SA to resume Zimbabwe expulsions
South Africa is to start expelling Zimbabweans again, from 31 December, the government announces.
Nato strike ‘kills Afghan civilians’
Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say.
Hero’s welcome?
Russia’s returning spies will find it difficult to adjust
In Denying a Sex Scandal, a British Minister Focuses Attention on the Issue
The foreign secretary rejects speculation that he had a relationship with an aide, and focuses instead on his relationship with his wife.
Europe agrees finance watchdogs
The European Union agrees to reform financial supervision, with new agencies to oversee banks, insurers and financial markets.
Gaza Youth Yearn For Normalcy, Haunted By War
Almost three-quarters of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are younger than 30. Most have never left the tiny, Hamas-ruled coastal territory, have never met an Israeli, and have never known a time when there wasn’t a conflict outside their doorstep.
Wiesenthal Worked for Israeli Spy Agency, Book Alleges
Simon Wiesenthal, who ran a one-man Nazi-hunting operation, worked for Israel s spy agency, a new biography claims.
Tropical hotspot
Why tensions are rising in the South China Sea
Delhi’s Games gloom
Preparations for Commonwealth Games badly behind schedule
DR Congo ‘genocide’ file delayed
The UN postpones the release of a draft report that accuses the Rwandan army of possible genocide in DR Congo till next month.
World Briefing | The Americas: Colombia: 5 Police Officers Are Killed by Bomb
Five police officers were killed and four wounded by a roadside bomb while on patrol Wednesday evening in the southern town of Doncello, where leftist rebels are active.
Zeta Jones reveals cancer anger
Catherine Zeta Jones reveals she is “furious” that doctors failed to detect husband Michael Douglas’ throat cancer earlier.
WikiLeaks Chief Decries Legal Circus
Julian Assange, the founder of the whistle-blowing Web site WikiLeaks, called Sweden’s investigation of him for suspected sexual misconduct “some kind of legal circus.”
Israeli novelist on Middle East conflict
The Israeli novelist David Grossman on how the Middle East conflict tore his family apart.
Burger King is sold for $3.26bn
Burger King is being sold to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26bn ( 2.1bn), it has been announced.
Samsung unveils rival to Apple’s iPad
Samsung has become the latest challenger to enter the tablet computer battle, unveiling its Galaxy Tab at the IFA conference in Berlin.
