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 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:08:51 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/video_and_audio/world/ 120 60 15 A cardboard cut-out version of the founder of Iran's Islamic revolution is mocked online after touring Tehran. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16876981 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16876981 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:31:55 GMT More demonstrations are expected in Moscow on Saturday as part of ongoing protest against fraud in December's parliamentary elections in Russia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16883195 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16883195 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:07:53 GMT Severe flooding is threatening parts of New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, with towns cut off and thousands of residents evacuated. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-16876258 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16876258 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:06:11 GMT The Libyan authorities are being urged to investigate the death of a former ambassador who, it is believed, was tortured in custody. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16882585 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16882585 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:36:51 GMT Appeal judges at a UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia have rejected a claim by the man who ran a notorious Khmer Rouge detention centre, that he was not responsible for the crimes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16866885 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16866885 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:47:17 GMT Protesters have gathered on the streets of Egypt's capital Cairo amid calls for more rallies over the deaths of 74 fans at a football match on Wednesday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16871711 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16871711 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:57:37 GMT Rolls-Royce will open a new half a billion dollar plant in Singapore later this month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16865720 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16865720 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:18:36 GMT The oldest woman in Cuba and possibly the world celebrates her 127th birthday this week. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16860667 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16860667 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:07:04 GMT Two protesters have been shot dead in clashes with Egyptian police in Suez. They are the first to die in demonstrations following a football match riot that left 74 dead. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16866886 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16866886 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:17:35 GMT At the age of 14, Gun Chaikittiwatana is already playing some of the hardest pieces ever written for classical piano. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16851398 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16851398 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:24:53 GMT This weekend, voters are expected to take to the streets in Russia, to demand free and fair elections. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16867771 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16867771 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:17:06 GMT More than 100 people have died as a result of freezing weather in Ukraine since last Friday, the government has announced in Kiev. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16870914 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16870914 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:44:46 GMT A German pensioner who received a tin of American lard 64 years ago in an aid package has only just tasted it, after discovering that it is still edible. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16865810 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16865810 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:49:40 GMT The Chinese government keeps a tight control on the publishing and importation of books, especially those on what it deems sensitive subjects. But in Taiwan, the trade in Chinese language books is thriving. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-china-16866266 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16866266 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:54:43 GMT Eastern Europe's recent freezing weather has hit the poorest hard, particularly in Greece. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16866892 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16866892 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:08:40 GMT American business magnate Donald Trump has endorsed the US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16864997 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16864997 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:53:23 GMT A groundhog in Pennsylvania has, according to tradition, suggested there will be no let-up in the wintry weather. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16855797 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16855797 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:26:32 GMT General Electric, the world's biggest jet-engine maker, says it is open to investing more on plants overseas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16865995 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16865995 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:10:03 GMT A cold snap that has killed dozens of people in central, eastern and southern Europe in the past few days is spreading to other parts of the continent and is likely to last for days. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16848877 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16848877 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:37:14 GMT Chilean police arrest person they say stole several tonnes of ice from glacier. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16854525 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16854525 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:19:12 GMT Egypt begins three days of mourning after football violence which left at least 74 people dead and hundreds more injured, as angry fans congregate in Cairo. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16857372 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16857372 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:11:54 GMT Art historians say they have found a copy of the Mona Lisa, which they believe is probably painted by one of Leonardo Da Vinci's own pupils. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16844099 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16844099 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:17:33 GMT While appearing on a US talk show hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, Michelle Obama was asked how many push-ups she was able to do. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16857993 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16857993 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:32:38 GMT Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard describes the sinking of a ferry off Papua New Guinea as ''a major tragedy'' and says that Australia has provided help. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16850030 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16850030 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:28:54 GMT The most infamous crime carried out by Willem Holleeder, the man known as the ''godfather'' of Dutch crime, has been turned into a film, soon to be released across Europe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16850024 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16850024 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:47:13 GMT As the cold spell continues in Europe, more than 20 people have died of hypothermia in Ukraine in the last two days. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16860670 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16860670 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:58:19 GMT Pakistan's Supreme Court is to charge Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with contempt for failing to reopen corruption cases against the president. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16857811 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16857811 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:59:30 GMT Opponents have criticised the money spent by Mitt Romney on the Republican primary elections in Florida, where he had a resounding victory. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16846365 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16846365 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:32:41 GMT Diplomats at the United Nations Security Council say progress has been made in discussions over a resolution on the crisis in Syria. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16849320 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16849320 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:48:54 GMT The past year has been quite a challenging one for the global economy, with the US and European debt crises, the turbulence of the Arab Spring and the tsunami in Japan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16853218 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16853218 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:11:13 GMT A protester has thrown flour at France's Socialist front-runner Francois Hollande during a speech on housing in Paris. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16841961 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16841961 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:05:03 GMT The US Defence Secretary, Leon Panetta, says he hopes American troops in Afghanistan can end their combat role by as early as the middle of 2013, 18 months before the Nato mission in the country is due to end. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16848581 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16848581 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:28:37 GMT Freelance journalist in Cairo, Bel Trew, describes emotional scenes as friends and family of football fans wait for the train from Port Said, the site of football riots where at least 74 people died. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16851580 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16851580 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:33:07 GMT