Iraq could produce a nuclear bomb within a matter of months if it were able to obtain supplies of radioactive material, according to an assessment of Saddam Hussein's weapons programme. A wide-ranging report by the International Institute for Strategic St
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is thought to have gained the edge over his conservative rival Edmund Stoiber in a live television debate, two weeks before Germany votes in general elections. The US-style duel, the second and final one to be held befo
Austrian far-right Vice-Chancellor Susanne Riess-Passer said on Sunday she was quitting the governing coalition over a party revolt led by rival Joerg Haider, raising the prospect of early elections. Riess-Passer, who is Freedom Party leader, said party c
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said his government is restarting supplies of subsidised oil to Cuba five months after they were suspended during a failed coup against him. The decision to resume the shipments of 53,000 barrels a day has been particu
A major earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale has hit the coastal waters north of Papua New Guinea.
Israeli security forces were on high alert Sunday following warnings that Palestinian militants were planning attacks over the Jewish New Year holiday.
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein plans to hold a referendum in mid-October to endorse his presidency, the official Iraqi News Agency said Sunday. The move comes as the United States pushes for a "regime change" and Saddam's ouster in Baghdad.
The German authorities have said a US woman and her Turkish boyfriend arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the 11 September anniversary appear to have been acting on their own. German Interior Minister Otto Schily said investigations were contin
Police have arrested five baggage-handlers at Brussels airport on suspicion of stealing diamonds worth 1.5 million euros ($1.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he and US President George W Bush have a "shared strategy" on Iraq, based on a determination that the country's weapons of mass destruction must be destroyed. After three hours of what he called "excellent" talks
Hundreds of US politicians have taken part in a special joint session of Congress at Federal Hall in New York, to mark the anniversary of the 11 September attacks. It is only the second occasion in modern times that Congress has met outside Washington.
Brazil is being given a record $30.4bn (?19.
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is heading to the US for talks with President George W Bush on building an international coalition for possible military action against Baghdad. The two leaders will meet at the US president's retreat, Camp David, to discuss w
Talks sponsored by the United Nations over the future of the divided island of Cyprus ended without a breakthrough on Friday. But UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said he remained confident a deal could still be reached between the leaders of the island's
Talks to finalise an agreement on the future of the Yugoslav Federation have failed to end up with a settlement, despite intense diplomatic pressure from the European Union. Negotiators in Yugoslavia and its two republics Serbia and Montenegro were unable
As the United States prepares to mark the first anniversary of September 11th officials in New York are desperately looking for what became one of the symbols of hope after the attacks. The American flag raised over Ground Zero has gone missing.
The air company Air France has announced that it will have to reduce the number of flights scheduled between today and Monday the 9th of September due to a strike by pilots. 48 percent of medium distance, 38 percent of long haul and 30 per cent of short d
Argentina has been told it can delay a $2.8bn (?1.
Nearly 100 US and UK planes are reported to have taken part in an attack on a major Iraqi defence facility. The operation, which targeted the main air defence command centre for western Iraq, is part of the enforcement of the air-exclusion zones over the
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says there will be urgent discussions about his security following the attempt on his life on Thursday in southern Afghanistan. Mr Karzai returned safely to the Afghan capital, Kabul, after surviving the attack in the souther
Arab foreign ministers have warned that a military strike on Iraq would "open the gates of hell". Amr Moussa , Secretary-General of the Arab League, which is meeting in Cairo, told a news conference that no Arab states would join a US-led attack on Iraq.
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