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News and Media RSS FeedsPrison scheme backed by investors - A "payment-by-results" project to cut re-offending is being officially launched, with investors getting a return only if reoffending drops....Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk US pastor cancels Koran burning - US pastor Terry Jones cancels his Koran-burning event, claiming those behind an Islamic centre near New York's "Ground Zero" had agreed to relocate it.... Soldiers 'kept Afghan body parts' - A group of US soldiers murdered a number of Afghan civilians and took body parts as trophies, documents released by military officials suggest.... 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.... Welfare bill 'to be cut by extra £4bn' - The government is planning to reduce the annual welfare bill by a further £4bn, Chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC.... 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 is to release US woman hiker - Iran is set to release on Saturday Sarah Shourd - one of three detained US hikers held since last July and accused of espionage, officials say.... MPs vote to stay in Afghanistan - MPs overwhelmingly back keeping UK troops in Afghanistan - the first time they have voted on the issue.... 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 the 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.... Live text - Nadal v Verdasco - Rafael Nadal takes on Fernando Verdasco in the US Open night session, with a semi-final against Mikhail Youzhny up for grabs.... Redknapp eyes England manager job - Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp would find the England job "hard to turn down" should he be asked to replace manager Fabio Capello.... England suffer dramatic Cup exit - England women are beaten on penalties in the World Cup semi-final by world and Olympic champions the Netherlands.... Riaz to face police questioning - Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz will be questioned by Scotland Yard on 14 September in relation to allegations of corruption.... Alonso faces team orders grilling - Fernando Alonso tries to put the team orders controversy behind Ferrari after the FIA decided against further punishment for the Italian team.... Wife murdered by cheating husband - A man who texted two lovers with messages of affection on the day he killed his wife of nearly 26 years is jailed for life.... Two hurt in plane crash 'stable' - Two men seriously injured when their light aircraft crashed into a garden in Hampshire are reported to be in a stable condition, police reveal.... Call to merge education services - Education authorities are facing a call to merge so classrooms may be spared the worst of the cuts in public spending.... 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.... 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.... Social worker 'did nothing wrong' - A social worker involved in a County Fermanagh child sex abuse case did not do anything wrong, her employer says.... Second death linked to outbreak - Health officials are investigating a second death which is being linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in south Wales.... £10,000 reward on teenager murder - Police are offering a £10,000 reward in their search for a man wanted in connection with the murder of a teenager in Cardiff.... Suicide raid hits Somalia airport - A carload of suspected Islamist suicide bombers attack Mogadishu airport, killing soldiers and civilians, officials say.... US marines recapture pirated 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.... Race-row German banker quits post - A German banker at the centre of a row over comments he made about Jews and Muslims agrees to leave his post, the Bundesbank says.... Belgium church raids are illegal - Belgium's court rules that recent raids by police probing alleged child sex abuse by Catholic priests were illegal, throwing the investigation into doubt.... Gang strike paralyses El Salvador - Much of El Salvador's public transport grinds to a halt after street gangs force a shutdown to protest at anti-gang legislation.... Chilean MPs join hunger protest - Chilean congressmen join a hunger strike by indigenous Mapuche prisoners against anti-terror laws dating back to military rule.... Al-Qaeda men escape Baghdad jail - Four prisoners with ties to al-Qaeda have escaped from the US-controlled section of Baghdad's Karkh prison, US officials say.... 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.... 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".... Reprieve for US stem cell funding - A court says federal funding for US stem cell research can continue until a final legal decision on the matter.... US exports near to two-year high - The US trade gap in July narrowed thanks to increased exports of large US-made items such as aircraft.... 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.... North East 'least resilient' area - Industrial areas in the North East and Midlands are least resilient to economic shocks, BBC-commissioned research suggests.... 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.... 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.... 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).... Cameron tribute to 'amazing dad' - David Cameron and his family pay tribute to their late father, saying he had "touched a lot of lives".... 'Sponge checks' for cancer risk - Swallowing a sponge on a piece of string could help prevent a deadly form of cancer, experts claim.... Speed of ageing is 'slowing down' - The cost burden of ageing populations in industrialised nations may not be as much as feared because of improved health, a study suggests.... Prostate tests call for 'at risk' - Screening men with a family history of breast and ovarian cancer can lead to early diagnosis of prostate cancer, says a study.... Academies 'may be risky strategy' - The government spending watchdog warns the expansion of the academies programme could risk being poor value for money.... 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.... 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.... Dino clue to 'earliest feathers' - Palaeontologists uncover a new dinosaur with what may be the earliest evidence of feathers.... Whale rescue 'could take weeks' - Animal welfare experts say it could take weeks to free a humpback whale caught up in ropes off Shetland.... New evidence for rare black hole - Researchers say they may have found further evidence for the existence of an unusual type of black hole.... UK 'blind' to black female acts - The chair of the Mercury Prize claims that black British female artists are being ignored by the British public.... Explosive end for EastEnders star - An explosive EastEnders storyline which will lead to the departure of Peggy Mitchell, played by Barbara Windsor, has begun.... 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.... Britain's only gay Mass - Some gay people will protest at the Pope's UK visit next week - but one London Catholic church is hosting a "gay Mass".... 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?... Committee to examine MP phone-hacking claims - MPs have decided to hold a new inquiry into allegations that some of their phones were hacked by journalists at the News of the World.... 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.... Ben Brown boogies - it's Odd Box - Presenters dancing, lessons in how to fall over and the man who drives a dining room table. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.... Taiwan pole climbing celebration - Taiwan has celebrated the end of 'Ghost Month' with an unusual contest dating back at least two centuries.... US Muslims' views on their country - As Muslims around the world begin the Eid festival, marking the end of Ramadan, US citizens reflect on the standing of their religion in their country.... 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.... 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.... Colorado fire destroys homes - A forest fire in the US state of Colorado has destroyed at least 136 homes, according to officials.... 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.... Vulnerable to public sector cuts? - Find out how resilient areas of England might be... 7 days quiz - Can you spot the original Peggy Mitchell for our line-up?... Bloodhound budgets - Are world land speed records indulgent or essential?... Talk of The Town - Rebecca Hall is fast becoming one of Britain's leading actresses... Model politician - British-born ex-Miss Bolivia on why she has gone into politics... Ocean glints - The next generation of telescopes could reveal oceans on planets beyond our Solar System... Economist's views on Muslims spark 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.
... 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
... 4 Iraqi detainees escape from U.S. custody in Baghdad -
BAGHDAD - In an embarrassing and potentially dangerous foul-up, four Iraqi detainees with alleged links to the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda escaped from U.S. custody at a Baghdad detention facility late Wednesday.
... 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.
... 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... Afghans protest Fla. church's plan to burn Korans -
KABUL - Demonstrations erupted here Thursday as hundreds of enraged youths burned effigies, threw rocks and chanted, "Death to America," to protest plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Koran this weekend.
... 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."
... 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.
... 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.
... 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.
... 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.
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