BBC News - World

• 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. ... Read

• Petraeus warns over Koran burning
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:43:40 GMT)

The US commander in Afghanistan warns troops' lives will be at risk if a Florida church goes ahead with its plan to throw copies of the Koran into a bonfire, but the pastor behind the stunt defends it. ... Read

• 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. ... Read

• 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. ... Read

• Political void 'threatens Iraq'
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:42:33 GMT)

Six months after Iraq's parliamentary elections, an Iraqi minister warns that the political deadlock is damaging the security situation in the country. ... Read

• France strikes over pension plans
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:00:14 GMT)

France is braced for disruption as a strike over pension reform gets under way, with parliament also debating a ban on full face veils and a security bill. ... Read

• ElBaradei seeks Egypt poll boycott
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:42:31 GMT)

Egyptian opposition figure Mohammed ElBaradei calls for a boycott of November's parliamentary election, saying it is certain to be rigged. ... Read

• Burma leader begins China visit
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:20:22 GMT)

Burma's military leader, General Than Shwe, is starting a five-day visit to China to seek support for planned national elections later this year. ... Read

• Poor children dying 'of neglect'
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:32:10 GMT)

Save the Children says there have been four million preventable child deaths over the past 10 years because the poorest have not been the focus of aid. ... Read

• Christchurch hit by aftershocks
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:48:38 GMT)

Violent aftershocks rattle the New Zealand city of Christchurch following the weekend's powerful earthquake that caused widespread damage. ... Read

• 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. ... Read

• French church's 'Muslim' gargoyle
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:37:07 GMT)

A Muslim stonemason is immortalised by having his face carved on a gargoyle on the side of the medieval cathedral in Lyon. ... Read

• Inbred buzzers - rare UK bees under genetic threat
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:19:38 GMT)

Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests. ... Read

• Obama unveils $50bn building plan
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:15:40 GMT)

President Barack Obama announces a $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the faltering US economy. ... Read

• Travolta extortion case dismissed
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:30:31 GMT)

Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped. ... Read

• 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. ... Read

• Miners' families mark first month
(Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:15:19 GMT)

Relatives of 33 trapped miners in Chile hold a ceremony to mark their first month underground. ... Read

• Nigeria city fears sect attacks
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:58:22 GMT)

The army is conducting joint patrols with the police in Nigeria's northern city of Maiduguri after a wave of killings blamed on the Islamist sect, Boko Haram. ... Read

• Arrests over Swaziland protests
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:17:30 GMT)

Police in Swaziland arrest about 50 people ahead of protests against sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy, activists say. ... Read

• N Korea accepts flood aid offer
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:43:02 GMT)

North Korea has asked South Korea to send rice, cement and construction equipment after devastating floods, southern officials say. ... Read

• Key Asian interest rates on hold
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:12:54 GMT)

The cost of borrowing in Australia stays at 4.5% and Japan at near zero amid continuing global economic uncertainty. ... Read

• Greek PM reshuffles his cabinet
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:40:47 GMT)

Greek PM George Papandreou reshuffles his cabinet but leaves the key post of finance minister unchanged as his government battles a debt crisis. ... Read

• Putin weighing up presidency bid
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:09:57 GMT)

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has indicated he has not ruled out standing for president again at the 2012 elections. ... Read

• Iran 'hampers IAEA investigation'
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:56:31 GMT)

The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has hindered its investigations by repeatedly objecting to its choice of inspectors. ... Read

• Lebanon PM retracts Syria charge
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:11:59 GMT)

Lebanese PM Saad Hariri says he was wrong to accuse Syria of assassinating his father - former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri. ... Read

• 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. ... Read

• Actress visits Pakistan victims
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:38:01 GMT)

The Hollywood film star Angelina Jolie is in Pakistan to draw attention to the plight of flood victims. ... Read

• Diamond to be new Barclays chief
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:39:36 GMT)

Bob Diamond is to become chief executive of Barclays, while HSBC chairman Stephen Green steps down to become a government trade minister. ... Read

• Strike severely disrupts Tube
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:06:02 GMT)

Some services resume on the London Underground following severe disruption on the first morning of a series of 24-hour strikes. ... Read

• US firm buys Realtime Worlds game
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:41:38 GMT)

Part of collapsed computer games firm Realtime Worlds has been bought by an anonymous American company, administrators confirm. ... Read

• Germany extends nuclear lifespan
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:16:34 GMT)

Germany's government agrees to extend the life span of the country's nuclear power plants by an average of 12 years, officials say. ... Read

• Union warns BA of fresh strikes
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:43:55 GMT)

Union leaders warn BA faces fresh strike action by cabin crew unless a settlement is reached to end the long-running dispute. ... Read

• Federer cruises into last eight
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:01:45 GMT)

Roger Federer continues his smooth progress through the US Open draw with a straight-sets win over Jurgen Melzer in round four. ... Read

• Capello insists Rooney will play
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:42:53 GMT)

England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday. ... Read

• Woods set to learn Ryder Cup fate
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:44:43 GMT)

Tiger Woods will find out on Tuesday if he has made the United States Ryder Cup team to play Europe at Celtic Manor. ... Read

• Rock anthems vanishing from chart
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:36:02 GMT)

Sales rock singles drops 18% in the UK this year, according to figures from the Official Charts Company. ... Read

• 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. ... Read

• Saatchi gallery deal hits setback
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:18:10 GMT)

Charles Saatchi's plan to donate his gallery to the British public hits a stumbling block after talks with Arts Council England break down. ... Read

• 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. ... Read

• 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. ... Read

• 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. ... Read

• 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. ... Read

• 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. ... Read

• Guatemala landslide rescue hopes fade
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:24:02 GMT)

Guatemalan officials say they have given up hope for dozens of people buried when a landslide engulfed a highway north-west of the capital. ... Read

• Iran pressured over stoning threat
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:20:29 GMT)

The international community is calling for Iran to reconsider the stoning to death of a woman for adultery. ... Read

• Clear up begins in parts of Pakistan
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:24:23 GMT)

The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters. ... Read

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(Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:56:06 GMT)

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• How to fix Pakistan
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:26:14 GMT)

Should Islamabad surrender some sovereignty to save the country? ... Read

• Moral support
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:46:49 GMT)

Families focus on keeping miners mentally strong ... Read

• Reluctant return
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:11:06 GMT)

Roma angry and disillusioned after being thrown out of France ... Read

• Unswung 60s
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:35:37 GMT)

What does Mad Men tell us about this most mythologised decade? ... Read

• Zero tolerance?
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:20:39 GMT)

US Muslims are free but that's not enough, argues Michael Goldfarb ... Read

• Foreign fall-out
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:55:08 GMT)

Case of condemned female 'adulterer' creating problems abroad for Iran ... Read

• Hero's welcome?
(Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:07:42 GMT)

Russia's returning spies will find it difficult to adjust ... Read