International

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…

January 13, 2011

Tunisia protests: Live bullets fired in central Tunis

Security forces have fired live bullets and tear gas in the centre of the Tunisian capital Tunis, reports…

January 13, 2011

Berlusconi suffers trial setback as judges amend law

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has suffered a setback after judges amended a law shielding him from prosecution temporarily. A Constitutional Court meeting in Rome ruled that individual judges should be allowed to decide whether a prime…

January 13, 2011

Arizona shootings: Funeral for victim Christina Green

Christina Taylor Green, the nine-year-old killed in Saturday's shooting in Arizona, is to be buried on Thursday in the first of six such funerals. Christina, whom President Barack Obama hailed on Wednesday night, was a top student, dancer and…

January 10, 2011

Spain’s Basque rebels Eta call ‘permanent truce’

The Basque separatist group Eta has announced a permanent ceasefire in its fight for independence from Spain. In a video…

January 10, 2011

Iran holds ‘Israel-linked spies behind nuclear killing’

The Iranian authorities have arrested a "network of spies" which they say was behind the assassination of a nuclear scientist a year ago, state TV reports. In a brief statement, the authorities said the network was linked to Israel's Mossad secret…