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Development goals go 'off track'

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:41:12 +0000

The Millennium Development Goals are dangerously off track, the International Development Secretary warned as he announced a package of measures to help developing countries.

Part of Helmand to be handed to US

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:56:21 +0000

British forces are to hand over responsibility for part of Helmand province to US forces over the next few weeks.

Warning over ivory trade restraints

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:12 +0000

The illegal ivory trade is flourishing in two African countries seeking to relax restraints on sales of elephant tusks, UK-based investigators claimed.

HSBC theft may lead to tax dodgers

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:21:11 +0000

A bank worker has stolen information on 24,000 HSBC Swiss account holders around the world, leaving some facing the threat of legal action by tax inspectors in their home countries.

Ex-Bosnian president granted bail

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:06:14 +0000

A former Bosnian president who was arrested at Heathrow over war crime allegations has been granted bail by the High Court.

Aid to Sierra Leone 'siphoned off'

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:56:18 +0000

British aid to Sierra Leone is being siphoned off by senior politicians in the West African country, it has been claimed.

Zimbabwe 'urgently needs food aid'

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:56:37 +0000

An estimated 2.17 million Zimbabweans - about a fourth of the country's population - are in need of food aid, the Red Cross said has warned.

Middle East talks can work: Biden

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:21:18 +0000

US Vice President Joe Biden has said "good faith negotiations" can recognise Israeli security needs and the Palestinian goal for a viable state.

Town baffled by 'midnight knitter'

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:31:06 +0000

An unknown person dubbed The Midnight Knitter by residents of a US town is covering tree branches and lamp posts with little sweaters under cover of darkness.

Greek protesters clash with police

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:17:31 +0000

Protesters have clashed with riot police in central Athens during a demonstration to mark a nationwide general strike against the Greek government's new asusterity measures.

Sushi chef charged over whale meat

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:11:20 +0000

US federal prosecutors have filed charges against a sushi chef and a restaurant on allegations that they served illegal and endangered whale meat.

Cartoonist defends Mohammed cartoon

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:11:15 +0000

The Swedish artist who created a caricature depicting the Prophet Mohammed as a dog has said the point was to show that artistic freedom allows mockery of all religions, including the most sacred symbols of Islam.

Two charged over wheelchair attack

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:11:11 +0000

Two Australian teenagers have been charged over a brutal attack in a Sydney train station on a Canadian tourist in a wheelchair.

China tightens bankers' pay rules

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:06:13 +0000

China has tightened controls on pay for its top bankers, becoming the latest country to try to reduce financial risks by linking management of risk more closely to compensation.

Bail bid for ex-Bosnian president

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:01:09 +0000

Lawyers acting for a former Bosnian president who was arrested at Heathrow over war crime allegations will return to the High Court in a bid to secure him bail.

Mexican heads Forbes rich list

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:56:25 +0000

A Mexican billionaire has been ranked as the richest person in the world, the first time the title has been held by a non-American for 16 years.

German church probes abuse claim

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:01:31 +0000

Germany's Catholic church announced two major child abuse investigations, one into the choir once led by the pope's brother and another into what everyone knew about the treatment of youngsters.

Miliband condemns Israeli move

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:51:22 +0000

Britain has joined the United States in condemning the announcement by Israel of a planned new settlement in disputed East Jerusalem.

Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:16:48 +0000

Actor Corey Haim, a 1980s teenage heartthrob for his roles in Lucas and The Lost Boys, has died from an apparent drug overdose aged 38.

Rumours fly over Sarkozy and Bruni

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:46:33 +0000

Paris gossips were trying to sort out fact from fiction as the blogosphere raised tantalising questions about the glamorous pop 'n' politics marriage of President Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni.