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 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:34:14 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 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 11:25:06 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 07:08:54 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/-/sport2/hi/cricket/16772011.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/16772011.stm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:37:39 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 South Sudan says it will complete its threatened shutdown of oil production on Saturday after no deal was reached with Sudan over pipeline use. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16769935 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16769935 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:40:51 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 The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, amid an upsurge in violence. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16769156 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16769156 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:41:57 GMT Violence breaks out in Senegal after the country's top court rules that President Abdoulaye Wade can run for a third term in office. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16770305 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16770305 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:15:20 GMT Four men, including a police officer, are arrested by Scotland Yard officers investigating payments to police by journalists. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16771809 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16771809 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:14:23 GMT Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in the UK to meet PM David Cameron following France's decision to speed up the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16771301 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16771301 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:11:22 GMT The opportunity to avert a major food crisis in the West African state of Niger is closing fast, Save the Children warns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16771603 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16771603 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:49:50 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 President Assad's grip over the Damascus suburb of Saqba appears to be weakening. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16768944 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16768944 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:57:15 GMT Snowstorms and sub-zero temperatures have hit parts of south-eastern Europe, leaving at least one person dead and thousands more without power. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/16771041 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/16771041 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:12:12 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 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, 28 Jan 2012 06:39:22 GMT The notorious 20-year-old former fugitive known as the Barefoot Bandit has been sentenced by a US federal judge to six-and-a-half years in prison. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/16771037 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/16771037 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:30:26 GMT Lahore's Dr Akram has said many Pakistani hospitals are forced to buy the cheapest drugs - as the death toll from a batch of faulty drugs in the city rises. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16765471 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16765471 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:47:34 GMT Bats are finding a surprising haven in abandoned Israeli bunkers, researchers say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16768989 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16768989 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:25:22 GMT The pace of US economic growth quickened to a 2.8% annualised rate in the three months to December, the Commerce Department says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16760575 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16760575 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:22:08 GMT Spain's unemployment figure rose above the five million mark in the last quarter of 2011, official figures show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16754600 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16754600 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:25:13 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 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 British actress Kate Winslet is to receive an honorary Cesar Award and drama Poliss is nominated for 13 prizes at France's equivalent of the Oscars. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16759408 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16759408 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:41:07 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 Researchers prepare pairs of matter and anti-matter particles in a bid to finally resolve whether anti-matter repels normal matter in a kind of "anti-gravity". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16756457 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16756457 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:23:49 GMT The owner of a French breast implant maker at the centre of an international safety scare faces charges of "involuntary injury", his lawyer says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16736385 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16736385 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:36:48 GMT It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16740758 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16740758 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:01:45 GMT QPR welcome Chelsea to Loftus Road and Liverpool host rivals Manchester United in a mouth-watering start to the day's FA Cup fourth-round action. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport2/hi/football/9685426.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9685426.stm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:00:49 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/-/sport2/hi/tennis/16752431.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/16752431.stm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:09:25 GMT Uggie, the 10-year-old canine star of Oscar-nominated hit The Artist, is 'getting tired'. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16755204 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16755204 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:38:48 GMT A Romanian auction house sells a leopard skin, silver doves and a bronze yak that belonged to the late communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16756590 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16756590 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:03:46 GMT Co-hosts Gabon snatch an incredible late winner to put them through to the quarter-finals and send Morocco out. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport2/hi/football/16767683.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16767683.stm Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:52:18 GMT Suspected rebels in India's north-east state of Manipur kill at least four people at a polling station during a local election, police say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-india-16772452 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16772452 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:20:05 GMT Five eurozone economies, including Italy and Spain, are downgraded by rating agency Fitch, citing financial weakness during the debt crisis. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16769449 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16769449 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:28:02 GMT A host of international writers including several Nobel laureates issue a joint statement condemning attacks on journalists in Mexico. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16767476 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16767476 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:14:26 GMT Amnesty International has called for an investigation into what it says is the misuse of tear gas by Bahraini security forces. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16756725 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16756725 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:15:09 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 The Royal Bank of Scotland chairman, Sir Philip Hampton, has given up a £1.4m shares reward he was due later this year, the BBC learns. 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 12:37:29 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 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 09:50:37 GMT Activists and disability campaign groups are staging a demonstration in opposition to the government's Welfare Reform Bill. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16771611 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16771611 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:20:27 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 Brazilian officers storm an illegal settlement http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16676530 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16676530 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:14:52 GMT Betrayal and escape in the French resistance http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16761781 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16761781 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:14:03 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 John Cantlie's conflict pictures re-imagined in the virtual landscape http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16745015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16745015 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:32:44 GMT Jeremy Bowen sees an uprising turning to war near Damascus http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16771542 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16771542 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:29:50 GMT News 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 Christian classes shunned by fearful parents in northern Nigeria http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16763960 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16763960 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:28:03 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