President Obama is to go to Copenhagen early next month for the start of United Nations Climate Change Summit and will propose major cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. The White House said the targets would include a 30% emissions cut by 2025 rising t...
President Obama has underlined his countrys strong ties with India. Speaking after talks in Washington with the visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Mr. Obama said the two leaders had agreed to strengthen cooperation on a range of issues. P...
Infected Banner Ads and Microsoft's Latest Media player THE HOST: This is Digital Planet, on air online and on your MP3 player from the BBC World Service. I am Gareth Mitchell. And still to come, Bill's going to have a little cough. And we are going...
The cases of 4 parliamentarians in Britain are being referred to prosecutors in connection with the scandal over excessive expenses claims by politicians. The 4 have not been named, but the police say they included members of both the House of Common...
The police in Northern Ireland say they are concerned about the escalation in attacks by dissident Republicans. A huge car bomb was left outside the headquarters of the Policing Board in Belfast on Saturday night. It caught fire but didn't explode. I...
The spiritual leaders of the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches have agreed to press for closer relations, following talks in Rome. It was their first meeting since the Pope announced he was setting up a special section within the Roman Catholic Ch...
The leaders of the European Union member states have chosen the Prime Minister of Belgium Herman Van Rompuy to become president of the European Council. Mr. Rompuy will be the EUs first full-time president. Speaking in French and English after his ap...
The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Afghanistan for the inauguration of President Hamid Karzai on Thursday. US diplomats say shell deliver a tough message to Mr. Karzai as he begins his second term. From Kabul, Kim Ghattas...
The Israeli government has approved plans for the construction of 900 new houses in occupied East Jerusalem. An Israeli official said the expansion of the Gilo settlements would probably start in several years' time. The Obama administration has expr...
The United Nations Nuclear Agency says questions still need to be answered about Iran's recently declared nuclear site at Qom. Our report from the inspectors says Iran's failure to declare the uranium enrichment plant earlier raises questions about t...
