Ethiopian forces have launched a military assault on positions inside Eritrea, Ethiopian officials have said. Ethiopia attacked because Eritrea was training "subversive groups" to carry out attacks inside Ethiopia, a government spokesman said. A number of people were killed and others captured when three camps were attacked, a defence official said. Eritrea has not yet commented. The two countries
Emperor Akihito was accompanied by his wife Empress Michiko when he checked into hospital Japan's Emperor Akihito has undergone a successful heart bypass operation at a hospital in Tokyo, the palace says. The 78-year-old head of state's surgery lasted just over five hours at the University of Tokyo Hospital. The emperor, who has suffered from poor health in recent months, plays a largely ceremonia
Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has resigned after weeks of demonstrations and a mutiny by some police officers. Vice-President Waheed Hassan was sworn in vowing to uphold the "rule of law". Mr Nasheed is being held against his will by security forces at the presidential palace in the capital, his brother told the BBC. Tensions escalated after the Maldives army arrested a senior judge last mont
The Queen was met by well-wishers after she visited Dersingham Infant and Nursery School, in Norfolk The Queen has visited a school in Norfolk as she marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. Earlier she said she was dedicating herself "anew to your service" and that she was "deeply moved" by support for the Diamond Jubilee.
India's thorough vaccination programme has helped it to stop new transmissions India has been free of new cases of polio for a year, putting it on track to end its status as a country where the virus is endemic, officials say. In a few weeks, if pending samples test negative for the virus, India will be officially regarded as free from polio for the first time in its history. The World Health Orga
Satellite images showed the Fordo site under construction in 2009 Iran has begun enriching uranium at a heavily fortified underground site, the UN's nuclear watchdog has confirmed. The International Atomic Energy Agency said medium-level enrichment had begun at the Fordo plant, in northern Iran. Tehran has said it plans to carry out uranium enrichment there for purely peaceful purposes. The West a
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