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News and Media RSS FeedsIsrael to pause Gaza bombardment - Israel says it will halt its bombing of the Gaza Strip for a three-hour period each day, as pressure grows for a ceasefire....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk Dispute hits Europe gas supplies - Exports of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine stop altogether with both countries accusing each other of turning off the tap.... Doubts raised over measles target - The UK is named as one of Europe's worst countries for measles, dashing global hopes of eradicating the disease by 2010.... India IT boss quits over scandal - The boss of Satyam, India's fourth-biggest software firm, resigns after admitting to irregularities in its accounts.... Baghdad shrine ban for women - Iraqi authorities close a major Shia shrine in Baghdad to women amid security concerns as the rite of Ashura reaches its climax.... Chinese web portal porn apology - Three Chinese search engines apologise for linking to pornography sites after criticism from the government.... Dozens of Afghan 'Taleban' killed - Coalition forces kill 32 Taleban fighters in an operation east of the Afghan capital, Kabul, the US military says.... Cases have 'cut UK terror threat' - The terrorist threat to the UK has been reduced by a series of successful criminal prosecutions, the head of MI5 says.... New man to take office in Ghana - Thousands of people gather in Ghana's capital to see President-elect John Atta Mills sworn in after his narrow poll win.... Blocking it out - why Tetris can help combat traumatic stress - Playing the computer puzzle game Tetris might help reduce the effects of traumatic stress, say UK researchers.... Nigerian motorcyclists wear pumpkins to evade helmet law - Nigerian authorities are cracking down on motorcyclists who try to dodge fines for not having a helmet by wearing dried pumpkin shells.... Pietersen out as England captain - Kevin Pietersen has left his position as England captain and coach Peter Moores will follow, BBC Sport understands.... Australia secure consolation win - Australia dismiss South Africa for 272 with 10 balls remaining to win the third and final Test by 103 runs in Sydney. ... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... Fizzling out - No iPhone buzz for fans at Apple's last Macworld show... Dark memories - Cambodia looks back on the Khmer Rouge 30 years on ... In pictures - Christmas time for Orthodox Christians around the world... Household names - A look at Princes William and Harry's new office... Layoff payoff - The financial costs of making redundancies... Treasure hunt - How easy is it to set up a new museum in Iraq? ... Nigerian pirates free nine crew - Nine crew members of a French ship taken hostage at the weekend off the coast of Nigeria have been released.... Senate snub as US Congress opens - The new US Congress opens amid a row over the man chosen to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.... Cambodia marks Khmer Rouge fall - Thousands of Cambodians pack a stadium to mark 30 years since the fall of the Khmer Rouge.... France to announce justice reform - President Sarkozy plans to scrap investigative magistrates, bringing French justice closer to the English-speaking world.... Blackwater men plead not guilty - Five employees of US security firm Blackwater plead not guilty in a US court to the manslaughter of 17 Iraqis in 2007.... Militants kill Pakistan policemen - Suspected Taleban militants kill three policemen and kidnap three others in north-western Pakistan, officials say.... M&S to close stores and cut jobs - Marks and Spencer says it plans to close 25 Simply Food stores and two of its regular stores, and cut 1,230 jobs.... US recession forecast to drag on - The US recession is likely to drag on well into 2009, according to forecasts from the US Federal Reserve.... Skin cancer 'ups new cancer risk' - Skin cancer patients have a higher chance of developing other forms of the disease, research suggests.... Baby Jupiter's huge weight gain - The planet Jupiter must have gained mass fast during its infancy, according to astronomers.... Swayze 'may live only two years' - Actor Patrick Swayze, who has pancreatic cancer, admits in a US TV interview he may survive only two years.... Record high for videogaming sales - Sales of videogame software and hardware in the UK hit an all time high, figures from the industry trade body show.... Israel Hits U.N.-Run School in Gaza - JERUSALEM, Jan. 6 -- Israeli soldiers battling Hamas gunmen in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday fired mortar shells at a U.N.-run school where Palestinians had sought refuge from the fighting, killing at least 40 people, many of them civilians, Palestinian medical officials said.
... European Nations Report Halt or Drop in Russian Natural Gas Coming Via Ukraine - MOSCOW, Jan. 6 -- The flow of natural gas from Russia to Europe plummeted Tuesday, with more than a dozen countries reporting a complete halt or sharp drops in fuel shipments as Russia deepened its gas embargo against neighboring Ukraine in the middle of a winter cold spell.
... European Nations Report Halt or Drop in Russian Natural Gas Coming Via Ukraine - MOSCOW, Jan. 7 -- Shipments of Russian natural gas to Europe came to an abrupt halt on Wednesday in the middle of a winter cold spell. Russia accused neighboring Ukraine of shutting down pipelines that supply a fifth of the continent's gas, while Ukraine charged that Russia had halted all deliver
... Mideast Mediators Seek Anti-Tunnel Plan - JERUSALEM, Jan. 6 -- The biggest hurdle to winning a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, according to diplomats and Israeli military officials, is a problem that has bedeviled Israel for years: how to stop Hamas from digging tunnels into Egypt in order to bring tons of rockets and other weaponry into
... Pakistani, Afghan Leaders Vow Joint Terrorism Fight - KABUL, Jan. 6 -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, whose government has been accused by India of supporting a major terrorist attack there, vowed Tuesday to work closely with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to combat terrorism, saying it had become a menace to all countries in the region.
... Unintended Consequences Pose Risks for Mideast Policy - President-elect Barack Obama will inherit a perilous situation in the Middle East, with Israel under increasing pressure to halt its ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, key Arab leaders close to the United States greatly weakened and the Hamas militant group earning resurgent popularity in the
... For Battered Gazans, Few Places Left to Hide - JERUSALEM, Jan. 6 -- It was shortly after noon Tuesday when Intisar Sultan walked through the clusters of dirty children and fatigued adults, leaving behind a U.N. school that had been turned into a refuge for families hoping to escape the fighting around them.
... France Wary of Strife Spreading From Gaza - PARIS, Jan. 6 -- Alarmed by a firebomb attack on a synagogue, French leaders expressed concern Tuesday that strong feelings over the Israeli offensive in Gaza could lead to street violence and increased tensions between Muslims and Jews in France.
... Former Blackwater Guards Plead Not Guilty - Five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards pleaded not guilty yesterday to federal charges that they unleashed an unprovoked salvo of bullets and grenades in a busy Baghdad square in 2007, killing at least 14 Iraqi civilians and injuring 20 others.
... As Bonds Fall Again, Stocks Gain Ground - Stocks rose modestly yesterday as investors dismissed more poor economic news and crude oil prices briefly climbed back to $50 a barrel.
... To Rid Slums of Drug Gangs, Police in Rio de Janeiro Try War Tactics - RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 5 -- From the school balcony, Marcos Cunha had an unobstructed view of Santa Marta, the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood that had been giving his fellow police officers so much trouble.
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