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French president's 100 days

Posted: August 23rd, 2007, 3:21am GMT

French president Nicolas Sarkozy has completed his first 100 days in office.

Brazil dolphin 'massacre' row

Posted: August 23rd, 2007, 1:39am GMT

An environmental group in Brazil has accused a group of fishermen of dolphin 'massacre.'

Infectious diseases highlighted

Posted: August 23rd, 2007, 1:23am GMT

The World Health Organisation's annual report is to focus on rapidly-spreading infectious diseases.

Spanish TV drops bullfighting

Posted: August 23rd, 2007, 1:18am GMT

Live bullfighting has been dropped from Spain's state-run TV schedules for the first time since 1948.

US floods kill 20 people

Posted: August 23rd, 2007, 1:10am GMT

More than 20 people have died as floods continue to wreak havoc in the midwest of the United States.

Bush issues Iraq warning

Posted: August 22nd, 2007, 12:32pm GMT

President Bush warns that early withdrawal from Iraq could trigger the same upheaval seen after Vietnam.

Curfews in Bangladesh cities

Posted: August 22nd, 2007, 9:59am GMT

Bangladesh's major cities are under an indefinite curfew after confrontations between police and students.

Turkey's Gul vows secular plan

Posted: August 14th, 2007, 12:57pm GMT

Turkey's Abdullah Gul says he will run again for president as a secularist, but critics fear an Islamist agenda.

Safety fears spark toys recall

Posted: August 14th, 2007, 11:49am GMT

China's manufacturing standards have been called into question after the recall of 18 million Mattel toys.

Russian train blown off rails

Posted: August 14th, 2007, 10:51am GMT

Russian police are investigating a bomb explosion which blasted a train off tracks.

Rancher's crocodile escape

Posted: August 14th, 2007, 10:07am GMT

An Australian rancher has described how he spent seven days up a tree to escape crocodiles.

Many dead in N Korea floods

Posted: August 14th, 2007, 2:15am GMT

Flooding caused by heavy rain has left hundreds of people dead or missing in North Korea.

Fatalities as bridge collapses

Posted: August 14th, 2007, 1:32am GMT

A bridge that was under construction has collapsed in central China, killing at least 20 people.

Pakistan's 60th celebrations

Posted: August 14th, 2007, 12:49am GMT

Celebrations have taken place in Pakistan to mark its 60 years of independence as a Muslim state.

Musharraf attends Afghan jirga

Posted: August 12th, 2007, 9:22am GMT

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has addressed a tribal peace conference in Afghanistan.

Japanese film in Locarno win

Posted: August 12th, 2007, 7:39am GMT

Japanese film Ai No Yokan wins the top prize at Switzerland's Locarno International Film Festival.

Islamists call for caliphate

Posted: August 12th, 2007, 7:38am GMT

Islamists gather in Indonesia to push for the creation of a single state across the Muslim world.

Stargazers await meteor show

Posted: August 12th, 2007, 1:16am GMT

A spectacular display of shooting stars is expected in the skies across Britain for the next three nights.

Venice bridge operation begins

Posted: August 11th, 2007, 11:00pm GMT

The main section of the first bridge to be built in Venice for decades has been put in place.

Putin unveils air defence plan

Posted: August 11th, 2007, 8:48pm GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced plans to upgrade Russia's missile defence system.

S Leone poll ballots counted

Posted: August 11th, 2007, 7:54pm GMT

Vote counting has begun in Sierra Leone following presidential and parliamentary elections.

Israel seeks shot Briton video

Posted: August 7th, 2007, 4:31pm GMT

Israeli has asked for footage of the incident in which British cameraman James Miller died in Gaza in 2003.

Sectarian woes trouble Iraq PM

Posted: August 7th, 2007, 3:23pm GMT

Iraq unity remains a distant dream after several Sunni cabinet members quit amid ongoing violence.

Fears for S Asia flood victims

Posted: August 7th, 2007, 11:39am GMT

Millions of people affected by floods in South Asia face hunger, amid fears of disease and fights over supplies.

Israel evicts Hebron settlers

Posted: August 7th, 2007, 9:57am GMT

Five people were arrested when Israeli police forced dozens of Jewish settlers from two West Bank homes.

East Timor unrest continues

Posted: August 7th, 2007, 9:56am GMT

Violence has flared in several areas of East Timor, a day after protests sparked by the naming of the new prime minister.

Georgia fury at 'Russia raid'

Posted: August 7th, 2007, 1:35am GMT

Georgia has accused Russia of firing a missile at a Georgian village, but Moscow denies the claim.

Fresh move to free US miners

Posted: August 6th, 2007, 9:53pm GMT

Rescuers hope to reach six men trapped in a Utah mine by drilling through a mountainside.

Leaders vow an end to Taleban

Posted: August 6th, 2007, 9:40pm GMT

President Bush and Afghan leader Hamid Karzai have vowed to put an end to the Taleban in Afghanistan.

Islamic anniversary in Bosnia

Posted: August 6th, 2007, 12:09am GMT

Bosnian Muslims are celebrating the 600th anniversary of the arrival of Islam in their country.

Khoury wins Lebanese election

Posted: August 5th, 2007, 9:49pm GMT

Camille Khoury, of Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement, has won a key by-election in Lebanon.

Hiroshima victims remembered

Posted: August 5th, 2007, 8:58pm GMT

A ceremony has been held in Japan to mark the anniversary of the Hiroshima bomb.

US and Afghan presidents meet

Posted: August 5th, 2007, 8:27pm GMT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is meeting President Bush to discuss the US involvement in Afghanistan

Two die at France fairground

Posted: August 5th, 2007, 3:31pm GMT

Two people have died and two others have been injured after a fairground ride malfunctioned.

Forest fire rages in Croatia

Posted: August 5th, 2007, 2:55pm GMT

Firefighters in Croatia have been trying to control a huge forest fire near the city of Dubrovnik.

S Asia flood toll passes 200

Posted: August 5th, 2007, 10:50am GMT

At least 240 people are now known to have died in floods affecting India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Father of hostage meets Uribe

Posted: August 2nd, 2007, 10:47pm GMT

Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe says he is willing to make concessions with Farc to release hostages.

Tibetan wetlands in danger

Posted: August 2nd, 2007, 6:37pm GMT

Scientists say the area around the Himalayan Mountains is heating up faster than anywhere in the world.

Gang members lead new film

Posted: August 2nd, 2007, 6:35pm GMT

A new film from the Phillipines called Tribe, used real gang members to portray their violent lives.

Flood leaves millions homeless

Posted: August 2nd, 2007, 2:20pm GMT

Authorities are struggling to reach 17 million people stranded by floods in India and Bangladesh.

US aids Palestinian cabinet

Posted: August 2nd, 2007, 2:18pm GMT

The US secretary of state has signed a deal granting the Palestinians $80m to reform their security services.

Clooney speaks of Darfur aid

Posted: August 2nd, 2007, 12:14pm GMT

Actor George Clooney spoke about his trip to Darfur ahead of the UN setting up a peacekeeping force.

'No hope' of bridge survivors

Posted: August 1st, 2007, 11:51pm GMT

US rescue workers say they have given up hope of finding survivors after the collapse of a busy river bridge.

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