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Foreign diplomats in London who treat their staff as �slaves� face being sent home

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:06:57 GMT

Foreign diplomats in London who treat staff as 'slaves' face having their embassies named and shamed and being sent home in disgrace

Bali bomb mastermind �dies in shoot-out�

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:49:36 GMT

The man accused of masterminding the 2002 Bali bombings is believed to have been killed in a shoot-out between Islamic militants and Indonesian police

Mayor denies murdering rival's supporters

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:18:57 GMT

A mayor pleads not guilty to arranging the shooting of 57 people in the Philippines, including 30 journalists and family of election rival Esmael Mangudadatu

Cadbury battle prompts City search for next takeover target

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:57:11 GMT

The �10 billion battle for control of Cadbury, 5p cheaper at 792�p, is now warming up, but the City is looking around for the next Footsie 100 target

Hostage priest: My jungle ordeal

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:36:31 GMT

A 79-year-old Irish priest released after 32 days in captivity in the Philippines has told how he hiked through jungles and slept in a swamp before his release

Third of red-listed species on brink of extinction

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:33:19 GMT

A rare tree frog discovered four years ago which lives only in central Panama could soon become extinct, environmental experts warned

Philippine gang makes contact over kidnapped priest

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:44:03 GMT

Kidnappers snatch Irish missionary

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:55:59 GMT

Troops and police in the Philippines were searching today for the armed kidnappers of a 78-year-old Irish missionary who is suffering from a heart condition

Jamie Oliver's �14m move East

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:09:22 GMT

Jamie Oliver is raising �14 million from investors to fund a chain of his Italian restaurants across the Far East

Tsunami bodies wash on to beaches of devastated islands

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:33:00 GMT

Latest: 'Truckloads of bodies' were washing up on beaches in Samoa and Tonga as islanders began recovering the tsunami's victims

Friends mourn woman found dead in suitcase

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:38:04 GMT

Friends and colleagues pay tribute to London care worker whose decomposed remains were found locked inside a suitcase on a farm in Kent

Stricken Philippines face new floods as death toll hits 240

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:04:27 GMT

Rescuers battling to save victims of the Philippines floods which have claimed at least 240 lives were facing a new threat from two storms brewing in the Pacific

Manila 'calamity' as floods hit Philippines

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:14:15 GMT

A STATE of calamity was declared in Manila and 25 provinces in the Philippines after tropical storm Ketsana caused a month's rain to fall in less than 12 hours. At least 100 people were said to be dead and scores were missing today. Entire towns were swamped by floods and landslides.

Woman found alive in sea 30 hours after ferry disaster

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:03:49 GMT

A woman who drifted for more that 30 hours in choppy seas after a ferry sank off the Philippines has been plucked from the water in a remarkable rescue

Sir David Attenborough gets his own plant

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:52:25 GMT

Filipino troops die in militant battle

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:42:43 GMT

AT LEAST 23 Filipino soldiers were killed with 20 al Qaeda-linked militants in a major battle on Basilan Island in the south of the Philippines.

Migrating sardines engulf diver off the Philippines

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:35:36 GMT

A diver is confronted by a shoal of sardines moving between breeding grounds off Pescador Island near Cebu in the Philippines

Thousands turn out to mourn President Aquino

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:34:03 GMT

Supporters take photographs at the funeral of former president of the Philippines Corazon "Cory" Aquino in Manila

Troubled RBS is to sell big slice of Asian assets

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:11:49 GMT

Stricken Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to sell a big chunk of its Asian assets this week to the ANZ banking group of Australia

BHP Billiton reduces nickel exposure with sale

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:47:47 GMT

BHP Billiton sold its Yabulu nickel refinery in Australia as it retreated further from high-cost nickel operations

�9,900 bill for three days in a spa resort

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:39:09 GMT

Malcolm is the best-travelled backbench MP, going on 11 of the 12 overseas trips costing more than �156,000

OECD removes tax havens from blacklist

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:33:43 GMT

Four nations will no longer be blacklisted as uncooperative tax havens after they bowed to pressure from world leaders and agreed to implement new rules on financial openness, an international organisation said

Enfield's 'mate the maid' sketch did not ridicule Filipinos, says Ofcom

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:56:16 GMT

A sketch by comedian Harry Enfield which sparked a diplomatic incident with the Philippines did not breach broadcasting guidelines

Britons on board tanker stormed by Somali pirates

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:33:32 GMT

An oil tanker seized by pirates in the Red Sea has British crew aboard

Bid action focus is on resources

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:07:23 GMT

Energy: Aim-listed resources businesses were in the spotlight after two less-than-conventional takeover approaches emerged in the sector

Xstrata is extending its Indophil bid

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:30:22 GMT

Mining giant Xstrata has extended its A$540 million (£251.5million) takeover bid for Indophil Resources

17-year-old dies after holiday drink binge

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:56:38 GMT

A London teenager has died after a heavy drinking session on a Greek holiday island

Walk-in wardrobe with flat thrown in ... for �8.8m

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:02:07 GMT

For sale: exquisite walk-in wardrobe - with quite nice flat attached

Immigrants sent to the Tower... to become Brits

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:18:11 GMT

They came from 16 different countries, each with a different history - but now they all have a common future, as British citizens

Chance to relive that 1966 final

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:41:50 GMT

The roar of the crowds at the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley has been recreated for an artwork.