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- Former hostage Consuelo Gonzalez de Perdomo arrives home in Colombia pledging to work to free... 1/2008 Reuters |
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- There is enough space in Asia for both countries, but the world's two most populous countries... 1/2008 Reuters |
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- The row between Russia and the UK escalates following Moscow's decision to stop issuing visas... 1/2008 Reuters |
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- A London court says a note written by Princess Diana to her butler contains information already... 1/2008 AP |
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- A blast in northern Beirut hits a vehicle from the US Embassy, injuring its Lebanese driver along... 1/2008 AP |
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- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that the United States wants Arab nations to do... 1/2008 AP |
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- Ahead of President George W. Bush's visit to Egypt on Wednesday, the many critics of the American leader's policies are having their say. |
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- A jury was selected in the trial of a British man accused of killing five prostitutes in December... 1/2008 AP |
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- Data from the 2006 census in France reveals that more people than ever are choosing to have children out of wedlock. Data released on Tuesday shows that 50.5 percent of all births in France take place out of wedlock, showing that the French have embraced a non-traditional view of family ties. |
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- This year, like every year, hundreds of Hassidic Jews from around the world gather in the Polish city of Lewow at the grave of David Biderman, an 18th-century rabbi and important figure for the Orthodox religious movement. |
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- Turkey is following the example of many western countries by banning smoking in public places. The government has given the country 18 months to prepare its transition to the ban, time enough for restaurant owners to fret about business and smokers to contemplate their future. An AFPTV report. |
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- 20 crew members have been rescued from a Greek-registered cargo ship that was listing badly in... 1/2008 AP |
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- Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the negative publicity coming... 1/2008 AP |
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- Jon Decker reports from the North American Auto Show. 1/2008 Reuters |
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- The joint peacekeeping force is establishing its presence in Sudan's Darfur region. 1/2008 Reuters |
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- Kurdish and Iraqi political leaders gather in memory of the victims of chemical gas slaughter. 1/2008 Reuters |
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- The holy men from Nepal's Sherpa climbing community pray for the Everest veteran's rebirth. 1/2008 Reuters |
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- A convoy of snowmobiles is hit by a deadly avalanche in northern Italy. 1/2008 Reuters |
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- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calls for more cooperation on trade with China during a... 1/2008 Reuters |
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- The crew of a storm-battered cargo ship are rescued in the English Channel. 1/2008 Reuters |
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- Former Colombian hostage Clara Rojas is reunited with her son after her release by Marxist... 1/2008 Reuters |
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- Scientists at the University of Minnesota say they have reached the holy grail of tissue... 1/2008 AP |
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- An explosion and several rounds of gunfire went off Monday at a luxury hotel frequented by... 1/2008 AP |
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- Recently released hostage Clara Rojas, a former vice-presidential candidate in Colombia, returned... 1/2008 AP |
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- President Bush is having to adjust his sleeping schedule on his eight-day trip throughout the... 1/2008 AP |
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- The four-week-old polar bear cub who was taken from his mother at the Nuremburg zoo in Germany is... 1/2008 AP |
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- Six charity workers convicted in Chad of trying to kidnap children and fly them to France are awaiting their sentence. The six members of the aid group Zoe's Ark were ordered to serve eight years of hard labour by a Chadian court, but now that they have been extradited to France, their sentence is being recast. Only five of the six defendants were in court on Monday, including Zoe's Ark founder Eric Breteau, who has been on hunger strike since his return from Chad. The group insists it was pursuing a humanitarian goal: to rescue children from the crisis in Darfur. |
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- Niger's ethnic groups are encouraged to mock each other - gently. The technique is said to prevent worse clashes and is credited with guaranteeing their peaceful co-existence. Urbanisation is threatening the tradition and so the government has launched a special week to promote ethnic mocking. An AFPTV report. |
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- French local elections in March will be a major test for Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling party. Its candidates across the country face a tough run against Socialist and centrist opponents, but nowhere else more so than in Paris, where the hugely popular incumbent, Bertrand Delanoe, has hit the campaign trail. |
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- Anti-abortion laws in Poland are some of the most restrictive in Europe ? women?s rights organisations say the laws are unnecessarily endangering the health of women in the country. A new report says there are some 180,000 illegal abortions each year ? and the number is growing. |
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- Senior negotiators are to open talks on Monday as part of a U.S.-led push for peace this year. 1/2008 Reuters |
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- Jackie Selebi steps down from the world police organisation as he battles corruption... 1/2008 Reuters |
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- Thousands turn out in Tbilisi in protest over the results of a presidential election they say... 1/2008 Reuters |
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- U.S. President George Bush says Iran is threatening security around the world by backing... 1/2008 Reuters |
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- Kenya's parliament prepares for a stormy session, its first since the disputed presidential... 1/2008 Reuters |
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