world news Living in fear of attack on Turkish-Iraqi border While the politicians continued their diplomacy and discussions in Ankara, on the Turkish-Iraqi border soldiers were setting up positions in the 16/10/2007
world news Morocco's cabinet sworn in Morocco’s newly elected prime minister Abbas El Fassi has been sworn into office in front of the country’s King Mohammed the Sixth. El Fassi led the 16/10/2007
world news Zapatero rejects Basque leader's demands The handshake was welcoming, the smiles displayed for the press, but after talks between Spain’s prime minister and the leader of the moderate Basque 16/10/2007
world news Iraq and Turkey in talks over incursion threat Iraqi leaders are in Turkey to convince Ankara not to launch cross-border raids against Kurdish fighters. Turkey has said its patience has run out 16/10/2007
world news Turkey prepares for military action on Iraqi border The prospect of military action on the Iraqi-Turkish front has moved closer after Turkey’s government called for parliamentary approval of a 16/10/2007
world news Man named in hunt for internet paedophile Interpol say they are closing in on a serial paedophile, after software experts revealed his face from behind a computer disguise. Detectives have 16/10/2007
world news Chad declares emergency The government of Chad has declared a 12-day state of emergency in three northern and eastern regions following worsening ethnic clashes. At least 16/10/2007
world news Iran wins Russian support at Caspian summit The Russian president has warned the United States and other Western nations against taking military action over Iran’s disputed nuclear programme 16/10/2007
world news Manhunt on in Thailand for paedophile suspect The net is closing around Canadian Christopher Paul Neil, a suspected paedophile, who is now thought to be in Thailand. He was the subject of an 16/10/2007
world news Investigation underway after Basque shooting A Spanish solder has been injured in an exchange of fire near a barracks in the Basque Country. Armed police officers are searching the scene in San 16/10/2007
Business Africa looks set to cut and polish its precious commodity Leaders from the world’s diamond industry are in Antwerpen, Belgium for a two-day conference to support the efforts of African producers to cut and 16/10/2007
Business Ericsson's shares plummet as profits fail to meet expectations Shares in leading telecoms equipment maker Ericsson fell more than 28 percent in early trading, after it reported third quarter profits fell well 16/10/2007
world news Orange revolution parties form coalition in Ukraine The results of Ukraine’s recent election have been officially announced. Two pro-western parties have agreed to form a new coalition which could end 16/10/2007
world news Oil price hits new highs Oil has reached a new record price of more than 87 US dollars a barrel. US light sweet crude has been rising since Friday, mainly over fears Turkish 16/10/2007
world news Caspian states stand together at summit Iran has been unused to big international conferences since the 1979 Islamic revolution, so Tehran has pushed the boat out for the Caspian Sea 16/10/2007
world news Spanish PM expected to reject latest independence bid Amid a resurgence in separatist violence, Spain’s prime minister is poised to, once again, reject a proposal for a referendum on the future of the 16/10/2007
world news Thai police search for paedophile suspect It appears the suspected paedophile whose photograph was unscrambled by Interpol is now on the run in Thailand, in a new picture taken at Bangkok 16/10/2007