Archive for the ‘BBC News’ Category

US Vice-President Joe Biden leads the latest Mid-East peace drive, after Israel enrages Palestinians by approving new settlements.

Bangladesh’s government is ignoring the plight of thousands of starving Burmese refugees, a US medical charity warns.

DNA tests confirm the body of Cyprus ex-President Papadopoulos has been found, three months after being stolen from its grave.

Brazil is backed by the WTO as it slaps trade sanctions against US imports in retaliation for illegal subsidies to cotton farmers.

Ex-US President George W Bush makes a phone plea to stabilise Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government, ahead of a key vote.

Rapper Lil Wayne is sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to possessing a gun, discovered on his tour bus in 2007.

Greece’s prime minister asks the US to crack down on speculators he blames for worsening his country’s debt woes.

The US eases sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help further the use of internet services and support opposition groups.

A plant-eating predator that preys on aggressive superweed Japanese knotweed is to be given a trial release in England.

Women can enjoy a tipple and stay slim, according to a study that shows moderate drinkers gain less weight than teetotallers.