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News and Media RSS FeedsSinger Whitney Houston dies at 48 - Singer and actress Whitney Houston, one of the most celebrated acts of all time, is found dead in Los Angeles at the age of 48....Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk Greek PM gives final euro warning - Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warns the Greek people of imminent catastrophe if parliament fails to pass a deeply unpopular austerity bill.... Malaysia deports tweet row Saudi - Malaysian authorities deport a Saudi journalist who left his country after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a tweet.... Arabs to discuss Syria escalation - Arab foreign ministers are to meet in Cairo to decide their next move after the failure of a UN resolution on Syria, as violence continues in Homs.... Romney victory in Maine caucuses - Frontrunner Mitt Romney sees off a strong challenge from outsider Ron Paul to win the Republican primary caucuses in Maine, say party officials.... Turkmenistan in presidential vote - Polls open in presidential elections in Turkmenistan, with incumbent President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov expected to win another term.... Colombia seizes rebel explosives - A tip-off by demobilised rebels leads Colombian security forces to a large cache of explosives and weapons hidden in a jungle camp.... Sun will continue, says Murdoch - News International owner Rupert Murdoch says he is committed to publishing the Sun newspaper, following the arrest of five of its employees.... One killed in air strikes on Gaza - One man is killed and four others wounded in Israeli air strikes against what it says were "terrorist" sites in the Gaza Strip.... Three Mexico 'kidnappers' lynched - Three men accused of attempted kidnap die after being beaten and set alight by local residents near Mexico City.... Commonwealth in Maldives inquiry - Commonwealth foreign ministers are to hold an urgent meeting to discuss the stand-off in the Maldives between the new president and his predecessor.... Suarez is a 'disgrace' - Ferguson - A snubbed handshake sparks angry reactions as a simmering race row between Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra overshadows Man United's win over Liverpool.... VIDEO: The misfortune of Pakistani PMs - Aleem Maqbool and students hold a history lesson in Pakistani politics full of intrigue, assassination and coups.... VIDEO: No signs of easing for Europe cold snap - The cold snap across Europe is showing no signs of easing, more than a week after it began.... VIDEO: Greek MPs urged to back austerity plan - The Greek Prime Minister has warned that national bankruptcy would leave his country facing "uncontrollable economic chaos and social explosion".... VIDEO: One-minute World News - Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.... VIDEO: Egypt strikes gather little support - Calls by Egyptian activists for a day of strikes and civil disobedience to mark the first anniversary of President Hosni Mubarak's overthrow appear to have very little impact.... VIDEO: Burmese seek glimpse of Suu Kyi - Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has begun campaigning for the first time in the constituency where she is standing for election to parliament.... VIDEO: Confusion on the bridge of Concordia - New video footage has been released showing confusion on the bridge of the command deck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia in the hour after it hit a reef.... VIDEO: Ice fishing: Kazakhstan hosts championship - Kazakhstan is hosting the world ice fishing championship... Greek cabinet approves new cuts - Greece's cabinet approves a draft bill committing to austerity reforms required to get new bailout funds, amid warnings of "chaos" if parliament fails to ratify.... Imports increase US trade deficit - Record imports contributed to a 3.7% increase in the US trade deficit in December, official figures show.... Europe takes to streets over Acta - Thousands of people take to the streets across Europe to demonstrate against a controversial anti-piracy agreement,... Video game sales slump in January - US video games suffer a 34% annual drop for January, according to analysts at NPD. The figures come less than a fortnight before the PlayStation Vita launches.... HBO attacked over death of horses - Animal rights group Peta calls for TV and film safety rules to be tightened after two horses were put down during filming for HBO racing drama Luck, starring Dustin Hoffman.... World Press Photo winner 2011 - A selection of the winning photographs in the 2011 World Press Photo competition... Vega rocket set for maiden voyage - After more than 10 years of development work, Europe's new small satellite launcher is ready for its first flight.... Overfishing 'costing EU £2.7bn' - Overfishing of EU fisheries is costing the European economy £2.7bn a year and 100,000 jobs, a report by a UK think-tank finds.... Dementia plaque 'rapidly cleared' - Destructive plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients have been rapidly cleared by researchers testing a cancer drug on mice.... Cannabis users double crash risk - Drivers who use cannabis before driving double their chances of causing a collision, research suggests.... Italy 15-19 England - England hit back from a nine-point deficit to beat Italy in the first ever Six Nations game at the snow-bound Stadio Olimpico.... France v Ireland match called off - Six Nations game is called off five minutes before kick-off because of a frozen pitch at Stade de France in Paris.... Joyce children's book sparks feud - A children's story by James Joyce is published for the first time in Dublin to the dismay of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation.... Steve Jobs' FBI files made public - The FBI releases its files on Apple founder Steve Jobs, revealing a man who commanded respect but was questioned on his honesty and morality.... 'Peace pact' signed by two Sudans - Sudan and South Sudan sign a non-aggression pact and agree to respect each other's sovereignty, says the chief mediator at crisis talks.... Suu Kyi mobbed on campaign trail - Crowds mob Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she campaigns for the first time in the constituency she is contesting in April.... Russian 'sold CIA missile data' - A senior officer at Russia's Plesetsk space station is jailed for 13 years after being convicted of selling missile test data to the CIA.... Argentina in UK 'nuclear' claim - Argentina accuses the UK of sending a nuclear-armed submarine to the South Atlantic, and makes an official complaint to the UN over the Falklands.... Iran to make nuclear announcement - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country will announce major nuclear achievements in the next few days.... Obama changes contraception rule - US President Barack Obama says insurers - and not religious institutions - will provide contraception to women free of charge, amid a row with religious leaders.... PM 'at one' with Lansley over NHS - David Cameron insists he is "at one" with Andrew Lansley amid growing speculation about his health secretary's position and controversial changes to the NHS.... Liverpool owners 'should step in' - Gordon Taylor says Liverpool's owners should take action after Luis Suarez refused to shake hands with Patrice Evra.... Hopes over referendum wrangles - The Scottish and UK governments say they are hoping to quickly resolve outstanding wrangles over plans for the independence referendum.... PM 'plans football racism summit' - The prime minister is to stage a summit on racism in football following a series of high-profile incidents, the Sunday Telegraph reports.... Day in Pictures: 10 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 10 February 2012... Your pictures: Grubby - Readers' pictures on the theme grubby.... In Pictures: Yayoi Kusama retrospective - Retrospective at the Tate Modern... Day in pictures: 9 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 9 February 2012... In pictures: Maldives 'coup' inflames tensions - Protests lead to the resignation of President... Day in pictures: 8 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 8 February 2012... In pictures: Snowy Sunday - Much of UK with several inches of snow... Super Bowl photos - New York Giants beat New England Patriots... The Falklands egg shortage - Why food shortages overshadow Royal Falkland visit... Is Britain a role model for Islamists? - Is Britain a good role model for the Muslim world?... Point of View: Why 2012 is a year to remember - Why 2012 is a bumper year for anniversaries... Has Turkmenistan changed at all? - Turkmenistan has swapped one absolute ruler for another... BBC journalist's 'typically Indian' beating - BBC journalist on why he was attacked by a Bihar mob... Gay Peruvians seek legal protection - Peru's gay community calls for legal support... Stars' big impact on troop morale - Do pop concerts make troops feel better?... Meeting Rick Santorum's Italian family - Italian family's surprise over US presidential hopeful... Threats of war cloud hopes for Middle East -
BEIRUT ? Fears of an as-yet-undefined Middle Eastern war are darkening the horizons of a region that only a year ago was celebrating the fall of dictators, the ascent of people power and the promise of a new era of democracy.
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... Top general assassinated in Damascus -
BEIRUT ? The daylight assassination of a top general in a residential neighborhood of the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Saturday underscored the growing militarization of the uprising against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, and also perhaps its increasing militancy.
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... In Egypt, NGO crackdown and draft law have chilling effect -
CAIRO ? A crackdown on U.S.-funded pro-democracy groups in Egypt and a bill before parliament that would further restrict nongovernmental organizations here are inhibiting development work and activism during a period many Egyptians hoped would be marked by greater freedoms.
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... Marine?s suicide is only start of family?s struggle -
For most of his 26 years in the military, Maj. Jeff Hackett was a standout Marine. Two tours in Iraq destroyed him.
Home from combat, he drank too much, suffered public breakdowns and was hospitalized for panic attacks. In June 2010, he killed himself.
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... For Pakistan?s prime minister, a question of loyalty -
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ? They now inhabit regal mansions in the nation?s capital, but the prime minister and the president of Pakistan have known their share of more lowbrow addresses ? namely, jail cells.
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... In China, will transition bring real change? -
BEIJING ? As measured by China?s state-run media, the country?s leadership transition is already well underway.
Vice President Xi Jinping, who will move up to Communist Party general secretary later this year and president of China in 2013, has appeared prominently on the front page of China Daily in recent weeks, signing ping pong paddles with former president Jimmy Carter, toasting the 40th anniversary of President Nixon?s visit to China,... In Helmand, training Afghan Local Police is a challenge -
KHAR NIKAH, Afghanistan ? Inside a cold room surrounded by sand-filled Hesco barriers in the remote Gereshk Valley, British forces are teaching a group of young Afghan fighters how to protect their village from the Taliban.
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... Turkish diplomat: Iran is ready to cut a deal -
Turkey?s top diplomat said Friday that Iran is ready to negotiate an end to the standoff with Western powers over its nuclear program, suggesting that the controversy could be resolved quickly if the deep distrust between the two sides could be overcome.
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... Navy ship to be named for Gabrielle Giffords -
Gabrielle Giffords, the former Arizona congresswoman who survived an assassination attempt one year ago, is getting a Navy vessel named in her honor.
The Navy said Friday that its newest Littoral Combat Ship, a small, agile surface vessel, will be known as the USS Gabrielle Giffords. The ship?s ?sponsor? will be Roxanna Green, the mother of Christina-Taylor Green, the 9-year-old girl who was killed in the Tucson shooting that wounded Giffords in... A spy swap?s legacy persists, 50 years on -
On a bridge outside Berlin one gloomy morning 50 years ago Friday stood Francis Gary Powers, the pilot of a CIA spy plane that was shot down over the Russian Ural mountains. He had waited 21 months for this moment. He had survived a plane crash, weeks of harsh interrogation and the brutal conditions of a Soviet prison. He was on the threshold of freedom, and his heart was thumping heavily.
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... As al-Qaeda magazine goes quiet, intelligence analysts also lose a valuable resource -
Al-Qaeda?s glossy online magazine, Inspire, hasn?t been seen since its creators were killed in a U.S. drone strike last fall, but the terrorist group?s loyalists aren?t the only ones lamenting its demise.
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... House report criticizes Bush and Obama administrations on Guantanamo -
A report by House Republicans criticizes both the Bush and Obama administration for policies that led to the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba who later reengaged in terrorism or the insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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... Saudi Arabian protester, second in two days, reportedly shot dead by security forces -
For the second day in a row, a protester in Saudi Arabia has been shot dead by security forces during demonstrations, the Lede blog reports, citing activists.
Protester Zohair al-Saad died of gunshot wounds after security forces opened fire in a tiny town north of Qatif, according to an activist Facebook page for videographers, Revolution East.
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... Angela Merkel depicted as Nazi in Greece, as anti-German sentiment grows -
In Greece, old stereotypes about Germany are coming back with a vengeance.
A Greek newspaper upset over Angela Merkel?s handling of Greece?s debt crisis Thursday ran a Photoshopped image on its front page showing the chancellor in Nazi attire standing before a swastika.
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... Syria satellite images show government is using artillery and mortars against Homs -
In a note posted Thursday to his Facebook page, U.S. Ambassador Robert Ford shared satellite photos that showed the Syrian government is using artillery and mortars against residential neighborhoods in Homs.
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... Israeli Facebook page begs Netanyahu not to attack Iran until after Madonna show; sets off media firestorm -
A Madonna fan page from Tel Aviv has the world talking.
Artist Kobi Zvili created the page five days ago as an online plea to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, asking him to hold off on any plans to strike Iran until after Madonna performs in Tel Aviv on May 29.
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... North Korean super-sized hotel, tourism experiment may signal slight opening up to outsiders -
The death of Kim Jong Il and ascension of his son Kim Jong Eun put a spotlight on secretive North Korea as it mourned its Dear Leader and welcomed another.
The changes in the country highlighted something else: indications that the reclusive country may be becoming more open to outsiders.
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... In Russia, cold is a matter of degree -
Just weeks ago, Muscovites were suffering through an unseasonably warm winter. They were feeling your pain, Washington, and it was brutal.
Much of Russia spends more than half the year in wintry conditions. Boots go on in October and come off in April. Gym class at school means cross-country skiing in the nearest park. A well-cared-for baby requires frequent outings in the coldest temperatures. There?s nothing like fresh air.
Read full article ... Visiting orangutans in the wild in Borneo?s Tanjung Puting National Park -
The swampy heat swaddles everything like a wet diaper. The coffee-colored Sekonyer River looks tempting to cool off in, but then there are the crocodiles and the water snakes. Somewhere out there, too, are rumors of headhunters ? and not the K Street kind.
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