Iran to launch first cyber command
2011-06-16 00:33:39
Deputy head of Iran's Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff Brigadier General announced Iran plans to establish its first cyber command.
Syrian president's envoy to meet Turkish PM
2011-06-15 20:38:57
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's special envoy Hasan Turkmani arrived in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Wednesday to meet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
Is sport fading in Iraq?
2011-06-15 18:06:49
The 38-year-old Iraqi Taklef took part in the 14th Asian Boxing championships in Beijing in 1989 and returned home with a gold.
Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, June 14
2011-06-15 16:49:32
Libyan rebel fighters sit by a caricature of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi at a checkpoint west of the rebel-held city of Misrata June 14, 2011.
Gates says NATO alliance in danger of breaking
2011-06-15 15:44:46
Gates made a splash with a scathing speech last week in Brussels, home of the NATO, in which he said the alliance faces a "dim, if not dismal" future.
Pakistan arrests CIA's bin Laden informants: report
2011-06-15 13:29:26
Pakistan's top military spy agency has arrested five CIA informants who fed information to the US spy agency before the raid last month which killed Osama bin Laden, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Mexican tycoon arrested over arsenal walks free
2011-06-15 12:59:50
Detained Mexican tycoon and former city mayor Jorge Hank Rhon walked free on Tuesday, days after the army found a weapons cache in his home, in an embarrassment for President Felipe Calderon.
NATO resumes airstrikes on Tripoli
2011-06-15 12:30:32
NATO resumed its airstrike on the Libyan capital of Tripoli late Tuesday, blasting at least two targets just before midnight, after military leaders voiced concerns about sustaining the operations if the alliance mission drags on.
Winklevoss VS Facebook legal battle
2011-06-15 12:31:03
It may take the US Supreme Court to end a years-long battle between a pair of Olympic rowing twins and Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Afghanistan most dangerous country for women
2011-06-15 12:19:53
Violence, dismal healthcare and brutal poverty make Afghanistan the world's most dangerous country for women, with Congo a close second due to horrific levels of rape, a Thomson Reuters Foundation expert poll said on Wednesday.
Fatah, Hamas see new Palestinian govt next week
2011-06-15 11:29:18
Palestinian officials said on Tuesday they would be ready to unveil a new unity government at a meeting between Palestinian President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Cairo next week.
Source: US drone base set for Persian Gulf region
2011-06-15 11:29:31
The United States is building a secret CIA air base in the Persian Gulf region to target terrorists in Yemen, the Associated Press has learned.
Torture, botched detention dog CIA