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 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:11:11 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 Twenty-five of the 27 EU members agree to sign a fiscal pact setting up stricter rules to try to prevent future debt crises, with the UK and Czech Republic refusing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16803157 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16803157 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:12:46 GMT The US calls on UN members to decide where they stand on the Syrian regime's "brutality", saying President Assad's eventual departure is inevitable. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16796616 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16796616 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:48:21 GMT US President Barack Obama uses a public Google video chat to confirm that unmanned drones regularly target suspected militants in Pakistan's tribal areas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16804247 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16804247 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:35:30 GMT At least 18 people have died in Ukraine and 10 in Poland after a sudden drop in temperatures. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16786877 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16786877 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:52:23 GMT The coroner at the inquest on Wales football manager Gary Speed says he cannot be satisfied that he intended to kill himself. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-16760925 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16760925 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:06:49 GMT Japan's Yazaki Corporation and Denso Corporation agree to plead guilty for fixing prices of auto parts supplied to US manufacturers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16803876 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16803876 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:58:15 GMT Former Haiti ruler Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier should face trial for corruption but not for rights abuses, a judge recommends. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16802748 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16802748 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:43:48 GMT A close aide to former Nigerian military ruler Sani Abacha is sentenced to hang for killing the wife of politician Moshood Abiola. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16798749 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16798749 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:09:56 GMT Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff visits Cuba with the focus on trade ties, but with human rights issues in the background. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16785073 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16785073 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:53:13 GMT A group of Americans barred from leaving Egypt are sheltering at the US embassy in Cairo, the state department says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16797925 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16797925 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:00:39 GMT Mexico's ambassador to Venezuela and his wife are released after being kidnapped in Caracas, in the latest high-profile crime in the city. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16800761 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16800761 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:41:15 GMT Before becoming a regular at a pole dancing training club, Gong Yifei had been a squad leader in the armed police force. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16742770 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16742770 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:19:29 GMT UK Prime Minister David Cameron received a warm greeting from German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a handshake from French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the opening of the EU summit in Brussels. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16789300 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16789300 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:41:52 GMT Months after the area around Fukushima's nuclear plant was evacuated rescuers are finding and sheltering hundreds of abandoned pets. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16795329 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16795329 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:49:01 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 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:03:42 GMT High school students in the small community of Leroy, New York State, have been coming down with strange tics and verbal outbursts, with no obvious cause. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16800781 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16800781 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:19:58 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 One of the world's fastest pianists has been in Britain to promote what he calls "continuous music", a style of playing that creates waves of notes that at some points reaches 19 notes per second. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16794606 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16794606 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:21:40 GMT Officials say it could take up to ten months to remove the wreck of the cruise liner which ran aground off the coast of Tuscany. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16789951 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16789951 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:26:25 GMT France cuts its growth forecast for this year to 0.5% from 1% to "take into account the deterioration of the economic situation". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16797199 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16797199 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:18:27 GMT The government will not block bonuses for other RBS executives, after its chief executive waives his award, but David Cameron urges 'restraint'. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16787368 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16787368 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:38:36 GMT A major report from security firm McAfee assesses the so-called "cyber-readiness" of major countries in the connected world. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16787509 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16787509 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:21:28 GMT A letter from the US Attorney's Office prompts concern that Megaupload users' data may be deleted. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16787486 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16787486 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:25:53 GMT Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLaine is to join the cast of Downton Abbey for its third series as the mother of Lady Grantham. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16796462 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16796462 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:00:20 GMT Civil rights drama The Help wins three prizes at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards, including best cast and best actress. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16785536 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16785536 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:11:40 GMT The Little Ice Age began in the 1300s due to the cooling effect of massive volcanic eruptions, and was sustained by changes in Arctic ice cover, scientists conclude. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16797075 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16797075 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:49:45 GMT Scientists want the UK public to report their sightings of black squirrels, in order to estimate the rate at which they are spreading. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16789326 http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16789326 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:53:00 GMT Skin cells have been converted directly into cells which develop into the main components of the brain, by researchers in California. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16788809 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16788809 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:13:22 GMT South Africa's leading HIV group warns that large numbers of "faulty" condoms handed out during the ANC centenary celebrations remain in circulation despite a recall. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16797496 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16797496 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:33:16 GMT Belgian midfielder Kevin de Bruyne is due at Chelsea for a medical ahead of a proposed transfer from Genk. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport2/hi/football/16721393.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16721393.stm Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:55 GMT Liverpool apologise after video footage showing an alleged racist gesture by a fan during Saturday's FA Cup tie against Manchester United is featured on their website. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport2/hi/football/16798167.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16798167.stm Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:45:14 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 04:01:32 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 Somalia's Islamist al-Shabab militants ban the Red Cross from operating in areas its controls, accusing it of betraying trust and handing out unfit food. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16798893 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16798893 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:49:50 GMT A woman in north-eastern Afghanistan is arrested for allegedly strangling her daughter-in-law for giving birth to a third daughter. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16787534 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16787534 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:13:26 GMT A Norwegian court convicts two men of planning to attack a Danish newspaper after it printed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16790916 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16790916 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:12:44 GMT Hundreds of Bolivian protesters arrive in La Paz to demand the government resume work on a controversial road through an Amazon rainforest reserve. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16804399 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16804399 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:53:22 GMT Egypt's governing military council sets out the rules for the country's first presidential election since the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16785829 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16785829 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:06:38 GMT Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's surge ahead of rival Newt Gingrich continues, one day before Florida's crucial primary election. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/16794826 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/16794826 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:28:30 GMT Ministers cut the value of thousands of vocational qualifications, ending their recognition in the school league tables. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16789215 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16789215 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:06:12 GMT Prime Minister David Cameron says a new treaty paving the way for closer fiscal co-operation among the majority of EU members will "not place any obligations" on the UK. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16785973 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16785973 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:31:41 GMT Proposed changes to the NHS in England have created an "unholy mess" which has hurt the health service, according to the editors of three leading journals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16788328 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16788328 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:09:52 GMT A crew of British and Irish rowers are adrift in a life raft in the Atlantic after capsizing while trying to row from Morocco to Barbados, coastguards say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16804181 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16804181 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:12:33 GMT Battle against neglected tropical diseases http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16786237 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16786237 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:21:22 GMT 24 hours of news photos: 30 January 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16786939 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16786939 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:43:52 GMT Hollywood's finest turn out for annual awards http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16786487 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16786487 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:05:28 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 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 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 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 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 Meet the man keeping Louisiana's swamps and swimming pools safe http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16783803 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16783803 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:50:42 GMT Chinese police officer makes startling career change http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-china-16736937 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16736937 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:19:42 GMT Families make homes in compound of former Libyan leader http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16797813 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16797813 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:37:52 GMT India's richest shrine goes into carbon credit trade http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16746656 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16746656 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:09:39 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 Apple and China - time for a new 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