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News and Media RSS FeedsArab Syria mission 'may resume' - UN Chief Ban Ki-moon says the Arab League plans to revive its mission to Syria, as Damascus "steps up war on its own people"....Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk Greek parties fail to agree cuts - The Greek prime minister has failed to secure his coalition parties' agreement to fresh austerity proposals, needed to agree a new bailout package.... Capello quits as England manager - Fabio Capello resigns as England manager, the Football Association confirms.... 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.... America and Asia 'will join up' - Researchers say most of the world's continents will merge somewhere over the Pacific "ring of fire" in 50-200 million years.... 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.... US-Japan marine deal resurrected - The US and Japan resurrect a deal to move thousands of US Marines from Okinawa, but the future of a major base on the island remains unclear.... 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.... 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 hails campaign momentum - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum pledges to push for victory in March's Super Tuesday votes, after a hat-trick of wins on Tuesday night.... 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: 'I carried Mars rock in hand luggage' - The Natural History Museum in London has acquired its largest Martian meteorite, which could hold new clues to life on Mars.... VIDEO: Bankski: Russia's mystery street artist - The mysterious Russian street artist, 'Pavel 183', is being compared to Britain's Banksy.... VIDEO: One-minute World News - Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.... VIDEO: Michelle Obama's sack race triumph - Michelle Obama has been showing off her fitness prowess in a series of chat show appearances in the US.... VIDEO: Fake rhino attempts zoo escape - A zoo in Tokyo has been simulating animal escapes in order to practice their emergency drills.... VIDEO: US court backs gay marriage - A US court has ruled that a ban on same-sex marriages in California is unconstitutional.... VIDEO: Nepal national park breeds crocs - A breeding centre in Nepal's Chitwan National Park is preparing endangered Gharial crocodiles for release back into the wild.... Nations Cup Day 19 as it unfolded - All the action from the semi-finals as they happened at the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.... News Corp profits swing to growth - Media giant News Corporation sees its net profits rise 65% in the three months to the end of December 2011 compared to 2010.... Groupon reports unexpected loss - In its first set of results as a public company, Groupon reports an unexpected loss of $42.7m (£27.0m), when a small profit had been expected.... Regional cybercrime hubs launched - Three new regional police hubs for investigating cybercrime are launched across England.... Cisco sees profits rise over 43% - US technology giant Cisco says rising quarterly sales show that its cost-cutting plans are bearing fruit.... 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.... 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.... Corals inflate to escape the sand - Time-lapse footage reveals how mushroom corals inflate and deflate to free themselves from smothering sand.... Gene therapy 'gave me sight back' - Three US citizens who lost their sight in childhood have reported a dramatic improvement in vision after having gene therapy in both eyes.... 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.... Zambia 1-0 Ghana - Emmanuel Mayuka scores a late goal to earn Zambia a shock win over Ghana and a place in the Africa Cup of Nations final.... Mali 0-1 Ivory Coast - Ivory Coast beat Mali 1-0 in Libreville to reach Sunday's Nations Cup final, where they will face Zambia.... 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 injured when a car bomb planted by Islamist militants explodes near a cafe in Somalia's capital.... 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.... 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.... 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 contraceptive rule 'must go' - The top Republican in Congress calls for a law against a contraceptive rule if President Obama does not back down in the face of Catholic leaders' anger.... Redknapp cleared of tax evasion - Harry Redknapp says his "nightmare" is over after being cleared of tax evasion along with Milan Mandaric.... 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 213 in raids on gangs - More than 200 people are arrested during raids across London by the Metropolitan Police's new dedicated unit tackling gang crime.... MSPs pass £30bn Scottish budget - MSPs have approved the Scottish government's £30bn budget in a Holyrood vote which saw 70 members backing it and 52 members rejecting it.... 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... Change in the air for Italy - Can Italy's technocrat government pull off economic reform?... Stand-up comedy Qatari-style - Heard the one about the emir and a Qatari stand-up comedian?... Why do people dress up their pets? - Why do people dress up their pets?... Surge in anti-China sentiment in Hong Kong - Surge in anti-mainland sentiment in Hong Kong... 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 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad?s government to conduct a dialogue with the opposition groups whose insurgency it has tried to crush.
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... Ex-Marine sentenced to death in Iran needs U.S. intervention, lawyer pleads -
TEHRAN ? A former U.S. Marine sentenced to death in his native Iran for 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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... NGO workers could face 5 years in prison, Egyptian judges say -
CAIRO ? Egypt?s prime minister said Wednesday that the government would not drop a criminal probe into U.S.-funded pro-democracy organizations, and officials said the Egyptians and Americans charged in the case could face up to five years in prison.
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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 -
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.
Teenage girls mobbed him, mothers wanted to talk about better schools and unemployed workers asked about jobs. And some even told him: You look like Hugo Chavez did in 1998, the way you energize your followers.
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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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... 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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... Syrian activist Danny Abdul Dayem documents the daily horrors of Homs streets -
As the brutal crackdown in Syria continues and as foreign journalists continue to have limited access to the country, one activist has taken it upon himself to document the violence happening around him.
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... India ministers resign after being accused of watching porn during state assembly -
Update: An earlier version of the post said the ministers were watching the clip while in Parliament. They watched the clip during the state assembly.
?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.
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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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... 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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... 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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... 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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