Sunday, December 21, 2008

[BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] 26 New Entries: Mugabe a threat to unity, says US

Mugabe a threat to unity, says US

The power-sharing deal in Zimbabwe will not work with Robert Mugabe as president, a senior US official says.

Iraq compromise on non-US troops

A compromise is reached to let Iraq's parliament vote on a resolution allowing non-US forces to remain next year, MPs say.

Mumbai attack hotels greet guests

Two luxury hotels in Mumbai are re-opening, less than a month after they were damaged in attacks that killed at least 170.

IMF urges spending to spur growth

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn tells the BBC that governments will need to spend more to stimulate economic activity.

Police break up Russian protests

Riot police forcibly break up a rally against car import tax increases in the east Russian city of Vladivostok.

Mauritania frees deposed leader

The deposed president of Mauritania, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, is released from house arrest by security forces.

Lockerbie bomb anniversary marked

Relatives of the 270 people killed in the Lockerbie bombing hold events to mark the 20th anniversary of the tragedy.

Uganda 'strikes LRA rebel camps'

More than 70% of Ugandan rebel camps in northern DR Congo have been destroyed in an offensive, Uganda's government says.

Bowel cancer link to stem cells

Scientists have said they may be narrowing down the hunt for the cells which are the source of bowel cancer.

Pope praises astronomer Galileo, once denounced as a heretic

Pope Benedict XVI pays tribute to 17th-Century astronomer Galileo, who was forced by the Catholic Church to renounce his findings.

Taiwan prepares for the arrival of two pandas from China

Taiwan prepares for the arrival of two pandas from China, saying it is ready to accept a gift the opposition has called a propaganda ploy.

Keane goal denies Arsenal victory

Robbie Keane scores a stunning equaliser as Liverpool draw 1-1 at 10-man Arsenal.

Man Utd win Club World Cup

Wayne Rooney clinches victory for Manchester United in the Club World Cup final with a late goal against Liga de Quito after Nemanja Vidic is sent off.

Flowers and tears

Pride and defiance as Mumbai hotels re-open

Nativity diary

BBC man retraces Joseph and Mary's journey

Dim Christmas

It's a winter of discontent in Detroit

Palm oil woes

Growers say they are being forced from their land

Striking a chord

Pakistan's first all-female music band causes a stir

Charity warns on Zimbabwe cholera

The medical charity, Medecins Sans Frontieres, warns the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe will last well into 2009.

'Australian Taleban' fully free

David Hicks, who was held for five years at Guantanamo Bay, is fully free after Australian police lift his parole restrictions.

Israel 'will not avoid Gaza war'

Israel's prime minister warns militants in Gaza that while his government would not rush to go to war, it would not avoid it.

Deaths from Mumbai 'police error'

Guests trapped in a Mumbai hotel seized by gunmen say police gave them instructions that may have led to some people's deaths.

MP arrest officer accuses Tories

A row erupts between the senior police officer investigating Home Office leaks and the Conservative Party.

Find 'may cut painkiller damage'

Scientists have made a discovery which could reduce the toll of death and liver damage caused by paracetamol overdoses.

Ariane makes final launch of 2008

A European Ariane rocket carries into orbit two satellites for the same major operator, the first time this happened.

Attenborough 'stable' after fall

Actor and director Lord Attenborough is in hospital after falling at his home, according to a hospital spokesman.

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