Palestinians say no agreement unless Olmert forfeits holiest site in Judaism
A huge forest fire has swept across the northern outskirts of Athens, destroying dozens of homes, and covering the city under a blanket of thick black smoke.
The Islamic Movement has held several sessions of summer camp for Muslim children on the Temple Mount.
At least 500 people were killed and 1,500 injured when a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Peru and unleashed massive tremors that devastated three towns.
Oil prices jumped more than a dollar yesterday as the hurricane season began in earnest, with two tropical storms heading for deep-water oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
The UK's main share index has closed down sharply as concern over the impact of turmoil in the US sub-prime lending market continues to haunt investors.
Open Europe publishes first comparative text of the new Constitutional Treaty - it's exactly the same length as the original Constitution
Dr Lee Rotherham has accused the Government of making misleading claims on the impact the EU Constitution will have on Britain's position on the UN Security Council.
The question of Scotland's eventual independence from England returned to the fore on Tuesday as the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) outlined plans for a referendum on ending union with England.
Residents of Manila and northern Philippines braced for more flooding and possible landslides on Thursday as Typhoon Sepat gathered strength northeast of the archipelago en route to Taiwan.
The temperature hit a record high in Japan on Thursday, with the extreme summer heat killing at least 13 people across the nation this week, officials said.
President Hu Jintao discussed the Iranian nuclear issue and bilateral ties with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wednesday before the start of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit Thursday.
GLOBAL stock markets tumbled again yesterday as persistent jitters over a growing credit crunch prompted fears that the United States economy - the world's biggest - may be tipped into a recession next year.
An earthquake measuring 7.9 has hit the coast of Peru, centred 160km (100 miles) from the capital, Lima, the US Geological Survey reports.
Suicide bombings that claimed at least 250 victims in Iraq were in revenge for the stoning to death of a teenage girl, it emerged last night.