Thousands quit Afghan police force
Former Army commander says 2015 departure could be delayed if Afghanistan is unable to police itself. Afghanistan's police force, whose success and stability is crucial to allowing the government to withdraw British troops, is losing nearly one in five recruits every year, new figures reveal.
South Sudan party to campaign for independence
A senior member of South Sudan's ruling party on Saturday, Dec. 11, said it would campaign for southerners to choose independence in a referendum, abandoning a legal fiction that the movement was neutral.
Koran-protest pastor to visit UK
Campaigners call for a US pastor who threatened to burn the Koran to be banned from attending an English Defence League rally in the UK.
Diplomat Richard Holbrooke in critical condition
Richard Holbrooke, the veteran diplomat President Barack Obama tapped as his special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, was in critical condition on Saturday after surgery to repair a tear in his aorta, the State Department said.
Stockholm bombers: 'Stop your stupid war on Islam'
Swedish journalists receive taped warning before cars filled with gas canisters explode in a shopping district, killing 1 and injuring 2.
Climate talks end with modest steps, no Kyoto deal
World's governments agreed on Saturday to modest steps to combat climate change and to give more money to poor countries, but they put off until next year tough decisions on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Ivorian rival tells Gbagbo to go
The man widely seen as winner of Ivory Coast's presidential poll urges Laurent Gbagbo to resign as the stand-off continues.
Police 'secure' Buenos Aires camp
Authorities in Argentina say they have regained control of an area of Buenos Aires where at least three people died in clashes between local residents and squatters.
Official report into Lockerbie bombing blocked by authorities
The publication of an official, 800-page dossier detailing the Lockerbie bomber's grounds for appealing his conviction has been blocked by authorities.
Huge crowd rallies in Rome against Berlusconi
A leader of Italy's center-left opposition is leading a huge rally in Rome against Premier Silvio Berlusconi as confidence votes on the conservative government looms in Parliament.
Protests over UK Guantanamo man
A protest is held on the site of the new US embassy in south-west London to call for the release of the last British resident in Guantanamo Bay.
Spanish anger at Wikileaks arrest
Street protests in Spain call for the release of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who faces extradition from Britain to Sweden.
Gas pipeline to cross Afghanistan
A deal is struck on building a pipeline to carry Turkmen natural gas across Afghanistan to Pakistan and India.
Gulf States to spend $2 Trillion on infrastructure
The Gulf region plans to spend some $2 trillion over the next several years in infrastructure projects, according to a Pictet & Cie Bank report.
OPEC ministers signal no change in output
The outgoing president of OPEC has announced that the annual meeting of oil ministers has ended with a decision to make no changes in crude oil output.
Don't bet against euro: German finance minister
Europe's single currency is here to stay and those who bet against its survival are making a mistake, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said.
South Africa's FirstRand to run Zambia's Finance Bank
Zambia's central bank has appointed South Africa's FirstRand (FSRJ.J) to run a key commercial bank facing collapse due to poor management, a central bank spokesman said today.
Air-conditioned stadiums in Qatar an easy job
While some people doubt the feasibility of Qatar's promise to build fully air-conditioned stadiums for the 2022 World Cup, a leading sports architecture company said the idea was not impractical.
Russia, Qatar, then China?
Qatar winning the bid to host the 2022 World Cup didn't only upset its major competitors, the United States and Australia, but also disappointed China as the nation's hopes of a 2026 China World Cup nosedived.
Being Somali
The trip to Kenya, to investigate the plight and status of Somalis living in Kenya, took a month of planning. After intensive research, I sent out more than 100 e-mails to local administrative bodies, foreign NGOs, analysts and reporters. Only three bothered to reply, and in the end, I did not use any of them. I met all the sources in my story on the ground. Luck, to be honest, played a big part. I only had nine days in Kenya. In order to talk to Somalis living in communities in Nairobi's Eastleigh neighborhood and the northeastern town of Mandera which borders Somalia, as well as a key source in the eastern port city of Mombasa, my timing had to be very precise. I also had to meet various other sources within the tight deadline.
Mothers – the hidden addicts of Afghanistan
Mariana lies on her bed in the Sanga Amaj clinic in Kabul. She shares a small ward with 12 women enrolled in the clinic's 45-day residential drug rehabilitation programme. At 22, she is five months pregnant with her fourth child. Her one-year-old son lies in a separate room of the clinic. He is also addicted to opium.
Polish snowman, 6 days in making, rises 31 feet
A group of Poles have decided to make the most of winter, building a 31-foot (9.5-meter) snowman dubbed Milocinek, who wears a barrel for a hat and a road safety cone for his nose.
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