'Spiderman' climbs highest building in Turkey
2011-05-17 23:02:45
French climber Alain Robert, also known as "Spiderman", scales the 261-metres-high (856.3 feet) Sapphire Tower in Istanbul May 17, 2011. Sapphire Tower is Turkey's highest building.
Syria denies mass grave, residents say bodies found
2011-05-17 22:24:18
Villagers near Syria's southern city of Deraa have found two separate graves containing up to 26 bodies, residents said on Tuesday, and activists said the army continued a military assault on the border town of Tel Kelakh.
Egypt releases Mubarak's wife on bail
2011-05-17 21:28:27
Egypt's Assistant Justice Minister for Illicit Gains Authority (IGA) Assem el-Gohari on Tuesday ordered the release of Suzanne Thabet.
Iran sticks to building nuke plants
2011-05-17 19:57:49
The leaders of earthquake-prone Iran have reviewed - and rejected - concerns by the country's top scientists about a plan to build a national nuclear reactor network, according to intelligence shared with The Associated Press.
Egypt's ex-president Mubarak to apologize
2011-05-17 19:23:43
Egyptian former President Hosni Mubarak is likely to make an apology to Egyptians soon, Egypt's Al-Shorouk newspaper reported Tuesday.
NATO hits government targets in Gadhafi stronghold
2011-05-17 18:22:56
NATO airstrikes pounded two government buildings early Tuesday in the Libyan capital, including the interior ministry, setting them on fire and prompting a government spokesman to suggest the ministry was targeted because it contained files on corruption cases against senior members of the Benghazi-based rebel leadership.
Suicide bombing occurs in Kazakh city
2011-05-17 16:19:40
A suspected suicide bombing attack occurred Tuesday in Kazakhstan's northern city of Aktobe, wounding several people, local media reported.
Libya dismisses Gadhafi arrest bid
2011-05-17 13:56:34
The Libyan government dismissed on Monday the UN war crimes court's arrest warrant against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Guatemalan police search for massacre suspects
2011-05-17 13:45:48
Guatemalan police said on Monday they captured a suspected member of Mexico's feared Zetas cartel in connection with a massacre that left 27 people dead in a Guatemalan village on Sunday morning.
Strauss-Kahn accused of 2002 sex assault
2011-05-17 11:09:17
French voters who've shrugged at politicians' infidelities for decades are suddenly grappling with something far more serious: allegations that International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn engaged in a pattern of sexual assaults dating to at least 2002.
Salvadoran police investigate plane crash killing 2 Chinese
2011-05-17 10:58:42
El Salvador's National Civil Police (PNC) on Monday were investigating the crash of a small plane that killed the pilot and two Chinese nationals in a region close to the capital.
Cuba rejects US claim over dissident's death
2011-05-17 10:42:27
Cuba on Monday rejected US politicians' claim over the death of a Cuban dissident, saying Washington said so because it is "seeking excuses" to invade the island country.