19 killed in Venezuela prison clashes

2011-06-15 11:23:57

At least 19 prisoners have been killed in the last three days in one of Venezuela's deadliest prison clashes in years, Interior Minister Tareck El Aissami said Tuesday.

Army restores security in Syria's northern town

2011-06-15 11:05:37

A military source said Tuesday that security has returned to the violence-hit town of Jisr al- Shughour in north Syria and the residents are gradually returning to their homes.

Blast hits east Tripoli

2011-06-15 11:01:10

A heavy explosion rocked east the Libyan capital of Tripoli late Tuesday evening, causing a big fire, with helicopters of the NATO forces hovering over the area, a Xinhua correspondent said.

Largest protests since Yemen president left

2011-06-15 10:58:40

Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis demonstrated in nearly every major city of the country on Tuesday, demanding trial for the family and close aides of the ailing president.

US worries about Yemen, Somalia terrorist links

2011-06-15 09:55:05

The US is worried that the continuing unrest in Yemen could fuel connections between al-Qaida-linked militants there and al-Shabab insurgents in Somalia, the State Department's counterterror coordinator said Tuesday.

Libya gets London Olympics tickets

2011-06-15 09:20:02

Organizers for London's 2012 Olympics Games say Libya has been given hundreds of tickets to the events.

UN entreated for cease-fire in Libya

2011-06-15 07:54:05

China hopes an approaching UN meeting about Libya can prompt international actors to reach an immediate cease-fire and solve the crisis.

Pakistan wants to join SCO

2011-06-15 07:05:12

Pakistan wants to be a full-fledged member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

4 Brazilians accuse US man of running sex tour

2011-06-15 06:19:01

Four Brazilian women sued an American fishing tour operator on Tuesday, claiming that he coerced them with alcohol, drugs and the promise of money to perform sex acts with tourists on his boat along the Amazon.

8 killed, 27 hurt in Baquba attack-police

2011-06-14 16:17:14

At least eight people were killed and 27 wounded when gunmen on Tuesday stormed an Iraqi provincial council building in Baquba after two bombs exploded, police said.

Israel denies man held in Egypt is a spy

2011-06-14 15:07:40

Israel Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told Army Radio on Tuesday that 27-year-old Ilan Grapel "has no connection to any intelligence agency, not in Israel, not in the US and not on Mars."

Nervous Iraqis buying more assault rifles

2011-06-14 14:46:37

Saadoun al-Sahil already had an AK-47 assault rifle at home but just didn't feel safe. The furniture merchant was worried about violence in Baghdad and the impending US withdrawal of troops.