World News

The United Nations said the World Food Program will be suspending cyclone aid to Myanmar formerly Burma, because its government seized supplies flown into that country.

A Colombian army colonel and 14 other soldiers have received prison sentences of up to 54 years for the killing of 10 undercover police officers in 2006.

The United Kingdom Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, said cannabis is to be reclassified as a class B drug.

A prominent police chief in the United Kingdom has retired following allegations of corruption.

There has reportedly been a dramatic increase in the number of employers being prosecuted for hiring illegal immigrants in the United Kingdom.

The Burmese state media said a referendum on a new constitution would go ahead on May 10 despite Tropical Cyclone Nargis, which killed 350 people.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it has been a disappointing election for the Labour party, in the wake of its loss in the recent council votes.

Zimbabwe\'s electoral commission has told an all-party meeting that Morgan Tsvangirai won almost 48 percent in March\'s presidential election.

Police in Kashmir, India said at least a dozen labourers are feared dead following a huge landslide.

Colombian police said they have killed one of the country\'s most notorious criminals and drug lords.

Hundreds of people have held an emotional candlelit vigil in the Austrian town where Josef Fritzl kept his daughter in a cellar for 24 years.

The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, is reportedly setting up a task force to tackle the global food crisis.