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Who are the pirates? Somalia's pirates are heavily armed groups operating out of ports along the largely lawless coasts of Somalia and its semi-autonomous region of Puntland.
19/11/2008
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Barack Obama, the US president-elect, has said repeatedly that he will shut down the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and is now faced with decisions about how to proceed.
12/11/2008
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Though picturesque, the island-country of Sri Lanka has been blighted by a long-running conflict between government forces and armed Tamil rebels. Thousands have died and many more have been made homeless by the unremitting violence. Below is a guid...
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"Thank you for coming here on this beautiful Arizona evening.
05/11/2008
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Two men have been charged in connection with a plot to kill Barack Obama, the US Democratic presidential candidate, the US authorities have said.
29/10/2008
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The following is a chronology of major earthquakes in recent years:
29/10/2008
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Colin Powell, the first African-American to be appointed US secretary of state, continues to defy all stereotypes, so the former Republican's journey to Democrat camp will not come as a total surprise to observers.
20/10/2008
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As of early October, national polls and the electoral map are leaning towards Barack Obama.
10/10/2008
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Half of the world's mammals are declining in population and more than a third probably face extinction, according to a report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
07/10/2008
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The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a 45-nation cartel that controls the trade of nuclear fuel, materials and technology.
02/10/2008
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