Articles from the ‘International’ category
Posted by BBC on May 15, 2012 at 9:48 am in Business, International
Marketwatch ticker European shares have fallen as the continuing political uncertainty in Greece undermines investor confidence. Greek President Karolos Papoulias failed to form a coalition government through talks on Sunday and will continue discussions with political leaders on Monday evening. Bank shares are worst hit, particularly in Spain and France, with Madrid’s Ibex index down [...]
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Posted by BBC on at 9:26 am in International
The first planeload of refugees stranded for months in a camp in Sudan has been flown to South Sudan. Some 160 people boarded a flight in Khartoum, where they had been taken by bus from a camp in Kosti. They are among up to 500,000 southerners who lost their Sudanese nationality when South Sudan gained [...]
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Posted by BBC on at 9:25 am in Football, International, Sports
The Sierra Leone Premier League has been suspended indefinitely because of a lack of sponsorship. The news comes as the country’s national team makes gains in the Fifa rankings, moving above the likes of Nigeria, Cameroon and South Africa. The first round of the league ended two weeks ago and the second stage should have [...]
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Posted by BBC on at 9:21 am in International
A leading human rights organisation has urged Nato to investigate fully the deaths of civilians in air strikes in Libya last year. Human Rights Watch believes Nato air strikes killed at least 72 civilians and says the organisation needs to bear responsibility where appropriate. “We’re calling for prompt, credible and thorough investigations,” HRW’s Fred Abrahams [...]
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Posted by BBC on at 9:21 am in International
2> A senior commander in the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army has been captured by the Ugandan army, a spokesman has said. Caesar Achellam was seized on Saturday following a struggle between Ugandan soldiers and a group of 30 rebels. The commander, whom Ugandan officials say is a top rebel military strategist, was captured in the [...]
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Posted by BBC on at 9:18 am in International
The Dalai Lama has said he will give away to charity £1.1m in prize money being awarded to him. The Tibetan spiritual leader is receiving the annual Templeton Prize in London for exceptional contribution to “affirming life’s spiritual dimension”. About £900,000 will go to Save the Children in India, with £125,000 set aside for The [...]
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Posted by BBC on at 9:17 am in International
2> South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is to visit Burma, the first time a South Korean leader has visited the country since a deadly bomb attack 29 years ago. The North Korean attack, during a visit by former President Chun Doo-hwan to Rangoon in 1983, killed 21 people. Mr Lee is due to arrive in [...]
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Posted by BBC on at 9:16 am in International
A plane carrying 21 people has crashed while trying to land at an airport in the north of Nepal, leaving 15 dead. Police say that six survivors are being treated at a hospital in the city of Pokhara. Many of the dead and injured are Indian nationals. The Agni Air plane hit a hillside [...]
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