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 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:14:40 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 Greece's planned new austerity measures may not be enough to win a 130bn euro bailout, say eurozone ministers meeting in Brussels. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16971733 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16971733 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:21:48 GMT Nearly 100 people are reported killed in new violence in Syria's city of Homs as government troops continue an onslaught aimed at crushing rebels. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16959446 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16959446 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:03:00 GMT Five of the biggest US banks agree to provide $25bn in assistance to homeowners to settle claims over improper foreclosure practices. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16961355 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16961355 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:46:14 GMT Spain's most prominent judge, Baltasar Garzon, is found guilty of authorising illegal recordings of lawyers and banned from office for 11 years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16965790 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16965790 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:06:47 GMT A US advertising campaign showing stark images of overweight teenagers is facing criticism by a senior public health official, the BBC learns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16958865 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16958865 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:52:22 GMT Chinese authorities are investigating after a top police chief spent a day at the US consulate, state media says, amid rumours he sought asylum. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-china-16968071 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16968071 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:35:20 GMT One of the most senior al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan, Badar Mansoor, is killed in a US drone strike, local officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16960948 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16960948 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:30:25 GMT Crowds of supporters gather at the house of the former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, as a warrant is issued for his arrest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16959808 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16959808 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:13:04 GMT Nine men who plotted to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp are jailed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16968518 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16968518 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:48:40 GMT Harry Redknapp says he has not thought about succeeding Fabio Capello and insists his focus remains on Tottenham. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16960250 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16960250 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:20:45 GMT Ai Weiwei, who gained global recognition for his design of the iconic Bird's Nest stadium for the last Olympics, is now designing a pavilion for this year's games in London. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16964055 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16964055 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:15:50 GMT Security forces in the Maldives have used batons and fired teargas to break up a rally in the capital, Male, in support of the former president, Mohamed Nasheed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16959532 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16959532 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:13:53 GMT Athletes from New Zealand and Germany win the annual stair-race up the Empire State Building. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16968302 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16968302 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:25:17 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 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:18:42 GMT Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache helicopter co-pilot and gunner after 18 months of rigorous training in the UK and the US, the Ministry of Defence has said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16959431 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16959431 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:49:01 GMT Russian scientists have been drilling for two decades in the Antarctic and say they have found a vast sub-glacial lake. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16958970 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16958970 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:57:25 GMT The mysterious Russian street artist, 'Pavel 183', is being compared to Britain's Banksy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16957832 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16957832 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:04:58 GMT Afghanistan wins an international carpet-weaving competition against Iran, India and Pakistan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16966027 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16966027 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:09:21 GMT The Bank of England agrees to extend its quantitative easing programme by £50bn to give a further boost to the UK economy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16963116 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16963116 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:48:09 GMT Eastman Kodak, a name synonymous with photography, is to stop making digital and video cameras. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16967171 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16967171 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:42:17 GMT Ofcom proposed new measures to prevent consumers being switched from one phone or broadband service to another without their consent. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16965994 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16965994 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:59:15 GMT The makers of Path and Hipster iPhone apps apologise for accessing phone contacts without explicit permission. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16962129 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16962129 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:13:55 GMT The show, which stars British actor Hugh Laurie, will finish after the current eighth season ends. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsbeat/16959698 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/16959698 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:37:34 GMT A 1933 work by the Spanish artist Joan Miro fails to sell in a week that has seen other pieces sold for record prices at London auctions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16961245 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16961245 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:17:48 GMT A zebra's unmistakeable stripes may have evolved to make the animals unattractive to blood-sucking flies, say scientists. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16944753 http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16944753 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:59:14 GMT Researchers build efficient lasers just 100 billionths of a metre across that may be used to make faster computer chips in the future. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16925088 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16925088 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:09:20 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 Scientists say a common heart disease which kills thousands each year is passed genetically from father to son. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16931585 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16931585 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:00:06 GMT The Football Association is to meet on Friday to discuss a successor to Fabio Capello with a preference for an English or British manager. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16961682 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16961682 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:26:10 GMT Five killer whales are named as plaintiffs in a lawsuit which argues that they deserve the same constitutional protection from slavery as humans. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16920866 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16920866 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:34:05 GMT Two 102-year-old sisters are recognised as the world's oldest living twins by Guinness World Records. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-16932345 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-16932345 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:45:58 GMT Uganda's government defends its right to debate a controversial anti-gay bill but says the draft legislation does not have official backing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16963339 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16963339 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:01:53 GMT Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan will undergo surgery later this week after suffering from "abdominal pain", the actor says in his blog. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-india-16963077 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16963077 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:04:11 GMT Two Dutch journalists are cleared of breaching the privacy of Nazi Heinrich Boere, whom they confronted in a German old people's home. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16890665 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16890665 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:48:08 GMT Protesting Brazilian police end their occupation of the state assembly in Bahia but say their strike over pay continues. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16961630 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16961630 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:54:43 GMT Egypt's prime minister says it will not be persuaded by the potential loss of US aid to end a probe into foreign-funded non-governmental organisations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16949846 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16949846 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:46:26 GMT The US House of Representatives passes legislation barring insider trading by members of Congress by an overwhelming 417 to 2 vote. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16971170 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16971170 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:38:55 GMT A young Nottinghamshire woman who won the £45m Euromillions jackpot says she had only played the lottery about half a dozen times. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-16961132 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-16961132 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:24:44 GMT Max Clifford tells the Leveson media probe phone hacking was a "cancer" in journalism, while Heather Mills spoke of having her messages accessed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16969905 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16969905 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:44:32 GMT Three members of staff from a private hospital near Bristol, featured in a Panorama programme, plead guilty to the ill treatment of residents. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-bristol-16963406 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-16963406 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:21:51 GMT Weather warnings for ice and snow are in place across Britain as the cold weather continues, with hazardous conditions reported due to freezing rain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16959950 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16959950 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:17:38 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 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 New York Giants beat New England Patriots http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/american-football/16901698 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/american-football/16901698 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:56:13 GMT 24 hours of news photos: 7 February 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16906901 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16906901 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:56:11 GMT 24 hours of news photos: 6 February 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/in-pictures-16906893 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16906893 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:09:37 GMT Why Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia ended in disaster http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16929522 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16929522 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:43:18 GMT Can the cappuccino conquer a nation of tea drinkers? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16932747 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16932747 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:38:58 GMT As temperatures plummet, the Dutch are gripped by ice fever http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16965620 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16965620 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:39:30 GMT Are residents of Gaddafi home town being punished? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16961376 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16961376 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:29:39 GMT 24 hours of news photos from around the world 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 Unease grows over Maldives power struggle http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16962190 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16962190 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:46:46 GMT How a sleepy UK market town became a lesbian capital http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16962898 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16962898 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:58:29 GMT Why chief executives are paid so much http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16932043 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16932043 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:02:55 GMT