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News and Media RSS FeedsEgyptians vote in landmark poll - Egyptians are heading to the polls in the first free presidential election in their history, made possible by last year's Arab Spring uprising....Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk Official 'offers 2012 tickets' - A senior Olympic official is suspended after a BBC investigation revealed he was willing to sell thousands of pounds worth of 2012 tickets for cash.... Lab grows heart muscle from skin - Scientists in Israel say they have managed to turn patients' own skin cells into heart muscle in the lab.... Yemen 'on brink of food crisis' - Seven aid agencies warn that Yemen is on the verge of a hunger catastrophe as a result of political instability and rising prices.... Montreal marks 100-day protest - Tens of thousands of protesters fill the streets of Montreal to mark 100 days since the start of protests against a rise in student tuition fees.... Iran nuclear talks set to open - A group of six world powers is due to hold fresh talks with Iran in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, about Tehran's controversial nuclear programme.... Bomb 'targets Colombia ex-leader' - A bomb is found hidden in a lamp at a theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ahead of a speech to be given there by Colombian ex-President Alvaro Uribe.... N Korea launch site in 'upgrade' - A "major upgrade" is taking place at North Korea's rocket launch site, says a US institute, as Pyongyang accuses Washington over warnings on a third nuclear test.... Australia denies Corby jail deal - Australia says no deal was done to cut convicted drug trafficker Schapelle Corby's jail term in exchange for releasing Indonesian minors.... East Asia vulnerable to eurozone - The eurozone debt crisis could have a negative impact on growth of East Asian economies, the World Bank warns in its latest report.... Canada bus killer in alien claim - A man who beheaded a fellow bus passenger in Canada in 2008 has spoken out for the first time, saying he believed he was killing an alien.... TV remote control inventor dies - The inventor of the television remote control, Eugene Polley, dies of natural causes, aged 96, in a Chicago hospital.... VIDEO: Prince Charles turns his hand to DJing - Prince Charles proved to be a dab-hand as a DJ on a visit to a youth centre music studio in Canada.... VIDEO: How to move a 6,200 tonne building - A 6,200 tonne building is being moved 60 metres to make way for the expansion of a railway in Zurich.... VIDEO: Kosovo's fight for Olympic recognition - Athletes from Kosovo are asking the International Olympic Committee to recognise their country and allow them to represent it.... VIDEO: One-minute World News - Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.... VIDEO: Economy key to Egypt election - Egyptians are preparing to head to the polls in their first free presidential election and for many the biggest issue is tackling the widespread poverty in the country.... VIDEO: Greeks 'too poor' to care for children - The economic crisis in Greece is forcing families to seek help from children's homes according to one charity.... VIDEO: Official 'offers 2012 tickets' - A senior Olympic official was willing to sell thousands of pounds worth of tickets to the London 2012 Games for cash, an undercover BBC London investigation reveals.... VIDEO: SpaceX Falcon rocket launches - California's SpaceX has launched on a mission to re-supply the space station - the first cargo delivery to the orbiting outpost by a private company.... Google seals deal with Motorola - Google's $12.5bn purchase of US phone maker Motorola Mobility has been completed days after it received approval from the Chinese government.... Facebook float hits more problems - Shares in Facebook drop another 9% amid reports financial regulators may review whether there was a selective disclosure of information to investors.... Virgin and BT in broadband row - Virgin is due to tell a Lord's select committee that rival BT is being subsidised by government cash.... Microsoft opens up So.cl network - The search result sharing service allows members of the public to sign up and view each other's "collages of content".... 'Obscene' Zuma painting attacked - A painting showing South Africa's President Jacob Zuma with his genitals hanging out, angering the ANC, is vandalised in a Johannesburg gallery.... Ken Loach bemoans censors' cuts - Film director Ken Loach criticises British film censors for asking him to remove swear words from his new film in order to qualify for a 15 certificate.... Parasite may aid cattle TB spread - The spread of an animal parasite across the UK may be hampering moves to curb cattle tuberculosis, research suggests.... Rewritable DNA memory shown off - Researchers demonstrate a means to use sections of DNA as individually addressable, rewritable "bits" to store data in living cells.... 'Commit more cash' to Global Fund - MPs are urging the UK to give more money to the Global Fund which fights AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria.... Third of malaria drugs 'are fake' - A third of malaria drugs used around the world to stem the spread of the disease are counterfeit, research reveals.... Spain's Villa to miss Euro 2012 - Spain striker David Villa will miss Euro 2012 this summer as he struggles to regain fitness after a broken leg.... Clijsters to retire after US Open - Former world number one Kim Clijsters says she will retire after attempting to win a fourth US Open title in September.... DNA to shed light on yeti claims - A UK-Swiss team is to use genetic testing to investigate the origins of remains claimed to have come from "yetis" and "bigfoot".... Hunger Games village up for sale - The village in the US state of North Carolina used to film District 12 from The Hunger Games is to be sold at auction in July.... Man guilty of Terreblanche murder - A South African farm worker is convicted of murdering white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche in 2010, with a second man acquitted.... Sri Lanka 'must face war probes' - Sri Lanka must co-operate with any international war crimes probe, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka tells the BBC, a day after his release from jail.... Euro 'threat' to global outlook - A weak eurozone is the single biggest threat to the global economy, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.... Peru denies dolphin death claims - A Peruvian minister denies claims that explosions used in oil exploration are to blame for the deaths of hundreds of dolphins.... Abductions raise Lebanon tension - Tensions rise after rebels in northern Syria kidnap 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims on their way home from visiting holy sites in Iran.... US 'could fall off fiscal cliff' - The US could tip into recession if the government does not avert year-end tax hikes and federal spending cuts, auditors say.... Schools saw 87,000 racism cases - Thousands of racist incidents, ranging from name calling to physical abuse, were recorded in Britain's schools between 2007 and 2011, the BBC finds.... Adviser attacks 'socialist' Cable - Business Secretary Vince Cable is a socialist who "appears to do very little to support business", No 10 adviser Adrian Beecroft says.... Chronic pain under-treated - NICE - Many patients with advanced cancer and other debilitating conditions are being "under-treated" for their pain, according to new guidance.... Neets 'trapped by lack of skills' - Too many young people lack the social skills needed to get their first job, says a report on the issue of Neets.... Day in pictures: 22 May 2012 - 24 hours of news photos 22 May 2012... In pictures: Chelsea Flower Show - Press day at the Chelsea Flower Show... Day in pictures: 21 May 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 21 May... In pictures: Annular eclipse - Eastern Asia to the western US states... Robin Gibb's life in pictures - Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb has died... In pictures: Chelsea bus parade - Chelsea celebrate their European Cup triumph... In pictures: Falklands War Memorial unveiled - Veterans and families attended service... Week in pictures: 12-18 May 2012 - News photos from around the world... Could a human body hide a bomb? - Could a bomb really be sewn into a human?... Living with a Nazi name - The troubled descendants of Nazi war criminals... Greece: The upside of default - Why a Greek default wouldn't spell the end of the world... Life in Timbuktu under Islamist rule - Timbuktu's fabled shrines under threat from Islamists... Iran nuclear deal focuses on Baghdad - Will Iran yield on its nuclear plans at a key Baghdad summit?... In pictures: Mumbai's wall art - Hundreds of budding artists join Mumbai's wall art project... Singapore schools 'cut the cramming' - Singapore's world-leading schools want creativity not cramming... Trafficked: Sex slaves seduced and sold - One trafficked girl's escape from sex slavery... How can 1.2bn people be identified? - India's ultra-modern plan to ID a billion people... Egypt?s historic presidential vote brings excitement and frustration -
CAIRO ?Egypt?s presidential election was supposed to be the grand payoff of a popular revolt that pitted a despotic statesman against an unlikely coalition of citizens, suddenly unafraid.
But on the eve of a landmark vote that will determine former president Hosni Mubarak?s successor, the mood across Egypt is nowhere near as electrifying and upbeat as it was in the days after the autocrat?s ouster on Feb. 11, 2011.
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... In poll, Russians see wide gap between democratic ideals and reality -
MOSCOW ? With Russia in a state of political ferment for the first time in more than a decade, a new poll has found sharply expressed and seemingly contradictory opinions holding sway.
Russians strongly support specific characteristics of democracy, such as fair courts, a free press and honest elections ? but don?t mention the word ?democracy,? or support drops way off.
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... Senate panel votes to extend government?s broader surveillance authority -
A key Senate panel voted Tuesday to extend a contested 2008 provision of foreign intelligence surveillance law that is set to expire at year?s end.
The vote is the first step toward what the Obama administration hopes will be a speedy renewal of an expanded authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to monitor the U.S. e-mails and phone calls of overseas targets in an effort to prevent international terrorist attacks on the countr... Behind Hashimoto, Osaka?s telegenic mayor, a sign of Japan?s discontent -
OSAKA, Japan ? Toru Hashimoto is the product of a fed-up country. He is also its chief rabble-rouser.
The telegenic Osaka mayor wants wholesale changes to Japan?s sleepy status quo. He would like to transfer power from Tokyo to a collection of new regional fiefdoms, bigger than the existing prefectures, that would collect taxes and make streamlined decisions. He holds a tea-partyish small-government philosophy, but he speaks about it in such for... Ryan Crocker to leave job as U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan -
Ryan C. Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, said Tuesday that he will leave his job this summer, just one year after President Obama called him out of retirement to manage the crucial embassy in Kabul.
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... In Chongqing, Bo Xilai?s legacy and popularity endure -
The legacy of Bo Xilai, the ousted regional Communist Party chief, endures in this southwestern Chinese mega-city with its four-lane highways, expanding factories and hundreds of thousands of new apartments.
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... Germany holds out against euro bonds on eve of E.U. summit on region?s debt crisis -
BERLIN ? European leaders are set to descend on Brussels on Wednesday for a showdown over suggested drastic remedies for the region?s debt crisis, even as fresh signs emerge that Europe?s escalating woes could plunge the region into a recession capable of undercutting the global economic recovery.
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... Iran, U.N. reach tentative deal on Tehran?s nuclear program before key talks -
Iran has agreed in principle to pull back the curtain on some of its most secretive nuclear research, U.N. officials said Tuesday, a concession that came hours before negotiators from the Islamic republic were due to begin crucial talks with six world powers on curbing its nuclear program.
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... Secret Service sex scandal: Several say they didn?t break the rules -
Four Secret Service employees have decided to fight their dismissals for engaging in inappropriate conduct in Colombia last month, a development that could unravel what has been a swift and tidy resolution to an embarrassing scandal over agents? hiring of prostitutes.
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... Foreign students enjoy new summer job protections ? but what about Americans? -
Across the Washington area last week, young workers from Europe arrived in droves, heading for jobs at community swimming pools. Lugging duffel bags, they filled out forms, picked up safety gear and chatted in a variety of Slavic languages, eager to plunge into a summer experience of new friends, skills and culture.
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... Tokyo Skytree: Important facts and random souvenirs from the world?s tallest tower -
The new Tokyo Skytree is the biggest attraction in Japan ? or at least the tallest.
The observation decks of the tallest tower in the world opened to the public on Tuesday. Here are six important facts and figures to know about Skytree, pulled from the Associated Press.
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