http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/video_and_audio/news_front_page/ The latest stories from the News front page section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:15:30 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/video_and_audio/news_front_page/ 120 60 15 Residents in the restive Syrian city of Homs are suffering one of the fiercest assaults from government troops since the uprising began. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16915292 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16915292 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:24:32 GMT An Austrian adventurer is making the final preparations to jump from the very point where the atmosphere ends and space begins. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16922438 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16922438 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:05:44 GMT A system for sending wounded people from the Libyan conflict abroad for treatment has been suspended after it came to light that it has been abused. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16922929 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16922929 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:09:39 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 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:54:15 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-16919924 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16919924 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:49:02 GMT Professor Iain Smith shows how researchers have captured the process by which plants alert each other to potential threat. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16916474 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16916474 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:15:56 GMT Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has resigned after weeks of demonstrations and a mutiny by some police officers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16926124 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16926124 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:29:53 GMT On the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will attend a special service at Westminster Abbey. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16922334 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16922334 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:39:13 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 Russia's foreign minister and the head of the country's foreign intelligence service are heading to Syria for talks with President Bashar Al-Assad. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16921412 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16921412 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:33:12 GMT Sixty years ago today King George VI died and his 25-year-old daughter Princess Elizabeth became Queen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16903196 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16903196 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:06:16 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 Many people are feared trapped in the rubble of a three-storey factory in the Pakistani city of Lahore following a gas explosion. 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 For Czech Republics ice wine makers freezing temperature is just right for harvesting grapes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16918201 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16918201 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:12:39 GMT The death toll has risen across Europe as countries continue to struggle with the freezing conditions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16901419 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16901419 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:34:37 GMT An estimated 2,000 Eritreans arrive every month in Sudan, hoping to claim asylum. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16903627 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16903627 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:16:54 GMT American broadcaster NBC has apologised after the singer M.I.A. put her middle finger up during the half-time performance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16905071 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16905071 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:25:11 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 In Australia thousands of people living in the state of Queensland have been ordered to abandon their homes because of rising floodwaters. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16895069 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16895069 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:10:37 GMT Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16893043 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16893043 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:37:04 GMT US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has described as a "travesty" Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's crackdown against anti-government protesters. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16893927 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16893927 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:11:54 GMT Party leaders in Greece are to resume talks on backing a 130bn euro bailout plan http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16901525 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16901525 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:28:00 GMT Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Russia's capital Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's grip on power. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16889991 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16889991 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:26:47 GMT The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have attended a church service on the eve of the Diamond Jubilee anniversary of her accession to the throne. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16899803 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16899803 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:09:27 GMT