International

Greece 'to pay costs for stranded tourists'

22.06.2010 - International

Greece says it will cover the extra costs for any tourists stranded in the country as a result of industrial action or natural disaster.

22.06.2010 - International

Israel has asked the UN to suspend attempts to organise an international inquiry into a deadly raid on a ship trying to break the blockade of Gaza.

21.06.2010 - International

Poland's presidential election is heading for a second round, with no single candidate getting enough votes to win Sunday's first round outright.

21.06.2010 - International

Six people have been arrested in South Africa over the shooting of a Rwandan dissident, police say.

09.06.2010 - International

Iran faces its toughest sanctions for failing to comply with UN demands over its nuclear enrichment, the US says.

09.06.2010 - International

Gunmen have attacked a Nato convoy near the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, killing at least seven people and setting several vehicles on fire.

08.06.2010 - International

The US Coast Guard chief says cleaning up marshlands affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will take years.

08.06.2010 - International

The alleged "rogue trader" blamed by French bank Societe Generale for 4.9bn euros (then worth £4.3bn) in losses is to go on trial later.

07.06.2010 - International

The EU could play a bigger role in ensuring aid gets into Gaza and weapons are kept out, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has said.

07.06.2010 - International

Two men arrested at New York's John F Kennedy Airport have been charged with conspiring to commit an act of international terrorism.