http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/also_in_the_news/ The latest stories from the Also in the News section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:31:26 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/also_in_the_news/ 120 60 15 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16871764 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16871764 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:13:34 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 Nelson Mandela's personal chef launches a cookbook featuring the statesman's favourite meals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16853447 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16853447 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:49:12 GMT A German pensioner finally tastes some American lard imported 64 years ago, having got approval from food safety experts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16852830 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16852830 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:42:27 GMT A Maine treasure hunter says he has discovered a WW2-era shipwreck filled with platinum, now worth $3bn (£1.9bn) http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16847737 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16847737 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:17:44 GMT An Australian biology professor is causing a rumble in the academic jungle by suggesting his country should import elephants and even Komodo dragons into its wild interior. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16843096 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16843096 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:01:29 GMT Police in Chile arrest a man suspected of stealing blocks of ice from the Jorge Montt Glacier. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16843905 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16843905 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:30:32 GMT A wax cylinder recording of German statesman Otto von Bismarck is released - the first time his voice has been heard for over 100 years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16826464 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16826464 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:53:07 GMT A Lego man launched into space, the sport of ice golf and Luxembourg's Prime Minister doing something unexpected. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsbeat/16860272 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/16860272 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:21:26 GMT A world record attempt takes place in Australia for the highest number of water-skiers to be pulled behind one boat, with the 145 participants remaining on their skis for a full nautical mile. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16805893 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16805893 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:17:56 GMT Women are better at parking than men, suggests a study by National Car Parks (NCP). http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16802272 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16802272 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:47:54 GMT Radio 5 live Breakfast challenged the man dubbed the 'human calculator' by US host Regis Philbin with a maths puzzle. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16813132 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16813132 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:30:46 GMT An 18th Century lock system with the steepest canal staircase in Britain is being opened to the public. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16779624 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16779624 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:39:52 GMT The man who shot himself in the head with a nail gun but didn't notice, the BBC reporter enjoying a toy fair way too much and a baby aardvark. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsbeat/16749287 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/16749287 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:51:07 GMT What's behind US cult appeal of Downton Abbey? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16731254 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16731254 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:32:47 GMT The man behind Star Wars' lightsaber action http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16822492 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16822492 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:10:46 GMT Is it acceptable to call someone 'babe'? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16808941 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16808941 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:13:00 GMT What do people earning £1m spend it on? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16748912 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16748912 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:04:30 GMT Do you have a nagging anxiety about being left behind? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16789155 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16789155 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:03:01 GMT Why do some people never get depressed? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16749565 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16749565 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:23:04 GMT Apple and China - time for a new PR strategy? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16785798 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16785798 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:31:52 GMT Who is the real Margaret Thatcher? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16740356 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16740356 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:03:44 GMT