Oldest nuclear family ‘murdered’
November 18, 2008
The graves contained mainly women and children
The oldest genetically identifiable nuclear family met a violent death according to analysis of remains from 4,600-year-old burials in Germany.
Writing in the journal PNAS, researchers say the broken bones of these stone age people show they were killed in a struggle.
UK minister in Damascus meeting
November 18, 2008
Mr Miliband wants Syria to play a role in Middle East peace-building
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband is holding talks with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The visit, the first to Damascus by a top-level British official since 2001, is part of a tour that includes Israel, the West Bank and Lebanon.
Hijacked oil tanker nears Somalia
November 18, 2008
The Sirius Star
A giant Saudi oil tanker seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean is nearing the coast of Somalia, the US Navy says.
Japanese economy now in recession
November 17, 2008
This is Japan
Japan’s economy has entered its first recession since 2001 after shrinking by 0.1% in the third quarter.
The world’s second-biggest economy had previous shrunk by 0.9% in the April to June quarter.
France holds ‘Eta military head’
November 17, 2008
Txeroki is suspected by police of killing two police officers in December 2007
The suspected military chief of the Basque separatist group, Eta, has been arrested in southern France, the French interior minister has announced.
Chinese ‘living longer than ever’
November 16, 2008
The gap between rich and poor has grown
A UN report on China says the lives of its people have been vastly improved over the last three decades.
Poverty has fallen, adult literacy has climbed and Chinese people are now living longer than ever, it says.
Summit pledge to ‘restore growth’
November 16, 2008
President Bush
World leaders at the G20 financial summit in Washington have pledged to work together to restore global growth.
They said they were determined to work together to achieve “needed reforms” in the world’s financial systems.
Peace talks amid DR Congo clashes
November 16, 2008
Mr Obasanjo hopes to mediate an end to weeks of violence
Heavy fighting erupted in eastern DR Congo as the UN special envoy Olusegun Obasanjo began talks with DR Congo’s rebel leader Laurent Nkunda.
Mr Obasanjo, Nigeria’s ex-president, was greeted by Gen Nkunda in the rebel-held town of Jomba, north-east of Goma.
World leaders grapple with crisis
November 15, 2008
Bush warned his guests that overnight solutions were not on the agenda
World leaders are to continue talks on measures to limit the current financial turmoil at a summit in Washington.
They hope to agree on long-term reforms to cut the risk of further crises and a coordinated economic stimulus plan.
Europe in recession, U.S. in pain as world leaders meet
November 15, 2008
Europe in recession, U.S. in pain as world leaders meet
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Europe officially fell into recession on Friday and the U.S. economy suffered thousands more layoffs and the biggest retail sales dip on record as world leaders met in Washington to address the worst financial crisis in 80 years.