Police break up Indian yoga guru's hunger strike
2011-06-05 10:22:47
Hundreds of police officers swooped down Sunday on the venue of a hunger strike by a charismatic Indian yoga guru and forcibly removed him and thousands of his supporters.
Injured Yemeni leader flies to Saudi for care
2011-06-05 09:40:07
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh left for Saudi Arabia early Sunday to get medical treatment, and has assigned his deputy Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi to run state affairs.
Yemen's Saleh injured in shelling, 7 killed
US to keep military presence in Asia: Gates
2011-06-05 08:37:35
Despite its fiscal troubles, the US will maintain a "robust" military presence across Asia, backed up by new high-tech weaponry, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.
Volcano erupts in Chile, forcing exodus
2011-06-05 09:38:20
The Puyehue volcano in southern Chile erupted Saturday, sending a huge plume of smoke and ash into the sky and prompting officials to evacuate about 600 people living nearby. There were no reports of injuries.
China meets Libyan opposition leader
2011-06-04 08:17:41
China on Friday confirmed its contact with Libya's opposition leader, reiterating that the people of Libya should decide their own future.
Saleh 'well' after palace shelled
2011-06-03 20:38:56
Shells struck Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's palace in Sanaa on Friday, wounding three senior officials.
Fresh series of NATO strikes target Tripoli
2011-06-03 20:00:01
10 NATO strikes hit in and around the Libyan capital early on Friday, targeting military barracks close to Gadhafi's sprawling compound.
Chinese acrobatics shine at Stonehenge
2011-06-03 16:44:57
An acrobat from a Chinese acrobatics company in London performs at Stonehenge, Salisbury as part of the Salisbury Arts Festival, June 2, 2011.
Fashion Rio Summer 2012 in Rio de Janeiro
2011-06-02 20:33:51
Fashion Rio Summer 2012 in Rio de Janeiro
Explosions heard in Libyan capital
2011-06-03 07:51:25
Strong explosions were heard in Libyan capital Tripoli Thursday night, following NATO airstrikes, a Xinhua reporter said.
Chinese scientists identify E.coli strain
2011-06-03 06:27:51
A highly infectious new strain of E.coli bacteria is causing a deadly outbreak of food poisoning in Germany, scientists said on Thursday.
WHO: E. coli outbreak caused by new strain
2011-06-02 20:57:24
The E. coli bacteria responsible for a deadly outbreak in Europe is a new strain that has never been seen before.