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News and Media RSS FeedsRecession fears knock US shares - Shares on Wall Street suffer their biggest fall in 21 years - almost 8% - amid fresh fears of a global recession....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk US rivals to spar in final debate - The US presidential hopefuls are to meet in New York for the final pre-election debate, with domestic issues the key focus.... Madonna and Ritchie confirm split - Pop star Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie are to divorce, their PR representatives confirm.... Haider 'drunk' in fatal car crash - Austrian far-right politician Joerg Haider was drunk at the time of his fatal car crash, an official from his party says.... Gunfight on Thai-Cambodia border - Two Cambodian soldiers are killed in an exchange of gunfire with Thai troops over a disputed border near a famous temple.... Key Iraq al-Qaeda leader 'killed' - The US military says al-Qaeda in Iraq's second-in-command has been killed in an operation in the northern city of Mosul.... Tribunal urged for Kenya violence - An inquiry into Kenya's post-election clashes wants an international tribunal set up to try those behind the violence.... Georgia-Russia talks move fails - Georgia and Russia blame each other as a bid to bring them together for talks in Geneva fails.... Mind power moves paralysed limbs - Scientists show it is possible to harness brain signals and redirect them to make paralysed limbs move.... Nelson Mandela's former island jail to close for a rabbit cull - Nelson Mandela's former jail, Robben Island, is to be closed for two weeks to cull rabbits which have overrun the South African tourist attraction.... Rooney hits double in England win - Wayne Rooney scores twice as England win 3-1 in Belarus to make it four wins from four World Cup qualifiers.... France make anthem threat to fans - The French sports minister says football matches in France will be called off if spectators jeer during their national anthem.... Ballesteros stable after surgery - Golf legend Seve Ballesteros is in a stable condition after undergoing an operation on a brain tumour.... Model Army - Iraq's joint staff college turns out new breed of officer... 'TerrorTube' - Militants copy video website, before being taken offline
... Day in pictures - Some striking photographs from around the world... Lost livelihood - Shock of Indian airline staff at mass lay-offs... The big chill - Icelanders save up their hate for unsuspecting Brits... Paying the price - Senior Khmer Rouge figure finally behind bars... ANC heavyweight joins rebellion - The ex-premier of South Africa's Gauteng state resigns from the ruling ANC to join those calling for a new party.... Cheney's heart returns to normal - US Vice-President Dick Cheney returns to his normal routine after successful treatment for an abnormal heart rhythm.... Vietnam sends journalist to jail - A Vietnamese journalist has been jailed for two years for his reporting of a major corruption case.... G8 backs financial reform summit - The G8 leaders agree to hold a summit with other states to discuss global financial reform, and reopen trade negotiations.... Syria and Lebanon formalise ties - A signing ceremony is held in Damascus to establish diplomatic ties for the first time between Syria and Lebanon. ... Jet Airways lays off cabin crew - India's largest private airline Jet Airways lays off 800 staff as it cuts back on flights amid soaring costs, officials say.... Jobless rise highest for 17 years - The UK jobless total rose by 164,000 - the most in 17 years - to 1.79 million for the three months from June to August.... US retail sales decline sharply - US retail sales fell sharply in September, the biggest monthly decline in more than three years, as consumers shunned the shops.... Ugandans ban female circumcision - The only community to practise female circumcision in Uganda has banned it, an official says.... Ray of hope for the red squirrel - Some red squirrels have developed immunity to a deadly disease carried by grey squirrels, scientists find.... Jackson was laid low by migraines - Singer Janet Jackson halted her North American tour after suffering migraines linked to vertigo, her manager says.... Broadband speed tests questioned - Virgin Media has said that broadband speed tests are unable to accurately measure its super-fast service.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... No. 2 Leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq Killed - BAGHDAD, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. military on Wednesday announced the death of a man it described as the No. 2 leader of the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq.
... Banking Crisis Has Made Even the Swiss Uneasy - ZURICH -- Of all the places in the world, this was supposed to be the safest to stash your wealth during times of calamity, war and financial panic.
... G-8 announces global summit on financial crisis - BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The Group of Eight major industrial nations announced Wednesday they will hold a global summit _ perhaps as early as November in New York _ to forge common action to prevent another economic meltdown.
... Vietnam Sentences Reporter to 2 Years in Prison - BANGKOK, Oct. 15 -- A court in Vietnam on Wednesday sentenced a journalist to two years in prison after he exposed a scandal involving Transportation Ministry officials siphoning off aid money, in part to bet on European soccer matches.
... Deadly fighting erupts at Thai-Cambodian border - PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Escalating tensions between Thailand and Cambodia over a disputed border near a historic temple erupted Wednesday in a deadly gunbattle, prompting officials to quickly declare that they would resolve the dispute through talks, not bullets.
... Taliban in Second Attack on South Afghan City - KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan and NATO-led forces killed 18 insurgents overnight as dozens of Taliban prepared to attack the capital of the southern province of Helmand for the second time in three days, police said on Wednesday.
... Canada's Harper Returned to Power As Prime Minister - TORONTO, Oct. 15 -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was returned to power in national elections Tuesday, strengthening his Conservative Party's position in Parliament but still falling just short of an absolute majority.
... In the Persian Gulf Region, Investors Relax a Little - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 14 -- It was, one investment broker said here Tuesday, occasion for a couple of beers, but not for popping open champagne.
... Key Allegations Against Terror Suspect Withdrawn - The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn a series of allegations made in federal court that tie Binyam Mohammed, a British resident held at Guantanamo Bay, to a plot to explode a radioactive "dirty bomb" in the United States, blow up apartment buildings here and release cyanide gas in nightclubs.
... U.N. Envoy Warns of More Taliban Attacks - UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 14 -- The top U.N. representative for Afghanistan warned Tuesday that Taliban insurgents in the country are likely to step up attacks in coming weeks, before the onset of winter, but he also praised the government's progress in curtailing opium cultivation and said the country
... Japanese Stocks Notch 14% Gain - TOKYO, Oct. 15 -- Feverish buying in Japan on Tuesday replaced last week's market panic as the benchmark Nikkei stock index posted its largest-ever percentage gain in a single day, up 14.2 percent.
... CIA Tactics Endorsed In Secret Memos - The Bush administration issued a pair of secret memos to the CIA in 2003 and 2004 that explicitly endorsed the agency's use of interrogation techniques such as waterboarding against al-Qaeda suspects -- documents prompted by worries among intelligence officials about a possible backlash if details
... Signaling a Shift to Europe's Path - In announcing plans to partly nationalize nine major banks yesterday, President Bush found himself in the unusual position of having to reassure Americans that he was not, in fact, opposed to capitalism.
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