The government ordered 300,000 people to evacuate a southern city after waters breached its defences.

The Indian foreign ministry said the general's visit had not taken place and called on China for "sensitivity."

The top policeman in Indian Kashmir has been removed from his post after Singh urged a change in police tactics.

The children were collecting scrap metal on the mountain when Nato aircraft dropped bombs to disperse Taliban fighters

Obama had said forces will start to leave in July 2011 while "taking into account conditions on the ground."

The United Nations would take "appropriate precautions", John Holmes, the UN humanitarian chief said.

Lewis Hamilton returns to action at Spa on Sunday desperate to bury the misery of his last outing in Hungary.

Pakistan saw off Andrew Strauss but missed a glaring chance to dismiss Alastair Cook.

Rashid was deported by the UK immigration authorities after spending 45 months in detention without being charged.

Pakistani villagers in rags rush towards army boats hoping they will be taken to safety.