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News and Media RSS FeedsMet 'may reopen phone hack probe' - The Metropolitan Police says it may reopen the investigation into allegations of phone hacking by the News of the World if new evidence is uncovered....Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk Student migration 'unsustainable' - The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green will say in his first major speech on immigration.... Spain's Eta 'declares ceasefire' - Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for independence, the BBC learns.... Second soldier's death announced - A British soldier dies in hospital of injuries he received in an explosion in Afghanistan, the second British casualty in 24 hours.... Blair criticises prison policies - Former prime minister Tony Blair criticises the government's prison policies, saying the coalition is soft on crime.... Diabetes drug advice 'not heeded' - A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it is recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.... Pope 'may appeal' in Iran stoning - The Vatican says it could appeal diplomatically to Iran to spare the life of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery.... MPs to debate AV bill on return - Plans for a referendum of the way MPs are elected will take centre stage on Monday as the House of Commons resumes business.... Need to cut deficit 'supported' - Many people are in favour of reducing the deficit but they are less clear about where cuts should be made, a BBC poll suggests.... Miners' families mark first month - Relatives of 33 trapped miners in Chile hold a ceremony to mark their first month underground.... Hameed hits out at fixing 'sting' - Pakistan's Yasir Hameed says a meeting he had with the News of the World that was secretly recorded has been "inaccurately reported" by the tabloid.... Landslides kill 36 in Guatemala - At least 36 people die in Guatemala in landslides caused by weeks of intense rain, and many others are still missing.... Pub still serving after car smashes through toilet wall - A pub landlady tells how she discovered a car embedded in the wall of the men's toilets.... Prince and Tony Blair to appear on Daybreak show - Prince Charles and ex-prime minister Tony Blair will be guests in the first week of new ITV morning show Daybreak.... Murray makes shock US Open exit - Britain's Andy Murray goes out of the US Open after suffering a dramatic slump against 25th seed Stanislas Wawrinka.... England cruise to win in Twenty20 - England underline their status as World Twenty20 champions as they cruise to victory in the first of two internationals against Pakistan.... Live text - US Open day seven - Andy Murray crashes out of the US Open with a third-round defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka, while John Isner and Sam Stosur feature in the evening session on day seven at Flushing Meadows.... Rooney set to travel with England - Wayne Rooney will travel to Switzerland for England's Euro 2012 qualifier despite allegations about his private life.... Toshack ready to quit Wales job - John Toshack is on the verge of quitting as Wales manager after the defeat in Montenegro, BBC Sport understands.... ELO cellist killed by bale of hay - Early ELO member Mike Edwards is killed in a freak road accident involving a bale of hay in Devon.... Burnt golf course body was a man - Police trying to identify a badly-burnt body found on a golf course in East Sussex believe the young man was murdered elsewhere.... Scots face further economic toil - The boss of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Scotland warns the next 18 months may be much tougher for the economy than the past 18.... Student poverty at 'crisis level' - Student hardship in Scotland reaches "crisis levels", a survey by the National Union of Students (NUS) finds.... Twelve children have E. coli bug - Twelve children in the Lurgan area are infected with E. coli 0157, the Public Health Agency has confirmed.... Four charged over 'brothel' raids - Two men and two women are due in court following a series of raids on suspected brothels in Belfast in a UK-wide operation.... Local identity worry in shake-up - Some community identities in Wales may be "wiped clean" by proposals to shake up local councils, it is claimed.... Hospital airlift for horse riders - A woman is discharged from hospital after two riders fell from horses on a beach on the Llyn peninsula in Gwynedd.... Mozambique police fire at rioters - Police in Mozambique's capital fire rubber bullets on the third day of riots, as the violence spreads to the central city of Chimoio.... Nigerian economy 'to grow by 10%' - Nigeria's economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country's finance minister says.... New Zealand assesses quake damage - Officials assess the damage caused by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, as aftershocks continue.... South Korea FM offers to resign - The South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, offers to resign after it was revealed that his daughter was offered a job in his ministry.... Germany extends nuclear lifespan - Germany's government agrees to extend the life span of the country's nuclear power plants by an average of 12 years, officials say.... Car bomb kills Russian soldiers - A suicide car bombing at a military base in the southern Russian region of Dagestan kills five soldiers and wounds about 40 others.... Salvador police find $9m barrel - Police in El Salvador find a barrel containing more than $9m of suspected drug money, with more cash in a second barrel nearby.... Six die in Barbados shop attack - Armed robbers in Barbados have set fire to a clothing shop in the capital, Bridgetown, killing six people who were inside.... US troops summoned in Iraq attack - US troops are called in to help Iraqi forces battle insurgents behind a deadly attack on an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, security officials tell the BBC.... One dead in Israeli raids on Gaza - Israel carries out three bombing raids on the Gaza Strip, killing one man and injuring another.... Security stepped up at Kabul Bank - Armed police are posted outside the main branch of Kabul Bank as customers continue to withdraw money amid fears it may collapse.... French hostages 'in good health' - Two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan in December are alive, says President Nicolas Sarkozy's chief adviser.... BP well 'poses no further risk' - The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.... Kara DioGuardi leaves Idol panel - Songwriter Kara DioGuardi becomes the latest member of the judging panel on American Idol to quit this year.... Six million facing new tax bills - HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.... Rovers takeover man left UK debts - The Indian businessman hoping to buy Blackburn Rovers, Ahsan Ali Syed, left a trail of debt from his time in the UK, 5 live Investigates reveals.... UN calls special food price talks - The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices.... Blair in climate inaction warning - Former UK Prime Minster Tony Blair warns world leaders they may pay a heavy price in history if they fail to tackle global warming.... SNP rethink Scots referendum plan - The Scottish government is set to shelve plans for an independence referendum before next year's election.... Gove defends free school numbers - Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable".... Gum and heart link 'breakthrough' - Scientists say they have established one reason why gum disease may increase the risk of heart disease.... Reading Arabic 'hard for brain' - Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.... 'No evidence' implants are toxic - Tests on a type of breast implant filled with an unapproved gel have shown no evidence they are unsafe, UK experts say.... Tory defects over schools scheme - A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative".... Men in short supply in primaries - One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show.... Music tuition falling, poll says - Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests.... Tiny solar cells fix themselves - A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells.... PS3 hack escapes court challenge - Sony has won a permanent ban in Australia of a hack for its PS3, but the code behind it has been released for free on the web.... Craigslist ends adult service ads - Online marketplace Craigslist closes its US adult services listing following pressure from attorneys general and advocacy groups.... Hubble re-shoots 1987 star blast - The Hubble space telescope returns to view one of its favourite subjects - a giant stellar explosion first seen from Earth in 1987.... Danish rocketeers postpone launch - A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts trying to launch a dummy 30km into the sky abort the mission when a valve on their rocket freezes up.... Plans for solar 'close encounter' - Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere.... Number one for debut Murs single - Former X Factor contestant Olly Murs goes straight to the top of the UK singles chart with his debut single Please Don't Let Me Go.... Funeral for festival death star - The funeral is held of singer Charles Haddon from Northamptonshire who died in a fall in Belgium.... Robbie turns on Blackpool lights - Thousands of people watch Robbie Williams switch on Blackpool's illuminations.... Do our memories get better with age? - Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture?... Eddie who? - Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention?... Don't let the bed bugs bite - The world is on the verge of a bed-bug pandemic, according to a report - how did the tiny biting insects come to pose such a threat?... Could adverts appear on the Colosseum? - The Italian government is inviting private companies to sponsor the Colosseum to help fund repairs.... Trapped miners speak to families - The group of miners in Chile trapped underground for a month have been talking to their families on a video link.... Cell assault policeman faces sack - A police officer who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman by throwing her into a cell faces being dismissed.... Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin - Eggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin.... New Zealand assesses damage - Officials in New Zealand have been evaluating the damage caused in the city of Christchurch by an earthquake and its many aftershocks.... Ian McEwan: Booker winner 'not my best' - Author Ian McEwan talks to Matt Stadlen about the exercise of writing, the importance of long, moody walks, the "thinginess" of James Joyce and getting to grips with quantum mechanics.... The military 'junk' left in Iraq - Thousands of tonnes of US military equipment have been moved out of Iraq but plenty has been left behind - and not just for the troops who remain there.... Making music from children's old toys - The Modified Toy Orchestra is a band made up of five musicians - and 48 tweaked toy instruments.... In pictures - Search for dozens feared buried by Guatemalan mudslide... Crumble in the jungle - Ali-Foreman boxing match venue now in state of decay... Warhol's pivotal years - A major new exhibition focuses on crucial four-year period... Medieval munchies - How an ancient diet could aid healthy eating... Missing in Mexico - Mystery of young women disappearing in Ciudad Juarez... Historical dilemma - How can Italy best commercialise its world-famous Colosseum?... Cottage country - Escaping the hustle and bustle of city life in Ontario... Officials freeze assets of Kabul Bank shareholders, excepting Karzai's brother -
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Struggling to contain an escalating crisis at Kabul Bank, Afghan authorities have barred the sale of Kabul properties held by the bank's principal owners.
Hamid Karzai - ... Car bomb kills 12 at Baghdad military HQ Iraq -
BAGHDAD - Just five days after the United States declared the end of its combat mission in Iraq, U.S. soldiers opened fire Sunday morning on suicide bombers who snuck into an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, a U.S. military spokesman said.
... Pakistani refugees showing some can-do spirit -
IN SUKKUR, PAKISTAN As ruined lives and landscapes threaten Pakistan's fragile government, another dismal reality might help save it: The refugees from this summer's catastrophic floods have profoundly low expectations of their leaders.
... Scientists find evidence discrediting theory Amazon was virtually unlivable -
SAN MARTIN DE SAMIRIA, PERU - To the untrained eye, all evidence here in the heart of the Amazon signals virgin forest, untouched by man for time immemorial - from the ubiquitous fruit palms to the cry of howler monkeys, from the air thick with mosquitoes to the unruly tangle of jungle vines.
... Basque government in Spain calls ETA cease-fire meaningless -
MADRID - The armed Basque separatist group ETA, under pressure from political allies to renounce violence and weakened repeatedly by the arrests of its leaders, announced another cease-fire Sunday, suggesting it might turn to a political process in its quest for an independent homeland.
... Classic cars can cost millions, but are they good investments? -
Peter Mullin, owner of one of the world's largest private collections of classic French automobiles, points to a 1935 Hispano-Suiza J12 Cabriolet sitting among 60 other cars in his museum in Southern California.
... Mine foreman keeps trapped crew on task in Chile -
Luis Urzua went to work as a shift foreman at the San Jose gold and copper mine here in northern Chile on Aug. 5. A month later, the steely 54-year-old has yet to relinquish his command, pivoting to the challenge of organizing the increasingly sophisticated existence of 33 men facing long-term entra
... The post-9/11 life of an American charged with murder -
On the morning of Jan. 26, Sharif Mobley stepped out of his apartment in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, to buy some cereal for his sleeping 3-year-old daughter. The young American from New Jersey was quickly surrounded by eight black-clad, masked operatives from the country's secret police. Mobley
... Drug lord 'La Barbie' takes spotlight in Mexico City -
MEXICO CITY - A ritual is performed when drug lords are arrested here. They are paraded before the news cameras, often with black eyes and fresh bruises, then stand shackled and grimacing between a pair of masked police.
... Authorities struggle to stabilize Kabul Bank -
KABUL - With crowds again besieging Afghanistan's largest private bank after a day's respite for Friday prayer, Afghan authorities on Saturday grasped for a plan to shore up tottering Kabul Bank and avoid potential economic and political turmoil.
... N. Korea's Kim Jong Il expected to introduce son as successor -
TOKYO - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il will probably use an upcoming meeting of party elites to introduce his heir apparent, initiating the Stalinist dictatorship's second hereditary power transfer, U.S. and South Korean experts and officials say.
... U.S. troops have left $324 million in back pay unclaimed -
Uncle Sam wants to give free, no-strings-attached money to about 145,000 troops who were involuntarily kept on duty after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, but is having trouble persuading them that it's not a gimmick.
... Karzai urges Afghans not to panic as bank withdrawals accelerate -
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - As depositors thronged branches of Afghanistan's biggest bank, President Hamid Karzai told Afghans on Thursday not to panic shortly after his brother, a major shareholder in the beleaguered Kabul Bank, called for intervention by the United States to head off a finan
... U.S. Marines, British advisers at odds in Helmand -
U.S. Marines and British civilian advisers are waging two wars in the hilly northern half of Helmand province: They're fighting the Taliban, and they're quarreling with each other.
United States - ... U.S. to temper stance on Afghan corruption -
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - U.S. commanders in southern Afghanistan are adopting a strategy that increasingly places the priority on fighting the Taliban even if that means tolerating some corruption.
Afghanist... Ex-bank executives say their dismissals caused panic withdrawals in Kabul -
KABUL -- The two ousted executives of Afghanistan's largest bank have blamed a hasty management purge for a run on the embattled institution this week.
... Bombing in Pakistan kills 65, prompting fears of rising sectarian violence -
SUKKUR, PAKISTAN - A suicide bombing at a Shiite demonstration in the western Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday left at least 65 people dead, triggering fears of an outbreak of sectarian violence as the nation continues to struggle with ruinous floods.
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