USA Obama calls for big turnout for midterm elections Barack Obama has warned his fellow Democrats that a Republican victory in next week’s congressional elections could upend his agenda as he sought to 30/10/2010
Portugal Portugal avoids crisis over budget The Portuguese government and opposition have agreed on next year’s budget – averting a political crisis in one of the euro zone’s financially 30/10/2010
USA US bound parcel flight was a bomb The UK government has said a parcel found in a cargo plane destined for the US was a bomb. The device originating from Yemen was intercepted on a 30/10/2010
Italy Rome awaits return of La Dolce Vita Drama off screen is continuing to attract most of the headlines over the Rome film festival. The opening ceremony was marked by a protest over the 30/10/2010
Japan Nations seal UN biodiversity deal in Japan Joining forces to save life on earth as we know it. Some 200 nations meeting in Japan have hammered out a 10 year plan setting targets aimed at 30/10/2010
Haiti UN peacekeepers in Haiti face protests over cholera Violence and fear continue to spread in Haiti as cholera claims more and more victims. The epidemic has killed more than 300 people and made ill 30/10/2010
Brazil Brazil's Green campaigner Marina Silva talks to euronews The result of this Sunday’s presidential run-off vote in Brazil depends on the 20 percent-or-so of the electorate who voted for neither Dilma 30/10/2010
USA US bound parcels spark global terror alert The interception of two explosive packages en route from Yemen to the US has sparked a global terror alert. Yemeni security forces have already 30/10/2010
Argentina Argentina's former president Nestor Kirchner buried Argentina’s former president Nestor Kirchner has been buried in his home town of Rio Gallegos. Kirchner’s wife, current president Cristina 30/10/2010
no comment India's first base jump off Delhi tower In a bid to popularise adventure sports in India, Lt Col Satyendra Verma attempted the country’s first base jump from the 235 metre tall Pitampura 30/10/2010
no comment Palestinian protesters tear gassed Israeli police fired tear gas at Palestinian protesters during a demonstration against the expansion of the nearby Jewish settlement of Halamish in 30/10/2010
no comment Argentines' last goodbye to Kirchner Argentines pay their respects to Nestor Kirchner, one of the nation’s dominant political figures, in Buenos Aires. 30/10/2010
no comment Major flooding in central Thailand Unusually heavy monsoon rains since October 10 caused flooding in 38 of 76 provinces in Thailand, killing up to 100 people and affecting five million 30/10/2010
no comment Volcano erupts for third time in Indonesia Mount Merapi volcano erupted for a third time. The eruption was louder and stronger than the previous one, causing panic as hundreds of people fled 30/10/2010
USA Obama's moment of truth Barack Obama went on television this week and warned the changes he promised would not take place overnight. When he was elected he said the climb 30/10/2010
Brazil TV debate fails to derail Roussef's Brazilian bandwagon Dilma Rousseff appears on track to become Brazil’s first female president after easing through the last TV debate before tomorrow’s run-off election 30/10/2010
USA Obama stumps up to defend record and win votes As well as dealing with a potential terrorist attack against the US, President Obama is involved in a dogfight for votes, as America’s mid-term 30/10/2010
USA Explosives discovered in US bound parcels from Yemen Security officers have intercepted two suspicious packages en route from Yemen to the United States. Both parcels, believed to be converted ink 30/10/2010
Japan Biodiversity conference agrees conservation targets A deal to preserve the world’s ecosystems has been agreed at the biodiversity conference in the Japanese city of Nagoya. Delegates from 200 nations 30/10/2010
Indonesia Fresh volcanic eruption spreads panic in Indonesia Mount Merapi, Indonesia’s most active volcano, has erupted for a third time causing panic as hundreds of people fled the area. Authorities have 30/10/2010
Belgium EU sets sights on treaty change It is mission accomplished for Angela Merkel. The German Chancellor, backed by France, has won agreement from other European Union leaders to tweak 30/10/2010
Argentina Thousands hail Kirchner's coffin in Buenos Aires Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez has shared her grief with a nation. As mourners cried slogans of support at the presidential palace, accompanying the 30/10/2010
Italy Berlusconi denies links to Moroccan teenager Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has branded alleged links with a 17-year-old Moroccan girl as “media trash.” The teenager, known only as 30/10/2010