• A British man suspected of burning his wife's body and burying the ashes in cement after accidentally killing her at their French countryside mansion has been arrested.
  • A British man suspected of accidentally killing his wife then burning her body before burying it cement has been arrested in France.
  • An American teenager has had a lucky escape after being swept away in a river.
  • French workers are taking to the streets in protest over proposed new pension reforms.
  • Public transport grinds to a halt across France as thousands march against plans to raise the minimum retirement age from 60 to 62
  • France faces serious disruption in a nationwide strike to fight proposals to raise the retirement age.
  • A British man has plunged to his death from a fifth-floor hotel balcony after apparently taking part in a game.
  • One of the world's biggest money printing factories is being probed by fraud investigators over dud notes.
  • Barack Obama used Labor Day weekend to start to roll out the notions the Democrats are going to try to run on - the same weekend that more polls came predicting a Republican wipe out.This past weekend marks the traditional start of the US fall campaign season. So if you're a traditionalist, it stand...
  • Giving way to nationalist groups from Scotland, the Basque country or Flanders would only highlight old differencesThe prevailing view seems to be that the idea of Europe as a cultural, political, and even economic institution is under threat. What threatens Europe? A glib response would be: "It's t...
  • Footage from the British Pathé archive shows London firefighters working in rubble after heavy bombing from the German Luftwaffe
  • Heavy rainfall and rising rivers causes flooding in the southern state of Victoria
  • Charles Darwin never patronised his audience but presented his evidence modestly; Richard Dawkins, on the other hand, lacks the patience to let natural history speak for itselfCharles Darwin was not a clever man. Well, clearly he was a very clever man. But he was not self-consciously clever: he neve...
  • General David Petraeus says proposals by evangelical group to burn holy book would also cause threat to American civiliansThe leading US and Nato commander in Afghanistan today said threats by a US church to burn copies of the Quran could endanger troops in Afghanistan and Americans worldwide.Genera...
  • The top US commander in Afghanistan warns troops' lives will be in danger if a Florida church goes ahead with its plan to burn copies of the Koran.
  • MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan warned on Monday that a small Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks could endanger the lives of American troops. ...
  • The French president Nicholas Sarkozy has fallen victim to a 'Google bomb' attack on the web.
  • The Catholic church is one of the few mainstream institutions standing up for immigrantsOne of the most depressing trends in British and American politics is that opponents of immigration are currently winning the debate. In Britain the government is in the process of instituting, over the objection...
  • European commission president uses state of the union address to urge leaders to steer clear of racism and xenophobiaThe president of the European commission delivered veiled criticism today for the first time of the French government's anti-Gypsy campaign.In his first annual "state of the union" sp...
  • The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, highlights unemployment as a major challenge, in his first "state of the union" speech.
  • The UN security council can curb the influence of foreign interests, and strengthen Iraq's sovereignty from withinThe United Nations and the Iraqi government issued a joint report last month highlighting significant shortfalls in the country's progress towards achieving the UN millennium development...
  • Well known Afghan journalist Sayed Hamid Noori died on Sunday after being found with stab wounds outside his Kabul home.President Hamid Karzai issued a statement ordering authorities to spare no effort in bringing the killers to justice. Noori, a former state television presenter and newspaper edito...
  • US president tells voters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, how he plans to boost the economy by investing in roads, railway and airport runways
  • President Barack Obama will unveil a $50bn infrastructure plan to build roads, railways and airport runways, in an effort to show his administration is tackling the US’s chronic unemployment ahead of the November mid-term electi...
  • President Barack Obama is expected to call for a new $50bn infrastructure plan on Monday as he bids to find ways to jump-start the US economy.
  • Rapper and singer uses appearance at New York reggae concert to criticise actor along with former Fugees bandmate PrasAfter an abrupt end to his Haitian presidential campaign, Wyclef Jean has resorted to singing nasty songs about his critics. The singer-turned-politician-turned-singer took aim at Se...
  • Support of two independent MPs gives Labor party a majority of one seat over Liberal-led opposition coalitionJulia Gillard will lead Australia's first minority government in nearly 70 years after she won the support of two independent MPs today, making her the country's first elected female prime mi...
  • Julia Gillard won the support of the Green party to form a minority government but must deliver on climate reform and carbon pricingJulia Gillard's new minority government in Australia means that the country's green party will tak...
  • Labor leader to remain as prime minister after winning backing from two independent MPs
  • Julia Gillard, a British born "Ten Pound Pom" who first came as a child emigrant to Australia for health reasons, has risen from humble roots to become her adopted country's first woman Prime Minister.
  • Julia Gillard has clung on to power as Australia's prime minister, 17 days after her party suffered major losses in the country's general election.
  • Labour PM retains power after securing the backing of two independents to form a minority administration.
  • Julia Gillard’s Labor government has won the Australian election after securing the support of “king-maker” independent parliamentarians more than two weeks after the tightest national election in decades
  • Prime Minister Julia Gillard's Labor Party will form a minority government to rule Australia after two independent politicians backed her coalition.
  • Prime Minister Julia Gillard's Labour Party will form a minority government to rule Australia after two independent politicians backed her coalition.
  • CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's Labor Party looked close to retaining power on Tuesday after a pivotal independent lawmaker signalled the remaining two unaligned parliamentarians would support her. ...
  • Wildlife enthusiast Jimmy Hoffman photographs the unusual insects.
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