disastrous" break in ties has rarely been greater, as it plans to try 43 pro-democracy activists.... Coogan reaches hacking settlement - Comedian Steve Coogan and ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne are among the latest people to have settled their claims for damages over News of the World phone hacking.... Redknapp cleared of tax evasion - Harry Redknapp is cleared of evading tax on payments made to his Monaco bank account.... VIDEO: Cold weather freezes German rivers - The cold weather has frozen rivers and canals solid in Germany... VIDEO: Models demand better conditions - Models in the US have launched a rights group calling for workplace standards in what is a largely unregulated industry.... 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: US court backs gay marriage - A US court has ruled that a ban on same-sex marriages in California is unconstitutional.... 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: Preserving New York's 'Little Syria' - New Yorkers work to save all that remains from an early centre of Arab-American life.... 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.... 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.... 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.... 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.... Nigeria Islamists claim army raid - Nigeria's militant Islamists say they are behind Tuesday's suicide bombing at the army headquarters in the northern city of Kaduna.... Key polls begin in Uttar Pradesh - Crucial assembly elections are under way in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, a major test of support for the ruling Congress party.... Contador says ban an 'injustice' - Alberto Contador says his two-year ban for failing a drugs test is a 'terrible injustice'.... Brazil police strike talks fail - Talks to end a police strike in the Brazilian state of Bahia break down, as troops blockade the state assembly occupied by striking officers.... 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.... Police hold 120 in raids on gangs - More than 120 people are arrested during raids across London by the Metropolitan Police's new dedicated unit tackling gang crime.... 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.... Call for 'joined-up' elderly care - Older people needing social care are being let down and "passed like parcels" between fragmented services, a group of MPs says.... 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... Stand-up comedy Qatari-style - Heard the one about the emir and a Qatari stand-up comedian?... GPU helps put Muppets on screen - How graphics chip advances aided the puppets' return... Surge in anti-China sentiment in Hong Kong - Surge in anti-mainland sentiment in Hong Kong... 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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... Venezuela?s Hugo Chavez faces tough challenge in likely foe Henrique Capriles -
ACARIGUA, Venezuela ? Displaying youthful vigor, Henrique Capriles sprung from his campaign van in the center of this farm-belt town on a recent day, leading his followers on a sprint along narrow streets.
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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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... 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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... 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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... 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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