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News and Media RSS FeedsWelfare bill 'to be cut by £4bn' - The government is planning to reduce the annual welfare bill by a further £4bn, Chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC....Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk Obama condemns Koran burning plan - President Obama calls a small church's plan to burn the Koran a "recruitment bonanza" for al-Qaeda, while Interpol warns a violent response is likely.... MPs back new phone hacking probe - MPs back calls for a fresh parliamentary investigation into phone hacking claims after criticism of News of the World journalists.... Defence firm BAE cuts 1,000 jobs - BAE Systems announces it is to axe almost 1,000 jobs across the UK, with 740 to go from five sites in England.... Iran 'set to release a US hiker' - Iran is set to release on Saturday one of three detained American hikers held since last July and accused of espionage, reports say.... Second death linked to Legionnaires' - Health officials are investigating a second death which is being linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in south Wales.... Chote set to head Budget office - Economist and former journalist Robert Chote is to become the new head of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).... MPs get first vote on Afghanistan - The Commons is to vote for the first time on whether UK troops should remain in Afghanistan - almost nine years after the war started.... British hostage freed in Pakistan - A British journalist held captive by militants in north-west Pakistan since March is released.... Euro MPs condemn France over Roma - Euro MPs call on France to suspend its deportations of Roma (Gypsies), as Paris seeks co-operation from Romania.... Alien 'killer' shrimp found in UK - An invasive species of predatory shrimp has been found in the UK for the first time.... Rodney King tying knot with his juror - Nineteen years after his brutal beating by four LA police officers, Rodney King is marrying a juror from the case.... Victoria Wood to star in Morecambe and Wise film - Comedians Victoria Wood and Vic Reeves sign up to star in a feature-length film about the comic duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.... Toshack departs as Wales manager - John Toshack departs as Wales manager after a six-year reign with immediate effect by "mutual consent".... Riaz to face police questioning - Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz will be questioned by Scotland Yard on 14 September in relation to allegations of corruption.... Walcott facing six-week absence - Arsenal winger Theo Walcott will be out of action for up to six weeks after injuring his ankle playing for England... Live - County Championship - Yorkshire defeat Nottinghamshire and Somerset beat Lancashire to turn the County Championship into a three-horse race.... Defoe out for at least six weeks - Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe is ruled out for at least six weeks because of an ankle injury.... North East 'least resilient' area - Industrial areas in the North East and Midlands are least resilient to economic shocks, BBC-commissioned research suggests.... Trains sent on collision course - A Tube train was sent into the path of another train during Wednesday morning's rush hour, it emerges.... Parties unite over carriers fears - Scottish ministers and opposition politicians join forces in a bid to ensure the future of two Royal Navy aircraft carriers.... MSPs' allowances hit record high - MSPs claimed a record amount of expenses last year, with payments totalling almost £11.7m.... Victim would not meet McGuinness - The son of a man killed in the Claudy bombings in 1972 says he does not believe Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness has told the whole truth.... Taxi driver picks up pipe bomb - A Strabane taxi driver picks up a pipe bomb and takes it to waste ground.... Coroner opposes closure of unit - A decision to shut a pathology department will lead to a delay in post-mortems and the downgrading of a general hospital, claims a coroner.... Bodies of seven dogs discovered - The RSPCA appeals for information after the bodies of seven dead dogs are found at stables, including one who was probably buried alive.... Car bomb rocks Mogadishu airport - At least eight people are killed as a car bomb explodes at Somalia's main airport in Mogadishu, officials say.... US marines retake hijacked ship - US Marines have boarded and seized a vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, navy officials say.... China U-turn on enforced blackout - Thousands of people in China are to have their electricity restored after the reversal of an order for enforced power cuts to meet energy-saving goals.... Japan-China boat spat escalates - China warns Japan that their wider relationship will suffer if Tokyo mishandles a dispute about a Chinese fishing boat seized in disputed waters.... Russia suicide bomber murders 16 - A suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people and wounded one hundred others at a market in Vladikavkaz in southern Russia, officials say.... Police search Sarkozy party's HQ - French financial police search the headquarters of President Nicolas Sarkozy's party over the inquiry into the L'Oreal party funding scandal, reports say.... Mexico crime 'like an insurgency' - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Mexican drug violence is looking increasingly like an insurgency, a comment strongly rejected by Mexico.... Castro doubts over Cuban system - Cuba's Fidel Castro says the Cuban model no longer works in the latest excerpt from an interview with a US journalist.... Saudi website for fatwas closes - The popular Islam Today website, run by the Saudi cleric Salman al-Awdah, has closed its section offering thousands of Islamic religious rulings.... Yemeni soldier killed in ambush - Gunmen open fire on soldiers in southern Yemen, killing at least one and wounding others.... Indian caste census due in 2011 - India's first caste-based census since 1931 will take place next year, the cabinet announces.... Taliban chief says victory close - Taliban leader Mullah Omar says his fighters are on the verge of victory in Afghanistan and the Nato-led campaign has been "a complete failure".... Rig firms hit back at BP report - Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.... Obama defiant on tax cut stance - President Obama defends his opposition to extending Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier people and criticises what he calls Republican obstruction.... UK interest rates remain at 0.5% - The Bank of England keeps UK interest rates on hold at a record low of 0.5% for the 18th consecutive month.... Global economy slowing, says OECD - The global economic recovery is slowing faster than forecast, but a return to recession is unlikely, an economic group says.... Bmibaby luggage gauges too small - Budget airline Bmibaby has been charging customers to put bags in the hold when they are small enough for the cabin, the BBC learns.... Clegg seeks to calm cuts anxiety - Nick Clegg has sought to calm fears over the impact of spending cuts, insisting they will be spread over four years not implemented immediately.... Cameron tribute to 'amazing dad' - David Cameron and his family pay tribute to their late father, saying he had "touched a lot of lives".... Ed Miliband tops August donations - Leadership hopeful Ed Miliband raised the most money of any of the Labour contenders during August, Electoral Commission figures show.... Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's' - High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a study says.... Hospital boss summoned to inquest - The chief executive of an NHS trust appears at an inquest into an elderly patient's death after she was summoned by the coroner.... NHS IT costs to be cut by £700m - The government has announced £700m of savings in the national IT programme for the NHS in England, cutting the overall cost to £11.4bn.... Door ajar on private universities - The Universities Minister suggests an increased role for private universities as he signals graduates will have to pay more for their degrees.... Gove to change vocational courses - Education Secretary Michael Gove announces a review of vocational education in England, which he says "lost its way" under Labour.... University research focus 'wrong' - Science Minister David Willetts says the research-teaching balance in universities has 'gone wrong', after defending cuts to science research.... Apple lays App Store rules bare - Apple says that it will publish the guidelines it uses to determine which programs it sells in its App Store to appease critical developers.... Google unveils 'instant' searches - Google speeds up its internet search engine by launching a new product called Instant that displays results as soon as users type in queries.... Smartphone chip battle heats up - Intel is to launch its first chip with built-in graphics, while established phone chipmaker ARM releases a fast new chip.... New evidence for rare black hole - Researchers say they may have found further evidence for the existence of an unusual type of black hole.... Dino clue to 'earliest feathers' - Palaeontologists uncover a new dinosaur with what may be the earliest evidence of feathers.... Fungus threatening film history - A fungus that 'eats' cine film threatens to irreversibly damage important film archive and record of British social history.... Explosive end for EastEnders star - An explosive EastEnders storyline which could see the end of Peggy Mitchell, played by Barbara Windsor, begins on Thursday.... Most expensive book up for sale - A rare copy of John James Audubon's Birds of America, billed as the world's most expensive book, is to go on sale at Sotheby's.... Tinie Tempah leads way for Mobos - Rapper Tinie Tempah leads the way in the nominations for this year's Mobo Awards in Liverpool with four nods.... What became of Mercury Communications? - Its name lives on in the form of a prestigious music prize but whatever happened to Mercury Communications?... Is it bad taste to have a 'shortest man' record? - The world has a new shortest man - a 27in-tall person from Colombia. but is the title itself in poor taste?... Did the Blitz really unify Britain? - Seventy years ago Britain endured eight months of nightly German bombing. Does this tale of national unity tell the whole story?... Live: Member's debate - Conservative MSP Gavin Brown leads a member's debate on drop off charges at Edinburgh Airport.... Google revamps search system - Google revamps search system with launch of 'Instant'... Living under fire in a US Army outpost - Captain Henry Hansen of the US Army's 101st Airborne shows Quentin Sommerville around their combat outpost near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan.... Media barons "have no predators" - The Labour MP for West Bromwich, Tom Watson, used the Commons debate on phone hacking to accuse fellow members of cowardice in the face of Britain's tabloid newspapers.... Meet the Strictly Stars - Meet the Strictly Come Dancing Stars of 2010.... Colorado fire destroys homes - A forest fire in the US state of Colorado has destroyed at least 136 homes, according to officials.... Merlin series takes 'darker tone' - Newsbeat visits the cast of Merlin on location in a soggy Puzzlewood and speaks to the actors who play Merlin and Morgana.... Lion lunges at Las Vegas trainer - A lion lunged at a trainer as stunned onlookers watched in horror, at Las Vegas's MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.... Plus size debut at NY Fashion Week - For the first time at New York Fashion Week there will be a runway show featuring plus size models.... Armed forces in Afghanistan debate - Live coverage from the House of Commons.... Vulnerable to public sector cuts? - Find out how resilient areas of England might be... 'Real women' - Plus-size models make New York Fashion Week debut... Critical mass - How does the Catholic church endorse Britain?s only gay Mass?... Model politician - British-born ex-Miss Bolivia on why she has gone into politics... Altered image - Pictures reveal new side to life in trend-setting Soweto... Magnificent Mary - India's top woman boxer dreams of Olympic glory... Secretary of State Clinton compares Mexico's drug violence to Colombia's -
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that the surging drug violence in Mexico now resembles war-torn Colombia a generation ago, with criminal cartels looking like "insurgencies" battling for control of territory.
... Amid Kabul Bank meltdown, Afghans question U.S.-style capitalism -
KABUL - Kabul Bank became the pride of Afghanistan's financial system by offering the conveniences and thrills of 21st-century capitalism: branches in far-flung provinces, plentiful ATMs, and lottery prizes of cash and houses.
... Burning the Koran: Muslim world reaction -
Washington Post staff writer David Nakamura discusses the controversy over the threat to burn copies of the Koran by a Florida pastor on the anniversary of 9/11, with first-hand reaction from the Muslim world.
Isl... Iran to release one of three American hikers held on spy charges -
TEHRAN -- One of the three American hikers jailed in Iran for more than a year on spying allegations will be released on Saturday, at the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, Iranian culture ministry authorities said Thursday.
... Economist's views on Muslim immigrants sparks controversy in Germany -
BERLIN - The most talked about man in Germany is a 65-year-old economist whose hot new book and sudden groundswell of popular support have the media dubbing him a folk hero. But that is not the only thing they are calling Thilo Sarrazin these days.
... U.S. Marines nab Somali pirates in Gulf of Aden -
U.S. Marines rescued the crew of a hijacked German-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden in the pre-dawn darkness Thursday, apprehending nine pirates without firing a shot.
Gulf of Aden - ... Release of Chinese activist brings crackdown to his village -
SHANGHAI - Controversy has returned to the village of Dongshigu, and with it, a security crackdown. The source of both: the release of Chen Guangcheng, a blind, self-taught lawyer who drew worldwide attention to his rural neighbors' stories of forced sterilizations and late-term abortions at the
... Karzai seeks to limit role of U.S. corruption investigators -
Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to impose rules restricting international involvement in anti-corruption investigations, a move that U.S. officials fear will hobble efforts to address the endemic graft that threatens support for his administration in Afghanistan and the United States.
... South Korea imposes independent sanctions on Iran -
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea said it will ban many financial dealings with Iran and impose other penalties as part of a U.S.-led campaign to enforce sanctions against the country over its disputed nuclear enrichment program.
... N. Koreans may be frustrated with government and likely rise of Kim Jong Eun -
SEOUL - Almost every night, seeking to gather opinion from a country where opinion is often punishable, Kim Eun Ho calls North Korea. He talks mostly to people in Hoeryong city in Hamgyong-bukto province, and the conversations never last long. Hoeryong city employs 14 men who monitor the region's
... U.S. appeals court dismisses suit against firm in 'extraordinary rendition' case -
A closely divided federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit seeking damages from a company that worked with the CIA as part of its "extraordinary rendition" program.
United States - ... Clinton declares 'new American moment' in foreign policy speech -
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton declared Wednesday that "a new American moment" has arrived in international relations, "a moment when our global leadership is essential, even if we must often lead in new ways."
... Egypt pushes back against Senate resolution on elections, human rights -
A Senate resolution condemning Egypt's record on human rights and free elections has sparked an aggressive Washington lobbying campaign by the longtime U.S. ally, which argues that the measure could harm the Middle East peace process and its relationship with the United States.
... Activists in Egypt test waters for President Hosni Mubarak's son to succeed him -
CAIRO - A previously unknown group of activists in Egypt is putting up posters and collecting signatures urging Gamal Mubarak, the son and presumed successor of the country's leader, to run for president in next year's election.
... RNC's Steele visits U.S. territories, prompting talk of a reelection bid -
For a man hoping to lead his party to major congressional victories in November, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele has packed his travel schedule with some unusual destinations in recent weeks: Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
... Tibetans hopeful for Dalai Lama's return and help preserving their culture -
TONGREN, CHINA - In China, the Dalai Lama is officially a dangerous separatist and a "criminal," and his supporters are prohibited from discussing him or even displaying his picture. But here in the ethnic Tibetan areas of Qinghai province, nominally autonomous while under strict Chinese control
... WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange entangled in Swedish criminal inquiries -
STOCKHOLM - Until a few weeks ago, Julian Assange was riding high.
Julian Assange - WikiLeak - ... Signs U.S.-China military exchanges may resume -
Senior U.S. officials concluded a three-day visit to Beijing on Wednesday with both sides declaring that the talks have helped to steady the recently rocky U.S.-China relationship.
Business - ... Afghan police beat back mob of government workers at Kabul Bank branch -
KABUL - Fears over the future of ailing Kabul Bank grew violent Wednesday as state police beat back crowds of frustrated Afghan government workers attempting to withdraw their salaries on the final day before a four-day national holiday.
... As China finds bigger place in world affairs, its wealth breeds hostility -
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN - In a spasm of violence this spring, an angry mob toppled the Kyrgyzstan president, torched his office and ransacked other buildings associated with his hated authoritarian regime. The crowd then turned on a less obvious target: a popular Chinese-owned shopping mall stuffed
... Karzai's brother financed Dubai property purchases through embattled Kabul Bank -
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai made nearly $1 million on a Dubai property deal financed with money from Kabul Bank, according to a person familiar with the transaction and a property sales registry.
... NATO chief: Karzai must crack down on graft -
Reports about endemic corruption in Afghanistan are undermining public support for the war among NATO allies, the military alliance's leader warned Tuesday.
Afghanistan - ... Israel turns back clock for Yom Kippur, sparking debate -
IN TEL AVIV Gil Leibowitz was heading down to the beach on a recent evening to "clear his head," as he put it, with a walk, a run and a sunset swim - the software engineer's after-work summer ritual.
Yom Kipp... Iraqi soldier kills 2 U.S. troops -
BAGHDAD - Two U.S. service members were killed and nine others were wounded when a Kurdish Iraqi soldier sprayed them with gunfire inside an Iraqi army commando base north of Baghdad on Tuesday afternoon, Iraqi and U.S. military officials said.
... Petraeus condemns Fla. church's plan to burn Korans -
KABUL - Gen. David H. Petraeus on Tuesday denounced plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Koran this weekend, saying the demonstration could "endanger troops" and damage the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan.
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