Aid agency may be forced to shut Darfur programme
Deepa BabingtonCatholic Relief Services fears it will have to shut its West Darfur food programme at the end of the month unless Khartoum lifts a ban.
Afghan air force flies again on Soviet warhorses
Deepa BabingtonAs training jobs go, United States Colonel Bernard Mater's task of mentoring the fledgling Afghan air force is among the more daunting ones.
Suicide attacks down, extortion up in Iraq's Mosul
Deepa BabingtonDrive-by shootings, murders and extortion are the new calling cards of a weakened insurgency in Mosul.
Sudan's gold rush lures thousands to remote areas
Deepa BabingtonTens of thousands of small-scale Sudanese prospectors are undertaking hazardous expeditions across barren areas to search for gold.
Amanda Knox is a saint AND a diabolical she-devil, says lawyer
Deepa BabingtonAmanda Knox is a "witch" whose lying ways belied her fresh-faced "soap and water" looks, a lawyer has told the court hearing her murder appeal.
Italy quake toll rises, 50 000 left homeless
Deepa BabingtonA powerful earthquake struck central Italy as residents slept on Monday morning, killing more than 90 people and making up to 50 000 homeless.
Darfur rebel group suspends talks with Sudan govt
Deepa BabingtonDarfur's most powerful rebel group has suspended meetings with Sudan's government in Qatar in protest at Khartoum's plan to hold a referendum.
No country for young men: Italy's 'lost generation'
Deepa BabingtonOnce kept at home by love for mamma's home-cooked pasta, a growing number of young Italians are now forced to live with their parents.
Cypriots take to the polls in hopes of a bankruptcy saviour
Cypriots have gone to the polls to elect a president who must negotiate a financial rescue to save the island country from its economic crisis.
Strong earthquake jolts Italy, deaths reported
Deepa BabingtonA strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of central Italy on Monday, killing at least 10 people and causing houses and churches to collapse.
