Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe blames Western powers and food agencies
for hunger in Zimbabwe but United Nations World Food Programme Director
Josette Sheeran says Mugabe's statement will not distract her agency from
feeding hungry children ...   more »

French truck drivers block a Paris motorway  in protest over high fuel
costs, while farmers take to the streets of Metz, eastern France, to demand
lower fuel prices.

 
PARIS SUBURBS, FRANCE  (JUNE 3, 2008) I-TV ...   more »

Floods triggered by torrential rain kill at least 16 people and force
thousands more from their homes in Sri Lanka, with some taking shelter in
schools and temples. 

COLOMBO, KALUTARA, SRI LANKA (JUNE 2, 2008) ...   more »

High waters around the world kill 18 people in Sri Lanka and three in
Germany,  while in  Brisbane, Australia rescue services are out in full force
and Jakartans build flood defences in preparation for expected ...   more »

A British couple brave the wind and rain to become the first couple to
officially tie the knot on Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge.

 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (JUNE 3, 2008) NETWORK SEVEN -
A British couple became ...   more »

South Korean court gives Hyundai Motor Group chief Chung Mong-koo a
suspended 3-year sentence for fraud.

(ASIA) SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (JUNE 3, 2008) REUTERS - 
A South Korean high court handed a three-year jail term ...   more »

Entrepreneurs in Alexander and Soweto townships say tourists numbers have
dropped dramatically since a wave of xeonophobic attacks, amid concerns that
the recent violence could affect the tourist industry.

ALEXANDER TOWNSHIP, SOUTH AFRICA (RECENT - ...   more »