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, 11 Feb 2012 22:49:30 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 Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warns the Greek people of imminent catastrophe if parliament fails to pass a deeply unpopular austerity bill. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16998157 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16998157 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:48:11 GMT A Syrian general is killed by "terrorists", state media say, in what is thought to be the uprising's first assassination of a senior officer in Damascus. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16996987 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16996987 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:55:18 GMT News International owner Rupert Murdoch says he is committed to publishing the Sun newspaper, following the arrest of five of its employees. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16999659 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16999659 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:12:29 GMT South Africa is to put the image of Nelson Mandela on all its banknotes, marking the 22nd anniversary of his release from prison. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16996809 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16996809 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:09:34 GMT Frontrunner Mitt Romney is expected to face a close contest against outsider Ron Paul in results from the Republican primary caucuses in Maine. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17001011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17001011 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:35:13 GMT Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country will announce major nuclear achievements in the next few days. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16995727 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16995727 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:03:47 GMT Crowds mob Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she campaigns for the first time in the constituency she is contesting in April. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16995657 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16995657 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:19:10 GMT Commonwealth foreign ministers are to hold an urgent meeting to discuss the stand-off in the Maldives between the new president and his predecessor. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16998151 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16998151 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:04:57 GMT Activists' calls for a day of strikes in Egypt on the anniversary of President Hosni Mubarak's overthrow appear to have little impact. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16994374 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16994374 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:47:13 GMT Thousands of people take to the streets across Europe to demonstrate against a controversial anti-piracy agreement, http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16999497 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16999497 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:57:51 GMT Three South Korean tourists are released a day after they were kidnapped in the Sinai peninsula, Egyptian officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16999775 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16999775 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:55:44 GMT A snubbed handshake sparks angry reactions as a simmering race row between Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra overshadows Man United's win over Liverpool. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16996567 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16996567 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:41:00 GMT New video footage has been released showing confusion on the bridge of the command deck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia in the hour after it hit a reef. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16995552 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16995552 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:42:48 GMT Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has begun campaigning for the first time in the constituency where she is standing for election to parliament. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16997083 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16997083 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:18:13 GMT The head of a Syrian military hospital has been killed by members of an "armed terrorist group" in the capital Damascus, the state news agency says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-17000939 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-17000939 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:12:03 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, 11 Feb 2012 22:04:36 GMT Calls by Egyptian activists for a day of strikes and civil disobedience to mark the first anniversary of President Hosni Mubarak's overthrow appear to have very little impact. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16999864 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16999864 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:13:15 GMT Kazakhstan is hosting the world ice fishing championship http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16997088 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16997088 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:59:06 GMT Sudan and South Sudan have signed a treaty of non-aggression. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16998249 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16998249 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:38:03 GMT One of the pods used to rescue the miners trapped underground in Chile in 2010 has gone on display at the Science Museum in London. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16986139 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16986139 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:43:02 GMT Greece's cabinet approves a draft bill committing to austerity reforms required to get new bailout funds, amid warnings of "chaos" if parliament fails to ratify. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16992702 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16992702 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:33:52 GMT Record imports contributed to a 3.7% increase in the US trade deficit in December, official figures show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16987581 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16987581 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:40:58 GMT US video games suffer a 34% annual drop for January, according to analysts at NPD. The figures come less than a fortnight before the PlayStation Vita launches. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16983122 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16983122 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:37:50 GMT Hackers claim responsibility for disabling the CIA website in an announcement on a Twitter feed under the banner of the Anonymous collective. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16993488 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16993488 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:37:21 GMT Animal rights group Peta calls for TV and film safety rules to be tightened after two horses were put down during filming for HBO racing drama Luck, starring Dustin Hoffman. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16979834 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16979834 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:07:14 GMT A children's story by James Joyce is published for the first time in Dublin to the dismay of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16982445 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16982445 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:54:49 GMT After more than 10 years of development work, Europe's new small satellite launcher is ready for its first flight. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16986043 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16986043 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:15:19 GMT Overfishing of EU fisheries is costing the European economy £2.7bn a year and 100,000 jobs, a report by a UK think-tank finds. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16979976 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16979976 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:41:45 GMT Destructive plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients have been rapidly cleared by researchers testing a cancer drug on mice. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16945466 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16945466 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:01:33 GMT Drivers who use cannabis before driving double their chances of causing a collision, research suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16961112 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16961112 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:51:32 GMT England hit back from a nine-point deficit to beat Italy in the first ever Six Nations game at the snow-bound Stadio Olimpico. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/16971190 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/16971190 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:17:02 GMT Six Nations game is called off five minutes before kick-off because of a frozen pitch at Stade de France in Paris. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/16969821 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/16969821 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:10:49 GMT The FBI releases its files on Apple founder Steve Jobs, revealing a man who commanded respect but was questioned on his honesty and morality. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16971177 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16971177 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:42:52 GMT Jewellery worth $9m (£5.9m), thought stolen from the wife of the US ambassador to the Netherlands in 2006, is found in the Hague. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/16970470 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/16970470 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:10:29 GMT Sudan and South Sudan sign a non-aggression pact and agree to respect each other's sovereignty, says the chief mediator at crisis talks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16994007 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16994007 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:29:48 GMT Police in Bangladesh investigate the murder of a married couple who were both TV journalists in the capital Dhaka. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16997187 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16997187 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:31:05 GMT A senior officer at Russia's Plesetsk space station is jailed for 13 years after being convicted of selling missile test data to the CIA. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16982995 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16982995 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:42:20 GMT Argentina accuses the UK of sending a nuclear-armed submarine to the South Atlantic, and makes an official complaint to the UN over the Falklands. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16993391 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16993391 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:12:14 GMT At least two people are killed in the Lebanese city of Tripoli in clashes between supporters and opponents of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16997656 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16997656 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:17:57 GMT US President Barack Obama says insurers - and not religious institutions - will provide contraception to women free of charge, amid a row with religious leaders. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16985757 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16985757 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:03:22 GMT Low income families with parents in part-time work could lose about £4,000 a year because of a change in tax credits, Labour says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16992380 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16992380 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:30:00 GMT Financial hardship during the recession is fuelling a rise in exaggerated insurance claims, says a survey by insurance firm Axa. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16998687 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16998687 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:53:07 GMT Police have charged a man with murder after a fatal stabbing in Coleford, the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-16998973 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-16998973 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:19:30 GMT Ex-Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey warns Christianity is facing "marginalisation", after prayers are banned from a council's meetings. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-devon-16995239 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-16995239 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:31:56 GMT 24 hours of news photos: 10 February 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16979787 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16979787 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:04:57 GMT A selection of the winning photographs http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16979784 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16979784 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:12:50 GMT Readers' pictures on the theme grubby. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16944592 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16944592 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:14:39 GMT Retrospective at the Tate Modern http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16944302 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16944302 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:33:31 GMT 24 hours of news photos: 9 February 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16961889 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16961889 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:39:51 GMT Protests lead to the resignation of President http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16925825 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16925825 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:32:02 GMT 24 hours of news photos: 8 February 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16944588 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16944588 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:10:19 GMT Much of UK with several inches of snow http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16895290 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16895290 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:34:17 GMT The runner who risked her life for her shorts http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16962799 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16962799 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:58:41 GMT Norway welcomes North Korean YouTube stars http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16968947 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16968947 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:22:05 GMT Italian family spots long-lost US relative on TV http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16972178 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16972178 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:58:15 GMT News photos from around the world this week http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16906897 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16906897 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:28 GMT What precious objects tell us about the British monarchy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16982156 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16982156 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:26:14 GMT The young poet trying to build his country's first book shop http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16966538 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16966538 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:32:41 GMT Why Danish drama is required viewing for UK political class http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16983014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16983014 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:24:17 GMT A year since Mubarak's fall, Egyptians fear the future http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16969376 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16969376 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:25:31 GMT