S African man wakes after 21 hrs in morgue fridge
2011-07-26 08:40:03
A South African man awoke to find himself in a morgue fridge - nearly a day after his family thought he had died, a health official said Monday.
Chavez will run for re-election in 2012
2011-07-26 08:18:12
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will seek another six-year term in an election next year despite recent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor, he told a newspaper in an interview published late on Sunday.
Chile miners' ordeal to go to big screen
2011-07-25 17:25:13
Thirty-three Chilean miners who had been trapped underground for 69 days last year have decided to take their story to the big screen.
Bahrain arrests Briton in air security scare
2011-07-26 09:02:18
Bahrain security forces arrested a British man on suspicion of carrying explosives aboard a plane, but a search of the aircraft failed to find any, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
Syrian cabinet endorses multi-party bill
2011-07-25 16:40:09
The Syrian cabinet endorsed late Sunday the political multi-party bill as part of the government's reform program and in a bid to "enrich the political life, activate it, share responsibilities and alternate the possession of power," Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said Monday.
Israel 'intercepts weapons boat'
2011-07-25 16:37:15
Israeli security forces on Monday intercepted a boat on the Dead Sea carrying two Palestinians trying to smuggle assault rifles, ammunition magazines and other unspecified weapons, the military said.
Syrian refugees in Turkey drop to 8,000
2011-07-25 16:37:15
The number of Syrian refugees who fled the violence in their country and took shelter in Turkey dropped to 8,017 on Monday, an official statement said.
Clashes leave 296 injured in Egypt
2011-07-25 07:50:27
The number of people injured in clashes during Saturday's protests in Cairo rose to 296, official MENA news agency said on Sunday.
North Sudan to launch new currency
2011-07-24 17:52:00
Sudan will start circulating its new currency on Sunday, the central bank said, days after South Sudan started rolling out a currency of its own.
Chavez sings, optimistic after 1st week of chemo
2011-07-25 09:27:30
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sang and recited a poem in honor of independence hero Simon Bolivar on Sunday.
Hotel maid in Strauss-Kahn case speaks out
2011-07-25 07:55:39
The hotel maid who accused former Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempting to rape her said that he attacked her when she entered his room.
Iran blamed US for killing of scientist
2011-07-25 09:10:27
A senior Iranian official on Sunday blamed the United States and Israel for the killing of an Iranian scientist.