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Friday 14 January 2011

World news

Latest foreign and international news from around the world, including news from the USA, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, South America and Australasia.

latest world news

John Paul II beatification

The Pope approves miracle and sets May 1 as beatification date.

Le Pen's daughter targets Sarkozy

France's National Front is set to widen its support base if Marine Le Pen is chosen to succeed her father as the far-Right party's new leader this weekend, posing a growing threat to President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Arizona's reluctant hero

Hero tells how he tackled gunman in the heat of the attack.

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Haiti earthquake anniversary

Haiti earthquake anniversary: Haitians remember the thousands that died

Haitians remember the thousands that died in quake.

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Silvio Berlusconi in prostitution investigation

Silvio Berlusconi is being investigated for allegedly having sex with an under-age prostitute and then trying to cover up the encounters by abusing his powers as prime minister.

Kuwait minister offers to quit over torture death

Kuwait's Interior Minister Sheikh Jaber Khaled Al-Sabah submitted his resignation on Thursday over the death of a detainee allegedly as a result of police torture, said a government official.

Haiti's earthquake orphans

Children who became orphans after the Haiti earthquake live with the memory of the disaster still fresh in their minds.

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