Experts from the UK, Australia and South Korea were en route to Sumatra, hit by a 7.6-magnitude quake two days ago. Others pledged emergency cash. More than 1,000 people are already known to have died, the UN says, with thousands thought to remain trapped.
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French newspapers are also reprinting some of the book’s more breathless scenes — involving an amorous "Patricia, Princess of Cardiff" and a much-older French statesman. On both sides of the Channel, people are weighing the chances.
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An ex-president has written a novel about a secret love affair between a French leader and an unhappy British princess - who bears a striking resemblance to Diana.The Princess and the President which is already published is the focus of fierce speculation over whether it is based on fact or fant...
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Former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing has delighted media watchers on both sides of the Channel with a fictionalised romance between characters with an eery resemblance to himself and the late Princess Diana.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has insisted he will not "roll over" and give up the fight as his embattled Labour Party kicked off its last pre-election conference.The centre-left party, which has gathered in the south coast resort of Brighton for its last annual congress before the general...
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is going into his Labour Party’s conference this week bracing for a fight ahead of a general election predicted to hand power to the opposition. The four-day Labour conference effectively kick-starts the election campaign, as it seeks fourth straight term in g...
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Professor Nasser David Khalili is a British-Iranian property developer, art collector and philanthropist based in London. In the Sunday Times Rich List 2007 ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK he was placed 5th with an estimated fortune of £5,800 million. This included an estimated value ...
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Lord Peter Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business saying "Gordon Brown, Alistair Darling have made and are making all the right cause. Of course they could have made different choices. They could have taken David Cameron and George Osbourne’s advice to let the recession take its course. Can ...
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The death toll in devastating floods brought about by storm Ketsana in the Philippines has climbed to at least 240, with 37 still missing, the government said Tuesday. Nearly 2 million people were affected by the deluge in Manila and northern provinces. Damage to property and agriculture was es...
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The slopes are made of a super-fine mineral deposit left over from the Gold Rush mines a century ago. After decades of laying around, the so-called mine dumps are finally seeing some action. Phil du Plessis, sandboarding instructor for Pure Rush Industries saying "The main difference between sno...
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Rescue work begins in Indonesia
