Two million people have been forced to flee Darfur's conflict UN investigators have accused Sudan's government of "orchestrating and participating" in crimes in Darfur that include murder, mass rape and kidnap. They urged the international community to step in urgently. The team's leader called the response so far "pathetic". The high-level mission issued its report to the UN Human Rights Council,
Missing out on sleep may cause the brain to stop producing new cells, a study has suggested. The work on rats, by a team from Princeton University found a lack of sleep affected the hippocampus, a brain region involved in forming memories. The research in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science showed a stress hormone causes the effect. A UK expert said it would be interesting to see if too
The former Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, has been hanged in northern Baghdad for crimes against humanity. Iraqi state TV showed images of Saddam Hussein going to the gallows before dawn in a building his intelligence services once used for executions. However the moment of his execution was not shown. Pictures of his body wrapped in a shroud were later broadcast on TV. A representative of the prim
Japan's Emperor Akihito has said the practice of mourning Japan's war dead can help younger generations better understand the past. He said he hoped facts about World War II would be correctly conveyed so the suffering his generation experienced would never be repeated. The emperor's comments came in a speech marking his 73rd birthday. Correspondents say teaching Japan's wartime history and rememb
Sharply deteriorating security in the Darfur region of Sudan has led to the withdrawal of 250 relief workers. Aid workers face "unprecedented difficulties" because of military activity and direct violence against them, a statement by six agencies says. They said the withdrawal of staff affects the provision of aid to nearly 500,000 displaced people in Darfur. It is estimated about 200,000 people h
Games firm Nintendo has said it will replace all broken straps for its Wii console, following customer complaints. The strap is connected to a motion sensitive remote which is used to control the on-screen action. The announcement follows reports about the wrist straps breaking during use, leading to the controller slipping out of hands, smashing TVs and windows. Nintendo said the straps do not pr
A Norwegian aid agency is closing down its operations in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, citing government interference in its work. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says it is aiding some 300,000 people who have fled their homes in Darfur. The agency says it has been suspended five times, for a total of 210 days since it started work in 2004. Sudan's government says the scale of the problems i
The United States has warned that it will back its allies with the full range of its military capability against any threat from North Korea. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said everyone should know that the US would act fully on its defence treaty obligations to Japan and South Korea. She was speaking in Tokyo on the first leg of an Asian tour to rally support for enforcing the sanctions. Py
Google is buying video-sharing website YouTube for $1.65bn (£883m) in shares after a weekend of speculation that a deal was in the offing. The two companies will continue to operate independently, Google said as it announced the news on Monday. YouTube, launched in February 2005, has grown quickly into one of the most popular websites on the internet. It has 100 million videos viewed every day and
North Korea's claim to have successfully carried out a nuclear weapon test underground has sparked international condemnation. President George W Bush said the US was working to confirm the claim, which he branded a "provocative" act. He said he and regional leaders agreed North Korea's actions were unacceptable and deserved an immediate response from the United Nations Security Council. Security
Last Updated: Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 09:45 GMT 10:45 UK Marco Materazzi has finally explained what he said to Zinedine Zidane before he was headbutted by the Frenchman during Italy's World Cup final victory. Zidane was sent off for the attack and later claimed he was provoked after Materazzi had insulted his mother. But Materazzi told Gazzetta dello Sport that Zidane's sister was the subject.
Sudan has said the African Union (AU) peacekeeping force should leave Darfur unless it drops plans for the UN to take over its mission. The announcement follows concern about a week-old offensive by Sudanese troops in the remote western region. A UN resolution passed last week, seeking to replace the weak AU peacekeeping force with 17,000 UN troops, was rejected by Khartoum. The UN has warned of a
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