BBC News | Americas | World EditionVisit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.US producer prices up 1.4% in May- June 17, 2008 US producer prices jumped by more than many analysts expected in May amid soaring fuel and food prices.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7459275.stm Slowdown knocks Goldman profits- June 17, 2008 Goldman Sachs reports an 11% fall in quarterly profit, avoiding the massive losses sustained by some rivals.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7459286.stm Troops held over Rio gang deaths- June 17, 2008 Eleven Brazilian soldiers are arrested after allegedly handing over three men to a drug gang that killed them.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7458766.stm Peru mine protesters seize police- June 17, 2008 Peruvian demonstrators demanding a greater share of mining taxes overpower police and take dozens hostage.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7458517.stm US woman denies 'cyber-bullying'- June 17, 2008 A US woman denies using a fake MySpace profile to bully a 13-year-old girl who later killed herself.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7458493.stm Bernanke warns of healthcare bill- June 17, 2008 US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says rising healthcare spending may harm the US economy.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7457823.stm Fifth human foot found in Canada- June 17, 2008 Police in Canada discover a human foot on a beach near Vancouver, the fifth to be found in the area in a year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7458468.stm Champion spellers- June 17, 2008 Why S Asia children do so well in US spelling contestshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/7443800.stm Firefox aims for download record- June 17, 2008 A new version of web browser Firefox goes on release, aiming to set a record for the most downloads in 24 hours.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7457503.stm Woods could miss Open at Birkdale- June 17, 2008 US Open champion Tiger Woods does not know whether his injured knee will have recovered in time for next month's Open.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/golf/7458357.stm |