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News and Media RSS FeedsG8 backs financial reform summit - The G8 leaders agree to hold a summit with other states to discuss global financial reform, and reopen trade negotiations....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk US rivals to spar in final debate - The US presidential hopefuls are to meet in New York for the final pre-election debate, with domestic issues the key focus.... Madonna and Ritchie confirm split - Pop star Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie are to divorce, their PR representatives confirm.... Gunfight on Thai-Cambodia border - Two Cambodian soldiers are killed in an exchange of gunfire with Thai troops over a disputed border near a famous temple.... Haider 'drunk' in fatal car crash - Austrian far-right politician Joerg Haider was drunk at the time of his fatal car crash, an official from his party says.... Cheney to receive heart treatment - US Vice-President Dick Cheney is to receive hospital treatment to correct an abnormal heart rhythm, says his spokeswoman.... Tribunal urged for Kenya violence - An inquiry into Kenya's post-election clashes wants an international tribunal set up to try those behind the violence.... Millions mark UN hand-washing day - Millions of children around the world are to use soap and water to mark the UN's first Global Handwashing Day. ... Georgia-Russia talks 'collapse' - Talks between Georgia and Russia on the recent conflict over South Ossetia collapse in Geneva, Georgian officials say.... Nelson Mandela's former island jail to close for a rabbit cull - Nelson Mandela's former jail, Robben Island, is to be closed for two weeks to cull rabbits which have overrun the South African tourist attraction.... Live text - World Cup qualifiers - England are in Belarus, Wales go to Germany and Northern Ireland host San Marino in World Cup qualifying matches on Wednesday.... France make anthem threat to fans - The French sports minister says football matches in France will be called off if spectators jeer during their national anthem.... Ballesteros stable after surgery - Golf legend Seve Ballesteros is in a stable condition after undergoing an operation on a brain tumour.... Model Army - Iraq's joint staff college turns out new breed of officer... Day in pictures - Some striking photographs from around the world... 'Ghost peaks' - Scientists set to survey enigmatic Antarctic range... The big chill - Icelanders save up their hate for unsuspecting Brits... Water showdown - UK ranges of non-native crayfish and mitten crab overlap... Paying the price - Senior Khmer Rouge figure finally behind bars... ANC heavyweight joins rebellion - The ex-premier of South Africa's Gauteng state resigns from the ruling ANC to join those calling for a new party.... Canadians re-elect Conservatives - With most votes counted in Canada's election, the Conservatives are set to form another minority government.... Vietnam sends journalist to jail - A Vietnamese journalist has been jailed for two years for his reporting of a major corruption case.... EU leaders seek broad bank reform - EU leaders are to discuss multi-billion-euro rescue plans for Europe's ailing banks at a two-day summit in Brussels. ... Key Iraq al-Qaeda leader 'killed' - The US military says al-Qaeda in Iraq's second-in-command has been killed in an operation in the northern city of Mosul.... Jet Airways lays off cabin crew - India's largest private airline Jet Airways lays off 800 staff as it cuts back on flights amid soaring costs, officials say.... Jobless rise highest for 17 years - The UK jobless total rose by 164,000 - the most in 17 years - to 1.79 million for the three months from June to August.... Shares tumble on recession fears - Stock markets slump on fresh fears of a global recession despite moves to strengthen the financial system.... Mind power moves paralysed limbs - Scientists show it is possible to harness brain signals and redirect them to make paralysed limbs move.... Ray of hope for the red squirrel - Some red squirrels have developed immunity to a deadly disease carried by grey squirrels, scientists find.... Jackson was laid low by migraines - Singer Janet Jackson halted her North American tour after suffering migraines linked to vertigo, her manager says.... Broadband speed tests questioned - Virgin Media has said that broadband speed tests are unable to accurately measure its super-fast service.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... No. 2 Leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq Killed - BAGHDAD, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. military on Wednesday announced the death of a man it described as the No. 2 leader of the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq.
... Banking Crisis Has Made Even the Swiss Uneasy - ZURICH -- Of all the places in the world, this was supposed to be the safest to stash your wealth during times of calamity, war and financial panic.
... G-8 announces special meeting - WASHINGTON -- Leaders of the Group of Eight major industrial countries said Wednesday they will meet "in the near future" to map strategies to deal with the global financial crisis.
... Vietnam Sentences Reporter to 2 Years in Prison - BANGKOK, Oct. 15 -- A court in Vietnam on Wednesday sentenced a journalist to two years in prison after he exposed a scandal involving Transportation Ministry officials siphoning off aid money, in part to bet on European soccer matches.
... Fighting at Thai-Cambodia border kills 2 soldiers - PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- A gunfight broke out Wednesday between Thai and Cambodian troops at a disputed border zone near a landmark 11th-century temple, killing two Cambodian soldiers and escalating a conflict that has raised fears of war.
... Taliban in Second Attack on South Afghan City - KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan and NATO-led forces killed 18 insurgents overnight as dozens of Taliban prepared to attack the capital of the southern province of Helmand for the second time in three days, police said on Wednesday.
... Canada's Harper Returned to Power As Prime Minister - TORONTO, Oct. 15 -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was returned to power in national elections Tuesday, strengthening his Conservative Party's position in Parliament but still falling just short of an absolute majority.
... In the Persian Gulf Region, Investors Relax a Little - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 14 -- It was, one investment broker said here Tuesday, occasion for a couple of beers, but not for popping open champagne.
... Key Allegations Against Terror Suspect Withdrawn - The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn a series of allegations made in federal court that tie Binyam Mohammed, a British resident held at Guantanamo Bay, to a plot to explode a radioactive "dirty bomb" in the United States, blow up apartment buildings here and release cyanide gas in nightclubs.
... U.N. Envoy Warns of More Taliban Attacks - UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 14 -- The top U.N. representative for Afghanistan warned Tuesday that Taliban insurgents in the country are likely to step up attacks in coming weeks, before the onset of winter, but he also praised the government's progress in curtailing opium cultivation and said the country
... Japanese Stocks Notch 14% Gain - TOKYO, Oct. 15 -- Feverish buying in Japan on Tuesday replaced last week's market panic as the benchmark Nikkei stock index posted its largest-ever percentage gain in a single day, up 14.2 percent.
... CIA Tactics Endorsed In Secret Memos - The Bush administration issued a pair of secret memos to the CIA in 2003 and 2004 that explicitly endorsed the agency's use of interrogation techniques such as waterboarding against al-Qaeda suspects -- documents prompted by worries among intelligence officials about a possible backlash if details
... Signaling a Shift to Europe's Path - In announcing plans to partly nationalize nine major banks yesterday, President Bush found himself in the unusual position of having to reassure Americans that he was not, in fact, opposed to capitalism.
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