http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/default.stmGet the latest BBC World News: international news, features and analysis from Africa, Americas, South Asia, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.en-gbFri, 12 Mar 2010 15:56:17 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/default.stmAt least 45 people die in twin suicide attacks on Pakistani security forces in the eastern city of Lahore, police say. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8563698.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8563698.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 14:03:06 GMTSouth AsiaNew York City is to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to rescue workers who say their health was damaged by dust at Ground Zero.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8563554.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8563554.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 09:15:21 GMTAmericasThe UN's top humanitarian official criticises Israel's Gaza blockade and settlement plans, as Israel seals off the West Bank.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8563569.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8563569.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 09:37:09 GMTMiddle EastPope Benedict XVI defends celibacy for Catholic priests, amid a new controversy about child sex abuse in Germany.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8564074.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8564074.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 15:44:02 GMTEuropeEleven rare Siberian tigers die at a zoo in north-eastern China, raising fears over treatment of captive animals in the country. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8563673.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8563673.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 08:03:37 GMTAsia-PacificMogadishu's mayor tells residents to leave parts of the Somali capital, as fierce fighting against insurgents continues.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8563768.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8563768.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 09:58:15 GMTAfricaFormer US President George W Bush's advisor, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding as he believes it prevented attacks. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8563547.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8563547.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 01:46:45 GMTAmericasAn activist from New Zealand who boarded a Japanese whaling ship last month is arrested by Japan's coastguard.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8563568.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8563568.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 04:04:13 GMTAsia-PacificA report into the collapse of US bank Lehman Brothers criticises senior executives and auditor Ernst & Young for serious lapses.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8563604.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8563604.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 12:45:06 GMTBusinessMore than 2,000 atheists from around the world meet in Melbourne, Australia, to celebrate their lack of religious belief.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8563583.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8563583.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 06:33:45 GMTAsia-PacificA South African sex worker goes to court, saying she was unfairly sacked from a Cape Town massage parlour.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8563923.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8563923.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 11:18:14 GMTAfricaReturning legend Michael Schumacher vows to improve after Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg leads Friday practice in Bahrain.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8563764.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8563764.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 13:54:47 GMTFormula 1Alastair Cook hits 158 not out and Kevin Pietersen 99 as England close day one of the first Test against Bangladesh on 374-3.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8563593.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8563593.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 11:05:29 GMTEnglandGerman campaigner tells of childhood Catholic abusehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8564378.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8564378.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 13:35:21 GMTEuropeLegal battle in Israel over Franz Kafka manuscriptshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8545157.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8545157.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 09:25:52 GMTMiddle EastWhy Kerala has India's biggest alcohol problemhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8557215.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8557215.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 05:32:42 GMTSouth AsiaWhat do humans and bonobos have in common?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/8562530.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/8562530.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 00:11:31 GMTWorldDoor creaks ajar for undocumented Haitians in the UShttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8563464.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8563464.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 05:54:21 GMTAmericasCan an election be held in a land of refugees?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8563190.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8563190.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 02:47:31 GMTAfricaThe wife of Liberia's ex-President Charles Taylor - on trial in The Hague for war crimes - has a baby girl.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8564395.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8564395.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 13:46:16 GMTAfricaIvory Coast's Didier Drogba is named African Footballer of the Year, while Algeria were named team of the year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/africa/8563526.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8563526.stmThu, 11 Mar 2010 23:35:16 GMTAfricanSpeculation is growing that Tiger Woods will make his return to competitive golf within the next month.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/golf/8563597.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/8563597.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 07:17:48 GMTGolfSebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 6.9-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8561340.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8561340.stmThu, 11 Mar 2010 22:22:41 GMTAmericasThe US calls Burma's new election laws a setback for dialogue, as a UN envoy condemns 'gross' human rights violations. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8563870.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8563870.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 10:49:06 GMTAsia-PacificTaiwan's justice minister, Wang Ching-feng, steps down, days after saying she would not authorise executions. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8563838.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8563838.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:06 GMTAsia-PacificNicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown criticise the US for "protectionism" over an aerospace deal.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8563581.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8563581.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 15:13:42 GMTPoliticsRussia's state-owned nuclear company says the country will build at least 12 nuclear reactors in India. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8561365.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8561365.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 15:24:15 GMTSouth AsiaIsrael charges two of soldiers over the use of a Palestinian boy as a human shield during its offensive against Hamas in Gaza. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8563726.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8563726.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 09:59:17 GMTMiddle EastFirst results from Iraq's election suggest a tight contest may be developing between PM Nouri Maliki and main rival Iyad Allawi.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8562570.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8562570.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 07:03:29 GMTMiddle EastThe third season of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament is set to begin amid heavy security in Mumbai.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8563584.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8563584.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 06:58:29 GMTSouth AsiaSecurity is tight in the Pakistani city of Karachi as funerals are held for a Sunni Muslim cleric and four others killed on Thursday.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8563873.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8563873.stmFri, 12 Mar 2010 11:44:35 GMTSouth AsiaIn Havana, one of the last bastions of the committed smoker, Matt Frei experiences Cubans' love affair with the cigar.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8560267.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8560267.stmThu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:30 GMTFrom Our Own CorrespondentWater has been rapidly disappearing in Cyprus since the 1970s, yet despite the warnings, Cypriots don't seem to be taking the shortage as seriously as they should.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8560424.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8560424.stmThu, 11 Mar 2010 11:22:16 GMTFrom Our Own CorrespondentJoe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/haveyoursay/2010/03/can_the_us_vicepresident_broke.htmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/haveyoursay/2010/03/can_the_us_vicepresident_broke.htmlTue, 09 Mar 2010 12:24:35 GMTMiddle East