BBC News - World

• UN 'failed' DR Congo rape victims - Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:13:49 GMT
  A senior UN official says its peacekeepers failed the victims of mass rape in eastern DR Congo, and says the numbers affected are double the previous estimate.

• Church defiant over Koran burning - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:55:25 GMT
  A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.

• Nasa's health tip to Chile miners - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:19:02 GMT
  Experts from the US space agency Nasa speak about tips they have given 33 trapped Chilean miners to maintain their psychological health.

• Powerful tremor rattles NZ city - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:59:55 GMT
  A powerful aftershock near the New Zealand city of Christchurch causes further damage and sends residents running into the streets, reports say.

• Mozambique bread price climbdown - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:27:22 GMT
  Mozambique says it will reverse the increase in the price of bread that sparked riots last week in which 13 people died.

• American soldiers killed in Iraq - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:19:36 GMT
  Two US soldiers are killed in northern Iraq, the first US military deaths since Washington last month declared an end to combat operations in Iraq.

• France disrupted by pension strikers - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:28:52 GMT
  More than one million protesters join rallies across France and a national strike causes major disruption, amid rising anger over pension reforms.

• Soros gives $100m to rights group - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:44:26 GMT
  Billionaire investor George Soros is to give $100m to the organisation Human Rights Watch over the next 10 years.

• WWII mass grave found in Slovenia - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:42:04 GMT
  A mass grave dating back to the end of WWII is discovered in Slovenia

• Nigeria sets president poll date - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:08:57 GMT
  Nigeria's next presidential election will take place on 22 January 2011, reigniting speculation about current leader Goodluck Jonathan's intentions.

• Mexico refinery blast kills one - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:40:27 GMT
  One worker is killed and 10 more are injured in an explosion at one of Mexico's largest oil refineries.

• Research tells men how not to dance like a Dad - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:06:32 GMT
  Scientists carry out the first rigorous analysis of dance moves that make men attractive to women.

• US college offers zombie studies course - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:24:19 GMT
  The University of Baltimore is offering a new course in zombie studies.

• Lennon killer denied parole again - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:51:58 GMT
  Mark David Chapman, who killed John Lennon, has been denied parole and will remain imprisoned for at least two more years, officials say.

• Obama to back company tax breaks - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:40:35 GMT
  President Obama is to call for company tax breaks in his bid to regain the initiative as mid-term elections loom.

• Mexico begins army shooting probe - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:29:17 GMT
  Mexico's defence ministry launches an inquiry after a man and his teenage son are shot dead at a military checkpoint.

• Guatemala mudslide search halted - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:24:35 GMT
  Teams in Guatemala have to halt the search for bodies following devasting mudslides which have killed at least 45 people.

• Arrests over Swaziland protests - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:57:57 GMT
  Police in Swaziland arrest about 50 people ahead of protests against sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy, activists say.

• Nigeria arrests ex-football heads - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:38:38 GMT
  Four Nigerian former football officials are arrested amid accusations that some $8m (£5m) went missing during the World Cup finals in South Africa.

• Gillard to stay as Australian PM - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:31:29 GMT
  Julia Gillard is to remain as Australia's prime minister after winning the backing of two key independent MPs.

• China backs Burma's election plan - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:10:37 GMT
  China urges international support for the Burmese general election planned for later this year, as Burma's leader begins a five-day visit to China.

• EU agrees new financial framework - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:49:28 GMT
  European finance ministers agree a new framework for financial supervision, designed to help prevent future financial crises.

• Gravity probe 'caught the cold' - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:31:47 GMT
  Europe's gravity probe, Goce, is returned to health after being knocked offline because some onboard systems got too cold as the satellite circled the Earth.

• Iran stands firm on stoning case - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:38:49 GMT
  Foreign powers should stop interfering in the case of an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning, Iran's foreign ministry says.

• Gunmen kill Iraqi TV presenter - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:20:15 GMT
  Prominent al-Iraqiya TV presenter Riad al-Saray is shot dead in Baghdad by unknown attackers.

• Kabul Bank investors' cash frozen - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:14:35 GMT
  Afghanistan's central bank follows its promise to back Kabul Bank by freezing the assets of leading investors.

• Car bomb targets Pakistan police - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:21:09 GMT
  At least 16 people are killed as a car bomb explodes near a police base in north-west Pakistan, in the second deadly attack on police in the region in as many days.

• Cameron appealed over Pc's death - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:38:57 GMT
  PM David Cameron appealed to Colonel Gaddafi over the stalled probe into the death of Pc Yvonne Fletcher, it emerges.

• House giant faces administration - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:16:52 GMT
  Property giant Connaught is expected to formally enter administration later, putting thousands of jobs at risk.

• EU's Barroso laments jobs crisis - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:27:19 GMT
  The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, highlights unemployment as a major challenge, in his first "state of the union" speech.

• Boeing revamps military division - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:34:32 GMT
  Boeing announces cuts at its military aircraft division in readiness for future reductions in US government defence spending.

• HP sues Hurd over new Oracle job - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:43:48 GMT
  Hewlett Packard files a lawsuit against its former head Mark Hurd to try and stop him joining database software maker Oracle.

• Rooney goal helps England beat Swiss - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:36:45 GMT
  England striker Wayne Rooney scores to help his side beat Switzerland 3-1 in Basle in their Euro 2012 qualifier.

• Live - US Open day nine - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:00:53 GMT
  Kim Clijsters and Rafael Nadal star in the US Open night session after Venus Williams reaches the semi-finals in New York.

• England cruise to T20 series win - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:40:29 GMT
  England record their seventh successive victory in Twenty20 internationals and a 2-0 series win over Pakistan with an emphatic six-wicket victory in Cardiff.

• Carey heads up Booker shortlist - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:32:40 GMT
  Australian author Peter Carey, who has already won the Man Booker prize twice, has made the shortlist for this year's prize.

• The XX take Mercury Music Prize - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:35:42 GMT
  The XX beat favourite Paul Weller to win this year's Mercury Music Prize for their debut album xx.

• Cowell 'could give up X Factor' - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:53:00 GMT
  The music mogul could ditch next year's X Factor and says he only has a contract with ITV1 for this year's series.

• On the road with 'action man' Putin - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:07:16 GMT
  Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he has not ruled out standing for president again at the 2012 elections.

• Basketball set to invade the world? - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:43:39 GMT
  The National Basketball Association wants to expand the game and are looking at emerging markets such as India and China to push their products.

• Pressure mounts against Koran burning - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:27:07 GMT
  A small US church planning to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York is facing international condemnation.

• Iraq's six-month political stalemate - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:55:25 GMT
  Six months on from the declaration of a hung parliament in Iraq's election, there is still no new government.

• India's illegal betting syndicates - Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:31:14 GMT
  The role of the gambling syndicates that can make millions from the outcome of a single game has been highlighted by the allegation that three Pakistani cricket players were involved in a betting scam.

• Andrea Bocelli concerts to mark 9/11 - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:35:20 GMT
  Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast.

• Strike over French pension reforms - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:37:13 GMT
  France faces serious disruption in a nationwide strike to fight proposals to raise the retirement age.

• Life for Roma expelled from France - Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:28:48 GMT
  Nick Thorpe has been visiting some of the families in western Romania, who were sent back from France.

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• Tragic dance - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:42:57 GMT
  Afghan boys dressed in women's clothes and sexually abused

• Minority rapport - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:41:46 GMT
  Affluent but tiny Indian community hopes romance can stop decline

• Risky game - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:40:30 GMT
  Iran's 'minimalist' approach on the nuclear stand-off

• Revolutionary rap - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:28:40 GMT
  Meet the rapper dubbed the 'first lady of Arabic hip hop'

• Moral support - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:46:49 GMT
  Families focus on keeping miners mentally strong

• How to fix Pakistan - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:26:14 GMT
  Should Islamabad surrender some sovereignty to save the country?

• Hero's welcome? - Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:07:42 GMT
  Russia's returning spies will find it difficult to adjust