Anti-government protest leaders have surrendered at police headquarters in Bangkok after a deadly military offensive to end long-running demonstrations, but violence continues to rock other areas of the capital and wider Thailand. Bangkok police said at least five people were killed and more than 50 injured as the Thai military cracked down on a protest [...]
BP says about one fifth of the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico is being swallowed up by its insertion tube system and no longer feeding a giant slick off Louisiana. The British energy giant also said it was gearing up for an operation called a “top kill” to inject tonnes of heavy drilling [...]
Many airports across Northern Britain and the midlands have been closed as the curse of Iceland’s volcanic ash returned. From Birmingham to Norwich, and in Belfast and Liverpool there was fresh frustration for passengers, with more to come as the London area is likely to be affected by Tuesday. Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson said [...]
Skirmishes have continued into the night in Bangkok between Thai security forces and anti-government demonstrators. Emergency services in the Thai capital say 10 civilians were killed and 125 injured in the earlier clashes. There has been an uneasy respite after dark, but gunfire and grenade explosions can still be heard. There have also been many [...]
A foreign journalist has been shot during clashes between anti-government protesters and troops in central Bangkok. The journalist, whose identity and nationality were unknown, was standing between troops and protesters when he was shot. He had been holding a video camera. Blood was seen streaming from his hand when he was carried away by protesters. [...]
An eight-year-old Dutch boy is the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed more than 100 people at Libya’s Tripoli airport, officials say. Libyan transport minister Mohammed Ali Zidan said the boy was in a good condition in hospital. “His life is not in danger,” he told a press conference. Libyan television showed teams [...]
David Cameron and Nick Clegg have been confirmed as the new leader and deputy of a British coalition government after Labour leader Gordon Brown resigned. In a speech outside Downing Street minutes after taking office, Tory leader Mr Cameron announced he intended to form a “strong” coalition government with the Liberal Democrats to tackle the [...]
Twin car bombs against factory workers and an apparently coordinated series of attacks targeting security forces have killed around 70 people in the worst violence to hit Iraq this year. In the deadliest of 20 attacks nationwide, two explosives-packed vehicles detonated minutes apart in the car park of a textiles factory in the central city [...]
The oil spill has closed in on the delicate Chandelier Islands off the Louisiana coast (AFP: Mark Ralston) BP says it has positioned a 100-tonne concrete and steel dome over the blown-out oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. It will take a couple of days yet to determine if the dome [...]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone leaders decided on Friday they have special measures ready before financial markets open on Monday to prevent financial turmoil in Greece spreading to other countries such as Spain and Portugal. The leaders of the 16 countries that use the single currency said after talks with the European Central Bank and [...]
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