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Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.en-gbSun, 20 Jul 2008 17:31:30 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/europe/default.stmThree German climbers taken hostage by Kurdish armed rebel group the PKK have been freed, officials say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7516048.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7516048.stmSun, 20 Jul 2008 11:40:43 GMTEuropeFour bombs explode near Santander in northern Spain, but there are no reports of casualties.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7516073.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7516073.stmSun, 20 Jul 2008 13:05:26 GMTEuropeA lapse in security is blamed for the theft of 28kg (61lb) of plastic explosive and detonators from a site in France.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7515829.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7515829.stmSat, 19 Jul 2008 22:24:25 GMTEuropeEuropean regulators file new charges against chip maker Intel over alleged abuse of its dominant market position.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7512950.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7512950.stmThu, 17 Jul 2008 22:14:18 GMTBusinessThe British government should no longer rely on US assurances it does not use torture, a parliamentary report says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7515517.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7515517.stmSat, 19 Jul 2008 23:01:29 GMTUK PoliticsSpain says a study is nearly complete to determine whether an undersea tunnel can be built linking the country to Morocco.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7515125.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7515125.stmSat, 19 Jul 2008 04:39:37 GMTEuropeA giant physics lab on the Swiss-French border is being cooled to a temperature lower than that of outer space.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7512586.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7512586.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 19:07:09 GMTScience/NatureThe European Commission backs a plan to give 1bn euros of unspent EU farm subsidies in aid to African farmers.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7513562.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7513562.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 16:27:52 GMTEuropeA French aid organisation says two of its workers have been abducted in central Afghanistan.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/7514966.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7514966.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 21:02:39 GMTSouth AsiaThree policemen and a prosecutor are killed in two separate shooting incidents in the North Caucasus.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7513522.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7513522.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 11:28:45 GMTEuropeThe Greek Orthodox Church says it wants to convert a 17th Century monastery into a prison for convicted clerics.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7514586.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7514586.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 16:50:19 GMTEuropeA 62-year-old monk from a small friary near Milan has just released his second heavy metal albumhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7513571.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7513571.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 11:35:26 GMTEuropeBritish sprinter Dwain Chambers will not run at the Olympics after he loses his attempt to overturn his lifetime ban.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/olympics/athletics/7503792.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/athletics/7503792.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 12:29:18 GMTAthleticsDelegates split over outcome of Saudi interfaith forumhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7515495.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7515495.stmSat, 19 Jul 2008 14:21:41 GMTEuropeGossip girl Sue Nelson goes to the Euroscience festivalhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7515010.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7515010.stmSun, 20 Jul 2008 12:33:30 GMTScience/NatureNot the Caymans, but Aran Islands plan to go tax-freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7513283.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7513283.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 10:33:54 GMTEuropeRussians mark 90th anniversary of tsar's killinghttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_pictures/7512089.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7512089.stmThu, 17 Jul 2008 17:18:08 GMTIn PicturesLithuania questions Jewish fighters over wartime killings http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/programmes/crossing_continents/7508375.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/crossing_continents/7508375.stmWed, 16 Jul 2008 12:31:32 GMTCrossing ContinentsReaders react to the country's political crisishttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7509785.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7509785.stmWed, 16 Jul 2008 15:06:13 GMTEuropeThe European Commission plans to block almost $1bn in funds for Bulgaria as penalty for failing to beat corruption.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7512955.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7512955.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 11:48:50 GMTEuropeEuropean Union member states will agree next week to impose tougher sanctions against Zimbabwe, diplomats say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7512270.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7512270.stmThu, 17 Jul 2008 17:25:24 GMTAfricaA son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is released on bail in Switzerland after being charged with assaulting two servants.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7512925.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7512925.stmThu, 17 Jul 2008 21:42:22 GMTAfricaThe British government is to fund a board of Islamic theologians in an attempt to sideline violent extremists.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/7512626.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7512626.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 18:50:36 GMTUKBelgium's King Albert II has rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Yves Leterme, the royal palace says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7512975.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7512975.stmThu, 17 Jul 2008 22:41:03 GMTEuropeSpain's Supreme Court overturns the conviction of four people found guilty of involvement in the Madrid train bombings in 2004.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7511457.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7511457.stmThu, 17 Jul 2008 13:48:31 GMTEuropeA top European court says Croatia did not discriminate against Roma pupils by separating them at school.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7512378.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7512378.stmThu, 17 Jul 2008 16:56:39 GMTEuropeYour chance to appear on the BBC during the Olympicshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_depth/7495677.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7495677.stmTue, 08 Jul 2008 15:04:50 GMTSpecial ReportsGermany's success as the Middle East's hostage negotiatorhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/7504194.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7504194.stmWed, 16 Jul 2008 08:53:23 GMTMiddle EastProblems are snowballing for the Serbs of northern Mitrovica, with Kosovo declaring independence, and a new government in Belgrade.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_depth/americas/2008/vote_usa_2008/7503737.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/americas/2008/vote_usa_2008/7503737.stmMon, 14 Jul 2008 08:15:05 GMTVote USA 2008The Norwegian town where dying is forbiddenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7501691.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7501691.stmSat, 12 Jul 2008 11:22:03 GMTFrom Our Own CorrespondentTurkish police probe al-Qaeda links to Istanbul attackhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7498772.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7498772.stmWed, 09 Jul 2008 20:35:42 GMTEuropeJosef Stalin and Tsar Nicholas II are the leading contenders to be crowned 'The Name of Russia'. Who do you think should get the title?http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5123&edition=2http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5123&edition=1Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:22:51 GMTSpecial ReportsFailure to agree on tropical fruit exports to the EU would put a global trade deal at risk, the European Commission warns.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7511595.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7511595.stmThu, 17 Jul 2008 12:52:51 GMTEuropeMobile phone maker Sony Ericsson says it will shed 2,000 jobs worldwide in order to cut costs.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7514296.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7514296.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 15:17:17 GMTBusiness