A new row has broken out over the United States' Middle East policy after Secretary of State Colin Powell suggested the possible creation of a provisional Palestinian state. Mr Powell made his remarks in an interview with the Arabic newspaper al-Hayat, du
A 90,000-acre wildfire moved closer to Denver's southern suburbs Wednesday, and fire officials called the prospect of a 200,000-acre fire "very realistic" if weather conditions worsened. The Hayman fire is one of at least eight currently ravaging Colorado
A US military transport plane has crashed in eastern Afghanistan, killing three of the 10 people on board. The plane crashed at 2130 local time (1700 GMT) during take-off from an airbase about 55 kilometres (35 miles) southwest of Gardez in Paktia provinc
Dozens of delegates have walked out of the second day of Afghanistan's traditional council gathering -- the loya jirga -- just hours after a brawl broke out outside the assembly. Around 60 to 70 delegates, frustrated over what they said was the lack of a
After signing a new $4.6 billion bioterrorism bill into law Wednesday, President Bush called for speedy passage of legislation creating his proposed Department of Homeland Security.
Colorado officials have issued a plea for 800 more firefighters to join 500 battling what they call the largest wildfire in state history. Flames already have scorched around 90,000 acres.
At least 205 people are dead, and hundreds more are missing, in catastrophic floods in north-western China which some local reports describe as the worst in the area for more than a century. The area has seen a week of torrential rain, and in the worst af
A federal judge in New York is to hear a plea for the release of an American citizen accused of plotting a "dirty bomb" attack in the US. The suspect's lawyer has challenged the arrest, questioning the legal basis for classifying Abdullah al-Muhajir as an
Lithuania has formally agreed to close an ageing Soviet-built nuclear power station under pressure from the European Union. The Ignalina plant is of the same design as Ukraine's Chernobyl power station, scene of the world's worst civil nuclear disaster in
A week of torrential rain has caused widespread flooding and heavy loss of life in western China. At least 60 people are reported to have been killed, thousands have been made homeless, and road, rail and telephone links have been severely damaged.
Police in Peru have seized 1.76 tonnes of cocaine with a street value of more than $70m bound for the US and Europe via Mexico, the interior ministry has said.
A medical charity has accused the Angolan Government of criminal and chronic negligence of its own people, which it said had left nearly half a million Angolans facing starvation. Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) said at a news conference in Luanda that mal
The American citizen accused of plotting a "dirty" bomb attack in the United States has challenged the legality of his detention. The arrest of Abdullah al-Muhajir on 8 May at Chicago's O'Hare international airport was announced by the US Government on Mo
India has announced that it is pulling back its warships deployed off the coast of Pakistan as part of continuing efforts to ease tensions over Kashmir. This follows a decision on Monday to lift a six-month old ban on the use of its airspace by Pakistani
A bomb exploded near an armored bus in the West Bank on Tuesday, injuring three teenaged students from a religious seminary at a nearby Jewish settlement on their return from picking cherries. The blast followed new Israeli military raids in the West Bank
Pope John Paul accepted on Tuesday the resignation of the Roman Catholic bishop of Lexington, Kentucky, who has been accused of molesting a boy more than two decades ago. The resignation comes two days before U.
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday steps taken by India to ease a military standoff between the nuclear-armed neighbors were "a very small beginning" and more action was needed. Musharraf also welcomed a planned visit by Defense Secreta
New York police have warned Jewish activists in the city that they will face arrest if they go ahead with a plan to set armed patrols for Jewish neighbourhoods. The Jewish Defence Group (JDG) said armed residents would patrol two Jewish neighbourhoods in
Afghan leaders are preparing to open their traditional assembly loya jirga to choose an interim government, after differences over the role of the king appeared to delay proceedings. Former King Zahir Shah is scheduled to deliver the opening address at 15
US President George W Bush has issued another warning about the growing danger of terror groups gaining access to weapons of mass destruction. He said terrorists could wield "catastrophic power" with the spread of nuclear and biological weapons technology
Google Street View is again on its way through Bulgaria
Bulgaria has the Largest Gray Economy in Europe
