http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/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-gbTue, 09 Feb 2010 23:32:37 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/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/-/2/hi/default.stmNigeria's Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan becomes acting president in place of ailing leader Umaru Yar'Adua. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8507289.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8507289.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 23:32:17 GMTAfricaSri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolves parliament to set up early elections, a day after his main rival was arrested.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8506563.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8506563.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 21:37:00 GMTSouth AsiaGoogle takes the wraps off its latest social network - known as Buzz - pitting it directly against rival sites such as Facebook and Twitter.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/8506148.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8506148.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 19:56:50 GMTTechnologyUS President Barack Obama says the US and allies are developing "significant sanctions" against Iran over its nuclear programme.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8507168.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8507168.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 20:00:24 GMTMiddle EastA US Congressional committee raises doubts over Toyota's problem-solving as it starts to fix its latest safety issue. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8507215.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8507215.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 22:29:28 GMTBusinessFirst Lady Michelle Obama launches a nationwide campaign to tackle child obesity, which she says threatens America's future. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8506369.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8506369.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 19:45:28 GMTAmericasThe euro strengthens against the pound and the dollar ahead of a meeting of EU leaders later this week.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8506193.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8506193.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 15:50:55 GMTBusinessSupporters of defeated Ukrainian election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko say they want to challenge the results in court. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/8505552.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8505552.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 13:27:45 GMTEuropeExperts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/8503726.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8503726.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 01:03:41 GMTHealthA White House aide mocks Sarah Palin by appearing at a briefing with "hope", "change" and a shopping list written on his hand.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8507322.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8507322.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 22:47:46 GMTAmericasClimate change will make the world more fragrant, as warming temperatures make plants release more chemicals, according to a major scientific review.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8503000/8503823.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8503000/8503823.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 09:49:48 GMTEarth NewsAruna Dindane equalises in the 96th minute to earn cash-strapped Portsmouth a deserved draw against Sunderland.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8502964.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8502964.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 21:50:17 GMTPremier LeagueDale Steyn secures match figures of 10-108 as South Africa beat India by an innings and six runs in the first Test in Nagpur.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/cricket/8505894.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8505894.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:04:40 GMTCricketIran has started the process of enriching uranium to 20% in defiance of the West. What is your reaction?http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7487http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7487Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:13:46 GMTHave Your Sayhttp://www.bbcworldnews.com/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.bbcworldnews.com/Pages/default.aspxTue, 29 Sep 2009 11:16:12 GMTProgrammesInstability fears as Tymoshenko poll challenge emergeshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/8506491.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8506491.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 15:20:16 GMTEuropeToyota fights back as its problems escalatehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8506240.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8506240.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:30 GMTBusinessThe leaderless and outmanoeuvred Sri Lanka oppositionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8506912.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8506912.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 17:53:31 GMTSouth AsiaChild web safety: Which browser should you choose?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/rorycellanjones/2010/02/government_advice_browse_safel.htmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/rorycellanjones/2010/02/government_advice_browse_safel.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 10:53:58 GMTTechnologyCould frankincense be used to treat cancer?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8505251.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8505251.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 10:59:45 GMTMiddle EastStriking images from around the worldhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_pictures/8506073.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8506073.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 22:55:50 GMTIn PicturesPortugal 'will not' leave euro, Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos has told the BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8506726.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8506726.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 22:19:50 GMTBusinessCadbury's new owner, Kraft, plans to close the company's Somerdale factory with the loss of 400 jobs. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8507066.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8507066.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 20:38:34 GMTBusinessCoca-Cola sees sales and profits rise as it pushes further into developing markets.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8506495.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8506495.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 15:28:10 GMTBusinessA quantum physics trick is set to give smartphones and hand-held devices pressure-sensitive switches and touchscreens.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/8504373.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8504373.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 01:04:36 GMTScience & EnvironmentChildren as young as five are being targeted in a safety campaign launched as part of EU Internet Safety Day.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/education/8499356.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8499356.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 00:58:06 GMTEducationThree people are arrested as China's largest training website for hackers is shut down, state media reports. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8503637.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8503637.stmMon, 08 Feb 2010 12:12:16 GMTAsia-PacificThe New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl is the most-watched programme in US TV history, early figures show. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/8505562.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8505562.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 10:47:32 GMTEntertainmentActor Charlie Sheen is charged with assaulting and threatening his wife Brooke Mueller during an argument on Christmas Day.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/8505494.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8505494.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 10:16:46 GMTEntertainmentIndia defers the cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified vegetable crop because of safety concerns.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8506047.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8506047.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 13:48:04 GMTSouth AsiaThe earlier arrival of spring in the UK appears to be throwing food chains out of synchronisation, a study suggests. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/8506363.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8506363.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 19:32:15 GMTScience & EnvironmentLingering residue from tobacco smoke that clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, warn experts.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/8503870.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8503870.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 01:04:51 GMTHealthSomali officials say their soldiers have killed a "senior Jordanian al-Qaeda fighter" who also belonged to the al-Shabab group.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8506233.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8506233.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 16:44:46 GMTAfricaMalawian gay-rights activists must be more open, say officials, even though homosexuality is illegal in the country.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8507064.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8507064.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 18:25:33 GMTAfricaPresident Hugo Chavez says emergency measures are needed to help tackle Venezuela's power shortages. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8505906.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8505906.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:44:30 GMTAmericasA number of South American leaders meet in Ecuador to discuss how to help earthquake-hit Haiti. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8506724.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8506724.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 16:50:41 GMTAmericasA former governor and 196 other people are charged with murder over an election-linked massacre in the Philippines.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8505440.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8505440.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:15:42 GMTAsia-PacificAn activist who questioned why so many died in a huge quake in China in 2008 is jailed for five years for subversion.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8505399.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8505399.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 15:39:28 GMTAsia-PacificThe new 27-strong team of European commissioners gets overwhelming backing from Euro MPs in a vote.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/8505579.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8505579.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 14:10:47 GMTEuropeDozens of people including pro-government militia try to attack the Italian embassy in Iran, Italy's foreign minister says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8506489.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8506489.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 15:42:03 GMTMiddle EastA Saudi Arabian court upholds a sentence of five years in jail and 1,000 lashes for a man who boasted on TV of his sex life.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8506874.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8506874.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 17:15:31 GMTMiddle EastA second Iranian opposition leader is jailed in as many days over unrest following June's disputed presidential election.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8507016.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8507016.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 18:20:06 GMTMiddle EastEngland's hockey team criticises the sport's governing body for failing to detail its security plans for the World Cup in India.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/other_sports/hockey/8507057.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/hockey/8507057.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 20:00:48 GMTHockeyAvalanches around a mountain tunnel in Afghanistan kill at least 28 people and leave hundreds more stranded, officials say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8506033.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8506033.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 20:02:37 GMTSouth AsiaA 40-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murdering Pc Keith Blakelock during the Broadwater Farm riots in London in 1985.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8506932.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8506932.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 18:24:47 GMTLondonMPs back a government plan to hold a UK-wide referendum on changing the voting system next year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8505255.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8505255.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 22:41:39 GMTUK PoliticsTribute has been paid to the first UK soldier killed in association with a major new offensive in Afghanistan.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8506137.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8506137.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 19:19:09 GMTUKTwo British soldiers killed by an explosion in Afghanistan on Sunday are named by the Ministry of Defence.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8507159.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8507159.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:42 GMTUKToyota recalls thousands of hybrid cars worldwide, including 8,500 in the UK, because of braking problems. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8505402.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8505402.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 15:10:38 GMTBusinessThe Church of England's Synod is to discuss a claim by some of its members that the BBC has reduced broadcasting about religion.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8507403.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8507403.stmTue, 09 Feb 2010 23:17:58 GMTUK