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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. 
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. 
VIDEO: One-minute World News  Sat, 18 May 2013 04:58:56 GMT
Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
VIDEO: BBC World News business headlines  Fri, 17 May 2013 20:48:43 GMT
The latest international business headlines from BBC World News. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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.