From: France 24 on Wed, Nov 21 2007 1:00 PM

Negotiations about Kosovo's status have begun in Brussels. One day after legislative elections, ex-guerrilla Hashim Thaci, whose Democratic Party won the polls, has vowed to press ahead with the region's drive for full independence from Serbia.

From: France 24 on Tue, Nov 20 2007 7:01 PM

Russia deployed hundreds of soldiers to clean up a 2,000-tonne oil spill in environmentally sensitive waters caused by a fierce Black Sea storm that wrecked five ships.

From: France 24 on Tue, Nov 20 2007 7:01 PM

A team of US paleontologists has revealed the remains of a dinosaur with a mouth shaped like a vacuum cleaner. Using the latest technology, researchers have made the 110 million-year-old dinosaur as life-like as possible.

From: France 24 on Tue, Nov 20 2007 7:01 PM

A manual detailing operating procedures for US soldiers at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay, has been posted online. But how could such an incriminating document land on the Web?

From: France 24 on Tue, Nov 20 2007 7:01 PM

UN chief Ban Ki-moon said that the report issued by a Nobel-winning climate panel "has set the stage for a real breakthrough." (Report: G. Cragg)