International

January 30, 2011

Tunisian Islamist leader Rachid Ghannouchi returns home

The leader of Tunisia's main Islamist movement has returned home after 22 years in exile…

January 30, 2011

‘Last’ Bloody Sunday march takes place in Derry

Thousands of people have marched in what is intended to be the last Bloody Sunday march in Londonderry. The…

January 30, 2011

Vietnamese journalist dies after fire attack

A Vietnamese journalist who was set on fire as he slept has died of his injuries. Le Hoang Hung died 10 days after an intruder broke into his home, doused him with chemicals and set him on fire. Colleagues think the motive may be revenge for his…

January 28, 2011

Egypt protests escalate in Cairo, Suez and other cities

Anti-government protests are intensifying across Egypt, as police clash with demonstrators in several…

January 28, 2011

Kabul supermarket hit by deadly suicide attack

At least eight people have been killed in a suicide attack at a supermarket popular with foreigners in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say. The bomber opened fire in the store before detonating his explosives, said police and witnesses.…

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…