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News RSS FeedsEU's foreign chief to visit Gaza - Baroness Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, is to visit the Gaza Strip in a rare visit by a senior Western official....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk US upbeat on Russia nuclear deal - The US and Russia "are making very good progress" on a new nuclear disarmament deal, a US official says before Moscow talks.
... Reunion for Pakistan kidnap boy - Sahil Saeed, the little UK boy kidnapped in Pakistan two weeks ago, is reunited with his father in the capital Islamabad.... Obama reasserts healthcare bill - President Obama steps up his efforts to gain support for his embattled healthcare reform bill by giving an interview to Fox News. ... Thai protesters vow to stay put - Thai 'red shirt' opposition demonstrators say they plan to stay in Bangkok indefinitely, albeit in smaller numbers.... Key al-Qaeda man 'died in strike' - A key al-Qaeda man, wanted for a deadly attack on a CIA base, was killed in a drone strike, US officials believe.... Foreign unions back BA walk-out - Support for a planned walk-out by British Airways cabin crew grows, with overseas unions backing the industrial action.... BBC world music DJ Gillett dies - BBC Radio 3 DJ Charlie Gillett, renowned as a champion of world music, has died aged 68 after a long illness, his family confirms.... 'Leprechaun robbers' killed in US - Two suspected bank robbers, one of them wearing a St Patrick's Day leprechaun costume, die in a shoot-out with Tennessee police.
... We are sailing - Cornish sea shanty singers net a record deal - A group of Cornishmen sign a deal with Universal Records after catching the ear of a visiting music mogul.... Barcelona 4-0 Stuttgart (agg 5-1) - Lionel Messi scores twice as Barcelona sweep aside Stuttgart to reach the last eight of the Champions League.... Bordeaux 2-1 Olympiakos (agg 3-1) - Bordeaux survive a late Olympiakos comeback to progress to the quarter finals of the Champions League as both sides are reduced to 10-men.... Who will win Thai power struggle? - The Thai prime minister has rejected a call from protesters to call elections. How can the political crisis be resolved?... TV shocker - French fake show turns contestants to electrocutioners... Mardell's America - How healthcare debate has changed US politics ... Stepping stone - Helping India's Muslims get into the best schools... Galloping ahead - Horse racing industry runs to secure its future... In pictures - Celebrations of St Patrick's Day across the globe... Cash for classes? - Would you pay $200,000 for a degree?... UK to produce Nissan electric car - Nissan is to build its new electric car, the Leaf, in Sunderland, safeguarding hundreds of jobs, the Japanese firm announces.... Net piracy takes 'toll on jobs' - The growth of illegal file-sharing could cost European countries 1.2m jobs and 240bn euros by 2015, an industry report says.... EU attacks 'optimistic' outlooks - The European Union criticises the UK and other European nations for having "optimistic" growth assumptions and bloated deficits.... O2 condemns file-sharing letters - The mobile network condemns a law firm for sending letters to alleged illegal downloaders, including its own customers.... Mobile application sales explode - The global economy for mobile applications will explode over the next two years into a $17.5bn industry, a study suggests.... Google clients seek China plans - Firms in China that sell advertising on Google demand clarity about the internet company's plans in the region.... Corey Haim laid to rest in Canada - A private funeral service is held in Toronto for actor Corey Haim following his death at the age of 38 last week.... Bullock no-show hits premiere - The UK premiere of The Blind Side is scrapped after its Oscar-winning star Sandra Bullock pulls out of the event, organisers say.... Planck spies massive dust clouds - Europe's Planck space telescope pictures the colossal swathes of cold dust that spread through the Milky Way galaxy.... New exoplanet like 'one of ours' - A new temperate planet, found 1,500 light-years away from Earth, has similarities to planets within our own Solar System.... Brain probe hope for epileptics - A US study says electrical deep brain stimulation is a promising therapy for epileptics who do not respond to drug treatment.... Nigeria leader dissolves cabinet - Nigeria's acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, dissolves the cabinet five weeks after assuming executive powers.... Kidnapped Chinese fishermen freed - Seven Chinese fishermen kidnapped from their boats off Cameroon's disputed Bakassi peninsula are released.... Guatemala to extradite ex-leader - A court in Guatemala agrees to extradite former President Alfonso Portillo to the US where he faces money-laundering charges.... Obama denies crisis with Israel - US President Barack Obama denies there is a crisis in ties with Israel over its settlement plans, as a war of words continues. ... UN says 227m escape life in slums - Nearly a quarter of a billion people escaped from a life in the slums over the past decade, the United Nations says.... Missing Chinese lawyer Gao 'fine' - The brother of a missing human rights lawyer tells the BBC he is "fine", without shedding light on where he could be.... Merkel backs eurozone exclusions - Germany's chancellor says the eurozone should find a mechanism to exclude a member if necessary amid the crisis over Greece.... Irish Catholic head sorry for 'cover-up' - The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, apologises for his role in an alleged cover-up of child abuse.... Iraq PM in tight race with rival - The latest results from Iraq's election show a tight race emerging between PM Nouri Maliki and his main rival, Iyad Allawi.... Dubai jails pair for 'sexy texts' - A string of steamy text messages results in a three month jail sentence for a Indian man and an Indian woman in Dubai.... 'Lost' Indian boy to return home - An Indian boy found abandoned in London two years ago can now return home after he is granted travel documents.... US men on Pakistan terror charges - Five young Americans held in Pakistan since December are charged with terrorism offences, their lawyer says.... Universities feel funding squeeze - Three quarters of England's universities are facing real-term budget cuts - for the first time since Labour came to power.
... Hague 'knew of Ashcroft tax deal' - Ex-Tory leader William Hague was kept informed about negotiations over Lord Ashcroft's tax status, leaked papers suggest. ... Police hunt Claudia 'mystery' man - Police want to trace a "mystery boyfriend" with whom York chef Claudia Lawrence spent the night two days before she vanished.... Second-hand motor dealers shamed - A damning verdict on the UK's £24bn second-hand car market is published by the fair trading watchdog.... Convicted bank clerk found hanged - A senior HSBC bank clerk from north London who stole £120,000 is found hanged a day after fleeing a sentencing hearing.... DNA tests fail to identify unknown WWI soldiers - Hopes of DNA matches identifying British soldiers lost in action during World war I are dashed. ... Copyright © 2010, Self Help and Wellness. All Rights Reserved. |