Iraq will be allowed to participate in the Beijing Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday rescinded its suspension of the country’s Olympic association.
Former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic is to be transferred today from a detention facility in Belgrade, Serbia, to The Hague to answer war crimes charges.
The Greater Manchester Police in the United Kingdom said they have launched an investigation into the theft of 3,000 passports and visas worth approximately 2.5 million pounds.
Human rights group, Amnesty International said the human rights situation in China has deteriorated, instead of improved, with its hosting of the Olympic Games this year.
At least 47 persons are now dead and more than 200 injured following several suicide bombings in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad and the northern city of Kirkuk this morning.
The authorities in the Metropolitan areas of India remain on high alert after a wave of synchronised bombs hit the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on the weekend.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is urging his Labour Party to have confidence in policies, which he said would persuade voters to back the party at the next general election.
The main opposition United National Congress Alliance (UNCA) wants the government to hold further consultations with the various stakeholders before Trinidad and Tobago signs the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
The European Commission has suspended European Union aid to Bulgaria worth hundreds of millions of euros because of concerns about corruption and organised crime.
Hurricane Dolly has strengthened to a Category 2 storm with winds near 100 miles per hour and is reportedly now lashing the Gulf Coast near the United States Mexico border.
The St. Lucian opposition leader Kenny Anthony criticised the government for what he views as its eagerness to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Europe and the Caribbean.
A lawyer acting for the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has said he will fight moves to extradite him to the UN war crimes court at The Hague.
A UN envoy said Zimbabwe\'s ruling party and opposition are close to signing a deal outlining a framework for talks on the country\'s political crisis.
