BBC News | World | UK 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.Afghans flee amid fears of battle- June 17, 2008 Hundreds of people flee their homes in a district of southern Afghanistan fearing fighting between troops and the Taleban.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/7459000.stm Chad town 'under attack by Sudan'- June 17, 2008 Chad's government accuses the Sudanese army of attacking a town on their border after days of rebel raids.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7459025.stm Italian PM defends trials freeze- June 17, 2008 Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi defends a move to suspend some trials for a year amid accusations of conflict of interest.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7458592.stm Football: Barca confirm star trio can leave- June 17, 2008 New Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola says Ronaldinho, Deco and Samuel Eto'o are free to leave the club.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/7459340.stm 'Snail mail' blazes slow e-trail- June 17, 2008 Three snails are equipped with electronics to allow them to send e-mails on behalf of visitors to a website.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7458531.stm French defence to counter terror- June 17, 2008 President Nicolas Sarkozy says terrorism is the greatest threat to France as he presents a new defence strategy.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7458650.stm West Bank 'attackers' arrested- June 17, 2008 Israeli police arrest two Jewish settlers over an apparent assault of Palestinians that was captured on film.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/7458926.stm Troops pour into south Iraqi city- June 14, 2008 Iraqi troops and police backed by US forces deploy to Amara city in a fresh clampdown on Shia gunmen, officials say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/7455119.stm The United States of Advertising- June 14, 2008 Kevin Connolly reports from the US where rules on TV advertising are quite different from other Western countries.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7453357.stm A glimpse of Mugabe terror- June 14, 2008 Ian Pannell comes face-to-face with one of the most feared supporters of the Zimbabwean president.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7452828.stm |