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Choose a page number: 1 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 Greek parties 'to finalise deal' - Greek PM Lucas Papademos is meeting coalition parties in an attempt to seal an austerity deal to secure a new EU/IMF bailout.... Russians claim Antarctic success - Russian scientists claim victory in the race to drill into Lake Vostok, a huge body of water under the Antarctic ice which may shed light on its past.... Maldives president 'forced out' - Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed says he was forced to resign at gunpoint in a coup, a charge the country's new leader denies.... A380 wing crack checks extended - Checks are ordered on all Airbus A380 superjumbos after cracks were found in wing components, extending an earlier safety ruling covering 20 planes.... US to cut Baghdad embassy staff - The United States is looking to cut the size of its embassy in Iraq - the largest and most expensive US diplomatic mission, officials say.... 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.... Sudan launches Darfur peace body - Sudan's president launches a body intended to kick-start development and end the fighting in the war-torn western region of Darfur.... 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.... 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.... Redknapp cleared of tax evasion - Harry Redknapp says his "nightmare" is over after being cleared of tax evasion along with Milan Mandaric.... VIDEO: Europe's extreme cold snap explained - The BBC's Lucy Hockings and weather presenter Helen Willetts look at why Europe is experiencing such unusually cold weather.... VIDEO: Fake rhino attempts zoo escape - A zoo in Tokyo has been simulating animal escapes in order to practice their emergency drills.... 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: 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: US court backs gay marriage - A US court has ruled that a ban on same-sex marriages in California is unconstitutional.... VIDEO: Preserving New York's 'Little Syria' - New Yorkers work to save all that remains from an early centre of Arab-American life.... VIDEO: Falklands Islands row brought to UN - 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.... Zambia v Ghana - Preview of Wednesday's first semi-final between Zambia and Ghana at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.... 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.... Regional cybercrime hubs launched - Three new regional police hubs for investigating cybercrime are launched across England.... Apple seeks revised patent rules - A letter from Apple's legal team reveals that the firm wants Europe to revise rules covering patents that are essential to industry standards.... 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.... Rare Mars meteorite for science - A Martian meteorite, an incredibly rare object, is given to the Natural History Museum, London, to help unravel the secrets of the Red Planet.... Whales 'stressed by ocean noise' - A study of hormones in whale faeces shows that right whales are stressed by propeller noise from shipping.... 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.... Bug found in more hospital taps - Pseudomonas is detected in water outlets in the neonatal units at three more hospitals in Northern Ireland.... Capello meets FA boss over Terry - England manager Fabio Capello is meeting Football Association chairman David Bernstein to explain his comments on John Terry's removal as captain.... Live - Africa Cup of Nations Cup Day 19 - All the action from the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.... 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.... Cafe in Somalia hit by car bomb - At least 10 people are killed and more than 20 people injured when a car bomb explodes near a cafe in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, police say.... 'High turnout' in Uttar Pradesh - A high turnout is reported as crucial assembly polls begin in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, a key test for the ruling Congress party.... Court backs liberal's vote ban - The Russian Supreme Court backs a decision that disqualifies liberal candidate Grigory Yavlinsky from running for the presidency on 4 March.... 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.... Palestinian hunger striker fears - Doctors say a Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 54 days while being detained without trial by Israel is in a critical condition.... 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.... 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.... Police hold 158 in raids on gangs - Nearly 160 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.... PM rebuffs call to axe NHS bill - The prime minister clashes with Ed Miliband over the controversial NHS bill in the Commons - and the government loses a vote in the Lords.... Day in pictures: 8 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 8 February 2012... In pictures: Maldives 'coup' inflames tensions - 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: 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... 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... Can autocrats' wives rein in their husbands? - Does an autocrat's wife have to stand by her man?... Satellites spy on Europe?s farms - How drones and satellites are catching farming cheats... Stand-up comedy Qatari-style - Heard the one about the emir and a Qatari stand-up comedian?... Surge in anti-China sentiment in Hong Kong - Surge in anti-mainland sentiment in Hong Kong... Why do people dress up their pets? - Why do people dress up their pets?... GPU helps put Muppets on screen - How graphics chip advances aided the puppets' return... Russia calls for time for dialogue in Syria -
DAMASCUS, Syria ? Russia?s top diplomat said Wednesday that the international community should allow more time for President Bashar al-Assad?s government to hold dialogue with the opposition groups whose insurgency it has tried to crush.
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... NGO workers could face 5 years in prison, Egyptian judges say -
CAIRO ? Investigative judges in Egypt said Wednesday that the Americans and Egyptians who have been charged in the government?s crackdown on U.S.-funded pro-democracy groups could face up to five years in prison for working at unlicensed organizations.
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... NATO, Pakistan and Afghan military officials in border talks, Pakistani army says -
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ? In a sign that a months-long estrangement between the United States and Pakistan might be easing, NATO, Pakistani and Afghan military officials held talks Wednesday in hopes of better coordinating operations on the Afghan border, the Pakistani army said.
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... U.S. hopes to sidestep Futenma impasse in moving Okinawa Marines to Guam -
TOKYO ? The U.S. and Japan on Wednesday tweaked a long-stalled military realignment plan, hoping to streamline the transfer of Marines from Okinawa to Guam by cutting the number of troops to be moved and sidestepping a separate controversy about the future location of the Okinawa base.
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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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... 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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... 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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... Syrian activist Danny Abdul Dayem documents the daily horrors of Homs streets -
As the brutal crackdown in Syria continues, despite Russia?s assurances that President Bashar al-Assad wants it to stop, one activist has not been content to stay silent about the violence happening around him.
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... India ministers quit after being caught watching porn in Parliament -
?I don?t favor women wearing provocative clothes,? C.C. Patil, minister for women and child development in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, said last month.
And yet yesterday Patil, along with two other ministers from a morally conservative party, was caught watching pornography on a cellphone during a session of the state Parliament, the Associated Press reports.
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... Pete Hoekstra?s ad raises ire in China ? and a sense of deja vu -
The now-infamous Super Bowl ad by Michigan senate candidate Pete Hoekstra has attracted as much curiosity as outright criticism here in China, the intended ?subject? of the ad.
However, a second feeling accompanied the anger: deja vu.
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... Twitter joke trial appeal: Tweet ?constituted a threat? -
A 27-year-old man complained about an airport delay in South Yorkshire, England on Twitter last year and wound up being found guilty of sending a ?menacing? message by a U.K. court. Paul Chambers is back before the bench at London?s high court Wednesday to appeal his conviction.
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... Photo of the day: Mask dance -
In the photo below, a group of men watch a monk who is performing a mask dance during a religious ceremony at a monastery.
Can you tell us where the photo is from? You can tweet us your responses to @Postworldnews with a hashtag #whatintheworld.
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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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