Published:Thursday | May 8, 2008 | 5:13 PM A Colombian army colonel and 14 other soldiers have received prison sentences of up to 54 years for the killing of 10 undercover police officers in 2006.
Published:Wednesday | May 7, 2008 | 2:59 PM 29 people, most of them students, have been arrested in a drugs raid at a university in California.
Published:Wednesday | May 7, 2008 | 2:58 PM The United Kingdom Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, said cannabis is to be reclassified as a class B drug.
Published:Wednesday | May 7, 2008 | 2:03 PM Senator Hillary Clinton has claimed victory over Barack Obama in Indiana\'s presidential primary, based on a narrow lead with most votes counted up to late last night.
Published:Tuesday | May 6, 2008 | 2:53 PM A prominent police chief in the United Kingdom has retired following allegations of corruption.
Published:Tuesday | May 6, 2008 | 2:20 PM The price of a barrel of oil rose above US$120.00 for the first time yesterday.
Published:Monday | May 5, 2008 | 5:45 PM There has reportedly been a dramatic increase in the number of employers being prosecuted for hiring illegal immigrants in the United Kingdom.
Published:Monday | May 5, 2008 | 5:44 PM Nearly 4,000 persons are now dead after a cyclone hit the southeast country of Burma over the weekend.
Published:Monday | May 5, 2008 | 12:35 PM The Burmese state media said a referendum on a new constitution would go ahead on May 10 despite Tropical Cyclone Nargis, which killed 350 people.
Published:Friday | May 2, 2008 | 4:24 PM Police investigators in Israel have reportedly been questioning the Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert.
Published:Friday | May 2, 2008 | 4:24 PM British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it has been a disappointing election for the Labour party, in the wake of its loss in the recent council votes.
Published:Friday | May 2, 2008 | 12:23 PM The President of the United States George W Bush has offered $770 million in international food aid to help ease the effects of rising food prices.
Published:Friday | May 2, 2008 | 12:22 PM Zimbabwe\'s electoral commission has told an all-party meeting that Morgan Tsvangirai won almost 48 percent in March\'s presidential election.
Published:Thursday | May 1, 2008 | 3:42 PM At least 30 people have been killed in a double suicide bomb attack in the Iraqi province of Diyala.
Published:Thursday | May 1, 2008 | 3:40 PM Police in Kashmir, India said at least a dozen labourers are feared dead following a huge landslide.
Published:Thursday | May 1, 2008 | 8:32 AM The leaders of Pakistan\'s ruling coalition have begun urgent talks on meeting their pledge to restore judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf.
Published:Thursday | May 1, 2008 | 8:32 AM Colombian police said they have killed one of the country\'s most notorious criminals and drug lords.
Published:Wednesday | April 30, 2008 | 12:38 PM Hundreds of people have held an emotional candlelit vigil in the Austrian town where Josef Fritzl kept his daughter in a cellar for 24 years.
Published:Wednesday | April 30, 2008 | 11:40 AM Hundreds of people have held an emotional candlelit vigil in the Austrian town where Josef Fritzl kept his daughter in a cellar for 24 years.
Published:Tuesday | April 29, 2008 | 3:22 PM At least 200 persons have been reported injured after three tornadoes ripped through the US state of Virginia yesterday.
Published:Tuesday | April 29, 2008 | 3:21 PM The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, is reportedly setting up a task force to tackle the global food crisis.
Published:Tuesday | April 29, 2008 | 12:27 PM Zimbabwe\'s rival opposition factions said they have reunited, declaring they have a majority in parliament.
Published:Monday | April 28, 2008 | 3:15 PM At least 70 people have been killed and 400 injured, many of them seriously, after two trains collided at dawn in eastern China.
Published:Monday | April 28, 2008 | 3:14 PM Kenya\'s government has reportedly agreed to most of the demands of prison warders who took strike action on Friday.
Published:Monday | April 28, 2008 | 12:02 PM The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon is calling for immediate action to help resolve the global food crisis.
Pages
Have questions or concerns? Chat with our virtual assistant.