Mladen Naletilic, and Vinko Martinovic, former Bosnian Croat paramilitaries, have been sentenced to 20 and 18 years in prison respectively by the international war crimes tribunal in The Hague for their roles in the Bosnian civil war in the early 1990s, B
The residents of an apartment in Hong Kong building in urban Kowloon were ordered under quarantine for 10 days in an effort to control a deadly new virus. With the number of cases in the territory reported to be at least 622 on Monday, 213 have been linke
The largest Sikh temple outside India has been officially opened in west London on Sunday. It is the culmination of many years of dedicated effort by the Sikh community based in Havelock Road, Southall.
Serbian police have demanded that the wife of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic return from Russia for questioning in connection with a major political murder. They are seeking Mirjana Markovic, a key political ally of her husband, following the d
Brazil has secured World Bank loans worth USD 505 M to finance its social programme. World Bank President James Wolfensohn said Brazil could look forward to an influx of foreign investment once the war with Iraq is over.
Hong Kong and Singapore reported more cases on Saturday of a fast-spreading pneumonia that has killed 54 people worldwide as the United States urged Americans to postpone travel to parts of Asia. But Vietnam played down the threat from the deadly virus an
North Korea has vowed to strengthen its military defences, saying it would fend off what it called the "miserable fate" that had befallen Iraq. A commentary in the state-run newspaper of the ruling Korean Workers' Party, Rodong Sinmun, said that what was
Veteran US Government hawk Richard Perle has resigned as chairman of a top Pentagon policy group. Perle's move came amid controversy over his dealings with the bankrupt telecommunications group, Global Crossing.
A British plan to deport asylum seekers to special centres outside Europe has received "substantial support" from EU ministers, Home Secretary David Blunkett said. The scheme could mean the setting up of safe havens where refugees would stay until they co
US President Bush has promised that the so-called road map for peace between Israel and the Palestinians will be published "soon". Speaking to the media after a meeting with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, he said he was "strongly committed" to implementing
At least 68 rebels have been killed in three days of heavy fighting to the north-east of the capital, Bujumbura, says the Burundian army. The army says four soldiers were wounded in the clashes with Forces for the Defence of Democracy (FDD) rebels in the
Countries with large numbers of cases of a virulent pneumonia should screen passengers at airports for the illness, say experts. The World Health Organisation says that air passengers leaving Hong Kong, Taiwan, Hanoi, Singapore, Toronto and Guangdong prov
North Korea has criticised Japan's launching of two spy satellites as a "hostile act". North Korea's official media responded to Friday's launch by threatening that Japan would "be held fully responsible for causing a new arms race" in north-east Asia".
There has been an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip in the northern town of Beit Hanoun. Palestinian medical sources say two Palestinian national security officers were killed and six people injured.
Serbian police have reportedly arrested 15 members of an elite unit suspected of involvement in the assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic two weeks ago. The detainees are all members of the 300-strong Unit for Special Operations (JSO), which was
Experts proposed that countries affected by the virulent pneumonia - Hong Kong, Taiwan, Hanoi, Singapore, Toronto and Guangdong province in China - should check passengers at airports for the illness. The World Health Organisation says that air passengers
A mystery illness causing widespread panic in Asia may have killed as many as 34 in China, including the first deaths in the capital Beijing, officials have admitted. The World Health Organisation says that the outbreak in the southern Chinese province of
British Airways is to cut flights by 4% in response to a drop in bookings caused by the war in Iraq. The airline is also bringing forward 3,000 job cuts planned for March next year to September this year in an effort to cut costs.
North Korea has announced it is breaking off its only regular military contact with the United States in protest at ongoing American military exercises with South Korean forces. North Korea and the US have no diplomatic ties, but military officials have h
The author of Harry Potter JK Rowling and her husband, Dr Neil Murray, are celebrating the arrival of their first child. The millionaire writer gave birth to a boy in Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary on Sunday and mother and baby have now left the hospital.
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