International

January 19, 2011

Obama hosts China’s Hu at rare private White House meal

Chinese President Hu Jintao has kicked off a four-day US visit with a rare private dinner at the White…

January 18, 2011

Magnitude 7.2 quake hits Pakistan

A major 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked a remote area of southwestern Pakistan early Wednesday, shaking many parts of the country and causing widespread panic, said meteorologists. The quake was centered in Baluchistan province, the country's most…

January 17, 2011

Miliband ‘appalled’ by Royal Wedding strikes threat

Labour leader Ed Miliband has said he is "appalled" by the idea of trade unions planning strikes…

January 16, 2011

Hezbollah won’t back Hariri government in Lebanon

The leader of the militant organisation Hezbollah says his group and its allies will not back caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in forming a government. Hassan Nasrallah was making his first public comments since the Lebanese government…

January 16, 2011

Tunis gun battles erupt after Ben Ali aide arrested

Tunisian forces are exchanging fire near the presidential palace with members of deposed President Zine al-Abidine…

January 16, 2011

We have homes and lives torn apart,’ Australian official says

Recovering from flooding in northeastern Australia will be a "reconstruction task of post-war proportions," a top official in Queensland state said Sunday. "We have massive infrastructure damage that will take months and in some cases years to…

January 16, 2011

Troops arrive as flooding deaths increase in Brazil

The death toll from devastating flooding in Brazil continued to rise Sunday, surpassing 600, the state-run…

January 16, 2011

47 dead from flooding in the Philippines; 1.5 million affected

The death toll from flooding in the Philippines has climbed to 47, the country's national disaster agency said Sunday. Parts of the Philippines have been dealing with the effects of heavy rainfall for weeks. A monsoon triggered rains, flooding and…

January 14, 2011

Tunisian protests: Tunis marchers urge Ben Ali to go

Thousands of people are staging an unprecedented protest in the Tunisian capital, calling on President Zine…

January 13, 2011

Brazil flood and mudslide deaths rise as search goes on

More than 500 people are now known to have died in floods in south-eastern Brazil, the country's…