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BBC World News Digest, culled from the tens of the latest news articles from BBC
Goldman Sachs profits dive
@ Mar 18, 2008 11:43 AM 0 comments
Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs say their profits more than halved in the first three months of 2008.
Vatican-Saudi talks on churches
@ Mar 18, 2008 11:43 AM 0 comments
The Vatican and Saudi Arabia discuss building the first church in the kingdom, where only Muslim worship is allowed.
A380 in UK commercial debut
@ Mar 18, 2008 11:43 AM 0 comments
The first commercial flight of the Airbus A380 "super-jumbo" to the UK is due to land at Heathrow later.
US admits economy in downturn
@ Mar 18, 2008 11:42 AM 0 comments
US Treasury boss Hank Paulson says the US is in a downturn as the Fed prepares to slash interest rates to 2%.
China thanks India for Tibet move
@ Mar 18, 2008 11:42 AM 0 comments
Chinese PM Wen Jiabao says he "appreciated" steps taken by Indian authorities in handling protests by Tibetans.
'Positive' Russia-US meeting held
@ Mar 18, 2008 11:41 AM 0 comments
Senior political figures from Russia and the US, meeting in Moscow, say they are hopeful relations can be improved.
Olympics: China boycott ruled out
@ Mar 18, 2008 11:41 AM 0 comments
No governments have called for a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games, says IOC president Jacques Rogge.
Israel's Shin Bet launches blog
@ Mar 18, 2008 11:41 AM 0 comments
The Israeli secret service launches a new venture: an internet diary, or blog, written by four agents.
Food aid 'hard to get to Darfur'
@ Mar 16, 2008 10:58 AM 0 comments
Worsening security in Darfur is making delivery of food aid there very difficult, the World Food Programme says.
McCain begins surprise Iraq visit
@ Mar 16, 2008 10:57 AM 0 comments
Republican presumptive presidential candidate John McCain is in Iraq for meetings with top US and Iraqi officials.
Gaza conditions 'at 40-year low'
@ Mar 06, 2008 01:23 AM 0 comments
Gaza's humanitarian situation is the worst it has been since the Israeli occupation began, say human rights groups.
North Koreans 'shot at frontier'
@ Mar 06, 2008 01:23 AM 0 comments
Fifteen North Koreans were executed after an attempt to flee into China, an aid group reports.
Man guilty of 'first date' murder
@ Mar 06, 2008 01:22 AM 0 comments
A man who told a court a woman stabbed herself 31 times on their first date is found guilty of her murder.
US service industry shrinks again
@ Mar 06, 2008 01:22 AM 0 comments
The US service sector contracted less than expected in February, a survey has suggested.
Venezuela troops 'on border'
@ Mar 06, 2008 01:22 AM 0 comments
Thousands of Venezuelan troops take up position on Colombia's border, Venezuela's defence minister says.
Terracotta city tourists' ordeal
@ Mar 06, 2008 01:21 AM 0 comments
A man is shot dead after taking 10 Australian tourists hostage in China's Terracotta Army city of Xian.
Boy band mogul admits fraud
@ Mar 06, 2008 01:21 AM 0 comments
The man behind boy bands 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys is set to plead guilty in a $300m (£152m) fraud scheme.
Warner drops locks across Europe
@ Mar 06, 2008 01:21 AM 0 comments
Warner Music agrees to sell its music for download on 7digital.com without copy protection.
Japanese activist kills himself
@ Mar 06, 2008 01:20 AM 0 comments
A man thought to be a right-wing activist shoots and kills himself in front of the Japanese parliament.
Why flu strikes in cold weather
@ Mar 06, 2008 01:20 AM 0 comments
Scientists believe they have uncovered a key reason why flu viruses tend to strike in cold weather.
Abbas calls for Middle East truce
@ Mar 06, 2008 01:20 AM 0 comments
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas calls for an truce before Israeli-Palestinian peace talks can progress.
Bjork makes 'free Tibet' gesture
@ Mar 06, 2008 01:19 AM 0 comments
Icelandic singer Bjork ends a Shanghai concert by shouting "Tibet! Tibet!" after a song about independence.
Iraq violence jumps in February
@ Mar 01, 2008 08:12 AM 0 comments
The number of violent deaths in Iraq jumps by at least 30% in February, mostly due to three suicide bombings.
New Israeli raids on Gaza kill 32
@ Mar 01, 2008 08:12 AM 0 comments
Israeli forces carry out further attacks on Gaza which kill at least 32 Palestinians, amid talk of a full-scale invasion.
Air tanker deal provokes US row
@ Mar 01, 2008 08:12 AM 0 comments
Boeing's loss of a $40bn US military contract to a group including Europe's Airbus draws angry protests.
Guinea model's body found
@ Feb 29, 2008 12:58 PM 0 comments
The body of Guinea's former top model Katoucha Niane is found in the River Seine, French police say.
Gazprom threat to Ukraine's gas
@ Feb 29, 2008 12:57 PM 0 comments
Gazprom, Russia's gas monopoly, says it will cut supplies to Ukraine by 25% on Monday.
Japan frees rape suspect marine
@ Feb 29, 2008 12:57 PM 0 comments
A US marine arrested on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl is released after her family drop charges.
Final goodbye for early web icon
@ Feb 29, 2008 12:56 PM 0 comments
Support for the Netscape Navigator browser will cease on 1 March, its owners say.
Britain pulls Harry from Afghanistan
@ Feb 29, 2008 12:56 PM 0 comments
Prince Harry is to be pulled out of Afghanistan after news of his secret deployment leaked out.
