Britain, US to strengthen collaboration

2011-05-26 07:00:15

British Prime and US President announced six areas where Britain and the US will strengthen their cooperation in the coming months.

Killings of journalists go unsolved in Honduras

2011-05-25 22:46:27

The second attack on a Honduran journalist is less than week comes with the usual measure of doubt over whether it was a personal attack, robbery or a way to silence a public critic in one of the worst countries for press freedom in the hemisphere.

Poll: Netanyahu should accept Obama's peace deal

2011-05-25 22:27:50

Fifty-seven percent of Israelis said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not have rejected US President Barack Obama's outline for Mideast peace, according to a telephone survey conducted by the Ma'ariv daily Tuesday night.

Michelle Obama to meet with London students

2011-05-25 21:27:40

First Lady Michelle Obama is to meet with students from a London secondary school she visited in 2009 to discuss their educational goals.

France's Lagarde announces IMF chief bid

2011-05-25 19:47:40

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde announced on Wednesday her candidacy for the managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

G8 to focus on green and other new issues

2011-05-25 19:33:35

The G8 Summit will take a new direction by focusing on the Internet, green growth and nuclear safety issues.

Militias fire at UN helicopters in Abyei-UN

2011-05-25 17:23:54

Four UN helicopters were shot at, probably by militias allied to north Sudan, in the central region in Abyei but the crews landed safely, a UN spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

NASA abandons contacting with Mars rover

2011-05-25 16:41:09

NASA is ending attempts to regain contact with the long-lived Mars exploration rover Spirit, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced Tuesday.

Yemen president says won't be dragged into civil war

2011-05-25 16:12:49

Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Wednesday he would not be dragged into civil war despite clashes with the leader of a powerful tribal confederation who has sided with protesters seeking his ouster.

NATO service member dies in blast in Afghanistan

2011-05-25 15:30:02

A NATO service member has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the military alliance said Wednesday.

NATO airstrike kills 19 in Tripoli

2011-05-25 15:25:14

A NATO airstrike killed 19 people and injured over 130 others in Tripoli overnight Tuesday, a government spokesman said.

Obama aims to reassure Europe it still matters

2011-05-25 15:20:50

President Barack Obama is plunging back into the complex security debates over Afghanistan, Libya and uprisings in the Middle East.