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 BBC News | World | UK Edition Updated : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:17:25 GMT Contractors 'divert Somalia aid' Up to half the food aid in Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors and militants, a leaked UN report says. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:01:48 GMT Obama says Haiti situation 'dire' Barack Obama warns that the crisis in quake-hit Haiti is not over, as he meets the country's president. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:17:14 GMT Scientists to review climate body The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:06:03 GMT EU to back bluefin tuna trade ban EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:57:43 GMT Israel pressured over homes Israel comes under growing international pressure following its approval of new building in occupied East Jerusalem. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:29:49 GMT Nigeria charges over Jos killings Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:49:06 GMT Russian drivers 'used as shield' Russia launches a criminal inquiry after claims that traffic police used civilian drivers as a "human shield" to stop criminals. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:34:35 GMT Iran attacks US over Afghanistan Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:33:44 GMT Google to scan old Italian books Italy signs a deal with Google to put online the contents of its two national libraries, including works by Dante and Galileo. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:55:24 GMT Israel supermarket uses parody film of Dubai assassins in advert An Israeli supermarket chain uses spoof surveillance footage, parodying that of the alleged assassins of a Hamas commander in Dubai, in a TV advert. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:05:38 GMT Baby elephant shocks Sydney zoo with 'miracle' survival An elephant in a Sydney zoo shocks vets by giving birth to a live baby elephant who appears to have survived labour in a coma in the womb. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:14:29 GMT Real crash out of Champions League Lyon draw 1-1 in the Bernebau to earn a 2-1 aggregate win over Real Madrid. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:41:52 GMT Man Utd 4-0 AC Milan (agg 7-2) Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United ease into the Champions League quarter-finals at AC Milan's expense. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:35:03 GMT Tough task Challenges ahead for new president in quake-hit Chile Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:09:46 GMT Afghan anxieties Why the UK fears politics and force are out of synch Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:37:19 GMT Amazon RSS Feeds |
