Taliban's key commander killed in W Afghanistan
2011-06-14 13:50:53
Afghan police in an operation against insurgents killed a Taliban key commander in Herat province 640 km west of capital city of Kabul, deputy to provincial police chief said on Tuesday.
Syrian blog hoaxer says sorry
2011-06-14 13:20:19
A 40-year-old American man living in Scotland said Monday he's sorry for posing as a Syrian lesbian blogger who offered vivid accounts of life amid revolt and repression in Damascus.
NZ aftershocks caused 1 death at nursing home
2011-06-14 11:10:19
A series of aftershocks in New Zealand's quake-weary city of Christchurch is being blamed for the death of an elderly nursing home resident.
IMF bars Israeli Fischer from race for top job
2011-06-14 11:05:34
The International Monetary Fund's board on Monday blocked Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer from the race for the top IMF job, further boosting the chances of French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde.
NATO told to act like real allies
2011-06-14 08:00:25
The NATO alliance is facing an identity crisis as its members grapple with how much its long and often-unpopular mission in Afghanistan.
Yemen arrests Saleh attacker suspects
2011-06-14 06:39:39
The Yemeni security authorities arrested several people suspected of being behind assassination attack against Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Lebanon announces new government
2011-06-13 21:29:25
Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced on Monday a long-delayed new government dominated by allies of Iranian-backed Hezbollah.
Netanyahu in Italy to rally help for Israel
2011-06-13 20:07:12
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is in Italy to rally opposition to Palestinian plans to have the U.N. recognize a Palestinian state.
Fighting pair of dinosaur skeletons show Dallas auction
2011-06-13 15:11:41
Natural history buffs with Tyrannosaurus-sized bank accounts got a chance to ante up on Sunday when an unusually large collection of fully assembled, museum-quality dinosaur skeletons was put up for auction.
Egypt detains suspected Israeli spy
2011-06-13 15:01:30
Egypt arrested an Israeli man on Sunday suspected of spying and recruiting agents to destabilise Egypt and sow strife after President Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down on February 11.
Gunmen kill 5 members of family in Mexico
2011-06-13 13:26:37
Gunmen have killed five members of a family, including two young children, in the drug cartel-plagued state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico.
Syria's army seizes back restive town
2011-06-13 11:26:02
Elite Syrian troops backed by helicopters and tanks regained control Sunday of a town where police and soldiers joined forces with the protesters they were ordered to shoot -- a decisive assault from a government prepared for an all-out battle to keep power.