http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/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-gbSat, 19 Dec 2009 23:02:27 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/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/-/2/hi/americas/default.stmA deadly snowstorm moves into the eastern US with snowfalls of up to 12in (30cm) in some areas and at least five deaths. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8422652.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8422652.stmSat, 19 Dec 2009 23:02:02 GMTAmericasUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says a US-backed climate deal is a good beginning, but critics dismiss it as a failure.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/8422133.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8422133.stmSat, 19 Dec 2009 19:08:02 GMTScience & EnvironmentA key senator agrees to vote for healthcare reform, which should give Democrats the 60 Senate votes they need to pass a bill.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8422549.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8422549.stmSat, 19 Dec 2009 19:03:32 GMTAmericasDoctors in Brazil remove four needles from critical organs of a boy said to have been subjected to black magic.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8421913.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8421913.stmSat, 19 Dec 2009 01:04:28 GMTAmericasA US court accuses three Africans of plotting to traffic cocaine across the Sahara in order to fund al-Qaeda. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8422010.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8422010.stmSat, 19 Dec 2009 04:19:39 GMTAmericasA US jury awards $100m (£62m) in damages to ten workers who said a leak at a BP oil refinery had made them sick.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8421998.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8421998.stmSat, 19 Dec 2009 03:03:43 GMTAmericasThe mother of one of three US hikers detained in Iran makes a fresh appeal for their release.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8421894.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8421894.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 22:23:05 GMTMiddle EastSwiss watch maker Tag Heuer says it is to drop troubled golfer Tiger Woods's image from its US adverts, a Swiss paper reports.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8421852.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8421852.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 20:29:34 GMTAmericasGM says talks have broken down to sell its Swedish business Saab and it will start winding the car brand down.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8421007.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8421007.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 17:07:17 GMTBusinessSex And The City star Sarah Jessica Parker reveals a cow kicked her during filming of her latest movie Did You Hear About the Morgans?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/8421273.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8421273.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 15:56:39 GMTEntertainmentBurning crosses, the "chosen whites" and an unholy refrain of repetitive swearing. What is going on in Killing In The Name?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8419446.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8419446.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 11:05:08 GMTMagazineMark 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 GMTAmericasIf the green movement is to succeed in the US, it will need backers who can straddle the divide between social conservatism and environmental activism, says Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8405108.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8405108.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 13:36:48 GMTWorld News AmericaIt should come as no surprise that President Obama is dancing deftly around some thorny issues on his trip to China, says Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8365563.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8365563.stmWed, 18 Nov 2009 11:58:08 GMTWorld News AmericaAustralia were one wicket away from a series-clinching win as West Indies ended day four on 308-9 in Perth.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/cricket/8422171.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8422171.stmSat, 19 Dec 2009 10:53:05 GMTCricketCincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry dies following a road accident.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/other_sports/american_football/8418961.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/american_football/8418961.stmThu, 17 Dec 2009 17:09:19 GMTAmerican FootballRapper Lil Wayne is briefly held by US Border Patrol officers after marijuana was found on his tour buses.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/8422304.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8422304.stmSat, 19 Dec 2009 12:18:54 GMTEntertainmentChina agrees to end export subsidies that have been behind a dispute with the US at the World Trade Organization.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8421758.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8421758.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 19:01:10 GMTBusinessSix Yemeni men held in the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay will be repatriated, the Washington Post reports.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8421089.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8421089.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 16:28:09 GMTAmericasA man is charged with stalking actors Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, after police said he showed up at their daughter's school.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/8420334.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8420334.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 11:33:41 GMTEntertainmentTwo British law graduates held in Brazil for insurance fraud have been acquitted on appeal, their lawyer says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/8420536.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8420536.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 12:48:02 GMTEnglandTen privacy groups in the US have filed a complaint about Facebook's new settings.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/8420431.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8420431.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 11:17:19 GMTTechnologyUS scientists have reported detecting signals that could indicate the presence of dark matter. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/8420089.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8420089.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 11:52:13 GMTScience & EnvironmentOracle says it expects its purchase of Sun Microsystems to be approved by the European Union in January 2010.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8420114.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8420114.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 10:28:44 GMTBusinessBudget airline Ryanair confirms it has ended talks with Boeing over the purchase of 200 new aircraft.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8419914.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8419914.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 08:07:50 GMTBusinessThe company that makes the Blackberry smartphone reports better-than-expected profits after record sales.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8419930.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8419930.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 08:03:51 GMTBusinessAOL relaunches after its divorce from Time Warner http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8407756.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8407756.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 11:33:01 GMTBusinessCuba continues novel tradition in its cigar factorieshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8406641.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8406641.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 17:57:41 GMTAmericasWhy the media tie-up of the decade didn't workhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/8403308.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8403308.stmWed, 09 Dec 2009 10:31:16 GMTTechnologyA look at the Mexican drug gang known as the Beltran Leyva Organisation, whose head Alfredo Beltran Leyva was shot dead by security forces on 16 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8417914.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8417914.stmThu, 17 Dec 2009 10:59:26 GMTAmericasAs an Ohio inmate becomes the first person in the US to die using a new lethal injection, experts ask if it will be more humane.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/8401299.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8401299.stmWed, 09 Dec 2009 07:24:13 GMTHealthCan Obama sell his climate 'hard stuff' to Senate? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/2009/12/can_obama_sell_his_hard_stuff.htmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/2009/12/can_obama_sell_his_hard_stuff.htmlSat, 19 Dec 2009 18:23:30 GMTAmericasMatt Frei looks back at an unnerving decadehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8419756.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8419756.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 18:40:08 GMTWorld News AmericaHow Oral Roberts pioneered religious broadcastinghttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8416439.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8416439.stmWed, 16 Dec 2009 18:43:07 GMTAmericasMaking money is child's play, US youngsters learn http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8408400.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8408400.stmWed, 16 Dec 2009 00:03:13 GMTBusinessLife 10 years after Venezuela's 'worst natural disaster'http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8412249.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8412249.stmTue, 15 Dec 2009 07:24:10 GMTAmericasWhat the battle says about the state of world trade http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8413979.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8413979.stmTue, 15 Dec 2009 15:49:07 GMTBusiness