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Mali crisis: France’s Fabius calls for reconciliation

YoopyaApr 6, 20130

France’s foreign minister has urged Mali’s government to begin a process of reconciliation, assuring the war-torn country of continued military support. Laurent Fabius said restoring

Mumbai building collapse toll rises

YoopyaApr 6, 20130

The death toll from the collapse of a building near the Indian city of Mumbai has risen to more than 70, police say. The seven-storey

Argentina flash floods claim more lives

YoopyaApr 5, 20130

Catastrophic flash floods have killed 57 people in the province of Buenos Aires, while hundreds more remain homeless, officials say. The worst hit is the

Amazon murders: Two convicted of 2011 Brazil killings

YoopyaApr 5, 20130

A judge in Brazil has found two men guilty of the murder in 2011 of two activists in the Amazon rainforest. The men were sentenced

South Korea ‘deploys warships to track North missiles’

YoopyaApr 5, 20130

South Korea has deployed two warships with missile-defence systems, reports say, a day after the North apparently moved a missile to its east coast. Military

Guinea-Bissau ex-navy chief in ‘drugs arrest’

YoopyaApr 5, 20130

The former chief of the navy in Guinea-Bissau has been arrested and is being transferred to the US, local media have reported. Rear Admiral Jose

Nigeria moots amnesty for Boko Haram Islamist rebels

YoopyaApr 5, 20130

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a panel to look into the possibility of granting an amnesty to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

Top Gear in Iran: Why do Iranians love Jeremy Clarkson?

YoopyaApr 5, 20130

It’s the most widely watched factual TV programme in the world, according to Guinness World Records – Top Gear is watched in 214 territories, and

Shanghai closes poultry markets over bird flu

YoopyaApr 5, 20130

Chinese officials in the city of Shanghai have ordered the temporary closure of its poultry markets due to the H7N9 bird flu outbreak. A spokesman

Chatham House report: Famine risks are badly managed

YoopyaApr 5, 20130

Famine early warning systems have a good track record of predicting food shortages but are poor at triggering early action, a report has concluded. The