AUDIO: '999 calls still answered' :: Matt Wrack, general secretary at the Fire Brigade Union, and Brandon Lewis MP discuss the impact of the firefighters' strike in England and Wales.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24238322#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Miliband hits back at energy firms :: The Labour leader warns energy firms he would "take action" against them if they try to defy his planned price freeze.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24235688#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
London Market Report :: Shares in Centrica and SSE fall following a pledge by Labour leader Ed Miliband to freeze energy bills.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11899862#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Declares Victory In Nairobi Mall Siege; But Death Toll Feared To Rise :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta declared victory on Tuesday in an operation to end the four-day siege of the Westgate mall in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, amid fears that the death toll from the attack perpetrated by Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab would be much higher than 72 as currently estimated.</p>
<p>"We have ashamed and defeated our attackers," Kenyatta said in a televised address, according to an Associated Press <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kenyan-president-declares-victory-mall-siege-002321142.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">report</a>. "Kenya has stared down evil and triumphed."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kenyan-president-uhuru-kenyatta-declares-victory-nairobi-mall-siege-death-toll-feared-rise-1410614
Freddie Mac Failed To Pursue Defaulters For Recovery of Up To $4.6B In Shortfalls In Foreclosed Mortgage Properties :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Freddie Mac failed to refer nearly 58,000 foreclosed mortgages with about $4.6 billion in shortfalls to vendors who assess borrowers' ability to repay and are responsible to collect mortgage payments, thus foregoing a chance to recover dues from homeowners who had the ability to repay, according to an audit report from the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Office of Inspector General, or OIG, in Washington.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/freddie-mac-failed-pursue-defaulters-recovery-46b-shortfalls-foreclosed-mortgage-properties-1410612
Firefighters strike in pensions row :: Firefighters in fire services across England and Wales are due to strike for four hours from midday in a dispute over pensions.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24235251#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
AUDIO: Pop classics keep callers on hold :: Lincolnshire County Council says callers have kept hanging on the telephone since it began playing pop classics.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24224594#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Chinese airlines order Airbus A320s :: Two new Chinese airlines announce orders to buy 43 aircraft from the Airbus A320 family of planes.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24238200#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Roku introduces new lineup of devices, deep integration with M-Go video service :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/89R-zH3g6TA/
Kanye West Praises Kim Kardashian And Calls Himself 'No. 1 Rock Star On The Planet' In BBC Interview :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Kim Kardashian's immense wealth, which is estimated at $40 million, is what makes her relationship with Kanye West work, feels the rapper, who opened up about his family and career during a one hour BBC Radio 1 interview that aired on Monday.</p>
<p>"She was in a powerful enough situation, where she could love me without asking me for my money, which is really hard for me to find," the 36-year-old rapper said, adding, "She gave me everything. She gave me a family. She gave me a support system."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kanye-west-praises-kim-kardashian-calls-himself-no-1-rock-star-planet-bbc-interview-1410598
Smithfield Foods Shareholders Approve $4.7 Billion Acquisition By China's Shuanghui :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Shareholders of Smithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE:SFD) approved the proposed $4.7 billion sale of the Smithfield, Va.-based company to China's largest pork producer, Shuanghui International Holdings, sealing the biggest acquisition of an American company by a Chinese firm, Smithfield said in a statement on Tuesday. More than 96 percent of the votes were in favor of the transaction, which is valued at $7.1 billion including debt, and the merger will be complete by Sept. 26.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/smithfield-foods-shareholders-approve-47-billion-acquisition-chinas-shuanghui-1410564
VIDEO: Hong Kong's high-end pawn shop :: Designer handbags can cost a small fortune - which also means they are good collateral for anyone looking for a quick loan, as Juliana Liu reports.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24235889#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Fonterra posts 18% jump in profit :: New Zealand's Fonterra, the world's biggest dairy firm, posts an 18% jump in full year earnings despite a nationwide drought which led to lower milk production.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24236983#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Astronomers Find Evidence Of The Densest Galaxy Near Earth, Which Is 10 Billion Years Old And Crowded with Stars :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Astronomers have discovered evidence of what they believe is the most crowded galaxy near Earth.</p>
<p>The new "ultra-compact" galaxy, named M60-UCD1, is home to an extraordinary number of stars and it is expected to provide scientists with clues to its intriguing past and its role in galactic evolution, according to the astronomers who made the discovery by using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/astronomers-find-evidence-densest-galaxy-near-earth-which-10-billion-years-old-crowded-stars-1410562
China 'may unblock' Twitter: report :: China could be about to unblock access to websites including Twitter and Facebook in a trade zone in Shanghai, a Hong Kong newspaper says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24218415#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Smithfield China deal approved :: Shareholders of US pork producer Smithfield Foods agree to buyout by China's Shuanghui International for $4.7bn (£3.1bn) in cash.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24236978#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
4 Men Charged In Thursday's Chicago Park Shooting That Has Been Attributed To Gang Conflict :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Four men have been charged with attempted murder for their role in Thursday's shooting in Chicago's Cornell Square Park, which injured 13, including a three-year-old boy, <a href="http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-suspects-Back-of-the-Yards-Shooting-Spree-224871622.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NBC Chicago</a> reported.</p>
<p>Tabari Young and Brad Jett, both 22, were charged on Tuesday with three counts of attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm, along with Bryon Champ, 21, and Kewane Gatewood, 20, who were charged on Monday, the report said.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/4-men-charged-thursdays-chicago-park-shooting-has-been-attributed-gang-conflict-1410558
Amazon overhauls its Kindle lineup, introduces new faster tablets :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/KDH2eLafbU4/
S Korea restarts fighter jet tender :: South Korea decides to restart the tender process for a multi billion-dollar fighter jet contract, a blow for Boeing which had hoped to supply the planes.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24236981#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Home Prices Rise At The Fastest Rate In 7 Years :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Home prices increased at the highest rate in seven years between 2012 and 2013. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values in 20 U.S. cities increased 12.4 percent overall from July 2013 to July 2013. This represents the biggest year-to-year gain since February 2006.</p>
<p>Though all 20 cities in the index showed gains, the southwest showed the largest price increases overall. Las Vegas led the index with a 27.5 percent gain, while San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego all showed increases of more than 20 percent.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/home-prices-rise-fastest-rate-7-years-1410554
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