International

January 28, 2011

Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital in South Africa

South African former President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from a hospital where he spent two nights. Surgeon…

January 26, 2011

Tunisia: Arrest warrant issued for ex-president Ben Ali

Tunisia has issued an international arrest warrant for ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family, the…

January 26, 2011

Bolivia: Coca-chewing protest outside US embassy

Indigenous activists in Bolivia have been holding a mass coca-chewing protest as part of campaign to end an international ban on the practice. Hundreds of people chewed the leaf outside the US embassy in La Paz and in other cities across the…

January 26, 2011

BBC World Service cuts outlined to staff

The BBC has confirmed plans to close five of its 32 World Service language services. Staff have been informed that up to 650 jobs will be lost from a workforce of 2,400 over the next three years. The Macedonian, Albanian and Serbian services will be…

January 26, 2011

Protesters in Egypt greeted by a police crackdown

Protesters taking to the streets in Egypt on Wednesday felt the wrath of security forces, a day after an unparalleled display of public rage at the government and full-throated cries for the ouster of the longtime president. Police turned water…

January 26, 2011

Former South African President Nelson Mandela hospitalized

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been hospitalized for "routine tests," his foundation said Wednesday. "Mr. Mandela is at Milpark Hospital undergoing routine tests," the Nelson Mandela Foundation said in a statement. "He is in no…

January 23, 2011

Ireland’s Green Party quits government of Brian Cowen

The Republic of Ireland's Green Party is pulling out of the ruling coalition, a move…

January 23, 2011

Ex-PM Brown feared voice-mail hacking amid scandal, source says

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown wrote to the police last summer to ask if his…

January 23, 2011

Palestinian ‘offers’ in peace process – papers leaked

Leaked documents released by al-Jazeera TV suggest Palestinian negotiators agreed to Israel keeping large parts…

January 23, 2011

Brazil flood deaths top 800 with 400 still missing

Officials in Brazil say more than 800 people are now known to have died in floods and landslides in the south-east of the country this month. More than 400 people are still missing after torrential rain caused whole hillsides to collapse. The…