Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has vowed to press on with army operations in the Gaza Strip, despite international condemnation of a raid that killed 14 Palestinians on Monday. Mr Sharon hailed the operation as a "success" - although he expressed reg
The former school caretaker charged with the murders of schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman has been deemed fit to stand trial after assessment by doctors. Ian Huntley, 28, was remanded in custody until 15 November when his case is listed to be he
President George W Bush has said time is running out for Saddam Hussein and that he must disarm Iraq or face a coalition led by the United States. His latest warning to the Iraqi leader, whom he called a "homicidal dictator", came in a televised speech ma
Gunfighting that left three people dead has marred the resumption of elections in Kashmir. The latest attack came as a fourth and final phase of legislative elections began, leaving two Indian paramilitary soldiers and a suspected militant dead after a gr
A 13-year-old boy has been shot and injured outside a school near Washington DC - apparently the eighth victim of a sniper who has killed six people so far. The boy was shot as he was being dropped off at Benjamin Tasker Middle School in Prince George Cou
Two British scientists are to share the Nobel prize for medicine. Sydney Brenner and Sir John Sulston, will share the award with US scientist Robert Horvitz.
The Thai capital has been hit by flash floods that have submerged major roads and suburban areas. Many roads were knee-deep in parts following heavy rains over the weekend.
Palestinian sources say 12 people have been killed and many more injured during a fresh Israeli incursion in the Gaza Strip. A force of Israeli tanks and Apache helicopters entered the Palestinian city of Khan Younis and its adjacent refugee camp in the e
Nationalists and hardliners appear to be the main winners of elections in Bosnia-Hercegovina according to early poll results. Before Saturday's ballot, the European Union and United States had urged Bosnians to support reform rather than return to the nat
Early results from Brazil's presidential election show left-wing candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won nearly twice as many votes as his nearest opponent. But it appears he will fall short of the absolute majority needed to be declared the winner af
Ivory Coast troops and rebel soldiers have exchanged gunfire on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Bouake, held by mutinous soldiers for more than two weeks. The government and rebels forces have been sending heavy reinforcements to the front line.
Bosnians are awaiting preliminary results from the country's first locally organised elections since the end of the 1992-95 war. The results of the vote, due later on Sunday, will determine whether pro-West reformers can oust the large Muslim, Serb and Cr
People in Thailand are being warned to remain on alert for further flash floods as more rain is forecast for the coming week. This year's highest sea tides are also set to take place around 8 to 10 October, weather officials said.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said security officials have foiled a plan to remove him from office through a coup in the next few days. The Venezuelan leader, who survived a coup by rebel military officers six months ago, said leading political and
Leftist candidate Luiz Inacio da Silva, known by his fellow Brazilians simply as Lula, appears poised to win the presidency on his fourth try as up to 115 million people in Latin America's largest country go to the polls Sunday. With stagnant growth, high
Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the stomach early on Sunday morning. The mayor was attacked at 0230 local time (0030 GMT) in the City Hall, which had opened its doors to the public as part of a series of all-n
A shooting in Virginia has been linked to last week's sniper killings in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Nepal is facing a protracted political crisis following a decision by King Gyanendra to take control of government in the Himalyan kingdom after firing Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and disbanding the Cabinet. But Deuba is indicating he is unlikely to
Iraq has launched a diplomatic offensive among neighbouring countries to try to harden opposition to any United States-led military action against it. Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri, who is touring Gulf states, has called for solidarity against the US,
John Walker Lindh was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Friday after tearfully telling a courtroom that he made a mistake in joining the Taliban. Walker Lindh, the so-called "Taliban American," told U.
Bosnians are voting in polls widely seen as their final opportunity to put the 1992-95 war behind them and embrace a multi-ethnic future within Europe. Muslims, Serbs and Croats began filing into polling stations at dawn on Saturday in the capital Sarajev
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