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BBC News - Home
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| http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/ |
| The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site. |
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| Activists say Syrian forces killed more than 200 people in Homs in the worst violence since anti-government protests began, but the government denies it. |
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| Heavy snow is forecast for most of England and Wales later, with warnings of likely disruption to rail services and on the roads. |
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| Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia's capital. |
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| Chris Huhne's resignation as Energy Secretary will be a loss to the cabinet and the Lib Dems, his former parliamentary private secretary tells BBC News. |
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| A British cruise ship passenger has fallen overboard in waters near Mexico, the owner of the vessel says. |
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| The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals. |
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| The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking. |
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| Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified documents, will face a court martial, says the US Army. |
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| US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by Lance Armstrong. |
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| The government is looking for 12 run down High Streets in England to share £1m as a part of plans proposed by TV retail guru Mary Portas. |
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| The crew of the US explorer ship Sea Hunter has pinpointed the whereabouts of a shipwreck from World War II, which they believe contains $3bn in platinum. |
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| Children's laureate and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson writes a poem in protest at planned library closures across the country. |
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| Former England manager Graham Taylor says Steven Gerrard should replace John Terry as the national team's captain. |
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| Chris Robshaw says England's young side will not be daunted by Saturday's Six Nations opener at Murrayfield. |
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| Watch the explosive Six Nations opener as France face Italy, Scotland play host to England and Wales travel to Ireland in the opening weekend's fixtures. |
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| The weekend's fixtures in the Football League and Conference are heavily affected by the freezing conditions. |
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| The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show. |
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| Around 20% of unemployed people who have been on the government's main welfare-to-work scheme, the Work Programme, for at least 6 months have been found a job, the BBC has learnt. |
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| Lib Dem minister Ed Davey is named the new energy and climate change secretary following Chris Huhne's resignation, while Norman Lamb takes over his role as business minister. |
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| Ed Miliband calls for a culture of "one nation banking" in which financial institutions are not "isolated" from the rest of the economy and society. |
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| Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government. |
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| The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet. |
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| The incoming fair access watchdog says universities will be fined for failing to recruit more students from poorer backgrounds. |
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| The results of England's academy schools are being inflated by the over-use of vocational equivalents, analysis suggests. |
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| Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany. |
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| Hackers Anonymous release a recording of an intercepted conference call between the FBI and UK police discussing their efforts to fight hacking. |
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| Prince Charles says there is a reason to be optimistic about the state of the world's oceans, but it is "critically urgent" to tackle overfishing. |
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| Astronomers at the Paranal observatory combine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual device with a 130m-mirror. |
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| Almost a year after the film reigned supreme at the Oscars, the stage version of The King's Speech has its world premiere. |
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| Movie billboards in Paris featuring The Artist actor Jean Dujardin might affect his chances of winning an Academy Award, according to French press. |
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| Scooters are becoming increasingly popular as people look to cut costs and stretch their budgets, but could the boom spark safety problems? |
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| The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions. |
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| Six people were arrested overnight during a protest at the Syrian embassy in London over an alleged massacre in Homs, Scotland Yard says. |
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| Former Home Secretary David Blunkett demands an apology to the people of Sheffield for an "unwarranted slur" on the city by Scotland Yard officers. |
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| Two men are arrested in connection with the death of a man who was shot in an East Renfrewshire street last year. |
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| A 40-year-old man is arrested over the death of an 87-year-old woman in South Lanarkshire. |
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| A man in his 20s who shot himself in a hairdressers in Dungannon, County Tyrone, is named locally as Patrick Hughes. |
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| Pupils across Northern Ireland are this morning receiving their transfer test results for entry into grammar school . |
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| Forecasters say snow is likely to fall in parts of Wales over the weekend, but a change in temperatures should see it turn to rain later. |
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| A third person is charged with murder after a man was found dead in his flat in Essex. |
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| At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match. |
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| At least 37 people have been killed in South Sudan following a shoot-out at a peace meeting aimed at ending recent violence, officials say. |
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| Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court rejects an appeal by Khmer Rouge jailer Duch and increases his sentence to life imprisonment. |
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| Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China next week to discuss the future of Canada's oil products. |
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| Unions representing French pilots and aircrew plan to strike from Monday to Thursday. |
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| Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say. |
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| Influential Colombian emerald dealer Victor Carranza is investigated for alleged links with paramilitary groups in the 1990s. |
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| A Cuban woman who writes a blog critical of the Communist authorities says she will not be able to travel to Brazil after Cuba refused her an exit visa. |
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| The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service. |
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| Two US women tourists and their Egyptian guide who were kidnapped in the south of Egypt's Sinai peninsula have been released, security sources say. |
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| Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the recovery going as new data shows unemployment down to its lowest rate in three years. |
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| A major US breast cancer charity reverses a decision to cut funding to reproductive health group Planned Parenthood, after a furious outcry. |
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| Sixty photographs for 60 years on the throne |
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| Haunting views of Venice's waterways |
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| Drawing offices where Titanic was designed |
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| 24 hours of news photos: 3 February 2012 |
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| 24 hours of news photos: 2 February 2012 |
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| Readers pictures on the theme of hunger |
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| Many die in clashes after match between rivals |
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| Shortlist for Sony World Photography Awards |
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| Ministers will "unwind" any tax avoidance schemes being used by public sector employees, Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander has announced. |
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| Many parts of the UK are expected to see heavy snow on Saturday, bringing disruption to roads and rail. |
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| Spencer Kelly explains, with the help of some rather outlandish wigs, how malware changes and disguises itself to avoid detection. |
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| Alleged Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning is to face a court martial, the US Army has confirmed. |
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| The cold weather has led to a shortage of Russian fuel supplies in eight countries. |
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| Protesters have been gathering in Tahrir Square following Egypt's football killings. |
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| With heavy snow being forecast to hit Britain over the weekend, the elderly are being advised to keep warm and to 'take the cold weather seriously'. |
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| Severe flooding is threatening parts of New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, with towns cut off and thousands of residents evacuated. |
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| The Queen has planted trees at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk to mark her Diamond Jubilee. |
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| The parents looking to exchange their student child for yours |
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| The greenhouse where tropical plants are brightening up winter |
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| Are the living outnumbered by the dead? |
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| A selection of news pictures from around the world |
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| Credit unions hope a new law will boost membership numbers |
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