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Breaking News RSS FeedsGulf states fuel Syria isolation - Gulf Arab states expel Syria's ambassadors, accusing Damascus of shunning Arab efforts to end months of bloodshed, as Russian officials visit President Assad....Feed Source: www.bbc.co.uk New Maldives leader pledges order - New Maldives President Mohammed Waheed Hassan vows to uphold the rule of law following the dramatic resignation of his predecessor Mohamed Nasheed.... Iranian president summoned by MPs - Iran's parliament summons the country's president for questioning - the first time this has happened since the 1979 revolution.... LA abuse school removes all staff - The whole staff of a Los Angeles school is to be replaced amid a probe into allegations of sex abuse against two long-serving teachers, officials say.... Uganda MP revives anti-gay bill - The Anti-Homosexuality Bill is reintroduced to Uganda's parliament - without the death penalty but still calling for life in prison for some offences.... 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.... Monaco royals in privacy defeat - The European Court of Human Rights rejects a complaint by Princess Caroline of Monaco, in a ruling backing media rights on celebrity reporting.... Royals celebrate Dickens' legacy - The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are leading global celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth.... Euro 'could survive Greece exit' - Pressure is rising as Greece's government once more postponed a crucial meeting to agree tough reforms, as Europe's leaders openly discuss Greece leaving the euro.... Obama to give back campaign funds - US President Barack Obama's election campaign is to return some $200,000 of funding linked to the family of a Mexican fugitive.... SA 'zombie-held singer' charged - South African police charge a man who claimed to be Khulekani "Mqgumeni" Khumalo - a popular dead singer - with fraud.... Dutch car plant in '1-euro' offer - A Mitsubishi Motors boss offers to sell its Dutch factory for one euro, a day after the Japanese car-maker said it was halting production there.... VIDEO: Syria's first lady stands by husband - The wife of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad has spoken out to defend her husband in a letter to a British newspaper.... VIDEO: Skydiver: My mum's still scared - An Austrian adventurer planning the highest skydive in history has announced he will make the attempt later this year.... VIDEO: Woman found alive in Lahore rubble - Rescue workers in Pakistan have found a 65-year-old woman alive in the rubble of a Lahore factory, 31 hours after the building collapsed.... VIDEO: One-minute World News - Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.... VIDEO: Syria artillery onslaught on Homs - Residents in the restive Syrian city of Homs are suffering one of the fiercest assaults from government troops since the uprising began.... VIDEO: Jubilee concert acts announced - Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney are among the artists who will play at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in London in June.... VIDEO: How plants warn each other of danger - Professor Iain Smith shows how researchers have captured the process by which plants alert each other to potential threat.... VIDEO: Bulgaria towns suffer deadly flood - A day of mourning has been declared in Bulgaria, where a dam collapsed leaving nine people dead.... Glencore-Xstrata in $90bn merger - Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata unveils a $90bn merger with commodity trader Glencore, a move opposed by some major shareholders.... Brazil's Itau has record profits - Itau Unibanco posts 14.6bn reais ($8.5bn, £5.3bn) of net profit in 2011, the highest ever for a bank from Brazil.... 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.... Symantec code 'extortion' claim - Hackers demanded money in return for keeping stolen source code a secret, security firm Symantec says.... Jubilee gig line-up is announced - Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney are among the artists who will play at The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in London in June.... Madonna announces next world tour - Madonna announces the dates for her latest world tour, which will start in Israel in March.... 'Invader' drives ladybird decline - Fast declines in some UK and European ladybirds are being caused by the spread of the invasive harlequin species, scientists show.... Antarctic lake success 'uncertain' - It is not yet clear whether Russian scientists have succeeded in their quest to drill into an Antarctic sub-glacial lake, reports suggest.... '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.... Hundreds seek NHS implant advice - Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS. The figure was given by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director, in evidence to the Commons Health Select Committee.... Contador says ban an 'injustice' - Alberto Contador says his two-year ban for failing a drugs test is a 'terrible injustice'.... Raikkonen sets fastest test time - Lotus racer Kimi Raikkonen sets the fastest time on the first day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Jerez, Spain.... 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.... 'Suicide attack' on Nigeria army - A man in military uniform blows himself up outside a Nigerian army barracks in the city of Kaduna, which is also rocked by other blasts, officials say.... Chinese workers released in Sudan - A group of Chinese workers kidnapped by rebels in Sudan last month has been freed and flown to Kenya, officials from both countries say.... 'Syria spies' arrested in Berlin - A Syrian and a German-Lebanese man are arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying on opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's government.... Brazil police stand-off continues - Brazilian authorities say they are hopeful of a negotiated end to a police strike that has led to a stand-off between officers and troops in Salvador.... Bahrain releases jailed activists - The authorities in Bahrain free two imprisoned human rights activists ahead of the first anniversary of the start of mass pro-democracy protests.... Catholic anger over US pill rule - US Catholic leaders strongly criticise the White House over a healthcare rule that would make Catholic institutions cover birth control for employees.... Bonuses row 'threatens business' - George Osborne promises to fight an "anti-business culture", warning that the row over bonuses and pay threatens to undermine jobs and prosperity.... Police failed over hack warnings - Police should have warned people whose phones were hacked by the News of the World, a judicial review - pushed for by Lord Prescott - rules.... RBS boss: 'Prove critics wrong' - RBS boss Stephen Hester breaks his silence on the controversy surrounding his bonus, saying the attention had been "discomforting, to say the least".... UK temperatures set to reach -15C - The UK is braced for its coldest night yet this winter as temperatures in some parts of England could reach as low as -15C.... In pictures: Maldives unrest as president quits - 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: 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... 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... When did the middle finger become offensive? - When did the middle finger become offensive?... Why spend 15 hours a week cutting coupons? - Why spend 15 hours a week cutting up newspapers?... Did Dickens really save poor children and clean up the slums? - Did Dickens save poor children and clean up the slums?... Day in pictures: 7 February 2012 - 24 hours of news photos from around the world... 'Europe is poor so should live within its means' - Live within your means, says Malaysian ex-PM... Gabon: Surfing hippos, lacking tourists - So why has Gabon failed to become tourist hot-spot?... Climate consensus cracking open - or not... - Why climate sceptics claim they've cracked the consensus... Road warriors struggle to get connected - Road warriors struggle to get connected... Moving from penguins to profiles - How do we keep our web-savvy children safe online?... Copyright © 2012, Typojoe.com. 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