interview
Michelle Bachelet: ‘Women are peacemakers’Having served one term as Chile’s first female president, Michelle Bachelet last year became the… 21/04/12 14:22 CET
newsplus
Bahrain opposition predicts further Grand Prix protestsPro-democracy protesters have promised three days of rage across Bahrain as the world of Formula… 21/04/12 09:52 CET
pictureoftheday
Bahrain: GP or not GP?Drivers during the third practice session of the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix at the Sakhir circuit in… 21/04/12 11:49 CET
world news
Dozens injured in Dutch train crashAround 125 people are reported injured, many of them seriously, after two Dutch commuter trains… 21/04/12 23:13 CET
Bahrain Grand Prix to go ahead despite protestThousands of demonstrators filled the streets of Manama on Saturday, calling for the overthrow of… 21/04/12 23:03 CET
Security Council gives go-ahead for Syria observer missionThe deployment of 300 UN military observers to monitor a fragile week-old ceasefire in Syria has… 21/04/12 19:34 CET
Budget breakdown forces Dutch back to the pollsThe Netherlands look to be heading for early elections after budget talks collapsed. Prime… 21/04/12 18:03 CET
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 86th birthdayGun salutes have been fired at military bases across Britain for the 86th birthday of Queen… 21/04/12 16:51 CET
Ukraine: Jailed Tymoshenko moved to hospitalUkraine’s jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been moved to hospital where she is… 21/04/12 16:51 CET
Qantas A380 back in skies after engine dramaQantas says an Airbus A380 jet forced to make an emergency landing in Singapore in November 2010 is… 21/04/12 16:51 CET
Poland: bus-lorry crash leaves 24 people injuredAt least 24 people have been injured, six seriously, in a crash involving a bus and a lorry in… 21/04/12 16:51 CET
Afghanistan arrests five over ‘explosives plot’Five men have been detained by Afghan security forces who say they have thwarted plans for a huge… 21/04/12 16:35 CET
Student protest brings chaos to CanadaCanadian police resorted to tear gas and rubber bullets as a two-month student protest brought… 21/04/12 16:23 CET
Bloodshed in Bahrain as F1 preparations go aheadBahraini authorities say they have opened an investigation following the discovery of a man’s body… 21/04/12 15:23 CET
France: Final countdown to presidential electionLast-minute preparations are underway for an election expected to give France its first left-wing… 21/04/12 13:13 CET
Pakistan pledges full probe into plane crash that killed 127Pakistani officials have promised a full investigation into the crash of a domestic flight that… 21/04/12 12:03 CET
UN Security Council to vote on Syria observersSyria’s ceasefire began over a week ago but images of violence persist and the death toll continues… 21/04/12 10:26 CET
Sudan hails ‘victory’ as South Sudan pulls out of oil zoneSudan has declared victory in a border crisis with the newly-independent south that brought the two… 21/04/12 09:24 CET
Boko Haram blamed for eight deaths in NigeriaNigerian police say that radical Islamist sect Boko Haram have struck again, killing eight people… 21/04/12 08:59 CET
Volcano erupts near Mexico CityA 5,500 metre volcano outside Mexico City has spewed burning rock down its slopes and plumes of ash… 21/04/12 08:59 CET
Shooting at sea: Italy agrees compensation for fishermens’ familiesItaly has offered to pay around 150,000 euros to each to the families of two Indian fisherman shot… 21/04/12 08:59 CET
Spain retaliates over nationalisation of oil companySpain may cut imports of biodiesel from Argentina. It comes after the Latin American nation decided… 21/04/12 06:04 CET
No sign of survivors after Pakistan plane crashOfficials in Pakistan say no survivors have been found after a passenger jet crashed near the… 21/04/12 04:03 CET
Italy’s first private-run train service launchedRail passengers in Italy now have an alternative to state-run services when travelling between… 21/04/12 02:13 CET
German court rules in YouTube copyright caseA court in Hamburg has ruled that YouTube is responsible for music videos uploaded by its users… 21/04/12 00:53 CET
