Spanish police have arrested a man thought to be a key figure in financing Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network. Syrian-born Spaniard Muhammad Galeb Kalaje Zouaydi, also known as Abu Talha, was detained in the Spanish capital, Madrid.
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has condemned the policies of French National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen as "repellent". In a blunt newspaper interview, Mr Blair also labels the far-right politician's views as racist and attacks his use of "narrow-minded
The United Nations has agreed to an Israeli request to delay its investigation into the army's offensive against the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan agreed to postpone the fact-finding team's departure to allow consult
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the far-right candidate for the French presidency, is taking his anti-Europe message to the heart of the European Union on Wednesday. The National Front leader - who shocked France by coming second in the opening round of the election -
Karen Hughes, the closest adviser to President Bush who accompanied him on every step of his journey to the White House, said on Tuesday she will resign to spend more time with her family in Texas. The tall, forceful former spokeswoman who began working f
Nepal ground to a halt on Tuesday as citizens observed a five-day national strike ordered by Maoist rebels fighting to overthrow the king and government. Normally bustling streets and shops in Kathmandu were deserted by people reluctant to defy the rebels
Pope John Paul II, in his first words about child abuse in the U.S.
Vatican officials started an unprecedented meeting on Tuesday with leaders of the scandal-ridden U.S.
Antitrust penalties proposed by nine states would allow Microsoft competitors like Sun Microsystems and AOL Time Warner to clone the Windows operating system, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says. Gates took the stand Monday to defend his company against th
Two Palestinian militants have been killed in a missile strike on their car by an Israeli helicopter in the West Bank city of Hebron. The Hebron attack was the first of its kind since the Israeli army began pulling out of most major West Bank cities and t
French demonstrators have taken to the streets for a second day in protest at the shock election success of far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen. Mr Le Pen came second in the first round of the presidential vote on Sunday, beating off the left's favouri
The chief suspect in the kidnap and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl has said he does not recognise the Pakistani court that is trying him. British-born militant, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, told the court in the southern city of Karachi that he wanted t
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said the first stage of Israel's offensive in the West Bank is over, but vowed that the campaign against militants would continue. Mr Sharon's comments came hours after Israeli tanks and troops pulled out of the cit
The Socialists in Hungary have ousted the government of charismatic Viktor Orban after a record turn-out by voters, exit polls predict. Hungarians had flocked to the polls in record numbers on Sunday in a knife-edge parliamentary election dominated by per
The deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Anne Krueger, has said there is reason to believe the Argentine authorities can do what is needed to reach an agreement for financial assistance. Ms Krueger was speaking after the spring mee
Two men have been arrested in the southern Philippines after bomb attacks that killed at least 14 people on Sunday. Another explosion occurred in the General Santos region on Monday as President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was expected there.
France has been convulsed by the unexpected success of the far-right politician, Jean-Marie Le Pen, in the first round of the country's presidential election. Thousands of people took to the streets in Paris and other cities in France, after the announcem
Two explosions rocked a largely Christian city in the southern Philippines Sunday, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than 40, in what police said could be attacks by Muslim extremists. A home-made bomb left in a parked pedicab exploded in front
The United States faces dangers and sacrifices in its fight against global terrorism, and it must press ahead with its vision for peace in the Middle East, President Bush said Saturday. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who returned from the Middle East th
The European Commission has proposed extra tariffs -- some as high as 100 percent -- on a range of U.S.
Israel has pulled its troops and tanks out of the West Bank cities of Nablus and Ramallah, but the compound of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remains surrounded.
The Bulgarian Yogurt is now a Protected Designation of Origin in the EU
Bulgaria is in the Top 25 Countries with the Biggest Debt Slaves
