Political leaders across the European Union have welcomed the strong Irish referendum vote in favour of the Lisbon Treaty which is designed to strengthen the 27-nation bloc. The President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso said it was a g...
Iran has agreed to let inspectors from the United Nations nuclear agency visit its recently-revealed second uranium enrichment plant. They will go there on Oct 25th. The day was set during a visit to Tehran by the head of the agency Mohammed ElBarade...
Pakistans Interior Minister Rehman Malik has blamed a lapse in security for a deadly explosion detonated by a suicide bomber at a United Nations compound in the Pakistani capital Islamabad. Mr. Malik said the bomber had been dressed as a member of th...
One of the most wanted suspects in Rwandas 1994 genocide has arrived at the International Tribunal for Rwanda in Tanzania. The man, Idelphonse Nizeyimana, who is described by the tribunal as a prime target, was arrested in neighbouring Uganda. Here i...
Italy's most senior court has overturned an immunity law which protects the Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from prosecution while in office. The ruling means Mr. Berlusconi could stand trial in at least three court cases. From Rome, here is Duncan...
The man likely tipped to become the next British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has set up the aims and believes which he hopes will propel his party to power. In a speech to the last Conservative Party conference before next years general election,...
President Obama says he hopes that his Nobel Peace Prize will serve as a call to action for America and the rest of the world to face the challenges of the 21st century. He said these included the proliferation of nuclear weapons and climate change....
After decades of hostility and a last-minute delay, Armenia and Turkey have taken a huge step towards reconciliation by signing accords at a ceremony in Switzerland attended by the foreign ministers of Russia, France and the United States. Itd been d...
The head of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan has appeared at a news conference flanked by the American, British and French ambassadors in whats being seen as an international show of support for him. The envoy Kai Eide has come under fire fr...
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says food production will have to increase dramatically over the next 40 years to feed the worlds growing population. It says climate change and fewer people working on the land will only make thin...