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Firefighters battle US blazes

Posted: June 30th, 2008, 4:23pm GMT

Firefighters in northern California have been fighting thousands of wildfires burning throughout the state.

Kenya urges Mugabe suspension

Posted: June 30th, 2008, 3:50pm GMT

Kenya has urged the AU to suspend Robert Mugabe from the bloc until he allows free elections in Zimbabwe.

Axe murder suspect held

Posted: June 30th, 2008, 2:25pm GMT

A man suspected of killing his two grandchildren and wife with an axe has been arrested, police say.

Top Khmer Rouge man in court

Posted: June 30th, 2008, 12:22pm GMT

Ex-Khmer Rouge minister Ieng Sary has appeared before a genocide tribunal to contest his detention.

Africa urged to act on Zimbabwe

Posted: June 30th, 2008, 11:51am GMT

The UN has urged African leaders at a key summit in Egypt to try to negotiate a solution to the crisis in Zimbabwe.

Helicopters collide in mid-air

Posted: June 30th, 2008, 8:24am GMT

At least six people have died in a mid-air collision between two medical helicopters in the US state of Arizona.

Spain celebrates Euro win

Posted: June 30th, 2008, 8:08am GMT

Spanish football fans celebrated on the streets of Madrid after the national team's triumph at Euro 2008.

Iraq set for major oil deal

Posted: June 30th, 2008, 5:26am GMT

The world's oil giants are set to return to Iraq in the country's biggest oil deal since the invasion.

Indian gay pride march

Posted: June 30th, 2008, 1:37am GMT

Hundreds of Indian gay rights supporters have taken to the streets of Calcutta, Delhi and Bangalore.

Chinese-made pearls 'shine'

Posted: June 29th, 2008, 11:43pm GMT

Pearl farmers in the Chinese city of Zhuji say they are on track to become the world's pearl capital.

Sri Lanka's inflation crisis

Posted: June 29th, 2008, 11:17pm GMT

Sri Lanka's rapidly rising cost of living is undermining support for an expensive war against the Tamil Tigers.

Malaysia's Anwar seeks refuge

Posted: June 29th, 2008, 4:54pm GMT

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says he fears being arrested, but denies a sodomy allegation.

Israel approves prisoner swap

Posted: June 29th, 2008, 4:50pm GMT

Israel's cabinet has approved a prisoner exchange with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Defiant Mugabe seals sixth term

Posted: June 29th, 2008, 4:34pm GMT

Robert Mugabe has been sworn in for a new term as Zimbabwe's president, despite international criticism.

Rice visits China quake province

Posted: June 29th, 2008, 1:36pm GMT

The US secretary of state has visited China's Sichuan province, which was devastated in May's earthquake.

Anglican Church rift deepens

Posted: June 29th, 2008, 12:55pm GMT

Conservative Anglican clerics are to form a global network to combat liberal trends in the Church.

'Entire life' sells for A$399K

Posted: June 29th, 2008, 9:21am GMT

A British man living in Perth, Australia, has sold his home, friends and job in an internet auction.

Champagne name causes fizz

Posted: June 28th, 2008, 6:21am GMT

Swiss villagers and French Champagne makers are battling over who has the right to use the name.

Foreign demand for US property

Posted: June 28th, 2008, 5:40am GMT

The weak dollar has turned cities like New York into a honey pot for foreign property investors.

US body snatcher jailed

Posted: June 28th, 2008, 12:32am GMT

A dentist whose gang stole body parts from corpses in funeral parlours has been sentenced in New York.

Mandela on stage at London gig

Posted: June 27th, 2008, 9:47pm GMT

Nelson Mandela has joined stars on stage at a central London concert celebrating his 90th birthday.

Clinton and Obama team up

Posted: June 27th, 2008, 9:41pm GMT

Hillary Clinton has joined Barack Obama at their first public event since she pulled out of the presidential race.

Toxic find halts ferry rescue

Posted: June 27th, 2008, 3:57pm GMT

The operation to recover bodies inside a Philippine ferry has been suspended after a highly toxic pesticide was found.

Zimbabwe votes in poll 'sham'

Posted: June 27th, 2008, 11:37am GMT

Voting has been taking place in Zimbabwe as opposition and world leaders dismiss the election as a 'sham'.

Sarkozy urges Palestinian state

Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 5:26am GMT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said the creation of a Palestinian state is in the best interest of Israel.

Spain hosts water exhibition

Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 5:25am GMT

Spain is hosting the world's biggest water festival in Zaragoza.

Japan focus of whaling meeting

Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 5:23am GMT

The International Whaling Commission is due to start its annual meeting in the Chilean capital Santiago.

Journalist is murder suspect

Posted: June 22nd, 2008, 10:29pm GMT

Police in Macedonia have arrested a journalist on suspicion that he is behind three murders he reported on.

Archbishop leadership criticised

Posted: June 22nd, 2008, 7:57pm GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury has been accused of failing to show "bold and decisive leadership".

MDC quit Zimbabwe run-off

Posted: June 22nd, 2008, 12:33pm GMT

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has pulled out of Friday's presidential run-off.

Many missing in ferry tragedy

Posted: June 22nd, 2008, 5:22am GMT

Hundreds are missing after a Philippine ferry carrying some 800 people capsized on Saturday.

E Timor UN handback 'soon'

Posted: June 16th, 2008, 4:12pm GMT

There have been suggestions that the UN police in East Timor are planning to hand back responsibility next month.

Change of life for Mosuo women

Posted: June 16th, 2008, 12:32pm GMT

Chinese Mosuo women are struggling to protect their way of life against modern culture, they claim.

Bush and Brown warn Iran

Posted: June 16th, 2008, 11:19am GMT

President Bush has thanked Gordon Brown for his "strong statement" announcing new sanctions against Iran.

EU ministers meet over treaty

Posted: June 16th, 2008, 4:20am GMT

EU foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg to discuss Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty.

Saudi oil production increase

Posted: June 16th, 2008, 2:27am GMT

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Saudi Arabia will increase oil production in an attempt to meet growing demand.

Million flee Chinese floods

Posted: June 15th, 2008, 1:48pm GMT

Rainstorms have flooded large parts of China, forcing more than one million people to flee their homes.

Japan quake victims found

Posted: June 15th, 2008, 1:38pm GMT

Three more bodies have been found in the rubble of a hotel complex hit by an earthquake in Japan.

China quake lake now draining

Posted: June 10th, 2008, 2:58pm GMT

Controlled explosions have sent floodwaters pouring out of a dangerously unstable lake in southwest China.

Shortages bite in Spain strike

Posted: June 10th, 2008, 2:41pm GMT

A growing number of petrol stations in Spain are running out of fuel, as lorry drivers continue to blockade cities.

US and EU issue Iran warning

Posted: June 10th, 2008, 1:28pm GMT

The EU and the US have threatened Iran with further sanctions unless it suspends nuclear enrichment.

Pakistani lawyers in 'long march'

Posted: June 10th, 2008, 11:59am GMT

Lawyers in Pakistan are demanding the reinstatement of senior judges sacked under emergency rule last year.

Tycoon tees off golf inquiry

Posted: June 10th, 2008, 5:28am GMT

Donald Trump has appeared at a public inquiry into his plans for a £1bn golf resort in Aberdeen.

Iraq's reconstruction probed

Posted: June 10th, 2008, 5:25am GMT

A BBC Panorama investigation into the reconstruction of Iraq has revealed waste and corruption.

US hit by heatwave and storms

Posted: June 10th, 2008, 4:24am GMT

Torrential rains have caused more flooding and destroyed homes across parts of the US Midwest.

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