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Syria forces 'in Homs massacre'
Activists say Syrian forces killed more than 200 people in Homs overnight in the worst violence since anti-government protests began, but the government denies it.

Thousands in rival Moscow marches
Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia's capital.

Afghan civilian death toll rises
The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.

Obama urges 'keep recovery going'
Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the recovery going as new data shows unemployment down to its lowest rate in three years.

Europe 'at risk of early grave'
Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd warns Europe faces an "early grave" if it continues to ignore Asia's rise.

ANC youth leader appeal dismissed
South African youth leader Julius Malema loses his appeals against the ruling ANC's decision to suspend him for bringing the party into disrepute.

Saigon fall reporter dies at 79
George Esper, who reported on the fall of Saigon for the Associated Press during the last days of the Vietnam war, dies at the age of 79.

Europe hit by Russia gas shortage
Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say.

Wikileaks suspect to face trial
Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified documents, will face a court martial, says the US Army.

Lance Armstrong team probe closed
US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by Lance Armstrong.

Anger over NY police Muslim memo
Civic groups from around the US are urging New York's attorney general to investigate the New York Police Department surveillance operations.

VIDEO: Wikileaks suspect faces court martial
Alleged Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning is to face a court martial, the US Army has confirmed.

VIDEO: Russian fuel supplies shortage
The cold weather has led to a shortage of Russian fuel supplies in eight countries.

VIDEO: Heavy rains cause havoc in Australia
Severe flooding is threatening parts of New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, with towns cut off and thousands of residents evacuated.

VIDEO: One-minute World News
Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.

VIDEO: Cardboard Ayatollah lampooned
A cardboard cut-out version of the founder of Iran's Islamic revolution is mocked online after touring Tehran.

VIDEO: Ex-Ambassador death 'torture'
The Libyan authorities are being urged to investigate the death of the country's former Ambassador to France, who died less than 24 hours after being arrested by Tripoli-based militia.

VIDEO: Anti-Putin protesters march in Moscow
Thousands of people are marching in Russia's capital Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's grip on power.

VIDEO: Son on Libyan diplomat's 'torture'
The Libyan authorities are being urged to investigate the death of a former ambassador who, it is believed, was tortured in custody.

US job numbers show strong growth
The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show.

New Virgin staff pay for checks
Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals.

Apple overturns Motorola's ban
Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.

FBI probes Anonymous phone hack
The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.

Poster 'threat' to Dujardin Oscar
Movie billboards in Paris featuring The Artist actor Jean Dujardin might affect his chances of winning an Academy Award, according to French press.

King's Speech premieres on stage
Almost a year after the film reigned supreme at the Oscars, the stage version of The King's Speech has its world premiere.

Prince optimistic for fisheries
Prince Charles says there is a reason to be optimistic about the state of the world's oceans, but it is "critically urgent" to tackle overfishing.

Largest optical telescope created
Astronomers at the Paranal observatory combine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual device with a 130m-mirror.

Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.

Brains may be wired for addiction
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.

Artist set for Facebook windfall
A US graffiti artist who painted Facebook's offices is set to become a millionaire when the social network begins trading as a public company.

Monkeys fed wine 'to fight flu'
A zoo in Kazakhstan, where overnight temperatures have dipped to nearly -40C, is giving monkeys a wine concoction as a remedy against flu.

Cairo clashes over football anger
At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match.

England players go unsold at IPL
Seven England players and Ireland batsman Kevin O'Brien fail to attract bids at the Indian Premier League auction.

French air workers to hold strike
Unions representing French pilots and aircrew plan to strike from Monday to Thursday.

Colombia emerald tsar faces probe
Influential Colombian emerald dealer Victor Carranza is investigated for alleged links with paramilitary groups in the 1990s.

BBC accuses Iran of intimidation
The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.

Cancer charity in funding U-turn
A major US breast cancer charity reverses a decision to cut funding to reproductive health group Planned Parenthood, after a furious outcry.

Much of Britain braced for snow
Heavy snow is forecast for most of the UK later, with warnings of likely disruption to rail, road and air travel.

Huhne's exit 'a loss to cabinet'
Chris Huhne's resignation as Energy Secretary will be a loss to the cabinet and the Lib Dems, his former parliamentary private secretary tells BBC News.

Arrest in Betty Yates murder case
A man is arrested in connection with the murder of Worcestershire pensioner Betty Yates.

Fresh protests at Syrian embassy
Fresh protests take place at the Syrian embassy in London over President Assad's regime.

The Queen: 60 photographs for 60 years
Sixty photographs for 60 years on the throne

In pictures: Venice in Solitude
Haunting views of Venice's waterways

Where the Titanic was born
Drawing offices where Titanic was designed

Day in pictures: 3 February 2012
24 hours of news photos: 3 February 2012

Day in pictures: 2 February 2012
24 hours of news photos: 2 February 2012

Your pictures: Hunger
Readers pictures on the theme of hunger

In pictures: Egypt football clash
Many die in clashes after match between rivals

In pictures: Sony World Photography Awards shortlist
Shortlist for Sony World Photography Awards

Do the dead outnumber the living?
Do the dead outnumber the living - or is it the other way round?

Could drought threaten South Africa's rooibos tea?
Could drought threaten South Africa's rooibos tea exports?

Italy's young generation 'forced to leave'
Country's beauty not enough to keep jobless from leaving

Week in pictures: 28 January-3 February
A selection of news photos from around the world this week

'Cycling gave me my freedom back'
'How riding helps me fight my brain tumours'

La syndication RSS est une innovation technologique récente. Le format RSS permet d'indexer de façon automatisée le contenu d'un site et de le mettre instantanément à disposition d'autres sites : c'est la syndication des contenus. Vous pouvez aussi mettre le contenu de votre site en syndication RSS. Pour cela vous devrez créer vos propres fichiers RSS. Certains weblogs créent automatiquement les fichiers RSS se référant à l'entrée d'une nouvelle information. De cette manière, l'information est instantanément relayée sur tous les fils de syndication concernés. Pour avoir plus d'information aller voir dans la section suivante de google http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/On_the_Web/Weblogs/Tools/

Pour trouver des contenus au format RSS ( "Feeds RSS" )
Voici quelques suggestions :

- Feedster (En) : Moteur de recherche de feeds RSS sur internet, résultats par date ou pertinence.
- RC Server (En) : Top 100 des feeds RSS les plus populaires.
- Holovaty (En) : Liste de tous les feeds RSS proposés par la BBC.

Syndication RSS

  • Fichier RSS :  Vous pouvez désigner un ficher interne ou externe.
  • Ficher XLS : Pour mettre en forme le contenu du flux RSS.

 

Explication :


Un flux RSS ou fil RSS ("RSS feed" en anglais), sigle de Really Simple Syndication(souscription vraiment simple), ou de Rich Site Summary (Sommaire développé de site) est un format de syndication de contenu Web, codé sous forme XML. Ce système permet de diffuser en temps réel les nouvelles des sites d'information ou des blogs, ce qui permet de rapidement consulter ces dernières sans visiter le site.

Document RSS

Le contenu d'un document RSS se situe toujours entre les balises <rss>. Elles possèdent obligatoirement un attribut version qui spécifie la version à laquelle le document RSS est conforme.

Au niveau suivant de cette balise se trouve une unique balise <channel> qui contiendra les métadonnées du flux RSS, obligatoires ou non, ainsi que la liste des contenus.

1. Métadonnées
En ce qui concerne les métadonnées, trois éléments sont obligatoires :

  • <title> : Définit le titre du flux
  • <link> : Définit l'URL du site correspondant au flux
  • <description> : Décrit succinctement le flux

D'autre éléments optionnels existent comme :

  • <pubDate> : Définit la date de publication du flux
  • <image> : Permet d'insérer une image dans le flux
  • <language> : Définit la langue du flux

2. Contenu : Description de chaque article
Pour chaque article, une balise <item> est ajoutée dans notre document. Dans cette balise se trouvent les données correspondantes à l'actualité sous forme de balise.
Les balises les plus courantes sont:

  • <title> : Définit le titre de l'actualité.
  • <link> : Définit l'URL du flux correspondant à l'actualité.
  • <pubDate> : Définit la date de l'actualité.
  • <description> : Définit une description succincte de l'actualité.

D'autres balises existent comme:

  • <author> : Définit l'adresse électronique (mail) de l'auteur.
  • <category> : Associe l'item à une catégorie.
  • <comments> : Définit l'URL d'une page de commentaire en rapport avec l'item.

 

DOCUMENT XSL

XSL (eXtensible Stylesheet Language) est le langage de description de feuilles de style du W3C associé à XML.

Une feuille de style XSL est un fichier qui décrit comment doivent être présentés (c'est-à-dire affichés, imprimés, épelés) les documents XML basés sur une même DTD ou un même schéma.

La spécification est divisée en trois parties :

  • XSLT, le langage de transformation
  • XPath, le langage de navigation dans un document XML
  • XSL-FO, le vocabulaire XML de mise en forme