Bomb Kills Dozens at Iraqi Funeral 2008-04-18 05:50 - A suicide bomber blew up a funeral gathering for the sons of a prominent local American-backed Sunni chieftain in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 40 people.
Pope uses baseball stadium Mass to criticise US inequality 2008-04-18 05:45 - The Pope today used an extraordinary Mass in front of 46,000 people at a
baseball stadium to criticise a lack of equality and an increase in violence
in American society.
Clinton plays a dangerous game 2008-04-17 06:01 - Hillary Clinton intensifies her attack on rival Barack Obama over his comments that a ’bitter’ small-town America is clinging to its guns and religion, with the launch of a TV ad accusing him of being elitist.
Benedict speaks of shame over sex scandals 2008-04-17 06:01 - Pope Benedict said he was ’deeply ashamed’ over sexual abuse that shook the Roman Catholic Church in the US, and vowed to do everything possible to avoid a repeat scandal.
Soldier’s mother criticises Government for £2 million compensatio... 2008-04-17 06:01 - The mother of a solider awarded £285,000 for horrific injuries sustained in a
landmine blast today criticised the Ministry of Defence after it emerged
that an Iraqi man accidentally shot by a British soldier will receive £2
million in compensation.
Bush digs into reserves after World Bank food warning 2008-04-17 06:01 - President Bush has responded to a World Bank warning on the dangers of soaring
food prices by ording the release of $200 million in emergency food aid for
the worst affected countries.$
Zimbabwe ignores calls for general strike 2008-04-17 06:01 - A general strike called by Zimbabwe’s opposition party got off to a slow start
today amid fears that authorities would crack down hard on any unrest.
India-Bangladesh Maitree express back after 43-year delay 2008-04-17 06:01 - Festooned with flowers, the first passenger trains in 43 years began running
between India and Bangladesh yesterday, resuming a service that was
suspended when India started its second war with Pakistan.
Doctors paid to sign ’ghost-written’ reports 2008-04-17 06:01 - A leading drug maker manipulated public opinion on its painkiller Vioxx by paying high-profile doctors to add their names to scientific reports drafted by others, a medical journal says.
