Three to face Spanish court over Sahil Saeed's Pakistan kidnap
March 17, 2010 12:30 PM
Three people arrested in Spain in connection with the kidnap of a five-year-old boy in Pakistan will appear in court tomorrow....
Three held in Spain over Pakistan boy Sahil Saeed kidnap
March 17, 2010 09:30 AM
Three people have been arrested in Spain in connection with the kidnap of a five-year-old boy in Pakistan, it was reported today....
Three held in Spain over Pakistan kidnap boy
March 17, 2010 09:00 AM
Three people have been arrested in Spain in connection with the kidnap of a five-year-old boy in Pakistan, it was reported today....
Mikhail Khodorkovsky to Vladimir Putin: you owe me answers
March 17, 2010 07:45 AM
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the jailed former head of Russia's biggest oil company, has thrown down the gauntlet to Vladimir Putin, the man many believe personally ordered his arrest....
Kidnapped. Raped. Married. The extraordinary rebellion of Ethiopia's abducted wives
March 17, 2010 07:30 AM
Every woman remembers her wedding day with a tear in her eye - but, here in Ethiopia, the tears are different, and darker, and do not stop. Nurame Abedo is sitting in her hut high in the clouds, remembering...
Cardinal Sean Brady says sorry over paedophile priest
March 17, 2010 07:30 AM
The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland apologised today over revelations that he failed to alert police about a notorious paedophile priest....
Two British soldiers killed in Helmand province
March 17, 2010 05:00 AM
Two soldiers have been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said today....
French police officer killed in shoot-out
March 17, 2010 04:30 AM
A French police officer has been killed in an exchange of fire with assailants east of Paris....
Abducted. Raped. Married. Can Ethiopia's wives ever break free?
March 16, 2010 08:30 PM
Every woman remembers her wedding day with a tear in her eye - but, here in Ethiopia, the tears are different, and darker, and do not stop. Nurame Abedo is sitting in her hut high in the clouds, remembering...
China denies arrested lawyer was tortured
March 16, 2010 08:15 PM
Britain yesterday pressed China about the whereabouts of a human rights lawyer who vanished more than a year ago....
Thai protests turn bloody in show of defiance
March 16, 2010 08:15 PM
Thai protesters seeking a change of government turned to shock tactics yesterday, pouring gallons of their own blood into a glistening puddle at the gate of the Prime Minister's office....
Military trial for ex-army chief who took on President
March 16, 2010 08:15 PM
The former army chief who incurred the wrath of Sri Lanka's President by challenging him in a bitterly fought election has been brought before a secret court martial and charged with breaking military regulations....
Kidnap boy's family deny paying ransom
March 16, 2010 08:15 PM
The family of a five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan yesterday denied that a ransom was paid to secure his release from an armed gang....
The Big Question: Why are Thai protesters giving blood, and when will the dispute be resolved?
March 16, 2010 08:15 PM
Iran 'falls behind' in bid to build nuclear bomb
March 16, 2010 08:15 PM
Iran's suspected drive to acquire nuclear weapons appears to have slipped back slightly, and Tehran is unlikely to have a bomb during 2010, America's top commander for the region told Congress yesterday....
Violence erupts across East Jerusalem
March 16, 2010 08:15 PM
Fifteen policemen and at least 40 Palestinians were injured yesterday in clashes between stone-throwing protesters and armed Israeli security forces in Arab East Jerusalem....
Khodorkovsky to Putin: you owe me answers
March 16, 2010 08:15 PM
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the jailed former head of Russia's biggest oil company, has thrown down the gauntlet to Vladimir Putin, the man many believe personally ordered his arrest....
French boss kidnaps herself to keep her job
March 16, 2010 08:15 PM
The chief of all French chefs, Christine Pujol, has kidnapped herself. In recent months French workers have frequently taken their bosses hostage in an attempt to save their jobs. Ms Pujol, the boss of the main association of French...
Thousands pay tribute to Latvia's fallen Nazi troops
March 16, 2010 08:15 PM
They turned out in their hundreds despite the snow: grizzled old men in overcoats and thick anoraks. Nearly all of them were in their late eighties and many hobbled on walking sticks. Watched by more than 1,000 blue-uniformed riot...
China's antique collectors driving prices through the roof
March 16, 2010 02:00 PM
Prices for antiques in China have risen sharply over the past five years and now galleries all over the world over are waiting for the nation's cashed-up collectors to spread the wealth overseas....
