http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world/ The latest stories from the World section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:48:00 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://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world/ 120 60 15 The fiercest attack yet - involving heavy artillery - rocks the Syrian city of Homs, as the US closes its Damascus embassy over security concerns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16902819 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16902819 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:07:13 GMT Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he will head a unity government between Hamas and Fatah ahead of elections in the West Bank and Gaza. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16903239 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16903239 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:26:54 GMT A police station comes under attack in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, while explosions are also reportedly heard in Maiduguri. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16918189 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16918189 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:55:39 GMT Romania's intelligence service chief Mihai Razvan Ungureanu is nominated as prime minister after Emil Bloc resigns amid widespread austerity protests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16905151 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16905151 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:10:58 GMT The Arctic conditions sweeping Europe tighten their grip, with more deaths reported in Poland and Ukraine, taking the toll to well over 200. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16911417 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16911417 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:40:07 GMT At least 15 people die and 29 are missing after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake strikes islands in the central Philippines. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16901385 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16901385 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:07:01 GMT An illegal medicine factory collapses in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least nine people, including women and children, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16901719 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16901719 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:48:34 GMT US President Barack Obama places new sanctions on Iran, blocking government assets held in the US, including the Iranian Central Bank. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16914690 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16914690 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:09:05 GMT US space agency officials let their European counterparts know that it is now highly unlikely that America will participate in joint missions to the Red Planet in 2016 and 2018. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16906740 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16906740 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:56:22 GMT Roman Catholic leaders meet to draw up guidelines on how the church should deal with the sexual abuse of children by priests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16912749 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16912749 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:34:20 GMT Government talks in Greece to try to agree new austerity measures needed to secure bailout funds and avoid defaulting on its debts, are delayed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16900700 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16900700 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:35:23 GMT Mexico's governing conservative party selects its first woman candidate to run in the country's presidential election. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16903245 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16903245 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:25:24 GMT An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16907104 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16907104 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:07:11 GMT A South African man who claims to be a famous Zulu musician who apparently died in 2009 is in custody until DNA tests determine his identity, police say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16905521 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16905521 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:26:29 GMT Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16896018 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16896018 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:34:32 GMT President Barack Obama tells a US network that he deserves a second term in the White House, as a poll puts his approval rating above 50%. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16913174 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16913174 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:38:39 GMT The Brazilian government privatises three airports, including the country's largest in Sao Paulo, in sales valued at $14bn. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16914685 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16914685 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:52:22 GMT Panama's jailed ex-leader Manuel Noriega is moved from his prison cell to hospital, suffering hypertension, and having possibly had a stroke. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16900125 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16900125 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:12:32 GMT Somalia starts a major operation to remove tens of thousands of people who have been squatting in government buildings in the capital. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16910628 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16910628 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:24:43 GMT Ghana admit they are lucky to have reached the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals, after being gifted an extra-time winner by Tunisia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16911395 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16911395 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:55:55 GMT China tells its airlines not to pay charges to the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, aimed at cutting carbon emissions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16901106 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16901106 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:24:23 GMT The Tibetan regional government warns its officials to maintain stability in the area or face dismissal or criminal charges ahead of the Tibetan new year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16903877 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16903877 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:36:05 GMT Alberto Contador is handed a two-year ban for a doping offence - and is stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/16905217 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/16905217 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:20:56 GMT Radical cleric Abu Qatada is granted bail following a hearing at the UK's Special Immigration Appeals Commission. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16914401 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16914401 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:50:40 GMT The US is working closely with Israel to use diplomacy to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, President Barack Obama says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16900705 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16900705 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:33:20 GMT The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16874177 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16874177 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:47 GMT The Queen visits a school in Norfolk and there are gun salutes around the UK as she marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16896731 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16896731 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:21:09 GMT Drivers are being warned of black ice and some schools are closed, after the snow that fell across much of Britain at the weekend. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16901304 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16901304 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:29:31 GMT The price of gas increases sharply around Europe as below-freezing temperatures lead to a surge in demand. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16916577 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16916577 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:21:31 GMT Taiwan smartphone maker HTC reports a 57% jump in annual profits, but it predicts a downbeat start to trading this year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16907583 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16907583 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:10:09 GMT A eurozone recession could almost halve Chinese growth this year, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16905060 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16905060 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:27:28 GMT England coach Fabio Capello says he disagrees with the Football Association's decision to strip John Terry of the national team's captaincy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16899940 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16899940 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:32:23 GMT England slump to a 71-run defeat in the third Test in Dubai to suffer a series whitewash by Pakistan for the first time. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/16906199 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/16906199 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:08:19 GMT Red Bull launch their new car for the forthcoming season, to be driven by world champion Sebastian Vettel and team-mate Mark Webber. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/16910111 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/16910111 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:50:09 GMT Madonna "rose to the occasion" to give "a shot of female brass" to the Super Bowl in her 12-minute half-time show, reviewers say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16904511 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16904511 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:47:31 GMT The mother of the actress Phil Spector murdered has settled a wrongful death case against the music producer, according to her lawyer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16904960 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16904960 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:21:53 GMT Chronicle, a film about teenagers with super powers, beats Daniel Radcliffe thriller The Woman in Black to top the North American film chart. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16903522 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16903522 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:54:06 GMT Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and mass shooting in Norway, has appeared in court in Oslo. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16911010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16911010 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:38:26 GMT Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he will head a Palestinian unity government, after a second meeting with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16916099 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16916099 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:47:58 GMT Paul Wood reports from Beirut on pressure on Syrian dissidents in the Lebanon http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16909218 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16909218 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:15:31 GMT The Arctic conditions sweeping Europe have tightened their grip, with more deaths reported in Poland and Ukraine, taking the toll to well over 200. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16915650 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16915650 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:40:46 GMT A factory has collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore with many people, including women and children, feared trapped. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16915286 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16915286 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:48:42 GMT Floods continue to threaten Queensland in eastern Australia, with the town of St George expected to be worst hit. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16913441 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16913441 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:17:30 GMT Two renowned film makers who worked with James Cameron have died in a helicopter crash just outside Sydney. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-16908412 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16908412 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:09:25 GMT Horse-drawn carts will disappear from the streets of Colombians from 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16913603 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16913603 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:32:44 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 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:55:54 GMT India's love affair with Charles Dickens http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16789282 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16789282 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:34:04 GMT The Syrian activists daring to evade the secret police http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16874935 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16874935 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:56:03 GMT Images from celebrations marking the end of Chinese new year http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-china-16904448 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16904448 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:59:32 GMT The champion female fighter on the art of winning http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16880075 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16880075 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:51:33 GMT Pictures reveal how charcoal keeps Liberia cooking http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16598389 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16598389 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:03:39 GMT Scientists find two species of colourful worms http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16788901 http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16788901 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:04:39 GMT Staffing issues plague Gulf start-ups http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16850541 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16850541 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:38:12 GMT