Category Archives: World

#1 — BBC | Thousands flee Ivory Coast for Liberia amid poll crisis About 14,000 people have fled Ivory Coast to neighbouring Liberia following last month's disputed Ivorian presidential election, the UN says. [...] #2 — BBC | Somalis held … Continue reading →

#1 — BBC | Pakistan suicide bombing kills dozens At least 40 people have died in a suicide bomb attack on a large crowd receiving aid in north-west Pakistan. [...] #2 — BBC | Ecowas bloc threatens Ivory Coast's Gbagbo … Continue reading →

#1 — BBC | Taliban launch attacks along north Pakistan border At least 11 soldiers and 24 militants have been killed in clashes near the Afghan border in north-west Pakistan, officials have said. [...] #2 — BBC | New cars … Continue reading →

#1 — BBC | South Korea in live-fire 'show of force' South Korea has staged one of its largest-ever military drills amid highly tense relations with the North. [...] #2 — BBC | Three guilty of plotting Sydney army base … Continue reading →

#1 — BBC | New South Korea exercises to test border tension South Korea has said it will hold new large-scale military drills involving ground and air live fire on Thursday. [...] #2 — BBC | UN restores gay clause … Continue reading →

#1 — BBC | Snow deepens Europe's Christmas travel misery Overnight snowfall has compounded transport misery for travellers in Germany, as Europe continues to struggle with freezing conditions. [...] DM | Will heads roll over Heathrow? #2 — BBC | … Continue reading →

#1 — BBC | Korea crisis: Yeonpyeong war games increase tension The South Korean military has held live-firing exercises on Yeonpyeong island – the scene of a deadly attack by the North last month. [...] #2 — BBC | Men … Continue reading →

#1 — BBC | Afghanistan attacks target army bases, killing 13 Suicide attacks have targeted Afghan military bases in two cities, leaving 13 members of the security forces dead, along with at least five assailants. [...] #2 — BBC | … Continue reading →

#1 — BBC | US envoy Bill Richardson warns of Korea tinderbox An unofficial US envoy visiting North Korea has warned that the situation on the peninsula is a "tinderbox". [...] Fox | SKorea to hold firing drills despite NKorea … Continue reading →

#1 — BBC | Japan defence review warns of China's military might Japan has unveiled sweeping changes to its national defence polices, boosting its southern forces in response to neighbouring China's military rise. [...] #2 — BBC | EU agrees … Continue reading →

#1 — BBC | Australia launches criminal probe into asylum shipwreck Australia is launching a criminal investigation into the Christmas Island shipwreck that killed at least 28 people, under people trafficking laws. [...] #2 — BBC | European court to … Continue reading →