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Breaking News RSS FeedsHoms suffers 'heaviest' shelling - Syrian opposition groups say the city of Homs has come under the heaviest shelling in days, despite the president's pledge to engage in dialogue....Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk Greek parties 'to finalise deal' - Greek PM Lucas Papademos is meeting coalition parties in an attempt to seal an austerity deal to secure a new EU/IMF bailout.... Russians claim Antarctic success - Russian scientists are reporting success in their quest to drill into Lake Vostok, a huge body of liquid water buried under the Antarctic ice.... Maldives president 'forced out' - Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed says he was forced to resign at gunpoint in a coup, a charge the country's new leader denies.... US to cut Baghdad embassy staff - The United States is looking to cut the size of its embassy in Iraq - the largest and most expensive US diplomatic mission, officials say.... A380 wing crack checks extended - Checks are ordered on all Airbus A380 superjumbos after cracks were found in wing components, extending an earlier safety ruling covering 20 planes.... Rumours over top China policeman - A top Chinese policeman in charge of a major crackdown on organised crime goes on leave, amid rumours of an investigation and a bid for asylum.... Sudan launches Darfur peace body - Sudan's president launches a governing body to oversee a peace deal intended to end the nine-year war in western region of Darfur.... Santorum's hat-trick stuns Romney - US conservative Rick Santorum wins races for the Republican presidential nomination in three states, upsetting front-runner Mitt Romney.... Egypt PM dismisses US aid threat - Egypt's prime minister says it will not be persuaded by the potential loss of US aid to end a probe into foreign-funded non-governmental organisations.... Redknapp cleared of tax evasion - Harry Redknapp says his "nightmare" is over after being cleared of tax evasion along with Milan Mandaric.... VIDEO: Cold weather freezes German rivers - The cold weather has frozen rivers and canals solid in Germany... VIDEO: Fake rhino attempts zoo escape - A zoo in Tokyo has been simulating animal escapes in order to practice their emergency drills.... VIDEO: SA 'zombie held' singer charged - South African police have charged a man with fraud after he claimed to be a famous Zulu musician who had come back from the dead.... VIDEO: One-minute World News - Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.... VIDEO: Models demand better conditions - Models in the US have launched a rights group calling for workplace standards in what is a largely unregulated industry.... VIDEO: US court backs gay marriage - A US court has ruled that a ban on same-sex marriages in California is unconstitutional.... VIDEO: Preserving New York's 'Little Syria' - New Yorkers work to save all that remains from an early centre of Arab-American life.... VIDEO: Falklands Islands row brought to UN - Argentina is to make a formal complaint to the United Nations over what it calls the British "militarisation" of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.... Zambia v Ghana - Preview of Wednesday's first semi-final between Zambia and Ghana at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.... German exports hit record in 2011 - German's trade surplus rises to 158bn euros in 2011 on record exports of 1.06tn euros, official figures show.... RBS boss: I considered resigning - Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester tells the BBC he briefly considered resigning during the uproar over his bonus.... Regional cybercrime hubs launched - Three new regional police hubs for investigating cybercrime are launched across England.... Internet cams video feeds exposed - Thousands of Trendnet security camera webfeeds have been breached and shared on the internet, including live video from children's rooms.... Taylor art auction fetches £14m - Three paintings from Elizabeth Taylor's personal art collection are sold for almost £14 million at an auction in London.... Don Cornelius death ruled suicide - Coroners rule Don Cornelius's death was suicide, nearly a week after the Soul Train creator was found with a gun shot to his head.... Rare Mars meteorite for science - A Martian meteorite, an incredibly rare object, is given to the Natural History Museum, London, to help unravel the secrets of the Red Planet.... Whales 'stressed by ocean noise' - A study of hormones in whale faeces shows that right whales are stressed by propeller noise from shipping.... Parkinson's cells 'made in lab' - Scientists in the US have successfully made human brain cells in the lab that are an exact replica of genetically caused Parkinson's disease.... 'Birth defect risk' for diabetics - The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.... Africa Cup of Nations Cup Day 19 - All the action from the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.... Five killer whales 'sue' SeaWorld - Five killer whales are named as plaintiffs in a lawsuit which argues that they deserve the same constitutional protection from slavery as humans.... 'Oldest living twins' aged 102 - Two 102-year-old sisters are recognised as the world's oldest living twins by Guinness World Records.... Cafe in Somalia 'hit by car bomb' - At least 10 people are killed and more than 20 people injured when a car bomb explodes near a cafe in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, police say.... 'High turnout' in Uttar Pradesh - A high turnout is reported as crucial assembly polls begin in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, a key test for the ruling Congress party.... Guards held after Serbia escape - Five prison guards are held after a failed escape bid by two prisoners, including a man who plotted ex-PM Zoran Djindjic's killing, officials say.... Brazil police strike talks fail - Talks to end a police strike in the Brazilian state of Bahia break down, as troops blockade the state assembly occupied by striking officers.... Israel hit by nationwide strike - Israel's main trade union federation launches a national strike intended to shut down government offices, banks, airports, ports and rail services.... California court backs gay unions - A California court rules that a bar on same-sex unions is unconstitutional, in the latest stage of a long-running battle over the issue in the US state.... Coogan reaches hacking settlement - Comedian Steve Coogan and ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne are among the latest people to have settled their claims for damages over News of the World phone hacking.... Police hold 158 in raids on gangs - Nearly 160 people are arrested during raids across London by the Metropolitan Police's new dedicated unit tackling gang crime.... UK freezes as temperatures fall - Temperatures in England plummeted overnight but failed to match the coldest night of the winter so far.... PM rebuffs call to axe NHS bill - The prime minister clashes with Ed Miliband over the controversial NHS bill in the Commons - shortly before the amended plans return to the Lords.... Day in pictures: 8 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 8 February 2012... In pictures: Maldives 'coup' inflames tensions - Protests lead to the resignation of President... In pictures: Snowy Sunday - Much of UK with several inches of snow... Super Bowl photos - New York Giants beat New England Patriots... Day in pictures: 7 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 7 February 2012... Day in pictures: 6 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos: 6 February 2012... In pictures: Making charcoal from Liberian rubber trees - Making make use of old rubber trees in Liberia... Week in pictures: 28 January-3 February - News photos from around the world: 28 January-3 February... Can autocrats' wives rein in their husbands? - Does an autocrat's wife have to stand by her man?... Satellites spy on Europe?s farms - How drones and satellites are catching farming cheats... Stand-up comedy Qatari-style - Heard the one about the emir and a Qatari stand-up comedian?... Surge in anti-China sentiment in Hong Kong - Surge in anti-mainland sentiment in Hong Kong... Why do people dress up their pets? - Why do people dress up their pets?... GPU helps put Muppets on screen - How graphics chip advances aided the puppets' return... 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