A stampede of pilgrims returning from one of India's most popular Hindu festivals has killed more than 100 people and injured 25 others.The stampede...
Grieving mudslide survivors have carried the bodies of loved ones for hours down washed-out mountainsides in Brazil as the death toll hit 514.Officials said...
BP is in discussions with Russian government-owned oil company Rosneft relating to "a possible arrangement", it has confirmed.There was speculation that this could involve...
Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi has gone on state television to say he is assuming power in Tunisia.The announcement on Friday came after thousands of...
Mourners are set to gather for the funeral of a federal judge killed during the attempted assassination of a congresswoman in Arizona.US District Judge...
More than 5,000 Jordanians demanding the prime minister's removal have taken to the streets to protest at rising fuel and food prices.University students, leftists...
Russia has protested at the treatment of a British MP's assistant accused by UK authorities of spying, which it described as unacceptable.Ekaterina Zatuliveter, a...
The FTSE 100 Index slipped back towards the 6000-mark as mining stocks took a pummelling amid concerns about the Chinese economy.The Footsie fell 21.8...
