The United Nations says almost 190,000 people are believed to have fled fighting between Pakistani troops and militants in the Afghan border region.

Iraq's oil minister met 34 oil company representatives in London on Monday to set out the ground rules for foreign multinationals' first bite at the country's enormous energy reserves since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.

The local leader of Bulgaria`s nationalist Ataka party in the southern town of Petrich was beaten up Monday night, police reported. The 44-year-old Ognyan Tetimov is currently in hospital with a broken nose and head injuries. Mr Tetimov told reporters...

Sixteen people were injured as 14 heavy car crashes were reported overnight across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country`s Interior Ministry. In the capital city of Sofia , the number of traffic accidents during the same period was

21 people have been detained in a special police operation in the northern town of Vratsa , the press center of the Interior Ministry announced. The detainees will be charged with incitement to prostitution. Drug trafficking, racketeering and blackmail co...

Following requests from the ship`s owner

British retail tycoon jets to Reykjavik in dramatic bid to seize control of ailing Icelandic retail giretailant

Investing in Iraq is safer than investing in the stock market, says the investment minister for Kurdistan

Despite signs of chaos, Russia insists it is not on the brink of a national crisis, writes Tony Levene

Record numbers of tourist developments have threatened endangered plant and animal species

Austrian politician who gained notoriety for praising Nazi policies

42 writers will publish work attacking government's plan to hold terrorist suspects without charge for 42 days

South Africans are rapidly losing patience with a divided ruling party seen as arrogant and greedy

William Keegan: Western capitalism cannot function unless underpinned by socialism, in the shape of vast injections of public funds

Barbara Ellen: It seems that I, along with all the females in the country, should be thanking Jade Goody

Andrew Anthony: The puerile standard of British humor is put into sharp focus by America's finest comedians

Andrew Rawnsley: A re-energized Gordon Brown has been given a second chance to persuade the voters to respect him and listen to him

Catherine Bennett: Where are school staff to learn their anti-terrorist techniques? Turn to the pages of a John le Carré novel

Political analysts say sudden death of Haider could lead to a new wave of support for Austrian right

Mugabe attempts 'ambush' by claiming all key cabinet posts and control of the state security forces