US officials: Yemen leader heavily burned in blast
2011-06-08 08:43:51
President Ali Abdullah Saleh was burned and suffered bleeding in the brain from last weekend's attack on his palace.
Iran won't stop uranium enrichment
2011-06-08 06:42:58
Iranian President Ahmadinejad announced Tuesday in a press conference in Tehran that the country will never stop uranium enrichment.
Iran not to stop uranium enrichment
2011-06-07 22:37:34
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran will never stop uranium enrichment.
Women parade in 'slutwalk' protest in Brazil
2011-06-06 17:34:48
Women take part in the "Marcha das Vagabundas" (Slutwalk) protest in Sao Paulo June 4, 2011. The demonstrators are protesting sexism, rape and sexual crimes following similar recent demonstrations in Canada where a Toronto policeman was quoted saying "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized".
Ex-IMF leader pleads not guilty to sex assault
2011-06-07 09:17:58
Strauss-Kahn asserted his innocence to charges he tried to rape a maid, but the drama unfolded outside the Manhattan courtroom.
NATO reiterates no ground troops in Libya
2011-06-07 08:44:14
NATO will not send in troops on the ground although it has added Apache attack helicopters to its arsenal in the air raids on Libya.
Chilean volcano still billowing plume
2011-06-07 08:28:38
A volcano in the Caulle Cordon of southern Chile erupted for a second day on Sunday, shooting out pumice stones.
Humala declares victory in Peru
2011-06-07 08:02:09
Left-wing former army commander Ollanta Humala claimed victory in Peru's presidential election on Sunday.
Leftist Humala wins Peru's presidential runoff
2011-06-06 09:56:24
Ollanta Humala, the left-wing candidate for the nationalist Peru Wins alliance, narrowly wins the second round of Peru's presidential elections Sunday.
Yemen's Saleh comes out of surgery
2011-06-06 09:02:01
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was recovering from an operation in Saudi Arabia to remove shrapnel from his chest.
Volcano billows giant plume for 2nd day in Chile
2011-06-06 10:30:39
A volcano in the Caulle Cordon of southern Chile erupted for a second day Sunday.
Israeli forces kill 20 protesters-Syrian TV
2011-06-06 07:51:18
The Israeli army on Sunday responded by heavy fire to unarmed pro-Palestinian protesters at the cease-fire line between Syria and Israel, killing 20 people and wounding 325 others, the state-run Syrian TV reported.