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News and Media RSS FeedsBangkok airport resumes operation - Thailand's main airport officially restarts at full capacity, but thousands of people still face delays as the backlog is cleared....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Russian Orthodox Church head dies - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexiy II, has died at the age of 79, Church officials say.... Global crisis ends Honda F1 dream - Japanese car giant Honda is quitting Formula One motor racing, blaming the world economic crisis.... US carmakers' plea under scrutiny - Bosses from America's big three car companies face a second day of grilling in Congress over their request for a $34bn bailout.... Mugabe 'should go or face arrest' - Zimbabwe's President Mugabe should resign or be sent to The Hague, says Archbishop Desmond Tutu.... Canada halts parliament amid row - Canadian PM Stephen Harper secures a suspension of parliament, saving him from defeat in a confidence vote.... S Lanka army 'enters rebel town' - Sri Lanka's military says it has entered a town in the north-east of the country used as a naval base by the Tamil Tiger rebels.... Oil falls sharply on big job cuts - Oil prices fall to an almost four-year low after more bad economic data in the US, including unemployment benefit rises and big job cuts.... Man killed for 'hogging karaoke' - A man in Malaysia is stabbed to death for refusing to stop singing and hand over the microphone at a karaoke bar, police say.... Swiss inventor travels round the world by the power of the sun - Swiss adventurer Louis Palmer takes his solar-powered car to the UN climate change talks after a round-the-world trip.... US congresswoman mistakes Barack Obama for a hoax caller - A US congresswoman hangs up the phone on President-elect Barack Obama, thinking the call is a hoax.... Sunderland begin hunt for manager - Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn begins the search for a new team boss as Sam Allardyce is installed as the bookmakers favourite.... Pompey crash out after defeat - Portsmouth exit the Uefa Cup after they lose to Bundesliga side Wolfsburg.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... Canadian crisis - Unprecedented halt ends bitter week in parliament... Terror base? - The school some call a Pakistani militant camp... It's quiz time! - Why might Knut the polar bear have to leave his zoo?... Inside Gaza - The daily struggle with hunger and malnutrition... Sound of 2009 - Watch and hear music's rising stars on BBC longlist... Coup culture - Two years on, are elections in Fiji any closer?... Congo and Rwanda to fight rebels - DR Congo and Rwanda are to sign a deal to tackle rebel groups blamed for years of unrest.... 13 killed in Mexico 'drug state' - Thirteen bodies are discovered on a dirt road in Mexico's Sinaloa state, home to a violent drug cartel.... Dry South Australia buys in water - Australia's driest state buys in water amid concerns that it will not have enough to meet its needs next year.... Moroccan convicted of Madrid link - A Moroccan man gets 10 years in prison for links to the group that carried out the 2004 Madrid bombings, killing 191 people.... Hebron settlers evicted by force - Israeli forces evict Jewish settlers from a disputed building in the mainly Palestinian West Bank city of Hebron.... India admits 'lapses' over Mumbai - India's new home minister admits security lapses over the Mumbai attacks and pledges that they will be addressed.... UK Honda staff facing redundancy - 800 workers at Honda in Northamptonshire face redundancy, following news the F1 team is up for sale. ... Crude steady near four-year low - Oil prices are steady at almost four-year lows below $44 a barrel as demand continues to be hit by the slowing global economy.... Warning over internet painkillers - Prescription-only painkillers available over the internet could be "deadly" say experts.... Collider 'needs warning system' - An official investigation into the accident at the Large Hadron Collider recommends the installation of an early warning system.... Guitarist Satriani sues Coldplay - Grammy nominees Coldplay are sued by rock guitarist Joe Satriani over claims that they plagiarised one of his songs.... Nasa delays its next Mars mission - The US space agency (Nasa) has delayed the launch of its Mars Science Laboratory rover mission from 2009 to 2011.... Rice Calls on Pakistanis to Act Quickly on Terrorists - RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Dec. 4 -- The United States turned up the pressure on Pakistan on Thursday as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a visit here, urged the country's leaders to move forcefully against groups linked to the deadly attack last week in the Indian city of Mumbai.
... Cholera Epidemic Is Latest Zimbabwe Crisis to Spill Into Neighboring Countries - MUSINA, South Africa -- Zimbabwe's crumbling economy and services have transformed this South African border town into a teeming district of shoppers, asylum-seekers and job hunters. Now something new has traveled south across the river that divides the two countries: cholera.
... Tapes Show LBJ's Anger at Nixon Aides Over Vietnam Peace Talks - AUSTIN, Dec. 4 -- In the final months of his administration, President Lyndon B. Johnson voiced worry over the Vietnam War peace talks and stridently suggested that associates of Richard M. Nixon were trying to keep South Vietnam away from the table until after the 1968 election, recordings of
... Strategic Command Chief Urges Quick Nuclear Weapons Modernization - The leader of the U.S. Strategic Command said yesterday that "time is not on our side" to modernize the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile, particularly as China and Russia upgrade their nuclear warheads and delivery systems.
... Colombia Reels After Investment Schemes; Scandal Has Riveted Residents, Shaken the Economy, Damaged Uribe's Standing - BOGOTA, Colombia -- The pied piper was a gangly, long-haired entrepreneur whose remarkable success story seemed to augur well for those who invested in his get-rich scheme. David Murcia, 28, had gone from being a traveling salesman making $130 a month to living in a luxury high-rise, driving a
... Indian Middle Class Directs Anger Over Mumbai Attacks at Nation's Politicians - MUMBAI, Dec. 4 -- In the course of the three-day battle between security commandos and the 10 gunmen who laid siege to Mumbai last week, many Indians found a new villain -- the politician.
... France Plans $33 Billion in Economic Stimulus; Central Banks Cut Rates - PARIS, Dec. 4 -- Facing a drastic slowdown, France announced a $33 billion economic stimulus plan Thursday, including cash payments to the poor, a bigger rebate on new-car purchases and a speedup in high-cost public works projects.
... China Presses U.S. to Stabilize Its Finances - BEIJING, Dec. 4 -- China on Thursday admonished the United States to get its internal financial affairs in order and promised to do its best to pull its own economic weight as the global downturn continues.
... Putin Promises in Nationally Broadcast Q&A to Raise Pensions, Other Spending - MOSCOW, Dec. 4 -- Confronting growing public anxiety over a faltering economy, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin assured Russians on Thursday the country would make it through the global financial crisis with "minimal losses" and pledged to boost pension payments and other spending to help those
... Israeli soldiers drag settlers out of Hebron house - HEBRON, West Bank -- Israeli soldiers and police stormed a disputed building in the biblical city of Hebron on Thursday, dragging out 250 young settlers in a raid meant to send a warning to Jewish extremists fighting to keep what they see as God-promised land.
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