2008-09-14

The Italian government is desperately trying to save its failing national airline, holding new crisis talks with unions and possible investors. There

Russian air crash investigators say an airliner that crashed in Siberia, killing all 88 people on board, was probably brought down by technical

“Love can be stronger than all the evil in the world” – that was the message to Catholic pilgrims from the Pope on Sunday, as he celebrated mass at

Rescuers in Texas have been picking their way through the debris churned up when Hurricane Ike gouged its way across the gulf coast. Their efforts

Georgian soldiers near the Black Sea Port of Poti have been checking abandoned trenches for mines after the pull-out of Russian forces. Moscow had a

The captain and second-in-command of a sightseeing vessel have been taken into custody in Paris by police investigating a boating tragedy. A man and

Recovery work has begun in Texas after Hurricane Ike brought destruction to the coast and America’s fourth largest city, Houston. The insurance

It has emerged that an adviser to the Russian president was among the 88 people who died when an Aeroflot plane crashed in Siberia. General Gennady

A man and his six-year-old son who were trapped when a pleasure boat sank on the River Seine in Paris have died in hospital. The accident happened

The Pope has celebrated a mass at Lourdes in south-western France, close to the spot where the faithful believe visions of the Virgin Mary appeared

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has continued to stamp his authority on his ruling Labour Party, sacking another senior member for disloyalty. It

Italy’s national airline Alitalia is on the brink of collapse, with calls for last-ditch effort to avert a crash landing. The company said it cannot

A man and his six-year old son are fighting for their lives in hospital in Paris after a pleasure boat sank in the River Seine. The accident occured

88 people, including 21 foreigners, have died in one of the worst air crashes in Russian aviation history. The Aeroflot Boeing 737 came down outside