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Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. en-gb Wed, 04 Oct 2006 23:09:19 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/ 15 http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/default.stm US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice seeks to boost beleaguered Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/5404998.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5404998.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:29:48 GMT Middle East A Nigerian militant group says it has killed nine government soldiers in a gun battle in the Niger Delta. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/5408118.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5408118.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:35:16 GMT Africa Astronomers discover a new class of planets that take less than a day to whiz round their parent stars. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/5407038.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5407038.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:01:20 GMT Science/Nature Republicans struggle to contain the scandal around ex-Congressman Mark Foley's e-mails amid new claims. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/5405596.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5405596.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:58:33 GMT Americas An Iraqi police unit is removed from Baghdad because of accusations of complicity with death squad killings. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/5407134.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5407134.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:33:47 GMT Middle East US President Bush signs a law to pay for a 700-mile fence along the Mexican border in a bid to stop illegal immigrants. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/5408148.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5408148.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:01:33 GMT Americas The owners of a New Orleans nursing home deny manslaughter over the deaths of 35 patients in Hurricane Katrina. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/5408342.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5408342.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 22:23:22 GMT Americas Sri Lanka agrees to talks with Tamil Tiger rebels after months of violence and fears of a return to all-out war. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/5408398.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5408398.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 23:01:28 GMT South Asia Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says inflation in the US is still too high despite a slowdown. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/5407136.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5407136.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:46:50 GMT Business The 2011 World Cup could be at risk if India does not sign a new contract with the International Cricket Council. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/india/5406780.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/india/5406780.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:30:43 GMT India Kim Clijsters could be back in action earlier than expected as her recovery from a wrist injury is progressing well. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/tennis/5405962.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5405962.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:42:01 GMT Tennis Any Ugandan rebels found in the north are now targets, but the army says the move should not derail peace talks. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/5405172.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5405172.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 09:32:59 GMT Africa Lesotho marks 40 years of independence by replacing a shield and spear with a traditional hat on its flag. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/5405862.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5405862.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:57:24 GMT Africa Nicaragua proposes a new inter-oceanic waterway that would carry bigger ships than the Panama Canal. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/5405884.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5405884.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 12:39:06 GMT Americas The number of Argentine jail inmates on hunger strike demanding swifter trials rises to more than 14,000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/5406140.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5406140.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:38:43 GMT Americas China appeals for restraint after North Korea's announcement that it plans to test a nuclear bomb. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5403572.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5403572.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 05:12:07 GMT Asia-Pacific Japan's new PM Shinzo Abe will visit China next week, the first summit between the nations' leaders in five years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5405066.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5405066.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:17:40 GMT Asia-Pacific President Putin warns Georgia not to use "blackmail" against Russia amid a bitter spying and sanctions row. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/5405756.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5405756.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:42:02 GMT Europe Tony Blair welcomes the verdict by the NI paramilitary monitor on the IRA, saying its "campaign is over". http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/5407646.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/5407646.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:03:35 GMT Northern Ireland Time is running out for Iran to avoid UN sanctions over its nuclear policy, Europe's foreign policy chief warns. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/5407030.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5407030.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:09:01 GMT Middle East More than 130 former world leaders, politicians and Nobel laureates call for urgent efforts to find Arab-Israeli peace. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/5407676.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5407676.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:38:56 GMT Middle East Tens of thousands of people have fled recent fighting in southern Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency says. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/5405744.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5405744.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 12:56:51 GMT South Asia Authorities in India's Kerala state are battling a fever outbreak that has claimed dozens of lives. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/5405680.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5405680.stm Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:13:23 GMT South Asia Owen Bennett-Jones finds the atmosphere a little frosty at dinner, when President Bush hosts the presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5392876.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5392876.stm Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:56:53 GMT From Our Own Correspondent Crime rates and poverty are still cause for concern in South Africa, the BBC's Peter Biles reports. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5391864.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5391864.stm Sat, 30 Sep 2006 12:19:04 GMT From Our Own Correspondent British tourists flocking to France bring back memories of another British invasion - as liberators in 1944. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5394390.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5394390.stm Sat, 30 Sep 2006 12:10:18 GMT From Our Own Correspondent