2008-05-24

The military junta in Myanmar pushed ahead with a referendum on a constitution on Saturday in cyclone-devastated areas. Ahead of the vote in Yangon

As the countdown begins for the prize-giving ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival, jury president Sean Penn said his panel should “do the opposite of

Thousands of people have marched in Johannesburg, South Africa, denouncing the killing of more than 40 African immigrants and the displacement of

Police and demonstrators have clashed in Naples after the Italian government promised to open new rubbish dumps against the wishes of local

The Colombian government says it is checking reports that the FARC rebel commander Manuel Marulanda has died. The country’s defence minister says the

“I can’t save the country alone. This mission requires the efforts of all.” Those are the words of General Michel Suleiman, Lebanon’s army chief, who

Hillary Clinton faced a barrage of criticism following remarks she made about the 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy as she defended her decision

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has visited the epicentre of China’s devastating earthquake. His visit coincides with Premier Wen Jiabao’s

Police and demonstrators have clashed in Naples after the Italian government promised to force rubbish dumps to open against the wishes of local

The leaders of 12 South American countries have signed a treaty to create a regional bloc modelled on the European Union. The agreement to establish

Police in the south west of Italy say they’ve arrested the head of a group in the Calabrian mafia, alleged to be connected with six murders in

They took their dispute into the busiest shipping lane in the world. Line astern, they sailed out of Boulogne harbour at a crawl, disrupting traffic

International aid groups and world leaders have welcomed Myanmar’s decision to accept help for the survivors of cyclone Nargis. Hundreds of thousands