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BBC NewsStories checked by www.jamaby.com for students of English. Study English. Enjoy English. *** 3'My grandfather jumped off a roof in the 1929 crash' (BBC News) Digital Planet looks at what's behind Brazil's web boom (BBC News) **** 4Cars set to get parental controls Ford is to introduce a key-based security system that limits what younger drivers can do to the family car. (BBC News) Loss of trust all round as economic crisis bites (BBC News) US job cuts at a five-year high US employers cut 159,000 jobs in September, the most in more than five years, Labor Department's figures show. (BBC News) Google 'Goliath' Microsoft says Microsoft's boss says his firm is a "David" to Google's "Goliath" after its failure to grasp the importance of internet search. (BBC News) Bus murder suspect fit for trial A man accused of beheading a passenger on a Canadian bus in July is now fit to stand trial, his lawyers say. (BBC News) Unpopular bail-out could reshape poll-footing Congress (BBC News) UK journalist recalls being caught up in 1968 violence (BBC News) ***** 5Whisky collection 'returns home' from Brazil The world's largest collection of whiskies arrives in Edinburgh this week, brought home from Brazil. (BBC News) Brazilian gun death police 'acted right' The police did nothing wrong in the run-up to the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, a policewoman tells the inquest into his death. (BBC News) The US defence secretary says a comment by a British commander that the war in Afghanistan cannot be won is defeatist. (BBC News) Judging al-Qaeda's strengths and weaknesses (BBC News) Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, watches as the economic crisis shakes up the presidential race. (BBC News) Iraq says US troop deal is close The US and Iraq are close to an agreement over US troops remaining in Iraq after 2008, Iraq's foreign minister says. (BBC News) Markets mixed in volatile trade Most world markets climb on a day of volatility amid persistent worries over the strength of financial institutions. (BBC News) Car firms see sales plunge in US US car sales fell sharply last month, the latest sign that woes in the financial sector are spreading to the wider economy. (BBC News) Views from Alaska on protecting the polar bear (BBC News) Latest presidential debate crucial as race turns ugly (BBC News) Lehman Bros head took home $300m The head of failed US bank Lehman Brothers tells Congress he took home $300m in the past eight years. (BBC News) Californian crash driver arrested The driver of a US bus that crashed killing eight passengers is held on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, police say. (BBC News) |
