Combat stirs Libya's deadlocked eastern front

2011-05-10 12:26:44

Rebels battled Moammar Gadhafi's forces on a deadlocked front line in eastern Libya, and welcomed the first supply ship in five days to reach the besieged western port city of Misrata.

Pakistan may give US access to bin Laden's wives

2011-05-10 12:15:55

Pakistan now appears ready to allow the United States to interview the wives of Osama bin Laden who were with him at the compound where he was killed last week.

Heads dumped outside Mexican school

2011-05-10 11:20:38

Six severed heads were left outside a junior high school in the northern state of Durango Monday.

NATO strikes target Gadhafi compound

2011-05-10 11:17:49

A number of blasts were heard from apparent NATO missile strikes targeting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's compound and other sites in Tripoli on Tuesday, witnesses said.

Pakistan PM rejects accusations over bin Laden

2011-05-10 10:54:57

Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani rejected allegations on Monday that the killing of Osama bin Laden near Islamabad by US forces showed Pakistani incompetence or complicity in hiding the al Qaeda leader.

Libyan rebels claim kill 57 Gadhafi soldiers

2011-05-10 10:09:00

Libyan rebels killed 57 soldiers and destroyed 17 military vehicles during a major battle west of the insurgent-held city of Ajdabiya on Monday, a rebel military commander said.

Brazil recognises same-sex unions

2011-05-10 09:56:02

Brazil's high court ruled that same-sex civil unions must be recognized, a decision welcomed as a watershed by gay activists.

36 people killed in boat accident in Togo

2011-05-10 10:22:21

At least 36 people were killed as a boat was capsized by a windstorm late Sunday on the Lake Togo, 40 km east of capital Lome, according to official sources on Monday.

Obama to host Jordan king for Middle East talks

2011-05-10 09:21:36

US President Barack Obama will host Jordan's King Abdullah on May 17 to discuss unrest across the Middle East and the quest for Arab-Israeli peace.

Victory Day marked in Vladivostok

2011-05-09 17:15:36

More than 10,000 people gathered at a naval embankment to mark Victory Day despite rain in the far eastern city of Vladivostok on Monday.

Berlusconi appears at corruption trial

2011-05-09 16:53:14

Premier Silvio Berlusconi has arrived in court for his corruption trial on charges he bribed a witness to lie in another trial.

Blasts heard near Gadhafi compound in new airstrikes

2011-05-10 09:19:28

The Libyan capital was under attack of a series of airstrikes in the early hours of Tuesday, with Libyan Leader Muammar Gadhafi's compound apparently among the targets, according to media reports.