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-gbThu, 09 Jul 2009 19:38:47 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.stmDeveloped and developing nations agree global temperatures should not rise more than 2C above 1900 levels, a G8 declaration says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/8142825.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8142825.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 18:29:36 GMTEuropeNigeria says it is to release militant leader Henry Okah - a key demand of rebels fighting in the oil-rich Niger Delta.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8143195.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8143195.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 19:38:07 GMTAfricaRhino poaching around the world is set to reach a 15-year high as demand for the animals' horns grows, conservation groups warn.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/8142180.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8142180.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:51:30 GMTScience & EnvironmentImprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff will not be appealing against his 150-year sentence, his lawyer says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8142931.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8142931.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 15:55:24 GMTBusinessIranian police fire tear gas at several hundred demonstrators who defied warnings any new protests would be "smashed". http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8141873.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8141873.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 17:03:02 GMTMiddle EastThe ousted Honduran leader and the interim government that removed him denounce each other as they prepare for talks.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8141617.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8141617.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 16:53:55 GMTAmericasThe police are to examine claims that thousands of politicians' and celebrities' mobile phones were hacked into by a newspaper.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8142047.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8142047.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 16:12:58 GMTUKAmerican troops and contractors caused substantial damage to the archaelogical site at Babylon in Iraq after the 2003 invasion, a new UN report says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8142929.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8142929.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 17:21:27 GMTMiddle EastA report in a Russian military journal claims that half the planes Russia lost in its war with Georgia were shot down by friendly fire. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/8142999.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8142999.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 16:57:56 GMTEuropeA small community in Australia votes to ban the sale of bottled water over concerns about its environmental impact.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8141569.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8141569.stmWed, 08 Jul 2009 22:18:51 GMTAsia-PacificSimon Katich and Ricky Ponting both hit unbeaten centuries as Australia frustrate England on day two of the first Test in Cardiff.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/cricket/england/8142110.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/8142110.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 17:22:58 GMTEnglandNorway's Thor Hushovd wins stage six of the Tour de France after Britain's David Millar is caught with 2km left in Barcelona.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/8142927.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/8142927.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 15:29:22 GMTCyclingG8 leaders have set tough new targets on greenhouse gases. Are they achievable?http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=6705&edition=2http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=6705&edition=2Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:12:48 GMTHave Your SayA teacher is held on suspicion of attempted murder after three pupils are hurt, one of them seriously, in a school classroom.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/nottinghamshire/8142428.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/nottinghamshire/8142428.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 19:10:19 GMTNottinghamshireThe police say they will not investigate claims a mobile phone hacking operation was launched by the News of the World.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8143120.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8143120.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 17:55:14 GMTUKFourteen people in the UK are now thought to have died after contracting swine flu, the government says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8142833.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8142833.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 15:51:30 GMTUKA British soldier killed in southern Afghanistan this week was an aspiring Olympic athlete, his friends say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8142083.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8142083.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:32:11 GMTUKSix gang members are given life terms for the murder of a 14-year-old boy in a park in east London. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8142435.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8142435.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 16:45:56 GMTLondonCuts in the UK's Trident nuclear deterrent could be considered as part of non-proliferation talks called by US President Obama, Gordon Brown says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8143235.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8143235.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 17:40:15 GMTUK PoliticsThe Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold at 0.5% and decides not pump any more new money into the economy.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8142067.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8142067.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 16:55:13 GMTBusinessLabour is defeated in the Lords over the issue of free speech and laws against inciting homophobic hatred.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8142852.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8142852.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 16:15:13 GMTUK PoliticsBBC reporter on struggle facing UK troops in Helmandhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8142229.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8142229.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 14:28:26 GMTUKEye-catching images from around the worldhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_pictures/8142215.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8142215.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 16:22:26 GMTIn PicturesGhanaian view on being chosen for Obama visithttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8138641.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8138641.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 06:50:43 GMTAfricaEthnic riots shatter government myth of social harmonyhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8141867.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8141867.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 10:27:52 GMTAsia-PacificPlanting millions of trees to absorb CO2 in Africahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/8139351.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8139351.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 11:06:31 GMTScience & EnvironmentSadness and anger but peace holds on streets of Beirut http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8141834.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8141834.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 10:30:32 GMTMiddle EastNigeria says it is happy with a UK offer to help refurbish its prisons so that Nigerians imprisoned in the UK can be sent home.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8142925.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8142925.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 15:31:27 GMTAfricaCIA Director Leon Panetta has admitted that his agency regularly misled congressmen, a group of US lawmakers allege.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8143081.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8143081.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 18:27:55 GMTAmericasChina's leaders vow "severe punishment" for rioters in the Xinjiang region in their first public comment on the violence.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8141657.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8141657.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 11:47:54 GMTAsia-PacificMayor of London Boris Johnson warns that European plans to regulate hedge funds could 'strangle' the City of London.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8142187.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8142187.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 11:29:23 GMTBusinessAt least 42 people are killed in bomb attacks in Iraq, the deadliest day since US troops withdrew from Iraqi towns.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8141646.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8141646.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 10:01:34 GMTMiddle EastThe Sri Lankan government tells international relief agencies to cut back their activities following the defeat of Tamil rebels in May.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8142550.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8142550.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 15:20:31 GMTSouth AsiaChina says it has evidence that proves a detained employee of mining giant Rio Tinto stole state secrets.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8141766.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8141766.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:58:58 GMTBusinessA compound discovered in the soil of a South Pacific island may help to fight the ageing process, research suggests.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/8139816.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8139816.stmWed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:33 GMTHealthDirector Michael Moore announes the title of his latest film Capitalism: A Love Story, tackling the financial crisis.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/8142017.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8142017.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 10:43:05 GMTEntertainmentPresident Obama's chief scientific advisor hopes to take the politics out of science as US engages in climate debate.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/8142935.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8142935.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 17:55:03 GMTScience & EnvironmentGoogle announces which hardware firms back its browser-based Chrome operating system.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/8141964.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8141964.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 10:28:14 GMTTechnology