Bin Laden thought going for a weapon
2011-05-05 07:45:59
US officials said that the Navy SEALs who stormed Osama bin Laden's compound shot and killed him after they saw him appear to lunge for a weapon.
Palestinians rejoice at reconciliation deal
2011-05-04 21:25:42
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank rejoiced as leaders of rival Fatah and Hamas movement met in Cairo to sign the reconciliation agreement on Wednesday.
Hamas executes Gazan collaborating with Israel
2011-05-04 17:13:15
Hamas authorities executed a Palestinian convicted of collaboration with Israel in the Gaza Strip, the Hamas Interior Ministry said Wednesday.
Obama says he won't release bin Laden photos
2011-05-05 04:22:17
Obama fears the release of the photos could create national security risks for the US.
Why the US had it wrong about hideout
US lawmakers debate Pakistan aid
Obama poll numbers up
SEALs thought bin Laden threatening
Cuba serves as 3rd largest Caribbean tourist destination
2011-05-04 14:17:02
Cuba has become the third largest tourist destination in the Caribbean, Cuban Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero said here Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the International Tourism Fair (FIT) Cuba 2011.
Yemen women rally in support of President Saleh
2011-05-04 14:07:52
Hundreds of Yemeni women rallied in southern provinces of Shabwa and Ibb in support of the constitutional legitimacy of President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Tuesday, state Saba news agency reported.
3 dead, 11 trapped in Mexican coal mine explosion
2011-05-04 13:44:07
Mexican officials who had hoped to call in Chilean experts to help rescue 14 miners trapped in a coal mine instead have had to break the tragic news to relatives that three bodies had already been found and there was little hope the 11 others had survived.
Bin Laden's death: end of a terror icon
2011-05-04 13:22:09
The killing of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden means that the world's biggest terrorist has vanished, but the international community still has a long way to go in its fight against terrorism.
Royal wedding douses NZ's republican flame
2011-05-04 13:13:52
The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is being credited with rekindling the loyalty of New Zealand, the likely future king's most distant realm.
Gadhafi still alive, US spy chief says
2011-05-04 10:02:19
US intelligence officials believe Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi, who has not been seen in public since a NATO missile attack reportedly killed his son, is still alive, CIA Director Leon Panetta told NBC television on Tuesday.
World population to pass 7b on Oct 31
2011-05-04 09:18:24
The world's population is projected to pass 7 billion on October 31 as it heads toward 10 billion or more by the end of the century.
Car explosion hits Libyan rebel city of Benghazi
2011-05-04 09:01:44
A car explosion occurred near the Tahrir square of the Libyan rebels' stronghold of Benghazi on Tuesday. No casualties during the explosion.