International

Tuesday, January 2nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
El Niño and global warming could make 2007 the “hottest year”

A British climate expert said 2007 could be the hottest year ever recorded because of a combination of global warming and El Nino.
Monday, January 1st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Romania and Bulgaria join the EU

Huge celebrations have been held in Romania and Bulgaria to mark their accession to the European Union, 17 years after the fall of Communism.
Sunday, December 31st 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Aussies usher '07 with Sydney fireworks

Wind-swept revelers gathered around London's Big Ben to watch the fireworks, and thousands of Japanese climbed Mount Fuji and other peaks to watch the first sunrise of the New Year. But the Thai capital sent celebrants home after a series of evening bombs
Saturday, December 30th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Saddam Hussein Is Executed

Two years after U.S. forces in Iraq pulled him from the hole in which he was hiding near Tikrit, Saddam Hussein has been executed.
Saturday, December 30th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
British research robot to trawl depths of Antarctica

The mysteries of the Antarctic deep will be probed in mid January by a new robot vessel capable of plunging 6.5 kilometer down, reports the BBC. Isis, the UK's first deep-diving remotely operated vehicle (ROV), will be combing the sea-bed in the region in its inaugural science mission.
Friday, December 29th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Saddam execution '6am Baghdad time'

A top Iraqi official says Saddam Hussein will be executed before 6am on Saturday, Baghdad time, 3am GMT.
Friday, December 29th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
British woman makes polar history in Antarctica

British adventurer Hannah McKeand, 33, made polar history on Thursday when she became the fastest person ever to reach the Geographic South Pole solo and unsupported.
Friday, December 29th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Huge ice shelf adrift in the Arctic, reports Canada

An ice island the size of a small city is adrift in the Arctic after breaking free from one of Canada's largest ice shelves, reported on Friday Canadian scientists.
Thursday, December 28th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Euro becomes the world's favourite currency

The US dollar bill's standing as the world's favourite form of cash is being pushed aside by the five-year-old euro with the value of Euro notes in circulation totaling 614 billion compared to the equivalent 588 billion Euros in greenbacks.
Wednesday, December 27th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
New homes sales figures boost Wall Street to record high

Sales of new homes in United States picked up in November following a big drop in October, while the backlog of unsold homes on the market became somewhat smaller, according to the latest report from the Commerce Department released Wednesday.