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News and Media RSS FeedsRice urges tough Pakistan action - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urges Pakistan to take a "tough line" on terrorism after arriving in Islamabad....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Auto union makes key concessions - Unions pledge concessions to help US carmakers secure the state aid needed to survive, as bosses go to Congress.... Lil' Wayne heads Grammy nominees - US rapper Lil' Wayne is nominated for eight Grammy awards, while Coldplay follow with seven mentions on the shortlist.... Thai airports open as people wait - Bangkok's airports resume operations slowly, as politicians and the public await a birthday speech by the King.... Nomura shedding 1,000 London jobs - Japanese bank Nomura has announced it will cut its staff in London by up to 1,000 people.... Ancient supernova mystery solved - Astronomers have captured light echoes of the historic supernova of 1572, which overturned Aristotle's theory of the universe.... Canada PM vows to stop opposition - Canadian PM Stephen Harper says he will use "every legal means" to block an opposition plan to topple his government.... US gives Mexico anti-drug funding - A $197m (£133m) package giving material aid to help Mexico fight drugs cartels is released by the US government.... North American Anglicans separate - Traditionalist Anglicans formally announce that they are setting up a new Church in the US and Canada.... Salzburg says 'So long, farewell' to plan for Sound of Music family's home to become hotel - The Austrian city of Salzburg block plans to turn the former mansion of the von Trapp family, made famous by The Sound of Music, into a hotel.... British doctor performs amputation in DR Congo by text - A British doctor volunteering in DR Congo performs a life-saving amputation using text message instructions from a colleague.... England set to resume India tour - England's cricketers will fly to Abu Dhabi on Thursday ahead of resuming their tour of India - if happy with security plans.... Man Utd 5-3 Blackburn - Carlos Tevez scores four goals to send Man Utd into the Carling Cup semi-finals at Blackburn's expense.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... Death and gems - Why a Zimbabwe diamond mine was suddenly deserted ... Hearts and minds - Church and state in bitter fight for souls of young Spaniards... Organised chaos - How were Thai protesters able to take the airport?... Landmark treaty - BBC looks at key issues surrounding cluster bombs... Beware, Triffids! - Why the enduring love affair with man-eating plants?... Still simmering - Nato deal papers over deep divisions in the alliance... Zimbabwe 'asks for cholera help' - Zimbabwe's government has asked for urgent help to tackle its cholera outbreak, the World Health Organisation says.... Bolivian unrest ruled 'massacre' - Bolivia's president welcomes a report describing the killing of 20 people in September as a politically-charged massacre.... Dalai Lama urges EU to stand firm - The Dalai Lama urges the European Union to stand firm on human rights to protect the interests of the Chinese people.... Putin to face economy questions - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is set to face a series of questions about the economy in a nationwide broadcast.... Lebanon's Aoun in Damascus visit - Lebanese Christian leader Michel Aoun, who fought a "war of liberation" against Syrian troops, meets Syria's president.... French hostage in Kabul released - A French aid worker who was kidnapped in Kabul has been released, according to France's President Nicolas Sarkozy.... Bank expected to cut rates again - The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates later to their lowest level for more than half a century.... Credit Suisse to cut 5,300 jobs - Troubled Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse says it is shedding another 5,300 jobs from its workforce.... Single cancer cell 'poses danger' - Cancer researchers may have underestimated the power of some cancers to spread, say US researchers.... New flying reptile species found - A new fossil species of flying reptile - with a wingspan the size of a family car - has been uncovered by scientists.... Fairytale launch for Rowling book - JK Rowling is to read extracts of her first book since the final Harry Potter novel to school children in Edinburgh as the fairytales go on sale.... Firm makes one billionth mouse - Amid claims the computer mouse will soon be history, the world's biggest manufacturer of the device rolls the billionth one off the production line.... As Rice Presses Pakistan, Mumbai Residents Hold Massive Rally - NEW DELHI, Dec. 3 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday urged Pakistan to act with "resolve and urgency" to help catch those responsible for last week's terrorist attacks in India, part of a stepped-up U.S. effort to ease tensions between the two nuclear powers.
... Wounded Mumbai Returns to Life - MUMBAI, Dec. 3 -- Nineteen-year-old business student Tanay Karnesh and his friend Prathamesh Gangnaik got to the Leopold Cafe early on Tuesday to eat breakfast at a table with a view. They wanted to sit close to the glass wall left spiderwebbed by the bullets that pierced it the previous Wednesday
... Insiders Say Richardson Is Well Equipped to Guard U.S. Interests at Commerce - CHICAGO, Dec. 3 -- With his choice of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as commerce secretary, President-elect Barack Obama broke with tradition, putting a longtime public servant in a position that has recently been held by private-sector executives.
... British Leader Announces Plan to Help Homeowners Avoid Default - LONDON, Dec. 3 -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown threw a lifeline to people in jeopardy of defaulting on their mortgages, saying Wednesday that homeowners who lose their jobs or suffer a sharp loss in income will be allowed to defer mortgage interest payments for up to two years.
... Iran Confronts an ‘Economic Evolution': Ahmadinejad's Plan to Curb Government Subsidies Threatens to Alienate Recipients - TEHRAN, Dec. 3 -- Gasoline? It's 36 cents a gallon. Laundry detergent? Fifty cents for a standard-size box. Milk? About 20 cents a quart. These prices are so low because Iran's government spends half its national budget to subsidize many of life's necessities. Not for long.
... Conservative Episcopalians Vote to Create Alternative Branch - Conservatives from the Episcopal Church voted yesterday to form their own branch of Anglicanism in the United States and said they would seek new recognition in the worldwide church because of their growing disenchantment over the ordination of an openly gay bishop and other liberal developments.
... Zimbabweans Turn to U.S. Dollar as Hyperinflation Erodes Value of Local Currency - HARARE, Zimbabwe -- The sun was blazing high in the sky just before 1 p.m., five hours after Timothy opened the sparsely stocked shop he manages in a dusty slum here in Zimbabwe's capital. It was time to change the prices.
... U.N. Urged to Persist With Sudan Leader's War Crimes Case - UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 3 -- The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court appealed to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to resist calls by African, Arab and Islamic states to defer prosecution of Sudanese leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and
... Bill Gates Urges Obama to Increase Spending - The world's richest technology entrepreneur -- and leading philanthropist -- came to Washington yesterday with a simple message for President-elect Barack Obama: Increase spending.
... Chertoff Cites Mumbai Attacks in Calling for Tighter U.S. Security - The Nov. 26 terrorist attacks on Mumbai underscore the need for U.S. authorities to counter the security threat posed by small boats, strengthen the U.S. Coast Guard and keep the Federal Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Michael Chertoff said
... New Pentagon Policy Says ‘Irregular Warfare' Will Get Same Attention as Traditional Combat - The Pentagon this week approved a major policy directive that elevates the military's mission of "irregular warfare" -- the increasingly prevalent campaigns to battle insurgents and terrorists, often with foreign partners and sometimes clandestinely -- to an equal footing with traditional combat.
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