onsdag 7 september 2011

07-Sep-2011 07:20

Four die in shooting at US diner :: A gunman wielding an AK-47 kills four people at a pancake restaurant in Carson City, capital of the US state of Nevada, officials say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-14813982

11 killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan :: Five people were killed and 20 others were injured Wednesday from an explosion in southwestern Pakistan, local police told CNN.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/pakistan.explosion/index.html?eref=edition

Gunman kills 4 at NV IHOP, including Guard members :: CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- A gunman wielding an AK-47 opened fire on a table of uniformed National Guard members at an IHOP restaurant on Tuesday in an outburst of violence that killed five people, wounded seven others and put Nevada's capital city on high alert....
url: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IHOP_SHOOTING?SITE=CODUR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Decision due on City Hospital A&E :: A decision is expected later on a date for the closure of the accident and emergency department at Belfast City Hospital.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-14808025

Ten killed in Pakistan explosion :: A bomb attack has killed at least 10 people in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta, police officials say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-14816487

Two accused of 'terrorism' via Twitter :: Parents panicked, rushing to rescue their children from schools they feared were under attack. Traffic jammed. Cars crashed. And online, rumors flew.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/06/mexico.twitter.terror/index.html?eref=edition

Syria calls off visit from head of Arab League :: Syria cancels a visit by the head of the Arab League, who was to deliver proposals for ending the government's crackdown on protesters calling for reform.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/09/06/syria.arab.league/index.html?eref=edition

Australia rebounds back to growth :: Australia's economy grows 1.2% in the June quarter, rebounding from a contraction during the first three months of the year.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14801352

Mubarak trial to resume in Cairo :: The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is to resume in Cairo, following scuffles at a court appearance earlier this week.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14816324

Nightcap 'good for older women' :: An alcoholic drink a day is linked with better health among women progressing into old age, research suggests.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-14806312

UK pancreatic cancer care lagging :: The UK ranks as one of the worst countries in the world in terms of survival for patients with pancreatic cancer, a review reveals.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-14811010

Yahoo fires Bartz as CEO, names CFO to fill void :: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yahoo Inc. fired Carol Bartz as CEO Tuesday after more than 2 1/2 years of financial lethargy that had convinced investors that she couldn't steer the Internet company to a long-promised turnaround....
url: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_YAHOO_CEO?SITE=CODUR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Rare birds added to at-risk list :: Two once-widespread woodland species of British birds are put on the endangered list after a steep decline in their numbers.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-14815987

Parents 'in debt over childcare' :: A quarter (24%) of UK parents questioned in a survey by the Daycare Trust and Save the Children say the cost of childcare has caused them to get into debt.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-14806886

Mitt Romney unveils U.S. jobs plan :: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will unveil his jobs plan in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the latest among Republican presidential hopefuls to come out with a proposal to grow the economy and boost employment.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/09/06/romney.jobs.plans/index.html?eref=edition

Top Gadhafi official flees to Niger in desert trek :: TARHOUNA, Libya (AP) -- Convoys of Moammar Gadhafi loyalists, including his security chief, fled across the Sahara into Niger in a move that Libya's former rebels hoped could help lead to the surrender of his last strongholds....
url: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_LIBYA?SITE=CODUR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Regulators raid Google's Seoul offices :: Read full story for latest details.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/09/06/google.seoul.ft/index.html?eref=edition

Mercury memories :: PJ Harvey takes Mercury Prize a second time - 10 years after 9/11
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-14815936

Online firm Yahoo fires CEO Bartz :: Yahoo's chief executive Carol Bartz is fired by the internet company after two-and-a-half years in the top job.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14816077

Texas fires kill 4, destroy more than 1,000 homes :: BASTROP, Texas (AP) -- One of the most devastating wildfire outbreaks in Texas history left more than 1,000 homes in ruins Tuesday and stretched the state's firefighting ranks to the limit, confronting Gov. Rick Perry with a major disaster at home just as the GOP presidential contest heats up....
url: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEXAS_WILDFIRES?SITE=CODUR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Obama to propose $300 billion to jump-start jobs :: WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy weak and the public seething, President Barack Obama is expected to propose $300 billion in tax cuts and federal spending Thursday night to get Americans working again. Republicans offered Tuesday to compromise with him on jobs - but also assailed his plans in advance of his prime-time speech....
url: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_JOBS_DEBT?SITE=CODUR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Death toll climbs from Texas wildfires :: A raging wildfire near Austin, Texas, killed two people, officials said Tuesday, as firefighters fought to gain the upper hand against flames, wind and fatigue.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/06/texas.fires/index.html?eref=edition

In financial crisis, Post office turns to Congress :: WASHINGTON (AP) -- Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe warned that the Postal Service is on "the brink of default" as he battles to keep his agency solvent. Without legislation by Sept. 30, the agency "will default on a mandated $5.5 billion payment to the Treasury," Donahoe told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday....
url: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_POSTAL_PROBLEMS?SITE=CODUR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Knox trial: Doubt reigns as experts fight over DNA :: PERUGIA, Italy (AP) -- Questions have mounted over crucial DNA evidence linking American student Amanda Knox and her co-defendant to the murder of her British roommate, with forensic experts giving detailed and conflicting views in court over genetic science....
url: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ITALY_KNOX?SITE=CODUR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Romney jobs plan: cut taxes, slap China, drill oil :: NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) -- Casting himself as America's CEO, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Tuesday outlined a sweeping economic plan that would reduce regulations and taxes on companies, sanction China over its currency practices and weaken the clout of labor unions....
url: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ROMNEY_JOBS?SITE=CODUR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

MPs debate private money in NHS :: Ministers do not "fully understand" the consequences of increasing the amount of money NHS hospitals can earn from private patients, an MP says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-14815776

Texas wildfires torch 1,000 homes :: Dozens of wildfires raging in rain-starved Texas are now known to have burned more than 1,000 homes, say state officials.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-14809156

Three die in shooting at U.S. restaurant :: A gunman with an AK-47 variant opens fire at a restaurant in Carson City in the U.S. state of Nevada, killing three people before turning the gun on himself, police say.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/09/06/nevada.shooting/index.html?eref=edition

Gaddafi aide 'in Niger capital' :: Col Gaddafi's security chief is among Libyan ex-officials now in Niger's capital, officials there say, as Gaddafi loyalists reportedly cross the border in a convoy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14814388

Prison is sex offenders' 'choice' :: Inspectors say a Dumfries jail has become the "prison of choice" for long-term sex offenders and seek a strategy for dealing with such criminals.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-14805091

Wembley incident: Wales fan dies :: A man thought to be a Wales football fan dies following an incident before the team's match against England at Wembley.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-14815693

Peru approves consultation law :: Peruvian President Ollanta Humala approves a law giving indigenous communities the right to be consulted about development on their land.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-14812506

Police reform heads Scots agenda :: Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond is to announce plans for a new, national police force, as he details his programme for the coming year.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-14804184

BerkShares :: The corner of Massachusetts that has its own currency
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-14814834

Mobile phone Jesus advert banned :: A mobile phone advertisement featuring an illustration of Jesus winking is banned and called "disrespectful" by the advertising watchdog.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14815616

Syria delays Arab League visit :: Syria makes a last-minute request for the Arab League chief to delay his planned visit aimed at pressing for an end to the crackdown on protests.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14815638

Abuse victim to die before payout :: A man abused in a Catholic boys' home says he is unlikely to live long enough to receive compensation.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-14807926

Underground chick-killers filmed :: Blind, featherless honeyguide chicks become killers within days of hatching, footage has revealed.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14802180

High drama :: Painted ladies and speech-singing: a guide to Chinese opera
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-14401652

Giant crabs make Antarctic leap :: Up to a million king crabs are discovered on the edge of Antarctica, probably carried by warm water, raising fears for the local ecosystem.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-14803840

'My hero son was a suspect' :: Stories from the embers of 11 September
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-14790016

Woman arrested over man's murder :: A woman is arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found at a house in Cwmbran, south Wales.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-14813683

'E-Type successor' :: Jaguar unveils new sports car
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14801708

VIDEO: PJ Harvey wins Mercury award :: PJ Harvey has become the first person to win the Mercury Music Prize prize twice, with her album Let England Shake.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-14815531

Hens evolve secret sex strategy :: Scientists discover that female chickens have a remarkable ability to choose the father of their eggs.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-14804164

Brazil eyes Haiti troop pull-out :: Brazil plans to start withdrawing its troops from the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti, the defence minister says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-14812500

VIDEO: Megrahi release was 'over BP oil deal' :: The former Libyan foreign minister has claimed that the release of Abdul Baset Ali Al Megrahi two years ago was discussed with the British government and linked to a big contract for the oil company BP.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14815440

US and Europe shares fall further :: US and European shares decline as concerns continue about eurozone debts and the strength of the global economy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14798798

Witness details UVF murder order :: A former UVF man testifying in the 'supergrass' trial in Belfast says the UVF chief who ordered the murder of leading loyalist Tommy English smirked and told the gunman to try and miss the rest of the family.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-14811349

High tax rate 'harms UK economy' :: Twenty leading economists have written to the Financial Times saying the 50p tax rate applied to high earners damages the UK.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14810323

VIDEO: 'Torture at Afghan prisons' UN claims :: The Nato led mission in Afghanistan has suspended the transfer of detainees to some Afghan jails following allegations of widespread torture and mistreatment of prisoners.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-14815441

Captain Cook secures England win :: Skipper Alastair Cook hits an unbeaten 80 as England beat India by seven wickets in the second one-day international at the Rose Bowl, a match reduced to 23 overs per side.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/cricket/14793485.stm

Harvey wins second Mercury Prize :: PJ Harvey beomes the first artist to win the Mercury Prize twice as she is honoured for her album Let England Shake.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-14815129

Bull 1, Mexican matador: never again :: Watch video of the bullfight<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b2bfdd3/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199168714/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187432403/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199168714/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187432403/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7150297.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

Emails ‘prove BP systematically put safety at risk’ :: Congressional investigators have published a series of internal BP memos which they say proves that the British company systematically and negligently put safety at risk on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in order to increase profits.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b2afa2f/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199241046/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187365935/kg/25-27-40/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199241046/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187365935/kg/25-27-40/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article7150296.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

Uzbekistan closes borders to refugees :: Uzbekistan last night closed its borders to refugees fleeing neighbouring Kyrgyzstan as the numbers killed in the ethnic violence spiralled and aid agencies reported fresh allegations of atrocities from the survivors.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b2a8ad3/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199236894/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187337427/kg/45/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199236894/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187337427/kg/45/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7150276.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

US pension funds sue BP directors over the falling share price :: Fifteen directors of BP, including Tony Hayward, the chief executive, and Carl-Henric Svanberg, the chairman, are being sued personally by two US pension funds for their role in the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b29245e/mf.gif' border='0'/>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7150177.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

Britain must prepare for casualty spike in Afghanistan, Cameron warns :: David Cameron warned yesterday that there would be more British deaths in Afghanistan this summer but said that the threat to Britain of an al-Qaeda attack from the region had dropped.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b29716b/mf.gif' border='0'/>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7149956.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

Obama pledges clean energy policy to cut America’s dependency on oil :: President Obama likened the impact of the oil spill disaster on the nation’s psyche to the September 11 terrorist attacks as he made his first multi-state tour yesterday of the Gulf of Mexico.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b29440c/mf.gif' border='0'/>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article7150202.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

Gadhafi not in Niger convoy, says U.S. :: Two Libyan convoys have passed through Niger this week, fueling renewed speculation about the whereabouts of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/09/06/libya.war/index.html?eref=edition

Uninspired England see off Wales :: Ashley Young's goal helps England see off a stubborn Wales side 1-0 to move six points clear at the top of Euro 2012 qualifying group G.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/14780919.stm

Scotland 1-0 Lithuania :: Steven Naismith scores as Scotland keep alive their slim hopes of reaching the Euro 2012 play-offs.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/scotland/14805494.stm

Estonia 4-1 Northern Ireland :: Northern Ireland's Euro 2012 hopes look to be over as they fall to a nightmare 4-1 defeat by Estonia.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/14774738.stm

VIDEO: Photo 'dispels moon landing doubt' :: Nasa has released new images of the Apollo landing sites on the moon, taken from an orbiting spacecraft.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-14811336

Birds rescued as storm sweeps in :: Hundreds of storm-hit seabirds are stranded on the Pembrokeshire coast leading to the biggest rescue operation in the area since the Sea Empress disaster in 1996.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-14790237

VIDEO: Stranded whale swims to freedom :: A 30ft (9m) whale calf that was stranded in mud off the Lincolnshire coast has been freed.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-humber-14814305

VIDEO: Smallest road-legal car unveiled :: A Lincolnshire company claims its has produced the smallest legal road car.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-14811831

Heavy rain postpones Murray match :: Andy Murray must wait until 1600 BST on Wednesday to resume his US Open campaign after rain cancels the entire schedule for day nine.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/tennis/14785373.stm

10 glass ceilings yet to be shattered :: Jill Abramson takes over as the executive editor of the New York Times on Tuesday, the first woman to do so in the paper's 160-year history. So what other top jobs have yet to be taken by women?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-14795958

VIDEO: Popular dog gets busking licence :: The town of Doncaster is claiming to have the only officially licensed busking dog in the UK.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-14813359

Turkey vows new Israel sanctions :: Turkey says it is 'totally suspending' all defence ties with Israel after its refusal to apologise for last year's deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-14800305

Osborne admits economy is weaker :: Chancellor George Osborne admits short-term hopes for the economy have been revised down in recent weeks, but says he will stick to his deficit-cutting plan.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14814673

Strictly signs up Lulu and Edwina :: Singer Lulu, former MP Edwina Currie and TV presenter Alex Jones are among the celebrities who will take part in this year's Strictly Come Dancing.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-14809342

VIDEO: Seabirds rescued on stormy coast :: The RSPCA rescues hundreds of seabirds off the coast of Pembrokeshire in its largest operation in Wales since the Sea Empress tanker disaster 15 years ago.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-14813681

Italians strike against austerity :: Italians stage a general strike against much revised austerity measures, which now include increased sales taxes and a revised wealth levy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-14798534

MPs warned off 'expenses revenge' :: David Cameron warns MPs not to be too "gleeful" about regulating the media as some sort of "revenge" for the MPs' expenses scandal.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-14810644

M&S lobbied over store's closure :: Marks and Spencer will "consider all options" as the store group is lobbied over the planned closure of a store in a seaside resort.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-14812379

Megrahi 'very sick', says his son :: The son of the Lockerbie bomber tells the BBC that his family believe he is innocent of the atrocity and that he is very ill.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-14812219

Politician denies sending jet for sandals :: An Indian politician accused in U.S. diplomatic cables of sending a private jet to fetch a pair of sandals denied the allegations on Tuesday and said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had gone "mad."
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/india.wikileaks/index.html?eref=edition

VIDEO: Osborne warns of Darling memoir backlash :: Chancellor George Osborne has warned Labour to expect a political backlash from the publication of Alistair Darling's memoirs.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9543000/9543816.stm

Work starts on Corrie's new home :: Stars from Coronation Street take part in a groundbreaking ceremony at the soap's planned new home in Salford.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-manchester-14810914

Swiss act to weaken strong franc :: The Swiss franc falls sharply after the central bank pegs the franc to the euro, citing a "massive overvaluation" of the Swiss currency.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14801324

Murdoch 'told of hacking email' :: News of the World lawyer Tom Crone tells MPs he was "certain" he told James Murdoch about an email which indicated phone hacking went beyond one rogue reporter.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-14797365

At a glance :: The authors up for the Man Booker Prize and their shortlisted books
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-14801563

Probe pictures Moon landing sites :: Remarkable new images of the Apollo landing sites on the Moon have just been released by Nasa.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-14813043

Uniforms quiz :: Do you know your Grange Hill badges?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-14811706

Activist dies in DR Congo unrest :: An opposition activist is shot and killed during clashes with police in Kinshasa, where pre-election tension is rising.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14810845

Travellers 'wanted £6m to move' :: A travellers' leader asked for £6m for the land occupied by families facing eviction from Dale Farm in exchange for them leaving, a council alleges.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-essex-14804705

'Right to C-section' considered :: The NHS watchdog for England is considering giving all women the option to have a Caesarean delivery even if there is no medical need.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-14806315

Sydney police end hostage drama :: Australian police storm a Sydney office where a man claiming to have a bomb was said to be holding his daughter, ending an 11-hour hostage drama.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-14798594

Strike school head teacher quits :: The head teacher of a Lancashire secondary school resigns after teachers took strike action over the behaviour of pupils.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-lancashire-14802745

Schools 'not providing worship' :: Many schools are not providing collective daily worship despite legislation which makes it a requirement, according to parents questioned in a BBC survey.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-14794472

Shakespeare tops London festival :: The World Shakespeare Festival is the "trump card" putting "art at the heart of the Olympics", the head of the Cultural Olympiad says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-14790154

Private university's £5,000 fees :: BPP University College is to charge £5,000 per year in tuition fees for three-year courses from 2012.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-14806047

Serbian general jailed at Hague :: The UN tribunal at The Hague jails ex-Yugoslav Army commander Gen Momcilo Perisic for 27 years for aiding and abetting war crimes.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-14802449

Barnes heads up Booker shortlist :: Bookies' favourite Julian Barnes is among six authors featured on this year's Man Booker Prize shortlist.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-14801557

31 killed in Yemen government airstrike :: At least six people were killed and four others injured when a government airstrike hit a mosque in downtown Jaar on Monday, eyewitnesses said.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/09/05/yemen.violence/index.html?eref=edition

The good life :: Life is about experiences - good and bad. So would you plug into a machine that only made you feel happy?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-14789249

Iranians hit in email hack attack :: Up to 300,000 Iranians may have had their Google e-mail monitored using security certificates stolen from DigiNotar.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-14802673

Dell in tie-up with China's Baidu :: Computer maker Dell confirms it is partnering with Baidu, China's top search engine, on mobile devices.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14799100

Superbug enzyme 'photofit' taken :: The structure of the enzyme which breaks down some of medicine's most powerful antibiotics has been determined by UK researchers.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-14788046

Nurses urged to get their flu jab :: Nurses and midwives are being urged to go for their flu jabs after figures reveal less than a third did last year.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-14792570

What's with twagiarism and twirting? :: Why has Twitter spawned a whole twitterverse of new words from tweet cred to twitterhoea, asks Alan Connor.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-14785537

Test tube miracles :: 25 years of IVF treatment at one of the UK's first dedicated centres
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11442887

Value of Afghanistan’s mineral discovery needs to be dealt with cautiously :: The good news from the men at the Pentagon is that beneath the landmines Afghanistan is sitting on a goldmine.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b28e4a7/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199281451/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187229351/kg/65/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199281451/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187229351/kg/65/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7150081.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

Camera becomes turtle’s toy during 1,000-mile sea odyssey :: The mystery of a lost camera’s 1,000-mile aquatic journey has been solved by a sea turtle with a predilection for home videos.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b28f00e/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199147502/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187232270/kg/25/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199147502/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187232270/kg/25/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7150057.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

$5m prize for good governance goes unclaimed again in Africa$ :: Wanted â€" an African leader who has stood down after a free and fair election. Candidates should be honest and have a healthy respect for the democratic process. Young candidates are preferred.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b28ddbc/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199280887/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187227580/kg/63/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199280887/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187227580/kg/63/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article7150026.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

Royal two for one: William and Harry go to Africa on first joint tour :: In these times of austerity, it is the royal tour that gives value for money: two princes for the price of one. Prince William and Prince Harry’s trip to Africa â€" a six-day, three-country dash that began today and will take in England’s next World Cup match in Cape Town â€" is the first time they have embarked on a tour together.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b281fb8/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199220971/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187178936/kg/43-44-63-68/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199220971/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187178936/kg/43-44-63-68/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7149917.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

President Obama compares Gulf of Mexico oil leak to 9/11 :: President Obama predicted a wholesale rethink of America’s love affair with oil today, saying he believed the Gulf disaster would have as profound an impact on the American psyche and policy as 9/11.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b27fc8a/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199274911/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187169930/kg/25/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199274911/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187169930/kg/25/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article7149851.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

Israel’s internal inquiry into Gaza ship attack rejected by Turkey :: Israel has agreed to set up an internal commission to investigate the killing of nine Turkish passengers on a humanitarian aid convoy that was boarded by Israeli commandos two weeks ago, officials said.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b2753e1/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199104030/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187126753/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199104030/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187126753/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7149844.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

Israel promises to ease its three year blockade of Gaza :: Read more on the Turkish aid flotilla deaths at The Times's new website<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b27ac06/mf.gif' border='0'/>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7149819.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

Riot police break up World Cup pay protest :: Read Simon Barnes on Capello's mistakes and live coverage of the World Cup latest at The Times's new website<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b2719f0/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199131965/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187111920/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199131965/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187111920/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article7149786.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

200 killed in ethnic fighting in Kyrgyzstan :: China sends plane to rescue its nationals<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b267b8e/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199261213/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187071374/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199261213/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/187071374/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7149749.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

BP shares dive amid US senators’ £20bn escrow plan :: Read how BP managers face years in jail and how America snubbed British offer of help with spill at The Times's new website<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b26c003/mf.gif' border='0'/>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article7149684.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

Afghanistan ‘holds $1 trillion in mineral deposits$’ :: Afghanistan has nearly $US1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits, far more than previously thought and enough to turn a country devastated by decades of war into one of the most important mining centres in the world, according to senior US officials.$<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b254ff0/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199117626/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/186994672/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199117626/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/186994672/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article7149696.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

Brits storm Broadway in the Tonys :: See pictures of last night's Tony awards, and read more about British successes at The Times's new website<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440158/s/b24ffa1/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199193954/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/186974113/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/73199193954/u/0/f/440158/c/32313/s/186974113/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
url: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article7149633.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

Hackers carry out website hijacks :: Turkish hackers managed to re-direct visitors away from high-profile sites, including Vodafone and the Daily Telegraph.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-14786524

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