Thousands of Palestinians gather in protest at Gaza-Israel border
Palestinians in Gaza march to Israeli border at start of protest planned to last six weeks
French police arrest man after car was driven at soldiers
The driver shouted in Arabic at the soldiers before driving towards soldiers jogging near their barracks in south-eastern France
Body scanners will not be used at Dubai airports

Dubai will not be using full-body scanners in either of its two airports to...

Dubai will not be using full-body scanners in either of...

Body parts found on airplane wheels in Riyadh

Human remains have been reportedly found on the wheels of a plane that landed...

Human remains have been reportedly found on the wheels of...

BP planning to install new containment cap

A new containment mechanism to control the spreading of oil in the Gulf of...

A new containment mechanism to control the spreading of...

Greenpeace commemorates anniversary of Rainbow Warrior attack

Greenpeace today marked the 25th anniversary of the attack upon the flagship...

Greenpeace today marked the 25th anniversary of the...

British fugitive kills himself, ending week-long manhunt

British fugitive Raoul Moat shot himself after seven days on the run,...

British fugitive Raoul Moat shot himself after seven days...

Civilian death toll rising in Afganistan

A rising death toll of Afghan civilians led to a protest today in the streets of Mazar-i-Sharif, chanting slogans against President Hamid Karzai after U.S....

A rising death toll of Afghan civilians led to a protest...

Japans PM brings 17-day campaign to an end

Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who took office last month, made a...

Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who took office...

Spies exchanged in Vienna
French Watergate with a difference

Web site that sets the agenda

Web site that sets the agenda

US, Russia planning ‘prisoner swap’

The United States (US) and Russia were reportedly preparing a Cold War-style prisoner swap of ten prisoners each.

The United States (US) and Russia were reportedly...

BP says relief well drilling operation progressing ‘better than expected’

British Petroleum (BP) said that its operation to drill a relief well to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil leak was "slightly ahead of schedule".

British Petroleum (BP) said that its operation to drill a...

EP clears way for reworked SWIFT deal

The European Parliament (EP) today approved a renegotiated EU-US deal on sharing bank data to help track terrorist financing by 484 votes in favour, 109...

The European Parliament (EP) today approved a...

Terrorist suspects arrested in Norway
Spys to plead guilty

Most of the 10 suspects in a Russian spy ring have agreed to plead guilty, and will do so in person in a federal court in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon,...

Most of the 10 suspects in a Russian spy ring have agreed...

Charles Manson follower denied parole for 19th time

Leslie Van Houten, a former follower of Charles Manson, was denied parole for...

Leslie Van Houten, a former follower of Charles Manson,...

Iceland's accession bid to EU welcomed by MEPs

The prospect of Iceland becoming a new EU Member State is welcomed in a...

The prospect of Iceland becoming a new EU Member State is...

George Michael arrested
A new era as General David Petraeus takes over US command in Afghanistan

A new era begins in Afghanistan with an official ceremony in Kabul marking General David Petraeus‘s take-over as the new US commander of nearly 150,000...

A new era begins in Afghanistan with an official ceremony...