US missile attacks kill 12 in Pakistan

2011-06-21 09:06:22

Suspected US drones fired missiles at a vehicle and a house in northwest Pakistan, killing 12 people Monday.

Tunisian president sentenced to 35 years

2011-06-21 06:35:59

Former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila Trabelsi were sentenced in absentia to 35 years each in prison.

US provides $10m in food aid to Yemen

2011-06-20 17:14:42

The United States announced the arrival of $10-million worth of food aid in Yemen on Sunday, its embassy in Sanaa said in a statement later the day.

US missile attacks kill 12 in Pakistan

2011-06-21 09:06:22

Suspected US drones fired missiles at a vehicle and a house in northwest Pakistan, killing 12 people Monday.

Iraq bomb hits French convoy, 7 injured

2011-06-20 16:46:52

A French embassy convoy in Iraq was hit by a roadside bomb in Baghdad on Monday.

Airbus superjumbo A380 grounded at Paris Air Show

2011-06-21 07:28:18

One of Airbus' star jets was grounded after clipping a wing on a taxiway structure, the latest in a string of embarrassments fent Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to the air show on Monday, Reinhardt said.

Medvedev opposed to UN vote on Syria-FT

2011-06-20 09:24:25

Russian President has ruled out supporting a United Nations resolution condemning Syria's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

Civilians killed in NATO airstrike

2011-06-20 06:58:38

Libya's government said NATO warplanes struck a residential neighborhood in the capital Sunday and killed nine civilians.

NATO admits Tripoli target error

2011-06-20 05:04:56

NATO said a number of Libyan civilians were killed in a NATO airstrike in Tripoli last night due to "a weapon system failure."
Gates: Obama's Libya policy within law

Mermaid Parade at Coney Island

2011-06-20 09:53:26

A man wades out of the water after marching during the Mermaid Parade at Coney Island in the Brooklyn section of New York June 18, 2011.

Castros visit Hugo Chavez at Cuban hospital

2011-06-19 09:59:38

Cuban President Raul Castro and his brother Fidel Castro visited Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

Venezuelan prison riot leaves 22 dead

2011-06-19 07:49:53

Relatives of inmates of the prison "El Rodeo" react as they listen to gunshots at the prison in Guatire, outside Caracas June 17, 2011.