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soldier shown in Taliban video</title><description>A US soldier captured in Afghanistan last month appears in a video released by the Taleban and says he is scared.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8157795.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8157795.stm</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:21:42 GMT</pubDate><category>South Asia</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46082000/jpg/_46082569_007672622-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>New escalation in Mexico drug war</title><description>Ten Mexican police are held over the murder of 12 federal agents, as thousands of troops are deployed to a western state.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8157772.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8157772.stm</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:35:29 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category><media:thumbnail 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TV news legend Cronkite dies</title><description>The US news anchor Walter Cronkite, known as "the most trusted man in America", dies at the age of 92.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8157052.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8157052.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:33:10 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46078000/jpg/_46078878_cronkite_ap.jpg"/></item><item><title>Endeavour astronauts on spacewalk</title><description>Astronauts from the shuttle Endeavour complete the first of five spacewalks at the International Space Station.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/8157625.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8157625.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:10:06 GMT</pubDate><category>Science &amp; Environment</category><media:thumbnail width="66" 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18 Jul 2009 15:51:45 GMT</pubDate><category>Science &amp; Environment</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46080000/jpg/_46080913_apollo_nasa_66.jpg"/></item><item><title>Brazil demands return of UK waste</title><description>Brazilian officials demand that more than 1,400 tonnes of hazardous UK waste found in three ports be returned.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8157165.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8157165.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:45:13 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46081000/jpg/_46081121_brazilwaste_bbc_226.jpg"/></item><item><title>Zelaya 'to return if talks fail'</title><description>Ousted Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya says he will return to the country whether or not a deal is reached in talks.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8156613.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8156613.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:52:05 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46079000/jpg/_46079150_007668121-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Shuttle crew welcomed aboard ISS</title><description>The US shuttle Endeavour docks at the space station, uniting the largest number of astronauts ever assembled in orbit.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/8155953.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8155953.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:32:25 GMT</pubDate><category>Science &amp; Environment</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46078000/jpg/_46078418_007666609-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Former Venezuela minister charged</title><description>A Venezuelan ex-defence minister is charged over his alleged role in 1989 clashes in which hundreds of people died.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8157088.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8157088.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:27:31 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46079000/gif/_46079169_venezuela_map6649.gif"/></item><item><title>Clinton seeks goodwill in India</title><description>US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a five-day visit to India with a ceremony to mark last year's Mumbai attacks.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8155486.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8155486.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:01:59 GMT</pubDate><category>South Asia</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46079000/jpg/_46079983_007668382-2.jpg"/></item><item><title>Obama warns against health delay</title><description>US President Barack Obama calls on Congress not to delay the passage of healthcare reform.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8156977.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8156977.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:27:48 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46078000/jpg/_46078777_obama_getty66i.jpg"/></item><item><title>US firm averts French explosion</title><description>A US firm agrees to pay extra compensation to French workers who had threatened to explode gas canisters at their factory. </description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/8156329.stm</link><guid 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</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/golf/8153062.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/8153062.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:55:36 GMT</pubDate><category>Golf</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46065000/jpg/_46065668_kennyp49.jpg"/></item><item><title>'War on terror' probes could derail Obama's agenda</title><description>'War on terror' probes could derail Obama's agenda</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8148928.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8148928.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:34:26 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46053000/jpg/_46053005_logo66i.jpg"/></item><item><title>Mountaintop mining divides opinion</title><description>Mountaintop mining divides opinion in West Virginia</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8148395.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8148395.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:39:46 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46052000/jpg/_46052700_mine_ap66i.jpg"/></item><item><title>Leaving Guantanamo for paradise</title><description>Bermuda now home for ex-Guantanamo detainees</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8147317.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8147317.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:15:29 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46048000/jpg/_46048519_007495916_ap.jpg"/></item><item><title>Revolutionary era</title><description>The legacy of Nicaragua's Sandinistas</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8157762.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8157762.stm</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:25:22 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category></item><item><title>Delhi focus</title><description>Clinton seeks to deepen US ties with India</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8157013.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8157013.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:25:23 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46078000/jpg/_46078814_clinton_getty66i.jpg"/></item><item><title>Chaos in court</title><description>Rows and defiance at Guantanamo hearing</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8155828.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8155828.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:57:08 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category></item><item><title>In pictures</title><description>Bolivia celebrates 200 years of independence</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8155083.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8155083.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:31:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46072000/jpg/_46072328_aymara_afp.jpg"/></item><item><title>Moon memories</title><description>Readers recall how they watched the first Moon landing</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/talking_point/8144776.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/8144776.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:06:55 GMT</pubDate><category>Have Your Say</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45957000/gif/_45957329_aldrin_6649.gif"/></item><item><title>Damp squib</title><description>Why judge drama failed to ignite at Senate hearing</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8154786.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8154786.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:07:06 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46071000/jpg/_46071553_sotomayor_getty66i.jpg"/></item></channel></rss>