Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) is on Sunday starting a congress billed by organisers as a key turning point in its history. The NDP is expected to adopt changes aimed at democratising the party's structures and attracting new members.
The authorities in the United States have charged five men in New York state with providing "material support" to the al-Qaeda militant network. The five, all US citizens of Yemeni origin, were picked up in raids on Friday evening by Federal Bureau of Inv
People in Macedonia are voting in the first general election since last year's uprising by ethnic Albanians. The election is considered crucial in defusing lingering tensions between Christian Orthodox Macedonians and the minority Muslim ethnic Albanians.
Polling booths have opened across Sweden for the country's general election, which some observers say is too close to call. The ruling Social Democrats and their left-wing allies are being challenged by the centre-right Moderate Unity Party.
An estimated 100,000 people have gathered in Rome for a demonstration against Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The protestors were campaigning against proposed law changes which they say are tailor made to suit Berlusconi in current legal proceed
Five men arrested Friday night on suspicion of terrorist activity were arraigned Saturday in a Buffalo federal courthouse. FBI agents raided an apartment building in Lackawanna, a city of 20,000 people just south of Buffalo, arresting suspects and carryin
Military officials from the two Koreas have held talks to discuss carrying out work inside the demilitarised zone separating them, so that cross-border road and rail links can be restored. These talks - the first of their kind in more than a year and a ha
An envoy of the exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, has arrived in Tibet. It is thought to be the first time in 20 years that such a visit has taken place.
The United States government has ordered inspections of Boeing 737s flying worldwide, to see if any have potentially defective flight control modules that could make the planes hard to control. The emergency order by the US Federal Aviation Administration
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have agreed to put pressure on Baghdad to allow UN weapons inspectors to return to Iraq. US Secretary of State Colin Powell said after a meeting with his counterparts from Russia, China, Fr
One of the key suspects in the 11 September attacks on New York and Washington last year has been arrested in Pakistan. Yemeni national Ramzi Binalshibh, who recently claimed to have been one of the organisers in the attack, was captured earlier this week
Most international leaders Thursday appeared satisfied by President Bush's intent to work through the United Nations to deal with Iraq, although few were sold on the U.S.
Israeli army troops in dozens of tanks and armored vehicles moved into the town of Rafah in southern Gaza early Friday, with support from at least one Israeli helicopter, Palestinian sources said. The Israel Defense Forces said the overnight operation has
France Telecom boss Michel Bon quit as head of the debt-ridden firm as it unveiled losses of 12.2bn euros (?7.
The Canadian Prime Minister, Jean Chretien, has warned the US and other wealthy nations against "humiliating" poorer countries and said perceived Western arrogance had played a part in the 11 September attacks. He said that the West was "getting too rich
Arabic television station al-Jazeera says it has received a statement from ousted Taleban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar in which he has vowed to continue fighting until Afghanistan is "liberated". The Qatar-based TV station, which has previously broadcast v
America is pressing the UN to issue Iraq with a deadline for the return of weapons inspectors within weeks. US Secretary of State Colin Powell is starting an urgent round of talks with key UN members after President George Bush, in a speech to the UN, war
Calling the regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein "a grave and gathering danger," President Bush on Thursday called on Saddam to comply with U.N.
Police in Sicily have announced that they have arrested 15 Pakistanis on charges of conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism. Officials believe they may be members of Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the United Nations that Russia will take necessary measures to defend itself if Georgia fails to deal with Chechen rebels on its territory. In a letter to the Security Council, Mr Putin said Georgia had rejected
The Spanish region of Catalonia has made a declaration of independence in cyberspace. The regional government in Barcelona has changed the address of its website from .
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