Current World News
Thai protest sets poll deadline
03/14/2010 Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters march in Bangkok to press the government to call new elections.read more
Afghan attack 'a warning to US'
03/14/2010 Bomb attacks on the Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to US and Nato forces not to target the region, the Taliban ...read more
Fake invasion news panics Georgia
03/14/2010 Panic is sparked in Georgia after a bogus TV news report said Russian tanks had invaded and the president was dead.read more
US woman freed in Vilks 'death plot'
03/14/2010 A US woman held in Ireland over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist is freed, as three others are still ...read more
Hamas leader seized in West Bank
03/14/2010 A leading member of the Hamas militant group, Mahar Uda, is arrested in the West Bank, the Israeli army says.read more
Avalanche hits snowmobile rally
03/14/2010 An avalanche hits an unauthorised snowmobile rally in Canada, killing at least three people and triggering a search.read more
Vote tests French leader Sarkozy
03/14/2010 France holds regional elections that are expected to reflect disenchantment with President Sarkozy's government.read more
China denies currency undervalued
03/14/2010 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao rejects criticism that Beijing keeps the yuan undervalued in order to boost exports.read more
Troops deploy for Colombian polls
03/13/2010 Colombians are set to head to the polls for legislative elections that may indicate how the May presidential election ...read more
Real crash enlivens Nigerian mock rescue
03/13/2010 A Nigerian plane taking part in a simulation exercise for disaster relief operations crashes in the southern oil city ...read more
