BBC World News, Sep 01, 2011

Nigeria floods: Death toll in Ibadan rises BBC News Are you in Nigeria? Have you been affected by the floods? Send us your comments and experiences using the form below. Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7624 800 100 (International).... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Sportsday Live - breaking sports news BBC News Watch highlights on the BBC Sport website. 0915 ATHLETICS: British athlete Dai Greene on Twitter: "Catch me on Ch4 at 13:30 UK time today. World Champs 400hurdle final. See you on the other side" There will be live commentary of the World Championships ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian official 'saw executions' BBC News Do you have family or friends in Syria? Send us your comments and experiences. Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7624 800 100 (International). If you have a large file you can upload here. See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Defiant Gaddafi son vows to fight BBC News International leaders, including UK Prime Minister David Cameron and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, are in Paris to discuss Libya's future. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will also be present at the "Friends of Libya" conference, ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Libya: Hague expects new government to stick to election schedule The Guardian But in an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Hague also hinted that this deadline could slip and said Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) would have to make its own decisions. Hague was speaking before an international conference in ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Aldama set to divide opinion BBC Sport (blog) If England win the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, will it feel diminished for England supporters? The truth is we are all in denial when it suits us. The question is whether the presence of all these foreign competitors is in any way reducing the ... See all stories on this topic » BBC Sport (blog)

Fox defends armed forces job cuts BBC News Your contact details will never be published. When sending us pictures, video or eyewitness accounts at no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions. See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Jonathan Ross: I was a phone-hacking victim The Guardian ... scandal at the News International paper. "I know I had my phone hacked, the police contacted us and told us that my number, my wife's number was on the list of one of the guys' information," Ross told Richard Bacon on BBC Radio 5 Live on Wednesday. ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Regional newspapers circulation BBC News A row has broken out between Wikileaks and one of the newspapers it collaborated with to leak US diplomatic cables, reports BBC News. It says the whistle-blowing group said unredacted versions of the 251000 diplomatic cables had been leaked on the ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Now a green alternative to cremation? IBNLive.com PTI London: A UK-based company has developed what it claims is probably the world's best green alternative to cremation -- an "alkaline hydrolysis" unit, which has been installed at a funeral home in the US state of Florida. The unit by Glasgow-based ... See all stories on this topic »

Networks target Bin Laden C21Media It will debut on History in the US on September 6 and Channel 4 in the UK on September 7 under a new title, Bin Laden: Shoot to Kill. The programme was commissioned by History and Channel 4 in July and has now been distributed around the world by BBC ... See all stories on this topic »

3 Reasons to Watch Our 'Salton Sea' Video, and More on That Weirdo Old Accent The Atlantic Fortunately our Video Channel's Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg pronounces this the "glamorous" era for the Salton Sea. (Other pics here.) 3) The announcer's voice in the old footage shows post-World War II remnants of the striking pre-war "announcer ... See all stories on this topic »

What Murray needs to win the Open ESPN No one is edgier than Murray, who has come tantalizingly close, reaching three major finals, including this year's Australian Open and the 2008 US Open. Seven reporters from London's big newspapers are here, plus a few freelancers and BBC Radio. ... See all stories on this topic »

Could Wales' dark skies bring in a million more visitors? WalesOnline “We have run stargazing events in conjunction with the Brecon Beacons which have always sold out and last year during the BBC Stargazing live event we had 1000 people at our observatory,” he said. “It's a growing hobby throughout the UK and people are ... See all stories on this topic »

Reality of just how blind love really is Independent Online A lot of things around us, from movies to commercials, drill into our minds that looking anything outside of the Halle Berry and Brad Pitt bracket is a flaw. We even have “beauty” pageants that some people would never dream of entering because they ... See all stories on this topic » Independent Online

Ant and Dec host new ITV1 gameshow Red or Black Hemel Gazette All of us smug wage slaves can make ourselves feel better about the hamster wheel we're on by having a go at those who sit at home watching The Jeremy Kyle Show and Homes Under the Hammer on their big screen TVs, purchased at our expense. ... See all stories on this topic »

World Cup Retro: 2003 - Wilkinson kicks England into history JOE As much as it pains us to admit it, Jonny Wilkinson's drop goal to seal the 2003 World Cup for England will be forever a standout moment in rugby history. Considered underdogs as the tournament reached the business end, England became the first and so ... See all stories on this topic »

International Drug Lord Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Court DNAinfo (BBC World Service via Flickr) Prosecutors said Christopher Coke, 42, led the "Shower Posse" and "Presidential Click," two notoriously violent drug trade organizations that also controlled and guarded the troubled Jamaican neighborhood of Tivoli ... See all stories on this topic » DNAinfo

UK-Swiss tax agreement will leave some with an 'an operational headache' Opalesque "The world has changed for tax evaders," Dave Hartnett of HMRC, the UK tax authority (Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs) told the BBC. Germany and Switzerland agreed to a similar deal in early August. Under this agreement, says the Swiss Confederation's ... See all stories on this topic »

U.S. Seeks Closer Ties with Indonesia Despite Complaints of Religious and ... Christian Post By Ray Downs | Christian Post Contributor As the US trumps Indonesia's democratic improvements and seeks closer political ties, many human rights groups and members of Congress say the Muslimworld's most populated nation has a long way to go, ... See all stories on this topic »

Stars on stage for Children In Need The Press Association Stacey said: "Some of the best voices in the world come out of musicals and I love listening to them and watching them. And now I'm going to be in one." Tickets are available at bbc.co.uk/pudsey/ and money raised will go towards children and young ... See all stories on this topic »

MGEITF 2011: A flaw in Eric Schmidt's big argument MediaTel Newsline It was therefore totally daft for anyone to fear the arrival of Google TV in Europe early next year with the UK "well among the top priorities". It was complete nonsense for silly players, such as the US networks, to think that Google was about to ... See all stories on this topic » MediaTel Newsline

Win a chance to support Joan Armatrading at St David's Hall WalesOnline “Chris Wood (winner of two BBC Folk Awards this year) is supporting. “They will come on before him,” explains Joan. “I hope people will come and support the local person as well.” So what can we expect from Joan when she performs in October next year? ... See all stories on this topic »

Dancing With The Stars The Pairings TVGrapevine.com "Dancing with the Stars" is the US version of the international smash hit series, "Strictly Come Dancing." This version is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Ashley Edens-Shaffer and Joe Sungkur are ... See all stories on this topic »

France's super-rich: Raise our taxes, s'il vous plait Public Radio International PRI PRI's "The World" is a one-hour, weekday radio news magazine offering a mix of news, features, interviews, and music from around the globe. "The World" is a co-production of the BBC WorldService, PRI and WGBH Boston. More about The World. See all stories on this topic »

Libyan rebels reject UN proposal for peacekeepers Christian Science Monitor By Dan Murphy, Staff writer / August 31, 2011 The BBC reports that Mr. Martin, tasked with drawing up the UN's post-conflict plans, said after a meeting with the UN Security Council yesterday that Libya's interim rulers have ruled out the deployment of ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Op-Ed: Why taxation is unnecessary DigitalJournal.com The truth is, all taxation is totally unnecessary On BBC's current affairs Newsnight programme last night, there was a big debate about this issue which included contributions from Tory heavyweight John Redwood. At first glance it sounds good, ... See all stories on this topic »

The MT Interview: Chris Townsend Management Today It revolutionised the sector and led to him joining first DMB&B, the marketing agency, then BBCEnterprises, the broadcaster's commercial arm, to advise on setting up subscription channels. Townsend entered the world of multichannel television just as ... See all stories on this topic »

Morning Meme: It's "Bedlam" At BBC America, Carson Kressley Talks "Dancing ... AfterElton.com It's currently unknown if the new case is in the straight or gay video world. Tyler, The Creator has responded to GLAAD's criticism of his overwhelming homophobia on his debut album. "Well, I have gay fans and they don't really take it offensive, ... See all stories on this topic »

Money Transfers Between Turkish, Syrian Banks Stopped LoanSafe MASAK's Chairman Mursel Kaplan confirmed the limited embargo saying, “It is impossible for us to move independently of the world.” According to information obtained by Vatan from banking sources, the international sanctions against Syria are having an ... See all stories on this topic »

'Doctor Who' comes back with a brain-bender Minot Daily News (blog) but in the mixed-up world of time travel and meeting people again for the very first time, Berlin in 1938 seems like the perfect place for her to appear to us in her most familiar form. She plants a poisonous kiss on the Doctor's lips, killing him and ... See all stories on this topic »

Connock returns as head of Pretend How Do “The aim is that over time, a pitch from Pretend will consist of us sitting down together and watching a dozen very short talent and format demo videos from our site, so that the commissioner can be seeing tape from the very earliest stage of a ... See all stories on this topic » How Do

Zubin Mehta: why I won't play Wagner Jewish Chronicle A BBC Prom, in London, that requires performances of the Bruch Violin Concerto - with soloist Gil Shaham - Albeniz's Iberia Suite and Rimsky-Korsakov's gorgeous Capriccio Espagnol. "A very demanding repertoire," says Mehta, whose view on the art of a ... See all stories on this topic » Jewish Chronicle

Tech News Weekly Round-up 31 August 2011 PluggedIn Sadly for us Brits, plans for the UK to join TomTom's connected community are as yet undisclosed. LG has just announced a 3D Game Converter to roll out in October. 2D games developers can quickly get 3D games out to the 3D smartphone world and Optimus ... See all stories on this topic »

BBC News - Irene: Vermont in flood as US counts storm cost The US has begun clearing up after the impact of Tropical Storm Irene, which has killed as many as 28 people. ... Skip to content; Skip to ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14706862

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