2006-02-15

Germany’s top court has overturned a controversial law that allowed the defence minister to order the shooting down of a hijacked plane. The law was

European Union countries are stepping up efforts to prevent the spread of bird flu. Germany is the latest in the bloc to confirm that it has found

Members of the European Parliament have been debating the controversy over the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. European Commission president Jose

The Haitian authorities are to launch an investigation after burned ballot papers were found smouldering on a rubbish dump. Many of the votes were

Previously unpublished pictures of alleged tortures carried out on Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib jail have been broadcast by an Australian television

Three people are now in custody in connection with video footage appearing to show British soldiers beating protestors after a demonstration in the

The deadly bird flu virus has spread to northern Europe with the H5N1 strain having been detected in Germany. Austria has also reported cases of the

The image of the smoky English pub is history, after MPs in the lower House of Commons voted to ban smoking in bars and clubs. Planned exemptions

Haiti’s electoral council is launching an investigation after burned ballot papers were found smouldering on a rubbish dump. Many of the votes were