world news Blackwater slams claims of exporting arms to Iraq Under-fire security contractor Blackwater USA has denied media reports it was involved in illegally shipping automatic weapons equipment to Iraq. 23/09/2007
world news UN will be safe in Baghdad says Iraqi PM A broader role for the UN in Iraq appears a step closer after a meeting to discuss the reconstruction of the country. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri 23/09/2007
world news Ozone pact hailed as 'pivotal' in climate battle An international agreement to eliminate ozone-depleting gases is being hailed as a “pivotal moment” in the battle against global warming. The deal 23/09/2007
world news Peru split as ex president returns for trial Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has been extradited from Chile to face human rights abuse charges in the country he ruled for 10 years. He 23/09/2007
world news Brown opens first conference as Labour leader British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been attending his first party conference since taking over as Labour leader from Tony Blair in June. Despite 23/09/2007
world news Britain conducts tests on Bluetongue case Tests are underway in Britain to establish the extent of a Bluetongue epidemic after the first ever case was found in a cow in eastern England. The 23/09/2007
world news Italian soldiers missing in Afghanistan Two Italian soldiers are reported missing in Afghanistan according to Italian authorities. Italy’s defence ministry said it believed they had been 23/09/2007
world news "Le Mime Marceau" takes a final bow The world’s best-known mime artist Marcel Marceau who charmed the world in silence has died at the age of 84. “Mime, like music, knows neither 23/09/2007
world news Fujimori in jail as he awaits trial It is not the kind of return home Alberto Fujimori had imagined – after landing at an air force base in the capital Lima, Peru’s disgraced 23/09/2007
world news Two Italian soldiers kidnapped in Afghanistan It has been confirmed two Italians gone missing in eastern Afghanistan were soldiers. The Italian foreign ministry has confirmed it lost contact with 23/09/2007
world news "Mime Marceau" dies aged 84 The world’s best-known mime artist, Marcel Marceau, has died at the age of 84. The French performer was known around the world for his silent 23/09/2007
world news Yasuo Fukuda to be new Japanese PM Japan’s ruling Liberal Democrats have elected their new leader, Yasuo Fukuda, to succeed prime minister Shinzo Abe. The LDP hopes the experienced 23/09/2007
world news First Bluetongue case diagnosed in UK A cow suffering from the Bluetongue virus has been diagnosed in eastern England. It is the first case in Britain and a fresh setback for the 23/09/2007