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News and Media RSS FeedsUN agency to resume Gaza aid work - The UN says its main aid agency in Gaza will resume operations there after receiving safety assurances from Israel. ...Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Blagojevich to fight impeachment - The scandal-hit Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich, vows to fight on after being impeached by state lawmakers.... Saudi tanker 'freed off Somalia' - A supertanker is released by Somali pirates after a ransom is dropped onto the ship by parachute, reports say.... Army 'takes key Sri Lanka pass' - The Sri Lankan army captures Elephant Pass, the key link to the Jaffna peninsula, President Mahinda Rajapaksa says.... Google search finds missing child - A nine-year-old girl, allegedly kidnapped by her grandmother, has been found using a mobile phone signal and Google Street View.... US job losses hit record in 2008 - More US workers lost jobs in 2008 than in any year since World War II, with employers axing 2.6 million posts.... Taylor's son jailed for 97 years - "Chuckie" Taylor, son of Liberian ex-leader Charles Taylor, is sentenced by a US court to 97 years in jail after being convicted of torture.... Zimbabwe troops 'eat elephants' - A Zimbabwean wildlife campaigner tells the BBC that soldiers are being given elephant meat to eat, as the economic crisis deepens.... Indian IT scandal boss arrested - The founder of scandal-hit Indian software company Satyam is arrested two days after he admitted falsifying the firm's accounts.... Rare venomous mammal is caught on camera - Rare footage of one of the world's most strange and elusive mammals is captured by scientists.... A web of intrigue as Obama appears in Spider-Man comic - US President-elect Barack Obama is to appear on the cover of a special edition of Spider-Man.... Benitez lays into rival Ferguson - Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez claims Man Utd counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson is "the only manager who will not be punished" for criticising referees.... Murray too good for Federer again - Defending champion Andy Murray reaches the final of the Qatar Open with a 6-7 6-2 6-2 win over Roger Federer.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... The buck stops - Did George Bush lead the world into economic crisis?... Day in pictures - Eye-catching pictures from around the world... Rebel retreat - Is end near for embattled Tamil Tigers?... Coffee cartoon - Why the brew has Colombians in a litigious mood... It's quiz time! - What Hemingway codes have been made public?... A to Z of Motown - The record label celebrates 50 years of crowd-pleasers... Kenya to declare food emergency - Kenya's government is to declare a national emergency because of a drought affecting 10 million people.... Obama confirms intelligence picks - Barack Obama picks former Bill Clinton aide Leon Panetta to head the CIA and Adm Dennis Blair as Director of National Intelligence.... S Korea cuts rates as woes deepen - South Korea cuts interest rates to a record low of 2.5%, as carmaker Ssangyong applies for bankruptcy protection.... EU gas monitors arrive in Ukraine - There are hopes that gas flows through Ukraine may be resumed after the first EU monitors arrive to check pipelines from Russia.... Canada expels US woman deserter - A US army deserter and mother of three is ordered to leave Canada after her appeal for refuge fails.... Pakistan al-Qaeda leaders 'dead' - Al-Qaeda's operations chief in Pakistan and another top aide are believed to have been killed, US and Pakistani sources say.... Man shot dead in post office raid - A sub-postmaster's son is shot dead and another man is hit in the leg in a robbery in north Worcestershire.... Spanish industrial output plunges - Production in Spanish factories fell by 15.1% in November, the biggest fall on record, as the downturn gathers pace.... Body repair 'could be ramped up' - A combination of drugs could trick the body into sending its repair mechanisms into overdrive, say scientists.... Mosquitoes make sweet love music - Sexy songs sung by mosquitoes in courtship could be key to curbing the spread of dengue fever, say scientists.... Pop singer Dave Dee dies aged 65 - Sixties pop star Dave Dee, whose hits include The Legend of Xanadu, dies aged 65, after a three-year battle with cancer.... Do-it-yourself 3D movies at home - New 3D technology may mean films might no longer be the sole province of movie studios.... 100 Survivors Rescued in Gaza From Ruins Blocked by Israelis - JERUSALEM, Jan. 9 -- Emergency workers said they rescued 100 more trapped survivors Thursday and found between 40 and 50 corpses in a devastated residential block south of Gaza City that the Israeli military had kept off-limits to the International Committee of the Red Cross for four days.
... For One Night, GIs in Iraq Get a Taste of Home: Football and Beer - BAGHDAD, Jan. 8 -- Of all the missives the top U.S. military commander in Iraq has signed, probably none generated more cheer than the one issued this week authorizing all U.S. troops to drink beer.
... Israel and Hamas Reject U.N. Cease-Fire Resolution - JERUSALEM, Jan. 9 -- Israel and Hamas on Friday rejected a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert calling the plan "unworkable" and a Hamas official saying it "does not take the Palestinian interest into consideration."
... Russia Prepares to Resume Gas Shipments to Europe - MOSCOW, Jan. 9 -- Russia said Friday it was preparing to resume natural gas shipments to Europe as the European Union sought an agreement that would allow a team of international observers to verify that fuel isn't being stolen as it passes through Ukrainian pipelines.
... 100 Survivors Rescued in Gaza From Ruins Blocked by Israelis - JERUSALEM, Jan. 8 -- Emergency workers said they rescued 100 more trapped survivors Thursday and found between 40 and 50 corpses in a devastated residential block south of Gaza City that the Israeli military had kept off-limits to the International Committee of the Red Cross for four days.
... Jan. 1 Attack By CIA Killed Two Leaders Of Al-Qaeda - A New Year's Day CIA strike in northern Pakistan killed two top al-Qaeda members long sought by the United States, including the man believed to be behind September's deadly suicide bombing at a Marriott hotel in the Pakistani capital, U.S. counterterrorism officials confirmed yesterday.
... Gas for Europe Is Contingent On Monitoring, Putin Says - MOSCOW, Jan. 8 -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia would resume shipments of natural gas to Europe only after international observers are in place to prevent Ukraine from stealing fuel. But talks with the European Union on a monitoring arrangement bogged down as the midwint
... From a Visionary English Physicist, Self-Adjusting Lenses for the Poor - OXFORD, England -- Joshua Silver remembers the first day he helped a man see.
... U.N. Security Council Calls for Cease-Fire; U.S. Abstains From Voting - JERUSALEM, Jan. 8-- The U.N. Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, hours after the United Nations announced it would suspend humanitarian aid deliveries in the territory, citing Israeli attacks on its facilities and personnel.
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