Jolie on motherhood at Cannes festival
ANGELINA Jolie talked at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday about her pregnancy with twins as well as motherhood.
Published: 16/05/2008
Burmese rely on each other amid aid chaos
Ordinary Burmese are increasingly stepping in to help the country’s cyclone victims in the face of the chaotic efforts of their government.
Published: 16/05/2008
China admits death toll in earthquake could top 50,000
China yesterday admitted the death toll from this week’s earthquake could be higher than 50,000.
Published: 16/05/2008
Sean Penn talks politics as Cannes president
AMERICAN film star Sean Penn yesterday issued a warning to Barack Obama that he may have to become a greater man than he has ever been or face “dangerous disillusionment”.
Published: 15/05/2008
Race against time to repair dams cracked by earthquake
Chinese authorities were last night fighting to plug dangerous cracks in dams near the epicentre of Monday’s earthquake.
Published: 15/05/2008
Queen follows tradition for mosque visit
THE Queen designed her own silk handkerchief yesterday as she toured an ancient textile market during her state visit to Turkey.
Published: 15/05/2008
Burma faces second wave of deaths
A second storm was heading towards Burma’s devastated Irrawaddy Delta region last night.
Published: 15/05/2008
Rescuers search for survivors as quake death toll exceeds 12,000
Rescue workers sifted through debris yesterday for thousands of victims buried or missing in China’s earthquake, as the death toll soared to over 12,000 in the hardest-hit province alone.
Published: 14/05/2008
Ancient Indian city hit by bombings
SIX bombs ripped through crowded parts of an ancient city in western India yesterday, killing at least 60 people and wounding 150 others.
Published: 14/05/2008
Majority of aid is not reaching cyclone victims, says UN
The UN yesterday said only a tiny portion of international relief is reaching Burma’s cyclone victims, amid reports the country’s military regime is hoarding high-quality foreign aid for itself.
Published: 14/05/2008
Hearing set in New Zealand murder of Scots backpacker
A 14-year-old boy charged with the murder of Orkney backpacker Karen Aim could return to court in New Zealand in September.
Published: 14/05/2008
