Desperate earthquake survivors took to the streets in shattered Port-au-Prince today in search of food and water as aid organisations struggled to get supplies through.

The UN World Food Programme today warned that half a million earthquake survivors had yet to receive relief supplies, and Pakistan’s president said during a visit to a quake-stricken town that he had appealed to the international community for more tents to shelter the homeless.

Delivering on their promises, the world's richest nations today pledged millions of euro for a new network that would detect tsunami in the Indian Ocean and alert vulnerable coastal communities to approaching killer waves.

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today harshly criticised the UN world court’s finding that the Israeli West Bank separation barrier is illegal, calling it a “slap in the face” in the fight against terrorism.