IMF chief denies sex-assault charges

2011-05-16 07:10:20

Dominique Strauss-Kahn's lawyersaid his client will plead not guilty for the sex-assault charges.
France urges prudence over sex probe

Black jaguar plays with spotted cub

2011-05-13 13:37:14

Lolo, a black jaguar, plays with Ward, her 14-month-old spotted cub, inside their enclosure at the zoo in Amman, Jordan, May 12, 2011.

Pakistan bomb attacks kill 68

2011-05-13 10:25:12

Pakistani Taliban vowed further bloodshed in retaliation for the death of Osama bin Laden.

10 killed as blasts hit military center in Pakistan

2011-05-13 10:10:55

At least 10 people were killed and over 25 others injured in a twin blast that took place early Friday morning near a military training center in Charsadda, a city some 30 kilometers northeast of Peshawar in northwest Pakistan.

Demjanjuk convicted over Nazi camp deaths

2011-05-13 10:04:17

A German court convicted retired US autoworker John Demjanjuk on Thursday of taking part in the murder of tens of thousands of Jews as a Nazi death camp guard, breaking legal ground that could pave the way for the prosecution of many low-level cogs in Hitler's machinery of destruction.

Irish Muslim arrested over Obama threats

2011-05-13 09:56:50

Police said Khalid Kelly, a 44-year-old dubbed "Taliban Terry" by Dubliners, was arrested at his Dublin residence on suspicion of threatening to kill the US leader. He could be held for up to three days before being charged or released.

Qatar quits Gulf plan for Yemen, cites delays

2011-05-13 09:48:04

Qatar on Thursday pulled out of a Gulf-brokered plan to ease Yemen's president from power, leaving a deal to end months of violent protests against Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule close to collapse.

Drug kingpin captured in Colombia-US joint operation

2011-05-13 09:40:34

Special forces from the Colombian army and the US Drugs Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Thursday captured the second in command of one of Colombia's most notorious drug cartels, The National Police of Colombia said in a statement.

US police spokesman suspended over Tyrone email

2011-05-13 09:37:35

A police department spokesman who sent reporters an email joking about creating cartoon mug shots for generic criminals with names such as Miguel the Murderer and Tyrone the Thief has been suspended without pay

Facebook-Google rivalry intensifies

2011-05-13 09:35:37

Facebook hired a prominent PR firm trying to plant stories harshly criticizing Google's privacy practices. The efforts backfired when the firm approached a blogger who not only declined the assignment, but also went public with the offer.

'Tower of Babel' rises in Buenos Aires

2011-05-12 09:41:37

A spiraling tower made from thousands of books in dozens of languages is the latest landmark to dot the skyline of Buenos Aires, named the World Book Capital this year.

Rebels: Gadhafi forces pushed back from Misrata

2011-05-12 09:37:43

Pressing to break a two-month siege, rebels in the port city of Misrata said Wednesday they had captured the local airport and pushed Moammar Gadhafi's forces ever further from the city's western outskirts.