US President Bush on Saturday brought the Philippines promises of aid to help root out al-Qaida-linked terror groups and thanks for standing alongside US forces in Iraq. Bush praised President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for her fight against terrorism.
Security checks are being carried out on every commercial airliner in the United States after knives were discovered hidden on two planes.
The German parliament has narrowly backed a package of social and labour market reforms which the chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, staked his career on. The six bills making up the package were passed with majorities of between seven and 15, with the closes
Another four US soldiers have been killed in Iraq - bringing to more than 100 the number of US personnel who have died in attacks since major hostilities ended. In one incident on Thursday night, three US military police officers and at least two Iraqi po
US President George Bush arrived in Japan at the start of a tour of Asia which will take him in six countries. Bush will spend the next few hours in Tokyo where the issue of North Korea and its nuclear ambitions is likely to be high on the agenda.
The US Senate defied President Bush's request for aid for Iraq and Afghanistan, passing an amendment to his 87 billion dollar budget supplement request that requires half the 20 billion for Iraqi reconstruction to be in the form of loans. Bush and his adm
An FBI team began investigation into a deadly bombing of a US convoy, while Palestinian authorities raided a refugee camp to arrest seven militants. Late Thursday, the bodies of the three Americans killed in Wednesday's bombing were brought to Israel's in
North Korea hinted that it might test a nuclear weapon. The communist state, in comments attributed to a spokesman for its Foreign Ministry, said it would "open its nuclear deterrent to the public as a physical force.
Pope John Paul II celebrated his 25th anniversary on Thursday. The 83-year-old pope planned to preside over an anniversary Mass in St.
UN Security Council voted unanimously to adopt the US-backed Resolution on Iraq that seeks additional troops and money to support the stabilization of the country. Shortly before the vote, it was said Syria -- the only Arab country on the council -- would
At least 10 people have died and 34 injured after a ferry operating across New York City harbour crashed as it came into dock at Staten Island during high winds. The boat hit enormous pilings at St George's Terminal, which ripped through the vessel leavin
The United States has agreed to a Russian request to further delay a vote on a new US-backed resolution setting out a vision for post-war Iraq. Russia's UN ambassador Sergei Lavrov said he would not be able to vote until after discussions on Thursday betw
Astronaut Yang Liwei emerged from the capsule saying: "I'm feeling good. I'm proud of my motherland," before being whisked away to meet political leaders in the capital Beijing.
Japan is giving USD1.5bn (?895m) to help pay for the rebuilding of Iraq.
Anglican church leaders from around the world have begun a two-day emergency meeting over the issue of homosexuality. The talks at Lambeth Palace were arranged by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, in response to the anger caused by the electio
A United States diplomatic convoy has been hit by a massive bomb blast in the Gaza Strip which killed three Americans and injured one. American sources in Israel have told the BBC that two security guards and one junior diplomat were killed in the attack
China became the third country to launch a manned space mission after its first astronaut Yang Liwei went out in orbit Wednesday morning from the Jiuquan launch site in the western Gobi Desert. Yang, a former air force pilot, is expected to make 14 orbits
The Israeli military ordered 15 Palestinian detainees expelled from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip, raising concern from human rights groups, as troops backed by attack helicopters and tanks searched for smuggling tunnels in a refugee camp.Six Palestinia
United Nations Security Council members are weighing up the United States' revised draft resolution on Iraq, with the US pressing for a vote as early as Wednesday.UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and countries seeking a quick handover of power to the Iraqi
A suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives near the Turkish Embassy on Tuesday, killing the driver and wounding more than a dozen others. The attack came amid Iraqi anger over Turkish plans to deploy troops in the country.
At least 15 people have been killed and other 100 injured on Monday in Bolivia in clashes between police and protesters who demanded for the removal of President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada. Still, Lozada, a US ally in the anti-drug war, refused to step dow
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