http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world/ The latest stories from the World section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:59:31 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world/ 120 60 15 Activists say Syrian forces have shelled the city of Homs and killed more than 200 people - a claim denied by the government - ahead of a key UN vote. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16883911 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16883911 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:43:55 GMT The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-16883917 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-16883917 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:34:09 GMT 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16881582 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16881582 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:45:20 GMT US soldier Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified documents to Wikileaks, will face a court martial, says the US Army. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16883409 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16883409 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:49:42 GMT 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16883507 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16883507 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:19:26 GMT Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16883560 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16883560 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:28:56 GMT At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16867276 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16867276 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:11:32 GMT Civic groups from around the US are urging New York's attorney general to investigate the New York Police Department surveillance operations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16882951 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16882951 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:12:22 GMT Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the economic recovery going as new data shows unemployment is down to its lowest rate in three years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16881848 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16881848 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:48:04 GMT US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by Lance Armstrong. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16883468 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16883468 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:04:32 GMT Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China next week to discuss the future of Canada's oil products. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16884061 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16884061 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:03:01 GMT The Hubble space telescope captures an image of a "barred spiral" galaxy that could help us better understand our own Milky Way. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16856812 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16856812 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35:10 GMT A zoo in Kazakhstan, where overnight temperatures have dipped to nearly -40C, is giving monkeys a wine concoction as a remedy against flu. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16871325 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16871325 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:52:19 GMT A fireman guides a plane to land at an airport in India after air traffic controllers fail to turn up for work, it emerges. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-india-16866616 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16866616 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:31:19 GMT A major US breast cancer charity reverses a decision to cut funding to reproductive health group Planned Parenthood, after a furious outcry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16875958 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16875958 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:09:03 GMT Steve Appleton, the chief executive of memory-chip maker Micron, has died in a plane crash near Boise, Idaho. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16882772 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16882772 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:30:54 GMT Influential Colombian emerald dealer Victor Carranza is investigated for alleged links with paramilitary groups in the 1990s. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16882779 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16882779 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:36:59 GMT A Cuban woman who writes a blog critical of the Communist authorities says she will not be able to travel to Brazil after Cuba refused her an exit visa. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16883689 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16883689 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:33:52 GMT At least 37 people have been killed in South Sudan following a shoot-out at a peace meeting aimed at ending recent violence, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16873273 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16873273 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:30:14 GMT Despite the loss of his mother Ghana midfielder Anthony Annan is determined to continue playing at the Africa Cup of Nations in her memory. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16876268 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16876268 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:29:47 GMT Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court rejects an appeal by Khmer Rouge jailer Duch and increases his sentence to life imprisonment. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16865834 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16865834 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:52:45 GMT Thousands of former Maoist fighters in Nepal begin the process of demobilisation, five years after they ended their armed revolt. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16876353 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16876353 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:57:18 GMT Unions representing French pilots and aircrew plan to strike from Monday to Thursday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16882677 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16882677 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:40:18 GMT The UN's highest court rules that Italy was wrong to allow its courts to make claims for compensation against Germany for Nazi war crimes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16869814 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16869814 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:02:46 GMT The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16874177 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16874177 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:47 GMT Two US women tourists and their Egyptian guide who were kidnapped in the south of Egypt's Sinai peninsula have been released, security sources say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16869113 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16869113 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:02:15 GMT Five people were arrested after gaining entry to the Syrian embassy in London during a protest against the Syrian regime, Scotland Yard says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16884126 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16884126 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:31:49 GMT Heavy snow is forecast for most of England and Wales later, with warnings of likely disruption to rail services and on the roads. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16883674 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16883674 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:49:55 GMT The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16873788 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16873788 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:45:26 GMT Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16877857 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16877857 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:53:12 GMT Hungarian airline Malev ceases trading after 66 years after being ordered by the EU to repay state aid it has received. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16866872 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16866872 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:21:06 GMT John Terry is stripped of the England captaincy, the Football Association has confirmed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16866149 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16866149 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:56:23 GMT Chris Robshaw says England's young side will not be daunted by Saturday's Six Nations opener at Murrayfield. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/16882284 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/16882284 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:04:03 GMT The Qatar Masters is reduced to 54 holes after strong winds allow only three hours of play on Friday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/16879421 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/16879421 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:33 GMT Movie billboards in Paris featuring The Artist actor Jean Dujardin might affect his chances of winning an Academy Award, according to French press. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16867721 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16867721 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:07:31 GMT Almost a year after the film reigned supreme at the Oscars, the stage version of The King's Speech has its world premiere. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16860995 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16860995 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:59:05 GMT R&B and gospel singer David Peaston, best known for the tracks Two Wrongs (Don't Make it Right) and Can I?, dies aged 54. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16867213 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16867213 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:47:52 GMT A cardboard cut-out version of the founder of Iran's Islamic revolution is mocked online after touring Tehran. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16876981 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16876981 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:31:55 GMT More demonstrations are expected in Moscow on Saturday as part of ongoing protest against fraud in December's parliamentary elections in Russia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16883195 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16883195 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:07:53 GMT Severe flooding is threatening parts of New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, with towns cut off and thousands of residents evacuated. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-16876258 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16876258 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:06:11 GMT The Libyan authorities are being urged to investigate the death of a former ambassador who, it is believed, was tortured in custody. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16882585 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16882585 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:36:51 GMT Appeal judges at a UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia have rejected a claim by the man who ran a notorious Khmer Rouge detention centre, that he was not responsible for the crimes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16866885 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16866885 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:47:17 GMT Protesters have gathered on the streets of Egypt's capital Cairo amid calls for more rallies over the deaths of 74 fans at a football match on Wednesday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16871711 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16871711 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:57:37 GMT Rolls-Royce will open a new half a billion dollar plant in Singapore later this month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16865720 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16865720 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:18:36 GMT The oldest woman in Cuba and possibly the world celebrates her 127th birthday this week. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16860667 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16860667 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:07:04 GMT Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/10462520 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10462520 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:39:33 GMT Do the dead outnumber the living - or is it the other way round? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16870579 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16870579 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:42:27 GMT India's most populous state battles to boost poll turnouts http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-india-16866262 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16866262 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:59:43 GMT Activists enraged by Putin party's 'dirty tricks' in election http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16874360 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16874360 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:11:07 GMT A selection of news photos from around the world this week http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16831662 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16831662 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:39:06 GMT How poverty is changing the face of Greece's poor http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16878756 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16878756 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:03:44 GMT