http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/ The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:53:01 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/ 120 60 15 The Arab League says it is suspending its controversial monitoring mission in Syria because of the upsurge in violence. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16774171 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16774171 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:46:17 GMT A fire at a drug rehabilitation centre in the Peruvian capital Lima kills at least 26 people and injures 10 others, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16775181 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16775181 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:56:15 GMT Police arrest a 59-year-old man over an alleged gesture at an FA Cup tie between Liverpool and Manchester United. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-manchester-16775767 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16775767 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:39:38 GMT Inspectors from the UN nuclear agency, the IAEA, begin a visit to Iran to try to determine the purpose of the country's nuclear programme. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16778292 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16778292 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:40:31 GMT Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrives in the US to receive medical treatment for injuries he sustained in an assassination attempt last June. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16778286 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16778286 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:34:49 GMT The Government must stick to pledges to reform party financing - or risk that a scandal will further undermine confidence, MPs have warned. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16777388 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16777388 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:52:15 GMT Four current and former Sun journalists and a police officer are bailed by detectives investigating alleged corrupt payments. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16771809 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16771809 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:04:31 GMT First Minister Peter Robinson attended his first GAA match in Armagh on Saturday night. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-16777870 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16777870 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:03:08 GMT Greek officials reject German proposals for a eurozone budget commissioner to oversee spending, as agreement nears on a second bailout for Greece. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16777322 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16777322 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:14:24 GMT The Royal Bank of Scotland chairman, Sir Philip Hampton, has given up a £1.4m shares reward he was due later this year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16772525 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16772525 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:34:16 GMT A man is charged with murder after the death of an 18-month-old boy in Stoke-on-Trent. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-16778195 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-16778195 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:32:59 GMT Homes in Salford are evacuated after police raid a flat and find two suspicious devices. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-manchester-16775773 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16775773 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:40:01 GMT Desert Island Discs celebrates its 70th anniversary with 44 different versions of the radio programme across the BBC's entire UK network. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16778273 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16778273 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:37:43 GMT Both pandas at Edinburgh Zoo are removed from public display by their keepers after coming down with colic. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-16776561 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-16776561 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:10:13 GMT Inappropriate spending cuts could "strangle" growth, so austerity measures should be tailor-made by each country, the head of the IMF warns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16771939 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16771939 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:54:42 GMT Firms face raids and fines of up to £500,000 for sending unsolicited text messages about credit or compensation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16759025 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16759025 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:02:02 GMT Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai thanks the British people for sacrificing "blood and treasure" for the future of his country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16771301 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16771301 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:46:02 GMT Senior cleric John Sentamu says the government should not overrule the Bible when it comes to defining marriage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16771101 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16771101 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:47:26 GMT More than 50 GPs involved in the groups that will control have warned the NHS may be "in peril" if government changes are derailed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16771304 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16771304 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:44:03 GMT A man who is almost completely paralysed has won the first step in his legal bid to pursue his right-to-die. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16760725 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16760725 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:19:59 GMT An independent commission has been set up to examine the impact of increased tuition fees in England. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16760053 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16760053 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:11:41 GMT Just one in 15 pupils in England starting secondary school "behind" for their age, gets five good GCSEs, official data shows. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16721884 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16721884 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:30:30 GMT The social network and Washington State sue a marketing firm over claims that it deceived users by hiding 'Like' buttons. The firm denies the charge. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16755434 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16755434 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:04:55 GMT A European Parliament rapporteur has stood down in protest as a controversial anti-piracy agreement is signed by several countries. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16757142 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16757142 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:24:09 GMT Microscopic plastic debris from washing clothes is accumulating in the marine environment and could be entering the food chain, a study warns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16709045 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16709045 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:39:37 GMT Graphene, often described as a "miracle material", can be used to distil alcohol, according to a new study in the Science journal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16747208 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16747208 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:27 GMT Europe's largest bell will ring to start a £27m Olympic opening ceremony inspired by Shakespeare and featuring NHS nurses and 900 local pupils. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16747032 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16747032 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:16:39 GMT Demi Moore suffered convulsions after smoking an undisclosed substance, according to a tape of an emergency call made on Monday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16767340 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16767340 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:54:51 GMT Amal Fashanu's uncle was Britain's only openly gay footballer. She tries to find the reasons behind 25 years of silence. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16722196 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16722196 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:39:29 GMT Tourism in the UK faces a massive year. Readers from outside the UK offer their alternative must-see spots. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16750151 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16750151 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:31:41 GMT Substitute Dirk Kuyt strikes a late winner as Liverpool defeat Manchester United in a dramatic FA Cup fourth round clash at Anfield. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/16664185.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16664185.stm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:46:44 GMT A Mike Williamson own goal hands Championship side Brighton a place in the FA Cup fifth round at the expense of Premier League club Newcastle. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/16664127.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16664127.stm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:43:50 GMT Rafael Nadal aims to play more aggressively against Novak Djokovic when they meet in Sunday's Australian Open final. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/tennis/16773908.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/16773908.stm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:48:22 GMT Former batsman Geoffrey Boycott describes England's performance in the 72-run defeat by Pakistan as the worst he has seen. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/cricket/16774038.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/16774038.stm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:10:50 GMT Victoria Azarenka believes there is no limit to what she can achieve in tennis after hailing her Australian Open triumph as a "dream come true". http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/tennis/16774106.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/16774106.stm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:54:23 GMT A prisoner who escaped when two guards taking him to a Suffolk hospital were threatened at gunpoint is arrested in Scotland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-suffolk-16771471 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-16771471 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:23:22 GMT Two brothers appear in court charged with the murder of a man who was found decapitated and burnt. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-manchester-16772602 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16772602 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:23:49 GMT Scotland is set to benefit from a digital revolution right across the country, Infrastructure Secretary Alex Neil predicts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-16774540 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16774540 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:58:18 GMT A marathon-running GP is recruited by the Scottish government to promote the importance of physical activity. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-16772819 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-16772819 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:01:56 GMT Police say that a bomb found in a field in County Fermanagh was ready to go off but may have been there for many years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-16760459 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16760459 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:47:04 GMT A 13-year-old boy is taken to hospital with leg injuries after he was attacked by a pit-bull type dog in Armagh. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-16777874 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16777874 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:19:28 GMT Students at Haverfordwest-based Pembrokeshire College are urged to be vigilant after a fellow student who had contracted meningitis died. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-16773255 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-16773255 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:17:18 GMT Police are continuing to question a teenager on suspicion of murder after the death of a man in a fire in a village near Cardiff. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16772352 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16772352 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:02:29 GMT Khartoum offers to release detained crude oil shipments belonging to South Sudan to help end a bitter dispute over transit fees. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16773278 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16773278 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:48:17 GMT The African Union inaugurates its newly built Chinese-funded headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16770932 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16770932 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:55:04 GMT The US defence secretary says he is concerned about a Pakistani doctor arrested for providing intelligence for the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-16772112 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-16772112 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:59:34 GMT England are bowled out for only 72 to crumble to a 72-run defeat in the second Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and lose the three-match series. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/cricket/16772011.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/16772011.stm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:37:39 GMT Preparations to pump fuel from the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia are suspended, as divers find a 17th body. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16773052 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16773052 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:13:33 GMT Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 in the Australian Open final to win her maiden Grand Slam title and become the new world number one. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/tennis/16752431.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/16752431.stm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:09:25 GMT Cuba's ruling Communist Party holds its first-ever national conference to consider changes in the way it runs the country and how to renew the ageing revolutionary leadership. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16775967 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16775967 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:28:04 GMT Hopes are fading of finding more survivors after Wednesday's building collapse in Rio de Janeiro killed at least 17 people, Brazilian officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16775176 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16775176 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:00:36 GMT The political leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement, Hamas, is due to visit Jordan, 13 years after it expelled Hamas leaders. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16778225 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16778225 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:03:31 GMT The BBC hears accounts from prison inmates in Libya suggesting that supporters of former leader Col Gaddafi are being tortured in detention. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16771372 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16771372 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:22:41 GMT Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pulls away from nearest rival Newt Gingrich in Florida opinion polls, although his national lead slips. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16767335 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16767335 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:43:16 GMT At least eight sea lions have been shot dead in the US state of Washington in the past few weeks, wildlife officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16776395 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16776395 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:00:46 GMT Photos from around the world this week http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16723537 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16723537 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:04:45 GMT 24 hours of news photos: 27 January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16756957 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16756957 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:03:38 GMT Buildings fall in city centre http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16750233 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16750233 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:01:54 GMT Readers pictures on the theme frozen http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16716163 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16716163 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:39:15 GMT Severe storm hits the US state of Alabama http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16695072 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16695072 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:23:23 GMT Vintage prints of fashion photographer on show http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16627067 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16627067 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:28:26 GMT 24 hours of news pictures: 26 January http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16738082 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16738082 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:01:12 GMT 24 hours of news photos: 25 January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16716177 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16716177 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:39:58 GMT The government has said it will not allow any more time to debate a bill on moving UK time forward by an hour, despite calls from MPs on all sides of the House for it to do so. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9686000/9686275.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9686000/9686275.stm Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:25:39 GMT A baker in Kent has created chocolate covered sprouts, because his son would not eat vegetables. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16771677 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16771677 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:22:43 GMT The salvage firm which will remove fuel from the wreck of the Costa Concordia has been explaining its plan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16777030 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16777030 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:26:35 GMT The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has been forced to explain the actions of a staff member who leaked information which led to her being confronted by an angry mob last Thursday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-16776349 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16776349 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:11:25 GMT Opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's regime say around 150 people have been killed in the country in the last three days. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16777841 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16777841 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:04:53 GMT Greek officials have reacted angrily to a leaked German proposal for an EU budget commissioner with veto powers over Greek taxes and spending. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16778066 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16778066 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:13:49 GMT The BBC has seen further evidence that former supporters of Colonel Gaddafi have been tortured in Libyan jails. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16771671 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16771671 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:00:16 GMT Companies who send out spam texts are being warned that investigating them is a high priority http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16771593 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16771593 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:53:48 GMT Brandy Yanchyk goes after adventure at the Waitomo Caves in New Zealand, experiencing the steepest abseil in the world into the black abyss of an underwater river. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/fast_track/9687491.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/fast_track/9687491.stm Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:57:50 GMT Who is the real Margaret Thatcher behind the public image? 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 Why ending the lost generation 'disaster' matters http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16774301 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16774301 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:11:47 GMT Hulk Hogan on the truth about wrestling http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16763302 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16763302 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:43:55 GMT 'England collapse a throwback to the bad old days' http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/cricket/16775309.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/16775309.stm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:22:30 GMT The Ethiopian town that is the khat capital of the world http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16756159 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16756159 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:02:34 GMT