Alex Salmond writes to US over Lockerbie bomber Megrahi
 Thu 22 Jul, 2010.
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has written to US senators who are calling for an inquiry into the release of the Lockerbie bomber. Read more...
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Men held at New York's JFK Airport face terror charge
 Tue 08 Jun, 2010.
Two men arrested at New York's John F Kennedy Airport have been charged with conspiring to commit an act of international terrorism. Read more...
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Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan sworn in as president
 Thu 06 May, 2010.
Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan has been sworn in as head of state following the death of President Umaru Yar'Adua after a long illness. Read more...
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White Zimbabwe farmers win South Africa property
 Wed 31 Mar, 2010.
South African authorities have handed the ownership documents of a Cape Town house belonging to Zimbabwe's government to some Zimbabwean farmers. Read more...
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Ivory Coast announces new government
 Wed 24 Feb, 2010.
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Guillaume
Soro has announced a new government, including both main opposition
parties, after 48 hours of crisis negotiations. Read more...
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Pope condemns Irish bishops over child sex abuse
 Wed 17 Feb, 2010.
Pope Benedict XVI has upbraided Irish Roman Catholic bishops over their handling of child sex abuse scandals. Read more...
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Five Sydney terror attack plotters sentenced
 Mon 15 Feb, 2010.
Five men convicted of a terrorist
conspiracy in the Australian city of Sydney have been handed jail
sentences of between 23 and 28 years. Read more...
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Haiti quake toll rises to 230,000
 Wed 10 Feb, 2010.
The number of people killed in the
Haiti earthquake could be 230,000, the Haitian government says,
revising its latest estimate up by 18,000. Read more...
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Rwanda genocide-row politician attacked
 Fri 05 Feb, 2010.
A Rwandan politician who stirred up
controversy with comments on the genocide recently has been attacked by
a group of men at a government office. Read more...
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Hilary Clinton rejects US-Iran prisoner swap proposal
 Thu 04 Feb, 2010.
The US has rejected Iran's suggestion
of a prisoner swap for several Iranians jailed in the US for the three
American hikers currently being held in Iran. Read more...
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Haiti girl rescued after 15 days
 Thu 28 Jan, 2010.
A teenage girl has been pulled out of the rubble in the Haitian
capital, Port-au-Prince, a full 15 days after the earthquake struck,
rescuers say Read more...
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Haiti's president appeals for more tents
 Wed 27 Jan, 2010.
Haitian President Rene Preval has made an urgent appeal for more tents
to house up to a million people left homeless by the quake two weeks
ago. Read more...
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China economy sees strong growth
 Thu 21 Jan, 2010.
China has said its economy expanded by 8.7% in 2009, exceeding even the government's own initial expectations. Read more...
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Ghana civil servants face TV ban
 Thu 14 Jan, 2010.
Ghana's president has risked a
backlash by banning civil servants from watching TV at work - just as
the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament begins. Read more...
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Chile apologises over treatment of indigenous people
 Wed 13 Jan, 2010.
Chile's president has apologised to
the descendants of a group of indigenous people who were shipped to
Europe in the late 19th Century and exhibited. Read more...
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