International News

VIDEO: Anger over missing Banksy artwork

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 22:00
A celebrated piece of work by street artist Banksy has found itself on the other side of the world in a Miami auction house.

Is 'Made in the USA' coming back?

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 21:21
Is 'Made in the USA' coming back?

Mexican police charged with rape

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 20:42
Two Mexican policemen are charged with rape and abuse of authority after allegedly attacking an Italian woman in the resort of Playa del Carmen.

Shard firm oversees Saudi skyscraper

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 20:17
The team that built London's Shard skyscraper is chosen to manage the construction of the world's tallest building - a 1km tower - in Saudi Arabia.

VIDEO: 'Japan PM helped me make $300,000'

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 19:41
As Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares to meet US President Barack Obama, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports on his ambitious growth programme that is already being dubbed Abenomics.

UK Asian footballers seek big break

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 19:24
Could fan in hijab signal breakthrough for football's Asians?

Turkish Cypriot London life: Dilek's story

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 19:17
How Turkish Cypriots have become part of London life

Canadian dead in LA hotel cistern

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 19:07
Authorities seek the cause of death of a Canadian woman found dead in a Los Angeles hotel cistern, while assuring guests the water is safe to drink.

Japanese tycoon quits Wynn board

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 18:58
In the latest twist to the ongoing saga at Wynn Resorts, Japanese tycoon Kazuo Okada has quit the company's board.

'Thundersnow' storm hits US Midwest

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 18:48
A major winter storm in the US Midwest that is already blamed for two deaths blankets several states in up to 17in (43cm) of snow.

What if...you could design a city?

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 18:27
How would experts begin to build a city from scratch?

Paypal launches chip-and-pin device

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 18:27
Paypal launches a chip-and-pin device to offer new payment methods for small businesses that have traditionally relied on cash trade.

Chavez 'breathing problems persist'

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 18:14
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is still suffering breathing problems following his return from Cuba where he was treated for cancer, officials say.

Top maths pupils 'don't keep up'

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 18:08
The ablest primary pupils in England almost match those in Taiwan and Hong Kong in maths but fall back by the time they are 16, a study suggests.

Italy election: Why voters back Berlusconi, no matter what

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 18:06
Berlusconi's loyal fans on why scandals haven't shaken their faith

Quiz of the week's news

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 17:59
The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions.

The Germans who tried to topple Hitler

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 17:52
Ninety-nine-year-old Lilo Furst-Ramdohr remembers her role in the White Rose - an anti-Hitler resistance group inside Germany.

Lost Antarctic penguin dies in NZ

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 17:44
A Royal penguin stranded on a New Zealand beach 2,000km from its Antarctic home has died, zoo officials say.

Hope over anti-resistance flu drug

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 17:40
A new type of flu drug that can stop resistant strains in their tracks shows promise, say US researchers.

Hospital food schemes 'wasted money'

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 17:39
The government has wasted more than £54m on "failed" schemes to improve hospital food, a Campaign for Better Hospital Food report says.
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