Russia ‘ends Georgia operation’
Russia has ended its military operations in Georgia, the Kremlin is claiming. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today called for an end to the fighting in South Ossetia, saying that peace had been
"restored". Medvedev, who made the announcement shortly before meeting French president Nicolas Sarkozy, said Georgia - ... [continued]
Russia knew the West wouldn't dare step in 
Spectre of war threatens Putin's Olympics
In pictures: five days in Georgia
Couple ‘may have known killers’
Two Newcastle University graduates who were brutally murdered in their flat may have known their killers, and let them into their flat, police said yesterday. The bodies of Xi Zhou and her boyfriend, Zhen Xing Yang, both aged 25, were found on beds in separate rooms in their flat near... [continued]
Zimbabwe talks end in deadlock
Talks between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai faltered yesterday over the Zimbabwe president's proposal that a coalition cabinet report to him. Tsvangirai has demanded that political power be
shifted to him as the executive prime minister of a coalition government. The second round of gruelling talks, a 14-hour... [continued]
Zimbabwe Today: exclusive reports from Moses Moyo in Harare
Alcohol use may cut rape payouts
Rape victims have been told their compensation may be cut if they had been drinking alcohol prior to their attack. In the past year at least 14 victims seeking compensation were told they would get less money because of alchol, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) has confirmed. One woman,... [continued]
LAPD: ‘Rockefeller’ may be suspect
Clark Rockefeller, the man accused of abducting his seven-year-old daughter Reigh Storrow Boss in Boston last month, has been revealed as a German national who is wanted for questioning over the
disappearance of a California couple 23 years ago. Los Angeles detectives said they had "positively identified" the man who... [continued]
Kidnapper not one of us, say Rockefellers
Inflation hits 11-year high
Inflation hit a record high of 4.4 per cent in July, more than double the Bank of England's two per cent target and the highest level since 1997. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped from a previous high of 3.8 per cent in June. The surge, which was in line... [continued]
Zara closes in on Gap
The Spanish fashion chain Zara has overtaken the American clothes retailer Gap as the world's largest retailer. A nine per cent increase in sales in the first quarter of the financial year, to €2.218bn (£1.7bn) saw Zara's parent company Inditex nudge past the US chain, which saw its revenues fall... [continued]
