Next IMF chief should be European - German finmin

2011-05-19 16:53:38

The German finance ministry believes the next chief of the International Monetary Fund should come from Europe and emerging countries should provide successors in the long term, a spokesman said on Thursday.

Guatemala: US syphilis experiment involved 1,300

2011-05-19 16:48:40

An investigation by Guatemalan authorities has identified about 1,300 people who may have been involved in a 1940s US syphilis experiment, a few of whom may still be living, Vice President Rafael Espada said Wednesday.

Iran to unveil new ballistic missiles: DM

2011-05-19 16:31:29

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said that his country plans to unveil a number of newly-manufactured home-made ballistic missiles next week, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday.

Blasts in Iraq's Kirkuk kill 25

2011-05-19 16:13:43

Up to 25 people were killed and some 70 others wounded when a bomb and a car bomb exploded coordinately in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk on Thursday, a local police source told Xinhua.

US, Pakistan try to repair ties after bin Laden

2011-05-19 16:11:22

Officials say two high-level Obama administration officials have launched a push to try repair relations with Pakistan following the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

IMF chief to make new bid for bail after resigning

2011-05-19 16:05:40

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a wealthy French politician accustomed to high living and globe-trotting, wants off Rikers Island, known as one of America's largest and roughest jail complexes.

Syrian leader defiant as US sanctions bite deeper

2011-05-19 14:47:22

Syrian President Bashar Assad has claimed the country's "crisis" is drawing to a close even as his forces unleashed tank shells on opponents and US sanctions took aim at the Syrian leader and his senior aides for their brutal crackdowns.

Over 60 insurgents killed in N. Afghanistan: NATO

2011-05-19 14:24:46

Afghan and NATO-led forces had killed over 60 insurgents during three-day military operation in Faryab province, some 425 km northwest of capital city of Kabul, the military alliance said on Thursday.

Bin Laden audio praises Arab protests

2011-05-19 14:13:15

Shortly before his death, Osama bin Laden recorded a message praising the Middle East protest movements and predicting that revolutions would spread across the region.

Text of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's resignation

2011-05-19 13:37:17

 Text of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's letter of resignation as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, as released Wednesday by the IMF:

Plane crashes in Argentina, 22 dead

2011-05-19 13:10:17

All the 22 people onboard a small plane were killed when it crashed in Argentina's southern Rio Negro province on Wednesday, the regional Sol airline said.

US tops competitiveness list

2011-05-19 13:09:21

Singapore slipped from the first place to the third on the latest World Competitiveness Rankings published by Swiss business school IMD.