German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in Lima for a European Union-Latin America summit, which is to begin in a few hours' time. Leaders from around 50 countries are to attend the talks, which are to focus on ways of combatting
US President George W. Bush has wrapped up a three-day visit to Israel and is now on his way to Saudi Arabia, where he is to meet with King Abdullah and other officials. Their talks are expected to focus on
The international police agency, Interpol, has confirmed the authenticity of computer files seized by Colombia in a raid on a FARC rebel camp in Ecuador. Columbian President Alvaro Uribe has charged that the files are evidence of Venezuelan support for
The Dalai Lama is continuing his trip to Germany with a stop in the Ruhr valley city of Bochum. Tibet's spiritual leader used a press conference at Bochum's city hall to thank his supporters in Europe. He also stressed that
The international police agency, Interpol, has confirmed the authenticity of computer files seized by Colombia in a raid on a FARC rebel camp in Ecuador. The files have been at the centre of a dispute between Columbia and Venezuela. Columbian
Chinese authorities are warning that the death toll from the country's worst earthquake in decades could reach 50,000 people. Some 20,000 deaths have already been confirmed and rescue workers are scouring remote parts of Sichuan province for thousands of people
Arab mediators have brokered an agreement to end Lebanon's worst internal fighting since the civil war. It includes lifting a Hezbollah-led blockade on the capital's port and airport, and ending the military's presence in the streets. The agreement follows an
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has responded to international alarm over the estimated 2.5 million people left destitute by Burma's cyclone. Ban said he would send his top relief coordinator to press Burma's regime to open access to aid agencies.
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution which could open the way for UN peacekeepers to be sent to Somalia. Although the text makes no promises of a UN deployment, it does call for the UN to plan
German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier has capped a visit to Russia by paying his respects to the victims of the siege of St. Petersburg in the Second World War. Around 1.1 million people are thought to have died in
An oil pipeline explosion on the outskirts of Nigeria's biggest city Lagos has killed at least 100 people. Local Red Cross officials say flames spread through nearby homes and a school after the pipe was ruptured during the construction of
China's disaster relief office estimates that more than 50,000 people have died since Monday's earthquake in Sichuan province. Some 20,000 have already been confirmed killed. State media say dozens of extra helicopters and planes are being sent to drop aid
President George W. Bush has told the Israeli parliament that the United States will stand with Israel in opposing Iran should it try to obtain nuclear weapons. Bush added that he took seriously a threat made by Iranian President Mahmoud
In a televised address Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas praised the Palestinians for 'doing the impossible in keeping the name of Palestine alive'. His speech came as Palestinians marked the 60th anniversary of what they call the "Naqba," or catastrophe, that
The Dalai Lama called Thursday, May 15, for more cultural autonomy in his native Tibet during his German tour but stressed that he did not want to see the territory become independent from China.
Rail executives have agreed to a deal allowing German rail operator Deutsche Bahn to finally move ahead with its plans for the partial privatisation of the national railways. Earlier on Thursday, Deutsche Bahn and its two unions, Transnet and GDBA,
The German economy remained strong in the first quarter of this year. Germany's gross domestic product grew by 1.5 percent compared to the last quarter of 2007. That's twice the rate forecast by economists and the fastest in 12 years.
The Dalai Lama, who's begun a five-day visit to Germany, has said he's very saddened by the deaths and suffering in China caused by Monday's earthquake in Sichuan province. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader called for "genuine autonomy" but not
