Yemen's prime minister has accused the UK of "war crimes" after munitions reported to be manufactured by Britain struck the war-torn nation.

David Cameron's EU renegotiation is approaching its moment of truth as he battles to win over fellow leaders and Cabinet colleagues.

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Zimbabwe’s electoral panel declared that President Robert Mugabe has won re-election by a landslide, a result that could exacerbate tensions in the country.

A bomb exploded on a bus carrying Israeli youths in a Bulgarian resort today, killing at least six people and wounding 32, officials said.

Police have confirmed that four climbers missing after an avalanche in the French Alps are alive.

Britain is not seeking foreign military intervention in Syria, but is focused on finding a peaceful resolution to the current unrest, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said today.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said there is only one answer to Britain’s economic woes – hard work.

THE global “Day of Rage” against the world’s financial system won some limited sympathy from political and economic leaders yesterday, after protests that were peaceful everywhere but Italy.

Thousands of singing and dancing protesters streamed back into Manama’s central Pearl Square today after Bahrain’s leaders withdrew tanks and riot police following a bloody crackdown by security forces in the tiny monarchy.

Iran said differences were narrowing at talks today with six world powers looking for curbs on Tehran’s developing nuclear weapons.

Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn has confirmed the club has held talks with former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband over a role at the Stadium of Light.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague raised doubts about the future of the euro today, saying it was impossible to know whether the currency would collapse.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague promised today to inject a "new commercialism" into Britain's foreign policy.

Britain announced the expulsion of an Israeli diplomat today after concluding Tel Aviv forged the UK passports used by the killers of a Hamas commander.

Former attorney general Peter Goldsmith today described how he gave the "green light" for military action against Iraq just a month after expressing concerns about the legality of the war.

One of Tony Blair's closest advisers will be grilled by the Iraq Inquiry today as it starts a week of evidence sessions dominated by key political figures.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband today rejected claims that senior ministers gave their tacit approval to last week’s failed plot to oust Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband today challenged the rest of the Nato allies to do “the maximum possible” to support efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan.

Five British sailors were being detained in Iran today after their racing yacht was stopped by the Iranian navy, the Foreign Office said.

The British Labour Party could still hang on to power after a general election if it ditched Gordon Brown for one of his rivals, according to a poll published today.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband today defended his government's strategy in Aghanistan amid public outcry over troop deaths, saying the campaign was designed to make the UK safer.

SRI LANKA’S president ordered a two-day suspension of offensives against Tamil Tiger rebels to enable tens of thousands of trapped civilians to leave the war zone, his office said yesterday.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband was tonight urged to intervene after an extraordinary row erupted between the British courts and the US administration over the release of documents relating to allegations of torture.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband called for the immediate release of the hijacked crew of a giant oil tanker – including two Britons – after the vessel anchored off the coast of Somalia.

European and Asian nations have agreed to work more closely together to deal with the global economic crisis, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said today after the first day of talks at a summit in China.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke optimistically about prospects for treaties that would ease US arms export controls to Britain and Australia.

Zimbabwe’s opposition said it was willing to share power with the ruling party, but not long-time president Robert Mugabe.

Supporters of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto insisted today that a UN probe was the only way to reveal the truth behind her murder.

The UN’s envoy to Burma suggested today that the country’s military rulers should be offered incentives to move toward democratic reforms.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband today called on the European Union to "reach out" to Turkey after it re-elected an Islamic-rooted ruling party, to ensure it keeps to Western-minded reforms.

British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has told Iran’s foreign minister that Britain wants Tehran to return the boats and military equipment taken when Iranian naval units seized 15 British sailors and marines in late March.

British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said a letter from Iran on the detention of 15 British sailors and marines had done nothing to bring the stand-off over their capture to a close.

The confrontation over Iran’s seizure of 15 British sailors escalated today with Tehran announcing the captured seamen admitted to straying into Iranian territorial waters.

Iraq's government has made progress toward taking full charge of the country's security, but no deadline could be imposed for reaching that goal, British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said today.

IRISH aid worker Margaret Hassan, who was murdered in Iraq, died because the British Government refused to speak to her kidnappers, her family said yesterday.

The US and UK expect Iraq to quickly restrain militias and unify around a stable government, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said today in a visit meant to resonate both in Iraq and at home.

Insurgents blew up a small Shiite mosque north-east of Baghdad today, while police reported the discovery of nearly 40 bodies in several neighbourhoods of the Iraqi capital. The US military reported the death of three American soldiers.

The captain of a pleasure boat that capsized and killed an Irishman and at least 15 British people off the coast of Bahrain was being questioned today as the inquiry into the tragedy got under way.

European Union foreign ministers in Brussels today threatened to freeze talks with Serbia on its EU membership bid, setting an end-of-March deadline for Belgrade to hand over top fugitive Ratko Mladic.

Chanting and waving placards, protestors gathered again today to voice their disgust at cartoons satirising the prophet Mohammed.

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw hinted today that some British troops could be withdrawn from Iraq before the end of the year.

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said today that he hoped to lower the number of troops the country has in Iraq, but only when the government was secure.

WORLD leaders, uneasy at the prospect of a Hamas-led Palestinian government, immediately exerted pressure on the Islamic militants to recognise Israel and renounce violence.