Quick breakthrough ‘unlikely’ in Honduras
The two rivals in Honduras’ political crisis prepared today to open talks on possible solutions to last month’s coup, but a quick breakthrough looked unlikely.
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TV host’s flu scare as toll hits 14
Fourteen people in the UK are now thought to have died after contracting swine flu – with dozens more critically ill with the bug.
Nigeria militant welcomes amnesty offer
Nigerian militant leader Henry Okah, who is on trial for gun-running and treason, welcomed a government amnesty offer and could soon be released, lawyers told Reuters today.
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2 British soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan
A roadside bomb and a rocket-propelled grenade in southern Afghanistan killed two British soldiers, while gunmen in the east abducted 16 mine-clearing personnel working for the United Nations, officials said Sunday.
Nigeria rebels attack oil facility
Nigeria’s main militant group said today it had sabotaged a Chevron oil facility and seized a chemical tanker and six crew members, the latest in a string of attacks in Africa’s biggest energy producer.
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Showdown looms in Honduras as deposed President Zelaya vows return
Honduras braced for confrontation Sunday as ousted President Manuel Zelaya insisted on coming home to reclaim his post, urging his supporters to mass at the airport for a showdown with the interim government in power since the army sent him into exile a week ago.
UK phone hacking investigated
Crown prosecutors in Britain were carrying out an urgent review today of evidence related to alleged phone hacking by theNews of the World.
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New US jobless claims plunge
The number of US workers claiming unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level since January last week, official figures showed on Thursday, offering hope that the pace of job cuts could be abating
Blast in central Afghanistan kills 25
A massive blast in central Afghanistan killed 25 people today.
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Cyber attack targets include White House, Pentagon
A powerful internet attack that overwhelmed computers at US and South Korean government agencies for days was even broader than initially realised: targets included the White House, the Pentagon and the New York Stock Exchange and other official websites in the most widespread cyber offensive of recent years.
UK police to investigate phone taps
Britain’s most senior policeman ordered an inquiry today into claims that private investigators allegedly working forNews of the Worldreporters intercepted mobile phone messages from the phones of hundreds of celebrities and politicians.
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Bomb kills five in Philippines
A bomb exploded outside a church in the southern Philippines during Sunday morning Mass, killing five people and wounding 45, an army spokesman said.
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Change to swine flu strategy
The Department of Health has said that from next Thursday it will no longer try to contain the spread of influenza A (H1N1) in the Republic and will instead try to mitigate the affects of the illness. 
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