Taliban claim responsibility for Pakistani naval base attack
2011-05-23 11:01:11
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Monday for a brazen attack on a Karachi naval base that has claimed five lives and destroyed naval aircraft, saying the carnage was to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden.
Jamaica's air traffic controllers strike
2011-05-23 10:00:02
Air traffic controllers in Jamaica went on strike Sunday, but no flights were canceled as the island's civil aviation authority called in managers to supervise incoming and outgoing flights
Iran plans to impose sanction on 26 US officials
2011-05-23 09:55:08
A senior Iranian lawmaker said Sunday that the Iranian Majlis (parliament) is reviewing a plan to impose sanction on 26 US officials for violations of human rights, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Many wounded as Moroccan police beat protestors
2011-05-23 09:36:43
Moroccan police beat protesters who defied a ban on demonstrations across the country on Sunday, leading to arrests and dozens of injuries, some of them life threatening, witnesses said.
DNA matches Strauss-Kahn in sex attack
2011-05-24 09:16:20
The DNA of the former IMF chief matches material found on the shirt of the hotel maid.
Obama: '67 borders reflect long-standing policy
2011-05-23 08:53:43
US President Barack Obama defended his endorsement of Israel's 1967 boundaries as the basis for a future Palestine, telling America's pro-Israel lobby that his views reflected long-standing US policy that needed to be stated clearly.
18 dead in blasts in and around Baghdad
2011-05-23 07:53:54
More than a dozen bomb attacks Baghdad on Sunday left at least 18 people dead, including 12 people killed in a suicide attack.
Yemeni president refuses to sign GCC deal
2011-05-23 07:28:50
Yemeni President warned against civil war ignited by the opposition, shortly after he announced his refusal to sign the Gulf-brokered deal.
Obama says he'd repeat bin Laden raid
2011-05-22 19:36:27
US President Barack Obama says he would order another covert military raid like that which killed Osama bin Laden if it was necessary to stop terrorist attacks.
Saudi woman arrested for challenging driving ban
2011-05-22 19:33:26
Saudi authorities arrested a female activist who launched a campaign to challenge a ban on women driving in the conservative kingdom.
Mideast peace talks would face huge obstacles
2011-05-22 19:11:44
US President Barack Obama wants Israelis and Palestinians to return to the bargaining table. It seems unlikely this will happen, but even if it did, the sides would find a formidable array of obstacles to agreement.
US cable: Gulf countries fund Pakistani militancy
2011-05-22 19:11:30
A US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks says donors in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are sending an estimated $100 million annually to radical Islamic schools in Pakistan that back militancy.