Boy, 15, gets first permanent artifical heart
A 15-year-old Italian boy has become the first child patient in the world to be permanently implanted with an artificial heart.
Curtains close on the magic of Iraq's cinemas
Crops in Australia threatened by locust plague of Biblical proportion
An area of farmland the size of Spain could be destroyed by a swarm of locusts in western Australia.
Iraq close to forming new government
Iraq is moving closer to ending the political deadlock that has now broken the world record for the length of time taken to form a new government.
Iraq: How a Census Threatens an Oil-Rich City
Everyone from the Kurds to the Arabs to the Turkmen wants a big share of Kirkuk, the ancient but oil-soaked Iraqi city. But a census may give the Kurds the best argument to take it all
Smugglers of Drugs Burrow on Border
As enforcement efforts have increased and border barriers have been built, tunneling has gained in popularity, with Nogales, Ariz., becoming the capital
No talks until Israel halts settlements, PLO says
Direct talks with Israel will not resume unless it halts the building of Jewish settlements on occupied land, the Palestinian leadership said on Saturday.
Housekeeper fracas mars California governor debate
California's first Spanish-language debate in the race for governor turned into an angry exchange on Saturday when Republican Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown traded charges of lies and deception over the case of an illegal immigrant who used to work for Whitman.
Dutch party vote paves way for right-wing cabinet
Christian Democrats and Geert Wilders’s party to support minority cabinet led by pro-business VVD party; New gov’t plans to ban burkas, tighten immigration laws
Pagans to get tax breaks after religious ruling
Druidry is to become the first pagan practice to be given official recognition as a religion, in a move by the Charity Commission.
Doctors launch right-to-die campaign
New group will challenge medical bodies such as the BMA that oppose any change in the law on assisted suicide
Morocco: 21.5 % increase in goods exports
Morocco's goods exports stood, in the year to August, at 93.14 billion dirhams (1 USD = 8.18 MAD), up 21.5%
War on Naxals is a conspiracy to grab their ancestral land: Arundhati Roy
“The war on Naxals is a conspiracy to acquire their ancestral land for industrial use. The deployment of security forces in the Naxal-affected States is a violation of the Human Rights Act,” said writer-activist Arundhati Roy.
Iran detains 'spies' over cyber attack
Iran had detained several "spies" involved in attempts to sabotage the country's nuclear programme through cyberspace, the Iranian intelligence minister, Heydar Moslehi, s
Divided Bosnians go to the polls
Bosnians are set to vote in a general election after a campaign focusing on the deep ethnic divisions in the country.
Ecuador 'to revise austerity law'
The Ecuadorean government says it will rewrite parts of an austerity law which sparked a police rebellion earlier this week.
In Naples, Police and Protestors Clash Over Trash
With garbage collectors on strike and protests against a landfill on Mount Vesuvius turning violent, Naples is down in the dumps yet again
Campaign seeking civilianservice alternative to military service draws support
“I am studying at Boğaziçi University and I want to be an academic. I do not want to spend six or nine months of my life at a period when I am at the top of my academic performance on defense training, which would be taught to me for a shorter period.
First Look Inside the Proposed Islamic Center
The planners of Park51 revealed sketches of the center, to be built near ground zero, to the wider public for the first time.
British schools where girls must wear the Islamic veil
Hundreds of pupils forced to wear the Islamic veil in a move which has been heavily criticised by mainstream Muslims.
British engineers pitch for Saudi nuclear programme
Saudi Arabia moved closer to a hugely controversial civil nuclear programme this weekend, after UK and US engineers pitched to draw up its atomic energy plans.
Solar projects - Morocco to become electricity supplier to EU
By joining the Transgreen project to foster the Trans-Mediterranean electric power transmission network, Morocco is about to become
New polls show Brazil election may go to runoff
Brazilian ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff's lead narrowed in two polls released on Saturday on the eve of the presidential election, raising the prospect she may be forced into a runoff against her main rival.
Lula's legacy: glitzy, rich, dynamic
As President Lula prepares to leave office with an approval rating of 81%, he leaves a nation looking to the future with hope and a new confidence
Kyrgyzstan tense as parliamentary vote nears: OSCE
Kyrgyzstan is highly volatile after June's ethnic clashes and there are widespread fears an election next weekend could trigger new violence, Europe's leading vote monitoring group has said.
World focus
Media prepare for moment when Chilean miners emerge from below
Vanishing world of the Arctic hunters
In the first of a series of dispatches, Stephen Pax Leonard reports on the unique culture of the Inughuit as the sea ice that has supported their ancient way of life melts beneath them
One Nation rally draws thousands
Thousands of people have attended a rally in Washington organised by coalition of civil rights groups, churches, equality activists and trade unions.
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