2007-09-23

Under-fire security contractor Blackwater USA has denied media reports it was involved in illegally shipping automatic weapons equipment to Iraq.

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

An international agreement to eliminate ozone-depleting gases is being hailed as a “pivotal moment” in the battle against global warming. The deal

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

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been attending his first party conference since taking over as Labour leader from Tony Blair in June. Despite

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

Two Italian soldiers are reported missing in Afghanistan according to Italian authorities. Italy’s defence ministry said it believed they had been

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

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

It has been confirmed two Italians gone missing in eastern Afghanistan were soldiers. The Italian foreign ministry has confirmed it lost contact with

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

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democrats have elected their new leader, Yasuo Fukuda, to succeed prime minister Shinzo Abe. The LDP hopes the experienced

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