Malaysia firm to build $100b cross-border gas pipeline
2011-07-29 09:01:38
A Malaysian oil and gas specialist company announced on Thursday it would build a $100 billion cross-border gas pipeline that stretches through Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam, Indonesia and China.
Suicide attackers kill 19 in Afghanistan
2011-07-29 08:30:07
Suicide attackers killed at least 19 people, 12 of them young children, when they targeted government buildings in southern Afghanistan on Thursday.
DPRK says US weapons program will lead to new nuclear arms race
2011-07-29 07:50:28
United nations - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) UN ambassador said on Wednesday that US modernization of its nuclear weapons and expansion of its missile defense systems will eventually spark a new nuclear arms race.
US, DPRK end 'business-like' talks
2011-07-29 09:00:55
Kim said after landing in New York Tuesday that he was " optimistic" the six-party talks could resume and that relations with the US might improve.
GOP debt plan faces close vote in Congress
2011-07-29 07:50:28
House Republicans are pressing ahead with a vote on a quickly revised plan to stave off an unprecedented government default next week
Obama's poll number slips greatly
2011-07-29 09:03:15
The Pew poll released Thursday showed 41 percent of registered voters would like to see Obama re-elected while 40 percent prefer a Republican to win the race.
Starving in the Horn of Africa
2011-07-28 10:12:47
The European Union's executive will increase funding for victims of the drought and famine in the Horn of Africa, the EU's crisis chief said on Wednesday after visiting Kenya and Somalia.
Libya: UK embassy closure illegal
2011-07-28 09:32:59
Libya's government said on Wednesday that Britain's explusion of its diplomats and recognition of the rebel council was illegal and irresponsible.
Britain to expel all Libyan embassy staff
2011-07-27 19:46:58
Britain will expel all Libyan embassy staff as part of efforts to increase pressure on Libyan leader Gaddafi's regime.
78 killed in military aricraft crash in Morocco
2011-07-27 12:05:38
Smoke rises from the wreckage of a Hercules C-130 aircraft after it crashed while trying to land in Guelmim in this still image taken from a July 26, 2011 video by Morocco TV. At least 78 people were killed on Tuesday when the Moroccan military transport plane crashed into a mountain in the south of the country during bad weather, the military said in a statement carried by the state news agency.
Venezuela to raise oil production
2011-07-28 09:18:15
Chavez has announced that the state oil company will increase its crude output by 30,000 barrels a day in honor of his 57th birthday.
Colombian mayor kidnapped in conflict zone
2011-07-27 13:58:51
A mayor in Colombia's strife-prone southwestern province of Cauca was kidnapped Monday by unknown gunmen, authorities said Tuesday.