http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/video_and_audio/world/ The latest stories from the World section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:04:00 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://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/ 15 An island off Peru is making money from selling bird poo to use as organic fertiliser. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11156842 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11156842 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:24:26 GMT Three people die as Seoul is hit by its strongest typhoon in 15 years, while storms continue to cause heavy rain and landslides in China. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11167547 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11167547 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:56:02 GMT The Israeli novelist David Grossman on how the Middle East conflict tore his family apart. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11171955 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11171955 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:13:39 GMT A doctor in Egypt is being taken to court for carrying out an illegal operation to circumcise young girls following the death of a 13-year-old. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-11160935 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11160935 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:22:25 GMT US Vice-President Joe Biden has spoken at a ceremony marking the end of US combat operations in Iraq. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11152260 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11152260 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:00:23 GMT Samsung has become the latest challenger to enter the tablet computer battle, unveiling its Galaxy Tab at the IFA conference in Berlin. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11170451 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11170451 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:16:56 GMT What do Mohammad Amir's family and home-village make of his alleged involvement in a cricket betting scam? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11159294 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11159294 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:12:28 GMT Actress and UNHCR goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie has issued an appeal for increased public support in providing help and relief for the millions of people who have been affected by the floods in Pakistan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11148836 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11148836 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:06:08 GMT The Americans call for a historic compromise as face to face peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians begin. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11172554 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11172554 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:03:44 GMT Actor Michael Douglas has given his first interview since announcing he has throat cancer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11150799 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11150799 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:47:51 GMT New pictures have been released of the miners trapped underground in Chile. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11157524 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11157524 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:43:32 GMT The United States Middle East envoy, Senator George Mitchell, says the Middle East peace talks in Washington have so far been positive. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11170135 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11170135 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:57:27 GMT A team of divers has begun to salvage dozens of bottles, of what is thought to be the world's oldest champagne, from a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11148844 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11148844 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:22:11 GMT Rupert Wingfield-Hayes takes a helicopter flight over the West Bank and Israel to understand the geography of the disputed land. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11139865 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11139865 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:45:31 GMT Racial discrimination in French job market reflected in new feature film L'Italien. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11150496 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11150496 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:57:07 GMT New pictures have emerged of the shipwreck of the Titanic, almost 25 years since it was first discovered. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11152753 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11152753 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:58:06 GMT Hurricane Earl is heading for the US east coast after causing power cuts and heavy rain across the eastern Caribbean. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11148053 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11148053 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:20:02 GMT More than 10,000 school buildings have also been destroyed by the flooding in Pakistan, according to the government. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11151113 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11151113 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:04:32 GMT The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes has been to the West Bank to see if there is any hope of bridging the gap between the two sides. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11153383 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11153383 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:35:33 GMT President Obama has addressed the American people to announce the end to the US combat mission in Iraq http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11147069 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11147069 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:49:56 GMT More than three million doctors have downloaded a phone application to monitor heartbeats through a phone. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/11145583 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11145583 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:05:56 GMT One of the giant booster rockets intended to power the first stage of flight on Nasa's next rocket has been tested in the US. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11145935 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11145935 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:52:58 GMT CD and album sales used to account for 70% of the revenue of the Indian music industry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/11152784 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11152784 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:22:13 GMT The US troops who are staying behind in Iraq talk about their new role in the country http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11138265 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11138265 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:34:16 GMT The equipment which has been vital to the US Army during its campaign in Iraq is being shipped out of the country as the operation comes to an end. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11143868 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11143868 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:58:54 GMT Wildfires in southern France have destroyed 6,000 hectares of scrubland and pine forests near Montpelier. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11145787 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11145787 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:29:58 GMT Four US soldiers have been killed in two separate bomb attacks in eastern Afghanistan, Nato said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11140232 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11140232 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:05:54 GMT Vets at Cairo's Giza Zoo are experimenting with the human birth control pill in an attempt to slow their rapidly expanding population of lions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11099756 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11099756 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:52:13 GMT The European Union is stepping up its efforts to fight organised crime in countries wanting to join. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11134870 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11134870 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:39:45 GMT One community that has seen first hand the effects of expansion is Mumbai's fishermen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11139105 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11139105 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:20:44 GMT There are some cities in Europe which feel as though they have a sushi restaurant on almost every corner. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11135787 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11135787 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:45:13 GMT Engineers in Chile have begun drilling the rescue shaft through which they hope to eventually free the 33 men trapped in a collapsed gold mine. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11137682 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11137682 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:59:14 GMT In the Mexican city of Monterrey, which used to be considered one of the safest urban areas in Latin America, more people are taking to the roads in armoured vehicles as drug-related violence takes its toll. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8955232.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8955232.stm Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:18:26 GMT Hurricane Earl is expected to gain more strength before heading towards the US http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11135307 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11135307 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:03:58 GMT A French climber, known as 'Spiderman', is facing charges after scaling a 57-storey building in Australia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11131442 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11131442 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:14:06 GMT US President Barack Obama has paid tribute to the people of New Orleans, five years to the day after Hurricane Katrina destroyed large parts of the city. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11127344 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11127344 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:59:05 GMT Over 700 kilos of explosives were used to demolish a football stadium in Brazil http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11129029 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11129029 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:15:56 GMT Police in Ecuador are investigating what caused one of the worst bus crashes in the country's history. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11127735 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11127735 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:13:31 GMT Emergency workers in Pakistan say flood waters in some parts of the country have started to recede, one month since torrential rain caused catastrophic flooding across Pakistan http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-11134275 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11134275 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:50:25 GMT As most of Pakistan is struggling to cope with the worst floods in decades, the betting scandal surrounding some of the country's cricket team has shaken already low national morale. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11133693 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11133693 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:27:02 GMT Former Pakistan captain has said that if betting scam allegations are true, they would be 'the biggest blow to Pakistan cricket' http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11129401 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11129401 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:50:42 GMT Thousands of Indonesians have been forced to leave their homes after a volcano erupted on the island of Sumatra. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11123559 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11123559 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:38:59 GMT The BBC's James Reynolds takes a tour around Camp Hope in Chile where engineers are working on a new plan to rescue 33 miners who are trapped underground. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11125666 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11125666 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:40:16 GMT In Pakistan there are continued calls for urgent aid as the UN says more than 70-thousand children are at risk of dying from waterborne disease and malnutrition http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-11126385 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11126385 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:03:48 GMT The World Food Programme has called for the international community to do more to help hundreds of thousands of people affected by drought in north eastern Syria. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-11125980 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11125980 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:50:17 GMT Thousands of people have joined a rally in Hong Kong to express their anger at the Philippines' handling of last week's tourist coach hijacking. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11125068 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11125068 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:52:48 GMT US pilots help Iraq develop its new Air Force http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11126857 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11126857 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:20:10 GMT 21,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after a volcano erupted for the first time in 400 years http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11128800 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11128800 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:34:42 GMT Tens of thousands of people have attended a controversial rally in Washington DC organised by conservative talk show host Glenn Beck. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/11123113 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11123113 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:43:22 GMT Taliban fighters disguise themselves as US soldiers to launch attacks on two coalition NATO bases in East Afghanistan http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/11122067 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11122067 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:16:02 GMT The Canadian owners of Blackberry, Research in Motion, have offered an olive branch to the Indian government in the bitter battle over e-mail secrecy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11128793 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11128793 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:28:26 GMT Local authorities in northern Spain have invested a record amount in an attempt to attract even more pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11127525 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11127525 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:17:59 GMT The government of the Caribbean island of Cuba is attempting to attract wealthy visitors by allowing the development of golf courses. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11123225 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11123225 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:22:09 GMT In Thailand, "red shirt" anti-government protesters are beginning to gather in massive rallies again, three months after a huge street protest in Bangkok ended http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11117977 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11117977 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:53:53 GMT Tens of thousands of children in Pakistan are at risk of dying from malnutrition as floods continue to devastate the country, according to the UN. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11122911 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11122911 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:12:50 GMT