US Air Force lesbian who won reinstatement retiring
2011-05-11 16:14:17
An Air Force Reserve flight nurse who sued to overturn her dismissal under the ban on gays serving openly in the military said Tuesday she is retiring with full benefits rather than resuming service.
Police storm protest sit-in in west Yemen
2011-05-10 14:48:56
At least ten students were injured late on Monday when Yemeni police forces opened fire to break up students' anti-government protest inside the campus of Al-Hodayda University in the Red Sea Al-Hodayda province, witnesses said.
NATO denies involvement in migrant deaths
2011-05-11 09:21:58
NATO denied allegations that its naval vessels failed to help a drifting boat with Libyan migrants aboard, leaving 61 of them dead.
China calls for civilian protection in armed action
2011-05-11 08:57:54
In order to strengthen protection of civilians in armed conflicts, relevant UN Security Council resolutions must be carried out in a comprehensive and strict manner,Li Baodong said.
16 Libya migrants drown at sea
2011-05-11 07:48:07
Hundreds of people and 16 dead bodies were pulled out of the sea near the tiny southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday.
Cubans may be allowed to travel abroad
2011-05-11 07:41:45
Cubans will be allowed to travel abroad as tourists for the first time in more than 50 years, the government announced on Monday.
Insurgents hit Afghan police in north
2011-05-10 21:01:20
Hundreds of insurgents launched a large-scale attack Tuesday against Afghan police in a remote mountainous eastern province, a part of the country that is largely under Taliban control, officials said.
Afghanistan eyes reconstruction
2011-05-11 07:35:19
Visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul said on Tuesday his country is willing to work with the international community to promote national reconciliation and reconstruction.
Microsoft close to deal for Skype
2011-05-10 14:02:54
Microsoft Corp is close to buying web video conferencing service Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion including debt.
Oil falls to near $101 ahead of US supply reports
2011-05-10 13:31:41
Oil prices fell to near $101 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as traders anticipated a further rise in weekly US crude inventories in a sign of weakening demand.
China urges Bosnia to implement peace agreement
2011-05-10 10:55:12
China on Monday called on Bosnia and Herzegovina to effectively implement Dayton-Paris Peace Agreement in the spirit of mutual understanding and compromise in order to promote national reconciliation.
China backs Europe amid debt crisis
2011-05-10 11:00:32
Though not very optimistic about the European economy, China Investment Corporation, China's sovereign wealth fund, will continue to invest in Europe, the fund's chairman Lou Jiwei told the Boao Forum for Asia held in Hainan in April.