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February 16, 2010

Journalist deaths at record high

(BBC) Some 70 journalists were killed in 2009 - the worst year for news deaths on record, the Committee to Protect Journalists says.
February 2, 2010

Blast near Pakistan girls school

(BBC) Police say there has been an explosion near a girls school in north west Pakistan, with foreigners reportedly among the casualties.
January 19, 2010

Under-fire EU nominee quits

(BBC) Bulgaria's nominee to the new European Commission resigns - possibly delaying confirmation of the new 27-strong team.
January 13, 2010

Sky temples

(BBC) The holy hilltop that attracts thousands of pilgrims
January 6, 2010

Yemen 'arrests al-Qaeda suspects'

(BBC) Yemeni forces have arrested three al-Qaeda suspects who were wounded in a raid on Monday, reports say.
December 14, 2009

Citigroup to repay $20bn bail-out

(BBC) Citigroup says it will repay $20bn in US bailout funds. The move marks its exit from the US government's Troubled Asset Relief Program.
October 15, 2009

Food Day praise for Brazil and China

Brazil and China are praised, and India criticised, in a new report on efforts to tackle hunger, published on UN World Food Day.
October 4, 2009

Aid group in child mortality plea

(BBC) Child deaths around the world could be dramatically reduced with a relatively small investment, Save the Children says.
September 25, 2009

Iran 'has second enrichment site'

Iran has revealed to the IAEA the existence of a second uranium enrichment plant, reports quoting diplomats say.
September 24, 2009

Centre stage

(BBC) Debuts and diatribes as leaders take the floor at UN
September 22, 2009

Full agenda

(BBC) What world leaders will be talking about at the UN
September 21, 2009

Family's flight

(BBC) Exodus of Bulgaria's Turks in sound and pictures
September 10, 2009

'Weekend jihadis'

(BBC) The Afghan civil servants fighting for the Taliban
September 1, 2009

Child thieves

(BBC) How Gypsy gangs force children into a life of crime
July 24, 2009

Swine flu 'reaches 160 countries'

(BBC) The swine flu epidemic has reached 160 countries and could infect two billion people over the next two years, says the WHO.
July 19, 2009

Afghan helicopter crash kills 16

(BBC) A civilian helicopter crashes in south Afghanistan killing at least 16 people, with Nato saying it was not shot down.
June 23, 2009

Rich and poor discussing downturn

(BBC) Officials from rich and poor nations prepare to meet for the first time to discuss the impact of the worldwide financial crisis.
June 22, 2009

Civilians 'bear the brunt of war'

(BBC) A report examining the experiences of 4,000 people in eight countries suggests civilians bear the brunt of modern conflict.
June 7, 2009

North Korea jails US journalists

(BBC) A North Korean court sentences to 12 years' hard labour two US journalists convicted of entering the country illegally.
May 18, 2009

Sri Lankan rebel leader 'is dead'

(BBC) The Tamil Tiger rebels' leader Velupillai Prabhakaran has been killed after being surrounded, Sri Lankan state TV says.
May 14, 2009

Nehru's dynasty

Three generations of voters recall elections past
April 30, 2009

Hidden crisis

(BBC) Undercover surgeons help Iraq's bomb victims
March 23, 2009

Nuclear ambition

(BBC) Bridget Kendall: West should set an example to Iran

Race for justice

(BBC) Hunt for Nazi war crime suspects enters endgame
March 1, 2009

Picture purple

(BBC) Uruguay turns to art to promote its amethyst industry
February 21, 2009

Daily dread

(BBC) Snapshot of life and death in Mexico's most violent city
February 5, 2009

Russia and China seen negatively

(BBC) Global public views of Russia and China have slipped considerably in the past year, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.
December 16, 2008

Surgeons at war

The work of British army medics in Afghanistan
December 4, 2008

Cruise ship drama in Antarctica

(BBC) A cruise ship carrying 122 people has run aground on the Antarctic coast, the Argentine navy reports.
December 3, 2008

Nations to sign cluster bomb pact

(BBC) An international conference opens in Norway where the first of more than 100 countries will sign a treaty to ban cluster bombs.
November 17, 2008

Chinese president on Cuban visit

(BBC) President Hu Jintao of China arrives in Cuba for a visit aimed at strengthening economic ties between Beijing and Havana.

Iraqi voices

(BBC) Views on the recently struck deal on US troops
November 11, 2008

World recalls end of World War I

Ceremonies are held around the world to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I.
October 23, 2008

Liberty v security

(BBC News) Are the costs of protecting civil liberties too high?
October 8, 2008

Malaysian PM 'to quit in March'

(BBC News) Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will step down from office in March, a ruling party official says.
September 28, 2008

Egypt tourist kidnappers 'killed'

Sudanese troops shoot dead six of the kidnappers who abducted European tourists in Egypt last week, officials say.
September 27, 2008

UN approves new Iran resolution

(BBC) The UN Security Council passes a new resolution demanding Iran stop enriching uranium, but imposing no new sanctions.
September 18, 2008

Argentine rallies for missing man

(BBC News) Argentine activists hold rallies to mark two years since a witness at a major human-rights trial went missing.
September 16, 2008

Ukraine government falls apart

Ukraine's ruling pro-Western coalition collapses, plunging the country into a new political crisis.
September 11, 2008

Why Globalization Is Overrated

(Gallup Management Journal) Economies aren’t as globalized as we think, says a renowned economist

August 21, 2008

Russians halt Nato co-operation

(BBC News) Russia tells Nato it is halting military co-operation over the continuing crisis in Georgia, the alliance says.
August 4, 2008

Kosovo lives: A mixed village

(BBC News) In the first of five pieces by BBC reporters on life in Kosovo today, Nick Thorpe meets a Serbian family forced out in 1999, which made a new home in Kosovo five years later.

July 28, 2008

China's evolving Darfur perspective

(ISN Security Watch) Recent developments indicate subtle, important adjustments in Chinese policy toward Darfur, including the announcement that it will deploy an additional 172-member engineering battalion to Darfur by mid-July, bringing China's contribution to a total of 315 troops in support of the United Nations-African Union hybrid peacekeeping force.

July 19, 2008

Iran 'silent' over nuclear deal

(BBC) - Iran fails to give an answer on a proposed deal for it to freeze its nuclear programme, the EU envoy says after talks in Geneva.
July 17, 2008

UN in call for basic sanitation

(BBC News) The number of people without clean drinking water drops sharply - but sanitation remains a huge problem, the UN says.
June 2, 2008

UN sets out food crisis measures

The UN secretary general calls for revitalising agriculture as a way of tackling the world's worsening food crisis.
May 26, 2008

Peacekeepers 'abusing children'

Children as young as six are being sexually abused by peacekeepers and aid workers, says the UK charity Save the Children.

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