http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/?service=Rss http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/miliband-urges-iran-on-human-rights-14732429.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/miliband-urges-iran-on-human-rights-14732429.html?r=RSS Foreign Secretary David Miliband has called on the "paranoid" Iranian regime to respect its people's "basic human rights". World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/berlusconi-supporters-attend-rally-14732380.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/berlusconi-supporters-attend-rally-14732380.html?r=RSS Thousands of people have turned out for a rally supporting Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi's party before regional elections later this month. World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/russian-protests-attract-thousands-14732354.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/russian-protests-attract-thousands-14732354.html?r=RSS Thousands of protesters have rallied in several cities across Russia to protest against the government's economic policy and demand more political freedoms. World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/rival-edges-ahead-in-iraq-election-14732355.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/rival-edges-ahead-in-iraq-election-14732355.html?r=RSS A secular challenger to Iraq's prime minister has edged ahead in the overall vote count in parliamentary elections, while the prime minister held onto his province-by-province lead as the counting neared completion. World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/serbia-refuses-to-attend-summit-14732157.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/serbia-refuses-to-attend-summit-14732157.html?r=RSS A summit meant to show that Balkan nations can finally overcome past enmities has proved the opposite as a key regional player - Serbia - refused to attend. World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/un-chief-shown-israeli-settlement-14731628.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/un-chief-shown-israeli-settlement-14731628.html?r=RSS UN chief Ban Ki-Moon has been taken to a West Bank observation point by the Palestinian prime minister for a closer look at a large Israeli settlement and Israel's separation barrier. World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/thai-protesters-stage-mass-rally-14731622.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/thai-protesters-stage-mass-rally-14731622.html?r=RSS Tens of thousands of protesters riding motorcycles and crammed into trucks and cars have rolled through the streets of the Thai capital to rally residents to their "class war" against the government. World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/sandstorm-turns-beijing-sky-orange-14731555.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/sandstorm-turns-beijing-sky-orange-14731555.html?r=RSS China's capital has woken up to orange-tinted skies as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country's north, delaying some flights at Beijing's airport and prompting a dust warning for Seoul. World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/obama-appeals-to-iranians-in-video-14731550.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/obama-appeals-to-iranians-in-video-14731550.html?r=RSS In a fresh appeal directly to the Iranian people, US President Barack Obama has said in an online video that the US wants more educational and cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the internet to give them a more hopeful future. World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/health-reform-fight-tilts-obama-way-14731463.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/health-reform-fight-tilts-obama-way-14731463.html?r=RSS The long, turbulent struggle over health care legislation has tilted in President Barack Obama's favour as undecided Democratic politicians begin choosing sides. World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/thai-protesters-begin-weekend-march-14731451.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/thai-protesters-begin-weekend-march-14731451.html?r=RSS Protesters in more than 1,000 vehicles have set off for a day-long procession through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government. World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/degeneres-gift-to-prom-row-girl-14731434.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/degeneres-gift-to-prom-row-girl-14731434.html?r=RSS A lesbian student embroiled in a legal row over her high school's prom policy has received a &pound;20,000 scholarship on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/swiss-diocese-hired-abusive-priest-14731433.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/swiss-diocese-hired-abusive-priest-14731433.html?r=RSS A western Swiss diocese has admitted it hired a priest in 1971 knowing he had sexually abused children. World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/family-given-copy-of-mans-pardon-14731431.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/family-given-copy-of-mans-pardon-14731431.html?r=RSS The family of a Texas man who died while imprisoned for a rape he did not commit gathered at his graveside with a framed copy of the state's first posthumous pardon - a document that finally proves his innocence. World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/octuplets-mother-faces-repossession-14731432.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/octuplets-mother-faces-repossession-14731432.html?r=RSS Octuplets mother Nadya Suleman is facing the threat of being kicked out of her home in southern California. World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/models-estate-wont-get-fortune-14731410.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/models-estate-wont-get-fortune-14731410.html?r=RSS Anna Nicole Smith's estate will receive none of the &pound;200 million she claimed her late billionaire husband had promised her, a US federal appeals court has ruled. World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/lady-gaga-sued-by-music-producer-14731367.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/lady-gaga-sued-by-music-producer-14731367.html?r=RSS Lady Gaga has been accused by a songwriter and music producer of squeezing him out of her lucrative career after he co-wrote some of her songs, came up with her stage name and helped her get a record deal. World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/ec-announces-gr.html-rescue-plan-14731100.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/ec-announces-gr.html-rescue-plan-14731100.html?r=RSS The European Commission has announced plans to come to the rescue of crisis-hit Greece and avert the growing risk of the collapse of the euro. World Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/catholic-abuse-fallout-hits-italy-14730892.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/catholic-abuse-fallout-hits-italy-14730892.html?r=RSS The Catholic sex abuse scandal has spread to Italy with the bishop of the northern diocese of Bolzano apologising to victims and promising to co-operate with prosecutors. World Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/sex-shame-tiger-woods-facing-new-porn-queen-text-claims-14730709.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/sex-shame-tiger-woods-facing-new-porn-queen-text-claims-14730709.html?r=RSS <p> US golfer Tiger Woods is facing more embarrassing claims from former porn actress Joslyn James. </p> World news Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/polanski-in-misconduct-appeal-14729978.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/polanski-in-misconduct-appeal-14729978.html?r=RSS Roman Polanski's lawyers have filed an appeal asking that a special counsel be appointed to investigate alleged judicial and prosecutorial misconduct in the fugitive director's 32-year-old sex case. World Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/taunting-killer-executed-in-us-14729957.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/taunting-killer-executed-in-us-14729957.html?r=RSS A US man has been executed for killing a teenage girl and then bragging about it to prosecutors once he thought he could not face the death penalty. World Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/dealers-hail-bluefin-tuna-ban-snub-14729958.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/dealers-hail-bluefin-tuna-ban-snub-14729958.html?r=RSS Japanese fish dealers have welcomed the rejection of a proposed trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna, a prized ingredient of sushi, while urging that existing quotas be more strictly enforced to protect the species from overfishing. World Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/taliban-arrests-halt-un-talks-14729959.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/taliban-arrests-halt-un-talks-14729959.html?r=RSS The United Nations' former envoy to Afghanistan has warned Pakistan that its recent arrest of top Taliban leaders has halted the UN's secret talks with the group. World Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/music-producer-rob-fusari-sues-lady-gaga-14729911.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/music-producer-rob-fusari-sues-lady-gaga-14729911.html?r=RSS <p> Lady Gaga has been accused by songwriter and music producer Rob Fusari of squeezing him out of her lucrative career after he co-wrote some of her songs, came up with her stage name and helped her get a record deal. </p> World Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/mother-killed-six-babies-at-birth-14729510.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/mother-killed-six-babies-at-birth-14729510.html?r=RSS A 38-year-old French woman has been given a 15-year jail term for killing six of her new-born babies. World Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/italy-clue-in-heather-murder-probe-14729357.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/italy-clue-in-heather-murder-probe-14729357.html?r=RSS Officers investigating the brutal murder of a British woman eight years ago are following a potential new lead after the discovery of a teenager's body in Italy. World Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/uks-most-wanted-held-in-amsterdam-14729305.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/uks-most-wanted-held-in-amsterdam-14729305.html?r=RSS One of Scotland Yard's most wanted men has been arrested in Amsterdam. World Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/usrussia-nuclear-deal-imminent-14729102.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/usrussia-nuclear-deal-imminent-14729102.html?r=RSS US Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton has said Washington and Moscow are making "substantial progress" in negotiating a new treaty on limiting their strategic nuclear arsenals. World Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/pope-urged-to-apologise-over-abuse-14728802.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/pope-urged-to-apologise-over-abuse-14728802.html?r=RSS The Pope has been urged to make a public apology for the church's years of covering up sexual abuse. World Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/china-attacks-human-rights-report-14728788.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/china-attacks-human-rights-report-14728788.html?r=RSS China has defended itself against Britain's newly-released annual report on human rights, calling its accusations "a political show". World Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/three-jailed-over-auschwitz-theft-14728789.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/three-jailed-over-auschwitz-theft-14728789.html?r=RSS Three men have been jailed for stealing the notorious "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work Sets You Free) sign from the Auschwitz memorial site last year. World Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/man-killed-in-gaza-rocket-attack-14728790.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/man-killed-in-gaza-rocket-attack-14728790.html?r=RSS Palestinian militants have killed an Israeli farm worker in their first rocket attack from Gaza since last year's Israeli offensive. World Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/un-rejects-polar-bear-trade-ban-14726403.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/un-rejects-polar-bear-trade-ban-14726403.html?r=RSS A US-backed proposal to ban trade in polar bear skins and body parts has been voted down by UN members. World Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/thailand-protesters-vow-class-war-14726342.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/thailand-protesters-vow-class-war-14726342.html?r=RSS Thousands of demonstrators remain encamped in the historic heart of the Thai capital, vowing to stir up a "class war" until the government is ousted. World Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/polygamist-guilty-of-sex-assault-14726304.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/polygamist-guilty-of-sex-assault-14726304.html?r=RSS A member of a polygamist group whose sprawling west Texas ranch was raided in 2008 has been found guilty of sexual assault of a child. World Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/box-tops-star-alex-chilton-dies-14726299.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/box-tops-star-alex-chilton-dies-14726299.html?r=RSS American singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, known for his influential work with the Box Tops and Big Star bands, has died aged 59. World Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/kraft-to-cut-sodium-levels-14726300.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/kraft-to-cut-sodium-levels-14726300.html?r=RSS Kraft Foods has announced plans to cut the salt in its products sold in North America by an average of 10% over the next two years to appeal to health-conscious consumers. World Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/toyota-chief-admits-quality-lapses-14726288.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/toyota-chief-admits-quality-lapses-14726288.html?r=RSS Toyota's training of workers to maintain quality control failed to keep up with the company's rapid growth, its president Akio Toyoda has admitted. World Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/anne-frank-helped-children-at-camp-14725924.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/anne-frank-helped-children-at-camp-14725924.html?r=RSS Jewish teenager Anne Frank did her best to distract younger children from the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp by telling them fairy tales, according to a new book. World Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/nigerias-leader-dissolves-cabinet-14725925.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/nigerias-leader-dissolves-cabinet-14725925.html?r=RSS Nigeria's acting president dissolved the Cabinet on Wednesday in his first major act since taking office more than a month ago. World Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/scarlett-murder-trial-adjourned-14725844.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/scarlett-murder-trial-adjourned-14725844.html?r=RSS The trial of two men accused of killing British teenager Scarlett Keeling in India has been adjourned after opening. World Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/three-to-face-court-over-kidnapping-14725804.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/three-to-face-court-over-kidnapping-14725804.html?r=RSS Three people arrested in Spain in connection with the kidnap of a five-year-old boy in Pakistan are to appear in court. World Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/hells-angel-kills-police-officer-14725748.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/hells-angel-kills-police-officer-14725748.html?r=RSS A police officer has been killed by a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang during a house search in central Germany. World Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/35-dead-as-bus-plunges-off-mountain-14725746.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/35-dead-as-bus-plunges-off-mountain-14725746.html?r=RSS As many as 35 people have been killed when a bus plunged off a mountain road in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountains, though authorities were still pulling burned bodies from the wreckage. World Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/three-held-over-pakistan-kidnap-14725708.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/three-held-over-pakistan-kidnap-14725708.html?r=RSS Three people have been arrested in Spain in connection with the kidnap of a five-year-old boy in Pakistan, it has been reported. World Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/eta-blamed-for-police-officer-death-14725671.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/eta-blamed-for-police-officer-death-14725671.html?r=RSS Militant Basque separatist group Eta has been blamed for the murder of a French policeman outside Paris. World Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/poker-raid-suspect-surrenders-14725247.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/poker-raid-suspect-surrenders-14725247.html?r=RSS A man suspected of taking part in the storming of a German poker tournament in which armed robbers made off with 240,000 euro (&pound;217,000) in jackpot money has surrendered to authorities, police said. World Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/us-sweat-lodge-deaths-report-issued-14725158.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/us-sweat-lodge-deaths-report-issued-14725158.html?r=RSS Two people who were overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony were unconscious when emergency crews arrived, and a post-mortem examination concluded they died of heat stroke on arrival at hospital. World Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/us-missiles-target-pakistan-14725084.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/us-missiles-target-pakistan-14725084.html?r=RSS Two suspected US missile strikes have killed at least seven militants in north-west Pakistan. World Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/sabotage-behind-fatal-boat-blast-14725079.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/sabotage-behind-fatal-boat-blast-14725079.html?r=RSS Three Afghan asylum seekers set fire to their boat in a deliberate act of sabotage and caused an explosion that killed five people, an Australian coroner has ruled. World Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/french-policeman-dies-in-shootout-14724948.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/french-policeman-dies-in-shootout-14724948.html?r=RSS A French police officer has been killed in an exchange of fire with assailants east of Paris. World Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/jogger-killed-by-plane-14724582.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/jogger-killed-by-plane-14724582.html?r=RSS A 38-year-old father of two was jogging and listening to his iPod when he was hit from behind and killed by a small plane making an emergency landing on a beach in South Carolina, officials said on Tuesday. World Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/pepsi-cuts-school-sugary-drinks-14724583.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/pepsi-cuts-school-sugary-drinks-14724583.html?r=RSS PepsiCo plans to remove sugary drinks from schools worldwide, the company announced, following the success of programmes in the US aimed at cutting down on childhood obesity. World Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/chile-quake-and-tsunami-killed-700-14724584.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/chile-quake-and-tsunami-killed-700-14724584.html?r=RSS The earthquake and tsunami that struck Chile last month killed 700 people and caused damages of nearly 30 billion US dollars, the government has said. World Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/honda-recalls-vehicles-over-brakes-14724472.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/honda-recalls-vehicles-over-brakes-14724472.html?r=RSS Honda is to recall more than 410,000 vehicles in the US because of braking problems that could make it harder to stop if it is not repaired. World Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/latvians-celebrate-ss-soldiers-14724126.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/latvians-celebrate-ss-soldiers-14724126.html?r=RSS Around 1,000 people taking part in a memorial ceremony for Latvians who fought for Nazi Germany had to be protected from protesters by hundreds of police on Tuesday. World Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/drugs-gang-steal-pound45-million-14724127.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/drugs-gang-steal-pound45-million-14724127.html?r=RSS Thieves got away with more than &pound;45 million of prescription drugs after cutting through the roof of a pharmaceutical warehouse in the US. World Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/sri-lanka-exarmy-chief-faces-trial-14723644.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/sri-lanka-exarmy-chief-faces-trial-14723644.html?r=RSS The former Sri Lankan army chief who lost his opposition bid for the presidency has objected to his court-martial hearing, saying the panel formed to decide his fate was biased against him, an ally said. World Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/canada-criticised-over-seal-quotas-14723603.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/canada-criticised-over-seal-quotas-14723603.html?r=RSS Campaigners have criticised the Canadian government for raising quotas for the annual harp seal hunt despite "disastrous" ice conditions and lack of a market for the animal products. World Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/taliban-chief-captured-at-meeting-14723488.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/taliban-chief-captured-at-meeting-14723488.html?r=RSS The Taliban's deputy leader was holding secret talks with the Afghan government when he was captured in Pakistan, and his arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, it has emerged. World Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/lawyer-sentenced-for-subversion-14722956.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/lawyer-sentenced-for-subversion-14722956.html?r=RSS Missing Chinese lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been sentenced to prison on subversion charges, the country's foreign minister has confirmed. World Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/palestinians-in-clashes-with-police-14722842.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/palestinians-in-clashes-with-police-14722842.html?r=RSS Masked Palestinians have hurled rocks at Israeli police and burned tyres in disputed east Jerusalem. World Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/un-warns-of-rise-in-hiv-infections-14722742.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/un-warns-of-rise-in-hiv-infections-14722742.html?r=RSS A United Nations report has warned that new HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes. World Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/jackson-estate-agrees-huge-deal-14722717.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/jackson-estate-agrees-huge-deal-14722717.html?r=RSS The estate of Michael Jackson has apparently landed the late King of Pop the biggest recording deal in history: a &pound;132.8 million guaranteed contract with Sony Music Entertainment for 10 projects over seven years. World Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/priest-abuser-removed-from-post-14722427.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/priest-abuser-removed-from-post-14722427.html?r=RSS A priest convicted of sexually abusing children while the pope was archbishop of his diocese has been suspended from his pastoral duties for breaking a promise not to work with youths again. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/toyota-to-cast-doubt-on-prius-case-14722092.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/toyota-to-cast-doubt-on-prius-case-14722092.html?r=RSS Toyota plans to cast doubt on a California man's claim that his Prius sped out of control last week on the motorway. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/he-pingping-the-worlds-shortest-man-dies-14721901.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/he-pingping-the-worlds-shortest-man-dies-14721901.html?r=RSS <p> The world's shortest man, Chinese-born He Pingping, has died at the age of 21. </p> World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/miliband-calls-for-united-action-14721696.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/miliband-calls-for-united-action-14721696.html?r=RSS Iran's nuclear programme is a "real threat" to international security and leading nations need to join ranks to prevent the country becoming a nuclear weapons state, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/suicide-bomber-kills-four-in-iraq-14721466.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/suicide-bomber-kills-four-in-iraq-14721466.html?r=RSS A suicide car bomber killed four people and wounded 29 others when his vehicle exploded in a busy street during the Monday morning rush hour in western Iraq. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/italian-police-nab-mafia-suspects-14721467.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/italian-police-nab-mafia-suspects-14721467.html?r=RSS Italian police have arrested 19 suspected mobsters in raids in Sicily, including the brother of the Mafia's reputed number one boss and some of his closest aides. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/tax-rises-as-gr.html-talks-continue-14721401.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/tax-rises-as-gr.html-talks-continue-14721401.html?r=RSS Greece has imposed a wave of new tax rises despite recession and high unemployment, as EU finance ministers met to discuss the country's debt crisis. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/british-explorers-begin-arctic-trek-14721380.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/british-explorers-begin-arctic-trek-14721380.html?r=RSS Three British explorers have begun a trek across the floating sea ice of the Arctic Ocean to collect samples for a scientific mission. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/french-mother-accused-of-killing-six-babies-14721381.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/french-mother-accused-of-killing-six-babies-14721381.html?r=RSS A mother has gone on trial in France accused of killing six of her new-born babies and hiding the corpses in her cellar after concealing the pregnancies. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/cardinal-steps-up-quit-call-defence-14721117.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/cardinal-steps-up-quit-call-defence-14721117.html?r=RSS The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, facing calls to resign over revelations that he did not report complaints against a paedophile priest to police, has said that he will only step down if told to by the Pope. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/british-hostage-not-mistreated-14721071.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/british-hostage-not-mistreated-14721071.html?r=RSS British hostage Peter Moore was not mistreated, a Shiite extremist group in Iraq has said. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/chile-in-darkness-after-power-fails-14721027.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/chile-in-darkness-after-power-fails-14721027.html?r=RSS A power failure plunged nearly the entire Chilean population into darkness Sunday night, rattling a country already anxious after last month's 8.8-magnitude quake. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/sarkozy-bruised-after-polls-setback-14721015.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/sarkozy-bruised-after-polls-setback-14721015.html?r=RSS President Nicolas Sarkozy has suffered a national beating by voters who took their frustrations over the economic crisis to the ballot box. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/scrap-construction-plans-us-urges-14721016.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/scrap-construction-plans-us-urges-14721016.html?r=RSS Israeli media said the US is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/dozens-killed-in-bus-bridge-plunge-14721005.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/dozens-killed-in-bus-bridge-plunge-14721005.html?r=RSS At least 26 students and teachers were killed when a bus fell from a bridge into a dry riverbed in northwestern India. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/everest-could-stage-gay-weddings-14721006.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/everest-could-stage-gay-weddings-14721006.html?r=RSS Nepal wants to paint Mount Everest pink with a campaign urging gay honeymooners to take a trek through the Himalayas. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/92yearold-charged-with-murder-14720988.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/92yearold-charged-with-murder-14720988.html?r=RSS Police in Australia have charged a 92-year-old woman with killing her 98-year-old husband. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/calls-to-dissolve-thai-parliament-14720989.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/calls-to-dissolve-thai-parliament-14720989.html?r=RSS Army reinforcements have been rushed into Thailand's capital as tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators marshalled around a key military headquarters demanding that the government dissolve Parliament by midday on Monday. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/miliband-bids-to-improve-china-ties-14720987.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/miliband-bids-to-improve-china-ties-14720987.html?r=RSS Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband will try to reduce tensions with China as the two sides meet this week for talks. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/un-chief-reassures-haiti-victims-14720985.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/un-chief-reassures-haiti-victims-14720985.html?r=RSS UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has promised Haitians that the world has not forgotten the quake-torn nation as it suffers from a shortage of shelter and growing violence in teeming camps for the homeless. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/suspected-member-of-eta-in-court-14720954.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/suspected-member-of-eta-in-court-14720954.html?r=RSS A man wanted for alleged terrorist offences in Spain is to appear in court. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/airplane-actor-peter-graves-dies-14720923.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/airplane-actor-peter-graves-dies-14720923.html?r=RSS Peter Graves, star of the television series Mission Impossible and the Airplane! films, has died. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/us-employee-shot-to-death-in-mexico-14720916.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/us-employee-shot-to-death-in-mexico-14720916.html?r=RSS A US consulate employee and her husband have been shot to death as they drove in the drug-plagued Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez with their baby in the back seat, minutes after gunmen killed the husband of another consular employee and wounded his two children. World Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/kiss-couples-hearing-postponed-14720829.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/kiss-couples-hearing-postponed-14720829.html?r=RSS A British pair due to appear in court accused of kissing in public will have to wait until next month to learn their fate after their appeal hearing was postponed. World Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/us-search-for-missing-student-14720756.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/us-search-for-missing-student-14720756.html?r=RSS Friends and family are carrying out a search for a 22-year-old foreign exchange student missing in the USA. World Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/belgium-police-confront-gunman-14720749.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/belgium-police-confront-gunman-14720749.html?r=RSS Police in Belgium said an officer was killed when he confronted a gunman who had killed his son. World Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/suspected-eta-member-held-14720727.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/suspected-eta-member-held-14720727.html?r=RSS Police in London have arrested a man wanted for alleged terrorist offences in Spain. World Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/taliban-bombings-a-nato-warning-14720718.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/taliban-bombings-a-nato-warning-14720718.html?r=RSS Deadly bomb attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to Nato's top general that the Taliban are ready for a coming offensive in their heartland, the insurgents have said. World Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/vatican-denies-celibacyabuse-link-14720671.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/vatican-denies-celibacyabuse-link-14720671.html?r=RSS The Vatican has strongly denied that its celibacy requirement is the root of the sex abuse scandal convulsing the church in Europe and has again defended Pope Benedict XVI's handling of the crisis. World Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/three-killed-in-canadian-avalanche-14720410.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/three-killed-in-canadian-avalanche-14720410.html?r=RSS An avalanche struck a rally of up to 200 snowmobilers in Canada's Rocky Mountains, killing at least three people and leaving an unknown number missing, police said. World Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/china-calls-for-economic-vigilance-14720229.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/china-calls-for-economic-vigilance-14720229.html?r=RSS China must remain alert to fight any rebound in the economic crisis in the next several years, Premier Wen Jiabao has said. World Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/call-for-parliament-dissolution-14720230.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/call-for-parliament-dissolution-14720230.html?r=RSS Leaders of tens of thousands of protesters who swarmed into Bangkok from Thailand's rural areas threatened mass street demonstrations if the government didn't respond to their demand for a dissolution of Parliament within 24 hours. World Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/afghan-call-for-troops-after-blasts-14720196.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/afghan-call-for-troops-after-blasts-14720196.html?r=RSS The governor of Afghanistan's Kandahar province is demanding more troops to provide security after 12 explosions in the largest southern city killed dozens of people. World Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/chavez-demands-curbs-on-internet-14720195.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/chavez-demands-curbs-on-internet-14720195.html?r=RSS Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has called for regulation of the internet while demanding authorities crack down on a critical news website that he accused of spreading false information. World Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/kissinger-discharged-from-hospital-14720191.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/kissinger-discharged-from-hospital-14720191.html?r=RSS Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has been released from a South Korean hospital after recovering from stomach pains, a hospital spokesman said. World Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:12:00 +0000