France providing missiles to Libya rebels
2011-06-29 19:43:24
A military spokesman says France has sent weapons to Libyan rebels — the first NATO country to publicly announce it has armed rebel fighters.
Iran tests new radar as war games continue
2011-06-29 16:40:13
Iran has tested a new radar system, a military commander said on Wednesday, as part of a show of strength it hopes will warn Israel and the United States against any attack.
Egypt: Security forces clash with protesters
2011-06-29 16:12:22
Egyptian security forces firing tear gas clashed with more than 5,000 rock-throwing protesters in central Cairo late Tuesday, leaving dozens injured in the latest unrest to rattle the country, witnesses and medical officials said.
Police search Kabul hotel after Taliban kills 10
2011-06-29 15:07:49
Afghan police sifted through one of Kabul's landmark hotels room by room on Wednesday for any more casualties or security threats after an overnight assault by Taliban suicide bombers killed 10 Afghan civilians and police.
IChavez back on TV
2011-06-29 13:53:09
Cuban state TV on Tuesday night showed pictures of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro chatting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who was recovering from a surgery in Havana. Castro had a "fraternal" meeting Tuesday morning with Chavez and his family members, and they "recalled moments of previous meetings," the official NNTV said.
NATO helicopters end Kabul hotel siege, 7 dead
2011-06-29 10:54:31
NATO helicopters fired rockets at gunmen on the rooftop of a besieged Kabul hotel early Wednesday.
Hu calls for dialogue in Sudan
2011-06-30 07:10:01
China said relations with Sudan would remain friendly regardless of changes in the international situation or in Sudan's domestic affairs.
Sudanese leader: Ties with China to stay on track
NATO helicopters end Kabul hotel siege, 7 dead
2011-06-29 10:54:31
NATO helicopters fired rockets at gunmen on the rooftop of a besieged Kabul hotel early Wednesday.
NATO helicopters end Kabul hotel siege, 7 dead
2011-06-29 10:54:31
NATO helicopters fired rockets at gunmen on the rooftop of a besieged Kabul hotel early Wednesday.
Yemen foils al-Qaida attack, six captured
2011-06-29 08:10:46
Yemen said on Monday its security forces had foiled a planned al-Qaida attack in the southern province of Aden.
Defeated IMF candidate congratulates Lagarde
2011-06-29 05:13:12
Bank of Mexico Governor Agustin Carstens is congratulating French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde on her election as managing director of the International Monetary Fund.
World Bank head welcomes appointment of new IMF chief
2011-06-29 05:10:37
World Bank President Robert Zoellick on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of Christine Lagarde as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Bank's sister agency.