Mubarak-linked businessman detained

2011-06-17 09:35:58

Fugitive businessman Hussein Salem, an accomplice in the corruption case of former Egyptian President, was arrested.

Zawahri appointed al Qaeda leader

2011-06-16 15:37:58

Osama bin Laden's long-time lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahri, is now the leader of al Qaeda, Al Arabiya television reported on Thursday.

Al-Zawahri succeeds bin Laden as al-Qaida leader

2011-06-17 06:55:33

Osama bin Laden's longtime second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, has taken control of al-Qaida, the group declared Thursday, marking the ascendancy of a man driven by hatred of the United States who helped plan the 9/11 attacks.

Chilean students throng streets, gov't seen suffering

2011-06-17 03:52:12

Defying police water canon and tear gas, tens of thousands of students marched in Chile's capital and main cities on Thursday, the latest in a series of protests seen obstructing the government's legislative agenda.

Gadhafi would agree to supervised election

2011-06-16 17:02:38

Muammar Gaddafi would agree to internationally-supervised elections on condition there is no vote-rigging, the Libyan leader's eldest son told an Italian newspaper in an interview published on Thursday.

Citigroup says 360,000 affected by hackers

2011-06-16 14:53:20

Citigroup Inc. says hackers stole the account information in a recent data breach of more than 360,000 US credit card customers, much higher than initially thought

ECB's Wellink calls for doubling of euro bail-out fund

2011-06-16 14:35:25

The European bail-out fund should be doubled to 1,500 billion euros ($2.15 trillion) if politicians want private sector investors to participate in a second bail-out package for Greece, a European Central Bank governing council director said.

IOC: No London tickets for Libya yet

2011-06-16 14:00:41

No tickets will be given to Libya's Olympic committee for the 2012 London Games until it is "absolutely certain" they end up in the right hands, said the IOC.

Libyan rebels take new villges in Western Mountains

2011-06-16 10:33:47

Libyan rebels have pushed deeper into government-held territory from their base in the Western Mountains, taking two villages from which forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi had been shelling rebel-held towns.

NATO respects Serbia military neutrality

2011-06-16 10:03:22

Admiral Giampaolo di Paolo, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, said here Wednesday that the military alliance would accept Serbia's stated position of military neutrality.

Libya mission to cost $1.1b by Sept 30

2011-06-16 09:21:46

The cost of US military operations in Libya was $716 million as of June 3 and is projected to reach $1.1 bn by September 30, 2011.

Iran launches homemade satellite into orbit

2011-06-16 04:01:34

Iran launched a satellite into earth orbit Wednesday, in a feat that is likely to raise concerns among those who fear Iran's intentions.