Pick of the Week

23 July - 29 July 2001

BBC News Online presents a round-up of some of the week's more remarkable stories covered by BBC correspondents.

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Compromise on climate treaty

Reducing global warming is a priority of the agreement

In a last-minute compromise deal struck at talks in Bonn, 178 countries agree to salvage the Kyoto protocol on climate change, leaving the US diplomatically isolated. The BBC's Richard Bilton reports.

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Volcano prompts red alert

Mount Etna in Italy

The Italian Government declares a state of emergency in the Sicilian province of Catania in response to Mount Etna's most violent eruption since 1992. The BBC's Brian Barron reports.

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Rebels attack Sri Lanka airport

A pall of smoke hangs over the airport

Tourists arriving at Sri Lanka's main airport take cover from bullets as a major attack by rebel Tamil Tigers leaves 14 people dead and 11 planes destroyed. The BBC's Frances Harrison reports.

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Genoa police accused

Mark Covell in hospital in Genoa

Five Britons held by Italian police over anti-G8 protests in Genoa claim they were seriously mistreated, as Italian politicians demand an investigation into alleged police brutality. The BBC's Justin Webb reports.

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Mary Archer stands by her man

Mary Archer in Glasgow

Mary Archer, wife of jailed politician Jeffrey Archer, says she supports her husband "wholeheartedly" in her first public statement since his conviction for perjury. The BBC's Duncan Kennedy reports.

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