Russia opposes UN condemnation of Syria
2011-06-08 13:15:56
Russia opposed a UN Security Council vote on condemning Syria's crackdown on anti-government protests, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said here Tuesday.
Former Mexican state governor arrested for embezzlement
2011-06-08 13:07:27
A former governor of the poverty-stricken Mexican state of Chiapas was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing funds meant to rebuild the state after it was hit by hurricane Stan in 2005.
Heavy rains kill at least 12 in Haiti
2011-06-08 11:28:14
Haiti's civil protection authorities said Tuesday at least 12 people had been killed recently by heavy rains.
Uruguay: Cause sought for 600 dead penguins
2011-06-08 10:53:45
Authorities in Uruguay say they have found about 600 dead penguins washed up on the Atlantic coast since Saturday. Experts are trying to determine what has killed the animals.
Syrian ambassador to France denies resignation
2011-06-08 09:11:30
Syria's ambassador to France strongly denied a report on Tuesday that she had resigned in protest at the government's repression of protests, saying it was part of a campaign of disinformation against Damascus.
23 killed, 6 missing in floods, mudslides in Haiti
2011-06-08 09:08:12
Heavy rain hammered southern Haiti for a seventh straight day Tuesday, triggering floods and mudslides and causing houses and shanties in the capital to collapse. The official death toll was 23 but could rise as remnants of the storm lingered.
Russia urges Gadhafi's departure
2011-06-08 08:50:09
An envoy of Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said Tuesday Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi's regime is illegitimate.
Yemen leader heavily burned in blast
2011-06-08 08:43:51
President Ali Abdullah Saleh was burned and suffered bleeding in the brain from last weekend's attack on his palace.
Army forces clash with gunmen in south Yemen
2011-06-08 08:38:32
Violent clashes took place in Yemen's southern province of al-Dhalea on Tuesday between several military sites scattered in the mountain and separatist gunmen using heavy machine guns, witnesses and officials told Xinhua.
Iran won't stop uranium enrichment
2011-06-08 06:42:58
Iranian President Ahmadinejad announced Tuesday in a press conference in Tehran that the country will never stop uranium enrichment.
NATO unleashes blistering airstrikes in Libya
2011-06-08 06:32:23
Moammar Gadhafi stood defiant Tuesday in the face of the heaviest NATO airstrikes yet, at least 40 thunderous daylight attacks that sent plumes of smoke billowing above the Libyan leader's central Tripoli compound.
Libyan leader Gadhafi vows to fight until death
2011-06-08 01:16:25
Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi defiantly vowed to fight to the death in an audio recording broadcast Tuesday after NATO military craft unleashed a ferocious series of nearly 30 daytime airstrikes on Tripoli.