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News RSS FeedsFinancial crisis pummels stocks - Stock markets plummet around the world as investors worry about the growing level of financial turmoil....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Obama highlights McCain scandal - US Democratic hopeful Barack Obama attacks rival John McCain over a 1980s financial scandal, as campaign mudslinging intensifies.... Mammals facing extinction threat - About 25% of the world's mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to the first assessment of their plight for a decade.... Angola arms trial opens in Paris - Forty-two people, including prominent members of French society, go on trial accused of involvement in trafficking arms to Angola.... Suicide blast hits Sri Lanka town - A suicide blast in a Sri Lankan town kills a former general and at least 26 other people, the defence ministry says.... Nobel prize for viral discoveries - The discovery of HIV and work linking a virus to cervical cancer jointly win the Nobel Prize for Medicine.... Deadly earthquake hits Kyrgyzstan - An earthquake kills at least 65 people in Kyrgyzstan, near its mountainous border with China, officials say.... Menezes officers 'not at fault' - The police did nothing wrong in the run-up to the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, a policewoman tells the inquest into his death.... Starbucks denies it wastes water - US coffee-shop chain Starbucks defends itself against claims of a serious waste of water by leaving taps running in its stores all day.... Goat 'condoms' to curb Kenyan herd numbers amid drought - Drought forces Kenyan herdsmen to turn to traditional contraception to control goat population, the BBC's Ruth Nesoba reports.... Poland settle dispute with Fifa - The Polish FA settles the dispute with its government that threatened its ability to co-host Euro 2012, says Fifa chief Sepp Blatter.... England confident over $20m match - ECB chairman Giles Clarke says the $20m (£11.5m) match between England a Stanford Superstars XI will go ahead.... The human cost - 'My grandfather jumped off a roof in the 1929 crash'... Day in pictures - Memorable images from around the world... New era - Is Dr Beetroot's fall a boost for South Africa's Aids fight?... Winning the war? - Judging al-Qaeda's strengths and weaknesses ... Shifting grounds - New states come into play as polls swing to Obama... Kosher calls - Ultra-orthodox Jews struggle with new technology... EU opens 'job centre' in Africa - The EU opens a "job centre" in Mali, hoping fewer young Africans will risk their lives trying to get to Europe.... Ten dead in California bus crash - At least 10 people are killed and many more are injured as a bus en route to a casino overturns in the US state of California.... Tibetan earthquakes kill dozens - At least 30 people die as two earthquakes strike the Himalayan region of Tibet, Chinese state media report.... Europeans sought over hack attack - The FBI is seeking a British man and his German accomplice over attacks on web shops selling satellite TV equipment.... Livni concerned for peace talks - Time is running out for a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, Israel's PM designate Tzipi Livni has warned.... Fury over Zardari Kashmir comment - Kashmiris react with anger after Pakistani President Asif Zardari is quoted as describing militants fighting India as "terrorists".... Stocks slide despite reassurances - The UK's top share index chalks up its biggest one-day points fall ever as Chancellor Alistair Darling tries to reassure financial markets.... Lehman Bros head took home $300m - The head of failed US investment bank Lehman Brothers tells Congress he took home $300m (£172.6m) in compensation in the past eight years.... Pollution linked to appendicitis - Air pollution may increase risk of developing the life-threatening condition appendicitis, research suggests.... EU's climate package 'in crisis' - The EU's attempt to lead the world on climate change will crumble unless its current policy crisis is resolved, a study warns.... Chihuahua is box office top dog - Canine film Beverly Hills Chihuahua is best in show in the North American box office, according to early estimates.... Oyster card hack details revealed - Dutch researchers reveal details of how they managed to copy the radio chips used on London's Oyster card.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... Copyright © 2008, Blurbosphere.com. All Rights Reserved. |