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News RSS FeedsUS rivals in last push for votes - The presidential rivals spend the final day of campaigning criss-crossing the US in one last push for votes....Feed Source: news.bbc.co.uk UN's Ban takes on DR Congo crisis - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is to travel to DR Congo to push forward efforts at ending the conflict there.... Bones confirm Steve Fossett death - DNA tests on bones found near a plane crash site in California show them to be those of adventurer Steve Fossett.... Bin Laden's video-maker gets life - A man accused of being Osama Bin Laden's media secretary is sentenced to life in prison at Guantanamo Bay.... Indian Moon probe pictures Earth - India's Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft has sent back images of the Australian landmass as it made a pass of Earth.... Threat as Bali bombers face death - Bomb threats are delivered to Western embassies in Jakarta as three Bali bombers await imminent execution.... Iran minister faces impeachment - Iran's interior minister faces impeachment after admitting a degree he said he received from Oxford University was a fake. ... Peru's songbird Sumac dies at 86 - Yma Sumac, the soprano known as the Peruvian Songbird for her vast vocal range, has died at the age of 86.... Antelope clicks knees to demonstrate sexual fitness, scientists find - Eland antelope bulls use the unusual tactic of clicking a tendon in their knees to demonstrate their sexual fitness, scientists find.... Vatican brings back clocking in to improve efficiency - The Vatican reintroduces clocking in for its employees in an effort to improve time-keeping and efficiency.... Martins hauls Newcastle off bottom - Newcastle climb off the bottom of the Premier League with a 2-0 win at home against Aston Villa as Obafemi Martins scores twice.... Hamilton targets title hat-trick - New world champion Lewis Hamilton tells the BBC he wants to win three Formula One titles.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... Zambia opposition challenges poll - Zambia's opposition party demands a verification of presidential election results. ... US manufacturing hits 26-year low - US manufacturing fell in October to its lowest level for 26 years, far lower than the market had expected.... Top Chinese envoy in Taiwan talks - The most senior Chinese official to visit Taiwan since 1949 begins talks on improving trade relations between the two sides.... Eurozone is on verge of recession - The eurozone's economy shrank 0.2% in the second quarter of 2008, and will contract further, the European Commission says.... Seven dead in Baghdad bomb blasts - Four bombs explode in Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding at least 20 others, including a deputy minister, police say.... Pakistan warns Petraeus over raids - Pakistan warns the new head of US Central Command that missile strikes on its territory are "counter-productive".... Landmark NHS top-ups decision due - Patients in England are to hear later whether they will be able to top up NHS care by paying for drugs privately.... EU to set stage for bank policy - European finance ministers are gathering in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss what happens next in the banking crisis.... Rainfall autism theory suggested - Increased rainfall - or something linked to it - may be connected to the development of autism, scientists claim.... Magnetic shield for spacefarers - Experimental evidence confirms that a plan to protect spaceships from radiation using magnetic fields would work.... High School rules US box office - High School Musical 3: Senior Year tops the North American box office for the second weekend in a row, taking $15m (£9.2m).... Firms demand aid on hi-tech crime - Big businesses have little faith that the government is doing enough to tackle the boom in hi-tech crime, a survey suggests.... Afghan tales - Alan Johnston on the stories behind 30 years of turmoil
... Sympathy vote? - How a death in the family could impact on the US election... Kennedy doctrine - How do Catholics square liberal views with their beliefs?... Cordial relations? - Chinese visit reveals distrust felt by many in Taiwan... Hero to villain - The man who split Africa's oldest political party... Tense wait - Indonesia awaits execution of three Bali bombers... Copyright © 2008, LadyWeb. All Rights Reserved. |