http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/index.xml BBC World Service | News 2009-11-07T22:06:05+00:00 BBC World Service worldservice@bbc.co.uk http://www.bbcworldservice.com http://www.bbcworldservice.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/images/1024/brand.jpg Copyright British Broadcasting Corporation2009 tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-11-07:2178304 2178304 2009-11-07T22:00:54+00:00 2009-11-07T21:21:27+00:00 not restricted President Obama's healthcare bill If the US healthcare bill is passed it will define President Obama's presidency. Newshour examines both sides of the discussion. US, healthcare, Obama, reform tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-11-06:2164168 2164168 2009-11-06T15:21:11+00:00 2009-11-06T11:48:08+00:00 restricted Young and unemployed In a special feature World Update reports from the campus of the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies. unemployed, world update Young and Unemployed: a World Update special report tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-11-05:2154230 2154230 2009-11-06T09:30:49+00:00 2009-11-05T14:09:09+00:00 restricted The man who drove a tank into the Berlin wall On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, Europe Today speaks to Wolfgang Engels, an East German soldier who stole a tank and drove it at the wall in 1963. berlin, germany, wall, tank, engels, east, west Wolfang Engels, who drove a tank at the Berlin Wall in 1963 tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-11-04:2139533 2139533 2009-11-04T12:26:52+00:00 2009-11-04T10:24:55+00:00 restricted Anniversary clashes in Tehran Police in Iran have fired teargas on opposition supporters, who'd ignored warnings not to demonstrate during official rallies. ahmadinejad, iran, election, sworn, swear, tehran, bahman, kulbasi, mousavi Iran tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-11-02:2122012 2122012 2009-11-03T14:29:00+00:00 2009-11-02T17:47:03+00:00 restricted Black in Brazil: a question of identity The non-white population in Brazil will outnumber the white population this year, according to the the country's census board. The World Today looks at what it means to be black in Brazil. brazil, population, blacks, indians, african descent, whites, race, racism, census A Brazilian girl from the Nova Iguacu neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-11-02:2121043 2121043 2009-11-02T16:25:32+00:00 2009-11-02T16:20:55+00:00 restricted Karzai declared president The final round of the Afghan presidential election has been called off and the incumbent, Hamid Karzai, has been declared the winner. afghanistan, afghan, abdullah, elections, election, karzai, President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-10-30:2096718 2096718 2009-10-30T17:08:40+00:00 2009-10-30T15:13:45+00:00 restricted Changing sex: can a child decide? In Britain, doctors are reviewing the guidelines for the treatment of young people who feel that they have been born in a body of the wrong gender. The BBC's James Fletcher investigates. child, sex, gender, reassignment, puberty, young, dysmorphia, transgender, transsexual A child silhouetted against some railings tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-10-30:2094144 2094144 2009-10-30T14:07:08+00:00 2009-10-30T12:00:09+00:00 restricted US-Pakistan 'trust deficit' On her third and final day of a visit to Pakistan, the American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has spoken of the importance of connecting with people to heal some of the scars in America's relationship with Pakistan. us, pakistan, relations, politics, diplomacy, hilary clinton, extremism, terrorism, al qaida Hilary Clinton during her visit to Badshai Masjid in Lahore (29 October 2009) tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-10-29:2085417 2085417 2009-10-29T17:46:15+00:00 2009-10-29T15:50:06+00:00 restricted Is straight hair 'good hair'? Hair straightening is part of many Black women's regime, but the strong chemicals used can cause damage and the treatment can be expensive. Is straight hair "good hair"? black, women, hair, straight, straighten, good hair, afro, Jill Scott and Oprah Winfrey tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-10-29:2081646 2081646 2009-10-29T13:09:51+00:00 2009-10-29T12:00:28+00:00 restricted Pakistan drama: 'Fight to the finish' Pakistan television is showing a soap opera which aims to expose the exploitation of Pakistani youth by militants converting them into suicide bombers. pakistan, soap opera, tv, television, drama, fight to the finish, militant, suicide, bombers Part of a poster from the Pakistani TV series Khuda Zameen Se Gaya Nahin tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-10-28:2067174 2067174 2009-10-28T13:22:59+00:00 2009-10-28T10:10:19+00:00 restricted UN staff killed in Kabul attack The United Nations mission in Afghanistan says six of its staff were killed and nine others wounded when gunmen stormed a guesthouse in the capital, Kabul. un, attack, kabul, guesthouse Injured man carried away after attack on UN guesthouse in Kabul tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-10-27:2061853 2061853 2009-10-27T17:38:19+00:00 2009-10-27T17:36:38+00:00 restricted Amnesty accuses Israelis over Palestinian water Human rights organisation Amnesty International has accused Israel of unreasonably restricting the availability of water to the Palestinians. Israel has rejected the allegations. isreal, gaza, middle east, water, dispute, amnesty Filling water bottles in a Gazan refugee camp tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-10-26:2041823 2041823 2009-10-26T13:47:07+00:00 2009-10-26T11:12:05+00:00 restricted Maternal mortality: why so many mothers die giving birth Health ministers from around the world are meeting in Ethiopia to discuss ways to prevent hundreds of thousands of women dying needlessly during pregnancy and childbirth every year. ethiopia, addis ababa, women, childbirth, fistula, internal tearing, healthcare, maternal mortality Mother at Hamlin Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (25 october 2009) tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-03-20:79854 79854 2009-03-20T19:21:58+00:00 2009-03-20T19:21:58+00:00 restricted The World Today For the best guide to the day ahead The world today, news, day tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-03-20:79851 79851 2009-03-20T19:18:01+00:00 2009-03-20T19:18:01+00:00 restricted Evening Report BBC round-up of South Asian and international news. Evening report, south asia, news tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-03-20:79863 79863 2009-03-20T19:31:49+00:00 2009-03-20T19:31:49+00:00 restricted World Update The latest news from around the world. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-09-07:1527478 1527478 2009-09-07T10:52:39+00:00 2009-09-07T10:52:20+00:00 restricted California on Flickr Pictures from the heart of the sub-prime crisis california, sub-prime, financial, crisis Longshoreman Jose Alvaraz tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-03-17:75717 75717 2009-03-17T15:10:00+00:00 2009-03-17T15:10:00+00:00 restricted BBC World Service on Flickr The latest pictures from our teams around the world flickr Flickr image tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-03-24:81490 81490 2009-03-24T13:21:42+00:00 2009-03-24T13:21:42+00:00 restricted Download (mp3) tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-11-02:2116735 2116735 2009-11-02T11:17:22+00:00 2009-11-02T11:13:44+00:00 not restricted Dogs and e-mail Postmen around the world talk about their work post, postal, workers, tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-10-26:2041897 2041897 2009-10-26T11:17:33+00:00 2009-10-26T11:16:59+00:00 restricted Seoul's salvation Why Christianity is so hugely popular in South Korea south korea, christian, landau, church tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-10-19:1971484 1971484 2009-10-19T16:00:12+00:00 2009-10-19T15:59:38+00:00 restricted In Pictures Park bench romance in Iranian capital Tehran iran, tehran, love tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-10-14:1922053 1922053 2009-10-14T14:07:18+00:00 2009-10-14T14:06:24+00:00 restricted Remote controlled bugs buzz off tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-10-12:1899387 1899387 2009-10-12T14:51:10+00:00 2009-10-12T14:49:00+00:00 restricted Tunnel trouble How a rare Gazan investment scheme went under tunnel, gaza, israel, tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-10-08:1859618 1859618 2009-10-08T09:03:51+00:00 2009-10-08T09:03:51+00:00 restricted Moon handover South Korea church founder passes the reins to son tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-09-28:1754302 1754302 2009-09-28T10:46:58+00:00 2009-09-28T10:46:47+00:00 restricted After 'the jungle' Migrants face Calais "purgatory" as routes to UK closed off calais, jungle, migration tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-09-18:1655929 1655929 2009-09-18T13:46:15+00:00 2009-09-18T13:39:15+00:00 restricted 'Barcodes' tackle bush meat trade 'Barcodes' tackle bush meat trade barcode, dna, bush meat, africa, exotic, wild animals tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-09-17:1645940 1645940 2009-09-17T17:49:46+00:00 2009-09-17T17:49:46+00:00 restricted Leading man Hollywood actor's back-yard green revolution tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-09-08:1545165 1545165 2009-09-08T18:11:29+00:00 2009-09-08T18:11:29+00:00 restricted Ultra-runner How dealing with epilepsy changed US woman's life