World Erasmus programme Since its launch in 1987, the Erasmus exchange programme has enabled some 2 million higher education students to study and train abroad. If you’ve 11/08/2009
Iran French embassy worker out of jail in Tehran A staff member from the French embassy in Tehran – facing spying charges – has been released from jail although she is still being prosecuted the 11/08/2009
world news Chechnya 'out of control' - Human Rights Watch The leader of a children’s charity in Chechnya has been found dead with her husband, just hours after being kidnapped. Zarema Sadulayeva and Alik 11/08/2009
Italy Italians prepare for record-breaking lotto draw Just one more lotto – give it to me! The cry of millions of Italians as the country’s Superenalotto gets ready for a record-breaking draw of 127.5 11/08/2009
Myanmar EU vows tougher sanctions against Myanmar military Britain and France have called for a global arms and economic embargo on Myanmar after pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to an 11/08/2009
world news Fatah votes in fresh faces at landmark congress The party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has elected a new and younger Central Committee in an attempt to rejuvenate the Fatah movement 11/08/2009
Germany Life sentence welcomed by relatives of WWII atrocity victims Relatives of the victims of a World War II atrocity in Italy have welcomed the life sentence handed down to a 90-year-old former Nazi army commander 11/08/2009
Myanmar More detention for Aung San Suu Kyi The popular opposition leader in Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi has been found guilty of violating the country’s security laws and has been given 18 11/08/2009
world news Charity head found dead in Chechnya The kidnapped head of a charity helping children in Chechnya has been found dead in the boot of a car beside her murdered husband. The deaths of 11/08/2009
world news Fatah: Out with the old, in with the new A man jailed for life in Israel accused of organising the killing of Jews has been elected to a senior position in the Fatah faction of Palestinian 11/08/2009
Germany Nazi war criminal jailed for life The former commander of a German infantry unit has been jailed for life for killing 14 civilians in an Italian village during the the Second World 11/08/2009
world news Nazi war criminal gets life sentence A 90-year-old former German infantry commander has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Munich. Josef Scheungraber denied ordering 11/08/2009
world news Neck trouble bursts Schumey's F1 bubble The seven times world motor racing champion Michael Schumacher has pulled out of his return to Formula One. He had agreed to come out of 11/08/2009
world news Suu Kyi: 18 months detention for 'security violation' The popular opposition leader in Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi has been found guilty of violating the country’s security laws, and has been given 11/08/2009
world news Aung San verdict expected today A verdict in the trial of the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi may be released later today. She was taken into custody in May, accused of 11/08/2009
world news Warnings over Tamiflu for children Medical researchers in Britain have warned that children should not be routinely given flu drugs like Tamiflu and Relenza as the side-effects 11/08/2009
world news Verdict due in Nazi war crimes trial in Germany A 91-year-old German man, accused of a Nazi war crime, is set to be sentenced by a court in Munich today. Former infantry commander Josef 11/08/2009
world news "Three amigos" pledge cooperation as summit ends They were dubbed the “three amigos.” And it was with a suitably united front that the leaders of America, Canada and Mexico brought their short 11/08/2009
world news 20 feared dead in Slovak mine blast The bodies of six miners have been recovered from a pit in central Slovakia, after an underground explosion which is feared to have killed 14 other 11/08/2009
world news Asia hit by two strong earthquakes Two powerful earthquakes have rocked Asia, one of them near the Andaman Islands east of India, the other in Japan. With a magnitude of at least 6.4 11/08/2009
world news ETA bombs threaten Mallorca tourism An explosion on the Spanish island of Mallorca has now been confirmed as being caused by one of a series of bombs planted by the Basque terror group 11/08/2009