2006-10-10

The latest mediation efforts to resolve the political crisis between rival Palestinian leaders have failed. Qatar’s foreign minister first held talks

North Korea is waiting to find out what reprisals it could face after its claims yesterday of having carried out its first nuclear test. The United

Many in South Korea fear they could be in the direct firing line of their northern neighbour’s massive military. The news of the alleged nuclear test

Officials in Rome will this week open up to the public a necropolis hidden for 2000 years beneath the Vatican. The ancient burial site was discovered

There were cries of “murderer” as Vladimir Putin emerged from his limousine in Dresden, at the start of a two-day trip to Germany. “You are a

As one of the world’s most isolated states, North Korea already has a weak and vulnerable economy that’s subject to sanctions, so why would it take

European plane maker Airbus has said that a newspaper report that it plans to cut 10,000 jobs is “premature” but it didn’t completely deny it. The

North Korea’s claim that it has successfully tested a nuclear weapon has brought swift condemnation from the UN. The Security Council has met to

Facing an unexpected foreign policy crisis was not on the agenda for US President George W. Bush just ahead of crucial mid-term elections. Bush has

Same crisis, different leader. Louis Gallois has become the latest executive to be given the task of ending the production nightmare at Airbus. He

The Internet search engine Google has announced it is to buy the video-sharing website You Tube in a deal worth more than 1.3 billion euros in stock

The funeral is due to take place today of the murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. The reporter was gunned down in the lift of her

The international community is debating how to react to North Korea’s claim that it has carried out its first nuclear test. Members of the

The Turkish Prime Minister has hit out at France, as a crisis looms between the two countries. Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the French to look at their

Thousands of mourners have gathered in Russia to pay their final respects to murdered journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Tributes have poured in from

The funeral has been held in Moscow for the murdered journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who was well known for her investigative newspaper articles. She