Cuba Fidel Castro makes rare speech Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has addressed the island’s parliament for the first time since he stepped down due to ill health four years 07/08/2010
Georgia Georgia-South Ossetia war: two years on Two years after Georgia went to war with Russia over the South Ossetia region, thousands of displaced people hold little hope of returning 07/08/2010
Russia Toxic smog lays siege to Moscow Health officials in Moscow are warning people to stay indoors and avoid the blanket of smog that has descended on the city as wildfires continue to 07/08/2010
Pakistan South Pakistan on 'red alert' over floods Pakistan’s southern Sindh province is on red alert as flood waters sweep down from the north. The worst monsoon rains in eight decades battered the 07/08/2010
Heavy rain and flooding hits much of Europe A state of emergency has been declared in the Czech Republic where hundreds of homes have had to be evacuated due to flooding. More heavy rain is 07/08/2010
Afghanistan Taliban kills eight medics in Afghanistan Eight medics have been shot dead by Taliban gunmen in northeast Afghanistan. Police found the bullet-riddled bodies of six Americans, one Briton 07/08/2010
Russia Tourists warned to stay away from Moscow smog The United States, Germany and France have issued travel warnings to people heading for Moscow where smog from wildfires is choking the capital. 07/08/2010
USA Seafood deemed safe as Gulf oil crisis eases As the environmental crisis in the Gulf of Mexico appears to be drawing to a close BP says it may drill a new well to extract crude left behind in 07/08/2010
Train crash in Israel Train collided with a bus in Kiryat Gat israel, killing 7 people and injured 20. 07/08/2010
wildfires in Russia The wildfires in Russia keep spreading and gaining a larger area. Now 20 regions are burning, according to latest information, when the flames jumped 07/08/2010
Pakistan shelters Hundreds of Pakistani families took shelter in a make-shift camp in the Nowshera district on Friday, after the worst monsoon rains in decades caused 07/08/2010
Train derailment in Italy This morning around 11 o’clock. A local train left from San Giorgio a Cremano was heading to Naples and then derailed. The derailment caused so far 1 07/08/2010
Venezuela Venezuela's Chavez 'optimistic' over Colombia Venezuela’s foreign minister is to attend the inauguration of new Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in what’s being seen as a thaw in relations 07/08/2010
Afghanistan Medical team massacred in Afghanistan Six Americans, one Briton and a German are now believed to be among a 10-strong medical team killed by militants in an ambush in a remote forested 07/08/2010
Russia Health warnings as wildfires choke Moscow Air pollution in Moscow has surged to up to five times normal levels as the Russian capital continues to suffocate under a cloud of acrid smoke from 07/08/2010
Netherlands Dutch woman held after babies found in attic Dutch police have been continuing to search a house after the bodies of four babies were found in suitcases in the attic. A 25-year-old woman 07/08/2010
Pakistan Southern Pakistan braces itself for deluge Pakistan is bracing itself for more flooding described as “imminent” and “extreme” in the south of the country. More than half a million people in 07/08/2010