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News and Media RSS FeedsMarkets surge after crisis talks - European and Asian stock markets rally in response to efforts by world leaders to stem the financial turmoil....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Mbeki seeks to save Zimbabwe deal - Ex-South African President Thabo Mbeki is due in Harare to try and salvage the power-sharing deal he brokered last month.... Krugman wins Nobel for economics - American Paul Krugman has won this year's Nobel economics prize for his work on trade patterns, it has been announced.... Clintons rally behind Obama - Bill and Hillary Clinton make their first joint appearance in support of Barack Obama's presidential bid.... EU to let Belarus leader travel - The European Union is to lift its travel ban on President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, to encourage democratic reform.... Darfur militia leader in custody - A Sudanese militia leader wanted by the International Criminal Court over war crimes in Darfur is in custody, a minister confirms.... World 'to fail' on nature target - The world's governments will fail to meet their agreed target of curbing biodiversity loss by 2010, conservationists tell the BBC.... Beijing reintroduces car rules - Traffic restrictions are re-introduced in Beijing, to try to bring back the clear skies seen during the Olympics. ... Brain boost drugs 'growing trend' - Increasing numbers of people are using prescription drugs to boost alertness and brain power, raising safety and ethical concerns, say experts.... Plant-eating Japanese predator could control UK superweed - A plant-eating predator from Japan could be used to control a superweed spreading throughout the UK, scientists believe.... Ringo will not sign memorabilia and will throw away all fan mail - Former Beatle Ringo Starr will no longer sign memorabilia and will throw away all fan mail he receives, he says.... World of golf backs legend Seve - Stars of golf offer support to Seve Ballesteros, who has been diagnosed with a brain tumour.... Live text - India v Australia - Bad light stops play for the second time with India on 165-4 on the fifth day of the first Test against Australia in Bangalore.... Feeling the heat - Immigrants caught in a European ethnic dispute... Stench of success - Rapid growth puts strain on Dubai sewage system... Sudden deaths - Undiagnosed heart problems take toll on the young... Alive and kicking - Why US football means more than just David Beckham... Surrogate boom - UK couples head to India to solve fertility problems... Rebel's return - What role now for Hasan di Tiro in Indonesia's Aceh?... Ethiopian need 'under-estimated' - Aid agencies dispute the Ethiopian government's estimates of those suffering in the country's drought.... US banking rules 'outdated' - US banking regulators need a "dramatic overhaul", according to Harvey Pitt who used to run one of them.... Markets rally after crisis talks - East Asian stock markets react positively after efforts by world leaders to end the financial turmoil.... Iceland stock market to stay shut - Iceland's stock exchange says trading will remain suspended on Monday because of continuing "unusual market conditions". ... British troops 'should go home' - The Iraqi prime minister has said British troops should leave Iraq because they are no longer needed to maintain security.... India stocks up after assurance - Shares recover on the Bombay Stock Exchange after reassuring comments from India's finance minister.... UK banks' £37bn bail-out unveiled - The UK government says it is to inject a total of up to £37bn into Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and HBOS.
... Fed clears Wachovia bank takeover - US Federal Reserve approves a $12bn takeover of troubled bank Wachovia and it subsidiaries by Wells Fargo.... Gene scan to predict hair loss - Genes that may increase by seven-fold the risk of early baldness amongst men have been uncovered by researchers.... 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.... Tenors reunite for Pavarotti gala - Singers including Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo celebrate the life of late tenor Luciano Pavarotti at a concert in Jordan.... 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.... |