Politicians and their pasts

Drought-stricken Niger has been struck by devastating flooding, aid agencies said today.

Human rights group Amnesty International today called for Sri Lanka to release hundreds of thousands of war refugees held in military-run camps, saying monsoon floods could create a health crisis.

Britain will give Pakistan £240m (€349.1m) over the next three years to help it fight poverty and promote government accountability.

Another earthquake and tsunami can be expected to strike the area of south Asia devastated on St Stephen's Day within the next 50 years, a British Government minister warned today.