http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/world/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the World section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Mon, 20 May 2013 22:03:48 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/news/video_and_audio/world/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 The family of Chen Guangcheng are 'paying for his activism' back home according to the Chinese dissident http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22598621#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22598621 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:35:44 GMT George Alagiah reports on how Ethiopia has overcome adversity and is now showing some of the fastest growth rates in the world. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22596218#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22596218 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:58:57 GMT A gigantic tornado has ripped through a suburb of Oklahoma City, on the second day in a row the Midwestern state of Oklahoma has been slammed by twisters. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22601891#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22601891 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:01:15 GMT The government of Venezuela is trying to import 50 million rolls of toilet paper before supermarket shelves run out of stock. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22602331#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22602331 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:45:57 GMT Fierce fighting is reported in the strategic Syrian town of Qusair, as the state news agency reports that the army has taken control of most of the town. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22593139#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22593139 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:02:06 GMT Artist Ai Weiwei has created a map of China made entirely out of tins of formula milk, to highlight tensions over tainted baby food. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22592660#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22592660 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:56:02 GMT Authorities in the US state of Florida are calling for the holder of a $590m winning lottery ticket to come forward and claim their prize. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22592743#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22592743 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:11:34 GMT Rwandan President Paul Kagame has issued a scathing assessment of the United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22593137#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22593137 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:29:53 GMT The world of brute strength and brawn isn't just a young man's game, as one 92 year old was keen to prove. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22600636#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22600636 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:48:08 GMT Syria's President Assad has said he has no intention of stepping down in his first interview since calls were made for a peace conference to try and resolve the conflict. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22592370#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22592370 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:57:30 GMT Emotional David Beckham plays last home match at Paris Saint-Germain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22585176#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22585176 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:42:55 GMT At least one person has died and several others were injured in a series of tornadoes that have torn through the US state of Oklahoma. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22593138#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22593138 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:28:42 GMT Up to 100 predominantly luxury cars are taking part in the Gumball 3000 rally in which some of the world's richest petrol-heads get to flaunt their wealth during a drive that will take them through Europe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22590798#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22590798 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:46:23 GMT A two-mile viaduct in the Chinese city of Wuhan has been demolished, breaking a record for the longest reinforced concrete bridge ever blown up in the country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22586997#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22586997 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:26:16 GMT George Alagiah has been to a shoe factory with a difference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22592748#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22592748 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:39:31 GMT One protester has died as tensions rise in Tunisia between hardline Salafists and the country's moderate Islamist government. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22588866#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22588866 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:22:53 GMT Storm-chasers have captured footage showing tornadoes touching down in both Texas and Kansas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22586395#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22586395 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:21:07 GMT Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of the murdered vice-president of Pakistan's PTI party, Zahra Shahid Hussain, at a mosque in Karachi. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22591504#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22591504 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:55:38 GMT Australia is home to the world's largest camel herd, but it is causing environmental problems. Simon Reeve is shown how one cattle ranch owner deals with the animals - by rounding them up and selling them for meat. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22529650#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22529650 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:36:08 GMT British explorer Daniel Hughes has reached the summit of Mount Everest in an attempt to raise £1m for the charity Comic Relief. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22585222#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22585222 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:01:26 GMT France's president has signed into law a controversial bill making the country the ninth in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalise gay marriage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22585170#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22585170 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:46:49 GMT A senior female Pakistani politician has been shot dead in the city of Karachi. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22582635#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22582635 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:31:05 GMT Syrian government forces have surrounded the rebel stronghold of Qusair and are storming it from several directions, says Syrian state TV. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22586396#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22586396 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:49:17 GMT There have been violent scenes in the Spanish capital after Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid in the Spanish Cup Final. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22579627#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22579627 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:26:52 GMT A debate by Afghan MPs about beefing up a law to prevent violence against women has been halted amid angry scenes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22583194#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22583194 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:21:19 GMT Five decades after Fidel Castro ordered Cuba's golf courses to be closed down because he considered them "elitist", the island's communist government has approved the construction of a luxury golf resort. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22583193#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22583193 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:11:34 GMT A Boeing 737 plane carrying about 140 people catches fire upon landing at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22579630#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22579630 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:45:51 GMT After years of conflict, it can be difficult to imagine the people of Mogadishu enjoying a nightlife. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22574387#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22574387 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:38:51 GMT Deadly storms are sweeping across southern China, killing more than 50 people and leaving 14 missing http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22579629#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22579629 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:30:25 GMT Farmers in Japan's key tea-growing region are hoping to turn their fortunes around following the Fukushima nuclear disaster two years ago. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22555032#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22555032 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:49:34 GMT A would-be robber had a lucky escape after he was struck by a bus, moments after he snatched a woman's mobile phone in Bogota, Colombia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22579130#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22579130 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:33:03 GMT The widow of the former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has called for the upcoming inquest into his death to be abandoned and replaced with a public inquiry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22579463#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22579463 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:59:45 GMT At least 60 people have been injured after a commuter train derailed and collided with another just outside New York City. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22579467#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22579467 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:55:29 GMT The Swedish city of Malmo is gearing up to host the Eurovision Song Contest final with 26 countries set to perform for millions of TV viewers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22579628#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22579628 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:27:13 GMT Hundreds of birds and marine animals wash up on the Chilean coast, raising fears fishermen might be flouting a ban on blast fishing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22570090#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22570090 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:18:55 GMT At a time of economic doom and gloom across much of Europe - the credit rating for Turkey has been upgraded. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22578641#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22578641 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:42:16 GMT Conservative protesters have broken up a gay rally in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22565723#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22565723 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:26:34 GMT A representative of the Lithuanian Gay League has commented on the results of an EU poll on homophobia, that attitudes held by their government makes them feel like second-class citizens. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22577369#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22577369 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:52:57 GMT BBC Persian's Rana Rahimpour explains how Iran's leadership structure works and what could happen in the upcoming presidential elections. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22524617#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22524617 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:28:50 GMT Derek Gatherer outlines the results of his statistical study of how Eurovision votes are cast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22560481#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22560481 Thu, 16 May 2013 23:01:18 GMT More than 60 people have been killed and dozens hurt in several bomb attacks apparently targeting Sunnis, in Iraq's worst day of violence for months. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22577415#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22577415 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:15:31 GMT Dozens of people have been injured after two trains collided in the US state of Connecticut. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22578649#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22578649 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:02:07 GMT Inmates at a Brazil jail have taken to knitting in an enterprise with a local fashion designer which sees them earn one day off their sentence for every three days spent knitting. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22574008#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22574008 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:55:11 GMT The Nigerian military says it has launched an all-out assault on Islamist militants in the north-east of the country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22572166#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22572166 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:21:21 GMT A homeowner in Florida has described finding an alligator on her front porch. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22565314#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22565314 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:29:15 GMT President Obama is coming under pressure to intervene in Syria by members of Congress http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22575245#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22575245 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:15:51 GMT British actress Emma Watson was among the cast attending the premiere of The Bling Ring in Cannes on Thursday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22567648#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22567648 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:27:52 GMT There has been relief after a tropical storm weakened as it moved into Bangladesh and Burma, reducing the destruction caused. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22565721#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22565721 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:12:25 GMT More than a quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22563977#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22563977 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:47:17 GMT Debris from the Japan tsunami in 2011 is washing up in Canada. The BBC spoke to volunteers cleaning up the shoreline on Vancouver Island http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22487285#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22487285 Thu, 16 May 2013 23:01:40 GMT Singaporean Abdus Salam started as an engineer, but left his job when he realised that his father needed help in his food stall. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22562658#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22562658 Thu, 16 May 2013 23:01:29 GMT UN and Russia discuss Syria crisis- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said both parties agreed that "a negotiated political solution is the only way to end the crisis" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22568472#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22568472 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:40:02 GMT A top official in China has urged Chinese tourists to behave more politely when travelling abroad. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22568474#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22568474 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:25:47 GMT Slovenia has rejected suggestions that it may be the next country in the eurozone to apply for an international financial bailout. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22564368#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22564368 Fri, 17 May 2013 06:17:30 GMT The Red Cross museum in Geneva is to re-open on Friday after a renovation lasting almost two years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22564561#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22564561 Fri, 17 May 2013 06:05:54 GMT Part of a shoe factory has collapsed in Cambodia, leaving at least two people dead, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22559531#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22559531 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:01:26 GMT Microsoft's Bing offers page translations into Klingon, Google launches a music subscription service plus other tech news. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22552462#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22552462 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:39:21 GMT Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews have protested in Jerusalem against plans to force them to do military service. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22563978#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22563978 Fri, 17 May 2013 02:22:55 GMT A tornado has ripped through a town in the US state of Texas, resulting in six deaths, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22550393#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22550393 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:50:08 GMT Baz Luhrmann and the cast of The Great Gatsby have put on a show as the film opened the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22549840#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22549840 Thu, 16 May 2013 05:34:11 GMT A flawless diamond has set a world auction record, selling for $26.7m (£17.5m). http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22549726#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22549726 Thu, 16 May 2013 02:03:59 GMT A BBC news team has travelled to a town in northern Syria which eyewitnesses claim has been attacked with poisonous gas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22550946#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22550946 Thu, 16 May 2013 13:05:21 GMT Dramatic pictures have emerged of St Petersburg television tower being struck during a lightning storm on Monday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22549705#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22549705 Thu, 16 May 2013 01:56:54 GMT As hundreds of thousands of people pack into evacuation shelters, Bangladeshi authorities have raised the danger level to seven out of 10 in low-lying areas around Chittagong and Cox's Bazar http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22550852#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22550852 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:04:27 GMT Fans of the new Pontiff are being offered the chance to learn more about his childhood with organised Pope-themed bus tours of his home town in Buenos Aires. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22549959#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22549959 Thu, 16 May 2013 05:38:31 GMT Footage has been released of the view from the steel spire at the top of One World Trade Center in New York. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22536208#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22536208 Wed, 15 May 2013 06:36:15 GMT Exactly one year after Francois Hollande took office as French President, the country has entered its second recession in four years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22549297#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22549297 Wed, 15 May 2013 21:48:29 GMT Taiwan has imposed more sanctions on the Philippines, despite an apology from the Philippine president for the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22549619#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22549619 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:03:29 GMT