Iraqi MPs get handsome pay for little work
Iraqi lawmakers have collected their $90,000 stipend, they're raking in $22,500 a month in salaries and allowances, and they're spending free nights in Baghdad's finest hotel — and they've only worked about 20 minutes this year, without passing a single law.
Series of Baghdad bombs kill at least 76
A coordinated series of bomb attacks struck Shia neighbourhoods in the Iraqi capital Baghdad last night, killing at least 76 people.
Gaza tunnels don't just run one way
The Gaza tunnels, formerly a way to get Egyptian goods into Gaza, are now making some of their business sending goods, some of them Israeli, from Gaza to Egypt.
Kosovo faces first major political test since independence
The Kosovo parliament overwhelming passed a vote of no confidence in the government today, setting the stage for early elections and political realignment.
UN to hold Western Sahara talks
A new round of talks is scheduled to attempt to break an impasse in the dispute over the Western Sahara territory, the UN says
Israel accused of prisoner abuse
Israel's internal security service subjected Palestinians to abuse and torture while in custody, says a report by two Israeli rights groups.
Bahrain the most economically free Arab nation
Bahrain (Manama) Bahrain has been ranked the most economically free Arab nation in a report by leading international think tank
China is a census expert. What about Russia's recent nationwide census? The main object is for the census takers to record as many taxpayers as possible, while the taxpayers themselves do their best to avoid being counted.
Qatar Expects Economic Growth to Exceed 21%
Minister of Economy and Finance Yusuf Hussain Kamal, has said that Qatar's economy is expected to grow
BP finally out of the red after blackest period in its history
BP raised expectations for an early return of its multibillion-pound dividend after announcing yesterday that it had returned to profit in the third quarter of the year.
First scarved MP in Europe vows to run on her accomplishments
Mahinur Özdemir, a Belgian deputy of Turkish descent for the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region and the first female deputy in Europe to wear a headscarf, has said she will continue to serve her community on issues ranging from social and economic problems to regulations dealing with cyclists in local traffic in Brussels.
Bush memoir confesses Iraq regret
Former US President George W Bush says he still has a "sickening feeling" because no WMDs were found in Iraq, in memoirs due to appear next week.
Inside Yemen: Impact of cargo restrictions
Britain and several other countries have suspended air freight from Yemen.
Eye chip in retina can help 'blind people see'
Researchers in Germany say they have successfully tested a visual aid for patients with an inherited form of blindness, using a chip placed behind the retina
Camel milk a business tonic for Xinjiang firm
Camels may be known for their foul breath and bad humor, but a company in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is finding them attractive as a business opportunity.
Harry Potter blamed for India's disappearing owls
Harry Potter has been blamed for the dwindling number of wild owls in India, according to the country's Environment Minister, Jairam Ramesh.
Men are the weaker sex and it needs addressing, say experts
The rise of the female builder
Women make up 6% of the trade workforce on the Olympic site in Stratford.
Work is to start in the New Year on Europe's largest building made from straw bales, which will rise from the slopes of Eccleshill above the river Aire valley in Bradford.The £4m project will house a new community centre for a socially deprived area of east Bradford as well as 14 workspaces for small enterprise startups or "incubators" for fledgling businesses. Funding has been won by the local Newlands Community Association (NCA) which brings together residents and neighbourhood groups from a range of large estates on the edge of the West Yorkshire city.
'Shameless Britain' lacks embarrassment about debt
Britain has become a "shameless" nation where a third of adults are not embarrassed to discuss their debt, new research suggests.
10 year-old gives birth in Spain
A 10 year-old girl has given birth in southern Spain and authorities are evaluating whether to let her and her family retain custody of the baby.
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