| Quartet urges settlement freeze The international Quartet of Mid-East peace mediators calls on Israel to freeze settlement activity in occupied territories.  Obama hails 'historic' health bid US President Barack Obama says the weekend's congressional vote on healthcare reform is a "historic" opportunity. SA students riot over star's bail Students in South Africa throw stones at police after a musician accused of killing pupils in a car race is freed on bail. Papal letter on Irish sex abuse Pope Benedict writes a letter to the Catholics of Ireland on how to deal with the sexual abuse of children by priests. Swiss probe deportee's death Switzerland halts special flights to deport asylum seekers after a Nigerian man on hunger strike died at Zurich airport. Rio Tinto China deal ahead of trial Rio Tinto signs a deal with China to develop a huge iron ore project in Guinea, days before four of its executives go on trial in Shanghai. YouTube hits back in Viacom row YouTube accuses Viacom of secretly uploading content to the video-sharing site whilst publicly complaining about its presence. BA crew to strike as talks fail A strike by British Airways cabin crew will go ahead after talks between the airline and the Unite union collapsed. Stem cell windpipe op 'success' A 10-year-old British boy has become the first child to undergo a windpipe transplant with an organ crafted from his own stem cells. Don't mention the cup - South Africa airline in trouble with Fifa South Africa's budget airline pulls its tongue-in-cheek ad after a Fifa complaint that it infringes its trademark during the World Cup. News Wizard |