International

Icelandic volcanic ash alert grounds UK flights

15.04.2010 - International

Airline passengers are facing massive disruption across the UK after an ash cloud from a volcanic eruption in Iceland grounded planes.

Quake kills 67 people in remote Chinese Qinghai region

14.04.2010 - International

Chinese media say at least 67 people have died and others are trapped under rubble in Qinghai province after an earthquake said to be magnitude 6.9.

Vatican comment on paedophiles draws gay groups' anger

14.04.2010 - International

Gay rights activists have criticised a Vatican official who sought to link homosexuality to paedophilia when commenting on child sex abuse scandals.

Israel warns citizens to leave Sinai amid terror fears

14.04.2010 - International

Israel has issued an "urgent" warning to its citizens to leave Sinai in Egypt amid fears of a terrorist plot.

US President Barack Obama warns of nuclear terrorism

12.04.2010 - International

President Barack Obama has said the biggest threat to US security is the possibility of a terrorist organisation obtaining a nuclear weapon.

Poles to pay tribute to lost President Lech Kaczynski

12.04.2010 - International

The body of Polish President Lech Kaczynski is to lie in state in the capital Warsaw as the nation mourns the victims of the Smolensk air crash.

Flooding in Rio de Janeiro state kills scores

07.04.2010 - International

At least 95 people have died in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro after the most torrential rain for decades caused landslides and flooding.

Egypt hosts meeting on recovery of 'stolen treasures'

07.04.2010 - International

Global culture officials are to meet to discuss how to recover ancient treasures which they say have been stolen and displayed overseas.

Donors meet for UN Haiti aid conference

31.03.2010 - International

Donors are to gather at the UN in New York to pledge billions of dollars to kickstart reconstruction in Haiti after January's devastating earthquake.