US President Bush interrupted his vacation at family's ranch in Crawford over the destructive Katrina hurricane. The president decided to return to Washington to oversee the work over the overcoming of the aftermath of Katrina, one of the most severe stor
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a bid to topple the current premier, Ariel Sharon, as leader of the Likud party. The power struggle was triggered by the evacuation of the country's Gaza settlers.
A huge rescue operation is under way along the US Gulf Coast after a hurricane killed up to 80 people in a single county and swamped New Orleans. Harrison County in Mississippi bore the brunt of Hurricane Katrina as it slammed into local towns Biloxi and
Powerful hurricane Katrina might have killed up to 80 US people, reports said Tuesday. The storm made landfall in Louisiana Monday, and swept across the Gulf Coast before heading inland.
At least seven people, including four children have been killed in a new fire in Paris. The building housing African immigrants burst out in the central Marais area.
British ministers have suggested banning from the Internet pornographic material depicting pain or violence. Violent pornography is illegal in the UK, but that does not affect foreign websites at present.
Disappointed with Sunni leaders' refusal to sign Iraq's draft constitution, US President George Bush has warned that the situation in the Arab state may worsen. The insurgents, he said, would step up their efforts to subvert Iraq's constitutional process
Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast just outside New Orleans, killing at least 55 people. The disaster is set to cost US insurers at least USD 15 B in claims, according to a company which measures the impact of violent weather.
Mighty hurricane Katrina has hit the Louisiana coast on Monday. The storm battered the land with 224 kph wind and heavy rain, while low-lying New Orleans is bracing for the worst of Katrina.
Punk rockers Green Day dominated at the annual MTV Video Music Awards, registering seven wins including the event's top honour - Video of the Year for their Boulevard of Broken Dreams. The group also won for Best Group Video, Best Rock Video, and Best Dir
Hundreds of thousands of New Orleans residents fled the city as Hurricane Katrina, strengthening to the deadliest level, closes in on the city. Katrina is expected to hit land at about sunrise on Monday.
The mayor of New Orleans has ordered hundreds of thousands of people to be evacuated as Hurricane Katrina nears with winds of up to 160mph (257km/h). The eye of the storm is expected to reach land on Monday.
The Iraqi constitutional committee signed off on a draft of a constitution Sunday after making some minor amendments, a committee spokesman said, as cited by the CNN. The draft, which was signed by the committee, will now go to the National Assembly.
Many people were wounded Sunday, two seriously, in a suicide bombing at a central bus station in the southern Israeli town of Beersheba, Israeli officials said, cited by CNN. Police spokesman said fifty people were treated at hospital.
President George Bush said US efforts in Iraq will require "more time, more sacrifice and continued resolve.'' "Like our own nation's founders over two centuries ago, the Iraqis are grappling with difficult issues, such as the role of the federal governm
The first permanent memorial to the victims of the 7 July bombs in London has been unveiled in London. The plaque is on display in Victoria Embankment Gardens, where thousands laid flowers in a temporary memorial garden in the days after the attacks.
Iraq's new constitution will be presented to MPs on Sunday and will then be subjected to debates, the speaker of the Iraqi parliament announced. Hajim-al-Hassani said Shia and Kurd factions reached agreement in principle on proposals put to them by Sunni
Palestinian militant group Hamas released a videotape, which it claims is of a fugitive bomb-maker wanted by Israel. The man, identified as Mohammed Deif, taunts Israel over its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, saying the country has been humiliated.
At least 17 people, including six children, have been killed in a fire in a seven-storey building in south Paris. Over 30 people were injured in the blaze, which broke out in the early hours.
Syria is not cooperating with the UN investigation into the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, considerably slowing its work, a senior U.N.
A final version of the Iraqi constitution has been completed and is on its way to be approved, an Iraqi Government spokesman has said. Political leaders have to agree a new constitution until tonight.
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