Checkpoint

There was a carnival like atmosphere in South Africa as World Cup football ticket centres opened for the final phase of sales. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Christians need to do penance that's the message from Pope Benedict to the faithful in connection with the sex abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church. Audio

Gordon Brown, David Cameron the leader of the opposition Conservative Party and Nick Clegg the leader of the Liberal Democrats argued about the economy and domestic issues such as immigration, health… Read more Audio

The Russian government is suspending all adoptions of children by United States citizens. The announcement comes after a seven year-old Russian boy was sent back on his own to Moscow because his… Read more Audio

The polls have closed after five days of voting in Sudan's first multi-party election since 1986. Audio

President Obama's decision earlier this year to kill off America's next space flight programme just as the space shuttle approaches retirement has divided pioneer astronauts and dismayed communities… Read more Audio

With less than two months until the International Whaling Commission meeting, scientists are pitching a last minute bid to stop Japan's so called scientific research program. Audio

As many as 600 thousand air travellers around the world have had their plans thrown into chaos, thanks to a massive plume of ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland. Audio

The long awaited UN report into the assassination of the Pakistani political leader Benazir Bhutto two years ago is highly critical of the military government of General Pervez Musharraf which was in… Read more Audio

Tertiary Education Commission figures show universities and polytechnics have been carrying unsubsidised students and they would have been worth nearly thirty-three million dollars in government… Read more Audio

A Thai anti-government protest leader has escaped from a Bangkok hotel besieged by security forces by climbing down a rope. Audio