NATO says hit Libyan rebels by mistake
2011-06-19 07:28:00
NATO said Saturday it mistakenly struck a column of Libyan rebel vehicles in an airstrike near an eastern oil town two days earlier.
US in contact with Taliban
2011-06-19 07:15:54
President Hamid Karzai acknowledged the US and Afghan governments have held talks with Taliban emissaries in a bid to end 10-year war.
Libyan rebels out of money, West to blame
2011-06-19 03:35:44
Rebels waging a drawn-out war to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi have run out of money, their oil chief said on Saturday.
IMF cuts US growth forecast, warns of crisis
2011-06-18 10:42:47
US, Europe are "playing with fire" unless they take immediate steps to reduce budget deficits.
UN backs gay rights for first time ever
2011-06-18 10:32:33
The United Nations passed a resolution hailed as historic by the US and other backers and decried by some African and Muslim countries.
Gadhafi vows to defeat NATO: state TV
2011-06-18 08:35:01
Libyan embattled leader Muammar GadHafi vowed to defeat the NATO alliance's attempt to oust him from power.
TEPCO suspends cleanup at Fukushima
2011-06-18 12:26:08
The cleanup of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant was suspended as radiation levels rose faster than expected.
Indonesian ex-minister gets 16-month jail sentences
2011-06-18 13:01:33
Indonesian Corruption Court found former minister Paskah Suzetta and four fellow Golkar Party politicians guilty of receiving bribes in exchange for their votes to elect a central bank (Bank Indonesia) top official in 2004.
US, Japan to hold security talks
2011-06-18 10:48:01
The US and Japan will have a high-level security meeting here next Tuesday, the first of its kind in four years.
UN council recommends 2nd term for Ban
2011-06-18 07:27:55
The UN Security Council "adopted by acclamation" a resolution to nominate Ban Ki-moon for a second five-year term.
UN to delink al-Qaida and Taliban sanctions
2011-06-18 07:34:57
That is an attempt to more effectively fight terrorism and support the Afghan government's reconciliation efforts.
ROK troops shoot at civilian airliner by mistake
2011-06-18 13:44:58
ROK's troops fired at a commercial aircraft flying near the tense sea border with DPRK, misidentifying it as one of DPRK's jet fighters, but no damage occurred, local news media reported on Saturday.