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News and Media RSS FeedsSyria forces 'in Homs massacre' - Activists say Syrian forces killed more than 200 people in Homs overnight in the worst violence since anti-government protests began, but the government denies it....Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk Thousands in rival Moscow marches - Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia's capital.... Afghan civilian death toll rises - The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.... Obama urges 'keep recovery going' - Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the recovery going as new data shows unemployment down to its lowest rate in three years.... Saigon fall reporter dies at 79 - George Esper, who reported on the fall of Saigon for the Associated Press during the last days of the Vietnam war, dies at the age of 79.... ANC youth leader appeal dismissed - South African youth leader Julius Malema loses his appeals against the ruling ANC's decision to suspend him for bringing the party into disrepute.... Europe hit by Russia gas shortage - Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say.... Wikileaks suspect to face trial - Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified documents, will face a court martial, says the US Army.... Lance Armstrong team probe closed - US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by Lance Armstrong.... FBI probes Anonymous phone hack - The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.... Anger over NY police Muslim memo - Civic groups from around the US are urging New York's attorney general to investigate the New York Police Department surveillance operations.... VIDEO: Wikileaks suspect faces court martial - Alleged Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning is to face a court martial, the US Army has confirmed.... VIDEO: Russian fuel supplies shortage - The cold weather has led to a shortage of Russian fuel supplies in eight countries.... VIDEO: Heavy rains cause havoc in Australia - Severe flooding is threatening parts of New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, with towns cut off and thousands of residents evacuated.... VIDEO: One-minute World News - Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.... VIDEO: Cardboard Ayatollah lampooned - A cardboard cut-out version of the founder of Iran's Islamic revolution is mocked online after touring Tehran.... VIDEO: Ex-Ambassador death 'torture' - The Libyan authorities are being urged to investigate the death of the country's former Ambassador to France, who died less than 24 hours after being arrested by Tripoli-based militia.... VIDEO: More demonstrations expected in Moscow - More demonstrations are expected in Moscow on Saturday as part of ongoing protest against fraud in December's parliamentary elections in Russia.... VIDEO: Son on Libyan diplomat's 'torture' - The Libyan authorities are being urged to investigate the death of a former ambassador who, it is believed, was tortured in custody.... US job numbers show strong growth - The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show.... New Virgin staff pay for checks - Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals.... Apple overturns Motorola's ban - Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.... BT vow fibre optic 'game changer' - Fibre optic connections to at speeds of 300 Mbps will be available 'on demand' in the UK next year, BT says.... Poster 'threat' to Dujardin Oscar - Movie billboards in Paris featuring The Artist actor Jean Dujardin might affect his chances of winning an Academy Award, according to French press.... King's Speech premieres on stage - Almost a year after the film reigned supreme at the Oscars, the stage version of The King's Speech has its world premiere.... Prince optimistic for fisheries - Prince Charles says there is a reason to be optimistic about the state of the world's oceans, but it is "critically urgent" to tackle overfishing.... Largest optical telescope created - Astronomers at the Paranal observatory combine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual device with a 130m-mirror.... Malaria toll 'is twice as high' - The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.... Brains may be wired for addiction - Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.... Younus and Azhar punish England - Younus Khan hits an unbeaten century to move Pakistan closer to a series whitewash over England on the second day of the third and final Test in Dubai.... Artist set for Facebook windfall - A US graffiti artist who painted Facebook's offices is set to become a millionaire when the social network begins trading as a public company.... Monkeys fed wine 'to fight flu' - A zoo in Kazakhstan, where overnight temperatures have dipped to nearly -40C, is giving monkeys a wine concoction as a remedy against flu.... Cairo clashes over football anger - At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match.... Life term for Khmer Rouge jailer - Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court rejects an appeal by Khmer Rouge jailer Duch and increases his sentence to life imprisonment.... French air workers to hold strike - Unions representing French pilots and aircrew plan to strike from Monday to Thursday.... Colombia emerald tsar faces probe - Influential Colombian emerald dealer Victor Carranza is investigated for alleged links with paramilitary groups in the 1990s.... BBC accuses Iran of intimidation - The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.... Cancer charity in funding U-turn - A major US breast cancer charity reverses a decision to cut funding to reproductive health group Planned Parenthood, after a furious outcry.... Much of Britain braced for snow - Heavy snow is forecast for most of the UK later, with warnings of likely disruption to rail, road and air travel.... Huhne's exit 'a loss to cabinet' - Chris Huhne's resignation as Energy Secretary will be a loss to the cabinet and the Lib Dems, his former parliamentary private secretary tells BBC News.... Arrests at Syrian embassy protest - Six people were arrested overnight during a protest at the Syrian embassy in London over an alleged massacre in Homs, Scotland Yard says.... Briton 'seen falling from liner' - A British cruise ship passenger has fallen overboard in waters near Mexico, the owner of the vessel says.... The Queen: 60 photographs for 60 years - Sixty photographs for 60 years on the throne... In pictures: Venice in Solitude - Haunting views of Venice's waterways... Where the Titanic was born - Drawing offices where Titanic was designed... Day in pictures: 3 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 3 February 2012... Day in pictures: 2 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 2 February 2012... Your pictures: Hunger - Readers pictures on the theme of hunger... In pictures: Egypt football clash - Many die in clashes after match between rivals... In pictures: Sony World Photography Awards shortlist - Shortlist for Sony World Photography Awards... Do the dead outnumber the living? - Do the dead outnumber the living - or is it the other way round?... VIDEO: US treasure hunters seek lost platinum - US explorers set sights on $3bn loot from British shipwreck... Could drought threaten South Africa's rooibos tea? - Could drought threaten South Africa's rooibos tea exports?... Italy's young generation 'forced to leave' - Country's beauty not enough to keep jobless from leaving... Week in pictures: 28 January-3 February - A selection of news photos from around the world this week... The 'new homeless' of Greece - How poverty is changing the face of Greece's poor... Uttar Pradesh battles voter apathy - India's most populous state battles to boost poll turnouts... At least 200 reported killed in Syrian city of Homs -
DAMASCUS, Syria ? Syrian government forces launched a heavy assault on Syria?s third-largest city Friday night, killing more than 200 people and wounding hundreds as rockets crashed into neighborhoods and slammed into buildings that collapsed on terrified residents, according to activists.
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... Russians in thousands give Putin the cold shoulder -
MOSCOW ? Tens of thousands of Russians embraced the numbing cold and marched to a frozen river bank near the Kremlin Saturday, demonstrating their determination to keep up the pressure on Vladimir V. Putin for fair elections and honest government.
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... Afghan civilian deaths hit record high in 2011, U.N. report says -
Last year was the deadliest for civilians in the decade-long U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, according to a United Nations report released Saturday. The report said 3,021 civilians were killed in 2011, an 8 percent increase from 2010. It was the fifth consecutive year that the number of deaths has increased.
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... Panetta, Clinton reassure Europe on security ties -
MUNICH ? In a rare joint appearance overseas, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to reassure European allies that the United States will not diminish its security relationship with the continent even as it withdraws troops and places a higher priority on Asia.
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... Italy?s Berlusconi to quit frontline politics -
ROME ? Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has declared he is ?stepping aside? from frontline politics, revealing he has no intention of running again for his old post.
In his first interview since resigning amid turmoil over financial markets in November, Berlusconi spoke to the Financial Times at his Rome residence on a range of subjects, including what he called a media-inspired furor over his ?bunga bunga? parties, his anger at ?... U.N. declares end to Somalia famine but warns crisis not over -
NAIROBI ? The United Nations on Friday declared Somalia?s famine over, but officials warned that more than 2 million Somalis are still in dire need of assistance and that conditions could again slide by May.
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... Khamenei: Iran will back ?any nations, any groups? fighting Israel -
TEHRAN ? A fiery anti-Israel speech by Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivered shortly after a successful Iranian satellite launch, added to growing global tensions Friday, as Israel warned that it might mount a preemptive strike against the Islamic republic?s nuclear facilities despite U.S. objections.
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... Abducted female tourists released in Egypt -
CAIRO ? Two female American tourists were released Friday night, hours after masked gunmen kidnapped them on the road that leads to St. Catherine?s Monastery, a historic landmark in Egypt?s Sinai Peninsula, a military official said.
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... Petraeus, with plenty of practice, sticks to message -
In his first extended public appearance as CIA director, David H. Petraeus this week did more than display his well-known discipline for staying on message. He did his best to bring other government voices back on message as well.
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... Hackers release call between FBI, Scotland Yard -
As the FBI and Scotland Yard conducted a conference call last month on their investigation of an international group of hackers, the discussions were being secretly monitored -- by the hackers themselves.
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... Feinstein offers peek at U.S.-Israeli talks on Iran -
Open intelligence hearings on Capitol Hill are never completely open. Lawmakers and witnesses try to stick to what?s safe to say in public, without disclosing details on espionage operations or what?s happening behind the scenes in Washington.
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... Army officer who sparked controversy with remarks on Islam pulls out of West Point address -
A retired U.S. Army general with a history of making inflammatory remarks about Islam has canceled his plans to be the featured guest at an event at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the academy said.
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... Malaria kills twice as many people as we thought ? are data-gathering and taxes to blame? -
A study released Friday has shaken up much of what we thought we knew about malaria.
The number of people who die annually of the tropical disease is roughly double the current estimate, according to the report, published in the science journal Lancet. Additionally, many of malaria?s victims are now believed to be adults, overturning the previous belief that adults almost never die of the disease.
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... Anonymous says it will leak giant cache of Iraq war e-mails -
Anonymous has struck ? and struck again.
Early Friday, the FBI said that hackers from the well-known collective had intercepted and released a confidential conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard.
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... Iran says it may ban Samsung for commercial depicting attack on nuclear plant -
As Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered an impassioned anti-Israel speech Friday, a smaller fight played out between the two countries over a tablet commercial.
In the teaser, a bored agent for Mossad, Israel?s national intelligence agency, is shown watching TV on his Samsung tablet while in Isfahan, south of Tehran. After the agent begins conversing about the features of the tablet with several Iranian ?women? (actually men f... Photo of the day: What in the world? -
Following our Friday tradition, we give you this photo. It should not be too hard to guess where it is from.
You can tweet your responses to @PostWorldNews with a hashtag #whatintheworld.
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... Gunmen kidnap two American tourists in Egypt?s Sinai peninsula -
Update, 11:51 p.m.: The two American tourists have been released The women were not immediatebly identified, but Egyptian officials said they were age 60 and 65.
Two female tourists and their Egyptian tour guide Friday were intercepted by gunmen and kidnapped in the southern part of the Sinai peninsula, The Post?s Ernesto Londono reports.
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... Mikhail Prokhorov, a low-key billionaire, takes to Russian stump -
Microphone in hand, Mikhail Prokhorov doesn?t get angry, passionate, rousing, funny or stem-winding. The billionaire owner of the New Jersey Nets speaks in a soothing baritone and has barely an unkind word for his opponents in next month?s presidential election, including Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
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