Netanyahu in Italy to rally help for Israel

2011-06-13 20:07:12

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is in Italy to rally opposition to Palestinian plans to have the U.N. recognize a Palestinian state.

Blasts kills 34 in Pakistan, as CIA chief visits

2011-06-12 19:46:15

Two explosions went off minutes apart in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing 34 people and injuring more than 100 in one of the deadliest attacks since the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden last month, officials said

F-15s plane near Obama holiday retreat

2011-06-13 09:23:23

A small aircraft wandered into the airspace of Camp David, Maryland, while President Barack Obama was there on Saturday.

Turkey's ruling AKP wins elections

2011-06-13 09:00:00

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is poised to win parliamentary elections on Sunday for a third single-party rule.

Iran to speed up high-grade uranium enrichment

2011-06-13 08:52:01

An Iranian official said Iran has so far produced over 50 kg 20-percent enriched uranium and still needs to speed up the production.

IMF cyber attack to steal insider info

2011-06-12 22:25:08

A major cyber attack on the IMF aimed to steal sensitive insider information, a cyber security expert said on Sunday.

IMF targeted in cyberattack

2011-06-12 13:28:19

The IMF, the intergovernmental group that oversees the global financial system and brings together 187 member nations, has become the latest known target of a significant cyber attack.

1998 US Embassy blasts suspect killed

2011-06-12 07:16:59

The al-Qaida mastermind behind the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania was killed this week at a security checkpoint in Somalia.

Volcanic ash disrupts NZ airline flights

2011-06-12 10:45:02

Some airline flights to and from New Zealand have been canceled as volcanic ash from Chile's erupting Cordon Caulle volcano spreads.

Mexicans protest against drug war

2011-06-11 15:09:58

Mexican poet Javier Sicilia attends a news conference at the Autonomous University in Ciudad Juarez June 10, 2011.

Diplomats, businessmen flee Libya

2011-06-11 13:35:11

More and more foreign diplomats and businessmen are fleeing Libya to neighboring Tunisia amid intensified NATO bombardment to expedite defiant leader Muammar Gadhafi's demise.

Gates: NATO alliance future could be 'dim, dismal'

2011-06-11 09:38:11

In a stern rebuke, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned that the future of the NATO military alliance is at risk because of European penny-pinching and distaste for front-line combat.