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Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.en-gbFri, 05 Sep 2008 15:34:06 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/default.stmCondoleezza Rice arrives in Libya to meet Col Gaddafi in the latest step aimed at improving relations between the former enemies.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7599199.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7599199.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 15:27:33 GMTAfricaThe UN says severe storms that have hit Haiti in recent weeks have left some 600,000 people in desperate need of help.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7599502.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7599502.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 14:01:06 GMTAmericasThe US economy shed 84,000 jobs last month, more than expected, raising the jobless rate to a near five-year high. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7600379.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7600379.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 13:36:52 GMTBusinessJohn McCain promises "change is coming" as he accepts the Republican party's candidacy for the White House.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7598152.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7598152.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 04:34:00 GMTAmericasMalaysia sends three navy ships to the coast of Somalia to protect merchant vessels from piracy.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7600177.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7600177.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 11:50:16 GMTAfricaFears about a global economic slowdown continue to weigh on stock markets, with Japan's main share index falling nearly 3%.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7599535.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7599535.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 14:53:27 GMTBusinessAngolans vote in their first election in 16 years, following the end of the civil war, with chaotic scenes reported in the capital.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7599603.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7599603.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 12:04:25 GMTAfricaA woman may have been locked up in a cabin in southern Sweden for nine years, local newspapers report.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7600018.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7600018.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 12:29:15 GMTEuropeThe UN launches an initiative to have the marshlands of southern Iraq listed as a world heritage site. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/7600104.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7600104.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 11:40:08 GMTMiddle EastA labrador has 13 golf balls removed from its stomach after eating them at a Fife golf course.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7599899.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7599899.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 10:45:57 GMTEdinburgh, East and FifeNovak Djokovic beats Andy Roddick in four sets and will now meet defending champion Roger Federer for a place in the US Open final.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/tennis/7599293.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7599293.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 04:04:19 GMTTennisDavid Moyes and Didier Deschamps are among the early names in the frame to succeed Kevin Keegan as Newcastle boss.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7599539.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7599539.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 07:08:23 GMTNewcastlePakistan's future if presidential favourite winshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/7599871.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7599871.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 14:32:45 GMTSouth AsiaChallenges facing China's disabled as Paralympics loomhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7600285.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7600285.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 13:17:34 GMTAsia-PacificMost striking images from around the worldhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_pictures/7599940.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7599940.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 14:14:53 GMTIn PicturesWhat was action-man Putin up to in Siberia?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_depth/7598936.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7598936.stmThu, 04 Sep 2008 17:13:19 GMTSpecial ReportsAid worker recounts horror of India's monsoon floodshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/7599773.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7599773.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 11:59:26 GMTSouth AsiaJohn McCain portrayed himself as a servant of the country and heroic war hero, the BBC's Jamie Coomarasamy reports.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7599564.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7599564.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 08:23:59 GMTAmericasThe governor, mayor and top police officials of Boke in Guinea are arrested in a drugs raid.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7599714.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7599714.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 09:14:29 GMTAfricaThe Bush administration has been extensively spying on Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, a new book claims.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7600077.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7600077.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 11:14:39 GMTAmericasA national referendum proposed by the Thai prime minister to end the political deadlock is dismissed as a stalling tactic.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7599715.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7599715.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 08:53:39 GMTAsia-PacificThe US vice-president reassures Ukraine that the US has a "deep and abiding interest" in the country's security. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7598913.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7598913.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 11:59:32 GMTEuropeHezbollah in Lebanon acknowledges it was responsible for the shooting down of a Lebanese army helicopter.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/7599879.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7599879.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 10:38:59 GMTMiddle EastAt least five people are killed in another suspected US missile strike in Pakistan's border region, officials say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/7599787.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7599787.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 11:47:33 GMTSouth AsiaEnvironment Secretary Hilary Benn denies ministers "caved in" to energy firms over cash rebates for soaring fuel bills.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7599402.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7599402.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 13:34:59 GMTUK PoliticsPakistan needs a "substantial" injection of external funds if it is to stabilise its economy, an IMF official says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7599993.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7599993.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 11:46:22 GMTBusinessScientists in London have traced the embryonic changes that occur in children with Down's syndromehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7597761.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7597761.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 01:36:01 GMTHealthEurope's space freighter will undock from the International Space Station on Friday after completing its maiden mission to the orbiting platform.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7598980.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7598980.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 15:13:36 GMTScience/NatureHip-hop star Kanye West is to close the MTV Music Video Awards, a year after complaining about failing to win a single prize at the event.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/7599567.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7599567.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 08:54:00 GMTEntertainmentOnline retailer Amazon will help the One Laptop Per Child organisation with its plans to sell its XO laptop in the US.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7599652.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7599652.stmFri, 05 Sep 2008 09:23:44 GMTTechnologyWhat do you want the world to talk about?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/talking_point/2804227.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/2804227.stmThu, 03 Jul 2008 11:27:40 GMTHave Your Say