http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the World section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sun, 19 May 2013 15:51:14 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/world/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 Syrian government forces storm the besieged town of Qusair, with state media saying they now control the centre of the rebel stronghold. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22586378#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22586378 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:42:12 GMT The funeral of the murdered vice-president of Pakistan's PTI party, Zahra Shahid Hussain, is held at a mosque in Karachi. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22587895#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22587895 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:31:39 GMT Tunisian police clash with hundreds of supporters of the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia defying attempts to bar a gathering. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22587055#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22587055 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:05:27 GMT Iranian officials say two men have been executed after they were convicted of spying for Israel and the US. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22586238#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22586238 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:06:16 GMT Nigeria's army vows to continue its offensive against militants in the north-east "as long as it takes", as a 24-hour curfew is imposed in Maiduguri. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22584765#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22584765 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:57:21 GMT Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins the Eurovision Song Contest, with the UK's Bonnie Tyler finishing 19th out of 26 countries. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22566260#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22566260 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:37:37 GMT China's Premier Li Keqiang travels to India for his first foreign visit since taking office, with border tensions and trade topping the agenda. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22585466#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22585466 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:44:28 GMT UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges Pyongyang to end its missile tests as a fourth short-range weapon is launched from North Korea's east coast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22585468#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22585468 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:53:03 GMT A French government minister who quit over revelations of his undeclared Swiss bank account says he will not stand again for election. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22588901#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22588901 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:44:39 GMT Up to 60 people were injured when a car ploughed into a crowd during a parade in a small town in the US state of Virginia, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22584763#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22584763 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:17:47 GMT The leaders of the main gangs in El Salvador vow to maintain a 14-month-long truce, but say political changes threaten the peace. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22584911#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22584911 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:16:24 GMT A guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles in 1967 fetches $408,000 (£269,000) at auction in New York. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22586301#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22586301 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:15:30 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 ticket holder in Florida has won the largest Powerball jackpot in US history, more than $590m (£388m), lottery officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22585467#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22585467 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:59:48 GMT Two men suspected of killing Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of US political activist Malcolm X, are remanded in custody in Mexico. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22585205#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22585205 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:20:55 GMT World number one Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka to win the Italian Open and her fourth consecutive tournament. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22587826 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22587826 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:27:39 GMT Argentina's former military leader Jorge Rafael Videla has died aged 87 while serving a sentence for crimes against humanity, including torture. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22570888#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22570888 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:59:09 GMT Revelations that Costa Rica's president used a jet belonging to a Colombian with alleged links to drug trafficking have led to three resignations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22566532#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22566532 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:50:50 GMT The authorities in Ivory Coast arrest militia leader Amade Oueremi, suspected of one of the worst massacres during 2011 post-election violence. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22584521#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22584521 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:57:15 GMT At least 20 people are killed when a mine collapses in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22573192#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22573192 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:25:46 GMT Opener David Warner charged with breaching Cricket Australia's code of behaviour over abusive Twitter posts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/22579938 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/22579938 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:16:41 GMT The Afghan parliament interrupts debate on a law to prevent violence against women, with conservatives calling for it to be scrapped. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22579098#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22579098 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:05:36 GMT A man of British origin has been arrested in France in connection with the deaths of his two children, media reports say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22587189#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22587189 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:26:43 GMT Rafael Nadal drops only four games as he beats Roger Federer to win his seventh Italian Open title. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22589283 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22589283 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:41:18 GMT Fresh outbreaks of violence in Iraq have left at least eight people dead, police say, hours after the worst day of sectarian violence in the country for months. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22581828#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22581828 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:51:31 GMT A 25-year-old Saudi woman makes history by reaching the summit of the world's highest mountain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22580140#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22580140 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:34:55 GMT The health secretary rebuffs claims the PM is losing control of his backbenchers over Europe - as Tory activists complain of a "crisis" destroying the party. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22586142#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22586142 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:13:19 GMT Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt defends the company's tax affairs after it comes in for strong criticism from MPs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22585891#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22585891 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:04:20 GMT Tens of thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, rally in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22581759#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22581759 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:40:17 GMT The latest UK government paper on the impact of Scottish independence will claim the UK is better placed to manage the risk of a financial crisis. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22580074#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22580074 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:23:32 GMT Car sales across Europe rose in April for the first time in 18 months, helped by strong demand in the UK and by the early Easter break. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22566394#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22566394 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:46:43 GMT Stuart Broad takes 7-44 to rip through New Zealand and inspire England to an astonishing 170-run win in the first Test at Lord's. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/22587365 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/22587365 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:21:00 GMT Giovanni Visconti wins his first ever Giro d'Italia stage as Vincenzo Nibali remains in the pink jersey after a snowy stage 15. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/22589294 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/22589294 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:04:23 GMT Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell beats Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee 2&1 to win the World Match Play Championship in Bulgaria. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/22586542 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/22586542 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:47:11 GMT More than $1m (£650,000) worth of Chopard jewels, to be worn by stars for the Cannes film festival, are stolen from a hotel room in the city. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22566533#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22566533 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:30:19 GMT Singer George Michael is airlifted to hospital with a head injury following a crash on the M1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-22571754#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-22571754 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:41 GMT US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is made an honorary member of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22567117#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22567117 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:37:40 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 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:03:03 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 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 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 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 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 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 Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10462520#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10462520 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:57:48 GMT The world's largest camel herd - in Australia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22522695#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22522695 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:38:19 GMT The singers who brought colour to the 58th Eurovision Song Contest http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22584760#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22584760 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:31:10 GMT The jailed Somali pirates sharing an island with millionaires http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22556030#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22556030 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:46:02 GMT Nervous times in the Dutch quake zone http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22542982#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22542982 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:03:59 GMT Todd McLellan's photographs of disassembled objects http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-22514601#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-22514601 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:26:07 GMT