Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked the country's National Security Adviser in the wake of ethnic violence that left hundreds dead at the weekend. The announcement was made after a special security meeting in the capital Abuja. Ea...
The acting President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan has placed the security forces in the center of the country on full alert following a fresh wave of sectarian violence near the city of Jos. Witnesses say they saw more than 100 corpses, many of them...
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed the austerity measures taken by Greece to solve its financial crisis. Flanked by the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou after talks in Berlin, Mrs Merkel said direct aid to Greece was not needed. F...
Bomb attacks in Baghdad have killed at least 14 people as some early voting took place in Iraq's parliamentary elections. Suicide bombers killed seven soldiers at two polling stations while seven civilians died in an attack at another. More than half...
There has been angry protests in Athens against the Greek government's announcement of further austerity measures to deal with the country's massive debts. Pensioners scuffled with riot police and civil servants protested outside the Finance Ministry...
Huge numbers of people in Chile are still waiting for vital aid after the weekends massive earthquake. Reports from the badly damaged city Concepcion says trucks carrying supplies have been held up by bureaucracy and long traffic queues. Our correspo...
How to Deal with Bullies 如何对付恃强凌弱者 Most people remember bullies from their school days the unpleasant gang demanding dinner money or the bigger child who picks on smaller, weaker kids. But for some people the habit of bullying conti...
Officials in Washington say President Barack Obama is planning dramatic reductions in America's nuclear arsenal as part of a sweeping review aimed at reversing the spread of nuclear weapons. Mr. Obama is meeting his Defense Secretary Robert Gates sho...
The President of Chile Michelle Bachelet says more than 700 people are confirmed dead following the devastating earthquake on Saturday. She said Chile would now accept offers of aid from around the world. Reports say more than 300 people were found d...
A huge earthquake has struck central Chile, causing widespread destruction and killing more than 140 people. Daniel Schweimler reports. The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and struck in the early hours of the morning near the central city of Concep...
