VIDEO: Is Japan's green tea blossoming?
Fri, 17 May 2013 17:49:34 GMT
Farmers in Japan's key tea-growing region are hoping to turn their fortunes around following the Fukushima nuclear disaster two years ago.
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VIDEO: Chile coast littered with dead animals
Fri, 17 May 2013 23:18:55 GMT
Hundreds of birds and marine animals wash up on the Chilean coast, raising fears fishermen might be flouting a ban on blast fishing.
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VIDEO: One-minute World News
Sun, 19 May 2013 02:39:55 GMT
Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.
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VIDEO: Denmark triumphs at Eurovision
Sat, 18 May 2013 23:23:02 GMT
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Malmo in Sweden, with her song Only Teardrops.
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VIDEO: Ghana students aim for orbit 'by 2016'
Fri, 17 May 2013 23:23:42 GMT
Students in Ghana launch a model of a satellite attached to a balloon for the first time.
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VIDEO: Need to Know: Iran's leadership
Sat, 18 May 2013 00:28:50 GMT
BBC Persian's Rana Rahimpour explains how Iran's leadership structure works and what could happen in the upcoming presidential elections.
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Europe car sales break losing streak
Fri, 17 May 2013 09:46:43 GMT
Car sales across Europe rose in April for the first time in 18 months, helped by strong demand in the UK and by the early Easter break.
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VIDEO: BBC World News business headlines
Fri, 17 May 2013 20:48:43 GMT
The latest international business headlines from BBC World News.
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US questions Google on Glass privacy
Fri, 17 May 2013 11:47:36 GMT
US politicians are seeking reassurances from Google that its smart spectacles will respect personal privacy.
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EA stops making games for Wii U
Fri, 17 May 2013 09:48:35 GMT
Games giant EA has revealed that it currently has no games in development for Nintendo's Wii U console.
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Jewel theft at Cannes film festival
Sat, 18 May 2013 02:30:19 GMT
More than $1m (£650,000) worth of Chopard jewels, to be worn by stars for the Cannes film festival, are stolen from a hotel room in the city.
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George Michael injured in M1 crash
Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:41 GMT
Singer George Michael is airlifted to hospital with a head injury following a crash on the M1.
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Deep sea 'gold rush' moves closer
Sat, 18 May 2013 01:27:03 GMT
The prospect of a deep sea "gold rush" opening a controversial new frontier for mining on the ocean floor has moved a step closer.
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Expert issues UK tree threat warning
Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:59 GMT
A tree expert says the biggest threat facing UK trees is likely to come from a disease currently unknown to science.
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Time-lapse imaging 'improves IVF'
Fri, 17 May 2013 01:49:29 GMT
Time-lapse imaging which takes thousands of pictures of developing embryos can boost the success rate of IVF, according to British research.
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