BBC News - World 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 Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:34:04 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/ 15 Spain's Eta 'declares ceasefire' http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11191395 Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for independence, the BBC learns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11191395 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:57:45 GMT 'US troops called' in Iraq attack http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11192265 US troops are called in to help Iraqi forces battle insurgents behind a deady attack on an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, security officials tell the BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11192265 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:31:59 GMT Heavy rains devastate Guatemala http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11189918 A state of emergency is declared in Guatemala where heavy rain has caused widespread flooding and landslides, killing at least 20 people. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11189918 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:47:22 GMT 'Banish Pakistan trio if guilty' http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/cricket/8969656.stm Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan says the three cricketers accused of spot-fixing should receive life bans from cricket if found guilty. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8969656.stm Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:46:22 GMT German meeting on nuclear power http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11194117 Leading members of Germany's coalition government are meeting to solve a row over the future of nuclear power stations in the country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11194117 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:14:14 GMT Iran stoning woman 'to be lashed' http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11190864 An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery now faces being whipped for indecency, her son says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11190864 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:35:49 GMT Salvador police find $9m barrel http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11193687 Police in El Salvador find a barrel containing more than $9m of suspected drug money, with more cash in a second barrel nearby. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11193687 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:36:20 GMT Crash survivors back Chile miners http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11190456 Survivors of a 1972 plane crash in the Andes arrive at the San Jose mine to support the 33 men trapped underground. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11190456 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:58:38 GMT Security stepped up at Kabul Bank http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11191298 Armed police are posted outside the main branch of Kabul Bank as customers continue to withdraw money amid fears it may collapse. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11191298 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:14:41 GMT Hubble re-shoots 1987 star blast http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11184194 The Hubble space telescope returns to view one of its favourite subjects - a giant stellar explosion first seen from Earth in 1987. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11184194 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:03:14 GMT Craigslist ends adult service ads http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11190187 Online marketplace Craigslist closes its US adult services listing following pressure from attorneys general and advocacy groups. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11190187 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:13:18 GMT Danish rocketeers postpone launch http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11178034 A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts trying to launch a dummy 30km into the sky abort the mission when a valve on their rocket freezes up. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11178034 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:43:48 GMT BP well 'poses no further risk' http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/11190710 The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11190710 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:27:10 GMT Kara DioGuardi leaves Idol panel http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11193202 Songwriter Kara DioGuardi becomes the latest member of the judging panel on American Idol to quit this year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11193202 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:31:21 GMT Six die in Barbados shop attack http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11190961 Armed robbers in Barbados have set fire to a clothing shop in the capital, Bridgetown, killing six people who were inside. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11190961 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:04:01 GMT Argentina reopens Franco probe http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11189926 An Argentine court reopens an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity under General Franco in Spain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11189926 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:06:47 GMT Mozambique police fire at rioters http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-11176238 Police in Mozambique's capital fire rubber bullets on the third day of riots, as the violence spreads to the central city of Chimoio. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11176238 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:23:54 GMT Nigerian economy 'to grow by 10%' http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11184315 Nigeria's economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country's finance minister says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11184315 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:04:42 GMT New Zealand assesses quake damage http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11191105 Officials assess the damage caused by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, as aftershocks continue. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11191105 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:03:24 GMT South Korea FM offers to resign http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11186649 The South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, offers to resign after it was revealed that his daughter was offered a job in his ministry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11186649 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:37:06 GMT Car bomb kills Russian soldiers http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11190846 A suicide car bombing at a military base in the southern Russian region of Dagestan kills five soldiers and wounds about 40 others. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11190846 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:29:56 GMT French hostages 'in good health' http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11193243 Two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan in December are alive, says President Nicolas Sarkozy's chief adviser. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11193243 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:23:20 GMT One dead in Israeli raids on Gaza http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11191266 Israel carries out three bombing raids on the Gaza Strip, killing one man and injuring another. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11191266 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:48:32 GMT Bahrain charging Shia activists http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11190726 Prosecutors in Bahrain accuse 23 Shia activists of forming a "terrorist network" aiming to overthrow the Gulf state's Sunni-dominated government. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11190726 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:08:53 GMT Bangladesh anthrax cases spread http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11194760 Health officials in Bangladesh are on high alert after the number of people infected by anthrax rises to more than 300. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11194760 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:37:02 GMT Karzai sets up Taliban talks body http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11188294 Afghan President Hamid Karzai has formed a committee to seek peace talks with the Taliban, his office says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11188294 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:27:44 GMT Archbishop backs papal visit cost http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11191386 The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales says taxpayers should help fund the Pope's visit because it is an official state event. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11191386 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:38:57 GMT Gove defends free school numbers http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11191479 Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11191479 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:12:49 GMT Petrobras files $65bn share offer http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11184839 The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11184839 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:12:33 GMT UN calls special food price talks http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11177346 The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11177346 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:40:42 GMT US sees 54,000 jobs go in August http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11179645 The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11179645 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:05:17 GMT England cruise to win in Twenty20 http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8969121.stm England underline their status as World Twenty20 champions as they cruise to victory in the first of two internationals against Pakistan. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8969121.stm Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:05:52 GMT Live text - US Open day seven http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/tennis/8970398.stm Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams are among the players in action on day seven of the US Open at Flushing Meadows. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8970398.stm Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:56:52 GMT Pedrosa wins on tragic MotoGP day http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/8970291.stm Dani Pedrosa wins the San Marino MotoGP, but the race is overshadowed by the death of Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa in the preceding Moto2 race. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/8970291.stm Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:06:48 GMT Daybreak appearance for Charles http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11191808 Prince Charles and ex-prime minister Tony Blair will be guests in the first week of new ITV morning show Daybreak. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11191808 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:44:08 GMT Funeral for festival death star http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-11188890 The funeral is held of singer Charles Haddon from Northamptonshire who died in a fall in Belgium. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-11188890 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:55:51 GMT T.I. released after drug arrest http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsbeat/11178665 The American rap star has been released from jail on bail after being arrested on suspicion of possessing ecstasy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/11178665 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:56:18 GMT Trapped miners speak to families http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11191126 The group of miners in Chile trapped underground for a month have been talking to their families on a video link. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11191126 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:54:48 GMT Could adverts appear on the Colosseum? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11191377 The Italian government is inviting private companies to sponsor the Colosseum to help fund repairs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11191377 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:25:53 GMT Eta announces ceasefire http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11192246 The armed Basque separatist group Eta has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for Basque independence from France and Spain, the BBC has been told. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11192246 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:27:34 GMT Amazon river at record low http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11190730 The Amazon river has dropped to its lowest level in 40 years in north-eastern Peru http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11190730 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:11:42 GMT Canada's wilderness cottage culture http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11177946 During the summer months in Ontario, Canada, thousands of local people escape the heat - as well as the hustle and bustle of city life - by fleeing to their lakeside cottages in the wilderness. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11177946 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:48:21 GMT Tourism near the Gaza border http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11190387 At the Zikim Kibbutz, near Ashkelon in southern Israel, tourists come in to see what life is like living just a short distance from the Gaza border. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11190387 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:43:21 GMT Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11187486 Eggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11187486 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:39:08 GMT Ground Zero Islamic centre causes debate http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11183877 Plans to build an Islamic centre near Ground Zero in New York have triggered a debate across the US about the limits of religious tolerance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11183877 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:47:28 GMT One-minute World News http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/10462520 Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10462520 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:56:06 GMT Elusive peace http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8966631.stm How easy is to find an optimist in the Middle East? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8966631.stm Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:51:33 GMT Warhol's pivotal years http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11191964 A major new exhibition focuses on crucial four-year period http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11191964 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:57:16 GMT Historical dilemma http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11191189 How can Italy best commercialise its world-famous Colosseum? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11191189 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:00:35 GMT Crumble in the jungle http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8966743.stm Ali-Foreman boxing match venue now in state of decay http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8966743.stm Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:59:23 GMT Missing in Mexico http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11169379 Mystery of young women's disappearances in Ciudad Juarez http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11169379 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:15:04 GMT Medieval munchies http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11161525 How an ancient diet could aid healthy eating http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11161525 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:13:14 GMT Remember when... http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11178713 How much can you trust the human memory? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11178713 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:16:57 GMT Hero's welcome? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/10581574 Russia's returning spies will find it difficult to adjust http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10581574 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:07:42 GMT