Current World News
Bid for Middle East peace begins
09/02/2010 The US Secretary of State tells the Israeli and Palestinian leaders they have the "opportunity to end this conflict" as direct peace talks begin.read more
Explosion on Gulf of Mexico rig
09/02/2010 An explosion rips through an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the blast in April that caused a huge oil spill.read more
Pakistan trio hit by ICC charges
09/02/2010 The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption - Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir - have been charged, and provisionally suspended, by the International Cricket Council.read more
Strike 'kills Afghan civilians'
09/02/2010 Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say.read more
US East Coast on hurricane alert
09/02/2010 Areas along the US East Coast declare states of emergency as Hurricane Earl churns towards the region, forecast to brush land on Thursday night.read more
Tanker runs aground off N Canada
09/02/2010 A tanker carrying 9m litres of diesel fuel runs aground in the Northwest Passage, off the coast of northern Canada.read more
German banker 'should be fired'
09/02/2010 The German central bank calls on the country's president to dismiss one of its board members over comments he made about immigration and Jews.read more
Manila in hostage coffin 'mix-up'
09/02/2010 The Philippines vows to probe claims that coffins of three of Hong Kong's eight victims of last week's hijacking in Manila were wrongly labelled.read more
Red Cross asks for more Pakistan funds
09/02/2010 ICRC increases its Pakistan floods appeal by $76m as it warns that only a fraction of humanitarian needs are being met.read more
Man held over Russia club blaze
09/02/2010 Police in Spain arrest a Russian man wanted for questioning about a fire at a Russian nightclub that killed more than 150 people in 2009.read more
