http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/default.stmGet the latest BBC News from the Americas: breaking news, features and analysis plus audio and video content from the United States and the Americas.en-gbThu, 12 Nov 2009 01:46:17 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/default.stmThe US president meets his national security team to discuss Afghanistan as speculation mounts over troop levels.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8354410.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8354410.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 00:02:43 GMTAmericasA severe storm is blamed for widespread power cuts in Brazil which lasted more than five hours, the government says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8355294.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8355294.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 00:06:04 GMTAmericasA jury finds a US man guilty of killing a female TV newsreader after attacking her attacked at her home in Arkansas.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8356022.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8356022.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 22:32:57 GMTAmericasPresident Barack Obama says the US will not betray its armed services as ceremonies mark 91 years since World War I ended.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8355743.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8355743.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 18:56:13 GMTEuropeAbout 10,000 people in El Salvador are in need of food aid after devastating floods washed away crops, a UN agency says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8352463.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8352463.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 23:17:26 GMTAmericasThe man behind the 2002 sniper attacks in and near Washington DC is executed after a final appeal was thrown out.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8352735.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8352735.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 04:14:30 GMTAmericasThe body of one of two soldiers believed to have drowned while on a mission in western Afghanistan is found, Nato says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8354044.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8354044.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 08:47:36 GMTSouth AsiaAn American man is suing the FBI for mistreatment while he was held in jails Kenya and Ethiopia in 2007.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8354419.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8354419.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 11:14:41 GMTAfricaFormer US astronaut Lisa Nowak, accused of attacking and trying to kidnap a love rival, is given a year's probation. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8353787.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8353787.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 22:41:05 GMTAmericasA plan to erect what would be the world's biggest statue of Pope John Paul II has been vetoed by authorities in Chile.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8356075.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8356075.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 01:10:50 GMTAmericasA US judge has ordered South Carolina not to issue a licence plate with a Christian image and slogan.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8353598.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8353598.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 19:08:48 GMTAmericasMark Mardell's take on politics and life in the US and North America.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:36:40 GMTAmericasOne year after Barack Obama's election to the highest office, Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, asks if the president should maybe take a leaf out of the book of his predecessor.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8341563.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8341563.stmWed, 04 Nov 2009 11:51:22 GMTWorld News AmericaHistory shows the dilemmas of US intervention overseashttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8331074.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8331074.stmMon, 02 Nov 2009 11:24:56 GMTAmericasMichael Phelps comes second in the 200m medley final at the short-course World Cup, while Britain's Fran Halsall wins the 100m freestyle.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/other_sports/swimming/8355967.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/swimming/8355967.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 21:00:17 GMTSwimmingUS striker Charlie Davies is released from hospital almost a month after being seriously injured in a car crash in which another passenger died.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8353782.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8353782.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 21:11:35 GMTInternationalsTwo former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers charged with fraud are found not guilty by a New York jury.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8353763.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8353763.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 22:30:47 GMTBusinessNine soldiers are killed in a clash with left-wing Farc rebels in south-western Colombia, officials say. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8353182.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8353182.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 16:51:21 GMTAmericasUS President Barack Obama says "no faith justifies" the killings at Fort Hood army base, as he attends a memorial service. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8353248.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8353248.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 20:35:01 GMTAmericasA United Airlines pilot is charged after being arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of being drunk.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/8353865.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8353865.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 00:33:21 GMTLondonUS software company Adobe Systems announces it is cutting 680 jobs, almost one in 10 of its workforce.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8353863.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8353863.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 23:52:12 GMTBusinessThe White House and the UN appeal for restraint after a maritime clash between North and South Korea.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8353451.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8353451.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 18:15:40 GMTAsia-PacificAbout a million pushchairs made by Maclaren USA are recalled in the US amid reports of children's fingertips being cut off.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8351424.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8351424.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 00:54:13 GMTAmericasThree young Americans detained in Iran over alleged illegal entry are to be charged with spying, an Iranian state news agency says. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8350673.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8350673.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 20:27:41 GMTMiddle EastMicrosoft confirms it has cut off a number of gamers from its Xbox Live service for modifying their consoles to run pirated games.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8354166.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8354166.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 10:20:59 GMTTechnologyBrazil's two largest cities - Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo - are hit by major blackouts due to a problem at a massive hydro-electric dam. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8353878.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8353878.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 13:07:12 GMTAmericasUS video game maker Electronic Arts says it is cutting 1,500 jobs as quarterly losses widen to $391m.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8351804.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8351804.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 07:42:39 GMTBusinessYoung and jobless, a year on from Obama's electionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/newsbeat/hi/the_p_word/newsid_10000000/newsid_10002600/10002666.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/the_p_word/newsid_10000000/newsid_10002600/10002666.stmMon, 02 Nov 2009 17:00:21 GMTAmericasGang feud behind the slaughter that shocked Canadahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8239410.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8239410.stmFri, 30 Oct 2009 00:13:56 GMTAmericasNew Israel lobby group finds voice in Obama's Americahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8329441.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8329441.stmWed, 28 Oct 2009 13:31:17 GMTAmericasGiving birth in the US is riskier than you might think http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8325685.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8325685.stmMon, 26 Oct 2009 12:51:52 GMTAmericasWildlife on Brazil roadshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/8344811.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/8344811.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 12:06:58 GMTWorldA meal, then lethal injection ends life of Washington sniperhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8353948.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8353948.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 08:52:25 GMTAmericasHunt for sub-prime villain goes on as US pair clearedhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8353935.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8353935.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 08:04:59 GMTBusinessBBC News readers' photos of the El Salvador floodshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/8352224.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/8352224.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 15:16:55 GMTWorldTrouble in paradise on the Turks and Caicos islandshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8350000/8350345.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8350000/8350345.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 07:59:25 GMTTodayAncient rituals and Catholic belief collide in Boliviahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8350092.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8350092.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 11:09:13 GMTAmericasNew technology makes it easier to find natural gashttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8303581.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8303581.stmSun, 08 Nov 2009 17:43:14 GMTBusiness