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News RSS FeedsEuropean banks rescue plan agreed - European leaders meeting at a crisis summit in Paris announce a plan to save their beleaguered banking industry....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Tsvangirai in threat to quit deal - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai threatens to pull out of a power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe.... Haider 'crashed at double speed limit' - Austrian far-right politician Joerg Haider was driving at twice the speed limit when he died in a car crash, officials say.... Pakistan hit 'kills 27 Taleban' - Pakistan says its forces have killed 27 Taleban, two days after a suicide attack by the militants in Orakzai province.... Turkish jets bomb Kurds in Iraq - Turkey's military says its planes bombed Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, in the seventh cross-border raid in recent days. ... Iraq PM vows to shield Christians - Iraq's prime minister vows to protect Christians in Mosul as nearly 1,000 police are sent to the northern city after sectarian attacks. ... China agrees land reform package - China's leaders approve a package of rural reforms that could shape economic policy over coming years.... India gets its first woman saint - A Catholic nun, Sister Alphonsa, becomes India's first female saint, canonised by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome.... Russia in fresh missile launches - Russia test-fires three intercontinental ballistic missiles, after claiming a distance record for one fired from a submarine. ... Nun, 106, to back Obama after not voting since 1952 - A 106-year-old American nun living in a convent in Rome could well be the oldest person to vote in the 2008 US Presidential election and says she will support Barak Obama. ... Seve diagnosed with brain tumour - Golf legend Seve Ballesteros is diagnosed with a brain tumour and will undergo a biopsy on Tuesday.... Alonso wins as title duo collide - Fernando Alonso wins in Japan as Felipe Massa cuts Lewis Hamilton's lead to five points after a clash between the title rivals.... Gold rush - Austria's mint flat out as investors seek safety... Five alive (just) - Rare, not well done - the species on the brink of extinction ... Playing Palin - TV mimic gets viewers' vote of approval... Rebel's return - What role now for Hasan di Tiro in Indonesia's Aceh?... Poverty politics - Does Obama offer hope to the US poor?... Credit crunch glee - Iran celebrates the global meltdown, but for how long? ... Ethiopian need 'under-estimated' - Aid agencies dispute the Ethiopian government's estimates of those suffering in the country's drought.... McCain in 'hatred' war of words - Republican presidential candidate John McCain clashes with a civil rights icon who accuses him of "sowing hatred".... N Korea hails terror list removal - North Korea welcomes a US decision to remove it from a list of sponsors of terrorism and agrees to allow nuclear access.... EU to expand e-shoppers' rights - The European Commission unveils plans to give more rights to consumers shopping online in the EU.... Security tight in riot-torn Acre - Hundreds of Israeli policemen are deployed in the northern city of Acre after four days of violence between Arabs and Jews.... Taleban killed in Afghan battles - Dozens of Taleban militants are killed by security forces in fighting in southern Afghanistan, local and British officials say.... UK banks 'forced to seek £50bn' - Four major banks are being told they need to seek up to £50bn from taxpayers to boost their balance sheets, the BBC learns.... GM and Chrysler 'in merger talks' - Struggling US car giants General Motors and Chrysler are in talks about a possible merger, US media say.... Repossession 'is mental threat' - House repossession poses the greatest threat to people's mental health, a charity has warned.... US tourist set for space station - US space tourist Richard Garriott follows in the footsteps of his astronaut father as he blasts off into space.... Bollywood's Bachchan in hospital - Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is in a stable condition in a Mumbai hospital after being admitted with abominal pains.... Music fans back legal downloads - Nearly three quarters of online music pirates would be be put off by warnings from their internet provider, suggests a survey.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... Copyright © 2008, The Complete Cat. All Rights Reserved. |