Rwandans set to elect president
Rwandans prepare to go to the polls on Monday to elect a new president, with incumbent Paul Kagame expected to win by a landslide.
Indonesia cleric in “terror” arrest
Indonesian police arrest the Muslim preacher Abu Bakir Bashir on terror charges … again, saying there is proof he was linked to a militant training camp.
Mexico police hold own commander
More than 200 police officers in Ciudad Juarez in Mexico detain their commander, accusing him of corruption.
Pakistan farmers fear famine after floods
A senior government official warns that the floods in Pakistan’s farming heartland will lead to severe food shortages and devastate the country’s economy.
Landslides raise death toll in Pakistan
Landslides have raised the death toll in flood-hit Pakistan, cutting off roads and hampering aid efforts as rescuers battled to beat rains exacerbating the country's worst ever floods.
$7.7bn outstanding on GCC credit cards - report
New research shows average of $1,135 owed on each of the 6.8m credit cards in the GCC.
Don’t panic over wheat, Egyptians told
The Egyptian government rushed to reassure consumers yesterday that the price of subsidised bread would remain stable despite Russia’s suspension of wheat exports.
Hugo Chavez wants new US ambassador
Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan President, has rejected the the US ambassadorial nominee, urging Barack Obama to "look for another candidate."
Flash floods hit central Europe
Flash floods brought on by torrential rains cause at least 15 deaths in central Europe and the Baltic, officials say.
Modern muslim website attracts visitors from Ukraine
The son of an Islamic cleric from the former republic of Yugoslavia who came to Australia in the 1970s to lecture in Islamic studies at Melbourne University, Mr Nu'man, 26, hopes his project will become an essential internet search tool for the world's 1.3 billion Muslims.
Gulf produces 41% of world’s desalinated water
Abu Dhabi manages 67 percent of the UAE’s desalination capacity - official figures.
Gold glitters as dollar takes a tumble
Gold hit a three-week high on Friday, gaining 1 per cent after a dismal US nonfarm payrolls report increased the metal's safe-haven investment appeal amid worries of a slower economic recovery.
France's interior minister targets immigrants who practise polygamy
France's lurch to the right continued after Brice Hortefeux, the country's interior minister, called for immigrants who practise polygamy or female genital mutilation to have their citizenship withdrawn.
South Korean President names youngest prime minister in 40 years
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak has named the country's youngest prime minister for almost 40 years in a cabinet reshuffle that saw seven other ministers replaced.
Nun's death rallies anti-immigration forces
In Arizona, the shooting death of a rancher blew the lid off simmering anger over border security and helped solidify support for a tough new immigration law. A similar eruption threatens in Virginia following the death of a Catholic nun in a car accident involving a man in the country illegally and accused of drunken driving....
'Diaspora Jews 'coercing the Israeli government''
Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shlomo Amar says opposition to conversion bill 'causing great damage.'
U.N. Back to Somalia After 17 Years
An envoy said an increase in African Union troops to 8,100 from 6,200 had improved security to move the United Nations’ foreign missions and organizations back inside Somalia.
Police to Get New Name in Reform
President Dmitri Medvedev rolled out his much-anticipated bill to reform the Interior Ministry on Saturday. His first step will be to change the name of the notoriously corrupt police force from the Bolshevik-imposed "militia" to the tsarist-era "police."
Being a taxi driver in Jerusalem
The BBC follows two taxi drivers, an Israeli and a Palestinian, and investigates whether the daily experiences of life differ in the divided city of Jerusalem.
UN probe on Israeli raid moves on: Turkish, Israeli members named
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has assigned two veteran Turkish and Israeli diplomats to a panel that will investigate Israel's deadly May 31 commando raid on an aid flotilla.
Venezuela-Colombia talks agreed
Colombia's new President Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez are to meet for talks on Tuesday, officials say.
Opposition launches campaign with opinion poll lead in Australian election
Tony Abbott, the leader of Australia's opposition sought to cement a narrow lead in the polls yesterday with a rousing speech at his party's campaign launch in Brisbane.
Iran lawyer in Norway asylum bid
Iranian lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei, who has been defending a woman facing death by stoning in Iran, arrives in Norway to seek asylum.
Whistleblower Vanunu still defiant after yet another jailing
The Israeli nuclear whistleblower who spent 18 years behind bars was released from jail yesterday after serving an additional three months for violating his release terms.
Chinese settle on London as prime location
Asians dominate property market in UK's capital city center hot spots
Financing Wikileaks
Munich’s Süddeutsche Zeitung takes a look at what makes WikiLeaks tick and finds that it rests on the in-kind contributions of supporters, who tend to be young computer geeks who believe that freedom is threatened by the secrecy in which governments around the world operate, and a tiny handful of cash donations
With Many Still Starving, India Rethinks Its Safety Net
India’s persistent inability to make government work for the poor has set off a debate over whether to dismantle an inefficient, decades-old food distribution system and try something radical.
Spinal cord regeneration success
US researchers encourage substantial regrowth in nerves controlling voluntary movement after spinal cord injury in mice.
'A river of mud' in north-west China
At least 127 people have been killed in landslides triggered by heavy rain in north-west China and 2,000 are missing, say reports on state-run media.
Cardinal attacks US over Megrahi
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland criticises the US over reaction to the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
Israel accuses US of bias over State Department caution
Israel has accused the United States of bias and rewarding terrorism after the State Department urged Americans visiting Eilat to exercise caution following a rocket attack on the Red Sea resort.
Dramatic footage of tornado hitting farm
A US storm chaser in western Minnesota has captured dramatic footage of a powerful tornado destroying a farmhouse.
Drum players besiege Irish island
Every summer, the small Irish island of Inis Óirr is invaded with drum players from all over the world who want to learn how to play the traditional Bodhrán.
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