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14 Oct 2008 - France
Calais Port Control Officers due to begin industrial action
14 Oct 2008 - Uganda
500 houses, businesses and eateries demolished by armed attackers
14 Oct 2008 - Greece
Demonstrating workers briefly block runways at Athens Airport
14 Oct 2008 - Papua New Guinea
Petty theft excalated into police having to use teargas
14 Oct 2008 - Philippines
Fourth impeachment petition filed against the President
14 Oct 2008 - Japan
Two explosions reported in Tokushima
14 Oct 2008 - Indonesia
Four Indonesian airlines grounded for sub-standard safety standards
14 Oct 2008 - Indonesia
Bali bombers would not be executed until after 24 October
14 Oct 2008 - Cambodia
Thailand 'pulls back' from border
14 Oct 2008 - United States
LA firefighters battle wildfires
13 Oct 2008 - Zimbabwe
Mugabe appoints three members of his ZANU-PF political party to key positions in government ministries
13 Oct 2008 - Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Rwandan troops cross border and provide aid to Tutsi rebels
13 Oct 2008 - Libya
Libya to cut diplomatic & economic ties with Switzerland
13 Oct 2008 - Turkey
Suspect carrying explosives arrested in Istanbul
13 Oct 2008 - Fiji
Small passenger aircraft overshot runway at Taveuni Island Airport
13 Oct 2008 - East Timor
Large demonstration planned
13 Oct 2008 - Korea, North
North Korea has been removed from a list of states that sponsor terrorism
13 Oct 2008 - China
Driving restrictions re-introduced in Beijing
13 Oct 2008 - Mexico
Gunmen fire shots at the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey
13 Oct 2008 - Colombia
Bombs explosions at two hotels in the city of Neiva
10 Oct 2008 - Maldives
Maldives will have a run-off election on 29 October
10 Oct 2008 - Uganda
Ugandan President warns of a possible terrorist attack against an upcoming international meeting in Kampala
10 Oct 2008 - Israel
Additional police officers deployed throughout Acre to prevent further incidents of violence
10 Oct 2008 - United Kingdom
5,000 bus workers in London launched a 24-hour strike
10 Oct 2008 - French Polynesia
Large demonstration staged in Papeete
10 Oct 2008 - Philippines
Transport groups in Metro Manila are scheduled to participate in a citywide strike
10 Oct 2008 - Mexico
Hurricane Norbert located off southern tip of Baja California
10 Oct 2008 - Hungary
Potential clashes in Pest on 23 October
10 Oct 2008 - Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Cases of acute watery diarrhoeal syndrome reported
10 Oct 2008 - France
Possible wild cat strikes by French fisherman on 10th Oct
09 Oct 2008 - South Africa
Suspected outbreak of hemorrhagic fever in Johannesburg
09 Oct 2008 - South Africa
Residents in six areas of Johannesburg are still without water
09 Oct 2008 - Guinea-Bissau
Public services are at a minimum throughout following national strike
09 Oct 2008 - Congo, Democratic Republic of the
National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP) capture a key military base
09 Oct 2008 - Lebanon
Two U.S. nationals who were confirmed missing in Lebanon on 8 October are currently being detained in Syria
09 Oct 2008 - Israel
Violence and rioting occurred in Acre
09 Oct 2008 - Ukraine
President Viktor Yushchenko dissolved Ukraine's Parliament and called early elections.
09 Oct 2008 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Suspect bomb explodes at shopping mall in Vitez
09 Oct 2008 - Sri Lanka
Suicide bomber targets government minister in a suburb of Colombo
09 Oct 2008 - Pakistan
Two bombings have killed 10 people and wounded at least 14 in Pakistan, including an attack at a police complex in the capital, Islamabad.
09 Oct 2008 - Mexico
Hepatitis A outbreak in Queretaro
09 Oct 2008 - Mexico
Hurricane building strength and forecast to make landfall Saturday 11th October
08 Oct 2008 - Zimbabwe
Negotiators walked out of a meeting with President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party
08 Oct 2008 - Kenya
Authorities increase security in Kampala in response to recent terror alert
08 Oct 2008 - Mauritania
Security forces clash with anti-coup protesters in Nouakchott
08 Oct 2008 - Maldives
First multi-party presidential election held
08 Oct 2008 - Lebanon
Syrian soldiers have been deployed near the southwestern border with Lebanon
08 Oct 2008 - United Kingdom
Train signalers in Scotland launched a 24-hour strike
08 Oct 2008 - Greece
24-hour general strike against government privatization plans is underway
08 Oct 2008 - Australia
Computer malfunction may have caused a rapid loss in altitude on a Qantas passenger aircraft